Chapter 166 Assassin From Mars

...is it me again?

Annan was speechless for a while.

He now very much hopes that, for the purpose of one week, he can keep a diary or something for himself to see.

But serious people who keep a diary?

Is Annan a serious person?

……Obviously not.

But he also knew that he was not so used to it.

As a result, Annan himself did not know what the former "Annan" did.

It always feels like nothing is human.

But with a subtle feeling, this is indeed something that I can do...

Annan was already a little uncertain about Wasika's attitude towards herself.

It doesn't seem like there is a grudge. The familiarity and closeness between them is not fake.

But if they used to be friends, the sense of distance that was deliberately maintained in front of them was always on their faces with Wasika, and the half-smile attitude... made Annan feel a little subtle.

Just in the cold winter, Annan was very confused.

Considering Annan's familiarity with himself when he was at Noah...

Annan even suspected that he might have gotten himself into trouble while traveling the world.

"Do you have any clues?"

Because Wasika's attitude was slightly subtle, but Annan did not inquire further about the [Beauty of Imbalance] ceremony.

Instead, he turned to look at the three "assassins" who had fainted and asked Vasika, "These three people?"

"This kind of meaningless assassination, but it seems like a broken boat... There is no doubt that it is from the North Union."

"North Alliance?"

"The six northern provinces alliance."

Wasika explained: "That's the six northernmost provinces in Winter.

"The general trend now is that the range of the Great Barrier in all regions is gradually shrinking. At first we thought that this was the reason for the decline of the power of the gods... But according to the latest research on curses two months ago, we can now confirm , this is the power of the gray fog starting to increase again."

"The gray fog has intensified?"

Annan was a little surprised.

He quickly reacted and understood everything: "The results of this study are completely public?"

"Lingdong doesn't have the kind of extra scientific research strength to do this kind of research. This is a research on the teaching of the country, and we can't help it. The scholars know it, and the nobles also know it..."

Catwoman chuckled lightly, raising the corners of her mouth as if she was mocking something.

The light in the house was already dim. Looking from Annan's point of view, half of Wasika's face seemed to be sunk into the shadows.

During the ice-breaking war, although those local nobles were also sneaking their hands, but they did not dare to be so blatant.

After all, the old grandmother seemed to be about to wake up.

When humans wake up in a daze, 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 could be a few years later, but it could also be a few minutes later.

But if at this time, there is any new news that makes them no longer bear it... It is not impossible that they will attack Annan at this time.

The purpose that these local nobles want to achieve is very simple, so simple that Annan guessed their purpose the moment he saw the assassin——

They wanted the young and capable Annan to kill. Only Dmitri, who is incompetent, neither extraordinary nor fertile, is left to inherit the Duchy of Winter. Dmitri doesn't have that ability, nor the energy to wrestle with so many people.

In this way, the only one who can leave behind the descendants of the Winter Clan is Maria.

As long as Maria is not dead, the bloodline will not be completely cut off. Dmitri, who is the grandmother and future pope, cannot convert to the cup-holding woman to perform the "child in the cup" ceremony.

And Maria herself is the daughter of the storm, and she doesn't necessarily sacrifice anytime. Therefore, it is impossible to succeed as a grand duke - this will leave hidden dangers to the rule of the duchy.

As long as you can marry Maria and give birth to male descendants with the blood of the Winter family... This child,

In the future, he will surely be able to inherit the position of Grand Duke.

This is also the reason why Annan was living abroad, but Ivan was in no hurry to let him return to China. On the one hand, there is trust in Annan... On the other hand, Annan is not necessarily safer than in a foreign country after returning to China.

After all, Annan is not yet an adult, and when Ivan is still capable of handling official duties, he cannot immediately succeed the position of Grand Duke.

Annan should take the throne as soon as he returns to China - even if he can't immediately take over 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 agency responsible only to the Grand Duke.

Even the first heir of the Grand Duke has no right to transfer. This is not just a matter of rituals and rules... Before the Archduke handed over the three-colored scepter to Annan, the hand of Winter must obey and protect Ivan.

In this way, they can secretly go against Annan's wishes or work against him.

Even if Annan was willing to trust them, Ivan couldn't.

After all, there are precedents for those who defied the winter.

Must be vigilant enough.

The Hand of Winter is not an army of golems that is absolutely impossible to betray.

They are an extension of the cursed power of the Heart of Winter. What they are loyal to is only the Grand Duke himself...or the person who holds the three-color scepter among the holders of the "Heart of Winter", not the Principality of Winter.

This is also the reason why the Winter Rebels can betray the Principality of Winter.

Even if his actions hurt the interests of the duchy, they did not harm the grand duke himself. So he doesn't trigger the anti-curse.

And he fled too fast at the time, and Ivan didn't have time to give him an order... Otherwise, it would be okay to let him confess all the conspiracy, or let him commit suicide on the spot.

The Hand of Winter cannot disobey the orders of the wielders of the three-colored scepter, perform "dangerous actions" against them, or lie to them.

——Even if the Winter Defender advances to the Golden Rank, this curse will always remain in his soul and will never be eradicated.

But if it weren't for the Archduke...

The only responsibility they had to complete was the "order" that Ivan gave them. If they have different intentions, they can easily bypass the rules of the curse.

This is the main meaning of succession to the Grand Duke.

Without the protection of Winter's Hand, how much self-protection ability can Annan, who is still underage, have?

They thought so, and the local nobles dispatched powerful assassins directly, intending to kill Annan directly before he succeeded to the throne.

That's right.

A silver-level destruction wizard who can sacrifice his life is already a very powerful assassin for them.

Just a pity.

Their intelligence is far behind.

——They thought that Annan was the grand ceremonial master half a year ago.

Brother, your news is too outdated, isn't it?

I'm almost golden, you still think I'm a rookie with less than bronze...