Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 97 Meeting the Goddess of the Lake

That night, the fire outside the green dragon's lair was unusually lively.

Witcher, poet, knight, sorceress, mage, dragon, and even a cute baby dragon—different races and professions—shared a simple dinner, chatting about topics that interested them, and then gradually parted ways after sunrise.

Although Dandelion had finished his studies for the first half of the year, he was a restless person. The dragon hunt here had just ended, and he was already preparing to go to other countries to find more stories that he could turn into poems.

This is a man who seems unreliable, but is actually very hardworking and proactive. From a very early age, he has been striving to become the number one bard in the North.

Geralt is involved in every major event he encounters, and he always manages to escape danger unscathed. Is this good luck or bad luck?

Although the mage Doregare did not provide any substantial help throughout the entire incident, Borch was a generous man and gifted Doregare a golden dragon scale that he had shed himself.

Although it wasn't a particularly valuable gift, it perfectly suited the mage's taste, who valued the balance of all things. The mage treasured it and kept it carefully, which could be considered as establishing a good connection.

As for the Borch family, they planned to stay in the cave for a few more days until the green dragon's injuries had fully healed and the baby dragon had grown a little, before officially setting off with the warriors of the Zerekan tribe to return to Zerekan.

At that point, Borch would make a stop in Wayne to deliver the promised reward to him.

As for Geralt and Yennefer, they are sworn enemies.

"What? You're going to see the goddess of the lake?"

Geralt was taken aback by what he heard, and looking at Wayne's calm expression, he even found it a bit absurd.

What does this guy think of visiting the goddess of the lake? A visit between friends?

However, thinking back to when they were in Vizima, Wayne would often stay overnight at Kayla's house, completely disregarding her status as a royal advisor, he suddenly felt somewhat relieved.

This young witcher is different from his predecessors in the Wolf School. He is still very young and at a very active age, more enthusiastic and motivated than other witchers.

Wayne nodded, glanced at Yennefer beside Geralt, and said:

"Yes, I promised Lady Yennefer that I would ask the Lady of the Lake if there was a way to help her regain her fertility."

"Furthermore, I also have something I need to ask this goddess."

Upon hearing Wayne's reply, Geralt glanced silently at his sorceress. As a seasoned sycophant of Yennefer, he knew very well that the issue of fertility had always been a source of anxiety for Yennefer. It was a wish that the sorceress desperately longed for, and she had even tried to control the spirit in the lamp for this wish, almost losing her life in the process.

But thinking about it, as a Witcher, I can't get women pregnant, so whose child will Yennefer have after she regains her fertility?

The thought of this problem made Geralt feel as if his silver hair was about to change color.

Seeing Wayne so true to his word and concerned about her affairs, Yennefer looked at the young witcher with some surprise, and at the same time, her dislike for him lessened somewhat.

In truth, Yennefer has one-quarter elven blood, while Wayne has one-half elven blood; in the eyes of humans, both are considered half-elves.

"Thank you, Wayne. If you really help me achieve this wish, I will never forget your help."

Seeing that Geralt and Yennefer no longer objected, Wayne turned to look at Knight Ekko, who had been forgotten in the corner.

Ike, from Denales, has become very silent since waking up. He seems to know that he has become disabled and is somewhat at a loss, losing the motivation to live.

Wayne wasn't exactly sympathizing with him, but he did feel a little sorry for him.

"Geralt, when I go to see the Lady of the Lake later, carry Knight Eckel on your back and come with us."

"Ordinary people can no longer cure him. If Your Majesty is willing to help him, there may still be a glimmer of hope."

Of course, whether or not to save him depends on the Lake Goddess's own decision. Ike is an extremely simple yet extremely complex person. To ordinary people, he is definitely a good person, but to his family, he is neither a good father nor a good husband.

However, he is extremely devout in his faith, and his combat power is among the top tier of ordinary humans. If he could truly convert to the faith of the goddess of the lake, he would be an extremely useful tool.

Bringing him to the goddess of the lake could be considered a way of returning the favor to the goddess.

After the four of them left the Green Dragon's Lair, they did not go far. The Goddess of the Lake once said that Wayne could contact her from any lake, no matter how big or small.

Yesterday, while riding the green dragon through the sky, he discovered a small lake in the forest, which is now the group's destination.

It's worth mentioning that Wayne's Lucifer was well preserved by Tia and Via, and Yennefer's black horse was also retrieved by the sorceress through magic. However, Geralt's radish was not so lucky. When the white wolf found the gray mare, it had already been eaten by the beasts of the forest, leaving only half of it.

Fortunately, the three Raider brothers in the Dragon Hunting Squad were all dead, and their mounts were now ownerless. Wayne had Geralt choose a younger mare as his new mount, and unsurprisingly, the white wolf named the horse Carrot.

Wayne led the three into the forest, but before obtaining the consent of the goddess of the lake, he did not take them to the lake to meet her. Such a unilateral decision was too impolite to a deity.

So Wayne simply had Geralt and Yennefer wait a few hundred meters away, and after he met the goddess of the lake, she would decide whether or not to see them.

Soon, Wayne was the only one left by the lake in the forest. He came to the lake and looked at the clear, mirror-like water. Following the goddess's instructions, he slowly put his right hand, which was adorned with a ring, into the water, while silently reciting the name of the goddess in the lake and imagining her image.

As he did this, the ring on his right hand, following his will, transformed back into a strand of long golden hair.

The strand of hair did not detach from Wayne's fingers, but seemed to grow freely, quickly extending from his right hand to the center of the lake.

After a "ding-dong" sound that seemed to strike the soul, a circular ripple appeared from the center of the lake. A beautiful young woman, completely naked, with a perfect figure, draped in a white veil, and exuding an aura of holiness and tranquility, stood on the lake.

She gazed quietly at Wayne with her sky-blue eyes, and parted her red lips slightly to say:

"My warrior, you summoned me; is there anything I can do to help you?"

Wayne first gazed at the goddess with admiration for a few seconds, then lowered his head, gave a slight bow, and said:

"Yes, Your Majesty, I do have a few questions I would like to ask for your opinion on."

(End of this chapter)