The next morning, after eating the Youth Fruit and being nourished by a large amount of protein, Freya was indeed radiant, as if her beauty had been enhanced.
Although her overall appearance hadn't changed much, the girl's skin was noticeably fairer and more supple, glowing and elastic, like a baby's.
As the saying goes, 'fair skin covers a hundred flaws,' and with her skin becoming lighter, the Dragonborn girl's beauty also significantly improved, which put Freya in a very good mood.
No woman doesn't love beauty.
This Nord girl had once been troubled by various scars left on her body from her adventures, but now the Youth Fruit had completely eliminated this worry.
This made Freya, like a little girl, have a hearty appetite, and the next morning she hugged a large pot of stew, eating it with great relish.
"Hunting vampires?"
During breakfast, Guilliman told the girl his idea.
He didn't genuinely need the Dragonborn's help; it was just that they hadn't fought together in a long time, and hunting vampires together would be a unique kind of fun.
Hearing the Witcher's invitation, Freya put down her large bowl, a troubled expression on her face.
However, she didn't refuse Guilliman, but after a few seconds of thought, she said with an apologetic expression:
"Sorry, Guilliman."
"I can probably only spare ten days; after ten days, the next phase of Dragon Shout training will begin."
"Alduin has been very active recently, and I must seize the time."
Hearing Freya's reply, the Witcher didn't mind at all.
For the Dragonborn, burdened with the mission of saving the world, to be willing to spend ten days hunting vampires with him was probably the absolute limit of her available time.
It was perfect; after these ten days of hunting, they would both go back to their own busy lives.
This period would serve as a unique kind of date, a date between powerful individuals, which was actually quite interesting.
"That's good; ten days is enough."
"The two of us together are more efficient than anyone else."
Suddenly, Guilliman thought of something.
He looked at the beautiful attendant who was still cooking breakfast for the two Jarls and said:
"Lydia, you don't need to follow Freya these few days."
"Our way of traveling isn't suitable for too many people. You can take this time to rest or prepare for your future travels."
Lydia, who was grilling meat, paused her movements, and her usually calm expression showed a hint of disappointment, but she quickly agreed.
As the Dragonborn's attendant, this Nord warrior hoped to hone her martial skills through various battles and gain glory through victory.
She stayed by Freya's side, dedicated and never fearing danger, and she was equally eager for battles against vampires.
Unfortunately, taking two people with long-distance teleportation consumes too much magic, and with the combat power of the Witcher and the Dragonborn, Lydia might not be able to help at all and could even be in danger.
And so, for the next ten days, Guilliman and Freya almost transformed into a Bonnie and Clyde duo—well, perhaps more like a heroic duo.
They began to clear out vampires throughout the entirety of Skyrim.
They went to the Dawnguard's headquarters, but instead of joining the organization, they asked for information and locations of vampire lairs.
Although Freya's reputation as the Dragonborn hadn't spread throughout all of Skyrim yet, any slightly older organization knew the power that the Dragonborn represented, so they didn't refuse and provided the locations of some known vampire lairs.
Interestingly, in their battles alongside the Witcher, the smaller-framed Freya always took on the role of frontal assault.
Meanwhile, the larger-bodied Witcher, with his superior physical strength, often hid in inconspicuous corners, only to suddenly burst out from his hiding spot when the two sides were in a standoff or battle, quickly completing assassinations and ending the fight.
The two of them cooperated with remarkable synergy; even master-level vampires were no match for them and were often quickly dispatched within minutes of the battle's start.
During this time, Guilliman also witnessed Freya's immense power.
In just over a month, the Dragonborn girl had skillfully mastered various Dragon Shouts. With just the low-level shouts of Unrelenting Force and Whirlwind Sprint, almost no one could stop Freya's charge.
Any opponent standing in her way, with a single earth-shattering Dragon Shout, could be sent flying more than ten meters away, much like or even more powerfully than an Aard Sign, and slammed hard onto the ground.
Only powerhouses like Guilliman, whose strength and agility far surpassed Freya's, could maintain their footing in such a powerful storm.
However, in close combat, Freya could use the Slow Time Dragon Shout, a formidable ability that reduces the flow of time, allowing her movements and thoughts to accelerate by more than double.
This ability, combined with the Dragonborn girl's exquisite martial arts and immense strength, allowed her to defeat stronger opponents or instantly kill those of equal rank, especially when the power gap wasn't too large.
Even Guilliman, whose strength and speed were about fifty percent greater than Freya's and who was a master of weapons, had to carefully counter this bullet-time-like ability; otherwise, he too could be caught off guard and defeated due to insufficient defense.
In short, over the next ten days, the two of them cleared out two to three vampire nests almost every day, occasionally taking out some bandit hideouts they encountered and cleaning out certain draugr tombs.
And when they were in a good mood, they would set up camp amidst beautiful scenery, eat a meal, discuss their future lives, and so on, living quite comfortably.
Thanks to the Witcher's powerful storage space ability, Freya and Guilliman, these two 'hoarder' players, always thoroughly looted enemy lairs, filling a storage space with spoils.
The killing speed of the two experts, combined with their convenient teleportation ability, allowed them to absorb over a thousand points of soul power daily, rapidly increasing their total soul power.
Of course, most importantly, through these ten days of cooperative combat and intimate companionship, Guilliman and Freya also developed an astonishing understanding.
Perhaps it wasn't quite telepathic, but the bond between them became stronger than before.
This was the first time the Witcher had experienced such a sense of security and comfort when working with a combat partner of comparable strength.
It's likely that, besides Freya, it would be difficult to find such a suitable combat companion in the future.
The short ten days quickly ended. Guilliman and Freya gained approximately ten thousand points of soul power and spoils worth over tens of thousands of gold coins.
However, the greatest harvest, besides a large amount of gold and wealth, was the abundance of soul gems.
Because vampires, as a type of undead, fall into the category of necromancy, they are also quite fond of manipulating souls and using soul-based ritual magic, thus having a huge demand for soul gems.
It is precisely for this reason that the collections of high-ranking vampires always contain a considerable number of soul gems, as well as black soul gems for storing human souls.
The Witcher and the Dragonborn girl were adventure partners. Although, overall, Guilliman contributed a bit more, they had already established a rule when they became partners:
That is, to split the spoils evenly.
Of course, this even split wasn't so rigid; it was merely a vague concept.
For instance, this time, because Guilliman needed soul gems, Freya willingly gave almost all the soul gems from the spoils to her beloved.
Meanwhile, this Nord girl preferred to collect various powerful weapons and equipment.
Guilliman also generously gave the valuable enchanted equipment to the girl.
In their shared Breezehome, there was a room filled with weapon racks, displaying all sorts of fine equipment. In her free time, the girl always enjoyed spending time in that room, playing with and admiring the weapons.
Freya even planned to dig a large basement beneath Breezehome to store the spoils they acquired from their adventures.
Not only that, but facilities like a private alchemy lab and a private enchanting table had also been arranged.
During these ten days, Guilliman had continuously devoured the souls of several vampires.
Although he was often dizzy and not in top condition, the nourishment from Freya, his ultimate 'healing cannon,' always allowed him to recover his spirits in the shortest possible time.
Now, although he wasn't sure if he could use alchemy, enchanting, and the various schools of magic from the Elder Scrolls world,
The relevant knowledge was already engraved in his brain.
Upon returning to the Witcher world, Guilliman also planned to select some knowledgeable, yet evil scholars who deserved to go to hell.
He would devour the souls of these individuals to enhance his knowledge base.
He believed that with accumulation over time, his knowledge would grow to a level comparable to master scholars like Margarita and Francesca.
In the future, when conducting research on abilities from other worlds and various other studies, he would be able to conduct independent research without relying on others.
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