Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf.

Chapter 498 Growth Factors!

Nature is resonating.

When Fred approached, Ailin couldn't help but feel a slight touch in his heart and looked at him.

And when he looked at Ailin's room, the feeling became even stronger, as if he had the blood resonance he had seen in the fantasy novels of his previous life.

Do not!
It's even stronger than that feeling.

That's some higher level of resonance.

In the world of Demon Hunter, there is no concept of natural elements. Although there are knights, archers, warlocks, humans, dwarves, elves... all kinds of professions and races among druids.

But in essence, druids are more like priests of gods, and are special magic users.

The sacred power of the priests comes from their gods. For them, the magical powers named after the gods exist to spread the teachings of their gods.

Druids believe that they are given that power in order to maintain the inherent balance of the world and nature.

Therefore, in a sense, druids are priests of this world and of nature.

So……

What did this natural resonance he sensed in Fred mean at this moment?
"without……"

Fred instinctively denied it, turned around and saw that it was Alin who spoke, then paused and looked at the wooden door again.

After a few seconds of silence, he walked out of the cabin and then whispered:
"I can't describe the feeling, but I just felt that there was something very close and intimate behind that door, just like..."

"Is this the feeling?" Ailin placed his right hand on the drooping branches of the lime tree, and a faint green light flashed by.

"Om~"

The school badges on the chests of several demon hunters began to hum.

Also at this moment.

The tips of the linden trees' branches and leaves are once again blooming with clusters of drooping yellow flowers, as the flower buds that fell off during the season are now in full bloom.

As the little finger-sized flowers bloomed, the sweet fragrance immediately burst out and hit me in the face.

"Wow! Captain... Captain... the flowers... the flowers are blooming!"

It was not Fred who spoke, but Spencer who turned around and chatted with Clare and happened to see this scene.

Everyone who was chatting turned around and their eyes fell on the lime tree that was blooming again.

Linden trees are the most common tree species in the northern continent. Although they are not among the materials used by witchers to make alchemy potions, they are quite common in the northern continent, especially in the Temple of Meliteli, where you can see several linden trees almost every few steps.

On the one hand, because its wood is delicate and soft, it is a commonly used material for wood carving. Many statues and amulets in the temple are carved and blessed from lime wood.

On the other hand, its flowers attract honey, and there are many beehouses in the temple.

Therefore, whether it was the young witchers such as Erni and Klar, or the two witcher masters Fred, Vesemir and Dante, everyone knew that the flowering period of the linden tree had long passed.

Lisa didn't look surprised at all, as she had just witnessed a more shocking scene.

She just took advantage of the fact that everyone was looking at Ailin to secretly copy the facial features of her beloved with her eyes. Her eyes changed from obsession and reluctance to determination, as if she had made some kind of resolution.

Vesemir, who has lived long enough and seen a lot of the world, can certainly feel the magical aura that belongs only to druids.

But he looked at the scene thoughtfully and said nothing.

He had become somewhat numb to Ailin's constantly emerging new abilities.

In other words, when Arryn used the language of the wild at the foot of Mount Adria east of Vengerberg in order to tame the great griffin, he had thought about the arrival of this day.

at last……

After becoming a talented demon hunter, a talented alchemist, and a talented warlock, his apprentice seems to be on his way to becoming a talented druid.

"Captain...Captain, what kind of seal is this? Can we learn it?"

Clay excitedly pushed aside the other young demon hunters and carefully observed the flowering branch of the lime tree, which was completely different from the other bare branches.

According to his past temper, Klar, who was pushed away, would have started fighting and scolding him long ago. But when he heard Clay's words, he looked at Ailin expectantly.

"Maybe."

Ailin looked at the little heads piled one on top of the other, smiled, raised his left hand, and made a dead branch near the lime tree bloom with flowers.

Amid the admiration, he continued, "As long as you can learn the next 'Savage Language', you may be able to do it in the future."

Of course it is not that simple. Only by controlling the elements in the natural realm can you do it as easily as he does.

Yes, the natural realm.

He classified the elements he obtained from the Deer-Headed Spirit into the realm of nature.

If I had to give it a name, it would be the growth factor.

However, he was not sure whether there was such a concept as the natural realm, or whether there were other elements that he imagined, such as withering, hunting, hiding, etc.

I can only wait until the next time I get the relevant elements, then think and connect them, wait for the Demon Hunter's Notes to update the personal panel and add an element column, or find someone who knows the information like the "Reindeer" Druid to ask.

The growth factor, as its name suggests, can consume magic power and control the target plant to grow rapidly, and it can be controlled in great detail.

It can pierce vines and tree roots from the ground like the Deer-Headed Spirit, and bind and attack the enemy...

You can also make plants that grow in different seasons bloom against their cycles, just like the room that Erin filled with flowers of all colors...

Of course, he is not yet able to control hundreds or thousands of flowers to bloom at the same time.

It is estimated that when absorbing the elements, it was affected by the origin of nature, which resulted in the effects of the elements being particularly enhanced.

He can only grow two or three plants at the same time, and those can only be small flowers and vines that spread out on a small or medium scale, but the extent of the partial changes is not enough to make a sapling grow up in an instant.

But even so, after obtaining the growth factors, his actual combat ability was further improved.

Because the effect of the growth factor is like his instinct, it can be instantly released without any spells or gestures.

As long as he is in a woodland with plants, or carries some seeds with him, he can control the vines to launch sneak attacks and control the enemy like the Deer-Headed Spirit.

If he was more skilled, he could even swing his sword and chop while calling on vines and tree roots to attack, which was more convenient than casting a spell and leaving one hand to release the seal.

Of course, Ailin couldn't do that right now.

In addition, even if he didn't use them for attack, as long as he prepared some seeds and growth factors, he could temporarily produce some materials when he was in urgent need of a certain potion but happened to lack some plant materials.

This greatly reduces the weight required for the backpack.

Although biological materials cannot grow from the soil, it is still a lot more convenient.

After saying a few words to the young witcher, Ailin looked at Fred, who opened his mouth slightly.

"Is this how it feels?"

Fred finally came back to his senses from the blooming yellow flowers and looked at Ailin in surprise: "It's this feeling, close and soft, as if calling me, and I seem to..." He paused, hesitated for a few seconds, and gently pointed his finger at a nearby branch.

"Om~"

The school emblem was trembling imperceptibly...

"It's moving! It's moving!" Ajax exclaimed, covering his mouth.

The branch under Fred's finger trembled slightly, and slowly a green bud bulged out, then changed color and finally bloomed.

The pervasive floral scent became stronger.

"Erin, this..." Vesemir's eyes suddenly widened, contrary to his previous calmness.

Dante was stunned for a few seconds. After hearing Vesemir's voice, his face suddenly changed: "The soul of the Deer-Headed Demon is still in Fred's body!"

Fred's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he pulled his hand back abruptly as if he was stung by a soft flower bud.

"No," Ailin patted Fred on the shoulder, "Don't be afraid, you've been checked by the senior priests when we came back."

"It is impossible for the Deer-Headed Spirit to still have its soul in your body."

This was the only thing Ailin was very sure of. After all, the results of the expedition had already been announced, and the deer-headed demon must have been dead.

As for this element-like effect, it is most likely an element, the part that merged with Fred after the Deer-Headed Spirit was destroyed by Meliteli's amulet.

In fact, he discovered something unusual when the Deer-Headed Demon was just eliminated.

A small vine sprouted out from where Fred was lying, but at that time, it was not certain.

This kid Fred really turned a blessing in disguise.

"Did Fred also learn the language of the wild?" Clay looked at Fred enviously.

Fred was stunned: "What wild language?"

"I'll teach you in the next few days," Ailin interrupted Clay's slightly opened mouth, "Try again, is this the fastest speed..."

Fred followed what Alyn said and kept trying, but after only a few attempts, he felt dizzy.

As Ailin watched him experiment, he gave Fred an appraisal on impulse.

【Name: Fred】

【Loyalty: 100】

【属性：力量15（+1），敏捷11（+2），体质13（+1），感知19（+10），神秘27（+20）】

really.

Fred's strength, agility and physique should have increased in the past six months when he was traveling with Dante.

Perception and mystery are definitely what you gain when possessed by the Deer-Headed Spirit.

Gee...

Add twenty points of mystery at once.

To be honest, Ailin wanted to find another deer-headed spirit and let it possess him.

Of course, with his nearly 120 points of mystery, it is estimated that even if he is possessed, it will not increase many attributes. After all, possession is not essence liquid and purification spirit, which ignores level and attributes.

However, with Fred's current attributes, if he could find some essence and purification spirit, he would soon be able to reach the level of a master demon hunter in terms of mystery and perception.

“Perhaps, Fred should go in the direction of the Griffin School,” Arlin thought.

Originally, he was going to give the captain's medal to Hughes. After all, among Hughes, Bonte and Fred, Hughes had the best relationship with him, as their attributes were not much different.

But now, Fred, who has absorbed some growth factors, is a better choice.

"I feel a little dizzy." Fred's voice brought Arlin back to his senses.

He saw that Fred's face was pale. He had tried his best, but only three small yellow flowers bloomed. It was nothing compared to the long clusters of flowers on the branches of Ailin.

This was not only because Aelin's perception and magic power far exceeded his.

Ailin could sense that the natural fluctuations emitted by Fred, although essentially the same as his, were far from being "pure".

By analogy, it is as if the "concentration" of Fred's "growth factors" is only one tenth of that of Eileen.

“I don’t know when the Demon Hunting Notes will be able to update the elements column in the personal panel…” Ailin sighed in his heart.

He felt that the Demon Hunting Notes contained essential data, but it could not be revealed because of the so-called "knowing too much before reaching a certain level of strength is sometimes not a good thing."

only……

"What kind of existence can make the Demon Hunter's Notes so cautious that even the information related to the elements cannot be revealed or known..." Ailin was puzzled. "What kind of strength can be considered as 'reaching strength'? Is it enough to surpass 'limit and begin'?"

"Erin? How's it going?" Fred asked tentatively.

After Ailin came back to his senses, he smiled and said, "You are quite lucky. Go check on Hughes and Bonte first. When you come back, I will teach you another trick."
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The wards of Hughes, Bonte, Fury and Big Iron Shield were considerately placed together.

However, the group of people did not stay in the ward for long. They came out almost as soon as they entered.

Because Zeus, who was said to have woken up, fell into a deep sleep again after having dinner and changing his medicine.

"He heard the news and wanted to stay awake and wait for you to come," said an old lady named Gisela. "But after changing the medicine, I saw that he was a little tired, so I let him sleep first. Do you want to wake him up?"

The several demon hunters from the Wolf School naturally refused.

Although they would be returning to Kaer Morhen early tomorrow morning, the next time they would see each other sober would probably be after the autumnal equinox.

Bont and the two Drakenberg shield guards did not wake up either. Except for the shield guards who were seriously injured, Bont had no serious injuries. He was just in shock due to excessive blood loss.

Ailin also used identification on Hughes and Bont.

It's a pity that the two demon hunters only have some normal improvements in their attributes.

Obviously.

Not all suffering is rewarded.

Fred is a special case.

Although Bonte and Zeus did not wake up, they were not seriously injured and just needed recuperation. After leaving the ward, the group of demon hunters from the Wolf School were still a little depressed. They walked to the temple cafeteria in silence and had dinner casually.

Even Clay and Spencer, who had been clamoring for Erin and Fred to "demonstrate" the unique effects of "Voice of the Wild" a few more times before leaving, remained silent.

After dinner, Arryn, Vesemir, Dante, and Lysa, who had something to do with Ianna, went to the reception room as scheduled to wait for Tissaia de Vries.

What everyone didn’t expect was…

They waited in the reception room for a long time, but the person they waited for was not Tissaia de Vries...

(End of this chapter)