Chapter 3: Mission System

Mission system?

Hearing this system prompt, Wayne felt a surge of joy. However, he didn't immediately try to understand the system, but instead solemnly placed the School of the Wolf medallion around his neck, stood up, bowed slightly to the old Witcher, and said with a serious expression:

"Thank you, Master Vesemir. I will not let you down."

The old Witcher stared at the School of the Wolf medallion around Wayne's neck for a few seconds before sighing and saying:

"Child, our School of the Wolf follows the path of neutrality. The meaning of becoming a Witcher is to eliminate monsters, not to use our own power to meddle in secular power struggles."

"My expectation for you is not for you to become a powerful or influential Witcher; I hope you can live safely, live for hundreds of years."

"Rather than dying prematurely because of some momentary struggle."

The path of neutrality, huh?

Wayne nodded thoughtfully; this was indeed the way of conduct for Witchers of the School of the Wolf.

Both were silent for a few seconds, and Wayne took the opportunity to start checking the mission system he had just obtained.

A few dozen seconds later, he suddenly realized. No wonder that for the past month or so, whether it was practicing skills or upgrading skills, his Witcher profession hadn't gained a single point of experience.

It turned out that to gain experience points, one had to complete Witcher missions.

And only by obtaining the school medallion and becoming a true Witcher would the mission system be activated.

His 'golden finger' could finally be considered to have truly started functioning.

According to the mission system's description, Witcher missions are divided into four levels: Ordinary, Expert, Master, and Epic.

Each level of mission is divided according to its difficulty, and the rewards obtained upon completing the mission are completely different.

Besides this, regardless of the difficulty of the mission, he can accept at most one mission per day, and the mission list can hold at most ten different missions.

Thinking of this, Wayne looked up at the old Witcher, who had already adjusted his mood and was preparing to teach Signs, and suddenly said:

"Master, can I ask you for a favor?"

Vesemir looked at Wayne for a few seconds with his murky vertical pupils. He was an elder with quite a good temper and was not a strict teacher.

"What is it, child? Are you troubled by something?"

Wayne weighed his words and said with a hint of request:

"For the upcoming Sign practice, could you set a goal for me in the form of a mission, and then, after I complete the goal, give me a small reward?"

"For example, a book, some alchemy materials, or even just verbal praise would be fine."

The old Witcher was baffled by this request and asked in an inquisitive tone:

"Child, can you tell me the reason for doing this?"

Wayne pretended to scratch his head innocently, as if he were just a youth wanting praise, and said with a shy expression:

"I feel that if you set a goal for me, I will have more motivation to learn, and my efficiency will be higher."

"Please, Master, if you set a training goal for me every day, you will also be able to clearly feel my progress, right?"

Faced with this inexplicable request, Vesemir only deliberated for a few seconds before agreeing.

Having spent so much time together, Wayne discovered that the old Witcher, aside from liking to preach and being rather old-fashioned and conservative, was actually an old man who liked children very much.

Not only was he painstaking and unreserved in the process of teaching him, but for him, the only minor currently in the School of the Wolf, he could even be said to be a bit doting.

Vesemir stroked his beard and then said:

"How about this, child."

"If you can successfully cast five types of Signs during today's training, I will give you a reward."

As the old Witcher's voice fell, Wayne immediately heard the system's prompt sound.

Mission triggered.

【Training Mission】: Successfully cast five types of Signs during training, Ordinary level.

Do you accept?

Wayne did not hesitate and immediately accepted this mission. With his acceptance, this mission appeared in his mission list in text form, making it convenient for him to check at any time.

This discovery made him very happy. The Witcher system was related to the growth of his future strength and was his reliance for being able to survive in this dangerous and barbaric era.

Now that he had discovered how to accept missions, his strength would definitely grow faster.

Thinking of this, Wayne revealed a joyful smile, looked at his master, and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Master. With this goal, I feel full of energy."

Vesemir didn't know his little thoughts, but seeing the sincere smile on his face, his mood was also infected and inexplicably became better.

A smile appeared on the old man's face unconsciously as he said:

"Alright, child, it's time to start today's Sign training."

Hearing this, Wayne immediately sat up straight. He took every training session very seriously and never slacked off or was lazy.

As a sports student, past experience told him that if one wasn't diligent enough in daily training, it would be impossible to succeed when it really mattered.

As the old saying goes, sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in wartime; one minute on stage, ten years of work off stage—these all speak to this principle.

Moreover, Signs are crucial to a Witcher's strength. It can be said that without Signs and various functional Witcher potions, a Witcher would be no different from an ordinary swordsman.

"Child, there are five types of Signs frequently used by Witchers of the School of the Wolf."

"You have learned them before; now answer me, which five Signs are they?"

For this question, Wayne didn't even need to think and blurted out directly.

"Fire Sign, Igni."

"Defense Sign, Quen."

"Mind control, Axii."

"Mind blast, Aard."

"Magic trap, Yrden."

Vesemir nodded and then added with some emotion:

"These five Signs can all be cast with one hand, which doesn't affect our use of swordplay, but there is actually a two-handed Sign that is not commonly used."

"Heliotrop, a Sign capable of defending against spells cast by mages."

"However, this Sign is relatively difficult to cast. After you have completely mastered these five one-handed Signs, I will teach it to you."

"Come, child, successfully cast all five of these Signs."

"This will still be a bit difficult for you; my missions are not that easy to complete."

Hearing this, Wayne immediately stood up and walked to the center of the training ground.

The way Witchers cast spells is different from that of sorcerers, druids, and wizards.

Those spellcasters are people born with the talent for magic, favored by Chaos Magic.

They release magic more by using their own spirit and the magic power within their bodies, like deploying troops and using four ounces to move a thousand pounds, mobilizing the surrounding Chaos Magic to form powerful magic.

This method of casting has very high requirements for the environment; the richer the surrounding Chaos Magic, the more powerful their spells.

This is why, once they encounter Dimeritium or Dimeritium bombs, they become useless, except for a few natural Sources.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 4 =====