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 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!!”
正在兰恩疑惑的时候，又听到一声更加响亮的嘶鸣。这回兰恩用心去分辨了，却发现声音的来源是一个自己意想不到的地方。
兰恩缓缓抬头，只见庄园的屋顶上，一匹黑色的骏马焦躁不安地摆着尾巴。
它似乎很怕高，身体摇摇晃晃不敢移动，几次把前蹄举起又不敢落下。
其他猎魔人听见了奇怪的声音纷纷把头探出窗户，惊叹地看着黑风：
“兰恩，你的马是怎么跳这么高的？”
兰恩懊恼地一巴掌拍在自己的额头上，赶忙高呼安抚惊慌失措的伙伴。然后一溜小跑到了一块平地上面。
“嘘——”
【传送】技能，发动！
“咴律律！！！”
这回发出嘶鸣的声音很近了，而且就在自己的身后！
兰恩回头，就看到一个巨大的黑影朝着自己冲了过来，迎面的还有一对饱含怒火的琥珀色眼睛。
“砰——”
兰恩感觉自己飞了出去。
……
换了一个标记对象之后，兰恩又经过了反复的实验。最后他发现【传送】和【闪烁】一样，也是可以将先混沌能量扩散到身体周围，然后在这个范围内选定目标的降临范围的。
从今以后，自己也能够一个口哨让自己的坐骑跨越千山万水过来找自己了。
只是现在黑风的情绪似乎不是很好。兰恩坐在马鞍上狂奔的时候只觉得自己好似风浪中的小船，跌宕起伏。
此刻他们正身处于从牛堡回归诺维格瑞的路上。
从早晨一直到下午接近黄昏，众人才终于见到诺维格瑞的大门。
“兰尼斯特先生！”
这一次门口的永恒之火守卫看到兰恩一行人的态度和一开始有了天差地别。他们带着友好乃至尊敬的语气和兰恩打招呼，同时派人前去通知永恒之火的总部通知他们归来的消息。
“沙佩勒先生正带人在城中巡逻，我可以带您去见他。”
“不必打扰他履行他的信仰和职责，我去神殿岛等他晚上回来就行。”
兰恩伸手拦下有些过于热情的城卫兵，选择自行回到了神殿岛。
沿途接受了一路的诺维格瑞市民和永恒之火信徒的注目礼。
回到神殿岛，兰恩的第一件事情就是去找特莉丝。
在见到女术士的第一时间，兰恩就急切地想掏出——蟾蜍王子的玉质雕像。
在欧吉尔德彻底死亡之后，理论上他所施展的黑魔法也随之失去了作用，兰恩觉得现在是时候以救命恩人的身份和这位异国王子好好谈一谈了。
当然，并不是所有的魔法都会在施术者死去后就不再作用的。像是【化器封形术】就是其中之一，哪怕施术者死去雕像也不会自己恢复原状。
可是在兰恩做出这个行为之前，特莉丝却先一步开口，告诉了兰恩一个重磅的消息：
“米诺乐夫人回来了。”
……
米诺乐夫人？之前不是安顿好了后事由特莉丝带去凯尔莫罕了吗？
兰恩一愣，他原以为这位苦苦追寻了老情郎几十年的夫人在寻找到自己的爱人之后怎么着也要耳鬓厮磨上一段时间，这小半个月难道就能够倾诉尽半辈子的衷肠了？
特莉丝看到兰恩的反应之后摇摇头，开始解释起了具体情况。
老情人相见，那自然是非同一般的场景。在度过了小半天的生疏和矜持之后，老猎魔人和公爵夫人立刻就是天雷勾地火，一发不可收拾了起来。
他们的热情甚至足够融化凯尔莫罕山顶的积雪。
而看到老头子焕发了人生第二春，狼派猎魔人们甚至都破天荒地开始修缮几百年都没有人去管的凯尔莫罕城堡，填补那些漏风的墙壁、窗户和天花板。希望给老俩口——尤其是米诺乐夫人一个相对舒适的环境。
然而问题就出在了环境上面。
凯尔莫罕，它坐落在被世界遗忘的角落。这里位置偏僻、气候恶劣、地势险峻，是实打实的苦寒之地。
这里可以培养出面对危险的怪物也面不改色的战士，却也因此伤害到了娇生惯养着长大、如今年事已高的公爵夫人。
米诺乐夫人很快就病倒了。
用特莉丝的转述来说：“那段时间维瑟米尔就好像丢了魂，猎魔人的一切手段对于米诺乐夫人都不起作用，有些也根本就不敢用在她身上。杰洛特甚至拉下脸来求了叶奈法，但是魔法对于米诺乐夫人的身体恢复还是微乎其微。”
于是最后不得已，叶奈法只好用传送门把米诺乐夫人送回了诺维格瑞——就在兰恩一行人刚刚外出的时候——由更加擅长魔药和治疗法术的特莉丝为米诺乐夫人调理身体。
“她应该要休养很长的一段时间了，但是她会没事的。”特莉丝总结道。
兰恩左手托住下巴，露出沉思的表情，他的直觉告诉他……他或许可以帮上忙，而这对他来说也似乎是一个机会。
“米诺乐夫人现在在哪？”
“沙佩勒给他收拾出了一间用来招待贵宾的房间，我正打算去通知她的管家过来接她。”
听此，兰恩打算改变一下米诺乐夫人的行程。
他很快就上门拜访对方。
与小半个月前见到的那个孤独、忧郁的贵族夫人不同，这次兰恩再见到米诺乐夫人的时候，她的脸上散发着一种优雅的慈祥，还有生机勃勃的气息。
哪怕此刻卧病在床，看到兰恩过来探望的她依旧直起了身子，脸上露出了老人看待小辈的和蔼。
“兰恩，他们说你外出处理事务，没想到这么快就回来了。”米诺乐夫人笑道，“我可是听人讲了你在诺维格瑞的丰功伟绩，不愧于你的名声。”
“您谬赞，不过现在我的事情不重要。”兰恩谦虚一笑，随后露出了关切的表情，“我听特莉丝说了在凯尔莫罕发生的意外，您现在的身体状况据说是因为凯尔莫罕的天气？”
听此问题，米诺乐夫人的脸上露出惆怅的表情：“是啊，我真的难以想象维瑟米尔这么多年居然都是生活在那样的地方。那里的风和雪简直就像是刀子，再厚的墙壁都挡不住……我原本想着可以为了维瑟米尔坚持下去，结果没想到意志还清醒着，身体却受不了了。”
说着说着，她又长叹一口气：“我一开始还能硬撑，等到维瑟米尔发现不对的时候就彻底倒下了，不得不仓促地回来。倒是让孩子们看了笑话。”
“不不，请不要这么说。”兰恩安慰道，“我们都敬佩于您对于爱情的勇气和付出，也无不对此真心祝福。”
米诺乐夫人笑得更加和蔼了，但是很快又开始叹气：“只是以我现在的身体状况，或许没有办法再在凯尔莫罕待下去了。维瑟米尔倒是答应会时不时地过来看我，但是我能够看出来他无法割舍他的城堡和那些孩子，我太熟悉那种眼神了。”
那些“孩子”的年龄除了希里之外基本上都比你要大呢。
而这个事情的冲突此刻就摆在眼前了：
米诺乐夫人想要和维瑟米尔在一起，却适应不了凯尔莫罕的天气；维瑟米尔可以过来时不时探望米诺乐夫人，但是为了狼派终究回归凯尔莫罕。
那么有没有一个地方，气候适宜可以让米诺乐夫人长期居住，而且又能够成为狼派的大本营让维瑟米尔继续为猎魔人事业发光发热而长居久安呢？
兰恩露出了真挚而真诚的表情：“米诺乐夫人，您怎么不早点跟我说呢？您可以去辛特拉呀！”
米诺乐夫人一愣。
“当然了，不是现在的辛特拉，而是彻底收复之后的辛特拉。”兰恩信誓旦旦，“以您的消息，肯定知道北境现在的形势。我途径诺维格瑞就是为了参加不久之后的哈吉要塞会谈，商讨将尼弗迦德赶出北境的事宜。最多一年，尼弗迦德人就将彻底离开北境，辛特拉将全境收复。”
米诺乐夫人露出疑惑的表情：“可是维瑟米尔没有跟我说过……”
兰恩摇摇头：“夫人，那是维瑟米尔太了解你了。如果你知道维瑟米尔要帮我光复辛特拉的话，你会有什么反应呢？”
米诺乐夫人若有所思：“我会全力支持维瑟米尔的理想，毕竟我现在就只剩钱了，而我只要他……”
“没错，夫人。这是我和维瑟米尔都不愿意看到的局面。”兰恩诚恳道，“他想在您这里索取的只有您的爱，而不是其他的东西；而我能够获得维瑟米尔的力量也已经足够，再把他珍视的人拖下水会让我于心不安。”
米诺乐夫人又思考了一会，似乎发现了盲点：“可是根据我以前的了解，狼派猎魔人是绝对的政治中立……”
再这么下去很快就不是了。兰恩心中暗道。
“那是过去的了，您看看我的眼睛。”兰恩指了指自己的狮瞳。
“如您所见，我是个猎魔人。而我有意在辛特拉建立所有猎魔人的根据地，扶持猎魔人的学派就好像其他国家聘用术士作为王室顾问一样。您已经在凯尔莫罕生活过一段时间了，那您一定能够体会到维瑟米尔对于那座城堡、对于狼派那无法割舍的责任感和使命感。”
米诺乐夫人颇为认同地点点头，正是因为凯尔莫罕维瑟米尔才不能跟自己一起生活在诺维格瑞。
“所以维瑟米尔会过来帮助我，不是为了政治，而是为了学派。大陆上再没有另外一个国家愿意给他提供这样的支持。”
兰恩继续说道：“除此之外，我相信您也已经见过我的公主了。她是狼派的意外之子，但是她不会如我一样变成猎魔人，而是去继承辛特拉的王座成为未来的女王，这更是狼派帮助辛特拉的理由。”
从一个贵族的角度来看，这个解释非常的合理：一个自称中立的势力保护并扶持一个国家的继承人有什么目的？
——当然是权势了，难道还能是因为什么命运、责任或者亲情吗？
米诺乐夫人若有所思，随后露出了欢喜的表情：“维瑟米尔居然也开始以这种角度思考问题了吗？我还以为他变成了顽固的蠢木头，虽然是一根有着惊人魅力的蠢木头……”
看到米诺乐夫人认可了自己，也“认可”了维瑟米尔的主意，兰恩随之露出了满意的微笑。
狼派目前为止对辛特拉的态度一直暧昧不清。原著更是哪怕到了剧情结束的阶段也没有涉足政治，最多是杰洛特因为希里的原因在权利的游戏里面被动地打了几个水花，就这也是在各个国家的立场之间反复横跳。
所以兰恩之前才会尝试用猎魔人教团来吸引维瑟米尔，想要从另一个角度来拉拢他：不是政治家，而是一个企图重现往日荣光的年轻猎魔人。
但是现在米诺乐夫人的出现让兰恩看到了从一个全新的角度解决问题的希望，一个更加私人化的角度，也是一个更加有针对性的筹码：
——用爱情去“绑架”。
维瑟米尔可是狼派现今唯一的领袖。对于其他的狼派来说，凯尔莫罕不过是一个住的地方罢了，他们不是团结在那座城堡里，而是团结在维瑟米尔这个老朋友、老师傅、老父亲的身边。
原著中，维瑟米尔在未来会为了保护希里而牺牲；而维瑟米尔牺牲后，凯尔莫罕也再无猎魔人。
因此对于兰恩、对于辛特拉来说，只要维瑟米尔来了，狼派的其他人还愁不来吗？
兰恩能有什么坏心思呢？
“我只是想要给维瑟米尔一个家而已。”兰恩真挚地说道，“所以我才会把这个消息提前告诉您，希望您心里不会因为离开凯尔莫罕而感到悲伤。也请您不要告诉维瑟米尔，不然我担心他因此烦恼并且责怪我。”
米诺乐公爵夫人是冷静的、知性的、理智的，在这个时代不要小看任何一个寡居并且富有的女性。
但是孤独生活了几十年的她在听到了“家”这个字之后，依旧不可避免地有些头晕目眩。
“当然。”她羞涩而优雅地点点头，“我不会给维瑟米尔添麻烦的。”
回过神来后，米诺乐夫人突然想起了什么：“那么兰恩，辛特拉现在的情况是不是很困难，我能够帮得上什么忙吗？”
米诺乐夫人能够帮得上什么忙？或许就只有钱了。
如果是两天前的兰恩，或许要好好迟疑一下。但是现在的兰恩却不一样，他已经在镜子大师的镜中世界里面重新夺回了自己的钞能力，此时不如多刷刷米诺乐夫人的好感来得实在。
于是雄狮伯爵摆出了一副坚毅的模样：“其实辛特拉现在的情况并没有外界盛传的那样艰辛，您只管做好准备，等着我的好消息就行。”
富有的米诺乐夫人看着实际上更加富有的兰恩，欣慰不已。
……
米诺乐夫人的探望之旅算是临时介入了兰恩的行程之中，当然获得的结果也是出人意料的好。
而从她养病的房间里出来之后，兰恩就继续跟特莉丝商讨起了自己一开始的目的——解封蟾蜍王子。
他们骑马远离闹市，很快就来到了一块僻静的湖边。
兰恩站在一旁，看着女术士开始进行解咒魔法之前的准备。
虽然兰恩现在也已经掌握了【化器封形术】，但是毕竟他的技能熟练度只有2级，欧菲尔王子可不跟欧吉尔德一样皮实，万一在解咒的过程里面出了什么意外，那兰恩之前的功夫可就都白费了。
果然，特莉丝随后的行为让兰恩知道完美解除【化器封形术】的过程比自己想象中的复杂了不知道多少倍。这远远不是念诵咒语就能够了事的。
女术士先是让兰恩在地上挖坑，从湖中引水形成了一个小型的水潭，将玉质雕像扔了进去。
随后她在小水潭边上用石头摆出了描绘着精灵黄道带“维卡”的八个符号，在代表五月节、收获节和幽乐节的符号上分别点燃了一根蜡烛；在黄道环内部，又用河边的卵石围成了一个小的圆环，上面点缀着魔法符号，并画出五芒星的图案。
做完这一切后，她又取出三个金属三脚架放在蜡烛的边上，每个三脚架上面都摆着一块水晶，水晶的切面与三脚架的构造刚好吻合，意味着它们摆放的位置不会有丝毫差错。
伴随着魔咒在空地之上响起，蜡烛开始熊熊燃烧，水晶的切面猛然亮起了起来，暴射出一道道光束。那些光束朝蟾蜍王子的雕像汇聚，让雕像表面的色彩很快由绿转金，片刻后又变为透明。
地上的玉质雕像缓缓颤抖，坚硬的外壳融化成了玻璃，人头大小的体积也以闪电的速度不断膨胀，开始悸动、颤抖，结构和形状也在迅速变化。
直到变成一个小亭子大小的巨大怪物。
蜡烛冒出烟雾，水晶的光芒黯淡下来。特莉丝放下双臂，活动一下手指，拭去额头的汗水。
解咒完毕，痛苦随之涌上巨蟾蜍的神经。
但是没等恢复了体型的怪物发出惨叫，紧接着它的身上就出现出了大量的黑色烟雾。它们好像蠕虫一样从它皮肤的各个地方钻出，然后弥漫消散在了空气里面。
这些黑雾绝对不是【化器封形术】解咒应该出现的效果了，而是欧吉尔德的黑魔法。
在兰恩的注视中，刚刚被解除了一个魔法的巨型蟾蜍身上再次逸散出魔法的灵光，随后以一种充满着痛苦的方式开始蠕动全身的血肉，数量惊人的粘液从他的身体上不断地被排出。
伴随着一阵又一阵的惨叫、扭动、和干呕，巨大的蟾蜍终于恢复了人型。
那是一个瘦弱的青年，浑身被花花绿绿的污秽所掩盖，眼神污浊而仓皇。
“喂，你还记得你是谁吗？你叫什么名字？”
兰恩大声呐喊。却见特莉丝在结束解咒魔法之后手上再次泛起绿色的灵光，随后她掏出一个炼金封装瓶，把里面的**尽数倒进眼前的小水潭里面。
这是治疗魔法和向配套的魔法药剂。
男人的惨叫更大声了，但是明显变得有力了许多。
兰恩重复了三四次问题之后，眼前的男人似乎终于恢复了听力，亦或者他的脑子终于能够处理外界的信息了。
他撑开颤抖的眼皮，畏缩地看着眼前着装威严的金发骑士和朴素却貌美的女术士。
“我是……欧菲尔的王子，你们是谁，这里又是哪里……我应该在牛堡……”
特莉丝听到对方尚有条理的话语之后点了点头：“很好，他的脑子没坏，最麻烦的情况没有出现。”
欧菲尔王子呆愣楞地看了一眼特莉丝，又呆愣楞地看了一眼自己，视线转到自己浸泡在水中的下半身。
“我好像……”
“这是正常的。”兰恩打断了他的话，“你最好看看有没有出血，因为解除魔法的过程可能会伤到肾脏。”
脑子呆愣楞的王子几乎是半个提线木偶，他很听兰恩的话，老老实实地观察着水下的变化。
“没有血……”
特莉丝满意了：“解咒很成功。”
随后女术士转身开始收拾施法用的辅助器具，而兰恩则开始尝试着和欧菲尔王子继续交流：
“仔细回忆一下，你或许不会有被封印成雕塑的记忆，但是那浑浑噩噩的几年时间总该还是有些许的印象还残留着吧？”
水里的王子开始思考。
剧烈的疼痛立刻涌上欧菲尔王子的脑袋，他的瞳孔慢慢扩散，随后开始猛烈地抖动，好似看到了什么恐怖至极的事物。
又是一阵剧烈的干呕，颤抖，他就这么昏倒了在了自己的水潭里面。
兰恩看了一眼特莉丝：“这也是正常的反应？”
"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!"