What Yu Jin called a 'respec' was merely a term he came up with. A more accurate description would be'soul reshaping'.
Lordran and The Lands Between both conducted profound research into souls, and both, by coincidence, developed spells for soul reshaping.
Essentially, this involved altering the texture of one's soul while retaining memories, thereby changing a specific Talent of the owner.
Because it could transform a melee brute into a cunning assassin, or a dim-witted warrior into an Archmage, Yu Jin vividly termed it 'respeccing'.
Of course, Yu Jin also tried respeccing, and the result was that his weapon transformed from a large wooden club into a large wooden club that could cast magic.
"Abandoning martial arts for medicine? I have no such intention!" Although Dain didn't understand what Yu Jin was saying, he clearly heard the phrase "abandoning martial arts for medicine."
Dain still felt his power was somewhat insufficient; why would he abandon his power to become a doctor?
"What, you want me to sign a contract with him? I'd rather curl up and hibernate in the mountains!"
Changsheng also looked agitated. Changsheng had no doubt that being with a gloomy fellow like Dain would turn him the same way.
"You two seem a bit unfriendly, don't you?" Yu Jin looked at the clashing Dain and Changsheng, then stroked his chin and said,
"Look, Dain's lifespan is infinite. Combined with your abilities, Changsheng, you would definitely be an unrivaled healer!"
"What remnants of a god, what Abyss corrosion? Wouldn't those be easy to handle?"
"To put it in Liyue's words... in Liyue's words... what was it called again?" Yu Jin began to ponder.
He had learned many idioms in Liyue and was getting them mixed up.
A moment later, Yu Jin clapped his hands and finished his sentence.
"It's called 'boundless merit'!"
"How about it?" Yu Jin thought his idea was genius. Changsheng with Dain—what illness? They'd cure every single one!
Perhaps then, he wouldn't even need to deal with the Hilichurl curse himself.
"Do you think I haven't suffered enough?" Dain stared expressionlessly at Yu Jin. Now that he had finally adapted to the pain of the curse, he didn't want to experience the feeling of all the world's ailments again.
"Do you think I should change my name to [Short-Lived]?" Changsheng, for once, was in sync with Dain.
Look at the things he was saying! remnants of a god? Abyss corrosion? Were these things it could cure?
Although Baizhu's healing consumed his own vitality, these illnesses would genuinely have to pass through Changsheng's body before entering Baizhu's.
If it were just remnants of a god, Changsheng estimated that if there weren't too many, he and Baizhu could still cure them.
As for Abyss corrosion, Changsheng could only say: "It's hopeless, just wait for death!"
"Such a strong reaction?!" Yu Jin hadn't expected Changsheng and Dain to be so agitated and was startled.
"Hehe, it's normal. Everyone has their own preferences. Just as I like to heal and save people, and Dain likes to fight, different people have different ideas and naturally value different things."
Baizhu couldn't help but chuckle a few times at the sight.
"I don't like fighting; I just have no choice." Dain shook his head at Baizhu.
"Understood, but those aren't important. Dain, could you tell me about the 'Changsheng' you just mentioned?"
Dain actually wanted to tell Baizhu, "This is very important!" but seeing Baizhu's serious expression, he swallowed his words.
"You shouldn't even think about my method of Changsheng." Dain shook his head.
"Unless you can fly to heights no one can reach."
Dain even ended with a joke.
"Is that so..." Baizhu looked at the darkness on half of Dain's face, unable to tell if it was his clothes or if that half of his face was simply like that.
[It seems the price is very heavy.] Baizhu sighed in his heart.
The method of Changsheng seemed distant and unreachable.
Silence fell within the small pharmacy room.
The air, mixed with the scent of herbs, had a unique charm. Standing quietly within it, Dain even felt his inner turmoil soothe.
"Does this mean... I made a trip for nothing?" Yu Jin broke the silence. Though he said so, there wasn't much dejection in his tone.
"If you hadn't made a trip for nothing, things would be much worse," Dain retorted.
He now understood the specific meaning of what Yu Jin had said outside Liyue City: "I don't have anything important to do."
"That's not necessarily true." Baizhu walked to the window of the pharmacy room and pointed to the brightly lit Liyue outside the window.
Yu Jin and Dain followed Baizhu's gaze and saw the festively decorated Liyue.
"This seems different from usual, doesn't it?" Yu Jin stroked his chin as he looked at the scenery outside the window.
Even in the dead of night, Liyue was never short of lights. But today's scene seemed somewhat different from the norm.
Lanterns were no longer just illuminating the sides of the streets as usual; instead, they were hung on ropes suspended above the streets.
The light they emitted covered a larger area and was redder.
The spaces where the street lanterns usually were were replaced by stacks of goods. At first glance, it looked a bit messy, but upon closer inspection, there was a compact and lively atmosphere.
Under this atmosphere, the sense of clutter even became a positive attribute.
Not just the lanterns, but Liyue's pavilions and towers also became much redder. Liyue now was bathed in a red port city.
This red was not the crimson that Yu Jin associated with blood and flesh, but a different kind of red, one he had never seen before, very festive.
"Lantern Rite, Liyue has this festival?" Dain only took one look and knew what day it was in Liyue recently.
Every nation had a similar festival; Dain had seen them all. For someone who had lived for hundreds of years, festivals no longer brought him any novelty.
"Of course, a festival with such good meaning cannot be lost in our generation." Baizhu saw the lively scene outside and couldn't help but feel happy.
Lantern Rite was a happy, festive, and lively holiday. It had always been so, and it would continue to be so.
"Lantern Rite, what is that?" Yu Jin was very interested; he was experiencing a festival for the first time.
"Liyue's grandest festival of the year. People light xiao lanterns to guide those who sacrificed themselves in the Archon War."
"Of course, that's just the more official explanation." Baizhu changed his tone and continued,
"Now that the Archon War has passed for thousands of years, in addition to commemorating heroic souls, xiao lanterns also carry thoughts for the deceased, aspirations for future life... and so on. Anything good you can think of can be entrusted to a xiao lantern."
"xiao lanterns can carry your wishes and fly to very high, very high, very high places. That way, perhaps you'll see them in the future."
Baizhu smiled. The happiest time each year was undoubtedly lighting xiao lanterns with everyone at Bubu Pharmacy.
"For adults, Lantern Rite is a time for relaxation and reunion after a year of hard work."
"For children, Lantern Rite is the time of year when their thoughts and wishes are most likely to come true."
"The people they want to see, the food they want to eat, the little toys they want—these will all pop out of something called a [New Year's Gift]."
Baizhu said a lot in one breath; it was clear he loved this festival.
"What a wonderful season." Yu Jin listened, then turned around and said with emotion.
"Every human nation has these things called 'festivals'." Dain nodded. Festivals were also something he could not forget.
On certain special days, he would also return to the ruins of his homeland and spend a festival alone, a festival remembered by only one person.
"Really?" Yu Jin was somewhat disbelieving, but soon, he realized.
In his past life, he had never been to a human nation.
The protagonists of Lordran and The Lands Between were never human, until Yu Jin's journey began.
Thinking of this, Yu Jin became smug; he was very happy.
So he waved to Baizhu.
"Baizhu, come here! I'll give you a [New Year's Gift]!"
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