Regarding skill points, this is a regret for Lann in the mirror world.
Lann once tried to find the source of magic in the huge pile of treasures of Master Mirror, but it turned out that the gems inside were just luxury gems, which were useless except for their value.
We did find quite a few runes, and the magical energy inside them was resonant with the system.
However, the magic power contained in each rune is extremely scarce. It takes more than a dozen to provide Lan with a skill point, and there are only dozens of these runes in total.
You have to know that the value of runes is not the magic inside, but the precise craftsmanship and the manpower and material resources consumed in making runes. Absorbing these runes feels like dismantling the motherboard of a microcomputer, smashing it, and then digging out the alloy inside to sell it.
What a waste…
And if used to arm the troops, these runes would be enough to create enchanted armor for all the demon hunters Lann knew now, and even enough for him to upgrade his own [Top Griffin Suit].
So Lann did not absorb these runes to replenish his skill points.
As usual, keep one of the three skill points gained from the upgrade as a backup, and invest the remaining two into the seal. According to the previous plan, click on the third-level skills of the two seals respectively to obtain a new seal mode.
Add points - [Seal] major category, [Quen Seal] minor category - [Active Shield]!
[Active Shield]: Replaces the Seal mode. The Quen Seal can create a circular protective shield. The damage absorbed by the shield can restore the player's health. (2/5)
A 360-degree shield with no blind spots that can automatically restore health. In terms of practicality, Lann even thinks it is better than the warlock's protective shield because it can restore health!
The only drawback is that he cannot move quickly or attack while maintaining the shield, and is often less flexible than the normal Quen. For Lann now, he is more like a blind spot filler, used to temporarily resist the continuous AOE range attack that the invincible roll of [Momentary] cannot be exempt.
If you really encounter an attack that you cannot resist, it is better to run away. After all, everyone in the two-dimensional world knows that iron blocks can harm people.
After clicking on [Active Shield], the next skill comes.
Add points - [Seal] major category, [Alder Seal] minor category - Shinra Tensei... No, it's [Alder Sweep]!
[Alder Sweep]: Replaces the Seal mode. Alder Seal can use telekinetic explosion to attack all enemies within a fixed radius. (2/5)
So far, Lann has already unlocked seven skills in the [Spell Seal] category, and with the help of [Magic Tide] he has actually gained fourteen skill points.
By activating the advanced mode [Doll Master] of [Axi Seal], Lann's seal system basically has taken shape.
Then a new problem was put before him:
If he wants to activate the third level of the Seal series of skills, he needs to click on the first and second levels, and then invest three skill points.
The problem is that the third-level skills of the seal all have the effect of strengthening the seal by a percentage, and Lann can now achieve these by increasing the magic input in the form of [Magic Burst].
In other words, the third-level seal skill can only help Lann save a little magic power at most, and it does not provide any groundbreaking help.
What really helps Lann is the fourth-level skill of the seal, among which Quen, Axi, and Igni can obtain the advanced special effects of "rebound damage", "true damage", and "ignite inflammable objects" respectively.
To obtain these skills, Lann needs to meet the prerequisites, which is to invest at least eight skill points in the Sign.
If it were an ordinary demon hunter, he would have no choice now. But after the second mutation, Lann now has another choice, the one he has always ignored because it is too expensive -
【Secondary Mutation】Skill bar.
Because a skill of the secondary mutation requires a one-time investment of three, five, or even seven skill points, which is too costly for Lann in the early stage, so Lann did not consider it at that time.
But now that Lann is at the first-class level of Seal, he has overcome the embarrassing situation of having no skills to use in the early stage. Compared with the fourth-level skill of [Sign] which requires eight skill points to be invested as a prerequisite, the skill of [Secondary Mutation] begins to seem to be good value for money.
In fact, in the original game, in addition to investing skill points, secondary mutation also requires a large amount of mutation-inducing substances extracted from the monster's body, which has stumped many players.
Lann's system eliminates the need for sudden mutagen input. According to Jeroen, when he was mutating Lann, he added a lot of mutagen into the system, which were Thomas Moreau's treasures for hundreds of years. Lann guessed that this was the reason.
Now Lann has automatically opened all the first-level skills of [Secondary Mutation] in the Demon Hunter mutation jointly strengthened by Geron and Mirror Master, so he can directly add some second-level skills next. They are:
[Bone-chilling] can give the Alder Sign a freezing effect;
[Bloodbath] temporarily increases physical strength every time you kill an enemy;
There is also "Addiction", which can use poison to enhance the power of magic signs and physical strength after drinking the potion.
In addition, [Secondary Mutation] also has the top passive skill for the Griffin School - the third-level skill [Magic Guidance]: it can increase the power of the seal in proportion to the strength of the physical strength.
Among them, the second-level skills require three skill points to activate, and the third-level skills require five skill points.
In other words, clicking on [Bone-piercing] first and then clicking on [Demonic Guidance] will also consume eight skill points for Lan.
Whether to continue to delve into the [Sign] category, or switch to the [Secondary Mutation] Sign to strengthen skills, this is a question that Lann needs to think about now.
However, he actually had a very rebellious idea in his heart: If he contracted Geron as a [Follower], would he be able to directly draw out [Bone Chilling] and even [Magic Guidance] through shared skills?
Isn't it a bit unkind to cheat a centenarian like this?
Lan shook his head and threw all these distracting thoughts out of his mind.
I don't have that many skill points now, so no matter which path I take, it's not feasible for the time being. It's more practical to familiarize myself with all the skills I have first.
With this thought in mind, Lann turned his eyes to [Flash] and [Teleport] in the [Ancient Blood] skill page.
[Crossing] My current magic power is not enough to afford it, so I won't consider it for now.
First try [Flash]. Lann clicked on the skill. With the help of the system, he had memorized all the methods of using it. He could use the skill with just a thought.
Lan strode to the window and opened it. What he saw was a poorly maintained and messy garden. After getting used to it, it had a natural feel to it.
Heifeng ran happily inside, and from time to time he drove away other war horses that were approaching him.
And in Lan's eyes, the world has quietly changed -
All colors faded at this moment, and the flowers, plants and trees turned into varying degrees of gray; the only visible color was the chaotic energy expanding out from Lan himself, showing him where he could reach.
It's amazing.
Lan took a deep breath and prepared himself. With a thought, his body disappeared from the room in the blink of an eye as if a frame had been pulled out.
In the blink of an eye, his figure appeared in the courtyard.
At this moment, the breath he took deeply into his abdomen had not yet begun to exhale.
Landing and looking around, Heifeng was startled by the sudden appearance of his master.
Chuckling, he stepped forward to touch and comfort his companion, savoring the feeling of having just activated the skill.
There was no dizziness, but there was a moment of hesitation to adapt to the sudden change of the surrounding scene. Simply put, it was a second of hesitation when landing. Lann estimated that he just needed to practice a few more times.
The maximum distance is about twenty meters, which is enough to directly cut into the enemy's back row in an encounter; if it is a battlefield, you may need to flash a few more times.
However, as his control over magic power continues to improve, this distance will surely continue to expand until it extends to every corner within his sight and perception.
In general, the effect of this skill is very good and perfectly meets expectations. Lann has even sorted out several corresponding tactics in his mind.
Then, we will try the second skill - [Teleport].
Heifeng snorted, as if he sensed something. He looked up and saw his master suddenly grinning at him.
Lann combed Black Wind's fur and used his skills to mark him with chaotic energy: "Black Wind, don't move here, understand?"
The horse had a puzzled look on his face, but nodded in a very human way.
Lann trotted to the back of the manor, intending to use his skills.
Does it require a sense of ceremony?
Lan thought for two seconds, then put his index finger and thumb close to his lips and whistled loudly.
He has wanted to do this for a long time!
"Shh—"
【Teleport】skill, activate!
"Whee!"
A loud horse neigh echoed Lan's whistle.
Lan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked around excitedly, but found that there was no sign of Heifeng in front, behind, or around him.
Where is my horse? The sound just now should have been very close to me, right?
“Whirl, hurrah!!”
When Lan En was wondering, he heard a louder roar. This time, Lan En tried to distinguish the sound carefully, but found that the source of the sound was from a place he didn't expect.
Lan slowly raised his head and saw a black horse wagging its tail anxiously on the roof of the manor.
It seemed to be afraid of heights. Its body was swaying and it didn't dare to move. It raised its front hooves several times but didn't dare to put them down.
The other demon hunters heard the strange noise and stuck their heads out of the window, looking at Heifeng in amazement:
"Lane, how does your horse jump so high?"
Lan slapped his forehead in annoyance, and hurriedly shouted to comfort his panicked companion. Then he trotted to a flat ground.
"Shh-"
【Teleport】skill, activate!
“Wheeeeee!!!”
This time the hissing sound was very close, and it was right behind him!
Lann turned around and saw a huge black shadow rushing towards him, facing a pair of angry amber eyes.
"Bang--"
Lann felt like he was flying.
…
After changing the target, Lann conducted repeated experiments. Finally, he found that [Teleport], like [Flash], could also spread the chaotic energy around the body, and then select the target's landing range within this range.
From now on, I can just whistle and ask my mount to come to me across thousands of mountains and rivers.
It's just that Black Wind doesn't seem to be in a very good mood now. When Lan En sat on the saddle and galloped wildly, he felt like a small boat in the wind and waves, ups and downs.
At this moment they were on their way back to Novigrad from Bullburg.
From morning until almost dusk in the afternoon, everyone finally saw the gate of Novigrad.
"Mr. Lannister!"
This time, the Eternal Flame guards at the door had a completely different attitude towards Lann and his party than at the beginning. They greeted Lann in a friendly and even respectful tone, and sent someone to inform the Eternal Flame headquarters of their return.
"Mr. Chapelle is patrolling the city. I can take you to him."
"There is no need to disturb him from fulfilling his faith and duties. I will go to Temple Island and wait for him to come back in the evening."
Lann reached out to stop the overly enthusiastic city guards and chose to return to the Temple Island on his own.
Along the way, he received the attention of the citizens of Novigrad and the believers of the Eternal Flame.
After returning to Temple Island, Lan's first thing was to find Triss.
The first thing Lann did when he saw the sorceress was to take out the jade statue of the Toad Prince.
After Ogierd's complete death, theoretically the black magic he cast also lost its effect. Lann felt that it was time to have a good talk with the foreign prince as his savior.
Of course, not all magic will stop working after the caster dies. For example, [Transfiguration and Sealing] is one of them. Even if the caster dies, the statue will not return to its original state.
But before Lann did this, Triss spoke first and told Lann a big news:
"Mrs. Minole is back."
…
Lady Minor? Didn't we arrange for Triss to take her to Kaer Morhen?
Lan En was stunned. He had thought that this lady who had been searching for her old lover for decades would at least spend some time with him after finding him. Could she have poured out all her life's feelings in just half a month?
After seeing Lann's reaction, Triss shook her head and began to explain the details.
When old lovers meet, it is naturally an extraordinary scene. After spending half a day in a state of unfamiliarity and reserve, the old witcher and the Duchess immediately became attracted to each other and could not be stopped.
Their enthusiasm was enough to melt the snow atop Kaer Morhen.
Seeing the old man's second spring in life, the Wolf Faction witchers even started to repair Kaer Morhen Castle, which had been neglected for hundreds of years, for the first time, filling the leaky walls, windows and ceilings, hoping to give the old couple, especially Lady Minole, a relatively comfortable environment.
However, the problem lies in the environment.
Kaer Morhen is located in a corner forgotten by the world. It is a truly bitter and cold place with a remote location, harsh climate and steep terrain.
This place can cultivate warriors who can remain calm in the face of dangerous monsters, but it also hurts the Duchess, who was raised in a pampered manner and is now elderly.
Madame Minorelle soon fell ill.
According to Triss, "During that time, Vesemir seemed to have lost his soul. All the methods used by the witchers were ineffective against Lady Minore, and some of them were simply not used on her. Geralt even lowered his face to beg Yennefer, but magic had little effect on Lady Minore's recovery."
So in the end, Yennefer had no choice but to use the portal to send Lady Minore back to Novigrad - just when Lann and his group had just gone out - and Triss, who was more proficient in potions and healing spells, took care of Lady Minore's body.
"She'll have to rest for a long time, but she'll be fine," Triss concluded.
Lann held his chin with his left hand, showing a thoughtful expression. His intuition told him...he might be able to help, and this seemed to be an opportunity for him.
"Where is Mrs. Minole now?"
"Chapelle has prepared a room for him to entertain distinguished guests. I am just planning to notify her housekeeper to come and pick her up."
Hearing this, Lane decided to change Mrs. Minole's itinerary.
He soon visited the other party at home.
Unlike the lonely and melancholy noble lady he met half a month ago, when Lann saw Mrs. Minole again this time, her face exuded an elegant kindness and a vibrant aura.
Even though she was bedridden at the moment, she still straightened up when she saw Lan En coming to visit her, with a kind look on her face that showed the kindness of an old person looking at a younger person.
"Lane, they said you were out on business, but I didn't expect you to be back so soon." Mrs. Minole smiled, "I heard about your great achievements in Novigrad. You are worthy of your reputation."
"You're too kind, but my business is not important right now." Lann smiled modestly, then showed a concerned expression, "I heard Triss talk about the accident in Kaer Morhen. I heard that your current physical condition is due to the weather in Kaer Morhen?"
Upon hearing this question, Mrs. Minole showed a melancholy expression on her face: "Yes, I really can't imagine that Vesemir has lived in such a place for so many years. The wind and snow there are like knives, and no matter how thick the walls are, they can't stop them... I originally thought that I could hold on for Vesemir, but I didn't expect that my will was still clear, but my body couldn't bear it."
As she spoke, she sighed again, "I was able to hold on at first, but when Vesemir realized something was wrong, I collapsed completely and had to rush back. The children laughed at me."
"No, no, please don't say that." Lann comforted, "We all admire your courage and dedication to love, and we all sincerely wish you all the best."
Lady Minor smiled more kindly, but soon began to sigh again: "It's just that with my current physical condition, I may not be able to stay in Kaer Morhen anymore. Vesemir did promise to come and see me from time to time, but I can see that he can't bear to part with his castle and those children. I am too familiar with that look."
Those "children" are basically older than you, except for Ciri.
The conflict of this matter is now in front of us:
Lady Minore wanted to be with Vesemir, but she couldn't adapt to the weather in Kaer Morhen; Vesemir could come to visit Lady Minore from time to time, but he eventually returned to Kaer Morhen for the sake of the Wolf Clan.
So is there a place with a suitable climate for Lady Minole to live for a long time, and which can also become the base camp of the Wolf Faction so that Vesemir can continue to contribute to the witcher cause and live in peace for a long time?
Lann showed a sincere and genuine expression: "Mrs. Minole, why didn't you tell me earlier? You can go to Cintra!"
Mrs. Minole was stunned.
"Of course, it's not the current Cintra, but Cintra after it is completely recovered." Lann vowed, "With your information, you must know the current situation in the North. I passed through Novigrad to participate in the Haji Fortress meeting in the near future to discuss how to drive Nilfgaard out of the North. In a year at most, the Nilfgaardians will completely leave the North, and Cintra will be completely recovered."
Mrs. Minole showed a puzzled expression: "But Vesemir didn't tell me..."
Lann shook his head. “Madam, that’s because Vesemir knows you too well. If you knew that Vesemir was going to help me recover Cintra, how would you react?”
Mrs. Minole thought thoughtfully: "I will fully support Vesemir's ideals. After all, all I have left now is money, and I only want him..."
"That's right, ma'am. This is a situation that neither Vesemir nor I want to see," Lann said sincerely. "All he wants from you is your love, nothing else. And it's enough for me to gain Vesemir's power. I would feel uneasy if I dragged down the people he cherishes."
Mrs. Minole thought for a while and seemed to have discovered a blind spot: "But according to my previous understanding, the Wolf Faction Demon Hunters are absolutely politically neutral..."
If this continues, it won't be the case soon, Lan thought to himself.
"That's in the past. Look at my eyes." Lan pointed to his lion eyes.
"As you can see, I am a witcher. And I intend to establish a base for all witchers in Cintra, supporting the witcher school just as other countries employ warlocks as royal advisors. You have lived in Kaer Morhen for some time, so you must be able to understand Vesemir's inseparable sense of responsibility and mission to the castle and the Wolf Clan."
Mrs. Minole nodded in agreement. It was because of Kaer Morhen Vesemir that she could not live with her in Novigrad.
"So Vesemir came to help me, not for politics, but for the school. There is no other country on the continent willing to provide him with such support."
Lann continued, "Besides that, I believe you have already met my princess. She is the unexpected child of the Wolf Clan, but she will not become a demon hunter like me. Instead, she will inherit the throne of Cintra and become the future queen. This is even more reason for the Wolf Clan to help Cintra."
From a noble's perspective, this explanation makes perfect sense: What is the purpose of a self-proclaimed neutral force protecting and supporting the heir to a country?
——Of course it’s power. Could it be because of fate, responsibility or family affection?
Mrs. Minole was thoughtful, and then she showed a happy expression: "Vesemir has actually started to think about things from this perspective? I thought he had become a stubborn fool, although a fool with amazing charm..."
Seeing that Mrs. Minole approved of him and "approved" of Vesemir's idea, Lann smiled with satisfaction.
The Wolf Faction's attitude towards Cintra has been ambiguous so far. The original novel did not get involved in politics even at the end of the plot. At most, Geralt passively made a few splashes in the Game of Thrones because of Ciri, but this was also jumping back and forth between the positions of various countries.
That was why Lane had tried to use the Witcher Order to attract Vesemir, trying to win him over from another angle: not as a politician, but as a young witcher trying to restore his former glory.
But now the appearance of Mrs. Minole gave Lane hope of solving the problem from a completely new angle, a more personal angle, and a more targeted bargaining chip:
——Use love to "kidnap".
Vesemir is the only leader of the Wolf Faction now. For the other Wolf Factions, Kaer Morhen is just a place to live. They are not united in the castle, but united around Vesemir, their old friend, old master, and old father.
In the original book, Vesemir will sacrifice himself in the future to protect Ciri; and after Vesemir's death, there will be no more witchers in Kaer Morhen.
Therefore, for Lann and Cintra, as long as Vesemir comes, why would they have to worry about other members of the Wolf Faction coming?
What bad intentions could Lan have?
"I just want to give Vesemir a home," Lann said sincerely, "so I told you this news in advance, hoping that you won't feel sad about leaving Kaer Morhen. And please don't tell Vesemir, or I'm afraid he will be upset and blame me."
The Duchess of Minore is calm, intellectual and rational. In this era, don't underestimate any widowed and wealthy woman.
But after living in solitude for decades, she still inevitably felt dizzy after hearing the word "home".
“Of course.” She nodded shyly and gracefully. “I won’t cause any trouble for Vesemir.”
After coming to her senses, Mrs. Minole suddenly remembered something: "Then Lan, is Cintra's current situation very difficult? Is there anything I can do to help?"
What can Mrs. Minole do to help? Perhaps only money.
If it was Lan En two days ago, he might have hesitated for a while. But Lan En is different now. He has regained his money ability in the mirror world of Master Mirror. It is better to win the favor of Mrs. Minole.
So the Lion Count put on a resolute look and said: "In fact, the current situation in Cintra is not as difficult as the outside world says. You just need to be prepared and wait for my good news."
The wealthy Mrs. Minor looked at Lane, who was actually even richer, and was relieved.
…
Mrs. Minole's visit was a temporary intervention in Lane's schedule, and of course the result was unexpectedly good.
After coming out of the room where she was recuperating, Lann continued to discuss his original purpose with Triss - to unblock the Toad Prince.
They rode away from the busy city and soon arrived at a secluded lake.
Lann stood aside and watched the sorceress begin preparations for the spell to break the curse.
Although Lann has now mastered the [Transformation and Sealing Technique], his proficiency in this skill is only level 2 after all. Prince Ofir is not as tough as Ogierd. If something unexpected happens during the process of removing the curse, all Lann's previous efforts will be wasted.
Sure enough, Triss's subsequent behavior made Lan realize that the process of perfectly removing the [Transformation Sealing Technique] was many times more complicated than he had imagined. It was far from being a matter of chanting a spell.
The sorceress first asked Lann to dig a hole in the ground, draw water from the lake to form a small pool, and then throw the jade statue into it.
Then she used stones to arrange the eight symbols of the elven zodiac "Wicca" by the small pond, and lit a candle on each of the symbols representing May Day, Harvest Festival and Youssou. Inside the zodiacal ring, she used pebbles from the river to form a small circle, dotted with magical symbols, and drew a pentagram pattern.
After doing all this, she took out three metal tripods and placed them next to the candles. There was a crystal on each tripod. The cut surface of the crystal matched the structure of the tripod exactly, which meant that there would be no error in their placement.
As the spell sounded above the open space, the candles began to burn, and the facets of the crystal suddenly lit up, emitting beams of light. Those beams converged on the statue of the Toad Prince, causing the color of the statue's surface to quickly change from green to gold, and then to transparent after a moment.
The jade statue on the ground trembled slowly, the hard shell melted into glass, and the volume the size of a human head continued to expand at lightning speed, began to throbbing and shaking, and its structure and shape also changed rapidly.
Until it turned into a huge monster the size of a small pavilion.
The candle began to smoke, and the light of the crystal dimmed. Triss lowered her arms, flexed her fingers, and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
The curse was lifted, and pain surged into the giant toad's nerves.
But before the monster could scream after regaining its original shape, a large amount of black smoke appeared on its body. They emerged from various parts of its skin like worms, and then dissipated in the air.
These black mists are definitely not the effect that should appear when the [Transformation Sealing Technique] is used to break the curse, but rather Ogierd's black magic.
Under Lan's gaze, the giant toad, which had just been freed from a spell, began to emanate magical light again, and then began to wriggle its flesh and blood in a painful manner, and an astonishing amount of mucus was continuously discharged from its body.
With waves of screaming, twisting, and retching, the giant toad finally regained its human form.
He was a thin young man, his body covered in colorful filth, his eyes dirty and panic-stricken.
"Hey, do you remember who you are? What's your name?"
Lann shouted loudly. But after Triss finished the spell to remove the curse, a green light appeared on her hand again. Then she took out an alchemical bottle and poured all the liquid inside into the small pool in front of her.
This is healing magic and a matching magic potion.
The man's screams became louder, but obviously more powerful.
After Lann repeated the question three or four times, the man in front of him seemed to have finally regained his hearing, or his brain was finally able to process information from the outside world.
He pried open his trembling eyelids and looked with fear at the majestically dressed blond knight and the plain but beautiful sorceress in front of him.
"I am... the prince of Ophir. Who are you and where is this place... I should be in Niubao..."
After hearing the other party's logical words, Triss nodded: "Very good, his brain is not broken, and the most troublesome situation did not occur."
Prince Ofir stared blankly at Triss, then stared blankly at himself, and his gaze shifted to his lower body immersed in the water.
"I seem to..."
"That's normal," Lann interrupted him. "You'd better check if there's any bleeding, because the process of removing the magic may damage the kidneys."
The dull-minded prince was almost like a puppet. He listened to Lan and observed the changes underwater honestly.
"There is no blood..."
Triss was satisfied: "The curse was successfully removed."
Then the sorceress turned around and began to pack up the auxiliary equipment for casting spells, while Lann began to try to continue communicating with Prince Ofir:
"Think carefully. You may not have any memory of being sealed into a sculpture, but those years of confusion should still have some impressions left, right?"
The prince in the water began to think.
Intense pain immediately surged into Prince Ofir's head. His pupils slowly dilated, and then began to shake violently, as if he had seen something extremely horrifying.
After another round of violent retching and trembling, he fainted in his own pool.
Lann glanced at Triss and said, "Is this a normal reaction?"
"There's no precedent, but I guess so." Thinking of what Prince Ofir had gone through in the past few years, Triss nodded sympathetically. "That experience was so horrible that it caused his brain to faint in self-protection. I wouldn't be surprised if he lost his memory afterwards."
The sorceress then stepped back and looked at Lann, refusing to pull the prince out of the pool of mucus, vomit, and excrement.
Lane could only shrug.
…
Three days later, Temple Island.
During these three days, Prince Ofir's mental state was intermittent, and he had extremely strong stress reactions. He was afraid of darkness, moisture, and even women.
This prevented Triss, who wanted to treat him, from getting close to him, and she could only treat him through Lann using potions.
In addition to Triss's potion, there was another thing that improved Prince Ofir's condition that was beyond Lan's expectations.
That is the eternal fire.
Prince Ofir, who was afraid of darkness, showed amazing enthusiasm for fire. Shapet even took advantage of the opportunity to arrange for a priest to read doctrines to him and recite religious books, which actually stabilized his condition.
However, on the third day, after Prince Ofer had basically regained his sanity, this situation no longer existed.
As for how deep an impression Lann and his group, as well as the Eternal Fire, left on Prince Ofier's heart, it is unknown.
The person sitting in front of Lann at this moment was weak and tired, but there was a kind of dignity that was even almost rigid in his bones.
Prince of Orphir. It's hard to imagine that he was a giant man-eating toad just a few days ago.
He said to Lan sincerely: "I want to thank you. You saved my life, Prince of Cintra."
Orphir is a very remote country. The northerners describe it as "south of the south", which means further south of the southern region where Nilfgaard is located. There is no trace of it on the known continental maps. People can only guess that Orphir is on the other side of the sea.
Of course, Ophir had his own language. But since the prince was a student in Niuburgh, the language barrier was not a problem.
Lann smiled back at the prince's thanks: "I am not a prince, Your Highness. You can call me Lord Lannister."
"If possible, I would rather call you Lann, okay?" Prince Ophir said with a smile, "You can't imagine how grateful I am to you. When I think of the terrible things I have experienced, I tremble with fear all over."
"And I've heard a lot of wonderful stories about you these days. Demon hunter, right? We don't have such a magical profession. I also heard about your encounter with me. In that situation, it wouldn't matter even if you killed me. You would even be praised."
Prince Ofir sighed: "But you finally chose to spare my life and found a way to help me remove the curse. It can be said that you saved me more than once. How can I thank you?"
Of course I have to thank you very much!
Lann kept smiling: "I think the most important thing at this stage is to help you contact your country. After all, you have been out of touch for such a long time."
Prince Ophir nodded in agreement: "I need to go back to Niubao first. There is a communication device left for me by my royal wizard. I wonder if it is still there..."
"Oh, right." Ophir's eyes lit up. "When I contact the Master, I can also ask him to bring my 'thank you' back from Ophir."
"Lan, do you like zebras or elephants? Oh, you may not know what I'm talking about. Zebras are horses with stripes on their bodies, and elephants, in your words, are 'giant beasts with tails growing on their faces'. They are both rare items. We often use them as gifts when trading with the southern part of the continent."
Zebras and elephants. Northerners may not have seen them, but Lan had seen a lot of them in his previous life. That was not what he wanted.
However, Lann still pretended to be thinking to conceal his true purpose. He wanted to wait for the other party to speak it out.
"A zebra... is a horse, right? How does it perform on the battlefield? How strong are its legs? How much weight can it carry? As for the elephant... you said it is a giant beast. Can it be tamed? How much of a role can it play in a charge?"
Prince Ophir was stunned for a moment by Lann's pragmatic words: "Zebras are not war horses... As for elephants, we do have elephant soldiers, but they are mostly used as ceremonial guards for sacrifices and royal banquets. Generally speaking, they are used as gifts because of their rarity, to show the host's strength when receiving guests..."
Lan gave an awkward but polite smile, as if he was embarrassed by his own narrow knowledge.
Prince Ofir patted his head, regret on his face: "I'm sorry... I forgot the key point. I heard that your country seems to be in trouble, so you are so eager for power, right? I preconceived that a warrior like you needs a pomp and circumstance that matches your status, but I overlooked that what you urgently need is actually power."
As he spoke, he showed a thoughtful expression, and after a long time, an idea flashed in his mind.
"I am not in a position to decide on the military support for your country without authorization, but I know an alchemical technology that is unique to us, called 'Infusion'. This is something different from the 'Rune' technology you have here. It is used to add new energy to weapons and armor, which can greatly increase your combat effectiveness. You will definitely like it!"
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