From Witcher to Lord of the Empire.

Chapter 209 Conditions for the Wolf Faction to Join

Before the appearance of Geron and Lann, and when Kelda was unwilling to leave the Kel Siren, Cohen could be said to be the only surviving demon hunter of the Griffin School on the mainland.

Naturally, when Coen went on a tour of the mainland, Kelda also used good things for the children.The old witcher almost equipped Cohen with a suit of armor, sword oil, bombs, potions and other equipment, but because Cohen didn't have Lann's [item bar], he couldn't install too much.

Among them naturally included [Griffin School Contact Notes].

"I usually don't communicate much with my teacher. So I knew that once he contacted me, something big must happen." Cohen laughed, "I just didn't expect it to be such a big thing this time—— Relying on the entire country of Sintra to revive the Griffin School and even the Demon Hunter Order, this is really..."

Cohen raised his head and sighed: "It's really unimaginable."

"I also heard rumors about you earlier, Lan, but you were not a 'lion' at that time. Your poems and songs can be heard in any big city in the north, and the folks think that you will become the king of the north in the future. The number one knight. It’s a pity that the news of your death came out a few months later, and after a while—the news became more and more outrageous.”

These outrageous rumors should refer to something like "Return of the Dead", "Three Lions Banner Empowers" and the like.

Cohen said with an inconceivable expression: "But the most outrageous piece of news was brought by Ciri. She told me that you are also a Griffin school demon hunter, and it really shocked me at the time."

Lan got up and turned around his room, and found a jug of fresh water on the bedside table.Obviously, everything he needs for life has been prepared for him in the room.

He poured himself a glass of water, then gave Cohn another, which drew a thank you from his fellow schoolmates.

"I heard that Ciri is also receiving your sword teachings recently? How is she?" Lan asked, "In a few years, she will be the Queen of Cintra, and the revival plan will fall on her."

"She is very good. She works hard, is kind, and is so sensible that people feel distressed." Cohen replied.

Lane covered her lips with a cup: "Would you like to help her?"

Cohen didn't answer directly, but turned around and looked directly into Lan's eyes.

After three breaths like this, he smiled.

"Lan, you don't need to test me like this. Everyone knows that you are the one who is talking about Cintra now, and even if Ciri grows up, she will definitely listen to you; and to revive the Demon Hunter Order, the main force will definitely be It is you who unites multiple schools."

"And if you want a definite answer, then--I am willing." Cohen drank the water glass Lann handed over, making a gesture of drinking, "whether it is fighting for the northern border or hunting demons I am willing to fight against the People's Religion."

In the original novel, Cohen can be said to be the most special witcher.This "special" does not refer to his strength, background, etc., but to his three views.

On the original timeline, the Northern Territory and Nilfgaard will continue to clash many times in the future.But in a decisive battle between the North and the South, Cohen, as a demon hunter, volunteered to join the army to defend the northern border, and finally died on the battlefield.

Ke En's martial arts and character made everyone who came into contact with him full of praise. After his death, his comrades even snatched his body back and took him to the hospital for treatment.At that time, Shani and the halfling "Rust" who were in charge of treating him at the moment were thrown by Lan in Niubao to study medicine.When the doctor announced that Cohen was dead, his comrades almost blamed the doctors because they couldn't accept the reality.

Not to mention as a demon hunter, even as a soldier or a knight, Cohen's character is one of the best.Lane couldn't have wished for the support of such a companion.

Lan smiled brightly: "I'm glad you joined."

The two hands were tightly held together, and Lann finally had another griffin beside himself.

In such a harmonious atmosphere, Lann suddenly thought of something.

"Coen, Master Kelda doesn't want to run around, right? He seems to only wander around Keweier. My teacher is even more exaggerated, and he doesn't even want to leave the Kelda siren."

"Do you think there is a way to trick the two of them down?"

Cohen fell into deep thought when he heard this.

"Master Geron? I haven't been back to Kyle Siren, and I haven't seen him. But this is indeed a problem... I have tried many times to persuade the teacher to go out to relax, but he refused."

Pulling himself out of the memory, Cohen's expression also became solemn: "I think we can plan this issue well."

"Of course." Lan nodded, and he and Cohen held hands tighter.

These two griffins are sure to hit it off.

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For the rest of the day, Lan stayed in the room discussing with Cohen. The two Griffin School witchers had already heard each other's names, but they had never seen each other's true faces.

At this time, we finally saw each other, and it was a bit like seeing each other late.

They also talked about various topics: about the Griffon tactics of French and Indian fusion of sword skills, the specific plan for the reconstruction and revival of the Griffin School, the specific plan to persuade the instructor to go down the mountain, and so on.

It wasn't until the sun went down that the thick golden color dyed the snow in the mountains into a warm tone, and their conversation ended with unfinished content.

Because all the witchers who went out have returned.

There are many prey in the mountains. In addition to the common snow rabbits and squirrels, you can even see snow wolves, brown bears and even fork-tailed dragons.

The demon hunters certainly wouldn't provoke the fork-tailed dragon for a meal, but they did bring back a bear.Add some moss and mushrooms dug out of the snow, enough for a hearty dinner.

"The wolf faction is very hospitable, and the people here are all good guys." Cohen took the initiative to say to Lann, "They welcome demon hunters from other schools to Kaer Morhen to spend the winter. Although today, it seems that only the The griffin and the snake you brought."

Lane smiled.

The firewood was quickly thrown into the stove, and the grill and hot pot were also set up. The smell of thick soup and barbecue immediately permeated the castle, announcing the beginning of dinner.

A long table enough to accommodate 20 people was placed in the center of the hall. It has been a long time since the Wolf Faction received so many guests at the same time.

Vesemir sat at the head of the table, with Lan and Ciri sitting near him.As for the others, the seats are chaotic, and the wolf faction doesn't care about this at all.In fact, if it weren't for the presence of customers, they would not even use the table for dinner.

Lan saw Triss, and the sorceress smiled sweetly at him. Seeing that Ciri had been holding Lan's hand, she thought about it and still couldn't get close.

Vesemir raised his glass and proposed to kick off the dinner: "Then first, let us thank the young man for the prey he brought."

Everyone stood up very cooperatively, holding cups of different shapes high above their heads with a sense of ritual.

The witchers gulped it down, the sorceresses took a sip, and Ciri was not allowed to drink.

"I don't seem to have introduced you to our wolf faction boy?"

Facing Vesemir's question, Lan smiled and said, "Although it's strange to say that, I'm still a little familiar with you."

Vesemir raised his eyebrows: "It's that... the ancient blood, right? I don't know much about it, but it seems to be able to give you the physique of the magic source, and the magic source has a certain ability to predict,— — Ciri has fully demonstrated this skill for us during this time."

"You can understand it that way." Lan En said with a smile.

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The four members of the wolf faction are very familiar to the players in the previous life.And they also have the same name as their school - "Wolf", they are unexpectedly united, able to die for the recognized brothers.

Among the four, Geralt had known each other for a long time. He was sitting at the end of the table at the moment, in order to sit next to Yennefer, and Yennefer didn't seem to want to get too close to the other witchers.

Seeing Lan En's gaze, White Wolf nodded towards him:

"Nice to see you again, Lane."

"Me too, Geralt."

Next is Vesemir.An old witcher with gray hair due to age, few people can say his age with certainty, even himself.

When discussing the title of "Strongest Demon Hunter" in the previous life, many people would nominate Vesemir.At least Lann knew that Vesemir was able to use the [Igni Sign] to melt the frozen lake in winter to create a spring scene 100 years ago. This was something Lann could hardly do when he first awakened the ancient blood.

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And Vesemir need not introduce themselves again.Lan moved his gaze back to a man with a horribly scarred face.

Half-length hair parted in the middle, wearing a red striped rivet jacket, after seeing Lan's sight, he raised his glass: "It's our first meeting, Lan from Cintra. I'm Escal."

Escal, a calm and calm warrior, is more like a Geralt with a less dramatic life, a more "standard" witcher.He is powerful enough to fight multiple heavy armored warriors alone with a sword; he is rich in experience and can hunt monsters such as fork-tailed dragons that are difficult for ordinary military teams to hunt alone.

It is said that he also had an unexpected son, who was also a princess of the royal family.But unlike Geralt's Ciri, Escal did not bring back his unexpected son in the end.

"Nice to meet you, Escal." Lan clinked glasses with the calm witcher and drank.

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As for the last wolf faction member, he yelled before Lann could speak: "Okay, okay, I'm the last one to be greeted, and I can't wait any longer. So I'll take the initiative before you see it." Came to say hello to you, let's wrap this up quickly and start dinner shall we?"

The man's words were very impolite, but Lan still smiled indifferently: "It's the first time I met you, very nice to meet you, Lambert."

Lambert was wearing a black jacket and had a crew cut and a scar on his face.

He was very handsome, although he was still not as handsome as Lan, but he was comparable to Geralt.However, he and Geralt's looks are not in the same style. Geralt is a vicissitudes of hormone uncle, while Lambert is a bit of a villainous wandering swordsman.

Lambert's character is quite bad, which stems from his rejection of his identity as a witcher.But he has deep feelings for his fellow demon hunters. Although his words are stinging, he is willing to die for any member of the school.

This kind of character combined with this kind of appearance is a bit like the protagonist of a romance novel.

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"Okay, okay, I'm glad to meet you too, because you're finally here, Lane of Cintra." Lambert muttered, clinking glasses with Lane and drinking.

Seeing Lambert's attitude, Ciri wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction.And Lambert let out a "huh" and looked at the little girl with wide eyes with great interest. The two played a game of staring with their eyes in the air.

Vesemir shook his head, not knowing how to evaluate the two children, one big and one young.Everyone chatted in low voice while eating, Geralt and Escal chatted with the Snake Sect members with interest, they were full of curiosity about this school from the south.

And Vesemir raised his glass to Lane again: "I want to thank you Lane, really."

"Huh?" Lan En showed a surprised expression, "For what?"

Vesemir took a sip of his wine, and slowly uttered a name:
"Minole."

At the dinner table where they were communicating, the voice immediately dropped twice, and everyone's speech speed involuntarily slowed down, and they began to be absent-minded.

Ciri and Lambert, who were playing the staring game, no longer insisted on casting their gazes at each other, but slowly moved towards the main seat.

Vesemir sighed, facing the bright or dark eyes of everyone, his face was neither blushing nor his heart beating. After all, the thick skin that has been built for nearly 200 years is not so easy to break.Or maybe he has already gotten used to the ridicule of the wolf faction in these days.

"I am very grateful to you for helping me find her, persuade her, and bring her back to me. Minorole is my regret, because of her, I feel that my boring life has a little more color."

Lambert, who was eavesdropping, smacked his lips in dissatisfaction, and muttered, "A boring life..."

Vesemir slammed the table hard: "Who do you think I'm talking about? Stop your damn child's game and eat!"

The old witcher who reprimanded Lambert raised his eyebrows in anger and power.But he turned his head quickly, and put on a kind expression in an instant.

Vesemir continued his thanks in a soft tone: "So I have to say that I owe you once, Lann."

Lan En shook his head with a smile: "You don't have to be so polite, after all, Ciri has troubled you for taking care of me during this time. She regarded you as family members in her letter to me, so we are all on our own, so this kind of trivial matter There is no need to thank you."

Vesemir's expression softened.But what he was going to say next was the real business, so he quickly adjusted his emotions: "But you know, some accidents happened in the process—the climate of Kaer Morhen is not good for Minorle. It's cruel to say. So I have a request, I want you to do me a favor."

Vesemir said solemnly: "I want to join your plan of the Demon Hunter Cult. I hope that Cintra will have a place for the wolf faction in the future. It is also my own selfishness... I hope to have a I want to give Minole a normal home in a place that can accommodate Minole and Wolf Pie at the same time."

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what!
Lane smiled.

When he was in Novigrad back then, he tricked Minole into settling in Sintra.He originally wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to win over Vesemir, but he didn't expect Vesemir to come to his door before he opened his mouth?
Lann took a deep breath, there was no need to hold down the corners of his mouth, this was the time to show a pleasant smile.

He said sincerely: "No, no, Vesemir, I did not help you, but you did us a great favor. Cintra needs help now. I am a witcher myself, and Ciri is also a wolf." Pie, I assure you Cintra will have nothing against the Witcher."

Vesemir sighed half bitterly, half relieved.He had guarded the castle for an unknown number of years, and at this moment he finally made the decision to leave, hoping to have a worthy ending.

And he didn't finish talking.

"However," Vesemir added, "my lads have some opinions. As you can see, our wolf faction is an independent entity, not a mercenary group. I would like to go to Sintra, and I would like to send The inheritance of the wolf faction is brought over, but this only represents myself, and I cannot make decisions for the boys.

"They still have some ideas they want to talk to you face to face."

Lan En raised his eyebrows when he heard the words: "Of course, I'm all ears."

Vesemir, the soul of the wolf faction, has come, and everyone else has half a foot in Cintra, and those who want to "talk" must not be too outrageous.

Geralt sighed, looked at Ciri, then at Vesemir: "Don't look at me, Ran. I've been involved too deeply, and even helped you fight against Nilfgaard. I I will help you regain Sintra, and I can't escape. But after that... I still hope to be less involved in politics, at least I will not participate in foreign aggression wars."

Lane nodded: "Of course, Geralt. You are my companion, a comrade in arms, or Ciri's...'accidental father'. This word may be a bit strange, I mean I will not order you like a soldier , you have autonomy, this is my guarantee to you."

Ciri responded with a sullen face, "This is my guarantee too, Geralt!"

The white wolf twitched the corner of his mouth, and Ye Naifa gave him a mocking look, with an expression of 'Look, I told you so'.Apparently Geralt had been worried about this issue before, and now he was relieved after hearing Lane's words.

Escal was the second person to make the request: "My appeal is the same as Geralt's. We are demon hunters, not special soldiers. Since we want to revive the order of demon hunters, the creed we abide by cannot Forget, after all, we are born to rescue civilians from the minions of monsters, not to swing swords for rulers."

"Besides, I heard that you're working on the witcher mutation, right?"

Lane nodded after hearing Escal's question. He looked at Mossack and Triss, and said, "I explored a ruin and obtained a formula for secondary mutation of a demon hunter, which can make the demon hunter Human beings are strengthened again under the existing circumstances. We use this mutation as a reference, coupled with my own mutation as a blueprint, are trying to enhance the success rate of the mutation, and even control the direction of the mutation.

Lan En said with a smile: "The current results are gratifying, and the mutation success rate has been increased to [-]%."

"Being stronger is not important, I think our strength is enough." Escal put his hands on the table, "My proposal is this: I hope to have an absolute... Forget it, at least an [-]% success rate Before, stop making mutations rashly. I don’t want to see apprentices lose their lives because of such unpredictable things.”

This is not a problem, Lane nodded decisively: "I promise you, 'not causing unnecessary sacrifices' is also the purpose of my research on mutations. In fact, there is an apprentice of the Griffin School who is currently undergoing training, but because of the success of the mutation The rate is not enough, so we have not mutated him. And if the experiment is not successful, we will not mutate him, which is the unanimous result of our school.”

Lan En's eyes were sincere, and this answer was satisfying enough.

"You are Griffin School, I trust you." Escal nodded, "Then I have no problem, I am willing to dedicate my strength to your Demon Hunter Order."

"Welcome." The corner of Lan's mouth curved further.

Finally Lane cast his eyes on Lambert.The hedgehog-like witcher had long since stopped eating, and he no longer played with Ciri.

There was an oppressive atmosphere on his body at this moment, as if he was brewing emotions.

"I don't care about the Demon Hunter Order, and I don't care whether I want to fight for a country. Helping Vesemir, helping the Wolf faction, I have no problem. As long as it is a commission, what kind of work should I do? "

"However, if the entire wolf faction is to be relocated to Sintra, then the mess here must be cleaned up before I can leave with peace of mind."

Lambert seemed to recall something bad, and his eyes became fierce.After one breath, he spat out a name:
"Old Spearhead!"

As soon as the name came out, all the wolf hunters around the table paused for a moment.

Lambert's next words explain the crowd's reaction:

"That's a Cyclops. It killed many of our apprentices and companions. Before I leave here, I must kill it!"

Lambert stood up suddenly and opened his arms: "We have not been sure enough to deal with it all the time, because we are worried that it will cause more unnecessary casualties. But look now, there are ten demon hunters present, two women A warlock, a druid, can't such a team deal with a Cyclops?"

"Lan of Cintra, you want us to go with you, yes. Get rid of the old spearhead, this is my condition!"

Lambert's impassioned words fell, and before Lann could respond, the system's prompt sounded immediately——

[Discovery Mission - Revenge of the Wolf:

Even the witcher has monsters that he cannot face alone, and for the fading school, the Cyclops known as "Old Spearhead" is one of them.This monster has killed too many apprentices, and the wolf faction has never forgotten this hatred.If you want to gain the loyalty of wolves, then help them avenge first, anyway, this is not difficult for you now. 】

Lann stood up solemnly, and assured Lambert: "For those apprentices who died tragically, that Cyclops must die, I said so!"

Lambert clinked glasses with Lane fiercely: "Very good, Lane!"

Lei Suo also expressed his attitude: "It seems that [Cyclops decoction] has never been researched, and I don't know if its tissue fluid can refine any new poisons. I am looking forward to it."

"Thank you, brother of the Snake Sect!"

"It's not easy to hear words of thanks from Lambert," Geralt murmured.His mouth was full of sarcasm, but the hand holding the wine glass was shaking.Apparently he didn't want to miss his chance to kill that monster either.

The atmosphere at the table became lively.

Vesemir suddenly remembered something, and said to Lann: "Pass through the cave where the old spearhead lived, and there is a place behind us called the 'Ring of Elements'. Chaos energy. Wolf faction demon hunters will rely on it to strengthen their seals, and you can try it after killing the old spearhead, Lane."

(End of this chapter)