Doreen never imagined that the person she had attacked was actually the only heir to the Principality of Winter...the legendary Annan Winter!
When she realized that "Ghirlandaio" was Annan Rendong, Doreen was so frightened that she forgot to breathe. It has been almost two days now, and she still feels dizzy in her head.
Attacking the Winter Clan—even if he is not a werewolf, this is undoubtedly a serious crime.
Although Doreen is a werewolf, she was also born in winter.
She naturally knew that the frost beasts must be restrained by the Winter clan.
And she had studied with the teacher... Although she did not become a transcendent, she also knew that there was a need for a victim of the Winter clan in the Tower of Storms every few decades.
It can be said that the Lindong clan is the guardian of the Principality of Lindong. Anyone with the surname "Lindong" will be respected by everyone.
The needs of the nobility and common people in the Principality of Winter are completely separated.
The nobles, especially the local nobles, do not have a very good attitude towards the Winter family. The main reason may be that the "Hand of Winter" monitors the country and the strict laws caused by this action
change.
This significantly reduced the privileges of the nobility.
Not all nobles are as ignorant of human emotions as the Lingdong family. They have joy and joy, and they will naturally have desires.
For wealth, for the opposite sex, for power...even for food. In winter, when resources are scarce, all enjoyment is tightened, which will naturally make the nobles dissatisfied.
——If you can't taste the delicious food yourself, how can you let us live a simple life with your family? No matter how tight the resources are, they will definitely be enough for the nobles.
These nobles control the running of the principality.
Economy, education, industry, fishing and hunting, military... these all require a large number of talents to manage. However, the resources of the Principality of Winter are already scarce, and it is almost impossible to ensure that everyone is not hungry, even if they want to provide
They offer higher wages, but it is only a drop in the bucket.
Therefore, using power for personal gain has become a quite common phenomenon in the principality.
But the attitude of the Duke of Winter is quite tough.
The Grand Duke naturally has his strong confidence. Although these nobles are in charge of the operation of the Principality... what the Winter clan represents is the survival of the Principality.
Even if the power of the Winter Clan is infinitely diluted, it must still exist - otherwise the frost beast army will be unable to resist.
Those Hands of Winter in various places are mainly responsible for not facing foreign countries, but facing the country. Wizards are naturally one of the main targets of supervision, because wizards have many methods and are very easy to commit crimes... especially smuggling.
, theft and murder. But the number of wizards is small after all.
The main work of the Hand of Winter is to target local nobles...especially places that are far away from Frostwhisper and difficult to supervise.
Monitor abnormal inflows and outflows of money, prevent illegal transactions and extravagance, investigate and solidify evidence in the face of abuse of power... and when they are about to commit treason, call evil gods, kill innocent people, assassinate other nobles or clergy, etc.
When taking dangerous actions, emergency and unconventional means are allowed - killing the target directly without reporting it.
Of course, the nobles would be dissatisfied with such tough surveillance methods.
Especially when you compare the treatment of nobles in other countries, you will naturally become even more dissatisfied.
During the three-year "Icebreaker Rebellion", the main investors of the Icebreaker Army...were these local nobles.
The purpose is not exactly the same as that of the Icebreaker Army - even the most extreme nobles do not want the Winter clan to disappear completely.
After all, compared with the law-abiding Winter family... organizations like the Icebreaker Army, which have their own desires but also control the means of frost beasts, are even more difficult to trust.
All winter people know that frost beasts are very dangerous things.
Even when parents scare their children, they will say, "If you don't sleep, a frost beast will crawl in and lick you." Ordinary people may go crazy just once being licked by a frost beast.
Different from the horror legends in other countries... Frost beasts can be seen everywhere.
As long as you leave the small barrier and go out for a walk, you can basically encounter frost beasts everywhere - the frequency is similar to encountering beasts in the wild during the harvest season. After all, any beast can be transformed into a frost beast.
Therefore, this kind of terror appears to be particularly "lifelike". On the contrary, no one would dare to commit suicide or challenge it.
Therefore, no one wants to let the Winter family disappear...unless they can also obtain the technology to control the frost beasts.
The best case scenario is to secretly obtain the Icebreaker Army's technology to control the frost beasts; if this step is not possible, then it is best to ask the Grand Duke to disband the Hand of Winter; if this step is still not possible, then the reputation of the Winter Family will be damaged
, it is also possible to weaken their rights.
This is what the nobles in these places thought.
But it's different from them.
The people of the Principality of Winter love their Grand Duke even more.
It is precisely because everyone believes that only the Winter Family is the absolutely just ruler. Therefore, even the most stringent laws and the most unacceptable government orders can still be implemented reluctantly.
...But if it were another person, that wouldn't necessarily be the case.
The actions of those local nobles who abused their power for personal gain and were dealt with fairly by the Hand of Winter only strengthened the status of Archduke Winter in the hearts of the local people.
One of the reasons why the Icebreaker Army failed was that the people generally did not support or even be hostile to their rebellion. During the three years of rebellion, the Icebreaker Army never received any resource supplies from any civilian forces; and their team almost
No expansion at all.
It is precisely because people trust the Winter clan.
Especially the Grand Duke of this generation, Ivan Winter——
Whether it is military, economic, religious or political, Ivan is a rare Ming soldier.
If the Ice Breaking Rebellion and the Frostbite Disaster had not occurred during his term, it might have lasted another ten years. By then, the damage to the economy would not have been as small as it is now... Regardless of whether
Neither the Theocracy nor the United Kingdom can be as restrained as they are now.
Among all the children of Grand Duke Ivan, the most famous is Dmitry, the eldest.
But if you have a deeper understanding of the political situation of the Principality of Lendong, you will know that Annan Lendong is the real heir.
According to legend, the most talented ritualist in history was sent to other countries as a missionary at the age of eight. Although he was influenced by the Heart of Winter, he still had a magical charm - so much so that he was able to establish friendship with more than twenty gods.
Just hearing his legend made Doreen unbelievable.
If "Captain in the Stone" Selicia is the legend of the underground people, then Annan is the legend of the winter people.
——Annan was also her idol!
Doreen never imagined that she, with such a humble status, would be so close to the legendary Annan... and even spent the night in the same room.
Too many things confused her mind.
Knowing that Annan wanted to take her to Frostwhisper, Doreen refused of course.
Of course it's because of timidity.
Just by going underground, she was so frightened that she saw so many strange strangers every day. She huddled in the house every day and dared not go out.
Want to enter Frostwhisper Province?
That is the center of power in the country! The core of the entire Principality of Winter...and she is just a werewolf.
But Doreen's refusal and resistance were naturally ineffective in front of Annan.
After all, her current identity is still Annan's prisoner.
However, when she thought that she was taken back as a trophy... Doreen seemed to be less resistant and less afraid.
But now, after entering the Grand Duke's Mansion.
Doreen stood at the door of the Grand Duke's room, feeling uneasy.
She felt the cold and slightly hostile gazes coming from all directions, and Doreen couldn't help but let out a mournful cry.
——I just said don’t come!
Help me, I'm going to be killed!
"Doreen, please come in."
Suddenly, Annan's indifferent voice sounded from inside.