Vesemir was slightly stunned, but he recovered quickly. Witcher apprentices were not allowed to "visit relatives". Apprentices were not allowed to leave the mountain for decades after arriving at the base camp until they were trained.
Although the Wolf Clan has decided to move to Cintra, Kaer Morhen is not abandoned. Not to mention the unique elemental rings here, many supporting combat training grounds, equipment, and even the unique mountain terrain are all indispensable parts of the witcher training. Ciri's future training will still be carried out in Kaer Morhen.
In Lann and Vesemir's original plan, the school in Cintra would be more like a new headquarters, and Kaer Morhen would be transformed into a base for logistics and apprentice training. The main members of the Wolf School would be stationed in Cintra, and the training teachers would train apprentices in Kaer Morhen - if new apprentices were added in the future - and after the apprentices graduated, they would start their career as witchers in Cintra.
In short, it was necessary for Ciri to continue her training at Kaer Morhen.
But Ciri is special after all, and now that Lann has spoken, and the reasons he gave are so impeccable, Vesemir naturally has no choice but to give up.
The old witcher pretended to think for a while under the expectant eyes of the little girl, and smiled: "Okay then!"
Ciri immediately jumped up and hugged Vesemir, causing him to burst into laughter.
…
As the night was getting darker, Yennefer left her seat after finishing her meal, and after giving Geralt a look that said "come back early", she walked away.
Seeing that the witchers seemed to have endless topics to talk about, Triss quickly got up and left, taking Ciri away with her, leaving the table for the men.
Even if they didn't leave, everyone would still use obscene language without any hesitation; but their departure at this time still made people feel a lot more at ease - at least that's what Geralt felt.
Vesemir was discussing the relocation of the school with Lann: "We estimate that it will take about half a month to arrive in Cintra. A lot of experimental equipment, weapons, potions and other things need to be sorted out to see which ones are suitable to take away and which ones are suitable to leave behind."
The old witcher shook his head: "After all, the castle is too big, and there are too few of us. In fact, no one has been to places like the cellar and the forge for decades."
Lan nodded to show his understanding. Then he suddenly said, "If that's the case, Kaer Morhen actually has quite a few treasures."
Seeing Vesemir's expression as if to say "Do you know Kaer Morhen better than I do?", Lann smiled and said, "You can think of it as the predictive ability of the Ancient Blood, which allowed me to see some visions."
"Kaer Morhen was once attacked by a mob instigated by warlocks, right? I want to say that I am very sorry... but from what I saw, the Wolf Faction Demon Hunters and the stationed mages hid the equipment blueprints that the school was researching at the last minute during the riot. Perhaps you can find it."
Vesemir, who had never changed his expression even after drinking strong liquor, suddenly blushed: "School equipment blueprint?"
For the Wolf School, which can now be described as a "remnant", a set of equipment blueprints is of great significance. Not only can it significantly improve combat effectiveness, but it also means the continuation of the school's heritage.
Lann affirmed: "Yes, and if I'm not mistaken, it's a complete set. Go and have a look in the surrounding ruins, and you'll gain something. But you may need some magical help, because the resident warlocks used all their strength to make magical disguises at the last moment. Some of the undead spirits of the school who died with their eyes open may also be able to give you hints..."
Upon hearing this, Vesemir, who was originally delighted, calmed down a little bit, and even showed disappointment: "I have always used the reason of not having enough manpower to not clean up the ruins... In fact, I don't want to face the disaster that happened in the past. I didn't expect that everyone didn't give up at the last moment, and I..."
Seeing the old witcher's look, Mossak patted him on the shoulder and consoled him: "And you have continued the school of thought on your own, Vesemir, and you will continue to do so."
After learning about the story of the Wolf School, the old druid really admired Vesemir, especially after combining his own recent experience in supporting Cintra. He even developed a sense of sympathy for Vesemir, who was leading the school alone.
"If you need magical support, you can contact me at any time." The old druid smiled, "After Vissekid joins forces with us, I will be able to relax a little and spend more time on magic."
Vesemir quickly adjusted his state and thanked Lann for giving him the news.
Lann smiled and said, "After you find the blueprints, you can bring them back to Cintra and we will pay for you to make them. It just so happens that we have a blacksmith and a magic enchanter."
But that’s not all.
After giving the news of the equipment blueprint, Lann continued to talk nonstop: "In addition, I also saw a group of demon hunters making equipment in the mine. Some of the high-end stuff has not been taken away. You can go and get it back. But be careful of the elemental life guards there. It's best to form a team. That should have happened during the period of the Demon Hunter Cult, because I think Kaer Morhen Castle had not been fully built at that time..."
"I also saw a demon hunter being chased by a goat-horned demon behind a mountain. He seemed to have a blueprint for a sword and a lot of lost equipment. Vesemir was also in that scene. Maybe you can go check it out. There are a lot of good things in the goat-horned demon's lair..."
"Oh, yes, I also saw a warlock build a greenhouse in a cave, but now because of the disorder of magical energy, that area seems to have turned into an abnormal weather zone with heavy rain. You can go explore it. The warlock should have left a method to restart the greenhouse, which is perfect for growing herbs..."
…
The more Vesemir listened, the more stunned he became.
Mossak was already used to it. He was now particularly satisfied with others looking at Lann with such expressions and eyes. He raised his glass with a smile and said, "Ancient Blood..."
After a long while, Vesemir came back to his senses, raised his glass silently and saluted Lann.
Lan was about to pick up the glass to return the gift when he suddenly realized it was empty.
A hand patted his shoulder, and Lane looked up and saw it was Lambert.
"No more wine?"
Lambert took out two wine bottles with a wicked smile and started mixing the wine into Lane's glass. After a while, he handed it to Lane.
"Try this. I call it 'Iron Gloves'. It is a mixture of strong liquor and white seagull in a one-to-one ratio. I learned how to make it in a village that has no name at all." Lambert laughed, "The ladies have left the table. It's time to drink some men's wine!"
Lann took it without hesitation, greeted Vesemir, and took a sip. He felt a flame flowing down his throat, followed by a large ball of hot air rushing straight to his head.
He shuddered violently and exhaled a breath of hot air: "That's powerful!"
Lambert laughed triumphantly and mixed a cup for each of his companions, which drew a round of praise.
You have to know that White Seagull is the base wine used for alchemy. When mixed with strong liquor, it is more than just "strong enough". The atmosphere at the table immediately rose as fast as the alcohol content of the wine.
"Vesemir, Lan, stop talking about business. Seeing how serious you both looked just now, I don't even feel like drinking anymore. Today we killed the old spearhead, it's time to celebrate desperately and put aside those annoying things!"
…
The Wolf Clan was about to relocate. Although the demon hunters said they had no feelings for this place, they were really going to move to another place, and they couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in their hearts. Looking at the brick and stone patterns around them that had been seen for decades or even nearly a hundred years, everyone gradually became more talkative.
He had basically finished discussing everything with Vesemir, and now looking at the atmosphere around him, to be honest, Lann was enjoying it a bit.
He had never been so relaxed before. Even when he first arrived in Cintra, he was busy completing quests and accepting commissions in the capital, honing his sword skills. After the fall of Cintra, it was even more so. He really fought from beginning to end, interspersed with various heavy political quests and commissions.
There were occasional breaks, but they were not as free as today. Even in taverns or entertainment venues, he would usually drink very restrainedly and watch his attendants and soldiers joke around; there was no way he would sit around the table with a dozen people of equal status and drink and chat freely like today.
He liked this kind of atmosphere and even recalled the feeling he had when playing games in his previous life.
“I want to share a story,” Lane volunteered.
Among demon hunters, the only topics that are popular are hunting and women. If the two are combined, it will be more popular.
"I once received a commission when I was in Toussaint. At that time, I was not a demon hunter yet, but Geralt was there." Lann looked at the white wolf. "A female demon appeared in that country. The Duchess promised us a large sum of money to let us 'eliminate harm for the people'. But guess what? Geralt - tell everyone the rest of the story!"
白狼也笑得肆意起来：“后来两个骑士找到我们，许诺我们更多的钱让我们不要管这件事情，还跟我们保证那个女夜魔是无害的、甚至有利于国家稳定的。最后他们一起被兰恩赶了出去。”
众人顿时哈哈大笑。
“说起来，后来那头女夜魔还真的出现了，一头撞上了我的侍从们，可惜我没碰到。”在兰恩回归后，艾斯和豪斯也是跟兰恩说了这件事情，当时就是女夜魔给他们指引的方向找到了托马斯·莫吕的坟墓。
艾斯卡尔砸了咂嘴，突然问道：“女夜魔？她现在……还在陶森特吗？”
兰恩耸耸肩：“大概吧，很少有陶森特这样适合她们存在的地方……我看那里的骑士们都有点脚步虚浮了，也幸好陶森特是个远离战争的地方。”
兰伯特听完这个故事，突然坐在了杰洛特的身边，拍着他的肩膀。
在白狼疑惑的眼神中，兰伯特哪壶不开提哪壶道：“虽然你们没有完成这个委托拿到钱，但是最起码有学习到一个不错的道理不是吗？比如……”
“……离危险的女人远一点。”
俊俏的猎魔人看着叶奈法刚刚消失的方向，言语中的意思简直懒得掩饰。
白狼刚刚还乐着的表情顿时收敛了。
他一收肩甩开兰伯特的手：“你就是不愿意放过叶奈法，对吧？”
兰伯特摆了摆手，理所当然地说道：“在我愿意相信她之前——是的。恕我直言杰洛特，你愿意为她赴汤蹈火在所不辞，但是她却像一件工具一样把你用完就丢。”
猎魔人游历大陆，不免得要和施法者打交道。高傲的术士们对于猎魔人的态度可算不上好：要么就是当做召之即来挥之即去的工具，要么是看做上等的实验素材。
连艾斯卡尔都对兰伯特的话认同地点头：“女术士大部分如此。叶奈法很明显就不喜欢我们，我们为什么要去主动讨好她？”
生死与共的兄弟把火烧到了自己命运相连的爱人身上，让白狼满肚子的脾气都不知道怎么发泄了。他只能闷闷不乐地给自己灌酒。
最终还是维瑟米尔严肃地给这个话题画下句号：“不要忘了叶奈法是过来帮我们的，小伙子们！如果没有她的教导，希里就危险了！”
无人教导的魔源会控制不住自己体内横冲直撞的力量，最终酿成悲剧。
原剧情中一开始只有杰洛特和希里两个人回到凯尔莫罕，而在发现希里的魔源天赋后，维瑟米尔邀请来了有交情的特莉丝作为希里的魔法老师；最后特莉丝发现自己的学识和能力不足以教导希里，才让白狼去求助自己的老相好——叶奈法。
是的，特莉丝和叶奈法不同，她早就和狼派建立了良好的关系，与维瑟米尔是熟识。她的好人缘是女术士乃至术士群体中都要少见的。
但是这种关系仅限于和维瑟米尔，艾斯卡尔和兰伯特哪怕对于特莉丝也有不小的意见。就好像术士对于猎魔人有偏见一样，他们也对女术士有着偏见，担心她们会把希里偷回魔法学校，毕竟早年大陆也有着“女巫深夜偷走有天赋的孩子”这样的传说的。
看着两名同伴不屑一顾的模样，杰洛特愤怒地拍桌子指责道：“够了，看看你们这副恋爱大师的模样，你们又没有和女术士在一起过！”
艾斯卡尔耸了耸肩：“白狼，这就是问题，除了你之外我们都没有……”
他的话戛然而止，好像想起了什么，突然看向了兰恩的方向。不仅仅是他，整个酒桌的视线都向着兰恩集中了。
狮瞳青年举着酒杯的手顿住了，不知道这把火怎么突然烧到了自己的身上。
“别装傻了，我们都知道你们之间发生了什么。”兰伯特跳到兰恩的边上坐下，狠狠拍着他的肩膀，“梅利葛德看你的眼神是个人都能够看出来，更不用说瞒过我们的眼睛了！”
“我说……”兰伯特凑近了兰恩，突然低声问道，“你以后是会和希里在一起的，对吧？以后是一个女王一个亲王，或者一个国王一个王后，总之你们是官配，没错吧？”
兰恩点了点头：“没错。”
“那你和梅利葛德又怎么算？”
“……”
看着默然无语的兰恩，兰伯特的眼神危险起来：“我现在才觉得你是个贵族了，这臭毛病……”
最后还是维瑟米尔替兰恩解了围。
他重重一拍桌子：“这个话题到此为止，你们在外面花在这方面上的钱还少吗？”
“好吧，好吧。”兰伯特无奈地耸了耸肩，“放过俊美的白狼和雄狮吧，他们都已经摆着臭脸撅起嘴了，真是受不了……”
……
年轻的猎魔人们都不愿意说话了，维瑟米尔摇摇头。这是今晚狼、蛇、狮鹫三派第一次于凯尔莫罕聚在一起，说不定也是最后一次了，他可不希望就这么不欢而散。
“我们有酒、有肉、有伙伴，不应该是这样的气氛，小伙子们。”维瑟米尔举起酒杯，“这样吧，我提议玩一个游戏，这是我从牛堡学过来的。”
仔细想想，维瑟米尔和米诺乐夫人相遇就是在牛堡，看样子那段时间他的经历很丰富。
“一个人以‘我从来没有……’为开头造句，后面接一件事情。在场的人里面如果有谁做了这件事，就干一杯酒，然后从喝酒的人里面选出下一个。”维瑟米尔笑道，“怎么样小伙子们，要参与进来吗？”
兰恩突然有了一种很强的既视感，直觉告诉他这么下去这一桌的人要全部社死。
但是兰伯特已经兴奋起来了：“当然！我也在牛堡玩过这个游戏，我先来。”
维瑟米尔做出“请”的手势。
兰伯特思考片刻之后，突然坏笑着看向兰恩：“我从来没有……和女夜魔上过广木！”
他似乎以为兰恩在之前陶森特的故事里面隐瞒了什么后续，这下想让兰恩狠狠地出个丑。
然而兰恩纹丝不动，反而是兰伯特的身边却传来了无奈的举杯声。
兰伯特回头一看，只见艾斯卡尔和维瑟米尔都举起了杯子。
“怎么了？”艾斯卡尔理直气壮，“我喜欢有角的女人！”
维瑟米尔则摇摇头：“什么都不要问，兰伯特。”
兰伯特只觉得此刻比让兰恩喝酒还要开心：“这可真是……深藏不漏啊，艾斯卡尔，维瑟米尔！”
……
下一轮要从维瑟米尔和艾斯卡尔里面选了，维瑟米尔摇摇头把发言机会给了艾斯卡尔。
疤脸猎魔人想了想，有了点子：“我从来没有……在饮酒狂欢之后醒来，发现自己全身光溜溜只穿**！”
事实证明这句话的打击面很广。
维瑟米尔、杰洛特、兰伯特、柯恩、乃至于蛇派全员都拿起了酒杯。
“怎么了？”看到兰恩的眼神，柯恩耸了耸肩，“喝酒稍微纵情一点，我觉得这似乎不是什么特别荒唐的事情。”
确实，比起第一个女夜魔事件，这句话的杀伤力就比较小了。
但是兰伯特好似炫耀一样：“那我还有后续，我醒来之后发现，我身上的那条**不是我的！”
完全不知道他在得意什么，众人摇摇头不理会他。一阵协商之后，把下一轮的发言权利交给了杰洛特。
白狼思考片刻，有了主意：“我从来没有……天没亮就从姑娘的窗户跳出来逃走！”
等到杰洛特说出这句话之后，他才发现自己实在太有针对性了——米诺乐夫人和维瑟米尔的故事在狼派已经不是秘密了。
一回头，果然发现维瑟米尔满脸郁闷地又给自己灌了一杯酒。
而让人惊讶的是，兰伯特也紧随其后。
“哈。”杰洛特终于开心了，“能让你仓皇逃跑的一定是个狠角色！”
兰伯特此时不复之前的兴奋了，言语之中带着失落：
“不……他是我的朋友，我只是不想伤害他的感情。”
纯爱战士应声倒地。
“呵，你可真是个‘好朋友’。”
看着差点又要打起来的狼派内部，兰恩叹了一口气：“伙计们，要不我们就此打住吧，不然以后相处起来就很尴尬了……”
已经吃了好几个大瓜的蛇派和其他人没什么异议。
但是兰伯特，依旧是兰伯特，还是兰伯特——不肯罢休。
“一轮，再来最后一轮！”兰伯特喝酒似乎已经上头了，“让维瑟米尔来，之前每一轮他都有喝酒，却一直没有发言过，他还是这个游戏的提议者，他需要补偿！”
维瑟米尔的脸都黑了：“谢谢你这么替我考虑，兰伯特。”
兰恩真担心老猎魔人会把手中的酒杯硬生生捏碎，他今晚已经把自己的形象颠覆了大半了。原本众人还以为最荒唐的该是声名远扬的白狼或者看上去最玩世不恭的兰伯特，结果居然是看上去最沉稳、乃至于和蔼的维瑟米尔。
该说不愧是狼派的传统吗？
But alcohol might have had an effect. Vesemir was the person who drank the most tonight. At this moment, he actually accepted Lambert's proposal with a red face and started the last round of the game.
"I have never...had anything happen to a woman while I was unconscious!"
Lan's hand suddenly froze.
The memory went back to the time before he became a demon hunter. That night at Brokilon, and the five hundred crowns.
There was no need to try to hide it, because Geralt was there, and the White Wolf had already cast a playful look at him.
Lann sighed and picked up the wine glass. However, to his surprise, another hand beside him made the same movement.
Looking up—it was Mossack.
The old druid said with a stiff face, "Don't ask anything, Lann."
"……good."