"Ghirlandaio" calmly watched Doreen being escorted away by Ms. Leona, and the tamed frost beast also left with her.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Of course Annan knows...
If Demetri and the others asked Doreen about the origin of this frost beast, they would immediately notice the loophole in the identity of "Ghirlandaio".
——But, it doesn’t matter.
Annan had no idea how long this identity would last, let alone use it to deceive Dmitri.
Vasily Manning only had the news slightly delayed for a few days, so he didn't know that Annan had left for winter. But he would know sooner or later.
After all, Annan originally left Noah to avoid suspicion. Therefore, the news would not be hidden. If you think about it, during the election of Noah's new king, the Duke of Winter, who was close to one of the candidates, lived in his home.
capital.
That would be fine if Kaifuni didn't succeed.
If Kafni succeeds in succeeding to the throne, there will definitely be people gossiping... saying that Queen Kafni has been controlled by the Duke of Winter, and that the Kingdom of Noah has no future.
This may even directly shake the foundation of Noah's power.
Those with ulterior motives also have words at hand that can incite others.
...Of course, even if Annan is not in Noah, he will still do what he has to do in the end. But the level of trouble is not the same.
When Vasily sent the news back to Winter, Dmitri would immediately guess from the many details left by Annan that "Girandaio" was Annan.
And he will soon realize that since Annan returned to China hiding his identity, it means that he needs such a leather cover. Then he will help Annan hide the true identity of "Ghirandaio".
Instead of worrying about your vest being exposed.
Annan even wanted to take advantage of the moment to find out some things that Dmitri might not tell Annan:
"...Speaking of which, my brother."
So "Ghirandaio" asked in a low voice to Dmitri Winter beside him: "Since werewolves are so dangerous, why doesn't the Principality of Winter simply expel them from their situation?"
Werewolves' madness talent makes them equivalent to time bombs.
No one would want a werewolf to appear near their children - even if judging from their age and gender, the child will not go crazy for the time being.
Not to mention a werewolf that could actually kill people.
Even if it is a real human being...if the other person has been in prison or received a sentence. Even if he just stole a piece of bread and a few silver coins and stayed with his children, the parents would definitely be worried.
"The solution once and for all is to completely expel the werewolves from the country, right?"
Ghirlandaio said with a half-smile: "Anyway now...it's actually almost done."
Dmitri glanced at him: "Are you a werewolf sympathizer?"
Ghirlandaio shrugged: "I'm not, I'm not even a winter person, so I have no right to sympathize. It's just pure curiosity.
"You are the successor of Duke Winter, right? Then you should know the answer to this question...can you tell me?"
"There's nothing to mention. It's not a secret."
Dmitri said slowly.
He sat on the table minding his own business and took out a copper box from his arms. There should have been a row of cigars in it, but now there were only three cigars left.
He took out one of the dark brown cigars and cut a slit into the round end with a cigar cutter. He also picked up a thick match from Ghirlandaio's table unceremoniously, lit it, turned it carefully, and smoked it.
Smoking a cigar.
He tapped the cigar box lightly with the little finger of his left hand and glanced at Ghirlandaio.
Seeing that he was unmoved, Dmitri raised his head in surprise:
"...you don't smoke?"
"I'm not old enough to smoke."
Ghirlandaio said with a half-smile, as if he had something to say.
But Dmitri obviously didn't realize what Ghirlandaio meant.
He just clicked his tongue.
Dmitri shook his head and murmured in a low voice: "Everyone is mortal...Why live so meticulously?"
"What did you say?"
"No, it's nothing."
Dmitry denied.
He was silent for a while and said slowly: "The answer is very simple.
"It's not that we don't want to expel... it's just that we can't expel werewolves. Although we haven't thoroughly studied the rules of werewolves' madness yet. But the general rule is that when they endanger themselves and the lives of the pack, there is a chance that werewolves will become mad.
"For example, if someone is seriously injured, or when they are really desperate, a werewolf may go crazy. According to our research, this seems to be some kind of curse inherited from the bloodline... Who knows. Who cares about it."
A curse inherited from the bloodline?
Like...Heart of Winter?
Annan was thoughtful.
I see.
That's why the Principality of Winter deliberately left a road open.
Although they discriminated against, suppressed and restricted werewolves from gaining power, they never expelled werewolves from the territory, but gave them a sure way to survive - because once the werewolves were really cornered, the power they unleashed would be enough to destroy them.
The Principality of Winter is broken into a sieve from the inside.
The Kingdom of Noah is watching eagerly from the side, and the Principality of Winter does not dare to use radical methods to deal with the werewolf problem.
But not daring--doesn't mean I don't want to.
If possible, they would like the werewolves to leave the Principality of Winter as soon as possible.
It doesn't matter whether you go underground or to the Theocracy. Anyway, the status of werewolves there will be relatively higher.
The underground world is vast, sparsely populated, and rich in resources. The black-haired werewolves who enter the underground will hardly trigger madness; and in the Theocracy, the status of werewolves is slightly higher than that in the Principality of Winter.
The Theocratic people are also afraid of werewolves. But the difference is that there are some werewolves in Theocratic State who have reached high levels of power and can speak out for their race.
After all, werewolves are natural war machines, and they are also people of "blood and lust".
Werewolves cannot give birth to followers of the old grandmother, but they can easily give birth to admirers of the Red Knight and the Lady with the Cup.
You know... there is a bronze-level extraordinary profession called "Werewolf".
Werewolves do not need any prerequisite professions, nor do they need to learn swordsmanship or stealth abilities. As long as they clear the nightmare as a normal adult, they will have the opportunity to advance to the extraordinary level.
...and, it is also easy to embark on the path of depravity.
It can almost be said that he is a born degenerate.
The only two of the twelve righteous gods who can accept demon believers are the Red Knight and the Cup Girl.
The Red Knight even has an apostle legion called the "Slaughter Squad", all of which are composed of recruited demons; and in the ritual of the cup-bearing woman, there is even a high-level ritual that directly transforms mortals into immortal species such as blood demons - in
In Annan's understanding, it can also be called a "vampire".
Then it's very strange.
Since the Principality of Winter, in general, hopes that the werewolves will get out of here.
Why can Bella be accepted...or even qualified to become the Hand of Winter?
Seeing Dmitri's reaction, Annan estimated that Bella had probably gone crazy.
He might even have attacked Zhou Mu himself... Otherwise, given Dmitri's seemingly serious but actually lazy character, he wouldn't have suddenly developed such a strong dislike for werewolves.
But Annan still couldn't ask Bella's question.
Whether something happens to Bella or nothing happens.
In terms of personality, I am a Noah.
If you directly tell the real name of a member of the Hand of Winter, you may be arrested on the spot. In addition to Doreen, there will be one more...
"Don't even think about running away."
Seeing Ghirlandaio stand up, Demetri said abruptly: "I have some free time now, just to find that frost beast. I will keep an eye on you until your suspicion is cleared."
"Yeah, I understand, I understand. I'm going to get some wine... Is it okay to get some wine?"
Annan smiled and said: "I now understand why you must find that frost beast.
"The research value is not important... Werewolves are not very stable, right?"
"...Tsk."
I always feel that Ghirlandaio's words are a bit strange.
Dmitri smacked his lips and took a puff of his cigar with a look of displeasure.
Annan shook his head and stood up to get a few bottles of wine from the wine rack at the door.
He hasn't tried it yet to see if he can use the new function of the teleportation point... so he can't waste it yet. He can just stay here obediently, and he won't be able to stay for a few days.
I really want to see Dmitri's expression when he learns the truth.
Annan thought with a smile.
The smile on Annan's lips became more obvious when he thought of the trio of pioneers who were still fighting on the streets in the underground city, waiting hard for him to bring them.
It's quite interesting to watch them attack the streets in various ways.
"I didn't mean to coo at you... Look, there's nothing you can do about it."
I have really entered the game, fellow bears.
You guys go to work first, I’m gone, don’t wait for me.jpg