At Queen Calanthe's request, Wayne and his companions did not leave the Kingdom of Cintra immediately after rescuing Princess Pavetta.
After receiving the master's order, Sianna did not immediately contact Queen Calanthe.
Things that are too easy to obtain will never be cherished, and the little slave girl believes that the one million gold coins cannot be given directly.
If someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.
Not only will you fail to gain other people's attention by doing this, but you will also appear to have ulterior motives, which will make others suspicious.
The Wayne Chamber of Commerce has not yet developed a deep enough business in these two countries. This is a good opportunity. It can use this huge bounty as a bargaining chip to make a deal with Queen Calanthe and build a stronger chamber of commerce in Cintra and Skellige.
If we can get the support of the royal family, subsequent development will become smoother.
Of course, this was just Sianna's own idea. After listening to it, Wayne neither agreed nor disagreed. He just let her handle it herself. Wayne would not interfere too much in the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce.
The power of money is indeed a double-edged sword. It can get help from others, but it can also easily make others covet it. If used well, it can easily accomplish many troublesome things.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the powerful goddess of wealth can move freely in many worlds.
In the next few days, Wayne met the little girl Ciri again, and brought a big bag of candies and snacks he made himself for the little girl.
With his craftsmanship and the added skills of the system, these are definitely the most delicious candies and snacks in the world, capable of capturing the taste of any child.
However, little Ciri's happiness only lasted for a short time. She sincerely thanked Wayne, and then carefully hid the candies and snacks, saying that she would save them for her mother, Princess Pavetta.
The little girl was very sensible. During the conversation with her, Wayne learned that Princess Pavetta had not woken up after several days. For some unknown reason, the baby in her belly was not secretly aborted, but kept and continued to grow.
Little Ciri cares very much about her mother. She has been without a father since she was a child, and her grandmother, Queen Calanthe, is a very strict elder. Only her gentle mother’s arms are the most reassuring for her and the person closest to her.
Although she was very young and still a little girl who knew nothing, she vaguely realized that her mother had encountered some misfortune, so she was quite depressed.
But Wayne had no other way to deal with this. Although if Princess Pavetta was sent to the Witcher Cult, better treatment results might be achieved under the treatment and research of many warlocks of the Cult.
But given Queen Calanthe's character, she probably wouldn't hand her daughter over to the witcher.
Another day passed, and just when Wayne thought that Queen Calanthe was about to make a decision, the little slave girl Sianna told Wayne an interesting news, a news that was unexpected but reasonable.
Almost a week has passed since the war began, and Count Karn of the Kingdom of Kaedwen was defeated by King Demave of Aedirn, who had been preparing for several years, and the city that Count Karn had always ruled was occupied.
The young earl did not escape the fate of being captured and was secretly imprisoned along with some nobles who supported him.
Now the noble forces in the south of the Kingdom of Kaedwen have been defeated, part of the territory has been occupied by Aedirn, and a large number of Aedirnians are pouring into Kaedwen.
Although it will take a long time to quell the war and appease other local nobles, if there is no other external force to interfere, then the southern part of the Kingdom of Kaedwen may really fall into the hands of Demavi.
After hearing this news, Wayne knew that Francesca probably did not interfere in this matter, otherwise, Demavie would not have been able to defeat Count Kahn so easily.
With a powerful warlock involved, even if Demaveri's army was stronger, he would not be able to capture a city in just a week.
This incident just happened, and it is estimated that most of the northern kings have not received this news. The speed of transmitting information in the Middle Ages was quite slow. Unless a special information channel was established or sorcerers were involved, it might take about half a year for this news to spread throughout the north.
However, this incident had no impact on the demon hunter, and Wayne no longer paid attention to it after hearing it.
For the current Demon Hunter Cult, resources, talents, and safety are no longer a problem. Most of the shackles have disappeared, and the only thing they lack is time.
As the next generation of witchers begins to grow and the research of the cult's warlocks continues to advance, the strength of the witcher cult will grow rapidly, and it will soon be able to reproduce or even surpass the glory of the past cult.
This time when Wayne came to Cintra, in addition to planning to visit Aretusa College, he also had an important mission.
Of course, this matter is not urgent, and it doesn’t matter even if the first communication fails to achieve the goal.
When the Wayne Chamber of Commerce expands to the Skellige Islands and prospers in the channels, there will be many opportunities to deal with the demon hunters of the Bear School.
Another day passed.
That afternoon, when Wayne was having an interesting duel with other Gwent masters in the city, he suddenly received an invitation from Queen Calanthe, inviting him to enter the palace alone for a dinner.
Wayne did not refuse such an invitation. Although he had been waiting for several days and felt a little impatient, he also understood the conflicted mentality of a mother and a member of the royal family and did not mind it too much.
This dinner was not held in the magnificently decorated meeting hall, but in a private living room inside the palace. The only participants were Queen Calanthe, King Easter and Archdruid Mossak.
Their expressions were all rather gloomy, with worry in their eyes and brows, and they were no longer using hypocritical courtesy when speaking. After drinking a few glasses of red wine, they quickly got down to business.
Queen Calanthe gulped down a glass of red wine, exhaled a breath, and said in a muffled voice: "After Pavetta's child is born, no matter it is a boy or a girl, I want to hand him over to your Demon Hunter Cult."
"From now on, this child has nothing to do with our King of Cintra. He will not have the right to inherit the royal family, and his status as a bastard will not be recognized."
"For this, we, the Cintra royal family, owe you a favor and provide you with assistance when your Demon Hunter Order needs help."
"What do you think of this offer, Mr. Wayne?"
Wayne was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect the other party to put forward such a condition. After thinking about it for a few seconds, he couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, since you are so reluctant to have this child, why don't you abort him? Why do you have to give birth to him?"
Queen Kalanse looked a little unhappy when she heard this. Before she could answer, Archdruid Mossak stroked his beard and explained:
"That's right, Wayne."
"After research by me and another senior warlock, we found that the evil warlock Vigfortz used an evil blood-stripping ritual passed down from ancient times."
"The child in Pavetta's belly is not only constantly absorbing nutrients from her mother's body, but also ruthlessly depriving Pavetta of her ancient bloodline."
"And this child is closely connected to Pavetta's life. If he is aborted, Pavetta will not be able to continue living and will die with the child."
"So we have no choice but to let her give birth to the child in order to save Pavetta's life."
"From then on, although Pavetta's body became weaker, she also lost her ancient blood. She was no longer the target of other evil people and could continue to live as the heir of Cintra."
"We will also seal her memory and let her forget this tragic experience."
"Although this matter is very regrettable, after discussion, we feel that this method is the most appropriate way to deal with it, if you are unwilling to accept this child."
"He will be sent to a more secluded place. If I hadn't known about the Bear School witchers in the Skellige Islands and their physical defects, perhaps this child would have been sent there."
Wayne raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he fell into thought.
During this banquet, he discovered that Queen Calanthe's attitude towards him had changed. She no longer treated him as an insignificant demon hunter as she did in the past, but became more respectful.
This may be because the Wayne Chamber of Commerce represented by Sienna has already come into contact with the powerful queen, allowing the royal family of Cintra to understand Wayne's power.
The current choice should also take this aspect into consideration.
So, for this child who unexpectedly appeared in this world, should the Demon Hunter Cult accept him? (End of this chapter)