The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 69 Let’s Play a Tense and Exciting Game of Gwent

Although Vimo Vivaldi was already an upper-class person in Novigrad, he did not act superior.

Instead, he spoke in the tone of an elder advising the younger generation.

Don't put on airs, and don't have a sense of superiority.

No wonder he was able to make his family bank the largest bank in Novigrad.

So, Lin En didn't turn around and leave, but spoke very politely.

"Sir Weimo, I'm very grateful that you can consider this for me, but this worry is actually unnecessary. Didn't Great Elder Broval send someone to Novigrad recently?"

"Great Elder Broval? How could you... wait a minute."

Wei Mo was stunned for a moment, then he seemed to think of something.

His eyes widened instantly.

"Are you the witcher who beautifully solved the Mahakam problem?"

Lin En nodded. "To be precise, I solved it with another fellow demon hunter. But I believe this demon in Novigrad is not as difficult as the one in Mahakam Mountain. I am more than enough to deal with it on my own."

Lin En was not just saying this casually.

The distribution of monsters and evil spirits in the Witcher world actually follows a certain pattern.

Whether it is a non-intelligent monster like the Deer-Headed Spirit or the Deer-Headed Demon, or an intelligent creature like a high-level vampire, they will try their best to avoid crowded cities.

It doesn't mean that there are no monsters in the city.

Rather, they are monsters in the city, either living in the sewers like water ghosts, or vampires disguising themselves as humans.

There will never be any powerful evil spirits wreaking havoc in the city.

Because if that happened, everyone in the city would have left long ago.

Besides, if a house in the city is haunted, there is a high probability that it is caused by a small earth spirit.

If it really is the Little Earth Spirit, then the reward for this commission is like picking up something for free.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that it is really an evil spirit.

But even if it really is an evil spirit, it will definitely not be as powerful as the Red Plague Ghost.

Lin En was confident that he was enough on his own.

"I'll take this mission. I'll go check out the haunted house later. But, Lord Weimo, with all due respect, I'd like to ask you how much you plan to pay me."

It is better to make some things clear in advance, otherwise there will be conflicts later.

It’s the same with the best of buddies.

"You like being straightforward? Ha, but I don't mind it either, young witcher. I'm in a hurry to use this house. If you can really clean out the ghosts, I can give you this amount."

Weimo held up two fingers. "Two hundred kronor, payable now. I won't default on your payment, and I won't try to fool you with IOUs."

Two hundred kronor is a good reward.

Very fair.

If it was really the little earth spirit who did it, then it would be easy to make money.

And even if there are demons, it doesn’t matter.

As mentioned before, there aren't usually any powerful demons lurking in busy urban areas.

Lynn extended his hand and shook hands solemnly with the dwarf banker.

"Deal, but I have one last question. Sir Weimo, do you know how to play Gwent?"

"You've asked the right person, young man. My card skills are among the best in the city."

Unfortunately, this game of Gwent was more hype than action.

In the end, Lin En only won 20 crowns from Wei Mo.

After losing two games in a row, Weimo refused to play cards with Lin En anymore.

It took more than ten minutes to get out of Vivaldi Bank.

Lin En came to the haunted house.

This haunted house is located in the upper city area and is a two-story villa with a yard.

The area of ​​this villa is not small considering this place where every inch of land is valuable.

Lynn didn't go into the villa immediately.

Instead, he walked around the wall outside the villa.

There were no signs of intrusion, fighting, or destruction on the courtyard walls. If one hadn't known beforehand that this place was haunted, the house would have looked like any other.

But Lynn didn't go in directly.

Instead, he walked towards the house next door.

He shouted a few times outside the yard.

The door opened quickly and a man stood behind it, looking at Lynn warily.

"You are……"

"Hello, I've been asked to solve the problem of a haunted house."

The wary look on the man's face had obviously eased a lot.

"Gods be damned, someone is finally here to clean up this mess."

Lin En nodded and asked, "You live next door, so did you hear anything?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Movement? No, there wasn't."

Lynn asked doubtfully, "No? So you've only heard that your neighbor's house is haunted, but you've never actually seen one?"

The man nodded: "Yes."

Lynn frowned.

"Did you hear anything unusual?"

The man shook his head again.

"Okay, so do you know if anyone else has seen it?"

"No."

Lynn asked a few more questions, but didn't get the answers she wanted.

So he went to find other people and asked them about the situation.

They all said that they had only heard that the house was haunted, but they had never seen it with their own eyes, nor had they heard any strange noises.

"This is interesting."

Lin En returned to the haunted house.

Although no result was obtained, sometimes no result is also a result.

If it was a powerful evil spirit, it would be impossible that the neighbors would not feel anything at all.

However, to be on the safe side, he put on a master-level Quen shield before officially entering.

As usual, he took several potions.

After the potion took effect, he took out the key given by Weimo, opened the gate of the courtyard wall, and walked in.

The layout of the courtyard is similar to what other wealthy people like, with green scenery, fountains, and all the necessary scenery.

In addition, there are many medicinal herbs planted in the yard, which seems to indicate that the previous owner was an alchemist.

Of course, alchemy is not exclusive to demon hunters.

Ordinary people also have their own potions, and there are many kinds of them.

However, the useful potions used by ordinary people are a bit like traditional Chinese medicine.

As for other claims like curing all diseases and maintaining eternal youth, don’t even think about it, they are definitely fake.

Warlocks also mix their magic potions, of course.

But that's another story.

Lin En identified them and quickly realized that these herbs were the raw materials for making medicine for injuries.

He stayed in the yard for a long time.

The Wolf School badge didn't react, and his enhanced senses didn't detect any movement.

Then he walked towards the villa.

He had just walked into the villa and hadn't even closed the door when something unexpected happened.

The ground suddenly shook violently.

The chandelier hanging from the ceiling was shaking violently.

(End of this chapter)