Chapter 161: How can anyone in the open world still run tasks in the traditional way?
Lann was currently sitting in the room in the courtyard that his group had temporarily set up, lowering his head in thought.
Olgierd's wish is somewhat different from the original work. According to the original game, his first wish should not be the current [Toad Prince], but the famous [Party in the Underworld].
This [Toad Prince] mission is not Olgierd’s wish in the original work, but a mission he posted on the notice board in the form of a commission to attract players to contact him.
But this was the first meeting between Lann and him, and it made sense for him to be Olgierd's first urgent task at this time.
But Lann didn't intend to kill or capture the giant toad rashly, because Lann knew its true identity - the prince of the distant foreign country of Ophir.
Ofir is a country outside the mainland. In the original work, this prince came to Cowburg to study, but ended up becoming Olgierd's love rival and was cursed into a giant toad.
Lann had no intention of killing him.
If Lan remembers correctly, Ofir still has a lot of local specialties, some of which can bring a huge increase in power to himself and even the entire force.
He had a plan, but he didn't know how to contact this mysterious country on the other side of the sea.
Now that there was such a good opportunity in front of him, how could Lan be willing to kill this prince as if he were just a monster?
Such a waste.
However, this [Heart of Stone] series of missions is imperative for Lann to do it, because its rewards are so rich, and just meeting Olgierd directly promoted him to a level.
Lann estimated that these three wishes were three main missions, each of which could upgrade him to another level. Together with the series of mission rewards after the Mirror Master completed the contract, Lann might be able to upgrade his character by four more levels. !
Therefore, Lann must complete this series of tasks, and Lann must fulfill Olgierd's three wishes.
But it's really not Lann's style to be led by the enemy like this. Reality is no better than the game. Who knows if there will be any other variables.
So Lan now wants to try to see if he can complete this series of tasks at the pace he wants to maximize his profits.
It’s not like Lann didn’t think about playing word games, such as taking an ordinary toad and trying to offend Olgierd, or bringing back the Toad Prince but not handing it over to him.
But after careful consideration, he still rejected himself. After all, he was facing a real person at the moment, not an AI. Who knew whether Olgierd would do something wrong in the subsequent wish-making process to get things out of control.
After a long time, Lan finally made a plan in his mind, intending to follow the beginning of all this a little bit and verify some of his inner conjectures.
He took out the ordinary mirror from the [Inventory] and whispered:
"Mirror Master."
"I'm here."
A polite voice sounded outside the door, and there was a rhythmic knock on the door.
There was no time to stop this time, but it was obvious that no one in the room was aware of this person's arrival, and the Mirror Master started to play something new.
Lann rubbed his brow with a headache: "Come in!"
The dusty demon trader slowly walked into the room and found a chair for himself.
"Why didn't I see you knocking on the door at Olgierd's place before? Why are you so polite here?"
Master Mirror said matter-of-factly: "You are a friend and he is a debtor. You are different." "
Then. Why are you looking for me again so soon? Has Olgierd's wish troubled you? I must remind you: Lann, the difficulty of your task has increased, and Olgierd seems to be planning to make things difficult for you. Lann
raised his eyebrows: "Embarrassed?"
Mirror Master said: "Your enemy has found him. It seems that he has a special source of intelligence."
Enemy? Lann really couldn't think of it for a moment.
Although he has always been kind to others, many people really want his life due to various complicated reasons. Not to mention various political forces, there are also many people who are plotting the blood of the ancients.
Mirror Master pointed out the direction to Lann understandingly: "The one you just fought recently."
Oh, Reigns.
Lann rubbed his brow with a headache, it turned out that the kid was really difficult to deal with. How did he know that he was now the enemy of Olgierd? Did he get the information from Vizmir II?
Is the Vilgefortz behind him really so capable? What happened to Di Pang and Philippa? Was it intentional or accidental?
Lan rubbed his face and activated his expression management.
"This bad news comes just in time." Lann said word by word. "I have had this idea for a long time: I don't want to do it anymore." "
Ogierd has hidden something from me about this wish. I think this wish will It has brought me unexpected trouble. Before I know the whole story, I plan to refuse this task." "I am
also tired of this feeling of being led by the nose. Olgierd makes one wish after another. The ground is jumping out, and I just spend time with him day by day? I am a person who has big things to do." When
Lan spoke, he had been carefully observing the eyes of the Mirror Master, but there was no emotion in those eyes. The only thing that could All he saw was Lan himself reflected in his pupils.
"Lan, if you are having trouble because you are being concealed, then I can help you solve your confusion first."
Mirror Master's voice was unusually calm, as if he was sure that Lan would eventually take back what he just said.
"Ogierd once fell in love with a beautiful young lady, her name was Alice. But at that time, Olgierd's family was in dire straits and his business went bankrupt many times, so Miss Alice's parents didn't think highly of him. He fell in love with a prince of Ofir and made a marriage contract. Therefore, Olgierd hated this prince deeply." "At
first, he wanted to kill the prince directly, but this could not satisfy his twisted desire for revenge. . So he taught himself black magic and cursed the prince into an ugly toad - his superb black magic talent must be praised here." "
Now it may be that the prince's suffering makes him satisfied, or he finally sees this The ugly toad was fed up, so he wanted to lend you a hand to settle this dishonorable revenge."
Mirror Master looked at Lan with a smile: "How about this story? Did the twists and turns of the plot and twisted human nature make you happy? Do you experience excitement and feel the beauty of the world?"
Lann shook his head: "I sincerely hope that my life will not be so 'wonderful' - that is, if I deal with this toad, I will essentially kill him. Killing the prince of another country will not only involve an innocent person in our grudges, but may also create a powerful enemy, right?" "No one is innocent, Lann, giving up your life
for love is considered Isn't it a well-deserved death? You need to get rid of these unnecessary moral burdens." Master Mirror taught earnestly, "And how can enemies in the distance compare to those close in front of you? You have to think clearly." Lann paused
. : "You finally started threatening me?"
Mirror Master raised his hands: "No, no, I mean other people. What I mean is: you need my power to deal with them, so you have to help me recover the debt as soon as possible." Lan En spoke steadily to Mirror
Master Looking at each other for a long time, they seemed to have finally been convinced and started to think.
"The wish he made is for me to bring the Toad Prince back, right?"
Master Mirror nodded, and then kindly reminded: "But he will still kill the Toad Prince later, and maybe in a more cruel way. "
Lan shook his head and began to put forward his conjecture. This was the main purpose of calling the Mirror Master over.
Unlike Geralt, who works alone and is controlled by others, Lann does not want to be led by the nose and just run the mission honestly. He wants to try to complete this series of missions in a more efficient way and get as much as possible from it. Gains beyond system rewards.
In a highly open free world, is there anything wrong with players doing some extravagant work?
His unwillingness to harm the Toad Prince was his moral consideration, but it was also an excuse for him to extend the starting point of his subsequent actions.
"As long as I bring Prince Toad back, the mission will be completed. So is there a possibility that when I bring Prince Toad back, I also have the conditions to fulfill his two remaining wishes, so all three of his wishes can be fulfilled?" Get satisfaction in an instant and meet your contract standards, and then you can take away his soul and make the ending 'happy to all'." After
hearing Lan's words, Mirror Master had a look of surprise on his face, and seemed to be very happy for Lan The thinking mode has changed, but he said regretfully:
"Your idea is too immature. Want to complete three wishes in one go? This will indeed save trouble, and it can also avoid the embarrassment Olgierd is facing you now. But Olgierd can only say one wish at a time, and you can only fulfill it one by one." "I have
always had a question about this." Lann said, "With your ability, you can definitely know Olgierd's wish. What are three wishes? You can read minds, see the future, and even induce him to make a wish. I don't believe that even I can think of a way but you can't think of it. Why do you have to make simple things complicated?" Mirror
Master Shaking his head: "That would be against the rules, and it would be too boring."
You see, you are just a person who has fun forcing yourself to make things more difficult, right? Moreover, Lan estimated that Olgierd's soul was of little concern, and the Mirror Master preferred to watch his spokesperson's battle of wits and courage with Olgierd, so he allowed everything to develop.
"Then what if I say that I can accurately predict Olgierd's remaining two wishes? Under this premise, is my plan feasible?" "You have to give him his
wish before he says it. The wish is fulfilled?" Mirror Master's eyes finally changed, and his tone became doubtful:
"You can read minds? But even if it is a warlock, the mind reading skills used by warlocks are messy and disorganized thoughts, and they cannot accurately locate Olgierd's thoughts. Wish, and he is immune to magic because of my contract..."
He thought of something, his eyes suddenly locked on Lann, and he showed the look of looking at treasures: "You didn't use magic, you used something else Skills, talent, right? You explored Olgierd before I realized it or reacted?"
Mirror Master stood up and looked at Lann in amazement.
Lan nodded and asked: "So I only have one question here now. Is it possible that Olgierd deliberately didn't say his wish to embarrass me, or that he casually said some random wishes, such as asking me to die immediately - After all, according to what you said, he has joined forces with my enemy."
Mirror Master seemed to be intoxicated in the process of looking at Lann, and after a while he replied:
"He will not fail to say his wish, otherwise he will violate the contract. I can take him away directly; you don’t have to worry about him letting you die. The wish he expressed must be the most real and urgent wish that emerged from his thoughts at that moment. This is what he wants now Determined by his state and his heart."
"Unless you really did something at that time, which could even shake his stone heart and make Olgierd hate you beyond anything in the world. To be honest, I'm quite looking forward to this situation."
Looking at Mirror Master with a determined look on his face, Lan suddenly had an illusion: Could Olgierd's ability to be free so far be the result of Mirror Master's indulgence?
This person who thought he was playing tricks on the devil, didn't know that he was actually just a mouse being played by a cat. He used his arrogance and indulgence to create a rare role for Mirror Master and write a different story?
But this is a good thing for Lan now.
Since the Mirror Master has also left a back-up to prevent Olgierd from changing his "true wish" at will, Lan can continue to act according to his plan.
Lan shook his head and said: "Then let's deal with Olgierd's first wish first: 'Capture the Toad Prince'. Do you have any suggestions? For example, techniques such as shrinking monsters and filling them into glass bottles." Mirror Master's
hands After a while, he said helplessly: "I can't help you with the realization of these wishes - this is the rule. But why don't you ask your friends around you? They may be able to give you advice." Lann
frowned Brow, who can I ask about this kind of thing, the magical conch?
(End of chapter)