Another three years passed.
The wind screamed louder over the walls of Kaer Morhen. Snow piled high against shuttered windows. But within those stone bones, two young Witcher's honed their storm.
Callum and had spent every day with the other Witcher's refining our bodies to their peak. When not training our bodies, we train our minds. My codex has absorb every piece of information Kaer Morhen had. Then when not hunting or doing jobs I managed to start selling the Game we hunt in the mountains to local villages.
I even offered services of cooking meals. Thanks to this especially during the cold season, Kaer Morhen started to use a spare room to make a make shift vault. I told Vesemir we should find a scribe we can trust and during our free time out n the world. Go and collect other school's knowledge.
Then by making a vault and copying this information we could save money and our knowledge so they won't be lost to time.
All he said was. "Cain you have all these great idea's and I do agree with you, but who can we trust to build these things for us and not sell us out for the right price."
I just told him. When I set out into the world by myself I will find the right people and make the right connections. I just needed his trust.
I told him we need more people to help invest in the school then Witcher's right now. We need blacksmiths and craftsman to help build, maintain and teach future recruits how to do it better. Scholars who can preserve and update our knowledge. Alchemist who can refine our mutations, and potions. Doctors and healers or Druids who want to push the bounds of science and the human body for the better.
I told Vesemir, monsters at some point will evolve and learn to adapt and hide like Vampires and other intelligent creatures. Witcher's need to do the same we need to not become monsters to beat other monster's.
That's when Vesemir asked me. "Then what do we become Cain?" We become protectors stopping the monster and saving the people , even from themselves.
Vesemir said. "That's a dangerous veiw Cain."
I smirked. "Only when taken out of context. I have a long live ahead of m, I will make sure my vision isn't corrupted. Vesemir nodded.
"I hope your right Cain."
After another training session with Callum, I cleaned up and started doing my regular up keep of the Kaer Morhen's assets. I went to the lower level, into a cell turned into a storage area. There when multiple chest and shelfs in the cell all filled with different thing. I picked up the ledger.
Let me see. 3200 Crowns in emergency savings. Gems: Ruby's (4), Diamonds (2), emeralds (1), Pearls (5). Monster ingredients currently to be determined. (That's because most are used for potions and other items and some have to be used before expiring). I checked the chests to the side of the cell. I found the same stack of materials for Witcher armor. and the ancient Witcher items from the first Witcher's are still here. Good everything is in good order.
After that I grabbed some jerky from my inventory and headed bac to my room. once I sat in bed I decided to check my status feeling the Trial of Mountain is right around the corner.
[Status Window]
Name: Cain Age: 15
Race: Half-Elf (Mutated)
Class:
Trait: Bloodline: [Elder Blood – Slumbering]
Strength: 20
Dexterity: 23
Constitution: 22
Intelligence: 19
Wisdom: 19
Charisma: 18
Luck:??
Stat Points: 13
Ability Points: 4
Abilities & Skills:
Mind's Eye: Level 1
Cold-Blooded
Swordsmanship: Level 5 (Intermediate)
Meditation: Level 3 Cooking: Level 4 Alchemy: Level 3 Poison Resistance: Level 2 (Toxicity Threshold:0/150)
Sign (Magic):
Aard – Level 3
Igni – Level 4
Yrden – Level 3
Quen –Level 3
Axii – Level 3
Heliotrope – Level 2
Inventory: Hunter's Edge
Elven Moon shadow Blade Elven Spirit Hood Griffin School Gear Set: (Ring, Bracers)
Cat School Gear Set: (Tunic, Trousers, Boots, Hooded Cloak)
Amethyst (5), Garnet (1), Topaz (2), Quartz (1), Amber (1), Jasper (1), Diamond (2), Sapphire (2)
Runestone: Lesser Glyph: Aard, Quen
Runestone: Quen
Potion of Minor: Vitality (2), Stamina(1), Strength(1), Swiftness (1), Fire Resistance (1), Focus (x1) Elixir of Clarit Tonic of Fortitude Scroll of: Lesser Restoration, Cure Wounds (Minor)
5 Common Equipment Chests
3 Rare Equipment Chests
Over the last three years I managed to improve a lot. My swordsman ship has gotten better significantly. Thanks to my leveling my Alchemy the buffs are better and the toxicity have lessened. Cooking sometimes give me permanent buffs.
My stats are almost 20 across the board, which is great I can definitely feel the difference between me now and me last year. I'm taller now I'm currently 5'9 but Callum is 5'10 which he never let's me forget he is taller then me. But I know I'm not doing growing. I was 5'11 in my past life , hopefully I'm at least that if not 6 foot.
I then looked at my only active quest:
[Quest "To be a Witcher "]
Complete the Trials of the Wolf School.
Objectives: Survive the three Trials.
Reward: Class: Witcher (Wolf School): 2% increase to all attacks against monsters. 1% increase in defense against monster attacks. +1 Ability Point. 1 Epic Equipment Chest.
Failure: Death
After the past five years of hell, I will soon finish this damn quest and get that Witcher class. I wonder what the Epic chest might get me. But I also wonder how high the ranking for chest goes?
That's when I heard a knock on my door.
KNOCK.. KNOCK...
The door opened, it was Callum.
"He Cain get dressed Vessemir is calling us, said it's important."
I nodded. "I'm coming."