He now very much hopes that he can leave a diary or something for himself to read every week.
But who the serious person keeps a diary?
Is Annan a serious person?
……Obviously not.
But he also knew that he was not used to this.
As a result, Annan himself did not know what the former "Annan" had done.
It always feels like everything is not a personal matter.
But I have a subtle feeling that this is indeed something I can do...
Annan was already a little unsure about Wasika's attitude towards him.
It doesn't seem like there is any enmity. The familiarity and closeness between them are not fake.
But if they were once good friends, the deliberately kept distance in front of them, and the half-smiling attitude that was always on Vasika's face... made Annan feel a little subtle.
Just in the dead of winter, Annan was already confused.
Considering Annan's familiarity with him when he was in Noah...
Annan even suspected that he might have gotten into trouble while traveling around the world.
"Do you have any idea?"
Because Vasika's attitude was a little subtle, Annan did not ask further about the [Beauty of Imbalance] ritual.
Instead, he turned to look at the three "assassins" who had fainted, and asked Vasika: "These three people?"
"This kind of meaningless, but seemingly desperate assassination... there is no doubt that he is from Beilian."
"Bei Lian?"
"Northland Six Provinces Alliance."
Wasika explained: "That is, the six northernmost provinces in winter.
"The current general trend is that the scope of the Great Barrier in all regions is gradually shrinking. At first we thought this was the reason for the decline of the power of Zhengshen... But according to the latest curse study two months ago, we can now determine
, this is the gray mist’s power starting to increase again.”
"The gray fog has intensified?"
Annan was a little surprised.
He quickly reacted and understood everything: "Are the results of this research completely open to the public?"
"Lin Dong doesn't have the extra scientific research power to do this kind of research. This is an investigation by the Theocracy, and we can't suppress it. Once the scholars know it, the nobles will also know it..."
Catwoman chuckled, raising the corners of her mouth as if she was laughing at something.
The light in the room was already dim. Looking from Annan's perspective, half of Wasika's profile seemed to be sunk into shadow.
During the Ice Breaking War, although the local nobles were also secretly doing things, they did not dare to be so blatant.
After all, the old grandmother seemed to be waking up soon.
When human beings are in a daze and are about to wake up, they may stay in bed for a while; and for a righteous god who is also a dragon, no one can guarantee how long this period of confusion will last.
It might be a few years later, but it might be a few minutes later.
But if there is any new news at this time that makes them no longer patient...it is not impossible that they will be cruel to Annan at this time.
The goals that these local nobles wanted to achieve were so simple that Annan guessed their goals the moment he saw the assassins——
They hope that the young and capable Annan will be killed. Only Dmitri, who lacks ability, is not a transcendent and has no fertility, will be left to inherit the Principality of Winter. Dmitri does not have that ability, nor does he have that much energy and so much.
People are arguing together.
As a result, the only descendant of the Winter clan is Maria.
As long as Mary does not die, the bloodline will not be completely cut off. As the future pope, Dmitry, the grandmother, cannot convert to the cup-bearing woman to perform the 'child in the cup' ceremony.
And Maria herself is the Daughter of the Storm, so she may not necessarily be sacrificed at any time. Therefore, she cannot succeed as the Grand Duke - this will leave hidden dangers in the rule of the principality.
As long as he can marry Maria and give birth to a male descendant with the blood of the Winter family... this child will definitely inherit the position of Grand Duke in the future.
This is why Annan is living abroad, but Ivan is never in a hurry to let him return to China. On the one hand, it is his trust in Annan... and on the other hand, Annan is not necessarily safer after returning to China than in a foreign country.
After all, Annan was not yet of age, so he could not immediately succeed the Grand Duke while Ivan was still able to handle official duties.
Annan should succeed to the throne as soon as he returns home - even if he cannot immediately take over all the powers of the Grand Duke, he can immediately obtain the protection of the Hand of Winter.
After all, the Hand of Winter is a secret service responsible only to the Archduke.
Even the first heir of the Grand Duke has no right to transfer. This is not just a matter of ritual and rules... Before the Grand Duke transfers the three-color scepter to Annan, the Hand of Winter must obey, and the person who must protect is still Yi
Fan.
In this way, they could secretly go against Annan's wishes or work against him.
Even if Annan is willing to trust them, Ivan cannot.
After all, there are precedents for those who go against the winter.
You must be vigilant enough.
The Hand of Winter is not a golem army that is absolutely impossible to betray.
They are the extension of the cursed power of "Heart of Winter". Their loyalty is only to the Archduke himself...or to the one who holds the three-color scepter among the holders of "Heart of Winter", not to Winter.
Principality.
This is also the reason why the Winter Defying Ones can betray the Principality of Winter.
Even if his behavior harms the interests of the duchy, it does not harm the grand duke himself. Therefore, he will not trigger the counterspell.
And he ran away too fast, and Ivan didn't have time to give him an order... Otherwise, either he could be asked to confess the entire conspiracy, or he could be asked to commit suicide on the spot.
The Hand of Winter cannot disobey the orders of the holders of the Three-Colored Scepter, cannot perform "harmful actions" against them personally, and cannot lie to them personally.
——Even if the Winter Defiant advances to the gold level, this curse will always remain in his soul and will never be eradicated.
But if it weren’t for the Grand Duke…
The only duty they had to fulfill was the "order" given to them by Ivan. If they had different intentions, they could easily circumvent the rules of the curse.
This is the main significance of succeeding to the throne of Grand Duke.
And without the protection of the Hand of Winter, how much ability would the underage Annan have to protect himself?
With this in mind, the local nobles directly dispatched powerful assassins with the intention of killing Annan before he succeeded to the throne.
That's right.
A silver-level destructive wizard who could sacrifice his life was already a very powerful assassin for them.
It's just a pity.
Their intelligence lags far behind.
——They thought Annan was the great ritual master from half a year ago.
Brother, your news is too backward, isn’t it?
I've almost reached gold, but you still think I'm a noob who can't even reach bronze...