Hearing Triss's slightly naive question, Wayne felt a little embarrassed. He was still not used to the sorceresses taking the initiative.

Although the two had not contacted each other individually over the past year, they had met several times because of Kayla. He even personally taught the two sorceresses how to play Gwent, and was invited to cook for the two sorceresses several times. So they could be considered friends.

So he stopped being polite and simply asked:

"Well, Triss, I'm just going to find a place to have lunch."

"Do you have any good restaurant recommendations for me? Do you want to come with us?"

Triss still had a smile on her face, but she changed the subject and said, "Why don't you come to my house, Wayne? It just so happens that I have a commission in hand, but I'm not sure whether to accept it. You can help me with some advice."

"Besides, I haven't eaten your delicious food for a few months. Now when I think of your dishes, I'm drooling."

Hearing that Triss had a commission and was still hesitating, Wayne raised his eyebrows, but then became a little excited. This was because a commission that could make the female sorceress hesitate must be a high-level task and could fetch a high reward.

Secondly, he was sure that he could invite Keira to help him with the underwater merman city, but if he wanted to invite Triss, their relationship was not that deep yet, so it was a bit difficult to ask.

If he could make Triss owe him a favor this time, he would have seven witchers and two sorceresses in the underwater murloc city battle in March. He would feel that he would be able to fight any enemy and would definitely be able to completely eliminate this hidden danger on the shores of Lake Vizima.

In this way, he could repay the help of the goddess of the lake, and it would be easier to ask the goddess for help in the future.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Triss:

"Well, as a man, how can I say no to an invitation from a beautiful lady?"

"However, why don't we go to the food store first? Since I'm cooking for you today, you can customize the menu. I will satisfy you no matter what dish you want to eat."

Triss's eyes lit up when she heard that, and even the smile on her face became brighter. She licked her lips subconsciously, her skirt moved slightly, and she walked to Wayne, with a scent of roses emanating from her body. She smiled and said:

"That's great, Wayne, let's go, I can't wait any longer."

Triss's mansion is also located in a wealthy area, closer to the royal city. Compared to the luxury of Keira's house, Triss's home seems smaller and warmer.

The maid in her house was not a cute and naive little maid like Mercy, but a lady in her thirties. Triss said that this was the maid she brought from her family. To be honest, the one who took care of Triss at the beginning was the mother of this lady. In fact, this lady was seven or eight years younger than Triss. She grew from a little girl into an adult in the blink of an eye.

Speaking of this issue, Triss couldn't help but sigh at the brevity of mortal life. The current head of the Merigold family, an old man in his fifties, is actually Triss's cousin.

Her parents have passed away due to old age. According to Triss's generation, she is already a grandparent in the family.

And because of the help of the sorceress, the Merigold family has been promoted from a merchant family to a small noble family. Although they are honorary nobles without fiefdoms, they have completed the class promotion and are no longer considered ordinary people.

Wayne's cooking skills were still as amazing as ever. According to Triss's request, he made a Chinese dessert, a Western cake, and a whole luxurious roast suckling pig.

Fortunately, Triss's kitchen utensils were very complete, not only with an oven, but also with enough honey and candy. He was able to exert his original strength and did not suffer embarrassment due to the accident.

The three kinds of food each have their own characteristics, and combined with Wayne's unique cooking skills, the wonderful taste makes the sorceress smile from ear to ear, and she keeps a happy smile from the heart on her face.

Stimulated by the wine, Triss's face was always slightly flushed. After she put a piece of roasted suckling pig with crispy skin, tender meat and melt-in-the-mouth texture into her mouth, she immediately narrowed her eyes and shook her head slightly intoxicatedly.

After a while, she opened her mouth slightly, exhaled a breath of hot air, and said with a charming expression and a hint of naivety:

"It's so delicious, Wayne. To be honest, I want to tie you up and hire you as my personal chef to cook for me every day. That way, I can enjoy these delicacies every day."

Wayne kept a gentle smile on his face, not letting his pride show. He knew his cooking skills well, and his cooking skills must have played a big role in the fact that Kayla was so attached to him.

"Wayne, actually, I didn't take the initiative to look for this commission. Instead, my family, that is, my cousin, asked me to complete it."

"The mission location is near a silver mine outside of Maripo, my hometown. It is a mine jointly contracted by our family and the Duke of Maripo."

"However, since last month, four murders have occurred, killing nine miners, resulting in the mine being shut down."

"Duke Maripo sent his guards into the forest, but eight or nine of them were injured and returned empty-handed. As a result, the mining of this mine had to be put on hold."

"But our family only owns less than one-tenth of the shares of that mine. Even if it is stopped, it will not cause too much loss."

"But Duke Maripo heard the news from somewhere and wanted to hire me to solve this incident through my family."

Having said that, Triss picked up the red wine, tilted her head back and took another sip, but perhaps because she was a little drunk, some of the wine flowed down the corners of her mouth, along her fair skin, onto her delicate collarbone, and then along the curve of her collarbone, into the round and full grooves.

Such a beautiful scenery unconsciously attracted Wayne's attention, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Triss put down the wine glass, opened her red lips, exhaled a breath of hot air, and then said with a dazed look:

"Actually, I am not interested in this commission. The reward given by those nobles is nothing more than a few gold coins."

"Do they think that such a distinguished sorceress would be short of such a small amount of gold?"

"However, Maripo is my hometown after all. My family lives there, and the Duke of Maripo is not a good guy. If I reject him, it may bring trouble to my family."

Wayne heard this and asked in surprise:

"Then why don't you solve this matter quickly? You are a sorceress with outstanding abilities. If there are only one or two monsters, it shouldn't be a big problem for you."

Triss looked at Wayne, snorted slightly, and said, "If things were really simple, I wouldn't be so entangled."

"Based on the on-site intelligence provided to me by my family, as well as some of the information I read later, I suspect that the murderer behind this incident might be the deer-headed elite in the forest."

"As a demon hunter, you should know very well how dangerous and troublesome it is to deal with such a monster."

Deer-headed demon! After hearing this name, Wayne couldn't help but frown. Ordinary people might not understand it, but as a demon hunter who is an expert in monsters, he knew very well how powerful the Deer-headed demon was.

This monster not only has a huge body and powerful strength, but can also control the vines underground and the surrounding beasts to help it fight.

In addition, the body of the deer-headed spirit is difficult to be injured by steel swords or iron tools. Only special silver weapons can harm their bodies.

What is even more despairing is that this powerful monster not only possesses a very high intelligence, but also has many unknown spell-like abilities. It is also very cunning and cruel. In the dense primeval forest, it can be called the king of the forest. It is much stronger than wild beasts like lions and tigers.

I'm afraid that even for a sorceress, it would be quite difficult to face such a monster. No wonder Triss was hesitant and didn't want to accept this commission.

Even an experienced demon hunter has a high chance of being defeated when facing a leopard.

The Wolf School badge he is using now was taken back by his teacher Vesemir from his friend who was killed by the Deer-Headed Spirit.

So now, should he take the risk and try this mission?

(End of this chapter)