Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 51 Investigation

In the early hours of the morning, the world was plunged into darkness, with only the cool moonlight outlining everything on the ground.

Apart from a few scattered lights, only a few groups of guards carrying torches patrolled the streets throughout the new and old towns of Vijma.

Unbeknownst to everyone, a figure dressed in dark, tight-fitting clothes, with a black mask covering his face and carrying a silver sword emerged from the slums.

This man was none other than Wayne. In order to investigate the truth behind the house he had his eye on during the day, he disguised himself and even borrowed Geralt's silver sword.

After all, that house still belongs to the city hall, and we can't just trespass on it without a reason.

Moreover, if he resolves the problems in the house in a grand manner, the city hall might change its mind and raise the house price.

So Wayne's purpose in coming here was simply to go in and check if he could solve the problems in this house.

If the problem is within his control, he can save a lot of money.

Having taken the potion beforehand, the darkness had no effect on his movements. Wayne made his way forward, avoiding the sight of all the patrol teams, and soon arrived at his destination.

This is a two-story brick house, similar to a private villa, with its own front and back yards, as well as a wall more than two meters high. The total area is about 1,000 square meters, and it looks quite impressive.

However, compared to houses with their own shops, this house is located in a relatively remote area. The entrance and exit are not on the main street, and it is almost right next to the walls of New Vizima, separated only by a passage a few meters wide.

Wayne surveyed the area around the house to make sure no one was watching, then used a scramble to climb over the door and easily slipped inside.

The front yard of the house is a garden, planted with many flowers and plants. For aesthetic purposes, the workers also built a wooden pavilion and a small pond in the yard.

Wayne walked around the front garden and didn't see anything strange. His Wolf School badge didn't react either, so there shouldn't be any problem.

So he went to the front door of the house, pushed it, and found that the front door was locked and all the windows on the first floor were closed, so he could not get in.

However, this was nothing to the Witcher. He walked around half the house and saw the balcony on the second floor.

It was a semi-circular open-air balcony, about three meters above the ground. The previous owner of the house had placed several beautiful pots of flowers on the balcony.

This height would be quite difficult for ordinary people, and they would need a ladder to get up there.

But Wayne wasn't wearing any armor at the moment, he was lightly dressed, and he was already tall, so he just raised his hands, gathered his strength slightly, and then jumped up, his arms firmly grabbing the edge of the open-air balcony.

After climbing up, Wayne discovered that the balcony connected to the master bedroom of the house, and the furniture inside was almost new and looked quite high-end.

It is very likely that its owner chose to leave after encountering various accidents, without taking all the items here with him.

However, Wayne paid no attention to these external objects. After entering the house, he immediately became more vigilant and began to carefully explore the house.

If the house only contains mischievous little earth spirits or non-lethal curses, then it's relatively easy to deal with.

But if it's a malevolent spirit, then things will get a bit complicated.

Although demons are collectively referred to as monsters, their strength varies greatly. Powerful demons can even slaughter an entire army, while weak demons have difficulty even manifesting themselves.

There is no universally accepted answer as to why such monsters are created, but most scholars and sorcerers believe that if certain intelligent beings harbor extremely strong negative emotions during their lifetime and die at a special time and place, then there is a certain chance that they will become demons.

Wayne searched the house for nearly an hour, from the second floor to the first floor, from the bedroom to the kitchen, looking through almost every corner of the house, but still couldn't find anything unusual.

Even his Witcher senses and the magic badge on his chest didn't react, which made him frown slightly.

There are only two possibilities for this situation to occur: either the problem here is so great that it is beyond his ability to detect, or he is unable to perceive it.

Either there isn't anything seriously wrong here, and the previous buyers may have simply encountered accidents due to various coincidences.

However, compared to the former, Wayne was even less inclined to believe in coincidences. After searching the house again and still finding nothing, he...

Wayne left the house, preparing to continue the search in the backyard.

Compared to the small front garden, the backyard is much larger, measuring approximately 500 square meters.

However, since the new town had just been built, these houses were not yet fully completed. At this time, the backyard was just a fenced-off wasteland. Apart from a deep well dug in the center of the backyard, the rest of the land was quite flat and completely unobstructed, with nothing unusual about it.

Therefore, Wayne's gaze was instinctively drawn to the deep well.

With a sense of curiosity, he cautiously approached the well made of bricks and stones.

This is the kind of design specifically for wealthy families. The well opening is about 1.2 meters wide, and a wooden roof is built on top to cover up the debris. A metal rotating lever is fixed at the well opening to control the rope and scoop up the well water from below.

However, this time, as soon as Wayne approached the wellhead, he immediately noticed something was wrong.

His keen senses detected a subtle airflow flowing out from the wellhead, brushing against his skin and carrying a faint coolness.

Unlike a typical well, which is an almost enclosed space.

With this question in mind, Wayne peered down from above the well.

It was pitch black below, and he couldn't see anything. Even with the help of the cat's eye potion, he could only confirm that the space below the well was quite large and that there was indeed air movement, even forming a breeze.

The Witcher's keen hearing and sense of touch told Wayne that this well was not the ordinary kind that was dug into an aquifer and water was drawn through seepage.

This well was drilled directly through the surface rock layers and connected to an underground river more than ten meters below, allowing water to be drawn directly from the underground river using wooden buckets.

That's why there's a considerable space below the well, and airflow driven by the underground river.

Furthermore, Wayne smelled the scent of some kind of monster from the wellhead. Although he couldn't be sure, there were definitely traces of some kind of monster.

With this discovery, Wayne also had some guesses about the whole matter.

Perhaps it was because this underground river connected to some mysterious place that some kind of monster or spirit entered the house through the well, causing many unexpected events for the original buyer.

However, that monster shouldn't be considered dangerous for now, since it didn't pose a threat to the original buyer's life. It's unclear whether it lacked the ability or simply didn't want to.

After considering it for a few minutes, Wayne realized that there were three solutions in front of him.

The first method is the simplest: simply set up a magic circle to seal the well opening, cutting off the monster's passage to the ground. Even if it wants to do something else, it can only pass through from other places.

The second method is rather clumsy and traditional: waiting for the monster to come out of the well. He could spend several days hiding near the well and have a chance of encountering it.

The last method is more risky: jump into the well and follow the underground river directly to the mysterious area that the river connects to, thus solving the problem at its source.

And coincidentally, he also obtained the Hekna amulet, which allows him to breathe underwater and increase his swimming speed.

The only question worth considering is whether, with his strength, he can defeat that unknown monster or negotiate amicably to resolve this issue.

Thinking of this, Wayne looked at the sky. It was still the middle of the night, and the moon had already set halfway down. There were still about four or five hours until dawn.

He thought for a moment, then sighed. If this were a game, Wayne might have jumped into the well without hesitation to challenge the monster.

But this is the real world, where there's no saving or resurrection. Wayne feels he can't take any risks and must play it safe.

After thinking for a few minutes, Wayne stood up, went back into the house, went to a room on the second floor near the backyard, sat by the window, and quietly observed the location of the well through the window.

He hoped he would be lucky enough to catch the guy who walked right into his trap.

(I noticed some readers had some disagreements about the plot, so I did some background information in the featured post in the comments section. Most readers have probably only played the game and aren't familiar with the original novel, so there might be some misunderstandings. I hope that after reading my explanation, you'll understand the plot better. Mwah!)

(End of this chapter)