Looking at Vasily, who had his hands free again and was leaning on Annan's desk writing a letter to Maria, Annan emphasized again: "Remember to read it to me once you finish writing."
"I understand, Your Highness."
Old Vasily didn't even raise his head and just answered him obediently.
Annan nodded, indicating that he heard it.
He leaned back slightly, leaning on his seat and thinking.
Annan just learned about the order sent by Maria Winter to Vasily:
"Get ready to return home, Vasily. In ten days, a cargo ship covered with blue canvas will arrive at the frozen water port. You can leave by boat."
Afterwards, Vasily immediately asked Annan if he could reveal the news about his stay to Maria?
Annan's answer was yes, but he must know what Vasily wrote.
Vasily Manning easily agreed to this request.
While waiting for him to write a reply, Annan thought silently.
...Vasily Manning.
Annan does know this surname.
He did meet his brother Merlin Manning.
But that's because Annan had seen him in Nightmare: White Tower.
Merlin had participated in the first half of Michelangelo's ceremony. Being invited by Michelangelo, even if he was not the best wizard of the incapacitation school, it was basically the same.
Before his retirement, Merlin was a core member of the Hand of Winter and could even be trusted by Maria.
Annan still remembers him... He was a thin, tall, silent old man.
Merlin's curse was a silver tongue ring, and the location of the curse mark was in the mouth. When the wizards clashed, his first reaction was to stand in front of Maria.
...But Annan also knew it very well.
Among the people who survived the White Tower ceremony... there must be no Merlin.
In other words, old Merlin should have died five years ago.
Let’s do some math...Basically, the time when Vasily was sent by Maria to enter the Kingdom of Noah was basically after the White Tower ceremony. His first duty was to observe the resurrection of Michelangelo...
……Yes.
Vasily's initial mission was just to "observe".
Although he accepted the employment of the Rofu Church, it was he who finally released a large number of summoned creatures to destroy the ritual. This level of intervention obviously exceeded the level of "observation".
It can even be said that his behavior is somewhat contrary to Maria's orders.
Maria only sent him here alone and didn't give him any help. Then her purpose must not be to "destroy the ceremony", but just to observe.
The purpose of sending Vasily is because he has sufficient mystical knowledge and can understand the ritual.
At first, Annan didn't quite understand the contradiction.
But after learning that Merlin was Vasily's biological brother...Annan already understood everything.
……I see.
Did he blame Michelangelo for his brother's death?
Although Vasily received Maria's mission and knew that this was a sublimation ceremony for the gods, he still wanted to try to see if he could destroy this ceremony.
That's why Vasily planned to die together with "Don Juan Geraint" at the very beginning. If a direct descendant of the Geraint family died here, it would inevitably cause turmoil within the Kingdom of Noah.
This is his last wave.
After meeting Annan and Kafni, he obviously realized something immediately. Only then did he give up the idea of "Vasili using the Big Bang".
No wonder……
Annan felt something was wrong from the very beginning.
You must know that the extraordinary power of the ritual master comes entirely from mysterious knowledge.
What determines the strength of a ritualist is their logical analysis ability, adaptability, memory, experience, rationality, courage... and most importantly, money.
The crux of the matter is here.
The price of occult knowledge is not cheap.
Some ritual knowledge can directly give birth to ritual masters, so they are banned books in most countries; and those knowledge about gods are themselves taboos that cannot be spread. Such knowledge has weight and cannot be remembered by mortal brains.
Even if you hear or see it, you can only use it once at most.
Those secret books that record mysterious knowledge cannot be easily obtained by people without money.
Before, Annan thought that this might be the direct sect of Fufu... because there were too many summons. It was not like a huge amount of knowledge that one person could master.
But it is.
This can only mean one thing.
Vasily's stupid disciples didn't realize at all...that their teacher was definitely not some wild, impoverished ritualist. He was an official from a certain country.
The "secret books" that have recorded the forbidden knowledge about gods will not disappear after reading; they just need to be read again to supplement them after being consumed. And the knowledge about rituals is even confiscated by them in the forbidden library.
.
Whether it is King Noah or the Duke of Winter, as long as they are not stupid, they will definitely try to create a ritualist.
How could Vasily know so many kinds of forbidden knowledge?
Why could he be trusted by Maria to lurk alone in another country to perform a mission related to the gods, and stayed in hiding for as long as five years?
The answer is simple.
He and his brother have basically the same profession!
His brother Merlin is a senior executive of the Hand of Winter, and is mainly responsible for the domestic espionage of dissidents; and Vasily himself can be personally ordered by Maria to carry out cross-border missions with a mission cycle of several years... only
It shows that Vasily is also an elite in espionage affairs.
After all, when extraordinary people enter and exit through underground passages, they must check customs clearance documents and strictly verify their identity. This makes it impossible for them to carry out espionage missions... But ordinary people are too weak to fight against extraordinary people. With a stable
Priests with extraordinary power cannot be directly mobilized by the royal families of various countries.
The only ones who can pass through the gray fog... are the ritual masters.
So Annan finally understood another thing:
Why do you arrest the ritual master when you see him?
Because every ritual master, no matter strong or weak... may be a spy for other countries.
"It's written."
Vasily said softly.
Then he put the pen on the table, reached out and pushed the letter to Annan.
I saw it said:
“Tribute to Storm and Wolf:
"New information: I have met His Highness Annan, who has been missing for a long time. He is now in Noah, under the alias of Don Juan Geraint. He has completed the conjecture of the year, obtained the reverse inscription, and regained his feelings.
But His Highness has become a transcendent and cannot take a boat to return to the winter through the gray fog.
"Also: His Highness Annan is now on good terms with His Highness Kafni the Shadow Demon, and has advanced to the Silver Knight level, so his identity may have been leaked;
"Ask, will I return to the winter in ten days as originally planned?"
Watching Annan read the reply carefully, Vasily took the initiative and asked Annan in a low voice: "Your Highness, the second to last paragraph... should I delete it?"
"……Need not."
Annan decisively refused: "That's it."
He believes that Maria needs to get more accurate information so that her actions will not be biased. The information must be conveyed accurately enough.
And there’s nothing to delete here…
Soon, Annan watched Vasily perform a simple sacrifice ceremony and "burn" the information to Maria.
After a while, Vasily raised his head.
"I've received your reply, Your Highness."
Vasily said respectfully: "The return plan is cancelled.
"The 'Daughter of the Storm' ordered me to leave Noah to assist you. She will find a way to take you back and ask me to send you a message. Please don't try to cross the underground border on your own initiative, and wait quietly for Noah.
Don’t run around, and don’t interact with strangers anymore.”
...but I can't help but run around.
Annan sighed deeply.
I will go to the royal capital in another three months... This is a mission personally assigned by Sir Silver.
Annan reluctantly repeated the task and asked Vasily to pass it on to Maria.
...I always feel that Maria treats him as a child?
Ask him to stop where he is and don't run around, and don't talk to strangers... just like what you would say to a lost child on your mobile phone.
No, Annan's physical age seems to be that of a child...