Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 322 Secondary Mutation

After Karakate, the grandmaster of the Cat School, spoke, the other schools of thought were not to be outdone.

Ned, a witcher from the Bear School, immediately stated that they needed apprentices who were physically strong and exceptionally gifted in strength.

Because the Bear School mostly uses heavy armor and heavy weapons, in actual combat they do not dodge or avoid attacks from many small monsters, but fight them head-on. Therefore, there are corresponding requirements for the strength and physique of the apprentices.

Previously, they couldn't find apprentices and could only make do with teaching all kinds of people. Now, faced with so many promising talents in the cult, they were naturally very tempted.

George of the Griffin School also believed that the Griffin School he taught needed to follow the traditions passed down from hundreds of years ago, and that it must be taught by virtuous and kind students, and that the techniques of the Griffin School should not be passed on to evil people, thus bringing shame upon the Griffin School.

Leto of the Viper School stated that they don't have many requirements for apprentices, but if possible, he hopes to recruit as many apprentices as possible into the Viper School.

This agile and strong man firmly believed that there is strength in numbers, and that one or two elites could not save a school of thought.

Wayne agreed to all their requests while maintaining the principle of fairness, without showing favoritism towards the Wolf School or the Griffin School, which he felt was more favorable.

Now that he has become the leader of the entire religious order, he must at least appear fair and impartial so that no one can find fault with him.

Moreover, compared to those cunning and treacherous clever people, most witchers are more straightforward and speak their minds. Although their words may sometimes be unpleasant to hear, they are still relatively easy to manage.

As someone who is not short of money, Wayne introduced a contribution point system into the Order. All Witchers serving in the Order can earn contribution points through teaching missions, combat missions, and various other missions, in addition to a fixed amount of contribution points each month.

These contribution points can be directly exchanged for gold coins, as well as for special items within the cult and for internal transactions between cult members.

To put it bluntly, based on Lord Wayne's standards, even the relatively simple teaching tasks assigned by the Order would yield contribution points that, when converted into gold coins, would be comparable to the income of some low-ranking nobles.

This is also the main reason why the Cat School, the Bear School, and the Lion School, which Wayne hired from the distant Kingdom of Zerekan through the Merchant Guild, were able to join the Order so easily and accept its management.

If the cult's welfare standards were applied to the outside world, countless talented people would be willing to join the cult, and it would even cause a huge uproar in the World Cup.

However, for Wayne, the only people he can trust right now, besides a few acquaintances, are the witcher apprentices he has trained since childhood and his fellow witchers who are themselves a vulnerable group.

He will not easily accept outsiders into the order until his own strength has grown to a certain level.

His past experience had taught him that the decline of a powerful organization often stemmed from internal corruption, and that even the strongest fortresses were breached from within.

After the welcome party, the members of the cult became acquainted with each other, and some members who had doubts saw the powerful strength of the Witcher cult, which strengthened their loyalty and cohesion.

Wayne's mission to rebuild the Witcher Order has also completed another small phase, reaching 6/10 of the progress, thanks to the successful gathering of all the Witcher schools. He has also gained two ability points and one thousand experience points.

Rebuilding the Witcher Order

Current progress: 6/10

Next stage reward: 1 Epic Chest, 1000 experience points.

However, Wayne was not satisfied with such gains. After the welcome dinner, he quickly arranged another big move for the Witcher Order.

Regarding the execution of the Witcher's secondary mutation.

After several successful experiments on the cat-like witcher Gatan, this research, which originated from Professor Thomas Morru, finally established a complete process. Under the premise of ensuring safety and stability, a secondary mutation that could significantly enhance the witcher's strength was developed.

Such achievements are not only due to Wayne's deep pockets, but also inseparable from the experience accumulated by Professor Thomas Molu and outstanding researchers like Ms. Siel.

Originally, he wanted his mentor, Vesemir, to be the first Witcher to conduct the secondary mutation experiment. However, Eskel objected, arguing that the old man was too old and that it would be better to choose from among the younger Witchers for safety reasons.

Although Wayne was quite confident, he didn't want to go against the wishes of his good brothers. After discussing it, they decided that Eskel would be the first to undergo the second mutation trial.

As a demon hunter with decades of experience, his body has fully adapted to the operation of chaotic magic and mutated organs, and is able to withstand the pressure brought by the second mutation.

Moreover, this secondary mutation technology is not free. According to the instructions issued by the cult, in order to undergo the secondary mutation trial, one must not only pay a huge amount of contribution points, but also work for the cult for more than three years, and there are also requirements for one's own strength and physical fitness.

Within the Order, only the Wolf School members and the Viper School's Letso, who joined at the very beginning of the Order's formation, meet these conditions.

Once the candidates were selected, the secondary mutation experiment began soon afterward.

However, to maintain secrecy, this experiment was not made public but was conducted secretly. Even Eskel himself did not know that the experiment took place in that mysterious research base.

Wayne used his access to the Mystic Lock to teleport him directly into the base, where he was then subjected to experiments by a disguised group including Sean.

Professor Thomas Molu's original experimental equipment had been optimized by Schill and replaced with new equipment, since it was almost a hundred years old and its safety and precision needed to be improved.

In the game, Geralt is able to undergo a second mutation safely and without side effects. Besides marveling at his talent, the protagonist's aura also plays a significant role.

The experiment went smoothly, and that afternoon, when Wayne appeared before the Witchers with Eskel, who had undergone the second mutation, all the Witchers were astonished.

As experienced witchers, everyone could clearly sense that Eskel's strength had increased. It wasn't just the visible changes in his body; even his sense of chaotic magic allowed them to clearly perceive the difference between Eskel before and after the experiment.

Seeing the surprised looks on everyone's faces, Wayne smiled, patted Eskel on the shoulder, and had him demonstrate his improved strength on the training field before speaking:

"Gentlemen, the Order's first experiment with secondary mutation has been quite successful."

"After professional testing, Mr. Eskel of the Wolf School has seen his strength and speed increase by about 50%, the activity of his chaotic magic power by 30%, and his resistance to Witcher potions has increased significantly, more than doubling."

"According to our experts' analysis, the direction of combat ability enhancement brought about by the secondary mutation of each school is different, but in any case, this is a qualitative leap for the strength of us Witchers."

"If secondary mutations can be applied to all Witchers..."

"This will undoubtedly greatly increase everyone's survival ability and make our order more prosperous."

After hearing Wayne's words, the demon hunters present all showed slightly excited expressions.

They were all somewhat skeptical of Wayne's claim about the secondary mutation.

Faced with the reality, they put aside their worries and, unanimously, felt a greater longing for the Witcher's second mutation.

(End of this chapter)