Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 463 How to modify the Wood-type 'Growth Technique'?
Yaro had long considered establishing an educational base to train suitable assistants for himself.

Later, when a bullet production line was set up in Lan'er Village, this idea was expanded into a complete bottom-up training base.

—No one could have imagined that a simple manual assembly line would have so many problems, some of which could even cause someone to have a stroke.

It wasn't that many people were lazy or slacking off; the main problem was that they simply didn't understand the importance of bullet accuracy and only pursued efficiency. As a result, they produced a hundred bullets, but couldn't even find a single usable one.

In the end, the bullets used to ambush Morton were all handmade by Yarrow himself.

Because of this experience, Yarrow deeply understood why 'industrialization' is always associated with 'promoting education'.

Basic education can train suitable workers and also select truly talented people from among them.

However, Yaro had no clue how to set up the education base, nor did he have the right personnel, so the idea remained at the conceptual level.

Edgar's words reminded Aro that these wandering witchers were the perfect candidates.

Yaro wanted to get something for nothing by using the framework and manpower of the Witcher school to build his own academy.

However, the demon hunters had many concerns and found it difficult to agree immediately.

Edgar asked in a deep voice:
"Lord Yarrow, if we establish the academy according to your method, will the demon hunters we train later still have a sense of identity and belonging to the school? Will the goals and tasks of the academy conflict with the duties of the demon hunters? Also, how will you distribute the magical plants fairly and reasonably?"

Yaro retorted, "I only need your Collaborative Management Academy. I won't interfere in your internal affairs. I don't care how you explain things to the newcomers. If you still can't win over the newcomers, then what does it have to do with me?"

"As for the academy's goals and mission..."

Yaro glanced around at the demon hunters and calmly questioned, "You're just affiliated with the academy. I don't interfere in your affairs, yet you try to interfere in mine? Do I need to report to you if I want them to do whatever I want?"

Edgar lowered his head and bowed slightly, saying, "Of course there's no need to report to us, Lord Yarrow. I understand what you mean."

"Ah."

Yaro nodded and added, "There's one more thing. Although I don't interfere in your affairs, and you don't need to take responsibility for the defense of your territory, you can't ignore the defense of the academy itself."

“That’s only right. Although we don’t participate in politics, we won’t let anyone bully us,” Edgar said.

Good thing you agreed!
In this way, the college can directly save a significant portion of its security resources.

Yaro nodded and continued, "As for the distribution of magical plants... that's a bit too early to discuss now. Let's wait until Anabe has successfully completed his training before we talk about it."

However, Anabe, you'd better hurry up and collect the magical plants. Don't wait until it starts and you don't have enough magical plants to learn "Blood Frenzy."

Before seeing real results, any further discussion is just empty talk.

……

After seeing the witchers off, Dylan returned and asked in confusion:

"Lord Yarrow, if you don't like those demon hunters, why did you agree to take them in and establish an academy?"

In terms of territory management, Yarrow positioned himself as the 'chairman,' which meant formulating the overall strategy and development direction, and supervising the operation of the territory, but he did not specifically manage the affairs of the territory.

The one who truly got things done was the territory's 'general manager,' who was also the acting steward, Dylan.

So even though Dylan didn't show up, he was actually waiting outside the door and heard their conversation clearly.

“No, Dylan, you need to understand one thing: Witchers are very necessary. Even though I look down on their practice of not directly participating in the struggles of the Earl’s territory, I don’t actually have much of a dislike for them.”

The mainstream of the world is, after all, wizards. These witchers can't even beat Yaro. If they get too carried away, they'll be wiped out sooner or later.

Rather than that, it would be better to continue in this lukewarm manner, preserving a glimmer of hope for the underprivileged.

Well, in Yaro's understanding, the Witcher is somewhat similar to the Red Cross in his previous life. Regardless of whether they were later influenced by politics, their establishment and existence did indeed solve some problems.

Yaro explained carefully, not wanting his 'general manager' to misunderstand his meaning.

My father once said: "Human desires are like a boulder rolling down a mountain. Once they start, they are hard to stop, unless the boulder was originally at the bottom of the mountain."

On the bright side, everyone always strives for a better life.

To put it bluntly, one could say that human nature is inherently greedy.

Although I didn't know their purpose for coming today at first, it was always best to lower their expectations.
Generosity is giving someone two pennies when they expect to receive only one penny.

Being stingy means giving someone a silver coin when they expect a gold coin.

What I said before was merely a means to an end; don't take my words seriously.

"I understand, I will cooperate well with those witchers."

Dylan nodded, then asked, "Lord Yarrow, where do you plan to establish the academy? Do you need me to make arrangements in advance?"

"Let's establish it in Lan'er Village. You can start making arrangements now, because even if those demon hunters don't come, I don't plan to give up on the academy. It's just that the establishment process might be a little slower."

Yaro had planned this all along.

Lan'er Village is the closest to the Tree Demon Base and is located on the outskirts of the base. Placing the academy here will facilitate the transportation of supplies between the academy and the base.

On the other hand, ordinary people can only be trained into formal knights at most, but a formal knight may not necessarily be able to defeat an ordinary witcher, not to mention that those witchers now also have the hope of mastering the 'Seed of Life'.

If those witchers didn't back out and actually joined the academy, they would not only be the academy's strongest guard force, but they would also be able to shoulder part of the defense responsibility for the Dryad base.

In this way, Yaro can also reduce some of the pressure of training guards.

Upon hearing Yaro's words, Dylan bowed respectfully and said humbly:
“Lord Yarrow, your opinion is very wise, and I completely agree. Lan’er Village is indeed very suitable. Moreover, the artisans and manpower of the Viscount’s territory have already been gathered there. If we choose another location, the subsequent relocation will be very troublesome.”

As Yaro was walking towards his former residence in the Viscount's mansion, he couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this:
"Weren't those the people I asked you to transfer there before?"

Dylan remained respectful and said:
"Yes, Lord Yarrow, you made wise arrangements long ago."

"Alright, stop with the flattery. Saying things like that only makes you look stupid."

Yaro waved his hand to stop him, then said:

"How's the issue of food supplies in the territory going lately?"

Dylan paused for a moment.

Yaro turned his head, noticed Dylan's strange expression, frowned slightly, and asked:
"Didn't I give you a lot of gold coins? Why isn't the problem solved yet?"

“No, no, it went very smoothly, well… I should say quite smoothly. Some grain has already been delivered to the warehouse,” Dylan explained. “Then what were you hesitating about just now?”

Dylan pursed his lips, lowered his head, and whispered:
"Vinod is dead."

"Who died?" Yaro didn't react for a moment.

"Your appointed Deputy Governor of the Viscount's Territory."

Yaro then realized that it was the old man who was originally the deputy steward of the viscount's territory.

When did he die?

"He died last night in the castle of a minor knight lord."

"Last night?" Yaro scoffed. "It was quite lively last night."

"Lord Yaro?"

“It’s nothing,” Yarrow turned around and continued, “How did he end up in the young knight lord’s castle?”

Dylan's expression turned somewhat grim as he explained:
“These days he has been very cooperative with all kinds of affairs in the territory. I really couldn’t find any flaws in him, so I risked letting him go and persuade the surrounding lords.”

Because he had previously served as Viscount Corey's deputy steward, most of the surrounding nobles knew him, so he wouldn't be stopped when he went to lobby. Therefore, he was in charge of the subsequent lobbying efforts.

"Where is the body now? Do you know how he died?"

"The body is still on its way, but the cause of death has been sent back by pigeon. There were no external injuries, and the expression was natural, suggesting a natural death due to old age and physical decline," Dylan said through gritted teeth in a somber tone.

With the deputy steward dead, the trail to the Countess was also cut off, so how could he be in a good mood?

Yaro nodded slightly, turned around and continued pacing, pondering the significance of the matter.

Natural death, considering the age of the deputy steward of the viscount's territory, and given the average lifespan of people today, is not impossible.

But such a coincidental time of death doesn't seem 'natural' no matter how you look at it.

"Originally, we only suspected him of having problems, so we had Dylan keep a close eye on him. Now that he has died at this time, it can be almost completely confirmed that he was the Viscountess's spy who was planted here before, and it is even possible that the Viscountess was the one who killed him."

This alone confirms that the Viscountess had not gone far and had been keeping an eye on the Viscount's territory and on Yarrow.

The Viscountess killed him at this time only because she heard about my achievements yesterday. As for the reason for killing him, there are only three possible motivations:

The first option is to give up completely and kill someone to end their hopes of owning the viscount's territory.

This is the most ridiculous part. If she really had given up on the idea, she wouldn't need to see the deputy steward at all; she could just leave.

Besides, she has been rooted in the viscount's territory for so many years, even if she kills a deputy steward, it wouldn't be difficult for her to find others to act as inside agents.

The idea that killing someone will extinguish all desire is utterly absurd.

The second possibility is that they haven't given up and still want to come back.

If that's the starting point, then her motive for killing was simply to cut off the trail of clues.

This also shows that she is confident she can force Yaro away; it just depends on what methods she uses.

The third type is someone who has given up hope, but not completely; they haven't dared to come back, but they haven't gone far either.

To put it simply, it's like a lone wolf whose throne has been stolen, wandering around the pack.

The Viscountess has lived in the Viscountess's territory for decades and is familiar with the surrounding area. If she were to go far away, where could she possibly go?

Of course, there is another very important reason: since the pursuers have not arrived, can the Viscountess still receive the bounty?

If she hadn't received the bounty, was unfamiliar with the outside world, and if there were several secret bases established in the past, how could she have risked fleeing alone?
These three possibilities basically cover all the choices the Viscountess might make: 'leave,' 'spy,' and 'wait.'

The possibility of 'leaving' is the lowest.

The specific methods for 'spying' and 'waiting' are similar.

However, 'spying' signifies initiative, meaning that changes may occur in the viscount's territory before long.

Waiting is passive and represents a lack of firm resolve in giving up.

Of these, the greatest threat to Yaro was 'spying'.

"We need to hurry up and design new martial arts techniques."

……

As night fell, starlight spilled across the earth, countless stars twinkling faintly, like pearls in the Milky Way, illuminating the dark sky.

A gentle breeze rustled the curtains, bringing a touch of coolness.

The study was quiet and still, with only a solitary lamp burning quietly.

Bathed in the soft light of the lamp, the ancient books and scrolls on the bookshelf seemed like sleeping wisdom, the air filled with the fragrance of ink, and the mottled parchment scrolls seemed to be silently telling stories of the past.

The fountain pen lay quietly on the pristine white paper.

Yaro interlaced his fingers, propped his chin on his hand, and looked at the pen seemingly absentmindedly. The two lights reflected in his deep eyes flickered like sparks of inspiration.

"Currently, the Hexagram Meditation Technique is missing the Wood-type 'Growth Technique' and the Fire-type 'Lava Burst.' I have three skill points now, so I can learn them all."

"First, we need to design the martial arts techniques that complement the 'Growth Technique'."

'Growth Technique': A mixture of earth and water elements, drawing upon 'wood-elemental void energy' to promote plant growth.

The effect is very similar to 'plant growth enhancement', but 'growth enhancement' is more like fertilization. The growth enhancement effect on plants is permanent. After 'growth enhancement' is used on a plant, even if the magic of 'growth enhancement' dissipates, the changes caused by 'growth enhancement' will not disappear.

How can fertilizing plants be turned into a martial arts technique?
In the end, it's not as good as 'Plant Growth', which corresponds to 'Growth Technique'. At least 'Plant Growth' can quickly grow a patch of plants, just like those wood-type apprentices that Yaro encountered before, summoning vines to attack enemies. If it were 'Plant Growth', Yaro could come up with a whole bunch of ways to combine them.

Unfortunately, the Hexagram Meditation Method does not recognize 'plant-induced growth'.

Just as fire magic only recognizes 'Spark' and not 'Light', and water magic only recognizes 'Water Ball' and not 'Mist', what is engraved in the sea of ​​consciousness can only be elemental aggregation magic.

(End of this chapter)