However, because the alliance agreement had just been signed, Maria was not wary of Annan for the time being... In addition, Annan was officially wanted by the Kingdom of Noah, and the other three people present were all Winter people.
She nodded gloomily and admitted Annan's speculation: "Yes, it is indeed a naming curse from Fu Fu."
"Didn't you prepare a substitute?"
Annan was a little surprised.
"Of course I was prepared, but somehow the curse bypassed me. I was fine, but the curse hit my father, eldest brother and Annan at the same time.
"And the eldest brother can forcibly absorb other people's curses. He immediately absorbed the curses of three people into himself..."
At this point, Maria's tone suddenly became a little vague: "In the end, the eldest brother has permanently lost his fertility, and I don't want to inherit the position of Grand Duke... and I am not suitable. I can only rely on Annan for this matter.
"He has a much better personality than me. Winter needs an archduke with a kind personality and who doesn't like to fight..."
"Your Highness."
Annan coughed lightly and reminded: "I said too much."
If he heard so many secrets outside the dungeon, he should wonder if he should be silenced.
Even in the nightmare of immortality, he strictly followed the cautious, timid, and calm character of "Gerald" in this detail, and interrupted Maria's words.
——Of course, the main reason is that he has obtained enough information from this passage.
"To put it simply, in order to protect my younger brother, why can't I die here..."
Annan nodded.
He said calmly and slowly: "I understand."
"Our family's relationship...does it seem too naive and weak on the Noah side?"
Maria asked self-deprecatingly: "It doesn't look like a noble family at all, does it?"
This is a matter of course.
After all, in the Winter family, there are too few children who can endure the curse they were born with and successfully survive to adulthood...
Those heirs who are able to survive the curse and grow up healthily have almost all had their souls tempered with incomparable tenacity.
Annan just shook his head.
He said seriously: "I think this is a good and healthy family relationship."
What he said was not a performance.
But from the heart.
As if feeling Annan's sincerity, Maria fell silent.
But Annan realized immediately that Maria's view of him had changed again.
After all, he is still a child.
He sighed in his heart.
At this point in time, Maria is twelve or thirteen years old. Even though her heart has become solid in advance through painful tempering, even though her face is gloomy, her words appear calm, mature and orderly due to wisdom and education.
After all, she is still a child...it is easy to trust others.
You shouldn't easily trust strangers who are not from the right place and are dangerous enough... Maria.
Annan sighed silently.
Just then, they heard the sound of the teahouse opening.
Claire came out of the tea room with Jin, a little wary and distant, forgetting the four people gathered together.
They didn't come up to talk, but took a long detour and left.
obviously.
Claire and Kim are also aware of this problem.
——From the very beginning, what Ghirlandaio foresaw was not the question of "whether the three of them would fight."
It's about how to survive until the end.
The answer is simple.
That is, when the three remaining people are unable to escape, they go out to form an alliance alone.
Prophets and wizards are always the most cunning ones.
They saw many things.
But few are willing to share it with others.
Because the more people know about their predicted results, the more "variables" will be added to the results, making them more inaccurate.
Many people believe that prophet wizards are the most selfish wizards.
Their power is the power most applicable to helping others. But few prophets are willing to share their prophecies with others.
They all like to use the power of insight into the future for themselves.
But this is not completely correct. Because only when they predict things related to themselves, the accuracy rate can be close to 100%... They enjoy this power of seeing into the future and develop the habit of maintaining the accuracy of their predictions.
It's just a habit.
——Habits that are difficult to change once formed.
The four of them waited for a while, but they still didn't see Benjamin come out of the tea room.
So they stopped waiting.
Instead, leave along the original path——
Because Ghirlandaio claimed that he knew the location of another tea room. There was some food and water there... but it took a while to take a detour.
The entire wizard tower takes the hall as the absolute center and extends symmetrically to both sides. There are things on the left and also on the right.
But when they returned to the hall.
Annan suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly.
The other three people also noticed the problem almost at the same time:
"Do you feel that...the statue is missing?"
Among the various statues arranged according to a certain pattern like the starry sky...
Something is missing.
Statue of the giant. Statue of the centaur.
Statue of the old man. Statue of the child.
Statue of a warrior. Statue of a girl.
Statue of the serpent. Statue of the goblin.
--Yes.
All the statues of angels are gone.
"Does the angel mean...Eugene Melvin?"
Annan immediately realized something.
Melvin is a wizard of the Idol school.
The so-called idols initially refer to human figures made of wood or clay. The process of people worshiping and enshrining these sculptures is to first give the idols real meaning, and then believe and choose to imitate them.
The Idol School is named based on this principle.
The Idol School is proficient in the creation of clay dolls and golems, as well as abilities such as "substitute", "projection" and "ritual". In general, it is the ability to absorb, pull, and bestow different curses on others.
Annan read from the book that the wizards of the idol school were called "near gods" or "demigods on earth" a long time ago.
Because they can also listen to the prayers of believers from a long distance, and can also bestow special curses on someone. That is, extremely long-distance damage, defense, healing or blessing. In the eyes of ordinary people who are not extraordinary people,
The boundaries between wizards and gods in the idol school are blurred.
--Angel.
This code name couldn't be more appropriate to call them.
Annan frowned slightly, thinking silently.
If……
Of these nine types of statues, one of them will disappear when one of them dies.
So which statue represents Gerald?
In other words, which one do they correspond to each other?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Annan's mind.
"If the future is uncertain, does what has happened necessarily exist?"
His mind recalled Master Michelangelo's last message.
A question for them.
——If "Michelangelo will die", it exists in the uncertain future.
So compared to this incident, what is the "inevitable" thing that has happened...?
[Do not fight with anyone]
[Learning everyone’s real names]
[At least four people survive]
"I...seem to understand."
Annan murmured.
His eyes flashed with carefulness.
I'm afraid he will be able to successfully pass the level within these three hours.
He has completely understood the mechanism of this nightmare. Its principle is not complicated, but the most critical person is not easy to find...