When Annan returned to the Principality of Winter, November was already halfway through.
This time, Kafni also followed Annan to the Principality of Winter.
This is the first time in her life that she has left Noah.
After all, Kafni is not like Annan. When Annan travels, he can safely leave the power of the Grand Duke directly to Demetri. However, Kafni cannot do such a thing.
Because she has no siblings she can trust.
Although the hearts of the Winter people are frozen by ice and snow, they do not know what love is from birth. But because of this... they cherish the people around them very much.
Because although they cannot be happy because of "getting", they can be sad because of "losing".
——When there are no happy memories as a buffer and protection, every bit of sadness is so unbearable.
Coupled with the cold winter climate and the curse of the Heart of Winter, the probability of the newborn's survival is low.
Because of this... even in the field of "nobles" rather than "rulers", the Winter family has the best relationship between brothers and sisters, no one.
They can safely entrust their heirs, power, and biggest secrets to each other...
Of course, another important reason is that death is not a permanent separation for them; there is always a real "parent" who, although silent, is always watching everything.
However, Kaifuni had never felt that kind of love. She did not dare to hand over power to the hands of her aunt, the eldest princess... because power can really corrupt a person.
Even though the eldest princess had originally decided not to fight with her, as long as she got used to the feeling of having power in her hands, she might not have some new ideas.
And Kaifuni's father is also completely unreliable.
Although he is indeed a good person...but his abilities are not even comparable to Demetri.
At least Demetri still had a sense of responsibility that constantly tortured him, allowing him to concentrate on completing many tasks.
But although that uncle was born into a royal family, his desire for power was really indifferent... even to the point of being ridiculous.
He was so indifferent that his daughter had become a powerful queen. He did not ask for any official position at all, nor did he spend any money on food, drink or fun. He just stayed at home every day to read and drink tea, and occasionally went out to accompany a few bishops he knew well.
Have a meal.
By the standards of Noah's nobles, his life could even be said to be frugal.
He does have hounds, but they are only two, and the breed is not a very good one; he does have his own wine estate and hunting ground, but he has not been there for two years, mainly because he is too lazy to move;
He looks thin, eats very little, and eats mainly vegetarian food. He may not even have one meal of meat a day.
Even in banquets between nobles, he would give in to whatever he could.
Because his lack of desire is all-round... He is not just a lack of desire for power, but the whole person is like an enlightened monk, very Buddhist.
This should be because his previous memories have been repeatedly scrawled and cut, and the fire of desire deep in his spiritual body has been destroyed to the point of being almost extinguished.
Although his father and daughter are both kings, and are extremely noble people from any angle...but he has lost motivation like a numb social animal. Kafni truly believes that he will not be greedy for power...
But he acted too casually and made random promises, which would definitely cause Kaifni a lot of trouble.
So in the end, Kaifuni temporarily handed over power to someone no one could have imagined...
——That's the old crow.
It was only then that the Noah nobles finally realized...how close the relationship between the Crow family and the Demon Queen was. She trusted Crow even more than she trusted her own father!
This move instead became a deterrent.
The Crow family has too much black information in their hands, but these black materials may not be useful.
Because the rulers are not necessarily willing to listen to...or, in other words, are not willing to fully trust the opinions of those who have complete control over the intelligence agencies.
Because in a sense, they can even control the monarch's behavior by controlling intelligence sources - get rid of the people they want to get rid of, save the people they want to save, and suppress the people they want to suppress.
Because of this, many monarchs are very afraid of these existences.
Even if you believe that the other party is loyal, you will not trust it completely... you will even set up a special department and train manpower to monitor and restrict the other party's authority.
And such a move will also greatly hinder the opponent's operational efficiency.
But now Kaifuni has used the final resort to show her trust in the Crow family.
After Kaifuni left Noah, the Crow family did not exercise royal power arbitrarily, but guarded it loyally and silently.
Under this double tacit understanding, Noah never fully surrendered to the upper-class nobles, but instead chose to submit sincerely - because they knew that they no longer had any chance or ability to resist.
"Is this good luck?"
Maria crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows.
"I actually learned this from Annan."
Kafni answered with a smile: "I found that sometimes they don't have to fight me. It's just that I can't really show the power to scare them - they will think that what I show is just pretending.
.This is a kind of preferring oneself to others.”
"That's true."
Annan used a posture that was quite synchronized with Maria's, folded his arms and nodded confidently: "At this time, you have to make a bold move - show yourself where you are most vulnerable and least defensive.
"When they realize, or try... that even my most vulnerable parts are not something they can shake, they recognize the reality and naturally choose to surrender.
"And forgiveness of this 'temptation' belongs to the king's magnanimity.
"Because I'm not afraid of them in the first place, and I don't need to use severe punishment to warn others - this move, before they realize how powerful I am, will only be considered a move of weakness.
"But if they realize that my intensity is completely different from theirs...then this gesture will be the straw that breaks the camel's back."
At the dinner table at Lindong's house, Annan and Kafni sat in front of their grandmother.
This can be regarded as a rare reunion dinner for Lin Dong's family - the main thing missing is the old grandmother who has been sleeping hard.
"——Speaking of which, I actually had a question before."
The old grandmother asked curiously: "Annan...why were you chosen by Miss Good Luck? Did you learn how to be a monarch in your original world?"
"I don't know why I was chosen..."
Annan thought for a moment and said slowly: "I do know that my talents are beyond ordinary people... but I actually don't know how different I am from ordinary people.
"Someone said before that I am completely different from ordinary people, and this is no need for caution - I can only say that his statement is not comprehensive.
"Before I joined the company and came into contact with Miss Good Luck's avatar in our world, I did think I was a genius. But there are really not a few like me in our company..."
Annan thought about it and replied seriously: "Although I am the chief planner, I am only a small leader in our project team. As far as I know, I have come into contact with several people with extraordinary talents. ...My roommate is also one of them. So I no longer have any arrogance.
"I even suspect that Miss Good Luck's avatar founded this company just to find an excuse to get us together. He didn't care whether I worked overtime before, probably because he didn't actually care about the 'product' I was responsible for - or rather , I am the real 'product', and it is not impossible.
"Although my colleagues all have outstanding talents, I believe that I am the most suitable person to solve the problems in the fog world. If I change someone else, he will definitely not be able to do what I am doing now."
The corners of Annan's mouth raised slightly, and a glimmer of "wisdom" flashed in his eyes:
"I think... they may be in other places, saving other worlds on the River of Dreams, maybe."