Chapter 278 The Real Mastermind Behind the Scenes

The sunshine in the Duchy of Winter was already dim.

Although the small enchantment covering the city can keep out the snowstorm... But this enchantment itself has no lighting function, and the blizzard roaring above still blocks the skylight.

Therefore, in the Principality of Winter, the streets are always dark.

The office of the Grand Duke's Mansion is also so dim - only by turning the switch on the table can the green fire be lit to illuminate the room.

Although it burns with a green flame, it emits a light yellow bright light. This is also the characteristic of green fire.

The green fire lamp on the table is much brighter than candles, which can effectively protect eyesight.

In terms of brightness, this green light is about the same as the eye protection table lamp, maybe a little weaker. Because there is a layer of lampshade on the outside to make the light less dazzling.

And it started the moment Annan entered this room and closed the door.

The whole room was suddenly filled with light.

Neither harsh nor hot. On the contrary, it makes people feel obviously comfortable, as if basking in the sun on the soft sofa in the afternoon when the temperature is just right.

Even the brilliance of the green light in the room became dim after Annan entered the room.

It became as weak as a candle lit from the sun at noon.

This faint light even inexplicably gives people a "well-behaved" feeling.

——Because all the lights are tame in front of Annan.

After Annan closed the door, he leaned lazily against the door behind him.

Annan smiled and raised his head, showing a [beautiful] smile that shocked people's hearts.

There is no doubt that it belongs to the field of power of elements.

Just one movement, one look... even just existing in this room, Annan poured endless light into the consciousness of Demetrius and Earl Melvin.

Yes, in perception—not in eyes.

It's useless even with eyes closed. Covering it with your hands is useless.

Every drop of light in the room is like a tiny drop of fog,

You can even feel it with your skin, breathe it with your mouth and nose... you can smell it, and taste it with your tongue.

It's like burning rosin, and it's like a bit of sweet and slightly bitter oil.

As long as you meet Annan once, you will never forget——

Earl Melvin seemed a little scared.

But only it seems.

Because these messy emotions are completely dispelled by the light in my heart the moment they arise. Just looking at Annan, Earl Melvin's mood became extremely peaceful...

Earl Melvin has lived for decades, but his mood has never been as peaceful as it is today.

All the disturbances outside have disappeared. The whole world becomes silent and harmonious, and all the troubles, even the work that needs to be dealt with, are thrown into the sky.

It's like a very sweet sleep after a full sleep, and it's as refreshing as when you wake up happily. The whole world became clear.

Therefore, even though Earl Melvin knew in his heart that he had to be wary of Grand Duke Annan, he still unconsciously developed a good impression of him.

Earl Melvin immediately restrained himself.

Then he used spells to investigate... and found that there were a few more influences on his body that he had either seen or not seen.

——Low-level influence: eyes brighten.

——Low-order effects: warm happiness.

- Higher order influence: flowing light.

Among them, Earl Melvin only knew the influence of [Flowing Light]. This is the purest, universal influence that belongs to the radiant realm.

The remaining two new influences belong to Annan alone.

—No spells required.

Mere existence can change the minds of others, and even just "one glance" contact can gain influence.

There is no doubt that this is definitely a characteristic that only a transcendent of the golden rank will possess.

It's not even the golden rank that makes up the numbers.

In terms of the density of this influence, it is even one step away from the sublimation ceremony, completely constructing a sublime false body... only exists in the legendary "Truth Order"!

The level of truth is not a real level. Compared with the golden level, it has not completed a reborn upgrade, and the soul is still the solid soul of the golden level.

This term is usually used to describe the intermediate state of "has completely surpassed the golden level", "but has not yet become a god".

This means that Annan is now basically only one ceremony away, as long as he goes through a formality, he can become a god-he has even been able to recruit believers and establish a church!

...At this time, it is too late to stop Annan's sublimation.

But when this thought flashed through Earl Melvin's mind.

He suddenly felt something was wrong——

Under Annan's half-smiling gaze, an inexplicable and invisible chill permeated his body.

It was like an extremely cold breeze blowing in the face... and he was wearing a sweater full of holes and had just walked out of a warm room. He dipped himself forward and behind him, instantly dispelling the sense of burnout and happiness that he had not long ago.

That is not an illusion.

Rather, it is a field filled with the elements of "understanding"!

Although Annan didn't know much about the spells of the Soul Seizing School, the elements of "understanding" he had mastered could also be used to read minds.

Not "stealing ideas", but "understanding ideas".

Just as understanding elements can be used to communicate with animals, plants, and even the sky and the earth... Even if a person's subjective consciousness wants to keep a secret, his body will honestly reach a consensus with Annan.

"I see."

Annan said with a smile: "You guys want to interrupt my ascension ceremony.

"Then let's talk about—"

Following Annan's voice fell.

Earl Melvin felt that the surrounding environment suddenly became dark.

Just him, Annan, the ground glowing...even Dmitri, and the table behind him disappeared. into pure darkness.

The sound outside the window also disappeared without a trace, and the whole world instantly became silent, only the sound of his heartbeat became several times louder, rumbling like a drum. The shock made his eardrums hurt.

...This is, hallucination? I am in a dream?

Or some kind of special field? Or pulled me into another space?

The patriarch of the Melvin family suddenly became stiff.

With the level of a silver-ranked transcendent and a great ceremonial master, he couldn't see the details of Annan's trick...

Annan, who was opposite Earl Melvin, stretched out an index finger, and drew a line in front of him calmly.

Looking from the earl's side, it was really just a line.

But Annan stretched out his hand and twirled it lightly a few times, like cutting paper money, and cut the line into a circle.

Then Annan stretched out his hand to hold the disk of light, as if it really had a substance—it shone like the sun, but when Annan took it away, Earl Melvin clearly saw that it had no substance at all. "thickness"!

Annan put the "CD" under his body.

It hung in the air like this, and Annan sat down gracefully, raising his right leg. Interlock your hands and rest your fingers on your chin.

Annan didn't know when, his pupils changed back to a pair of azure blue pupils, and suddenly turned into a dark blue like a starry sky. From the depths emerged two complex runes that looked like illuminated constellations.

"Tell me, Earl Melvin," Annan said in a gentle and non-hostile voice, "Who is behind the Melvin family? Or, what?"

There is a huge gap in the "volume" of existence between the two. If Annan is a star, Earl Melvin is just a hyena on a planet.

Count Melvin is completely immobile now.

It's not that I'm being restrained, or that I'm shocked... If I want to compare it, it's that my authority over my body has been reduced to the point where I can't drive my body.

...Is there such a big gap between the gold rank and the silver rank? !

--impossible.

Earl Melvin immediately rejected his idea.

He has also seen "God on Earth". That was the senior golden rank passed down from generation to generation—and when the gods on earth got angry, Earl Melvin just seemed to see natural disasters like avalanches, earthquakes, and mudslides.

Although he was so frightened that he could only run away, it was not impossible to run away.

And now...

Under his utmost restraint, his thoughts drifted unconsciously to the most secret corner.

A name that is somewhat familiar to Annan, but has not been heard for a long time:

—Gryanznoha.

His former name was Gryanznuha Rinwon, a person who was "dismissed".

The excommunicated person of the Cold Winter family...and, the pope of the dead god Bone.

"...So it was him?"

Annan murmured in surprise, "I thought it was a worm..."

Or is it that Gryanznuha is the agent of the worm and Melvin is just a tool?