Under the premise of obtaining the magic potion boost, alchemy bombs, and teammates, clearing Castle Etnir is as easy and simple as clearing the weekly book.
And this further confirms Lynn's previous conjecture that demon hunters are actually more suitable for team combat than lone wolves.
With a long lifespan, stronger self-healing power than ordinary people, and bonuses provided by magic potions, even if a demon hunter is not a super soldier, he is actually more suitable to become a soldier than ordinary humans.
A single demon hunter will indeed be killed under siege, but a group of hundreds or thousands of demon hunters can easily defeat five or ten times the number of enemies.
The only flaw in cleaning up Castle Etnir this time is that Lynn's strength has greatly increased after obtaining the "Brute Force" expertise. The sword Gwyhyr produced by Mahakam is not as easy to use as before.
It took most of the day to clean up all Castle Etnir. Lynn and Gerd killed all the human-faced demon birds in the castle and burned all the eggs left by the monsters.
However, if this castle is to be lived in, it needs to be properly cleaned, but this is not something the two of them should consider.
On the way back, Lynn contacted Triss using the transmission box.
"Triss, are you there?"
"I have given the person to Foltest, and he is discussing with King Vizimir. Don't worry, the benefits will not be lost to you."
"That's not the case... I just wanted to ask if there are any taboos in feeding griffins."
"Griffin?"
Then, Lynn told Triss that he had picked up a griffon cub.
Triss feels incredible.
She has always wanted a gryphon.
Not only can it be used as a more convenient means of transportation than horses, griffons can also assist you in combat.
And in terms of energy consumption, Griffin is much more energy-saving than Golem.
This is why most warlocks only use Golem as guards to guard laboratories or secret rooms, and rarely take Golem into battles.
It's fine in normal sleep state, but once it moves, the energy consumed is astronomical.
Even legendary warlocks like Alzur and Cosimo prefer to summon monsters or elemental creatures rather than use Golem to fight.
It's a pity that griffon eggs are basically hard to come by in the market. This is also related to the characteristics of griffins.
Griffins are always good at hiding their nests. Even if they are discovered by hunters, if they realize that they cannot escape intact, they will destroy the eggs at all costs.
Therefore, even if there are warlocks, there are very few warlocks who can ride griffins.
If it were someone else, Triss would have bid at this time.
But because it was Lynn, Triss was embarrassed to speak.
Talking about money with Lynn feels like insulting the other party.
So Triss put the matter aside and told Lynn in detail how to feed the griffin, how many meals a day, what to eat, and the diet, including taboos and precautions.
Lynn was deeply moved and decided to wait for the little guy to grow up and let Triss sit on the little guy's back to experience the feeling of an eagle shooting into the sky.
"What are your plans next?"
On the way back to Tuirseach Castle by boat, I was just idle left and right. I came to Gerd and asked Lynn who was calling Gwent.
"Yeah." Gerd put down a Hemdall on the table. This is a hero card with a full 11 points of combat power.
"I have already received so much bounty, and I no longer need to worry about food and clothing in a short period of time. And Skellige Isles has no prejudice against demon hunters, so I plan to stay in the archipelago for a while longer."
Lynn nodded.
Use the effect of the leader card "Foltest: Siege King" to double the combat power of all your siege units.
This time, the value of his cards on the field far exceeds that of his opponent.
Gerd looked at the two cards in his hand, cursed, and threw the cards on the table.
"You win again."
"Are you coming again?"
Gerd shook his head like a rattle. "Playing cards with your kid is like playing cards with Gwent, the God of Gamblers. Are you really not out of luck?"
"Of course, it's just luck, do you understand luck?"
"I don't understand. I just know that I can never play Gwent with you again."
Lynn was noncommittal and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about business. Are you willing to get a job that is both respected and well-paid?"
Gerd thought for a while.
"You mean you mentioned the Witcher School before?"
"It's great that you remember."
"Well, since you mentioned this, I will listen to you carefully."
So Lynn revealed his plan:
He wants to establish a school of witchers of all schools in the depths of the Blue Mountains. The sorceresses of the Aretuza Academy will provide them with help and increase their Improved Trial of the Grasses survival rate.
They will abandon Law of Surprise, which is hated by the world, and instead secretly sponsor orphanages everywhere.
These orphanages will take in all children who have been abandoned due to war, natural disasters, or simply because there are too many mouths to feed at home.
They will select candidates with outstanding abilities and moral character and train them as apprentices of demon hunters.
Lynn plans to follow the model of Astartes and the mortal auxiliary army, and build an army that is also dominated by demon hunter battle groups and supplemented by soldiers composed of ordinary people.
By the time you get here, someone may have questions:
Even White Wolf, the protagonist in White Wolf's Search for a Family, is already at the top level among demon hunters and can still be stabbed to death by a pitchfork.
Can ordinary demon hunters who are not as good as White Wolf really be able to go on the battlefield and compete with Astartes?
An explanation is needed here:
First of all, it is true that White Wolf Geralt was stabbed to death by a pitchfork during the Rivia massacre, but there is actually another hidden reason.
It was mentioned in the CG cutscene of The Witcher 2 that Geralt had already killed dozens of people before he was killed, and he could still kill dozens more people.
But he stopped suddenly because he saw a young man standing in front of him. He softened his heart and ended up being careless and did not dodge. This created the legend of "the pitchfork is the magic weapon of the demon hunter".
Secondly, although the strength of ordinary witchers is indeed not as good as Astartes, what kind of enemies does Astartes face all day long? The strength of witchers is worse than that of Astartes, but the enemies of witchers are worse than the enemies of Astartes.
Finally, and most importantly, the establishment of the Demon Hunter Chapter marks that from now on, Demon Hunters will no longer fight alone as lone wolves, but will instead work as a team.
A battle group can be divided into ten companies, and each company can be further divided into ten squads, so that it can respond more flexibly to the ever-changing battlefield environment.