Chapter 7 The Test of Departure
After a night of talking and drinking, all the other demon hunters were drunk except for Wayne who didn't drink.
He had no choice but to carry these drunkards back to their rooms one by one like carrying sacks.
According to past memories, Kaer Morhen is the home of the Wolf School. Vesemir, Geralt, Lambert and Eskel are the four witchers of the Wolf School. If they are not delayed by other things, they will go to school almost every year. In winter, they will rush back here before the heavy snow closes the mountain.
In addition to them, there is also a demon hunter named Berengar, who occasionally returns here to recuperate. This is a relatively silent man. Except for Vesemir, his relationship with the other three is not considered enthusiastic.
In all the years of training, Wayne had only seen him one winter.
Having played the Witcher series of games, he knew that the demon hunter would eventually be captured by a group of Vizima gangsters and wild warlocks. Not only would he be forced to reveal the location of Kaer Morhen, he would also be forced to reveal the secrets of the Green Grass Trial. The secret of refining eventually triggered a series of events.
But these things have not happened yet and have nothing to do with the current Wayne.
Throughout the winter, with the company of four master demon hunters, he trained even harder, especially in swordsmanship. Four masters of swordsmanship with different styles fought against him or against each other, allowing him to gain increasing experience in actual combat.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long for heavy snow to block the road between Kaer Morhen and the outside world. Affected by the cold weather, whether it was fishing or growing vegetables, the harvest was far less than before.
This made Wayne lose a lot of fun, but fortunately he had a few more companions. In his spare time, he would take the food he had made, find these senior demon hunters, and listen to them talk about their past experiences. , the monsters and tasks encountered.
It also taught him a lot about various customs and interesting stories that he couldn't learn from books.
Time passed quickly, and the winter in Kaer Morhen lasted for about three months. When the ice and snow melted the next year, Geralt, Lambert, and Eskel all left the castle again.
Demon hunters' money does not come from strong winds. In order to survive and fill their stomachs, they must travel around the world to perform monster hunting missions.
In the next year, perhaps because he had some recognition of Wayne's strength, Vesemir no longer stayed with him every day to help him train. Instead, after arranging training tasks, he took the time to go down the mountain to look for Wayne. Work and make money.
He has to bear all the expenses for training Wayne. Although the old demon hunter has some savings, the money is always spent less and less, and training a demon hunter costs a lot.
The days of training in Kaer Morhen always passed very quickly. Wayne did not slack off at all. He exercised his abilities day after day and carefully studied almost all the books on monster knowledge in the castle.
During this year, his demon hunter level successfully reached level five, and his swordsmanship level and sigil level reached level five and eight.
Not only that, he also gained a special professional specialty that can be awakened using ability points when he has level five skills.
Swordsmanship specialty: Cat's agility, able to gain cat-like movement agility and intuition of danger. Effect: weapon attack speed increased by 25%, intuition +3.
Special skill of sigil: powerful spellcasting, which can consume more mana and cast a sigil with stronger effect through short-term storage.
Combat professional bonuses and two professional specialties have made great progress in his combat ability, far exceeding the standards that ordinary demon hunter apprentices can achieve.
When the snow closed the mountains in the winter of this year and the Wolf School of Witchers gathered in Kaer Morhen, the sixteen-year-old Wayne finally couldn't bear the loneliness and asked his mentor Vesemir to join the army.
"Teacher Vesemir, after the spring of next year, I hope to officially come down from the mountain and become a real demon hunter."
Hearing Wayne's request, Geralt, Lambert and Eskel present all had expressions on their faces. Different.
Before the old demon hunter could speak, Lambert said sarcastically:
"Little guy, don't be too self-righteous. Although your talent is good, you have only learned swordsmanship for a few years and you want to become a swordsman."
"I don't want to go to the monster's lair to collect your corpse one day in the future."
Eskel took a sip of beer and advised him: "Although what Lambert said doesn't sound good, I agree with him. "
Wayne, you are still very young, don't be impatient." "
We have seen many fledgling young demon hunters. They did not die at the hands of monsters, but died in various accidents, and died at the hands of those mobs. In your hand."
"You still have a lot to learn, and you need a few more years to settle down." "
We witchers have a very long lifespan, and you have enough time to grow up."
Geralt did not speak, he used curiosity to He looked at Wayne with his eyes, wondering why he, a fellow disciple, was in such a hurry to join the army.
The expression of the old demon hunter Vesemir was very serious. His expression was solemn and he stared into Wayne's eyes for dozens of seconds before asking: "Why,
child, I have always taught you that as a demon hunter , the most important thing is patience and caution."
"You are still in the stage of learning and growing, so you should not rush for success." "
Tell me, what is the reason for you to do this?"
Wayne gave everyone a serious and serious look. With a sincere smile, he said to his mentor:
"Teacher, I have memorized all the books in the castle, and I have become quite proficient in the swordsmanship of the Wolf School." "
I think it is enough to continue to practice in the castle. It's hard for me to continue to get promoted."
He looked at the wrinkled face of the old demon hunter and said softly:
"You once said that only practice is the best teacher."
"In order to make you feel at ease, let me train as a teacher. , I decided to use all my strength to challenge several seniors of the Wolf School."
"I hope you can make a decision after seeing my strength."
Upon hearing this, Vesemir took a deep look at his apprentice. He was not an arbitrary person. Since Wayne made such a strong request, he thought about it for a while and then said with a sigh: "Since you ask so much, child
. "
Then let's wait until tomorrow morning on the castle's training ground and let us see how confident you are."
Lambert laughed and said immediately,
"Boy, you just lack a realistic beating."
"Let's see tomorrow." I will be the first to fight with you, and I want to teach you how to be a good person. Don't be too proud and complacent." "
I won't be merciful, just wait until your nose is bruised and your face is swollen."
Wayne didn't care about Lambert's provocation . , this guy is a born with a poisonous tongue, a born bully, and a true-hearted demon hunter.
He smiled and nodded to Lambert and said,
"Then you have to be careful, Lambert, I will try my best."
(End of Chapter)