Chapter 268 I Am Here for This

On the other side, Annan and Kaphne have circled around the palace.

Now behind them, only Elizabeth's personal maid-Old Merlin made an urgent trip back when they circled around the main hall, and notified Dmitry of the important event as soon as possible.

Yes, it's really a big deal for them...

Annan's character is the most shy and timid among the Winter Clan of this generation... or it can be said that he is the most autistic.

Old Merlin had never seen it before, and Annan would take the initiative to strike up a conversation with people. Not to mention, when they met directly, they kidnapped their daughter in front of His Royal Highness's face...

And Merlin could see that the girl named Kaphne was definitely not an ordinary person.

- She has the talent to be a wizard or a priest.

That keen perception is an extraordinary perception that is enough to perceive the essence of gods from mortal objects... For extraordinary people, it is indeed a great gift. On the path of transcendence, she can always walk in the front.

Because whether it is a ritual or a curse, she can easily find the key and essence.

But for a child who has not yet set foot on the path of transcendence... the endless hallucinations will only bring trouble to her life.

Could it be that such a lonely child was able to reach a consensus with His Highness Annan?

Old Merlin knew very well.

Whatever the cause, what the ultimate response is - it's not something he has the power to deal with.

He had to tell His Royal Highness Dmitri about it first and let him decide.

Fortunately, Her Royal Highness Maria was studying abroad and did not follow...

Old Merlin sighed silently.

He glanced at the door.

Annan and Kaphne were there, whispering in an empty corner.

But both of them are extremely conspicuous people.

Even just staying in the corner will be the center of attention.

However, among those who are qualified to directly attend the king's birthday party, there can be no simple and stupid characters.

Even if they saw Annan and Kaphne together, they would pretend not to see it.

Although they had never seen Annan, the clothes on Annan were so iconic after all - it was the best quality fur of the Frost Beast, and it kept dry and cool even in the hot summer. But if ordinary people wear it, they will even get sick from being too cold.

That temperature is like a down jacket stuffed with ice cubes in the interlayer, only the people of the Winter Clan can withstand it.

And Kafney's eccentric reputation has long been circulated in Noah's upper class society.

This crazy little girl is considered to be on the path of transcendence sooner or later - so children of her age are all told by their parents to stay away from her as much as possible and keep enough awe and alienation for her.

The reason is also very simple.

If Kaphne dies later, something she went through could become a nightmare. If someone enters Kaphne's nightmare with malicious intent, it is possible to learn the secret of someone close to her from the nightmare.

The more secretive those are, the more they must distance themselves from those who may be on the path to transcendence.

And seeing Kaphne seems to have a very good relationship with Annan, the nobles and officials expressed their delight in this——

Grand Duke Winter, acting too tough.

If you can marry Kaphne into Winter and befriend them... that would be the best. The Winter people are known for their loyalty, ability, and unity. Many well-known mercenary groups and trade unions are formed or organized by the Winter people.

And for them, the young labor of Winter is an excellent labor.

There will be some young people who come to neighboring countries to escape the winter. But after a good year, they will go back after all.

That is to say, they are strong and hard-working - long-term consumption of the flesh of the frost beasts makes the strength and physique of the adult winter people inherently stronger than those of other countries. A winter boatman can carry three times as much as a Noah boatman of the same age, and this level of labor will not even make them sick due to fatigue.

After all, they don't have to fight the never-ending blizzard, and they don't even have the power to use it - which makes them extra active, excited, and cranky.

The flesh, blood and fur of frost beasts are also special products of winter. Frostbeast's blood is even a material that transformation wizards need in large quantities...it's one of the main ingredients used to transform into powerful adhesives.

This powerful adhesive is a must for building tall stone buildings, stone bridges, and stone city walls. It can also be diluted and converted into a weak adhesive that can be used to build roads.

Regardless of Noah's own needs for building bridges, roads, and houses, there is a large demand for these two adhesives in the teaching country - this is also one of Noah's main export projects.

If you can reach a trade cooperation with the Duchy of Winter, it will represent a lot of benefits.

- In fact, not many people are willing to go to war at all.

This is also the reason why the war between the two countries has not been completely eliminated, but it has always been stopped after two years of fighting.

The king of this generation wants to unify the five kingdoms and rebuild the Great Barrier - this is the slogan he shouted when he was young. There are also many nobles who support him, because they also urgently need a protracted war to get more benefits.

... But when people realized that His Majesty the King was actually playing a real game - he really wanted to unify the five countries, instead of making empty promises, people were reluctant to continue to support him.

The five countries are one body. Except for the relative independence of the Underground Federation, no other country can be separated from each other... And all countries are also inseparable from the Underground Federation - mainly the subway they built and managed.

It is the resistance from Noah who has been preventing the war.

After Noah's great nobles realized that Kaphne actually caught His Highness Annan... they began to figure out how to sell Kaphne to the winter.

- Kaphne has no friends anyway.

Her mother was "traded" to her father Albert in the same way.

The only one who is worried about this is probably Kaphne's father, His Royal Highness Prince Albert.

But everyone knows that the least likely to inherit the throne is Albert.

He doesn't fight or rob at all, doesn't offend anyone, doesn't want any power - he's just messing around.

While ensuring his own safety, Albert himself has no authority.

But they didn't know that on the other side, Annan and Kaphne were discussing some terrifying topic——

"It is indeed a six-pointed star..."

Annan drew the route in his mind.

In order to prevent the snake from catching the grass, he only walked around the palace with Kafney, followed the position she described, looked around and determined the position. This is to prevent someone from watching.

And Kafney also confirmed this possibility to Annan:

"Ana, when we got near the kitchen, someone was staring at us... just over the door. The red-haired man."

She rubbed against Annan's ear and whispered her signature fluttering, sleepy voice: "They want to kill us.

"They want to kill us all...I can see their thoughts."

Annan didn't bother to correct Kaphne's increasingly odd address to herself.

He just moved in his heart, and whispered in Kafney's ear, "How many of them are there? How did they see us?"

The situation seems to be starting to get serious.

Annan couldn't take care of continuing to pretend to be a child.

But fortunately, Kaphne is not a normal person - she doesn't care about Annan's unusual inquiries.

She said indistinctly: "We all smell meat, and wolves can smell it. Everyone has it...but you don't.

"So, they can't see you."

Kaphne stared at Annan with clear, almost transparent pupils.

She made a childish voice and asked intently, "Can you...can you save me?"

...is the blessing of the mysterious lady.

Annan quickly responded.

It seems that the people in this building have been locked by strange rituals since I do not know when. But this kind of locking is not accurate... Otherwise, when Annan and Kafney are seen by them, they will realize that Annan is wrong.

In other words... are you going to act alone next?

But how can he get rid of the maid and Merlin's surveillance?

"Of course I can. You may not believe it, but I'm actually strong...I can protect everyone."

Facing Annan for a while, the corners of his mouth pursed slightly, suppressing his habitually confident smile for the first time.

Annan stared at Kaphne, gradually took off her disguise, and answered without thinking, "And I—that's what I came for."