As early as when Annan entered the nightmare of "The Great Hunt" and met Philip from a few years ago.
Annan sensed a slight sense of strangeness from the other party.
Philip said to Annan at that time...
What he pursues is [youth].
Annan asked him at that time, "Youth and immortality, or immortality?"
And Philip made the adult choice without hesitation——
"all I want."
He said so.
Prince Philip whispered at that time: "I don't want to grow old. If you experience that once, you will never do it again..."
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The subsequent words were interrupted by fireworks.
And Annan didn't have the key to enter that nightmare at all - he entered through the random arrangement of books through the influence of the "Glory" series, and he has also completed 100% decryption. I'm afraid he won't be able to enter in the arrangement after that.
That nightmare also has the nature of "memory", which ensures that what you encounter is what happened in the past. It would be very difficult to go in again.
But just based on the fragmented words and Philip's tone when he said these words, Annan was able to judge some key information.
——Philip seems to have aged once.
And it is not a temporary aging curse, nor is it a nightmare of a dying person.
Only by truly and long-term understanding of the inconvenience of the elderly and the unforgettable pain caused by aging can his mind and dreams be completely changed, giving birth to such a strong, almost alienated desire to enjoy life.
——His "enjoyment desire" is so strong that it is even enough to make him completely abandon his mortal power.
Generally speaking, he is considered a prince. Even if he fails to compete for the throne, it should not be difficult to enjoy the glory and wealth.
In other words... the fact that he wants to obtain more sublime enjoyment by desperately fighting for the throne can be said to be completely opposite.
"In addition, Philip also knew some things that he shouldn't know. For example... he used the blood of demons to perform the 'blood sacrament' to make his body young and healthy.
"And Philip has never come into contact with high-ranking fallen people - he himself is not a high-level priest of the cup-bearing woman. Whether it is the correct way to use the devil's blood or this kind of magic, it should not be
The technology he has mastered."
Annan looked at Kaifuni and said in a deep voice: "I remember Kaifuni once told me that Philip once fell into a nightmare and had a nightmare where his life span was doubled. He also sold half of his life span.
, in exchange for a certain ability.”
"...Yes, I remember."
Kafni was a little confused: "But His Royal Highness Philip has indeed become old and even almost died of old age."
"That's right," Annan asked, "but do you know what kind of ritual will sacrifice half of one's lifespan? And what kind of ritual can replenish this lifespan?"
"——You have to know that members of the royal family are not allowed to use life-extending rituals. If Philip just uses rituals to make himself younger... But if his original lifespan has been exhausted, then using the 'Blood Saint'
Ritual is an illegal ritual. It is impossible for the Yin Jue Church to ignore this."
Kafni was stunned.
She quickly realized something and her eyes widened slightly: "In other words... he continues to take toffee made from devil's blood just to hide the illusion of his rejuvenation technique?"
Seeing this, Annan couldn't help but chuckle: "You are indeed 'Noah'. Even the deceptive techniques used are exactly the same."
Kafni used to exclaim "I will become a queen in the future" when she was young, causing her curse to be carried by others, and silently advanced to the level of transcendent to relieve herself.
The unstable mental control on his body.
For a **-year-old girl, this is already an extremely smart mind. She can independently come up with such a plan and execute it calmly and calmly without relying on anyone's assistance... After she has escaped from the control state,
They can also continue to act like "they are still under control" for several years.
This is basically the limit of human intelligence.
Without Annan's help, Kafni would most likely be able to fulfill her wish in the end.
But in that case... there would be no Annan to completely purify her of the erosion and restore her sanity.
I am afraid that Noah will usher in the dark rule of a crazy and wise young queen. The tentacles extending from her skirt will invisibly control the entire empire...or, completely tear it apart.
"--and Philip's tactics are the same as yours."
Annan said in a deep voice: "You know that he has aged and is even about to die of old age, but the other nobles in Noah don't know about this. Am I right in guessing this?"
"……Yes."
Kafni nodded slowly: "I am afraid that I am the only one who knows about this matter now. Those nobles will definitely not realize that there is something wrong with this... Even the eldest princess only knows that Philip once sold her own lifespan.
But I never saw the moment when he was on the verge of death."
"Then, there is a reason why you were targeted by the Rofu believers back then, but after you managed to escape from your mother, you were not targeted by Prince Philip."
Annan walked back to Kaifuni, stretched out the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and gently placed them in front of Kaifuni's lips.
"——It's Philip who wants to silence him. But for him, you and even your father can't be his enemy... What Philip wants to do is not to let you tell the eldest princess about this.
."
Annan's eyes sparkled with wisdom: "But he doesn't want you to realize...it's Philip who is silencing him.
"So, after the Rofu believers were uprooted, Philip did not take another action.
"And those nobles didn't know that Philip's lifespan had long been exhausted. They didn't even realize that Philip had extended his lifespan through some method allowed by the Silver Lord... And you and the eldest princess just thought that,
This is because the 'blood sacrament' performed with the blood of demons is so effective that it can restore Philip's youth."
"In other words, His Highness Philip holds the 'Blood Sacrament' regularly...just to make his rejuvenation more reasonable!"
Salvatore blurted out.
Kafni then said slowly: "At the same time, it is also to draw our attention to 'why he obtained the magic of the Blood Sacrament' and 'what exactly is his dealings with the Fallen'..."
…”
"That's right."
Annan nodded: "After that, I got a piece of information. Philip's rejuvenation was related to a certain great-level curse.
"I vaguely realized something was wrong at that time - didn't Philip use the 'blood sacrament' to restore his youth? Did he need to use a great-level spell?
"But until just now, when we were discussing those old nobles who were eager to extend their lives, I suddenly thought of a detail...
"——Kafni once said that he is so old that he is about to [die of old age]."