After nearly two years of the [Trial of Choice], Leo's body has become quite strong under the care of special herbs, mushrooms, and mosses, and is not at all weaker than an adult of this era.

Only the faint fuzz above his lips revealed his immaturity.

Leo's fate has begun to change. After going through the two alchemical biological enhancements, the [Trial of Green Grass] and the [Trial of Dreams], he will carry the steel and silver swords on his back, complete the final [Trial of the Mountains], and obtain his own demon hunter badge.

If all goes well.

"Are you ready, boy?"

Facing Lann's question at this moment.

Leo lay on the experimental table, shaking with nervousness, but still nodded firmly.

The needle pierced into the blood vessel, and the alchemical potion flowed into the boy's body. His consciousness gradually became blurred, which could relieve the pain, but he maintained the most basic rationality to resist the effects of the potion.

The young man uttered a series of mutterings, and the spellcasters began to recite spells rapidly.

The empty bottle containing the elixir and a pile of alchemical raw materials rose into the air and were mixed together in the big hand formed by chaotic energy, and the herbal decoction began to be boiled.

The pain started to surge up, the boy's body began to tense up, his teeth tightly gripping the glue tongue in his mouth, until the pain could no longer be suppressed and began to turn into low roars and screams.

As time passed, the sky outside the window darkened and then brightened.

The witchers stared intently.

…

Life in Sintra continued in an orderly manner.

The northernmost part of the country, Brokilon.

Since the liberation of Sintra, all major infrastructure and other talent teams such as craftsmen have been moved back to the capital, after all, that is the center of Sintra.

However, as a direct fiefdom during the Earl of Lann's reign, the town of Brokilon played the most important role as a "base" during the restoration of Cintra. Naturally, it is impossible to be forgotten so easily.

All the fortresses and bunkers built for the purpose of war have been preserved, and the supporting buildings and staff have also been left intact. The trade routes and waterways originally opened up during the war are also intact.

This place is adjacent to many countries, and with the above-mentioned urban infrastructure which is rare in the North, now "Blokilon Town" has been upgraded to "Blokilon City".

If Cintra is the political center of the kingdom, then Brokilon will be the economic center in the future. Lann's positioning here is based on Vizima in Temeria and Novigrad in Redania.

As a native of Brokilon, Levin was trained as a servant by Lann's side for a long time, so he stayed as the first mayor of Brokilon.

He perfectly inherited Lann's way of working, constantly personally reviewing documents, accepting "tasks" and then arranging for his subordinates to solve them, and occasionally taking action himself. This period of time provided Lann with a lot of experience.

Today, Levin received the latest standard documents from the capital.

"This is..." Levin showed a look of surprise, and then realized the importance of the matter.

The document was copied immediately and posted in the square of the town of Brokilon.

The citizens gathered around immediately.

"There's news coming from the capital again? Does the Duke need us to fight again?"

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you guys going home? Put your swords away at home... Since the Duke's reforms, Cintra has no shortage of soldiers. Don't get excited..."

"First, let's listen to what's written on the poster..."

Many citizens were illiterate, so they watched with burning eyes as a man in a robe with three scratches on it rushed to the front.

The robed man cleared his throat, and the citizens who had been talking fell silent, pricking up their ears in the hope of hearing the lion's voice coming from the capital.

“Fellow Citizens of Sintra,

In recent days, monsters have appeared in endless numbers around the country, and Cintra has a lot of things to rebuild..."

The Brokilon people originally thought that this document would be related to taxation, trade, etc. as usual.

They soon discovered that they had underestimated the nature of the report, and its contents were completely different from what they had expected.

"Since their birth, demon hunters have been a noble, sacrificial, and selfless group. There are even a large number of true knights such as the Griffin School who do not seek rewards..."

"But just like Nilfgaard's oppression of Cintra, more evil people do not allow good people to appear. As a result, the witchers are divided, more witchers are lost, and more witchers do not get good rewards for their good deeds."

"Her Majesty Cirilla and Duke Lannister believe that the man who brought firewood to the crowd should not be allowed to freeze to death in the cold. Providing justice to the witchers and supporting their development will become one of Cintra's important strategic goals in the future."

If it were in other countries, this report would surely cause controversy. But in Sintra, the people simply agreed.

"Your Excellency the Duke intends to:

1. From now on, the Demon Hunter Order will be re-established in Cintra, and the headquarters of the order will be located in the capital of Cintra.

2. Each city in Sintra has an official witcher inn, which provides free accommodation for witchers on missions, and the kingdom provides a unified subsidy for the witchers' daily expenses.

3. The sheriffs of each town and village shall uniformly collect information about monsters in their jurisdiction and apply to the royal capital for the deployment of monster hunters to eliminate surrounding hidden dangers and protect the safety of the people.

4. For the commissions that demon hunters accept on their own, the official supervision can be carried out to complete the subsequent handover. For those who are unable to pay the remuneration, they can provide relevant property certificates to the superior town or city and obtain corresponding task subsidies according to the nature of the task.

five,……"

At this point, the people's expressions had not changed much.

They just lamented that under these policies, Cintra might gather more demon hunters like Master Letho, Master Geralt, and Master Geder.

I am delighted with how powerful Cintra has become.

Some even lamented: "The Duke is the demon hunter, right? If there is danger, will he come here in person?"

Many people showed the same look of reverence as the one who spoke.

But then, the expression of the man in the robe who read the report suddenly became excited and excited.

If he hadn't finished reading this report, he might have immediately abandoned the citizens and headed for the capital.

“In addition, the Lord of Lannister issued a call to join the witcher, supporting the idea of ​​‘one man hunting, the glory of the whole family’.

1. For underage demon hunter apprentices, the apprentices can receive a monthly [demon hunter subsidy] of 100 crowns, and demon hunter families can enjoy a 10% tax reduction. For those who pass all demon hunter trials, their families will enjoy permanent tax exemption, and will also be awarded a "Demon Hunter House" honor plaque made in the royal capital.

2. Demon hunters who pass all assessments can enjoy the same military service treatment as officers in the army according to their age.

3. Relatives of demon hunters will be given priority in military enlistment, school enrollment, and official recruitment assessments.

Fourth, if an apprentice or demon hunter suffers a personal accident due to training or demon hunting commissions, the royal family will issue a one-time consolation payment of 50,000 crowns and award the family a medal of honor. The direct descendants of the demon hunter will enjoy free academy education, and when they reach adulthood..."

The eyes of the citizens of Brokilon became brighter and brighter as they listened. If it weren't for the need to listen to the report in its entirety, some of them would have been eager to find the mayor's secretary or other government officials to inquire about how to sign up to become a witcher.

"Duke Lannister hereby promises that the Demon Hunter Trial has been conquered by the royal advisor Mossack, and the safety of the Demon Hunter Trial is guaranteed by the royal honor. Anyone who slanders the Demon Hunter and the Demon Hunter Trial will be regarded as insulting the royal family of Cintra and the lion and lionesses."

"In addition, the Duke of Lannister intends to form the Lion Guard, led by Knight House Lanewich, and all members will be selected from demon hunters..."

boom--

…

Cintra, the royal capital.

Lann looked at the demon hunters who were examining the report in front of them with complicated eyes and smiled.

"What do you think? If nothing unexpected happens, this document has spread all over Cintra. It may even reach Novigrad in a while."

Gerd sighed: "I never thought that demon hunters could receive such treatment... If there are still brothers in exile, I'm afraid they will all rush to Cintra. Even bears are no exception."

Kolgrim smacked his lips and said, "The apprentice gets a subsidy of 100 crowns per month. Wow, in some small places, killing a griffin is about the same price."

Yennefer, who was sitting next to Geralt, chuckled. "More than that. The tuition and fees for Aretuza Academy are only 200 crowns a year. With the subsidy, you, an apprentice, can support several warlock apprentices every year."

Lambert retorted without giving in: "Even if the success rate of the Demon Hunter Trial has increased, the training of apprentices is much more difficult and dangerous than that of warlocks, and the training period is shorter. They deserve this treatment."

Yennefer's face turned cold.

Geralt, caught between his brothers and the woman, looked around and could only smile bitterly.

Vesemir and Geron looked at each other, and then advised Lann: "Isn't this too extravagant?"

Lane leaned back in his chair confidently. "I'm richer than you think, and I'll be richer in the foreseeable future."

"Besides that, the Demon Hunter Trial is still being improved - for example, [Secondary Mutation]. The strategic value of the Demon Hunter will become higher and higher, and it is worth the price."

"If many related alchemical materials were not in high demand, I would really like to directly spend money to buy them in the entire northern market and give your overall strength a big boost."

Lann, the person in charge of paying the money, had no objection, so the remaining demon hunters naturally wouldn't say anything more.

Jeron pondered, "So what we are going to discuss in today's meeting is the final issue - the framework of the future Demon Hunter Cult?"

Lann nodded: "But before we start, I think we should gather everyone together first."

As he spoke, Lan slapped the ground with one hand.

【Teleport】

Bright emerald light flickered on and off, and Cohen emerged from it, wearing a forest-style outfit.

Kelda happily hugged his disciple. Cohen had been soaking in the hot springs in the Dryad Forest to heal his wounds during this period, and they had not seen each other for a long time.

In theory, he could have come back a long time ago, but the tree spirits kept Cohen for a while longer.

After a while.

"Everyone is here now." Lan nodded with satisfaction and began to read out the future plans.

According to the preliminary plan, the [Monster Cult] to be set up in Sintra will serve as the administrative center, and the monster hunters can choose to live in the cult when there are no missions.

The two castles of Kaer Morhen and Kaer Siren were preserved as training bases. The environment there was very suitable for training apprentices. At the same time, the [Elemental Ring] of the Wolf School and the [Place of Magic] underground in the Griffin School were also blessed places with unique advantages.

If possible, Lann would like to fight for more witcher castles. However, the base camp of the snake faction is in Nilfgaard, and the cat faction has no castles, only caravans as mobile camps.

That is to say, the Bear Faction still has an abandoned base. When Lan has time, he plans to send someone to go back with Gede to take a look.

The new apprentices will undergo unified physical training and swordsmanship training in the two existing bases. After completing the three trials of [Choice], [Dream], and [Grass], the mentors of each school will accept them into the school based on the performance and talent of each apprentice and assign them the task of the final [Mountain] trial.

After completing a total of four trials, you will be awarded the Demon Hunter Medal of the corresponding school.

This is very important, the characteristics and strengths of each school should be preserved. In the past, each school had no choice, after all, it was quite difficult to have a "child of destiny".

Now, demon hunters can select apprentices who are suitable for their respective schools of expertise before [making a decision] and train them accordingly. In the foreseeable future, the quality of new demon hunters will be greatly improved compared to before.

When Lann needs to use various schools in the future, he will also issue "national commissions" based on the specialties of the schools...

When he said this, Lan looked at Jielong with a hint of apology.

Jielong nodded slightly, encouraging and supporting Lan.

Lann took a deep breath and stood up, attracting everyone's attention.

"Everyone, we are called the Demon Hunter Cult but we are not a religious group. We believe in the belief of the first generation of demon hunters to 'fight for those who cannot fight' and the sentiment of protecting civilians from a world infested by monsters."

"Now that the Order has been re-established, we need a leader."

When Lann said this, everyone's eyes became strange.

Is this even necessary? Who brought us here? Who gave us everything we have now?

I know everything about it.

Oh, is it because the nobles and royal families like to follow this process?

The demon hunters looked at each other obscurely, thinking that the election of a leader did require a sense of ceremony, and then they all began to cooperate with Lann.

Lann did not try to decline the nomination, and no other demon hunter could compete with him for the position—even if he was just nominated.

So he spoke frankly and honestly.

"However, I am not only a demon hunter, but also a member of Cintra's royal family, the future king of Cintra. As the leader of the Demon Hunter Order, I will inevitably bring politics into the Order. I know that you are willing to give back to Cintra because of my past help, but if the Demon Hunter Order wants to maintain its noble ideals in the future, continue to develop, radiate to the North, and even further, it must maintain relative independence."

“That’s why I came up with the concept of ‘national commission’.”

"You can join Cintra and help Cintra individually. But the Order will never be a vassal of Cintra."

"Of course, we must repay the help that Cintra has given to the demon hunters." Looking at the demon hunters who were hesitant to speak, Lann smiled and said, "I want to introduce demon hunters into Cintra's armed forces, but that will inevitably conflict with your demon hunting commissions."

"The Manticore School in Zerekan gave me inspiration. In the early days, they served as the royal guards of the country over there."

"So, today I announce my withdrawal from the Griffin School. As a demon hunter and a member of the Cintra royal family, I declare that I will establish a new demon hunter school. In the future, it will be this new school that will be entangled with the political interests of Cintra and even the North. I will be the first grandmaster of this school and the only member at present."

"The name of this school is - Lion School!"

Jielong looked at his disciple without any regrets, his eyes were full of satisfaction.

Everyone's eyes suddenly became clear, and they suddenly realized that the medal on Lann's chest had changed its style without them noticing.

There hangs a roaring lion with its head held high.