The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 332: Careless, didn’t dodge

With the magic potion enhancement, alchemical bombs, and teammates, clearing the Castle of Etnir is as easy and simple as clearing Zhou Ben.

This also further confirms Lynn's previous guess, that demon hunters are actually more suitable for team combat than lone wolves.

With a long lifespan, stronger self-healing ability than ordinary people, and the bonus provided by potions, even if the witcher is not a super soldier, he is actually more suitable to be a soldier than ordinary humans.

A single demon hunter would indeed be killed under siege, but a group of hundreds or thousands of demon hunters would be enough to easily defeat an enemy five or ten times their number.

The only drawback in this cleanup of Etnir Castle was that after Lynn gained the "Strong Brick Flying" feat, his strength increased greatly, and the sword Gourvesir produced in Mahakam was not as easy to use as before.

It took most of the day to clean up the entire Castle of Etnir. Lynn and Ged killed all the human-faced monster birds in the castle and burned all the eggs left by the monsters.

However, the castle needs to be cleaned before they can move in, but that is not something the two of them should consider.

On the way back, Lynn contacted Triss using the voice box.

"Triss, are you there?"

"I've handed the person over to Foltest. He's currently negotiating with King Vizimir. Don't worry, you won't miss out on any benefits."

"That's not the matter... I just want to ask if there are any taboos about feeding griffins."

"Griffin?"

Then, Lynn told Triss that he had picked up a griffin cub.

Triss was amazed.

She had always wanted a griffin, too.

Not only can it be used as a more convenient means of transportation than a horse, the griffin can also assist in combat.

And in terms of energy consumption, the griffin is much more energy-efficient than the golem.

This is why most warlocks only use golems as guards to protect laboratories or secret rooms, and rarely bring golems into battle.

It's okay when it's in dormant state, but once it moves, the energy consumed is astronomical.

Even legendary warlocks like Alzu and Cosimo prefer to summon monsters or elemental creatures rather than fight with golems.

It’s a pity that griffin eggs are basically hard to come by in the market, which is also related to the characteristics of griffins.

Griffins are always good at hiding their nests. Even if they are discovered by hunters, if they realize they cannot escape unscathed, they will destroy the eggs at all costs.

Therefore, even among warlocks, there are very few who can ride a griffin.

If it were anyone else, Triss would have made an offer by now.

But because it was Lynn, Triss was too embarrassed to speak.

Talking about money with Lynn felt like an insult.

So Triss put the matter aside and told Lynn in detail how to feed the griffin, how many meals a day, what to eat, and the diet, including taboos and precautions.

Lynn was deeply moved and decided to wait until the little guy grew up and let Triss sit on the little guy's back to experience the feeling of an eagle soaring in the sky.

……

"What are your plans next?"

On the boat returning to Tursec Castle, Lynn, who was free anyway, came to play Gwent with Gede and asked.

"Hmm." Ged placed a Hemdall on the table. It was a hero card with a full 11 points of power. "I've already collected so much bounty, I won't have to worry about food and clothing anytime soon. The Skellige Islands aren't prejudiced against witchers, so I plan to stay a while longer."

Lynn nodded.

Use the effect of the leader card "Foltest: Siege King" to double the combat power of all your siege units.

This time, the points of the cards on his field far exceeded those of his opponent.

Ged looked at the two cards in his hand, cursed, and threw the cards on the table.

"You win again."

"Are you coming again?"

Gerd shook his head like a rattle. "Playing cards with you is like playing cards with the gambling god Quint. Are you really not cheating?"

"Of course, it's just luck. Luck, you know?"

"I don't understand. I just know that I can never play Gwent with you again."

Lin En didn't comment and continued, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's get down to business. Would you like to get a job that's both respected and well-paid?"

Gerd thought about it.

"You mean that witcher school you mentioned earlier?"

"It's great that you still remember."

"Well, since you mentioned this, I'll listen to your detailed explanation."

So Lin En told her his plan:
He wants to build a witcher school that includes all schools deep in the Blue Mountains. The sorceresses of Aretuza Academy will provide them with help and improve their survival rate in the Trial of the Grass.

They will abandon the law of accidents that is hated by the world and instead secretly sponsor orphanages around the world.

These orphanages will take in children who have been abandoned due to war, natural disasters, or simply because there are too many mouths to feed at home.

They will select those with outstanding abilities and moral character and train them as apprentices of demon hunters.

Lynn planned to follow the model of the Astartes and the mortal auxiliary army and establish an army that was also mainly composed of demon hunter regiments and supplemented by ordinary soldiers.

At this point, some people may have questions:

Even the protagonist White Wolf in White Wolf's Search for His Family, who was already at the top level among demon hunters, could be stabbed to death by a pitchfork.

Can ordinary demon hunters who are not as good as White Wolf really go to the battlefield and compete with Astartes?

Here is some explanation:
First of all, it is true that Geralt the White Wolf was stabbed to death with a pitchfork during the Rivia Massacre, but there is actually another hidden story behind it.

It was mentioned in the CG cutscene of The Witcher 2 that Geralt had killed dozens of people before he was killed, and he could still kill dozens more.

But he suddenly stopped because he saw a young man standing in front of him, and his heart softened. As a result, he was careless and did not dodge, which created the legend that "the pitchfork is a weapon for the witcher."

Secondly, although the strength of ordinary demon hunters is indeed not as good as that of Astartes, the Astartes face all kinds of enemies every day. The strength of demon hunters is worse than that of Astartes, but the enemies of demon hunters are worse than the enemies of Astartes.

Finally, and most importantly, the establishment of the Demon Hunter Regiment means that from now on, Demon Hunters will no longer fight alone, but will work in a team.

A regiment can be divided into ten companies, and each company can be further divided into ten squads, so as to be able to respond more flexibly to the ever-changing battlefield environment.

(End of this chapter)