Dmitry did not give an answer to this question.

According to Dmitry, he asked Annan about it at that time.

At that time, Dmitry was still the established next Grand Duke of Winter.

It's just that Annan did not give him a positive answer. What Dmitry knows is that Annan deliberately did not embark on the path of transcendence.

This is very useful when he travels around the world.

But he had gone too far on the path of rituals.

With his status, the occult knowledge he has access to is undoubtedly of the highest level. Except for some of the most advanced knowledge of the taboo that cannot be reached, all other mystical knowledge should be mastered to a greater or lesser extent.

If nothing else, Annan also has mastered the knowledge that may be taboo......

Otherwise, the old grandmother would not be so relieved, and she directly gave Annan the forbidden knowledge about "cold winter" while half asleep.

- Unless Annan already had this knowledge.

"In general, ceremonists can also embark on transcendent paths. The path of ritual is not in direct conflict with the path of the transcendental...... But there are exceptions. ”

Dmitry replied: "The more transcendent knowledge and the higher the rank you have, the heavier the mystery becomes.

"When you reach the [Corruption] level, if you have mysterious knowledge, it will directly increase the erosion rate by a certain amount; And when you reach the [Condensation] level, the more mystical knowledge you have, the more additional curses you need to complete the condensation.

"And most importantly, when advancing [dyeing], by accumulating a large amount of high-level mystical knowledge in the same field, you can modify your innate element tendencies."

Dmitry explained.

It's a secret that only the transcendent of official origins can access...... It is also a method used by wizarding towers and official transcendent organizations of various countries to inherit the use of elemental techniques.

Annan finally understood.

Annan's discarding of memories for a week may not be just to erase the memory of "no positive feelings". Part of the reason is to prevent mystical knowledge from affecting one's progress.

Contact with the gods inevitably leads to a great deal of mystical knowledge; And if you want to have easy contact with the gods, you can't be transcendent.

Think about it from this point of view...... At that time, Annan probably decided to go for two weeks from the very beginning.

He walked the path of ritual for a while, not because he didn't want to take the path of transcendence.

- but to pave the way for his future self, so that Annan will not have to go back when the time comes.

Having mastered the knowledge of the Ritual Master, he traveled the world alone, met the gods, and successfully reversed the Heart of Winter to cleanse himself of his past knowledge...... Or, maybe something else has been done, but Annan has not yet mastered it.

This is a one-week play method that is completely for the sake of the two-week experience.

It's really my style.

"Pure Elements for Purity......"

Annan muttered.

Why are the elements mastered by wizards exactly the kind that fit their attributes?

It turned out to be this reason.

- How can it be such a coincidence that the elements of awakening happen to be the best to use?

They don't have an attribute panel, and they don't have a Philosopher's Stone.

They don't know what their elemental tendencies are until they advance.

For example, "Dream Stealer" Denton, before he became a Dream Stealer, he would not know that he could get the elements of "Dream"; It is even more unlikely that Bernardino knew that his elemental attribute was "soul" before he created this profession.

After all, not every wizard tower is like a storm tower...... Able to inherit the power of the elements of the previous generation, and directly cover your own talents.

However, they can be able to acquire a large amount of high-level mystical knowledge in a certain field, and let their souls be [stained] by it!

- I see.

No wonder this was called the "dyeing" order in ancient times.

Was the renaming of it "Golden Tier" just to hide this secret?

When it comes to the Golden Order, whether the power of the elements and the extraordinary abilities held by oneself can be synergized, and whether one plus one is greater than two, directly determines the upper and lower limits of the strength of the Golden Rank Transcendent.

"On the other hand, if you have too much knowledge or too much content, it will make the advanced ritual uncontrollable...... Right. ”

So in general, the ceremonial master will be the "old man".

The greatest strength of the ritual master is to make up for the shortcomings—to use the power of great things to accomplish things that cannot be done on their own.

Then it is impossible for a transcendent ceremonial master to master only a few realms of rituals. It is even more impossible to gather extraordinary knowledge in the same field as oneself.

After all, the rituals of the same realm can also be done with extraordinary power.

So, it's not just because the ritual master gets older that he has more knowledge.

A larger part of the reason is that transcendents do not intend to continue their advancement, so they will buy books and acquire mystical knowledge.

This is indeed knowledge that Annan has no way of knowing.

If he hadn't asked from Dmitry's side, he would have to wait until Kaizisa was ready to advance to the Golden Rank.

But......

"Brother, you're not ...... Ever learned about the Transcendental? ”

Annan looked at Dmitry with some suspicion.

Although Dmitry himself is not an extraordinary person, he can actually understand this depth—as the son of the Black Tower, Kaizisa did not even know this secret when he first advanced to silver.

But hearing Annan's tone, Dmitry suddenly shuddered.

“…… Don't call me brother, just call me by my name. ”

Dmitry's expression was a little strange: "You may not remember, but you used to call me Dmitry directly." Every time I call me 'brother,' it's usually nothing good......"

It's usually for you to take the blame, right, I know, I know.

Annan nodded knowingly.

- This is really what I can do!

But Dmitry did not answer immediately.

He subconsciously reached into his arms again - before he realized and pulled out his arm, Annan had reached out and held his arm.

"Smoke, it's fine."

Annan looked at Dmitry's tired and even reddened eyes, and softly persuaded, "One is fine...... I don't mind, but remember to take care of your body. ”

Smoking is not good for your health.

But Dmitry's addiction to cigarettes made him hold back and feel uncomfortable.

His mental pressure was already very high. Annan didn't want to deprive him of these few hobbies for his own reasons.

“…… I'm more or less a high-ranking priest, and I won't have any problems with my body. Maybe it's healthier than you. ”

Dmitry muttered, hesitated a little more and sat down on Annan's bed and took out the humidor.

"You probably don't remember. I like to smoke the best cigarettes and drink the worst alcohol...... Ah, you really don't remember. ”

Looking at Annan's expression, Dmitry quickly understood and said no more.

After he put the lit cigar in his mouth, he finally sighed softly.

"I also thought about becoming transcendent."

Dmitry made a low, magnetic voice: "But that's because of the father.

"My father's ALS is because he is not extraordinary.

"I'm much older than you and Mary...... At that time, I had no other siblings. When I first saw my father sick, I was terrified...... No one can share the fear.

"That's when I decided I wanted to go on a transcendent path. I'm going to be a golden-level transcendent—

“…… Until I saw my first brother and my father's second son...... He died a miserable death in a nightmare and turned into a demon without reason. ”

Dmitry said this, and subconsciously bit his cigar.

Annan captured fear, sorrow, and anger in his eyes.

"—So, I flinched."

He laughed at himself and whispered, "It's ridiculous, Annan." It doesn't matter if you laugh, because it's ridiculous and shameful......

"The son of the Grand Duke, the future Grand Duke of Winter. Running away in front of a nightmare? I'm not a warrior, not even a warrior.

"From then on, I didn't want to inherit the position of Grand Duke. That's one of the reasons why I dared to make that bet with the rotten man. ”

He muttered.

Dmitry's voice was extremely soft: "Because I don't deserve it." It's as simple as that. ”

Annan was silent.

But—

If you're really afraid of nightmares.

Why, do you choose to become a priest?

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