Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 297 The Kidnapped Princess

Upon hearing Geralt's words, Wayne, who had been somewhat lazy, suddenly paused, momentarily forgetting who Princess Pavetta was.

After a dozen seconds, he suddenly remembered that Geralt was talking about Ciri's mother, the silly and naive princess of Cintra.

In recent years, he hadn't paid attention to Ciri's news. He only heard that after Donny the Hedgehog disappeared, the wedding proceeded as planned under Queen Calanthe's manipulation, and the beautiful queen found a substitute to complete the wedding in Donny's place.

After the wedding, Princess Paveta did not inherit the Sintra throne. Sintra, a powerful northern kingdom allied with Skellige, is still under Queen Calanthe's control and is developing more and more smoothly thanks to Skellige as a strong ally.

Aside from being told to him by a well-informed sorceress, the rest of this information was collected by his little slave, Sianna.

Sianna has been very diligent these past few years, devoting almost all her energy to the Wayne Merchant Guild. In the entire northern business circle, some people have already given her the nickname of "Queen of the Business World".

Their main characteristic is their immense wealth. Every time they make a move, they spend thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins without batting an eye. Problems that can be solved with money are no problem for the Wayne Merchant Guild.

Even many nobles respected her as the merchant guild's agent, and few fools dared to provoke her.

As the daughter of a former duke, Sienna received a very good education, possessed excellent temperament and intelligence, and was also an ambitious girl.

Perhaps it was because she had a keen sense for power, but after learning some seemingly plausible business lessons from Wayne, she unexpectedly developed considerable business acumen and made the Wayne Merchant Guild increasingly powerful.

What outsiders don't know is that this beautiful woman, who is quite famous in the business world and a business genius known as the Queen of Business, is just an obedient and docile little slave in front of Wayne.

He is currently worried about not being able to have a child with Wayne to consolidate his position, and he puts in extra effort every time they are in bed.

This girl clearly understands where her rights come from; she is a very sensible and intelligent person.

After recalling the information he remembered about Sintra, Wayne waved to his men, signaling them to leave the council chamber for the time being, before turning to Geralt and asking:

"I remember your girl of destiny, I think her name is Ciri, right? She's almost four years old now."

"Was something happened to her too?"

Geralt shook his head with a serious expression and said:

"The girl is fine. Queen Calanthe manages this granddaughter very strictly, and she has a bunch of guards by her side every day."

"Ye told me that Queen Calanther listened to your advice quite a bit, and that two sorcerers were invited to serve as royal advisors in the Sintra court."

"They are primarily responsible for the safety of members of the royal family."

"However, according to news from over there, in recent months, due to the somewhat turbulent situation in the northern kingdoms, Queen Calanther wants to arrange another husband for Princess Pavita in order to consolidate Sintra's ally, the Kingdom of Viden."

"So an envoy was arranged, and Princess Paveta was sent as an envoy to the Kingdom of Viden."

"However, Princess Pavit mysteriously disappeared a few days before her departure."

Queen Calanthe initially thought the princess wanted to elope, so she sent a sorcerer and several professional detectives to find her. However, their final conclusion was that the princess had been kidnapped.

At this point, Geralt gave a somewhat stiff, self-deprecating smile and looked at Wayne, saying:

"You should know that very well, Wayne."

"If she hadn't really run out of other options, given that queen's personality, how could she possibly have sent someone to ask me to accept the commission?"

"Queen Calanthe is very worried that I have kidnapped her granddaughter."

Wayne nodded in agreement. It was true. Ever since Ciri was confirmed as Geralt's chosen one, the Kingdom of Cintra had basically stopped welcoming witchers, especially Geralt the White Wolf.

Although the rules and regulations were not written down, some people who knew the inside story had revealed some details.

Basically, no one will issue commissions to invite witchers to work anymore.

"So, what are you planning to do, Geralt? Are you going to take over this?"

For Wayne, who knew the original plot, Princess Pavetta's disappearance wasn't too unexpected.

This princess revealed her identity as a possessor of ancient blood at the initial marriage selection banquet, which was a case of "possessing a treasure and incurring its own wrath," as she was a coveted treasure.

Although Queen Calanthe suppressed the news, some people with ulterior motives were still able to find out about it.

Just as he had warned Queen Calanthe and others before, the Ancient Blood was a legendary and powerful force, and every powerful mage would never mind having another test subject in their laboratory.

If Lord Wayne hadn't been somewhat of a bad guy, he might have kidnapped Princess Pavita back then.

Whether used as a breeding machine, an experimental subject, or trained into one's own subordinate, it would be a very worthwhile endeavor.

Fortunately, young Ciri did not show her bloodline talent, and the chance of two generations awakening the ancient blood at the same time is too small. Otherwise, it's possible that Princess Paveta wouldn't be the only one kidnapped.

Upon hearing this, Geralt scratched his chin. There was a very large scar on his chin that extended all the way to his lips, making him look somewhat grotesque.

These are scars left from when Margarita saved him from the brink of death three years ago. He also has more than a dozen scars on his chest and back, all left by those fallen human warriors. That was probably the closest Geralt has ever come to death.

"Actually, I don't really want to get involved in this, Wayne."

"But you know, Yennefer has always wanted a child. Ever since she became a believer in the Lady of the Lake, she cares about my chosen one even more than I do."

"This time, she found out about it first and then notified me."

"She's planning to leave today, so she asked me to come and let you know."

Wayne nodded, not at all surprised.

Since that incident three years ago, Yennefer also joined the Witcher Order, but only part-time. Her main responsibilities were as the vice principal and teacher at the sorcerer academy that Triss had just established.

Although Triss is nominally the headmistress, she has too many responsibilities. Although the sorcerer school is still in its early stages and has only about ten students, Yennefer is in charge of the main preparatory work.

Wayne held this sorceress, whom he could call his sister-in-law, in high esteem, granting her considerable freedom and providing her with ample funds, and essentially imposing few restrictions on her.

Meanwhile, the official Witcher academy has been built, currently consisting of three colleges: the Wolf College, the Viper College, and the Griffin College.

All Witcher apprentices receive a standardized Witcher curriculum until they are ten years old. After they turn ten, they choose different schools based on their individual talents and preferences.

Some people who are not talented or capable enough will be kicked out of the academy and made to do other jobs.

In Kaer Mehen, witcher is no longer a lowly profession, but a profession that only those with talent and ability can choose.

Due to the war in the Kingdom of Cordwin, there are many orphans. The number of students in the academy has now exceeded fifty. Although only about half of them may graduate, Vesemir of the Wolf School, Letho of the Viper School, and George of the Griffin School are all very gratified by this success.

Because Geralt of Rivia had been recuperating from injuries for the previous few years, he could also be considered one of the leaders of the Wolf Academy.

The main reason I came to Wayne to talk about Princess Pavita was to ask for leave, as I needed to leave Kaer Moham for a while.

Wayne nodded, then stroked his chin, considered for a few seconds, and said:

"I'm also very interested in this. How about this?"

"You and Yennefer go and find out what's going on, and clarify some necessary things."

"Three days later, after I've finished dealing with some matters within the Order, I will bring people to Sintra to meet up with you."

(End of this chapter)