Lan Qingyou was quite moved to see someone even more power-hungry than herself for the first time.
Consequently, her last shred of hesitation vanished.
However, because it was her first time performing this kind of surgery and she took the procedure very seriously, the operation lasted a significant amount of time.
On the Kalim continent, where mana, magic, and life potions existed, trauma from something like eye surgery was practically negligible.
Nevertheless, transplanting a Magic Eye from one person to another remained a difficult task.
It was especially challenging to ensure that the Magic Eye functioned normally and that its capabilities weren't degraded by the transplant.
The most critical factor lay in how to adapt the Magic Eye to a new mana environment.
As mentioned before, everyone's mana had subtle differences.
It was precisely because of these differences that achieving a perfect transplant appeared so difficult.
Difficult as it was, Lan Qingyou gained a significant amount of new knowledge from the surgery.
She also gained a deeper understanding of Magic Eyes.
After performing it once, she, who was highly sensitive to mana, was now certain that there were definitely problems with the Magic Eyes used by those Demon Hunters.
Or, more accurately, there were hidden dangers.
While performing the surgery on Snow White just now, she had discovered the difficulties of achieving a perfect transplant.
Even for her, this kind of operation was not easy.
Therefore, she suspected those guys hadn't achieved perfect transplants at all.
In other words, unless those Demon Hunters possessed some specific talent or magic for perfect transplantation, the Magic Eyes in their sockets had definitely begun to deteriorate.
Moreover, as the number of transplants increased, the deterioration would only worsen.
According to Adele's description, those Demon Hunters treated themselves as consumables—mere platforms for the Magic Eyes. Sooner or later, the Magic Eyes would lose their function entirely due to repeated transplants.
However, that was not a reason for Lan Qingyou to let them off.
After completing the surgery, under Adele's watchful gaze, Lan Qingyou placed the original eye she had removed from Snow White into the previous transparent container for preservation.
Due to the use of a small amount of anesthesia, Snow White did not wake up until three hours after the procedure.
By the time she woke up, Lan Qingyou's work on that side was basically finished, and she had even asked Gu Xiaobei for three dinners.
That was right.
After all that busy work, night had already fallen.
“How do you feel? If you have any discomfort or anything else, you can tell me at any time.”
Lan Qingyou smiled as she placed a portion of food on the table in front of the girl.
Currently, the three of them were sitting around a small table. Lan Qingyou looked at this 'Subject One' with a face full of concern.
After all, this was the first person she had ever operated on, and it was such an interesting surgery as an eye swap, so observing her subject's subsequent state was a good choice.
However, Lan Qingyou knew she still had things to do, so the only time she truly had to observe was tonight.
“Thank you, Clan Leader. After I woke up, I went out to look at the sunset and tried using the Magic Eye. I didn't find any discomfort. Also, the words 'Gem Magic Eye' appeared in my personal profile.”
By now, Snow White had lost her previous restraint and nervousness.
She was deeply grateful for Lan Qingyou's concern.
It was warm and reassuring.
“I see. Since you could see the sunset clearly, the integration must be going well. Hurry up and eat something to regain your strength.”
Lan Qingyou was very gratified to see that her Subject One could express herself clearly.
After all, the nerves in the eyes were directly connected to the brain. Being able to express herself clearly meant her brain hadn't been damaged.
Although she was a physical-type, she was still a witch, so she was very meticulous in her observations.
“By the way, Snow White, what do you plan to do with this eye of yours?”
After the meal, while the three were resting, Lan Qingyou suddenly asked Snow White, who was still getting used to her new eye.
Hearing this, Adele quickly looked up at her.
Meanwhile, Snow White tilted her head, her face a mask of confusion.
“Do with it? Isn't it just being stored?”
Snow White didn't understand what Lan Qingyou was getting at.
“To be honest, I want to buy this eye of yours.”
Lan Qingyou looked at the bewildered Snow White with an unprecedentedly serious expression and earnest gaze.
There was no helping it; anyone would be stunned for a moment upon hearing that someone wanted to buy their eye.
“Wait, this...”
Snow White's mind almost went blank with shock as she looked at Lan Qingyou, unable to even form a complete sentence.
“I know you might be confused, so there's no rush. Just take your time and think about it.”
Lan Qingyou was not the type to force a sale.
She was even quite understanding.
So, she merely proposed the option and let the other party decide whether to sell it or not.
In any case, if she were to sell it, Lan Qingyou would certainly offer a reasonable price.
During the ten months she had been away, the Supreme Council had not delivered the materials as stipulated in the contract.
However, after she left the dungeon, they had very consciously made up for the past ten months' worth of materials.
In fact, they had even given a bit extra.
In Chu Yuan's words, it was to be treated as an apology.
Simply put, it was something like a 'late payment fee.'
Lan Qingyou hadn't expressed any opinion on the matter.
If one were to ask why, it could only be said that those people in the Supreme Council were courting death.
From the moment they failed to deliver the materials as agreed, the terms of the contract had changed.
The items naturally had to be handed over every week.
But Lan Qingyou had gained the right of recourse against all the council members who had signed the contract. This meant she could execute one of them whenever she was in a bad mood, just for a bit of entertainment.
“Clan Leader, may I ask why you need Snow White's eye?”
Lan Qingyou was definitely not the type to snatch things from her subordinates; Adele knew this very well.
So, since Lan Qingyou had made this proposal, she must be planning to do something.
However, Adele wasn't sure exactly what Lan Qingyou intended.
Thus, she asked.
“Well... you know about these legs of mine. Forget about walking, I can't even stand up.”
“It just so happens that Snow White's Magic Eye is a leg-enhancement type, so I want to see if transplanting it will help with the recovery of my legs.”
Lan Qingyou made no attempt to hide the condition of her legs.
She even jokingly patted them as she spoke.
This left Snow White, who was watching from the side, completely in the dark.
“The Clan Leader was in a car accident back on Blue Star. Now her legs don't function normally. You can think of it as paraplegia,” Adele explained to Snow White.
Upon hearing this, Snow White immediately understood why Lan Qingyou wanted her eye.
Her Magic Eye was a leg-enhancement type.
More accurately, it was a Magic Eye that enhanced leg muscles.
Although losing one eye weakened her own enhancement, she had gained the Gem Magic Eye from Cinderella that could turn whatever she looked at into gems. All things considered, it wasn't a loss.
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