When Annan heard from His Excellency Bread that the person who came to Roseburg this time was the fourth prince, he was actually more or less at ease in his heart.
— Without a doubt, this is the best case scenario.
It doesn't count to rule out the bones who have temporarily surrendered... Annan is now facing two most pressing problems.
One of them is the Church of the Rotten Man.
Both Don Juan and Annan have been offended by the Church of the Rotten Man over and over again. Even if it was for revenge on them, then no matter what they wanted to do, Annan would destroy their plans.
Not to mention... Even if it was just to respond to Salvatore's kindness, Annan had to find a way to fish out Michelangelo, who was very likely to fall into a box.
In addition, another problem Annan faced was "Don Juan Geraint".
It is absolutely impossible for him to borrow Don Juan's identity for nothing.
Not only Don Juan's enemies are going to find him... Those who are close to Don Juan Geraint also wonder whether he has murdered Don Juan.
Knowing that Don Juan's death was suspended animation, besides Benjamin, probably only Earl Crow.
It is also impossible for Annan to leak their plan to the royal family.
This is undoubtedly tantamount to a backstab for the Geraint family.
Annan is not an ungrateful person.
He borrowed the identity of Don Juan Geraint to settle himself down, and he even had access to the secrets of this world, and even became a superhuman... Even though these things did not damage the interests of the Geraint family, they did affect Annan It is enough to generate benefits.
He will find a way to repay this kindness-and this has nothing to do with the Geraint family's opinion of him.
And among the only three remaining heirs to the royal family...
The third prince, who has the closest relationship with the Rotten Church, has a relationship with Annan that can be called a deadly enemy. Although it is impossible for him to arrive in Roseburg at this time.
As for the eldest princess—
The Geraint family itself is the power of the eldest princess.
On the surface, the most optimistic, even the only favorite of the king is the eldest princess. But judging from the fact that His Majesty the King himself has not yet made up his mind to expel the Church of the Rotten Man... His relationship with the Eldest Princess is not necessarily very close.
He was just hesitating whether to betray his eldest daughter or not.
In other words, the price tag of betrayal is not enough.
—Although she is said to be the "eldest princess", she is already in her fifties this year.
And not yet married.
Even from the military.
Such a terrifying old woman with a body of steel, the possibility that she is willing to reason with Annan is not great...
Even considering that Annan's status is as noble as hers, she will only become more suspicious of Annan's purpose of appearing here.
After learning that Annan borrowed the identity of Don Juan Geraint as the lord of the North Sea Territory... Annan would at least be evacuated by the people sent by the eldest princess. It is impossible for her to let the future heir of the adjacent country—or even the enemy country—take power on her own country's land, and give him a chance to show favor to the people.
—Especially this kind of dangerous land closest to the border of the Duchy of Winter.
But the fourth prince is different.
He is not only a deadly enemy with the Church of the Rotten Man, but also at odds with the king. And there is a competitive relationship with the third prince and the eldest princess.
Unlike the third prince who was completely unfavored but acted freely, his current position was the most embarrassing.
He has no military support.
Nor was the King's favourite.
Because of the conspiracy of the Rotten Church, his relationship with his brothers and sisters is not very good.
He is also an outcast of the Rotten Church.
The most terrible thing is - judging from the fact that he first came to look for the old bread in Daliyuan after entering the city, his relationship with the Yinjue Church is still very good.
For the Kingdom of Noah, this is not an advantage. But a very big disadvantage.
In other countries, Yinjue Church only exists as a "bank" and "currency issuing institution".
Only in the kingdom of Noah... it almost controls the kingdom's finances, education and culture.
In addition to having no army at all, and having no say in the law... It is not yet known who the common people think this country is ruled by.
Based on this position, King Noah must suppress the church. Lest the other party take the opportunity to get the opportunity to develop.
So only the fourth prince is absolutely impossible to inherit the throne.
And Annan is different.
He is very likely to be the next generation of Duke Winter.
That's why the fourth prince used honorific words to Annan—
Even if both parties are direct descendants of the ruler, even if one is a kingdom and the other is a principality, one is an elder and the other is a young man... But because of the order of succession, the status of the two parties is even reversed.
"... yes, I have."
Hearing Annan's question, the fourth prince also quickly realized what happened.
He pushed his glasses, and replied in a deep voice: "Your Highness, did you come to us for..."
"Actually," Annan put his hands on his chest and said seriously, "I have received a task from my grandmother."
Hearing this statement, Prince Albert's pupils shrank.
In this world where gods walk on the ground, no one dares to underestimate a righteous god, let alone make up lies in the name of gods—they can really hear them.
God's punishment can really come to you.
"My eldest brother lost his fertility forever six years ago."
Annan said softly: "He was plotted against by the rotten man.
"And I—at least half a year ago, I was still an ordinary person. I didn't embark on the path of extraordinaryness."
He said to Albert seriously: "It is also because of this that I was able to pass through the fog on the Black Sea... to come here."
What Annan said is true.
Every word is really true.
But when they are connected together, it becomes another meaning.
Salvatore nodded repeatedly, as if he understood something.
"...I probably understand."
Albert's brows were still furrowed.
In his deep eye sockets was an unrelieved anguish.
Although he is the son of a king...but he looks like a social animal. It's like groaning "what? I have to work overtime to change the demand again".
"I also doubted whether the Church of the Rotten Man has arrived in Noah."
The man made a dull and deep voice: "Because of a certain staff member I once trusted... He has become a little weird since a while ago.
"He knew that it was impossible for me to inherit the throne, but he was sowing discord between me and Elizabeth and Philip. Since then, I have been suspicious of him. And knowing that the internal struggle between us is getting more and more intense, But it doesn't stop it from starting... I'm basically convinced.
"Most of the forces of the rotting man have already entered Noah's territory."
Albert sighed.
He lowered his head and pushed his glasses, and continued: "I even think that Elizabeth and Philip may also know that there are people from the Church of Rotten Man around them. They are not ignorant people... Well, Philip is hard to say, but sister She must know.
"But they are just playing tricks. I don't know what Philip is thinking... Can there be pie in the sky? Can he pick up the benefits on the side of the road?"
The man frowned, and said dissatisfiedly: "Those who pursue eternal life, what will happen to them in the end, doesn't he know?"
Obviously, compared to the eldest princess Elizabeth, he is more dissatisfied and distrustful of Philip, the third prince who has no talent but insists on snatching the throne, and even introduces extremely dangerous rotting believers.
Albert obviously sympathized with Annan's situation.
"It was also because I was worried that I agreed to Kafni's request to travel here in Frozen Water Harbor..."
The man exhaled slowly, and explained lightly: "Your Highness Annan, I will pretend that I didn't hear or see what happened to you here. If you want to come to the capital as a guest, I welcome it—please let me know in advance. I will be in charge of your daily diet, Your Highness.
"But other than that, if you have any other needs... I can't do anything about it. If you have any needs for cooperation, you can also go to Sister Wang to discuss it in detail. She can count on what she says."
... Simply put, it means not cooperating and not causing trouble
Annan nodded knowingly.
Um…
This also works.
I don't ask you for any help, as long as you don't make trouble.
So he opened his mouth quickly and asked softly, "Then, is there anything you would like to see when you come here to travel, Your Highness Albert?"
"Caffney, she likes painting very much. There used to be a crazy painter named Morrison in Frozen Water Harbor who believed in evil gods. After the death of the painter Morrison, his paintings were much more valuable than before his life, and they were extremely rare. Card Fenny also likes his paintings... but the real ones are hard to come by now, so we want to try our luck."
Albert quickly replied: "I don't know if the paintings in the Morrison Gallery are still collected in Frozen Water Harbor? If not, where can I see them?"
—From Nightmare: The Gallery, of course.
Annan thought to himself.
But he also knew that such an answer would be too sarcasm...
But before Annan could speak, Kafni, who had been staring at Annan before, suddenly turned her head and called softly, "No, Dad."
Cafney's voice is immature but hoarse, with a strange sense of rhythm.
Annan suddenly noticed that the moment he looked at Cafney, Albert turned his gaze away.
It's like being afraid of your own daughter... What's going on
Cafney stared at Albert, and murmured softly as if in a dream: "I didn't come here... Your memory was modified by Grandpa Denton, he is a believer in the rotten man.
"... And, so does Mom."
Hearing this, several people were all stunned.