"It's a rotten man."
Annan asked softly.
This is also a cliché at the same time.
However, because the alliance agreement has just been signed, Maria is not wary of Annan for the time being... In addition, Annan is being wanted by the Noah Kingdom, and the other three people present are from Winter.
She nodded with a gloomy expression, and admitted Annan's speculation: "Yes, it is indeed a curse by name from the rotten man."
"Don't you have any substitutes?"
Annan was a little surprised.
"Of course I prepared, but for some reason the curse bypassed me. I was fine, but the curse hit my father, my eldest brother, and Annan at the same time.
"The eldest brother can forcibly absorb the curse of others. He immediately absorbed the curse of three people onto himself..."
Speaking of this, Maria's tone suddenly became a little vague: "In the end, the eldest brother lost his fertility permanently, and I don't want to inherit the position of Grand Duke... and I am not suitable. This matter can only depend on Annan.
"He has a much better personality than me. Now Winter is in need of a kind-hearted Grand Duke who doesn't like to fight..."
"Your Highness."
Annan coughed lightly and reminded, "I've said too much."
If he heard so many secrets outside the dungeon, he should wonder if he should be silenced.
Even in the nightmare where he would not die, he strictly followed the cautious, timid, and calm character of "Gerald" in such details, interrupting Maria's words.
—Of course, the main reason is that he has obtained enough information from this passage.
"To put it simply, in order to protect my brother, why can't I die here..."
Annan nodded.
He said calmly and slowly, "I understand."
"The relationship between our family...will it appear too naive and weak on the side of the Noahs?"
Maria asked self-deprecatingly: "It doesn't look like a noble family at all, does it?"
This is a matter of course.
After all, in the Lindong family, there are too few children who can endure the innate curse and survive to adulthood...
Those heirs who can survive the curse and grow up healthily, almost have their hearts tempered to be extremely tough.
Annan just shook his head.
He said seriously: "I think this is a good and healthy family relationship."
What he said was not a show.
But from the heart.
Seemingly sensing Annan's sincerity, Maria remained silent.
But Annan realized immediately that Maria's view of herself had changed again.
After all, I am still a child.
He sighed inwardly.
At this point in time, Maria looked like she was twelve or thirteen years old. Even though her heart has been solidified in advance through the tempering of pain, even though her face is full of gloom, and her words appear calm, mature and orderly due to wisdom and education, she is still a child after all... easy to trust others.
You shouldn't easily trust strangers who come from wrong paths and are dangerous enough... Maria.
Annan sighed silently.
Just then, they heard the sound of the teahouse opening.
Claire came out of the teahouse with Jin, a little vigilant and distant, forgetting the four people who got together.
They didn't come forward to talk, but left after a long detour.
obviously.
Claire and Kim are also aware of this problem.
——From the very beginning, what Ghirlandaio foresaw was not the question of "whether the three of them will fight".
It's about how to survive till the end.
The answer is simple.
It is to go out and form an alliance alone when the remaining three people cannot withdraw.
Prophets and wizards are always the most cunning of them all.
They see a lot.
But few are willing to share it with others.
Because the more people know the result they predicted, the more "variables" will be added to this result, and the more inaccurate it will become.
Many people think that the prophet wizard is the most self-interested wizard.
Their power is the power most applicable to help others. But few prophets are willing to share their prophecies with others.
They all like to use the power of seeing the future on themselves.
But that's not quite true. Because only when they predict things related to themselves can the accuracy rate approach 100%... They enjoy this power to see into the future and develop the habit of maintaining the correct rate of prediction.
Just get used to it.
—Habits that, once formed, are difficult to change.
The four of them waited for a while, but Benjamin hadn't come out of the tea room yet.
So they didn't wait any longer.
Instead, leave along the same path—
Because Ghirlandaio claimed that he knew the location of the other tea room. There's some food and water there...but it's going to take a while to detour the same way.
The entire wizard tower, with the hall as the absolute center, extends symmetrically to both sides. What is on the left, is also on the right.
But when they returned to the lobby.
Annan suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly.
The other three also noticed the problem almost at the same time:
"Do you feel... less statues?"
Among the various statues lined up according to certain rules like the starry sky...
Something is missing.
Statue of giant. Statue of a horse man.
Statue of old man. Statue of a child.
Warrior statue. Statue of a maiden.
Statue of the Serpent. Goblin statue.
-Yes.
All the statues of angels are gone.
"Does the angel mean... Eugene Melvin?"
Annan immediately realized what was going on.
Melvin is a wizard of the School of Idols.
The so-called idols originally referred to human figures made of wood or clay. The process of people worshiping and enshrining these sculptures is to first endow idols with real meaning, and then believe and choose to emulate them.
The Idol School got its name based on this principle.
The Idol School is proficient in the manufacture of clay puppets and golems, as well as the abilities of "substitute", "projection" and "ritual". Generally speaking, it is the ability to absorb, pull, and bestow different curses on others.
Annan read from the book that the shamans of the idol school were called "near gods" or "demigods on the ground" a long time ago.
Because they can also listen to the prayers of believers from far away, and they can also bestow special curses on someone. That is, extremely long-distance damage, defense, healing, or blessing. In the eyes of ordinary people who are not extraordinary, the boundary between wizards and gods of the idol school is blurred.
-Angel.
This code name is used to address them, and it couldn't be more appropriate.
Annan frowned slightly, thinking silently.
If…
Of these nine types of statues, one of them will disappear after death.
So which one is the statue representing Gerald
Or, which one do they all correspond to
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Annan's mind.
"If the future is uncertain, does what has happened necessarily exist?"
His mind recalled Master Michelangelo's last message.
A question to them.
—If the fact that "Michelangelo will die" exists in an uncertain future.
So what is the "necessarily existing" thing that happened relative to this thing
[Do not fight anyone]
[Know everyone's real name]
[At least survive until the remaining four people]
"I... seem to understand."
Annan murmured.
There was a careful light in his eyes.
I am afraid that within these three hours, he will be able to successfully pass the level.
He has fully understood the mechanism of this nightmare. Its principle is not complicated, but the most important person is not easy to find...
… Who on earth is it