"Monster hunters... four of them." Olgierd had no idea what he was thinking of, and his eyes became playful.

"As far as I know, there is a group of demon hunters wandering in Nilfgaard. Emperor Emhyr has been trying to recruit them for several years but has failed." The Beggar King thought for a while, "Now it seems that he has finally succeeded?"

"News from the North converges in Novigrad, and news from Novigrad converges in you." Rience glanced at the Beggar King, "But this seems to go beyond the scope of 'news from the North'."

The Beggar King chuckled. "The increased trade with Nilfgaard will also benefit me. The merchants in the south can also bring all kinds of news here. Otherwise, why do you think I would sit at this table and discuss things with you?"

And not only that, I know more news. The Beggar King looked at the four demon hunters and sneered in his heart.

Caleb Manji exclaimed sincerely: "This makes our plan even more foolproof!"

"The end of Lannister and Chapelle has come!"

…

"Mr. Chapelle is here, sir."

Lan was examining the jade carvings of the Toad Prince and the Cat Witcher in his hands.

After hearing House's report outside the door, he thought about it and took the jade carving of the Cat Faction Demon Hunter back to the [Inventory].

As for the Toad Prince, he continued to play with it in his hands.

"Lannister, I heard you dealt with that abominable giant toad, and it only took you one night?"

Chapelle soon came to Lan's reception room and glanced at Lan and Triss with a vague look.

He was worried and seemed to be making some decision in his mind.

"Yes, I told your soldiers about my search route last night. They should be able to find the giant toad's nest by following that route, as well as those poor girls and believers of the Eternal Flame along the way - may they rest in peace."

Chapelle corrected Lane's word choice: "They are not 'my soldiers', they are all believers of the Eternal Flame. They just follow me because of their devotion to the Eternal Flame."

He seemed to have encountered many such misunderstandings, but he was also very persistent in explaining the problem in detail every time.

"But there is one thing that is strange, Lannister. I did not find the body of the giant toad." Chapelle looked Lann in the eyes and said seriously, "I hope you can help me solve this puzzle."

Lane threw the statue of the Toad Prince to Chapelle and said nonchalantly, "Because I didn't kill it, I caught it. Haven't you heard the story of the 'Toad Prince'?"

At the moment when Chapelle took the toad jade carving in his hand, the system prompt sounded.

[Mission - Where the flames cannot illuminate - Completed]

Chapelle took the jade carving and began to examine it. As the representative of the Eternal Flame and Novigrad, he was naturally well-informed and familiar with the various rumors in this city.

"[Transformation and Sealing Technique], right? I should have guessed it earlier. There must be some purpose behind the sudden appearance of a female sorceress by your side."

He suddenly sneered: "But no matter who this toad is, it killed innocent girls, slaughtered my soldiers, and used the toad toxin on its body to cause immeasurable damage to the Temple Island. It should be judged and pay its debt with blood and flesh.

But now that you have captured it, we can use a more uplifting method that will help the victim calm down better - let it cleanse its sins in eternal fire."

Chapelle's voice was cold, but it had already created a fiery scene in front of everyone.

Lane sensed something different in this. Chapelle's reaction was a little off. Compared to the "calm military officer" Chapelle had shown in previous meetings, his mood swings were too great today.

The toad did not put out the brazier in their hall, so Chapelle's reaction was a bit too intense.

The most important thing is that my system reminds me that the task has been completed, but this person is still chattering in front of me. This is unreasonable.

Then there is only one truth: the person in front of him is acting, or wants to "investigate" something. At this time, the topic of their conversation is no longer "Toad Prince", but something else.

Lan had a feeling that this conversation would lead their relationship in a completely new direction.

Lann took a deep breath and managed his facial expressions. He needed to act.

"If that is what you are saying, Chapelle, I cannot allow you to take my prisoner."

Chapelle sneered: "Are you sure? In Novigrad, on the edge of Temple Island, under the land illuminated by the Eternal Flame?"

"Yes, I have two reasons. Because we have always had a good relationship, I will spend more time to explain it to you." Lan nodded, his tone cold, "First: According to my intelligence, this 'Toad Prince' is the prince of the Kingdom of Ophir. Cintra now needs every ally it can get, so I want to protect this 'Toad Prince' and even lift the curse for him."

"Then you will lose the friendship of the Eternal Flame. Losing your close friends for a faraway country will overturn my perception that you are a smart person."

"So I have a second reason."

Lane looked into Chapelle's eyes and seemed to be having a conversation with another person.

"This prince was cursed and lost his mind when he accidentally committed the crimes you accused him of. He is also a victim. If we want to find someone to punish, we should find the person who cursed him, not him."

"'I blame not the sword, but the man who wielded it', didn't I? The poets have made that maxim a popular refrain," Chapelle said. "But it is not enough, Lannister. Without any evidence to prove the toad's innocence, I now see it as nothing more than a murderous monster."

"Shapelle, why do we have to prove his 'innocence'? Shouldn't the evidence be used to prove his 'guilt'?" Lann said word by word, "Does the 'monster' deserve to die?"

Chapelle was suddenly stunned. He seemed not to have expected Lane to say such a thing.

"You know I know Geralt. He told me a lot of stories, including the kind nymphs, shapeshifters, vampire birds, female night demons, etc. that he met. These monsters that are feared by ordinary people are often the vulnerable groups. In fact, in their eyes, humans are the 'monsters'."

Lann and Geralt did chat often, but Geralt never mentioned these things. Instead, Lann learned about them from his previous life.

"When people see monsters, they assume they are sinful, which is wrong. They exclude, discriminate, and even kill everything they don't understand. Now it's just these intelligent non-human creatures, but I think one day this attitude will extend to other non-human races, and even humans with non-human powers, such as warlocks and demon hunters."

Lann continued, "I am against this way of life, and so is Cintra. We have eliminated discrimination and prejudice with the tree spirits, established friendship with the dwarves, and my squire has received help from the female demon in Toussaint. All this proves that the way Geralt and I are doing things is right."

At this point the topic has gradually deviated from the subject of "how to deal with the Toad Prince", but this is not the purpose of Lan's conversation with Chapelle tonight. He just wants to adjust the topic and instill his own ideas into Chapelle.

Geralt almost drew his sword to protect a shapeshifter in front of Chapelle, and thus gained Chapelle's friendship. Lane thought he could try to replicate that.

However, the empathy between the "Toad Prince" and Chapelle is obviously less than that between the Shapeshifter, so Lane needs to add a little bit of ideological indoctrination to make the other party agree with his point of view.

"So, I won't let you kill the Toad Prince just like that. I won't let him die because of someone else's sin, and I won't let him die for such a ridiculous reason as 'being cursed into a toad'!"

Triss was shocked by Lan, but not because of Lan's "kind" words, but because in her impression, Lan should not be so inflexible in such an occasion.

Even if the toad was indeed a prince, it would be extremely unwise to conflict with the Eternal Flame in Novigrad over him.

Triss was about to start chanting a spell to prevent Chapelle from summoning the temple guards to come in and cause a conflict.

But she suddenly recalled the little secret about "Chapelle" that Lane had told her before.

A glimmer of understanding flashed across the sorceress's eyes, and after thinking for a moment, she fell silent again.

Sure enough, after hearing Lane's passionate speech, Chapelle was not angry, and his previous cold temperament was completely gone.

His tone suddenly softened.

"Yes, yes. You are Geralt's friend, right? As expected, all of Geralt's friends are like this. Regardless of race or profession, whether they are halflings, bards, or nobles."

He looked at the jade statue of the Toad Prince in his hand and handed it back to Lan.

[Mission - Where the flames cannot illuminate - Completed]

"Since Geralt has told you those stories, I wonder if he has ever told you about me. But I guess not, since he is a man who is good at helping his friends keep secrets..."

Chapelle was about to say something when a sudden noise, which no one present had expected, interrupted him.

"Boom boom boom"

Late in the middle of the night, there was a sudden knock on the door from the direction of Lan's window.

This scene gave Lan a sense of familiarity. Whenever this happened, he would open the window and see a young lady with green skin and natural clothes outside.

But this is not Brokilon, and there is absolutely no way that there is a tree spirit outside the window.

Who could have sneaked out of his room in the middle of the night, bypassing his Cintra sentinels and even the guards of the Eternal Flame?

Or was it that his men were defeated again?

[Quinn's Seal] was on his body. Just as Lann was reaching for his Sword of the Lady of the Lake, he suddenly heard a familiar voice outside the window.

"Lan, Lan! You are in there, right? Open the window!"

Along with this suppressed cry, there were several more knocks on the window.

The expressions of the three people in the room suddenly became strange.

Lann walked forward with a smile, opened the window, and was met with a pair of amber snake eyes.

Kolgrim, the demon hunter he rescued in White Orchard, is back again.