Flander and Princess Lina were locked in cages inside the laboratory, one cage each, still able to look at each other from afar.
After that, Lu Xingshi continued studying the Magic Mirror while taking time to study Flander.
He discovered that Flander had been altered inside and out, completely turned into Lu Xingshi's likeness—but only in appearance.
It was not as though Lu Xingshi's data had been copied and pasted onto Flander. If it had been, his talent would not have been so terrible.
Lu Xingshi's starting talent had not been low.
He then learned that Flander had changed his appearance and build through a witch artifact called Marauder's Skin.
This witch artifact was single-use. Once used, it fused with the user's skin and flesh and could no longer be removed.
Accordingly, the change was permanent. Unless he found another Marauder's Skin or a similar witch artifact, he would have to wear Lu Xingshi's face for the rest of his life.
Lu Xingshi then extracted the remnants of Marauder's Skin from Flander's skin and flesh.
It had been made from the skin of a Doppelganger along with numerous other materials. The materials were precious, the craftsmanship difficult, and it was a single-use witch artifact, so it was extremely valuable.
"Unfortunately, it only works on carbon-based lifeforms..." Lu Xingshi sighed. Marauder's Skin was essentially a means of cosmetic surgery, but beyond altering one's physique and appearance, it could also alter one's aura.
That was why the Magic Mirror had believed Flander was Lu Xingshi.
However, due to environmental factors, Marauder's Skin could not display its full effect, which was why the aura seemed so strange and the method of use was wrong as well.
The proper method was to first cover the target with Marauder's Skin and seize their power, aura,