After rescuing Geralt and Dandelion from prison, Wayne seized the opportunity and immediately said in a teasing tone: "As a demon hunter, the famous White Wolf Geralt was caught by the city guards when he was fighting with ordinary people."

"Hehe, if we tell Lambert and Eskel about this, they will definitely be very interested."

As a senior, being teased by his junior, even the thick-skinned Geralt couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He looked at Dandelion who was whistling as if it had nothing to do with him, and immediately said, "It's all Dandelion's fault. After causing trouble, this guy came to drink with me, but others brought a group of people to cause trouble, but he was already drunk like a corpse, so I have to take the blame."

"I couldn't just leave him and run away. As we were fighting, the city guards surrounded us."

Wayne guessed that was probably the case, so he glanced at Dandelion, who had been locked up in jail for three days and looked quite embarrassed.

Facing the gazes of the two demon hunters, the poet was a little embarrassed. He pretended to have a lute in his hand, played it a few times in the air, and said defensively:

"It's not my fault. Lady Levita didn't expect her husband to come back in the afternoon. Although I explained to her husband that we were just practicing the opera, the rude man didn't believe me at all."

"No one would have thought that he would find a group of mercenaries to harm a bard. It's really barbaric."

Hearing this, Geralt did not give Dandelion any face and said in a mocking tone:

"Any man who comes home to see his wife practicing opera in bed with a bard is a man of sense who doesn't beat you to death on the spot."

Dandelion knew he was in the wrong and blushed a little, but he still defended himself:

"We are here for art, to discuss opera and artists' affairs, which ordinary people don't understand."

As expected, this guy had an affair with a married woman. Wayne was too lazy to complain. He took the two of them back to the hotel where Geralt rented. After being locked up in jail for three days, they were both starving. They didn't care how rough the food in this hotel was and immediately had a big meal.

After eating and drinking, Wayne formally asked Geralt about the details of this commission.

Who knows what will happen next? Geralt shook his head and said:

"I don't know the details. Originally, Yennefer and I stayed in Novigrad for the past few months, but suddenly I received an invitation from Queen Calanthe of Cintra, saying that there was a commission for me to carry out, and the content was to ensure the normal holding of a banquet."

"Yennefer did not stop me from carrying out this royal commission, and asked me to invite you to carry it out together, so I sent you the letter before I set off."

At this point, Geralt looked at Dandelion helplessly and continued:

"Who knew that after I arrived here, Queen Calanthe was not prepared to see me at all, and she even asked me to enter the castle where the banquet was held only on the morning of the day of the banquet."

"As a result, I ran into this guy Dandelion while wandering around the city, and you know what happened next."

Wayne nodded when he heard this, tilting his head to look at Dandelion, wondering how this guy came to Cintra. As far as he could remember, in the original story, there was indeed a bard attending the banquet, but it was not Dandelion who had not even graduated from college.

When the poet saw Wayne looking at him, he immediately smiled, picked up the lute that the hotel owner had put away for him, and talked about the prelude of a piece of music. Without waiting for Wayne to ask, he took the initiative to say:

"I heard the news from a noble friend of mine, about the beautiful Princess Pavetta's bride selection party in Cintra."

"If a man is lucky enough to be chosen by Princess Pavetta, then he has a high chance of becoming the king of Cintra and ruling this powerful country."

"How can I miss such a grand event?"

When Dandelion finished speaking, Geralt immediately said sarcastically, "Dandelion, this marriage selection party for Princess Pavetta is not an ordinary party held by a noble family."

"The banquet will be held at the Royal Palace in Cintra. You can't get in without an invitation."

Unexpectedly, Dandelion smiled smugly upon hearing this, played a piece of music in the style of Skellige on the lute in his hand, and said, "Don't underestimate me, Geralt. The main target of Princess Pavetta's marriage selection banquet this time is the child of the lord of the Skellige Islands, or a prince of a vassal state of Cintra. This is a political marriage held for the purpose of forming an alliance."

"I have already established good relations with the noble youths of Skellige. They would be happy to have a bard who can play Skellige music and attend the banquet with them."

"If you don't have an invitation to the banquet, I can even take you to the banquet to enjoy a delicious meal."

In response, Wayne shrugged. Dandelion has always had strong communication skills and can always make friends with many people. This is one of the reasons why he can appear in various important occasions.

After listening to the two people's explanation, Wayne looked at Geralt and asked directly:

"So, Geralt, when is the banquet? And in what capacity will you attend it?"

Geralt squinted his eyes and took a sip of the cheap beer in the tavern. His ability to spend money should not be underestimated. After only a few months of not seeing each other, he had almost spent the huge reward he had received from Wayne, most of which he contributed to the brothels in the north.

"The identity that Queen Calanthe has assigned to me is Ravix of the Four Horn City, an unknown noble. You can serve as my attendant and attend the banquet with me."

As Geralt's voice fell, Wayne finally heard the system prompt of the task in his ears.

Ding! Mission triggered, [Princess's Bride Selection Banquet], Master Level, do you want to accept the mission?

After hearing the system prompt, Wayne did not rush to watch the content of the task. He looked at the environment around the hotel with some disdain, then stood up and said to Dandelion and Geralt, "Let's go, let's change to a better hotel. This place doesn't look like a place where nobles would live."

………………

Not to mention how the two men led by Master Wayne spent a leisurely night in Cintra. On the day of the banquet, Dandelion himself went to the noble group of Skellige, grouped together with the young nobles of Skellige, and sneaked into the banquet.

Wayne followed Geralt and entered the royal palace of Cintra with the invitation to the banquet.

So even though the palace steward Hackso looked around them for a long time, he couldn't find any problems. In the end, he just took out two exquisite and luxurious aristocratic tops and handed them to Geralt and Wayne. On the chest of the tops, there were special aristocratic badges sewn with golden needle and thread, showing their aristocratic status.

The Royal Palace of Sintra is a luxurious castle built on the ruins of elves. The overall style is inspired by human architecture and is solid and beautiful.

When Wayne and Geralt entered the luxurious banquet hall under the leadership of Butler Hacksoll, they successfully met the most powerful woman in the country, Queen Calanthe, at the main seat in the banquet hall.

This was a tall, beautiful woman. Unlike most aristocratic ladies, even at such aristocratic banquet, Queen Calanthe still wore exquisite armor similar to an evening gown. Every time she spoke, she would look directly into the eyes of her interlocutor. From her eyes to her manners, every move revealed a tenacity and self-confidence, and she lived up to the reputation of a lioness.

Although the queen is already a widow in her thirties, her beauty is still well-known in the Northern Kingdom and is admired by many nobles. Her beauty is as famous as her bravery and iron fist.

It is said that when the queen was fourteen years old, her father had died. Calanthe ascended the throne at the age of fourteen. At the age of fifteen, she led her army to defeat Nasir's army in the Battle of Hauchebz. While winning the first battle in her life, she also earned the nickname "Lioness of Cintra".

Unfortunately, there is no queen in the laws of the Kingdom of Cintra. If a woman wants to take charge of power, she must marry a man. Even with a strong and iron-blooded character like Queen Calanthe, she cannot violate the laws of the country. At the age of seventeen, she married the handsome former king, Duke Rognar de Salm.

After that, although Duke Rognar became the king in name only, the actual power of the country was still in the hands of Queen Calanthe.

In order to keep the power of the country in the hands of her family, Queen Calanthe always wanted to give birth to a son. However, things did not go as she wished. After giving birth to Princess Pavetta, Queen Calanthe had two miscarriages and finally lost her fertility.

And because of this, King Rognar began to pursue other fertile women, which put Queen Calanthe's position in jeopardy.

As a result, not long after, King Rognar died suddenly. It is unknown whether it was an accident or human death.

It was precisely because of the struggle for power between the Noble Council and Queen Calanthe that Princess Pavetta was forced to hold a marriage selection banquet at the age of fifteen to re-select a male king for the country.

Recalling the information obtained from the well-informed Dandelion, Wayne and Geralt, led by the palace steward, came to Queen Calanthe.

After a slight bow, Queen Calanthe dismissed the followers around her. She looked at Geralt seriously for a few seconds, then turned her gaze to Wayne behind him and asked in confusion: "White Wolf Geralt, I should have only invited you here, who is this young man behind you?"

Hearing this, Geralt still used his normal expressionless face and said in a hoarse voice:

"This is my companion, Demon Hunter Wayne, who is also a demon hunter with superb swordsmanship and powerful strength."

Queen Calanthe frowned slightly and looked at Wayne's handsome yet somewhat immature face, seeming a little distrustful of Wayne's strength.

But soon, the queen cleared her mind of unnecessary thoughts, nodded to Wayne and Geralt, then pointed to the two seats beside her and said:

"Two demon hunters? Okay, that's safer."

"After the banquet begins, the two of you will sit beside me and follow my orders at any time."

"When I tell you to do it, do it right away."

Hearing this, Geralt was not intimidated by Queen Calanthe's power at all, and said directly: "We witchers have our own standards of conduct, and we will not follow the orders of others."

"If your order goes against our principles, I'm sorry I can't do it."

Hearing Geralt's stiff answer, Wayne, who was standing behind him, almost couldn't help but cover his forehead and laughed out loud.

Geralt is worthy of being Geralt. Perhaps in the Middle Ages when the power of the nobility was the strongest, only someone like him would dare to openly disobey the king's orders without any hesitation.

However, perhaps it is precisely because of the principles that Bai Lang adheres to in his heart that he can always make the right choices and become the protagonist of the story that many people like very much.

If it were him, even if he wanted to refuse, he would never choose such a blunt and conflict-prone way.

Sure enough, after hearing Geralt's stiff answer, Queen Calanthe glared with her beautiful eyes, and a trace of anger appeared on her beautiful face, like an enraged lioness, and said:

"You are angering a royal noble, demon hunter. At my command, your body will be carried out by my guards."

"I pay you, you do the work, you don't need to ask me to do anything, this is the right attitude towards your employer."

If she were facing someone else, she might be frightened by the queen's aura. Unfortunately, she was facing Geralt, who was soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. The famous White Wolf just shrugged and said in a nonchalant tone:

"Then you should invite a mercenary to this banquet instead of a demon hunter."

“Only those who are paid to do things will obey their employers’ orders like dogs.”

After hearing Geralt's answer, even Wayne behind him felt that this guy really deserved a beating. Besides, not many people had ever dared to resist Queen Calanthe.

Seeing the queen's plump chest rising and falling, looking very angry, Wayne, who was afraid that she would suddenly kill him, immediately walked up to Geralt and said to the queen with a smile: "Respected Queen Calanthe, please forgive Geralt's rudeness."

"As a demon hunter, our duty is to protect the good people who are harmed by monsters."

"As long as it does not violate this principle, many things can be negotiated."

Upon hearing this, Calanthe once again carefully sized up the handsome young demon hunter in front of him, then glared at Geralt fiercely. Just as he was about to say something else, the guards guarding the entrance to the banquet hall suddenly shouted, "The friend of the royal family of Cintra, King Ester Tursek of Skellige, has arrived."

(A 4,200-word chapter, with another 4,000-word chapter in the afternoon.) (End of this chapter)