Thanks to Jacob the Cave-Opener's mass teleportation ritual.
Annan and his party did not return to Viscount Ostov Dolgoruky to clean up the meaningless mess, but teleported directly back to Frostwhisper Province.
This actually saved them the time of taking the bus back to the Grand Duke's Palace.
...The most important thing is that you can find a tailor to quickly alter your clothes before Celicia and Saint Alfonso arrive.
The white robe that Annan is wearing now is very light and soft. When he is alone with the players, he can expose the curse pattern on his shoulders and relax a little.
The curse given by Endymion to Annan has a very high priority.
Among all the curses that Annan has mastered, except for the "Final Work: David" imposed by the Man in the Mirror, "Endymion, the Unborn" has the highest priority.
Even though Annan originally had the curse of ignoring pain, he just put on his clothes, asked Jacob to teleport them back, and then personally arranged all the procedures for Jacob to join the Hand of Winter... Annan just
I felt a slight burning sensation starting from my left shoulder.
Fortunately, the intensity is not intense enough. It is probably the feeling you get when you put your hand into hot water after coming back from outside in winter. Rather, this level of heat is quite comfortable, and it even warms the whole body...
However, only three hours have passed.
If it really lasts for thirteen hours, it may become a real "burning pain".
That is definitely not possible - this is already similar to the cursed "Eternal Lost Eye" that Annan rejected before. He will interfere with Annan to a great extent.
However, non-permanent curses generally have ways to remove them.
For example, the "Butcher's Blade" curse that Annan obtained at the beginning could no longer hinder him. Only at the beginning, when Annan was still in Frozen Water Port, did he have to figure out how to resolve this curse.
Trapped and worried.
Starting from Fort Ross, Annan no longer lacked enemies.
Although Annan had made a plan to use players to dissolve the curse from the very beginning, it was not used until the end.
But now that he has succeeded to the throne of Grand Duke, it is even more convenient for him to do things.
Every month, the Grand Duke personally executes a death row prisoner, and this matter is public - although it may sound cruel and bloodthirsty, it seems that it will have a negative impact on the reputation of the young Grand Duke... Therefore, Zhuo
Ya did not immediately implement it.
But Annan believes that this plan should be positive for his current prestige needs——
Grand Duke Ivan was famous for his benevolent government.
Of course, the benevolent governance of the Winter Principality is just like that...
However, he did suppress many conflicts, but these conflicts were not fundamentally resolved. It was only because of Grand Duke Ivan's personal charm and his outstanding governance methods that they were temporarily eliminated and resolved.
But now, it's Annan.
Annan just turned fifteen a few days ago.
He does not need to follow Ivan's path and continue to implement benevolent policies. He does not have the intimidation power of Ivan. If he continues to follow his path, he will only become a puppet.
What he needs is enough deterrence.
——After all, Annan is a "tyrant".
Those who think he is "cruel" are actually building momentum for Annan.
Annan knew very well... The country cannot be managed by one person. Even the wisest king will definitely work overtime until he dies of exhaustion.
Since these nobles and ministers have been able to manage the Winter Principality well before winter, it shows that they are undoubtedly capable. This has saved Annan a lot of trouble.
Annan does not need to cultivate a new team, he only needs to gain at least the superficial loyalty of these old people to restore the normal operation of the entire country.
Charm, deception, conspiracy, intimidation... among many methods, deterrence is the most direct and effective.
In other words.
Just kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
Annan couldn't find a suitable chicken before, but fortunately, this "chicken" was delivered to the door by himself? He even brought his own knife to kill himself. It can be said that the service was very considerate.
Is there a "glorious sacrifice" for the people of the Far North Brotherhood? Annan dealt with their ruthless methods decisively and neatly. He controlled at will, commanding the Frost Beast troops and the control of the Hand of Winter? He will definitely be suppressed immediately.
Others? Let them not dare to act rashly.
Subsequently, Annan's monthly public killings will become a "ritual."
Under the influence of winter? The style of the Principality of Winter is close to that of Northern Europe on Earth...or Maozi. They don't like monarchs who act procrastinatingly and are reasonable and need evidence. Instead, they are more cruel and arbitrary.
Tyrant? It can give them a sense of security.
Annan planned to use this method to satisfy the curse and at the same time show others that although his young grand duke looked small and weak, he could never be bullied, rather, he was very dangerous.
This short-term and long-term approach, one heavy and one light, can deter the nobles of the Principality of Winter for a long time and make them work for Annan honestly.
...Then when the players grow up? Annan will arrange his own people to replace them little by little.
——For example? The brothers of the Far North who are about to have their homes confiscated by Annan.
Although the frost beast troops have just started, they have not yet reached their destination.
But now that Count Yuri's evidence of guilt has been obtained...the rest of them are destined to be guilty. Because of the crime of using curse energy, a border count simply cannot resist it.
And it's not that a certain noble wants to report what they did to the Grand Duke, the evidence must be detailed and credible - it's that the Grand Duke himself wants to gank them.
As long as the evidence can convince the public, that's fine.
And it just so happens... that the existence of the Far North Brotherhood is not a secret. Count Yuri plays a leading role in it, and Viscount Ostov is the target launched to attract firepower.
Now something happened to Viscount Ostov Dolgoruky, which implicated Yuri Dongfeng and also overturned the car, and the evidence was obtained by the Archduke... Do you want to say that this matter was done by Count Yuri alone?
Completely unrelated to anyone else?
No one with any intelligence would believe it.
This is the reason why Annan dared to leave Zolgen directly in the Northland and let him confiscate and confiscate his property at will.
Count Yuri held forbidden rituals many times, used curse technology, and tried to murder the Grand Duke... The entire Northland was over.
His plan was originally quite feasible.
If Annan was just an ordinary transcendent who had just reached the Silver level; if he had not brought along these players who can be infinitely resurrected.
Even if you arrive with two "Ten Fingers", you will be killed directly by the four spell users.
After that, the curse energy can extract the winter bloodline.
On the eve of the Frostbite Disaster? They had already acquired part of the technology to replicate Winter's bloodline.
Although both Annan and Ivan knew that they were indeed the direct bloodline of their grandmother, in the eyes of these nobles, this solid truth was actually a one-way claim to consolidate their rule.
After all, Grand Duke Ivan has been weak and sick since he was a child? There are many people in the Winter family who died due to assassinations and curses. There are also Grand Dukes who were killed in the winter. If they are really the blood of the old grandmother, is the old grandmother really
Will you just sit back and do nothing?
Since no one cared about it before, how could they care about Annan's murder now? What's more, Fu Fu had already visited a few years ago. He directly attacked Annan, but he was still alive and well.
The old grandmother has been sleeping for nearly a hundred years, how could she suddenly wake up after killing Annan?
By the time decades have passed, the truth of that time has long been unclear.
Moreover, the Winter family also had Maria and Dmitry, and killing Annan did not count as exterminating the Winter family - after all, the news that Dmitri had lost his fertility had not spread.
This is a very clever misunderstanding.
It can be said that these nobles are smart.
But Annan didn't have the time to untie it.
Kill them all.
It's not like he doesn't have any talents at his disposal - players who can completely monitor and have excellent personal abilities are a good choice.
These territories cannot be left empty.
Who is that... Si'anqing's brain is pretty good, as is Longjing tea and delicious wind goose.
It's better to find a player later and make him the Earl of the Freezing Wind Territory.
Annan thought.
If everything goes well, just select a group of players who don't like fighting and decryption very much, and let them change jobs in the Northland to play city construction and management simulation games.
...I’m so busy, really busy.
I want to plant people in the hands of winter, I want to plant people in the north, I want to plant people in the underground...
Sooner or later, the entire winter will be completely changed by Annan.
By then, it might be possible to unify the five countries.
After all, Endymion seems to really have the ability to rebuild the unified barrier... Although this is just his family's opinion, the specific details need to be verified separately.
But if Endymion can really do it... Annan can at most connect Noah and the Theocracy. If the players' layout goes smoothly, the underground world can also join their camp.
——At that time, we cannot let those who have done nothing (specifically the United Kingdom) take advantage in vain.
Annan thought so and walked into the living room.
Selicia has already left the subway... that's almost there.