The Primordial Witcher vaccine, this is indeed good news.
With these twelve precious vials of vaccine, Guilliman returned to Black Tern Island, preparing to choose a suitable target for the first test.
As Francesca said, the most important aspect of this primordial vaccine is to ensure the survival rate of the apprentices; its specific efficacy, such as how powerful it can make an ordinary human as a Witcher, cannot yet be guaranteed.
At this time, Black Tern Island had already established a permanent portal with Aretuza Academy.
Not only would Margarita come here to conduct research in her free time, but several female apprentices she favored would also be invited to become research assistants, working together on various studies.
After several months of effort, the overall framework of the Witcher Academy was now largely complete.
Although the interior decoration would still take a few months, a Witcher Academy almost the size of an ordinary human town was already enough to make the Witchers and apprentices on the island feel shocked and delighted.
And all these expenses, of course, were paid by Lord Guilliman.
As a master of raiding and confiscating, the money he earned in these few months was more exaggerated than the annual fiscal revenue of many countries.
It would not be an exaggeration to say he was rich enough to rival a nation.
With important data already collected, the experiments for the Witcher's secondary mutation were also nearing completion.
Not only was the mutated giant white centipede in Toussaint moved to a safer, more secluded place for breeding, but even the four mentors in the school had completed blood tests and were ready for secondary mutation at any time.
These four mentors were very enthusiastic about the Witcher's secondary mutation; they not only hoped to experience it themselves but also wished that others in their school could enjoy the same treatment.
However, more than a month ago, a relatively simple contribution system had been established in the academy.
To undergo a secondary mutation, one's contribution had to reach a certain value.
Even the four mentors, who had been teaching students for two months, still didn't meet this contribution value, but because they were all founding members, Guilliman allowed them to accrue debt for now.
Other Witchers who wished to undergo such a secondary mutation would first have to join the academy.
After all, while he was a generous good person, he wasn't a pushover, and there was no reason to selflessly offer the good things he found to others.
However, when Guilliman returned to the Witcher Academy, he was somewhat surprised to find that new guests had arrived on the island, and they weren't strangers at all; they were all fellow Witchers.
Among them, the most imposing, weathered-looking middle-aged Witcher, who clearly possessed the aura of a seasoned Witcher, was introduced by Letho as Ivar Evil Eye, the founder of the Viper School.
This was a Witcher who had been active since the time the Witcher Order still existed, now over two hundred years old, likely even older than Vesemir.
However, he didn't appear to be that old, looking only about forty, a handsome middle-aged man with a cold, untamed demeanor.
He, along with a group of like-minded companions, left the Bear School's ranks over two hundred years ago, determined to track down the Wild Hunt and eliminate this monster legion that had plagued humanity for a millennium.
Unfortunately, the Elder Blood was too formidable, and the Aen Elle, to whom the Wild Hunt belonged, were not opponents that a mere few Viper School Witchers could contend with.
Therefore, despite the Viper School's considerable efforts over two hundred years, they hadn't even managed to uncover the true nature of the Wild Hunt.
This was one of the important reasons why Master Ivar Evil Eye, upon receiving Letho's letter and learning that they had defeated the Wild Hunt, relocated his entire school to the North to seek refuge with Guilliman.
This time, Master Ivar not only brought many of the school's belongings but, including himself and the three Witchers Letho had brought earlier, the entire Viper School comprised seven members, which was quite a large number compared to other schools.
After spending some time with him, Guilliman discovered that while Master Ivar appeared as gloomy as a venomous snake, his personality was actually very carefree and straightforward.
After showing the members of the Viper School around the academy, and sharing with them the injectable Witcher potion, the Witcher's secondary mutation, and the hundred young apprentices currently undergoing training in the academy,
the Grandmaster of the Viper School sighed, then clapped Guilliman on the shoulder and said:
"Actually, I don't believe you were personally created by Alzur, but it doesn't matter; you've shown me new hope."
"Since Letho has stayed by your side for so long and still chooses to believe in you, then we, the Viper School, are also willing to believe in you, follow you, and accept your commands."
"From now on, consider me a member of the Witcher Academy as well. I will no longer serve as the Grandmaster of the Viper School, but merely an ordinary Witcher member."
At this point, a faint glow emanated from Master Ivar Evil Eye's beast-like vertical pupils, and he said with a firm tone:
"However, if there are any future missions concerning the Wild Hunt, I hope to be allowed to participate."
"I have pursued them for over two hundred years, and many companions have died in the process."
"This has become an obsession in my heart."
"If I cannot confront them directly, I will feel great regret."
Hearing this request, Guilliman agreed without a second thought.
After all, he had already eliminated the Wild Hunt's most important navigator, forming a deadly enmity with this faction, and he also possessed the Elder Blood.
Once the Wild Hunt recovered, they would undoubtedly seek revenge against him, possibly to the death.
Since Master Ivar Evil Eye had this desire, how could he refuse the good intentions of this seasoned Witcher?
That evening, Guilliman hosted a grand welcoming ceremony on Black Tern Island, officially welcoming the Witchers of the Viper School.
With the addition of this group of seasoned Witchers, his combat Witcher squad plan could now proceed to the next stage.
And at this welcome banquet, Guilliman publicly presented the Primordial Witcher vaccine he had just received from Francesca, announcing to all the Witchers a piece of news that left them all dumbfounded and shocked to the core:
"Brothers, this vaccine in my hand has a survival rate of nearly one hundred percent, almost allowing apprentices to complete the Witcher mutation with virtually no risk to their lives."
"This is a major breakthrough, and for our Witcher Academy, for the entire Witcher community, this will be a revolutionary reform."
"Although only preliminary experiments have been conducted, the success of this vaccine already dictates that we Witchers will embark on a path completely different from before."
At this point, Guilliman also felt that the time to form a Witcher army was not far off.
He laughed heartily, then looked at the other Witchers at the table, who were too stunned to speak, and said with a smile:
"There are a total of twelve doses of the potion here. Tomorrow, we will select twelve members from among the apprentices for the first official experiment."
"You can rest assured of one thing: the expert who developed this vaccine has guaranteed me that the apprentices' lives will almost certainly not be threatened."
"Even if the experiment fails, they should still be able to survive safely."
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