The Witcher: Make Witcher Great Again

Chapter 364

The warm sunlight shone on the little griffin soaring with outstretched wings, casting a small shadow on the ground.

Cassia chased after her happily.

But she was too young and not known for her physical abilities.

Gradually, it was left behind by the little griffin.

However, seeing that Cassia hadn't followed, the clever little creature didn't just fly around aimlessly on its own. Instead, it flapped its wings and returned to Cassia's side.

It circled the little girl a few times before finally landing on Cassia's head.

The little girl giggled, took the little ball of fluff off her head, and rubbed it against her face.

The little griffin also nuzzled against Cassia affectionately.

Although the two little ones hadn't known each other for long, their relationship quickly grew closer.

Seeing how happy they were, Lynn realized he didn't need to worry about them anymore, so he turned to Mossack and asked.

"Master, how is it?"

Two hours earlier, Lynn had accompanied Mossack on a thorough inspection of the land he had chosen last year.

“You’re right. This land isn’t suitable for farming. Forcibly cultivating it would only be a waste of effort.”

"But the gods are just; while they close one door for you, they also leave a window open."

Lynn gave in: "Please speak Common Tongue, Master."

"The land beneath our feet has a better use than farming."

Mossack stopped being the riddle-maker, stroked his beard, and continued.

“I’ve seen it before; there’s a large vein of refined gold in these mountains.”

"A vein of refined gold?"

Lynn was taken aback.

He still remembers his first time descending the mountain with Geralt, thanks to Istrad, and arriving in Mahakam.

The weapons produced in Mahakam are famous not only because the dwarves and gnomes have more advanced forging techniques than humans, but also because they can forge adamantite weapons.

Of course, apart from the sword that Elder Brovar gave him, most of the adamantite weapons never leave Mahakam.

And now, it turns out there are actually fine gold veins deep in the Blue Mountains, and Mossack said there are quite a lot of them.

Lynn originally thought that if he could have half the mineral resources of the Kingdom of Kowell and Bovis, he would be laughing in his sleep.

A fine gold vein?

If this gets out, it will definitely cause a huge uproar.

……

When Lynn and Mossack returned from the depths of the Blue Mountains to Kaer Morhen Castle, it was already late at night.

Cassia got tired of playing and fell fast asleep on Lynn's back.

The little griffin, exhausted from flying all day, huddled in Lynn's pouch, only its little head peeking out.

The others had already eaten dinner and went about their own business.

Only Tissaya waited for them in the castle hall and even left them food.

Tissaya took Cassia from Lynn's back and carried her away.

Only Lynn and Mossack remained, enjoying their meal at the long table.

After running around with Lynn all day, the Druid Master was starving and wolfed down his food without even realizing it.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Lynn said goodbye to Mossack and returned to his room.

He stood and rested for a while until the feeling of fullness subsided, then picked up the huge sword blank and performed a few sword techniques.

This was his room, not a training ground, so he dared not make any big movements for fear of tearing the house down.

Even so, this massive iron block was enough to remind Lynn just how powerful he had become after his upgrade.

Lynn was satisfied with his current strength; this was the strength a superhuman should have.

Lynn placed the sword blank against the corner of the wall, sat back down in his chair, and fell into deep thought.

Mossack's advice during the day was correct.

Now that a large vein of refined gold has been discovered deep within the Blue Mountains, this place is clearly no longer suitable for growing crops.

Therefore, Lynn kept thinking about this problem on the way back.

Now, he has come to the conclusion:
He could establish a Witcher workshop on that land to secretly produce adamant weapons, which would then be used exclusively by future Witcher chapters.

It just so happens that no matter which school of witchers, the weapon they are best at using is the sword, and swords are easily worn out on the battlefield.

Replacing it with Jingangjing can make up for this disadvantage.

In fact, Lynn had considered having the Witcher band abandon swords and switch to spears when they formed their future band. Anyone who has practiced with a spear knows that those who wield spears are more likely to defeat those who use swords.

However, there is a premise here, which is that both parties are ordinary human beings.

However, the enhanced secondary mutation after the improvement significantly strengthened the Witcher, so much so that the enhanced Witcher finally resembled a superhuman.

Since they are extraordinary beings, they cannot be measured by the standards of ordinary people.

Although each school of thought strengthens itself in different directions during the secondary mutation, they all enhance their respective strengths to a level beyond that of ordinary people.

For example, take the Viper School. After undergoing a second mutation, the Viper School's Witchers have their agility, nerve reflexes, and poison resistance greatly enhanced.

Strength, physique, and endurance have all been slightly improved.

So how does it perform in actual combat?

Just before Lynn returned, Oakes and Serret, in order to test their physical abilities, engaged in a real battle against a mixed team of dwarves under Yarpan and Zoltan, and elves who had been rescued earlier.

As a result, everyone on the opposing team said they couldn't even see Oakes and Serret's movements clearly, let alone keep up with their reactions.

Therefore, Lynn believed that it was more appropriate for the Witcher to continue using his preferred weapon than to abandon his sword for a gun.

Of course, since Witchers generally lack weapons for ranged combat, he plans to start now by adding the usage of the two pieces of equipment to the Witchers' daily training.

They are a crossbow and a tower shield, respectively.

More precisely, he plans to add heavy crossbows and tower shields to the Wolf School, Bear School, Griffin School, and Manticore School.

In his home world, there was already a unit called the Giant Shield Crossbowman.

The so-called giant shield crossbowman is someone who uses a support to stabilize a large shield, then hides behind the shield to fire and reload.

Witchers from the Wolf School, Bear School, Griffin School, and Manticore School all experienced moderate to significant enhancements in strength, physique, and stamina.

They could fire a heavy crossbow that normally required two hands to operate with just one hand.

Although the firing rate of a crossbow cannot compare with that of a bow, the bow is much more difficult to use and requires more training time, and with the protection of a large shield, its defensive capabilities are certainly much higher.

As for the Viper School and the Cat School, Lynn envisioned light crossbows and small round shields for them.

On the one hand, the Viper School and the Cat School did not gain as much enhancement in strength, physique, and stamina as the Witcher brothers from other schools;
On the other hand, Lynn does not intend to mix the Viper School and the Cat School with the other schools of Witcher brothers.

Because of the high mobility of the Viper School and the Cat School, they should have battlefields where they can better utilize their strengths, namely special terrain warfare such as mountains and jungles.

Therefore, light crossbows and small round shields, which emphasize flexibility, are more suitable for them.

The equipment issue is now resolved.

He also has another worry.

How to persuade...the former dean to continue helping me improve the grass trial.

He knew, of course, that Tissaya had only just undergone a second mutation for him, and it wouldn't be appropriate to continue asking her to work for him now...

I also know about the Trials of the Green Grasses... especially the improvements made to the Trials of the Green Grasses by each school, which are massive projects that take a lot of time and effort.

But if Tisaya leaves Kaer Morhen Castle after this winter, it won't be easy to bring her back next time.
Moreover, the Grass Trial can do without anyone, but not without Tisaya.

After all, she is one of the most powerful sorceresses in the world.

Her powerful magic was only one aspect; another was her vast amount of knowledge.

She is both the former headmaster of the Academy of Aretusa and a high-ranking core member of the Brotherhood of Warlocks.

The treasure trove of knowledge in her mind far surpasses any library in the world.

To put it simply, Mossack and Agnes are both pieces of the puzzle in improving the Trial of the Grasses, but Tessaia is the most important piece.

Only with her participation can the trial of improving the grass have a chance of success.

But what should we do?

Lynn rubbed his temples.

Should we talk to her about our ideals again?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that besides making empty promises, there really isn't any good solution.

Although she wasn't a noblewoman, her status ensured that she wouldn't be disrespected wherever she went.

Needless to say, gold is even more valuable.

If Tessaia were to say one day, "I'm not interested in money," then she truly meant it.

The only thing that can attract such a person to her is her ideals.

Thinking this, Lynn took off her clothes and lay down on the bed.

I plan to have a proper talk with the former dean tomorrow morning.

Just as he blew out the candle and closed his eyes, suddenly, Tissaya's voice came from outside the door.

"Lynn, are you asleep?"

(End of this chapter)