The Divine Hunter

late at night.

A cave outside Novigrad.

The strange night wind whistled, the torches changed lightly and darkly, and the reflection on the wall sometimes looked like a ferocious beast that was about to attack, and sometimes it looked like a crumbling candlelight.

A tall figure stood in the middle.

The sound of the wind and the hurried incantation became louder and louder, and the entire cave began to shake, as if a natural disaster had come, before the end of the world.

At a certain moment, the incantation stopped abruptly,

A slender crane shadow descended from the sky, with a long beak like a shuttle, and its wings pulsing like iron oars, emitting a crisp long chirp, and fiercely pounced on the figure.

However, the beak has not yet reached the target.

A huge and terrifying octopus suddenly jumped out from behind the figure and rushed towards the face, its tentacles covered with suckers entangled it tightly, and its arms and legs wriggled like springs...

The reflections of thousands of tentacles waved on the wall.

"Rah ah ah ah".

After a terrifying chewing sound.

Everything is silent.

Roy took a deep breath, a flash of contentment flashed in his strange-colored pupils, and sat cross-legged in the center of the pale hexagram circle drawn by the leopard-shaped statue and the evil spirit dust in a meditative posture.

The spirit sinks into the template,

"You devoured the evil spirit crane, experience value +340, witcher lv9 (6540/6500)."

"The evil spirits summoned are getting stronger and stronger... It's getting harder and harder to swallow. It's time to pause for a while."

Roy concentrated on the "+" sign after the level.

The experience value is full, whether to upgrade the level.

Yes!

"Shh-"

Witcher lv9→lv10 (40/8500)

Main attribute will +2: 21→23

"The experience difference of each level has been increased from 1000 to 2000. It seems that it will increase every 5 levels. It will become more and more difficult to upgrade in the future."

After the upgrade, another explanation was attached, which made his mood even more complicated.

You have acquired the skill-

Greed (passive curing): Your witcher level has reached the first stage, and low-quality souls can no longer meet the upgrade requirements - life with experience less than 10 will not provide you with any experience points. But will restore your health and mana equally (can stack to heal minor injuries). "

"Hey, so, you can no longer upgrade the level of poultry and livestock by killing ordinary beasts..." Although Roy hadn't gained experience like this for a long time, he couldn't help shaking his head and smiled bitterly, "From now on, if you want to level up, you must at least kill them. Headwater ghost, or kill someone."

But the compensatory function at the back made his eyes shine.

"It's not bad for low-level souls to restore health and magic power... There is an additional path for healing and endurance, a backup option when the mountains and rivers are exhausted."

His attention continued to move downward. It had been several months since he took the herbal decoction for the second time, and some of his lower attributes had also grown naturally.

Roy

Age: 16

Status: Demon Hunter of the Viper School, Demon Hunter of the Flying Lion School, Honorary Member of the Wolf School, Knight of Lake Vizima, Member of the Brotherhood of Demon Hunters

Life: 310

Mana: 290

Attributes:

Strength: 14.5→15

Agility: 15→15.5

Constitution: 23

Perception: 11.5→12

Will: 23

Charisma: 9

Spirit: 21

...

Slaughter lv7, Observation LV2, Meditation LV8, Crossbow Specialization LV2, Long Sword Specialization LV2, Alchemy lv3, Witcher Seal LV3, Witcher Senses LV1→lv2,

Griffin Sect Secret Technique lv6: At this stage, you have mastered the variation of the seal, the flapping of the seal, and the double seal.

Blood of the Ancients (passive cure), grass trial (passive cure), greed (passive cure).

...

"The remaining 1 skill point and 1 attribute point."

Roy pondered for a moment. He just passed through the mouth of Geron Moru not long ago and learned that meditation has incredible abilities after reaching the top level, and his meditation attainments are no less than that of the 300-year-old Vesemir.

Skill points are naturally not used for other purposes.

Mind a move.

Meditation lv8→lv9

Constitution: 23→23.5

Life: 310→315

Spirit: 21→21.5

Mana: 290→295

Activation: Your awareness of meditation has reached the pinnacle of reaching deep into its essence.

Through a complete round of meditation (5 hours), you get a chance to "activate", and after using it, you can quickly restore 50%→60% of mana and life. This effect can heal mild and moderate injuries.

Note: Activations do not stack and will automatically disappear within a day.

...

"Boom!"

A loud noise suddenly erupted in Roy's mind, his pupils dilated, and his body was light, like a snake with its skin removed, and an inexplicable excitement rose in his heart.

It seems that there is the singing of stubborn stones, the light dance of the wind, and the laughter of running water lingering in my ears.

Then, the surrounding light gradually faded, and he did not meditate, but somehow entered the meditation horizon.

He heard the slow, steady friction of chaotic energy, realizing it was how the elements communicated across space and time.

The colorful element particles are like lively swimming fish, waving their tails and cruising in the pitch-black void.

The four elemental planes that hovered in the sky in the distance were suddenly pulled in front of them from a distance.

In front of you, the alternating hot and cold, and the seasons change, are performed at a high speed in the space the size of four mirrors.

And he saw the four world spirits in the plane, screaming and screaming: the round earth spirit, the ball-like lightning-like Dijing, the blue and translucent water spirit, and the fire monster surrounded by flames.

When he reached out to touch these legendary species, it all suddenly disappeared.

In the dark meditation void, a pale yellow light group emerged.

Roy stared at the light group, and an unusual sense of familiarity came to his mind. There seemed to be some kind of bond between him and the light group.

Is this Leto meditating?

Roy thought of a lifetime, and immediately greeted him.

However, before he could touch the light group, his eyes suddenly became bright and dim.

"Shh-"

The sky and the earth changed color, and the light of the torches swayed overhead.

In the dark cave, the cold night wind blew on his cheeks.

He returned to the real world, and his face was suddenly lost. That magical experience was really intoxicating.

"The ninth-level meditation is a little bit closer to the realm of Grandmaster Elan, and cannot be used for contact."

But he is already satisfied, the next time he upgrades, he will be able to reach the tenth level, which is probably the one who has never come!

...

The gaze turns to the attribute point - will: 23→24.

This time he upgraded, a total of 3 points of willpower attribute improvement did not give him much feeling, but the air around him seemed to become more stagnant. Of course, the will-related shock, deterrence, and suppression capabilities are sharper.

...

The mind turned to the occupation template - bound weapons.

Roy grabbed it from the void.

A pair of yellow-gray delicate hand crossbow appeared in the palm, the crossbow body was warm like flesh and blood, and it was solid.

Gabriel

(For the seventh enhancement, please choose one of the five existing enhancements to strengthen (excluding guide arrows).)

Enchanting—

Guiding Arrow (Enhanced): Actively infuse 20 points of magic power, and shoot an arrow driven by magic power. The effective range and penetration power are moderately improved, the arrow will lock on your target, and automatically make a 45-degree angle during flight. direction adjustment.

Simplify, Blink, Stun Arrow, Giant's Wrath.

...

Roy shook his head regretfully. After the Kayle Siren attack was upgraded last time, the hand crossbow only received a guide arrow enhancement.

Still no new enchantments this time around.

Could it be that there is a limit to the number of enchantments because of the material of the weapon?

Thinking too much is useless, focus on the present moment.

The ability to simplify is enhanced, and there is a high probability that the automatic winding time of the hand crossbow will be further shortened. With Roy's current agile response, it is a waste.

And if the flickering increases, there is a high probability that the magic power consumption of each raid will be reduced, but his own magic power is close to 300 points, and the magic power reserve of "activating" 60% is enough to deal with most battles, so I will not consider it for the time being.

The stun arrow is enhanced, it should increase the stun time...

Wrath of the Giants continues to increase range and penetration.

Today, the hand crossbow is already a vital part of his long-range means. Because of its low cost, no mana consumption, and high physical explosiveness, its importance even exceeds that of Igni Fury and Alder Tremor. The most direct power is should be placed in the first sequence.

Roy made up his mind-

Giant's Wrath (Enhanced): Gabriel extracts and absorbs the special organization of Cyclops, the effective shooting distance is permanently increased by 50→70 meters, and the pulling force is increased by 60→80 pounds.

The pulling force is 120→140 pounds, and the effective range is 123→143 meters.

...

"That's right," Gabriel threw it lightly in his hand, taking back the space, "Now even the mail will shoot through you!"

...

He stretched out his hand again, and a long sword appeared in his slender and powerful palm. The middle of the blade as smooth as autumn water was inlaid with five delicate star-shaped runes in a semi-circle.

Steel Sword - Guvisher

(After the seventh enhancement, please choose one of the six enchantments to enhance (excluding suppression))

Enchanting—

Cycle, Ignite, Thrash, Teleport, Glutton.

Suppression (Strengthening): Your will reaches 20 points, and you begin to further interfere with reality, wielding Guvisher, and the will to kill will use the blade as a medium to exert dual interference of mind and body on the enemy——

The willpower of your enemies is not higher than that of your enemies, and will continue to be suppressed by the will to kill, the physical fitness will decrease in all directions, from small to medium, and the consumption of concentration will increase, making it easier to be distracted in the battle and fall into negative states such as tension, fear, and tremors .

Suppression ignores any defenses and gradually increases as the battle continues.

...

This time, Roy didn't hesitate too much, and chose gluttony, and the long sword suddenly released a dark light, as if he kept breathing flames.

When the flame was extinguished, the blade reflected a mysterious and beautiful liquid luster. There was an extra one at the tail of the original five star-shaped runes, and the six runes formed the prototype of ouroboros.

Gluttony (Enhanced): Guvisher inherited some of the abilities of Boiler, and every time he deals damage to the target, he can devour a small part of his life force and store it in the blade.

When the storage reaches the upper limit, all 5→6 star runes will light up.

The sword bearer can launch a powerful blood-colored sword qi.

Or consume all runes to heal your own injuries, restore 25→30% of your health, and heal minor injuries.

...

The blood-colored sword qi triggered by the original gluttony has been able to turn the high-level vampire Grufid to the head.

Now, Roy has the confidence to cut through the dragon's leather and keel with one sword, and cut the petrified lizards, gliding lizards and other sub-dragon species in two.

...

For the silver sword Arrondette, he made the same choice, strengthening gluttony.

At this point, the upgrade journey has come to an end.

Roy glanced at the dark night outside the cave, stretched out, and instantly teleported to a large soft bed covered with a purple eiderdown on the second floor of a bungalow in the Gildorf district of Nuocheng.

"Meow!" Goerfin meowed in grievance and surprise, escaped the suffocating turbulent waves, and hid behind its master.

A lazy female voice with a faint nasal voice rang out.

"Where did you go at night, let's hear it, you won't be punished if you say it well..."

"Um...I..."

"Come here soon!"

A catkin stretched out the quilt and dragged the witcher over.

"Well--"

...

The next morning.

With two huge dark circles under his eyes, Roy, who was a little light on his feet, quickly escaped from the sorceress's boudoir and came to Gawain's house.

The scene at seven or eight o'clock.

The school was the busiest time, and the children who had finished their morning training were sitting on the three rectangular tables in the courtyard eating breakfast and chatting in an orderly manner.

After the thirty newcomers, the liveliness of the place is comparable to that of the market in Novigrad. Of course, there are not so many chaotic cattle calls and lame musicians.

Roy unceremoniously sneaked into the table to eat breakfast while observing the newcomer.

After the orientation meeting and two days of getting along, the newcomers were still a little cautious, but under the hype of Carl's five little animals, their performance was much better than the first day.

In addition to Roy, several other big men are also listed: Vesemir, Leto, Geralt, Kayan, Owl, Serret... Either the bachelor or his girlfriend is far away, and he lives in the newly built building on weekdays In classrooms.

The rest, such as Lambert, Escal, Oaks, Aiden, and Roy, spent the night with their concubine and didn't come back until normal school hours.

...

After breakfast.

Fifty children spread out in several directions.

After a year of orthodox education, he continued to receive Geralt's cultural guidance in the old classroom. Although this guy didn't have a few drops of ink in his stomach, he couldn't say anything pretty, but his age was there, and he didn't have the slightest bit of basic writing and common sense. question.

After a few years, when the seven students were more solid, the witchers considered sending them to Oxenfurt University.

Thirty freshmen, in newly built classrooms just outside the fence, taking Kayan's Northland Common Language...literacy is the foundation of everything, not to mention that 90 percent of them are illiterate.

And the homeless have this good, know how to cherish and be grateful... Even in the face of Kaiyan, who is terrifying on the outside and almost disfigured, they are respectful and respect from the heart.

This is something that Kayane enjoys.

...

Leto instructed Vicky, Renee, and Conrad in basic alchemy lessons in the alchemy workshop. The three elementary school apprentices under ten years old have been able to independently refine more than ten kinds of potions, such as marigold potion, As well as medicines to treat basic diseases such as colds, fever, and cough.

They also often go to Gersvid's Pharmacy to assist Cantila.

The precocious Vicky takes the pharmacist as her life goal.

When they were a few years older, about twelve years old, they would either go to the Ellander Meritelli Temple to study with old Mammy Nannick, or they would go to the Gersvid Pharmacy's branches in other cities to work as assistants.

The witchers have already discussed the best location for a branch of the apothecary—Lon Essett, the capital of Cowell and Povis, a bustling city that has never been hit by war.

However, the number of demon hunters is currently limited, and if there is no manpower to go to the out-of-town pharmacy to sit in town, it will have to wait.

...

Under the simple wooden canopy, Vesemir is wearing a thick gray cotton apron, demonstrating for the two young apprentices Quintas and Fyodor.

After a few months of apprenticeship as a blacksmith, the two children were obviously stronger, especially their arms were thicker than their peers.

As the direct disciples of the old man and blacksmiths trained by the witcher, they have just started their forging skills. The main task at present is to use bellows to blow air and do some chores. They are still far away from qualified swordsmiths, armorers, etc. Long way to go.

...

Serrit stood in the bare field outside the fence, instructing Oreo, Terry, and Beam, three boys whose boots were covered in mud, how to accelerate the corn stalks to rot and fertilize the fields.

Throughout the year, they contracted the vegetables in the entire school's daily diet.

Most of the harvest went to the school children, and the rest of the corn and green beans were used to please Wirth in the stable, and the horses of Skopion.

The short bow and trap skills that they usually practiced hard have also come in handy. They often follow the teacher into the nearby woods at night to hunt small animals such as rabbits and add food.

...

Roy turned to the wooden comb pile under the willow tree, and the eldest of the five little brats was blowing spittle at Phryus.

"We have already identified seven reserve witcher apprentices from the fourteen new boys... We have checked repeatedly, and these seven new boys are very interested in swordsmanship, fighting, and monsters."

"The horror stories of water ghosts, little fog demons, evil ghosts, and corrupt demons all failed to scare them away."

"They envy my amber pupils and my superb skills, because I was bullied when I was wandering in the past, and I have an urgent desire to become stronger."

"And judging from the morning training in the past two days, although they have poor physical fitness due to the hard life in the past, their will is still firm."

Karl held his head high, his small hands on the back of his waist, and circled around the teacher like a master of the world.

"I promise, with just a little guidance from you, they will all step into the way of the witcher!"

"Half the proportion..." The owl took the sunglasses on his nose, his gray-green pupils glowed with admiration, and touched the disciple's little head, "Nice job, little monkey, after these seven children start training, I will be very careful. Reward you!"

"Would you like me to join the Witcher Brotherhood?" Carl begged, looking at Owl and Roy, "I also want to discuss important matters with the teachers!"

The cat vulture slapped the disciple on the forehead, "Is one thousand water ghosts enough to kill?"

Carl pursed his mouth and wanted to cry.

"Stop pretending! I'll reward you for learning something new, a new seal..."

The boy immediately burst into laughter, grabbed the vulture's hand and shook it, happily accompanying his four companions to train swordsmanship.

Roy looked around the buildings inside and outside the fence. The entire Gawain's house was almost perfect. The only thing missing at present was a medicine garden that cultivated rare plants. Counting the time, it was not long before the January period in Mossak. It's almost time for the druid to arrive.