It is obviously a ceremony to select the successor...
But the main mission is to "survive"?
Annan raised his eyebrows slightly.
He obviously sensed some deeper meaning.
And the other side tasks attached to this main task made him think even more——
[Do not fight with anyone]
[Learning everyone’s real names]
[At least four people survive]
Side quests are elaborations of the main quest.
——In other words, if you fight with other people, or if you don’t learn everyone’s true names... you might not be able to survive?
So first of all, what Gerald said, don't trust anyone...
"It's a bit interesting."
Annan murmured, his eyes gradually brightening.
He felt a little excited...and intense pleasure.
Although he does not know the soul-stealing spell at all, and this body cannot use Annan's own incapacitating spell...but
He had some premonitions.
This copy... may be his home court.
Annan no longer hesitated and put away the bone and blood trigger of the Bone Man. He propped up his cane and moved forward hard.
But he didn't move forward for too long, his steps stopped for a moment.
Annan's pupils shrank slightly.
He had just sensed an inexplicable danger without any warning. It was as if he would be killed if he took another step forward.
Wizards' perception abilities are very excellent.
So he immediately chose to trust his instincts.
"……Hello?"
At the same time, Annan had the same gentle smile on his face as Gerald, and asked tentatively: "Is there anything I can do to help?"
"It would be best if you are willing to turn around and go back."
The person who answered with a clear and melodious voice was a girl who looked about ten years old.
She has short light brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a white wool shawl and a long-sleeved sweater with the cuffs covering half of her palms. She looks very good in figure, but her temperament is a little weak.
But what matches it is the snow under her feet——
She did not wear heavy non-slip boots like Annan, but small red leather boots like an aristocratic lady. The long and slender khaki trousers spread out like a trumpet near the boots.
Strange fluctuations continued to spread from her ankles.
The snow under her feet automatically restrained and formed, condensing into a solid stone road.
And beside her, stood a taciturn red-haired boy.
He has beautiful and smooth short red hair, but white bandages are thickly wrapped around his eyes, and there are traces of stitches on both sides of his mouth.
He was wearing pure white, similar to a mental patient's straitjacket, and white bottomless cloth shoes. On his forearms, upper arms, chest, thighs, and between his calves, there were dense patches, similar to black ones.
It has a fixed belt like a belt. However, the buttons on the uniform are temporarily unbuttoned halfway, so I can at least walk normally.
He followed the girl, with heat billowing around him. The snowflakes melted before they got close to him.
Even though Annan had a harmless face and a gentle tone, the girl with short brown hair still looked at Annan warily.
"——But I think you are definitely not willing to do this. Right... His Excellency David Gerald."
"There's no need to be so nervous, miss."
Annan sighed, his tone was calm and soft: "Even if we only see a competitive relationship... But now I am just a poor lost dog, everyone shouts to beat me. Now I am just your foil... You
You don’t really think I can succeed in the election, do you?”
As he said that, Annan smiled mockingly. He showed his embarrassment, with a pitiful look on his face like a stray dog: "Can you let me... get closer? I'm really too cold and I'm not ready yet.
Well, I was teleported here...I think it seems warm and cozy around you, Miss..."
Hearing this, the brown-haired girl subconsciously began to look at Annan.
Although his clothes were neat, they were a bit shabby. His hair style could not be called smooth and organized, but could even be called messy and messy. His body was covered with snowflakes and he was shivering from the cold.
...It is indeed very pitiful.
The girl's eyes softened a little.
Annan continued to lower his figure and said with a naive smile: "I, Gerald, am just a useless person now. No matter which of you wins in the end, it is enough if you can take me in and give me a mouth to eat.
"If you don't mind...can we introduce ourselves more formally?"
As he said that, Annan bowed slightly and saluted the girl: "This is David Gerald... who should be a candidate of the Soul-Seizing School.
"Everyone says that I am not a good person...but I am really just an ordinary person with no use and no talent."
After saying that, Annan smiled bitterly.
——To be honest, after Annan's repeated compliments, if this brown-haired girl still doesn't give up her vigilance against Annan, then Annan will start to doubt her identity.
This is the most common chat technique.
This is the so-called seesaw principle——
By lowering one's own worth, to raise the other's worth... The sedan chair is used to lift others. It is especially suitable for situations where the other party has a clear intention to attack and be wary, but does not have a quarrel with each other. It can effectively postpone the conflict.
.
As the saying goes, if you stretch out your hand, you won't hit the smiling person. This is the situation.
Seeing Annan showing weakness like this, although she still did not let go of her vigilance against the soul-stealing wizard, she still stared at Annan's pupils and nodded slowly.
"My name is Claire, a candidate of the Shaping School. This is a candidate of the Destruction School. You can call him...Jin."
By the way, she introduced Annan to the red-haired boy following her.
Then he sent a polite invitation to Annan: "If it's too cold, you can come closer. With Jin here, it will be very warm here."
"Ahhh! Thank you so much!"
Annan looked at her gratefully, then ran over quickly, startling Claire.
But just when she became vigilant, she realized that "Gerald" really just rushed to her side - or rushed to Jin's side. Shisha smiled happily and couldn't help but laugh at himself.
laugh.
Such a funny wretch... What on earth was I afraid of just now?
Good thing, I have a temporary ally.
Maybe it can be better.
She thought of her friend's instructions before leaving and sighed silently.
Even if you say it's dangerous here, I can't just change the itinerary I've been preparing for months just because of such a futile prophecy...
Claire and...Kim?
On the other side, Annan secretly wrote down these two names.
Of course Annan could tell that at least one of these two names was a pseudonym. In other words, they were all pseudonyms.
The purpose is nothing more than to deflect the named spell.
But Annan didn't care much.
after all.
He really doesn't know any soul-stealing spells.
All he can use now is the power of words.
Can communicate normally now.
To him, this is no different than knowing the other person's true name.
The power of "words" cannot be deflected.
Just like he uses funny methods to lower the other party's wariness... After all, human energy is limited, and being vigilant in all directions at the same time means that you cannot defend yourself anywhere. Moderate clumsiness can often make the other party ignore you.
And Annan clearly knows that he is really the weakest among this group of people...
The seven most outstanding silver-level wizards from each school - even though they have to be labeled as "orphans", they are definitely not comparable to Annan, who cannot even use the soul-stealing spell.
I followed the two men forward for thirty minutes.
Walking on the floor made by Claire, I finally felt less tired.
Thanks to Annan's unremitting efforts, the three of them finally became somewhat familiar with each other.
Annan also finally learned from Claire that Jin was not taciturn by nature, but because his words, actions and even his eyes had destructive power that he could not control... So he could only rely on Claire's assistance and protection. , go to the White Tower.
Yes, the two of them knew each other before they came here.
After walking forward for more than ten minutes, the White Tower of Cold Wind appeared in front of them.
The person waiting in front of the tower made Annan's pupils shrink suddenly.