There was no other way, he could only carry these drunkards back to their rooms one by one like carrying sacks.
According to past memories, Kaer Morhen is the hometown of the Wolf School. Vesemir, Geralt, Lambert and Eskel, the four witchers of the Wolf School, would return here almost every winter before the snow closed the mountain if they were not delayed by other things.
In addition to them, there is also a witcher named Berengar, who occasionally returns here to recuperate. He is a relatively silent man, and his relationship with the other three people except Vesemir is not very warm.
During all those years of training, Wayne only saw him once in winter.
Having played The Witcher series of games, he knew that the demon hunter would eventually be captured by a group of Vizima gangsters and wild sorcerers, and would be forced to reveal not only the location of Kaer Morhen, but also the secret of the Trial of Grass, ultimately setting off a series of events.
But these things haven't happened yet and have nothing to do with Wayne now.
Throughout the winter, with the company of four witcher masters, he trained even harder, especially in swordsmanship. Four swordsmanship masters with different styles fought against him, or fought against each other, which made his experience in actual combat increase day by day.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long before heavy snow blocked the road between Kaer Morhen and the outside world. Due to the cold weather, the harvest from fishing and growing vegetables was far less than before.
This made Wayne lose a lot of fun, but fortunately he had a few more companions. In his spare time, he would take the delicious food he made and find these demon hunter seniors to listen to them talk about the monsters and tasks they encountered in their past experiences.
It also allowed him to understand a lot of customs and interesting stories that he could not learn from books.
Time passed quickly. The winter in Kaer Morhen lasted for about three months. When the ice and snow melted the following year, Geralt, Lambert and Eskel left the castle again.
The money of the monster hunters does not come from the wind. In order to survive and fill their stomachs, they must travel around the world to carry out missions to hunt monsters.
In the following year, perhaps because he recognized Wayne's strength, Vesemir no longer stayed by his side every day to help him train. Instead, after arranging the training tasks, he took the time to go down the mountain to find a job and make money.
He had to bear all the expenses of training Wayne. Although the old witcher had some savings, money was always running out, and training a witcher cost a lot.
The days of training in Kaer Morhen always passed very quickly. Wayne did not slack off at all. He trained his abilities day after day and also studied almost all the books about monster knowledge in the castle carefully.
During this year, his demon hunter level successfully reached level five, and his swordsmanship level and seal level reached level five and level eight.
Not only that, he also gained a special professional specialty that can be awakened using ability points at level 5.
Swordsmanship specialty: Cat's agility, which enables you to gain cat-like agility and intuition about danger. Effect: Weapon attack speed increases by 25%, intuition +3.
Seal Specialty: Powerful spellcasting, which can consume more mana through short-term charging to cast a more powerful seal.
The combat profession bonus and two professional specialties have enabled him to make great progress in his combat ability, far exceeding the standards that an ordinary demon hunter apprentice can achieve.
In the winter of that year, when the mountains were covered with snow and the Wolf School witchers gathered in Kaer Morhen, Wayne, who was already sixteen years old, could no longer bear the loneliness and asked his mentor Vesemir to let him become his apprentice.
"Teacher Vesemir, next spring, I hope to be able to officially go down the mountain and become a real demon hunter."
When they heard Wayne's request, Geralt, Lambert and Eskel all had different expressions on their faces.
Before the old demon hunter could speak, Lambert said sarcastically, "Little guy, don't be too self-righteous. Although you have good talent, you have only learned swordsmanship for a few years and you want to become a master."
"I don't want to go to a monster's lair and collect your body someday in the future."
Eskel took a sip of beer and followed suit:
"Wayne, you are still young, don't be impatient."
"We have seen many young demon hunters who have just started their careers. They did not die at the hands of monsters, but died in various accidents or at the hands of mobs."
"You still have a lot to learn, and it will take a few more years to settle down."
"We demon hunters have a very long lifespan. You have plenty of time to grow."
Geralt didn't say anything. He looked at Wayne with curiosity, wondering why his fellow brother was so eager to leave.
The old demon hunter Vesemir's expression was very serious. He stared at Wayne's eyes for dozens of seconds before asking, "Why, kid, I have always taught you that as a demon hunter, the most important things are patience and caution."
"You are still in the learning and growing stage and should not rush for success."
"Tell me, what is your reason for doing this?"
Wayne showed everyone a serious and sincere smile and said to his mentor:
"Teacher, I have memorized all the books in the castle, and I have become quite proficient in the swordsmanship of the Wolf School."
"I think it will be difficult for me to continue to improve if I continue to practice in the castle."
He looked at the old demon hunter's wrinkled face and said softly:
“You once said that practice is the best teacher.”
"In order to make you feel at ease to let me become your apprentice, I decided to use all my strength to challenge several seniors of the Wolf School."
"I hope you can make a decision after seeing my strength."
Upon hearing this, Vesemir took a deep look at his apprentice. He was not a man who acted arbitrarily. Since Wayne had such a strong request, he thought about it for a while, then sighed and said, "Since you ask so, kid."
"Then wait until tomorrow morning, at the castle's training ground, and let us see what you have."
Lambert laughed and said immediately:
"Boy, you just lack the beating of reality."
"Let me be the first to fight you tomorrow. I want to teach you a lesson. Don't be too proud and complacent."
"I won't show mercy. Just wait for your face to be beaten black and blue."
Wayne didn't care about Lambert's provocation. This guy was a natural sharp-tongued person, a natural argumentative person, and a true demon hunter.
He smiled and nodded to Lambert, saying, "Then you better be careful, Lambert. I will also try my best."
(End of this chapter)