Of course, Ned made it clear that he could only represent his own personal thoughts at present, but he would inform other bear-faction witchers about this matter later.

Moreover, if he carries out commissions from the Witcher Cult for a long time in the future, he will only carry out commissions to hunt monsters and will not become a killer or mercenary. This is probably one of the principles that the Bear Faction Witcher has always adhered to since the cult period.

Just like the stories recorded in Kaermohen's books, the Bear School witchers were the first group of members to leave the cult. Most of them were rather loners, and had lost most of their emotions due to mutation experiments.

After the witcher cult lost their leader Azul, the witchers headed by Elan advocated chivalry, believing that witchers should help humans fight against monsters without hesitation, and regard it as their responsibility to help the weak and fight against the strong, which is quite dedicated.

Another group of demon hunters scoffed at this. They knew very well that they were all aliens, cyborgs, and very different from humans.

Before becoming witchers, they were orphans, street children, or even goods sold to the witcher cult by their biological parents. Many of them did not become witchers voluntarily.

The survival rate of less than 30% in the Green Grass Trial and the experience of being worse than death during the mutation experiment are definitely one of the biggest nightmares of all demon hunters.

Without the deterrence of their former leader Azul, it is simply a joke to expect these demon hunters who have experienced life and death to use their lives to protect humanity.

As a result, the two completely different ideas collided violently, leading to a civil war with heavy casualties.

After a brutal massacre, a group of solitary demon hunters left the cult, and due to several quarrels, they split into several other teams.

They are the predecessors of the Bear School, Viper School and Cat School of Witchers.

The remaining demon hunters in the cult were divided into the School of the Griffin, the School of the Wolf, and the School of the Winged Lion that drifted to the Kingdom of Zerekan.

The huge demon hunter cult fell apart in a very short period of time, and in the years that followed, it gradually declined due to various attacks and became what it is today.

However, thanks to Wayne's efforts, on this day in 1254, in the new witcher castle in Kaer Morhen, the witchers from the six major witcher schools finally gathered together again and had their first meeting with each other.

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In Kaermerhen, in the magnificent castle hall, a special welcoming banquet is being held.

All members of the new Witcher Cult were present. Under the organization of Master Wayne, members of the cult participated in the banquet with different expressions.

There were three from the Bear School, four from the Viper School, four from the Cat School, two from the Griffin School, five from the Wolf School, and one member from the Flying Lion School who was dressed in an exotic style.

In addition, there were more than a hundred half-grown children in the entire hall, sitting neatly on both sides of several rows of huge long tables, staring with round eyes, secretly looking at the adult demon hunters on the stage.

And around these children, there were many staff members serving the cult, as well as a warlock affiliated with the cult who was sitting alone at a table, chatting casually, his eyes unconsciously looking towards the many demon hunters on the podium.

Although the number of formal adult demon hunters was less than twenty, the total number of members of the Demon Hunter Cult, even excluding those peripheral members, had exceeded two hundred at this time, far exceeding the expectations of many people present.

This is something that cannot be compared to the Witcher Order even during its heyday two hundred years ago.

On the podium, Wayne had a smile on his face, looking at the scene in the hall. He suddenly felt a little familiar in his heart. As a picture flashed through his mind, he couldn't help but laugh.

There are so many children, teachers from various schools on the stage, and the huge Kaer Morhen Castle.

This scene is somewhat similar to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the movie Harry Potter. In about a year, the first batch of witcher apprentices will be assigned to schools according to their talents and intentions.

Isn’t it just like the scene where students are assigned to colleges at Hogwarts every year?

However, this was one of the conditions he promised to other witcher schools.

It's not just Vesemir who wants to pass on the school. In fact, all witcher schools are facing the problem of no successors.

They are willing to join the cult and contribute their preserved information, mutation formulas, and various documents.

On this point, the Wayne Chamber of Commerce managed by Xianna did a pretty good job.

With such a powerful guild spread throughout the north, demon hunters no longer have to find apprentices themselves or use inhumane methods to snatch children from other people's parents.

In this medieval world with low productivity, no matter how rich a country is, there will always be a large number of orphans and homeless children. If there are no kind-hearted people to take them in, the fate of these children will be nothing more than starving to death on the streets or being abducted by human traffickers and living an even more miserable life.

However, under the instruction of Grandpa Wayne, a complete orphan adoption system has been set up in every city in the north.

Every orphan adopted by the Chamber of Commerce will go through inspection, training and testing. Children who have no fighting talent and average physical talent will not have the opportunity to become demon hunters even if they want to.

Only those children who are qualified in character, talent and mentality will have the opportunity to become a witcher apprentice.

Demon hunters will no longer be a lowly profession that is despised by everyone as it was in the past. In the near future, the threshold for this profession will become higher and higher, and the status and power will become greater and greater. Only trustworthy elites will become a member of the Demon Hunter Cult.

As for the other eliminated children, they will grow up in the orphanage provided by the Chamber of Commerce, receive education from the Chamber of Commerce, and sign a ten-year work contract after adulthood, which can be regarded as a replenishment of trustworthy fresh blood for the Chamber of Commerce and the Church.

Wayne was holding a glass of wine, discussing with Reso from the Viper School and Ned from the Bear School about how to allocate apprentices in the future, when a clear female voice interrupted the conversation.

"Why are there no girls among the apprentices?"

"I think we can recruit some female apprentices in the future. The formula of our cat school can also allow women to complete mutation."

“And women have an advantage over some men after using the cat pie recipe.”

The person who was speaking had a brown-red ponytail, pointed ears, a petite figure, a gorgeous face, dark green pupils, and a scar on one cheek.

She is Kalia, a female demon hunter who joined the cult along with Karakart, the Grand Master of the Cat School.

This lady is currently the only female witcher in the witcher cult, and is said to be the only female witcher in the School of the Cat.

She came from the southern kingdom of Aiden, was once a slave sold into a brothel, and was also a half-elf.

However, by chance, the current Grand Master of the Cat School, Karakart, saved the girl. Because the Cat School had a precedent of female demon hunters, Kalia was allowed to undergo the mutation trial. Unexpectedly, she succeeded by luck.

This is a very unique experience for the entire profession of demon hunter. After all, according to the cognition of other schools, women cannot become demon hunters.

Upon hearing this, Wayne turned to look at her, and exchanged glances with Kalia's dark green pupils. Then, he nodded to her gracefully and said with a smile:

"That's a good idea of ​​yours, Kalia."

"I will pass down this order, and next year there will be a group of outstanding female children who will become new apprentices."

"Then you will be their mentor."

As if she didn't expect Wayne to be so easy to talk to, Kalia was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips, and then turned to look at her teacher.

Karakat, the Grand Master of the Cat School, nodded to Wayne and said in a cold voice, "Kalia is not strong enough to be a mentor, Master Wayne."

"But if there are female apprentices, our Cat School can be responsible for training them."

(End of this chapter)