The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

(Recommended background music for this chapter: "The Trail" Source: The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Original Soundtrack.)

The land at the feet of Kelseren is a place rich in magic. The first elves discovered its value and erected a stone tablet. This stone tablet has remained in the courtyard ever since. The mages who arrived later built the castle, and Kaer Siren was officially born.

During the process of Alzu's creation of the witcher, Kaer Siren was one of many experimental sites. However, success did not come, and the cruel experiments turned this place into a dead city.

The mages chose to abandon the site, leaving only the corpses of failed experiments piling up in the hall, along with their ghosts and the curses of their deaths.

After the split of the Demon Hunter Order, among the first batch of Demon Hunters, Elan of Larvik and 13 like-minded friends followed Arzu's path and came to this barren land.

The witchers buried their dead, cleared the castle, made Cair Siren their new home, and established the School of the Gryphon. Note①

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Marvin walked across the long bridge in front of the castle gate with his bundle of books.

A man appeared from behind the parapet of the city gate and shouted: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Amavit of Vizima, I'm here to see George!" Marvin answered loudly under the city gate.

"George is not here, leave now!"

"Then you tell Master Elan that Amavit has come to see him. He should know about me."

The man at the city gate hesitated and replied: "Wait a moment..."

Five minutes later, two more people appeared above the city gate and glanced down.

Crunchy...

The thick iron-clad door opened, and a handsome man with a beautiful beard came out. Behind him was the wolf sect demon hunter Vesemir.

"Good day, Your Highness Amavit. I am Elan of Larvik."

"Good day, Master Elam. You can also call me Marvin, Marvin of Vizima. Vesemir, I thought you had gone back."

The wolf sect demon hunter spread his hands, indicating that he would wait until he got in.

"Well, you don't look like a prince, Marvin," said Mentor Elam.

Noticing that Ellan was looking at the baggage he was carrying, Marvin used his magic hand to lift the baggage and said, "I found Arzu's laboratory. There are some collections of books related to demon hunters. I think You might be interested."

"I have to say, you are amazing." Ellan gave the young man an approving look.

"I'm usually not modest, but this time I was really lucky..."

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It seems that all witcher homes are similar, and the main hall of Kelseren has been changed to look like a tavern.

A long, rough table and a variety of chairs and stools. Unlike Kaer Morhen, there are many old oil paintings hanging on the walls here...

It was already autumn, and there were several witchers in the castle that Marvin didn't know. Ellan introduced them one by one to Marvin, but unfortunately he didn't remember them well.

Elan asked, "What's there to drink? Champion of Vizima?"

"No, I don't drink. Tutor Elan, just skip the unnecessary pleasantries. I'm just here to ask about your decision. If you plan to fight back, count me in."

"Your style is really rare. In addition, you seem to care too much about the witcher, which makes it difficult for me not to be suspicious." The Knight's Creed made Elan accustomed to telling the truth.

"I told Vesemir that I only care about wolves and griffins, and I don't have a good impression of the others. Maybe it's because I read too many stories about you when I was a child. My identity allows me to do things without so much scruples. I don’t want anything to happen to you, and I don’t like those mages. These two reasons are enough for me. As for your suspicion, I don’t care.”

The two old demon hunters looked at each other.

"Oh, by the way, take a look at this thing."

Marvin pushed the experimental records obtained from the secret laboratory on Temple Island to the other party.

The two of them each picked a book to read, and started flipping through it quickly. Later, the two demon hunters looked increasingly ugly.

Ten minutes later, it was Elan who spoke first: "Where did you get it?"

"Novigrad, a secret laboratory under the cliff of Temple Island." Marvin took out the kettle and poured himself a glass of apple juice, then said: "I have found more than one similar laboratory during this time. Do you have any? Have you ever thought about it...were those disciples who went out to hunt monsters but didn't return, were they killed by monsters or captured for experiments?"

Both Ellan and Vesemir were silent in thought.

Marvin continued to add: "There will always be mages who covet witchers, whether it is the witchers themselves or the knowledge and secrets you possess. Are you just going to watch things develop in the worst direction step by step and do nothing? This is not What a great teacher should do.”

Elan looked confused...

"Our creed does not allow us to kill people casually."

Vesemir looked sideways at Elain, with a look of disgust on his face.

"What kind of damn creed do you have? Mercy, generosity, wisdom, honor, bravery. Which of the Five Principles of Knighthood says revenge is not allowed? Which one allows you to give up your life, your companions, and your home at will?" "

After taking a breath, Marvin continued: "You just saw that the path of the Cat Faction is going astray, so you came up with such a specious creed. Have you ever thought that the path of the Cat Faction is not going astray in killing people?"

Ellan looked at the young man in front of him with incomprehensible eyes. He considered himself an elder and remained reserved without speaking...

Vesemir was also curious about what else this young man could say.

“The Cat Faction has gone astray because they become killers, spies, and thieves, and because they no longer hunt monsters.

Demon hunters are so strong that they can even be killers, and everyone is afraid of them.

They bring no benefits, and the employer wishes they were all dead when their employment ends. Everyone wanted Cat Pie to be screwed, so they were screwed.

Who cares if someone kills someone for revenge? My father suppressed the rebellion 18 years ago and killed tens of thousands of people. Everyone said he was a good king. Is this a problem? "

Marvin swallowed back the curse words behind him. After all, he was facing an old man who was hundreds of years old.

As a result, after waiting for a long time, he found that Elan was still looking confused and silent. He got impatient, stood up and left.

"Just think about it slowly. Goodbye."

He was going to pack up and get out, he had had enough of this indecisive old man.

Marvin did not leave in the end...

Elan politely asked His Highness the Prince to stay temporarily for a few days, and promised to teach the school's seal knowledge in exchange for Arzu's collection of books.

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Kelseren, after dinner, at nightfall, Marvin was in the guest room of the castle, and there was a knock on the door.

Marvin opened the door. It was Vesemir, and he opened the door to let the old witcher in.

"You definitely didn't come here to drink with me."

Vesemir ignored Marvin's nonsense, sat down and said, "Marvin, you are a smart boy. I want you to give me some advice."

"No problem." Marvin sat down on the corner of the bed and said: "If the Griffin faction fights back, you'd better come and help. If the Griffin faction doesn't take action, then you can go back and prepare yourself. But I guess it's not over here. Before, the mages would not trouble you."

"What about you?" Vesemir asked again.

"If they don't take action..." Marvin pointed to the door and said, "I will do it myself."

"Why? This has nothing to do with you, right?"

"This is what I promised myself to do. If I can't do it, I will be unhappy. This has nothing to do with the Griffin Faction."

"You look like a prince now."

"I am a prince. So, you should go and persuade Elan. After all, you have known each other for many years."

"Okay. I'll try again. Those books by Arzu..."

"No problem, I'll give you a copy and I'll send it to Kaer Morhen as soon as possible. I owe you one time about the Ring of Elements."

"No, kid. Well, you can take a look at Kaer Morhen's library."

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Marvin lived in Caer Siren for more than half a month. Under the guidance of his two mentors, Ellan and Vesemir, not only his sealing technology improved by leaps and bounds, but his sword skills also improved greatly.

Seal of Alder - Bone-piercing: When casting Seal of Alder, a telepathic impact will be sent to the fan-shaped area in front. The size of the fan-shaped area is controllable and can surround the surroundings up to 360 degrees. At the same time, it can be attached with biting ice, which can effectively cause slow movement and has a chance. Freezes enemies hit. The larger the fan-shaped area, the shorter the attack distance.

Igni Sign - Fire Dance: Casts impactful flames to all directions. In addition, whether it is ordinary Igni or Fire Dance, the probability of ignition is enhanced. There is even a chance of igniting non-combustible materials, such as rocks. Kind of like resisting the ring of fire.

It's just that Marvin's talent in flame magic is indeed limited, the strength of the Igni seal is average, and the probability of triggering ignition is also a bit low.

However, he adjusted the techniques of fireball, pyroblast and flame breath according to the principles of Igni's Seal - Fire Dance, improving the ignition ability and explosion power.

Seal of Arden - Gigantization: When casting the Seal of Arden, a huge magic circle with a diameter of 12 meters can be formed on the ground, suppressing the speed, virtualization ability and space ability of all creatures except Marvin.

In addition, he has developed his own unique Yarden Seal that can be cast from a distance. Through special ice arrows, Marvin can cast a small Arden array with a diameter of 4 meters on the ground where the ice arrows land.

There was no qualitative improvement in Yaksi's seal, and it was still not as good as the orthodox magic spell of mind bewitchment, so it was abandoned.

Seal of Quen: So far, the Seal of Quen obtained from the Bear Faction 2 years ago is still the strongest.

Heliotrop's seal, which can resist magic, was lost a long time ago, and even Alan only knew a little about it.

In terms of sword skills, the feedback from the learning machine is more intuitive, and the sword skills have increased from level 7 to level 8.

In the [Ability] interface:

[Sword skills (fusion): 8 + (when using sword weapons, the physical consumption is -8%, making it easier to attack the enemy's vital points)]

Currently, Marvin still has 6 ability points.

He was curious about the effect of clicking the plus sign, so he increased his sword skills by 2 points.

[Sword skills (fusion): 10 + (When using sword weapons, the physical consumption is -10%, making it easier to attack the enemy's vital points. The next upgrade requires 2 ability points.)]

No more. There is no vast amount of knowledge about swordsmanship pouring into my mind, and there is no mysterious old man teaching swordsmanship blah blah...

Moreover, the cost of the next upgrade has increased. Do you want to click again?

[Sword skills (fusion): 11+ (When using sword weapons, the attack power is increased by 5% and the physical consumption is -11%, making it easier to attack the enemy's vital points. The next upgrade requires 2 ability points.)]

This is a bit interesting.

Marvin was very curious about how the 5% increase in attack power manifested, so he excitedly went to test it...

The test results, compared with the effect of cutting wood piles in the past few days, showed that without any change in physical attributes, the output was about the same, just a little deeper than before.

He practiced the sword casually, and it seemed that his power was smoother and his movements more coordinated than before. I couldn't figure out the reason, so I didn't think much about it. In short, getting stronger is always a pleasure.

Looking through the various interfaces of the learning machine, it seems that there are no capabilities that need to be upgraded. Adding a little bit of magic won't improve it much.

Marvin, who was more fond of playing with knives, couldn't help himself.

[Swordsmanship (Fusion): 12+ (When using swords, attack power increases by 10%, physical strength consumption is -12%, and it is easier to attack the enemy's vital points. The next upgrade requires 2 ability points.)]

[Ability points: 0]

That day, Marvin played with knives all day.

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