Chapter 326: Vesemir's Love

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Although everyone could feel that Eskel's strength had a quite large improvement, without trying it personally, some people still had doubts about the effect of the secondary mutation.

After all, from the old Witcher Order period to now, more than two hundred years had passed.

The survival means of existing witchers were almost all passed down from the Order period in the past.

And after the Order disbanded, because of the lack of help from sorcerers, except for innovations in swordsmanship skills, whether it was the mutation formula of witchers or the potion formulas witchers usually used, they were basically the same as in the past, still formulas from hundreds of years ago.

So when facing fresh things, most witchers would hold a cautious attitude.

The relatively straightforward Ned stood out first, wanting to have a real fight with Eskel again.

A few days ago, they had fought once, and the result was that Ned won by a narrow margin. Although the win was a bit difficult, the advantage in physique, stronger armor, and heavy weapons made the Bear School invincible in close combat.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! However, this time, the roles of offense and defense were swapped. In the fierce sound of metal clashing, Ned soon fell into a disadvantage. His strength, which he was proud of, actually lost to Eskel, and his reaction speed was even crushed.

If it weren't for the fact that the two sides were just competing, not a life-and-death duel, I'm afraid the outcome of the battle would have been decided within a minute, and it would most likely be his defeat.

Eskel's swordsmanship was already top-notch, and the improvement in his body could be said to be immediate, or even reborn. His overall strength had a very large improvement.

This made the watching witchers have a strong longing for the secondary mutation experiment, and they all wanted to conduct such a trial on themselves.

After all, witchers relied on their own strength to eat. The strength of strength determined their survival probability when facing danger. No one would refuse to make their strength stronger.

However, as new members, they also knew very well that there was no free lunch in the world. If you want to get benefits, you must pay, which is an eternal truth in the world.

In the following half a month, Vesemir, Geralt, Lambert, George of the Griffin School, and Letho of the Viper School all successively completed the secondary mutation in the secret base.

After completing the experiment, their bodies were all strengthened. Not only was their combat effectiveness improved accordingly, but even some genetic defects caused by the Trial of the Grasses in the past were repaired to a certain extent, and some old injuries on their bodies actually improved.

And among these witchers, the change of the old witcher Vesemir was the greatest.

"Wow, old man, did the sorcerers cast a transformation spell on you?"

"You look much younger, about the same as when I became an apprentice more than seventy years ago. The wrinkles on your face are less, and your hair is much blacker."

"Damn, this secondary mutation might have extended the lifespan of our witchers again."

His own strength increased, making Lambert's mood very good. Just returned to the witcher castle, he teased Vesemir.

"I have lived long enough, Lambert."

"Although I don't have much craving for lifespan, if I can live a few more years and watch these children in the Order grow up, for me, it is indeed a happy thing."

The old witcher's mood was also good, not because he became young again and could live longer.

The reason why he was in a pleasant mood was mainly because the Order was developing well, allowing him, an old man who had lived since the old Order period, to see new hope, and there was more expectation for the future in his heart.

For his mentor, Wayne was quite attentive. In the game of Witcher 3, Vesemir died at the hands of the Wild Hunt in order to save Ciri. That was the saddest thing in the hearts of all Witcher players.

Moreover, as a witcher whose relatives had all died, the companions of the Wolf School were like his family, the most trustworthy relatives, and he was willing to make efforts for these family members.

Precisely because the secondary mutation would bring quite large benefits to witchers and could strengthen the aging body of witchers, he put this research project in the first place and invested more energy in this aspect than the mutation formula of witchers.

And besides this matter, for his teacher, he had another thing that could not be called a surprise or a shock to tell this old man.

"By the way, teacher, when our Wayne Chamber of Commerce opened a chamber of commerce stronghold in Novigrad, we met a very special countess there."

"She is Countess Minole, about forty years old this year, and is also a quite famous collector in Novigrad." "And the items that this respected lady likes to collect most are items related to our witchers."

"After Syanna talked to this lady, she knew that she was actually an acquaintance of yours, and seemed to have been looking for your whereabouts, wanting to meet you."

Speaking of this, Wayne raised his head and looked at his teacher with meaningful eyes. Geralt, Lambert, and Eskel also realized something immediately, and all entered the state of watching the show, pricking up their ears to listen.

Although they hadn't figured out what happened, based on their understanding of Wayne, this young witcher would never do things without certainty, and there was always a reason for his words and actions.

Sure enough, they soon noticed that when Wayne said the name Countess Minole, Vesemir, who had recovered to the appearance of a middle-aged man, was stunned for a moment, his eyes seemed to flash with a trance, and then he sighed slightly and said:

"In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. I didn't expect her to still remember me."

Hearing Vesemir say this, Lambert immediately became interested. In the Wolf School, if anyone was the most gossipy, it was him.

"Old man, who is this countess? Is she your old lover?"

Vesemir heard this, but ignored Lambert. He seemed to hesitate for a few seconds before saying to Wayne:

"But forget it, child. Minole is just an ordinary person, and it has been more than twenty years since we last met."

"Being able to know that she is still alive and living well, I am already quite gratified."

"It has been more than twenty years since we last met, so I won't disturb her life."

However, Wayne did not want this matter to become the old man's regret, so he pretended to be surprised and said "Ah", and then said with some apology:

"Ah, is that so?"

"However, teacher, because among the collections of this Ms. Minole, there are several items that are quite important to our witchers."

"I originally wanted to buy them at a high price, but that lady was unwilling to sell. After knowing that I was your apprentice, she insisted on coming to Kaer Morhen to see you and meet you before considering this matter."

"I agreed to her request and am preparing to arrange for her to come over in these two days."

Speaking of this, Wayne's tone paused, observing the old witcher's somewhat tangled expression, and then said: "However, if you insist on not wanting to see her, I will inform her of your thoughts and cancel this meeting."

"It's just a pity that the collections in her hands are all quite rare genuine items. If we miss this time, I don't know when we can find them back."

How could Vesemir, who was old and refined, not understand Wayne's little tricks? He glared at his apprentice, then closed his eyes and sighed softly again, saying: "Sigh, you child is just too fond of acting on your own."

"Alright, I'm a bit tired too, preparing to go back to rest."

"After she comes, I will meet her."

"I haven't met old friends from the past for a long time. The longer people live, the fewer people they are familiar with."

"We witchers always have to face the passing of those ordinary friends."

"Regarding this point, you will gradually realize it in the future."

The old witcher sighed these words, and did not give the other few juniors time to speak, and went back to his room on his own, leaving the other few in the hall of the castle.

And after he left, Geralt and others immediately surrounded Wayne and asked questions one after another.

Obviously, they were also quite interested in Vesemir's past.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 327 =====