In the backyard of Wayne's house, the old witcher Vesemir got up very early. Wayne had just gotten up when he saw him in the blacksmith's workshop with Berengar and George from the Griffin School, talking in low voices, and it was unknown what equipment drawings they were studying.

As the saying goes, long illness makes a good doctor. Since they have been dealing with blacksmiths for decades or even hundreds of years and have used most of their savings on repairing and forging equipment, every older demon hunter may not have the forging skills of a professional blacksmith.

However, their knowledge of blacksmithing is not much worse than that of ordinary blacksmiths. This is why each school of demon hunters has its own grandmaster-level suits, master-level suits and other precious blueprints.

These precious legacies left behind by our predecessors were all improved bit by bit by previous demon hunters based on their own experience.

As the Grand Master of the Wolf School and a nearly 300-year-old demon hunter, Vesemir is undoubtedly one of the most experienced demon hunters. His use and understanding of swords and armor far exceeds everyone's imagination. Perhaps he can also create a set of master-level equipment drawings of his own.

But Lambert and Eskel were not so hardworking. Since they came to Wayne's house, they replaced Wayne's daily job of frying fish in their spare time.

There are plenty of various alchemical bombs in Wayne's warehouse. These two brothers have never fought such a rich war. Every day they come to the shore of Lake Vizima with a lot of bombs with great enthusiasm.

Working together with the little earth spirit Fizz, they began to harm the underwater merfolk.

Not only did the underwater mermen suffer, but even the fish in the lake were not spared. After each fish fry, the two brothers would bring back a lot of fresh freshwater fish, which were then made into salted fish and air-dried fish by the hardworking Berengar, and were dried in the backyard, forming a large area.

Lambert also threatened that when he left Vizima, he would take away hundreds of kilograms of dried salted fish, which would not only solve the problem of daily meals, but also serve as hard currency when pressed to sell to taverns and restaurants in exchange for gold coins.

This idea was also agreed by Eskel, who was also used to a hard life. When camping in the wild, having a few salted fish to keep by oneself was also a good choice.

Wayne ignored the pair of funny guys, but changed into a clean and handsome outfit, rode on Lucifer, and prepared to go to the swamp village.

Today is the day he will meet the Lady of the Lake. Perhaps because of Yennefer's arrival, Triss, Keira, and Yennefer, the three sorceresses, got together and quickly developed the underwater combat barrier that Wayne needed. Although it has not yet been tested in actual combat, with this powerful weapon, there is no need to wait any longer.

After he formally reports the matter to the Lady of the Lake today, the final battle can begin tomorrow.

He said hello to everyone at home, then rode to the swamp village and found the Fisherman King who was leisurely fishing by the lake.

The mysterious Fisherman King didn't seem surprised by Wayne's arrival. He just asked calmly, "What do you want, the goddess's favored one?"

Wayne didn't say much about this mysterious guy, but simply said:

"I need to see the goddess. Please take me to Black Tern Island."

Upon hearing this, the Fisher King just looked at Wayne deeply without saying anything. He neatly packed up the fishing rod in his hand, took him on the boat, and rowed all the way to Black Tern Island. After stopping at a shore, he said lightly, "Go by yourself. I'll wait for you here."

After Wayne thanked him, he walked towards the forest he remembered last time without hesitation.

Because he had the Hekna Amulet given to him by the druid elder, no wild beasts would actively attack him along the way, so the journey was quite safe.

After walking for about twenty minutes through the dense forest, he successfully arrived at the beautiful fairyland-like lake in the center of the forest.

This time, Wayne did not use the ring given by the goddess to summon the goddess of the lake. After he approached the lake, he immediately felt a mysterious aura enveloping the area around him.

Soon, the beautiful and holy figure of the goddess of the lake slowly emerged from the lake and rose above the surface of the lake.

Looking at the goddess' beautiful face, perfect figure, and blue eyes as clear as lake water, Wayne sighed slightly in his heart, lowered his head, and whispered:

"Praise you, beautiful Lady of the Lake."

"No need to be polite, my warrior."

"Why do you come to see me?"

Facing this goddess, hypocrisy and courtesy were unnecessary. Wayne raised his head, admiring the goddess's beautiful body hidden behind the veil, and said, "Your Excellency, I have gathered a group of powerful warriors and three powerful spellcasters."

"We will begin attacking the evil god's lair under the lake tomorrow, and strive to completely eradicate this cancer hidden here in one go."

"Everything has been prepared, so I came to report to you."

I don’t know if the goddess of the lake already knew about this. After listening to Wayne’s report, a smile as warm as spring breeze appeared on her beautiful face. For a moment, that beautiful smile even made Wayne feel warm in his heart.

The goddess looked into Wayne's eyes and said softly:

"You are doing a commendable thing, my warrior."

After saying that, the goddess held Wayne's face, held him in her arms, and then kissed him gently on the forehead. A fragrance like orchids in the valley entered Wayne's nose, and his face seemed to feel the warm and smooth skin under the gauze. The warm red lips pressed against his forehead, leaving a shallow kiss mark.

However, this feeling was fleeting, and the goddess let go of Wayne's body and whispered:

"I have granted you the protection of the lake. In tomorrow's battle, my power will protect you. The evil thoughts of the evil god will not be able to invade your mind. I hope you can completely kill the evil god's clone lurking under the lake."

"I look forward to your triumphant return, my warrior."

"After you achieve victory, I will give you the reward you deserve."

After saying these words, the goddess of the lake slowly walked back to the center of the lake, and under Wayne's gaze, she disappeared into the lake again.

Only after the goddess completely disappeared did Wayne bow gently to the lake and walk out of the forest.

The goddess of the lake is still as beautiful, cool and ethereal as ever, like the pure girl that every man desires.

Unfortunately, she is indeed very different from ordinary girls. There is something called divinity that makes it difficult for people to have desires for her.

However, the harder something is to obtain, the more it arouses people's greed. Thinking of the holy face of the goddess of the lake showing other more interesting expressions always makes people feel itchy and want to do something.

While thinking this strange thought, Wayne returned to the Fisherman King's boat. The battle would begin tomorrow, so he had to spend more time and make more preparations to ensure that tomorrow's battle would be foolproof.

For this reason, he was going to meet someone today, the druid elder Cairnst, whom he had thought of many times but had never visited.

In fact, the reason why he didn't go to see the old man so many times before was not only because he really couldn't spare the time, but also because he didn't find the Druid's Ring of Keynste.

Fortunately, this time with the help of the brothers from the School of the Wolf, this task was given to Geralt, who had been idle and bored. He did not disappoint, and it only took him two or three days to find the Druid's Ring hidden in the forest and the location of Cairnst.

When Wayne came out of the swamp village, Geralt was already waiting on the roadside on his mount Carrot.

(End of this chapter)