- If you want to blame, you can only blame the mind in the cup for opening too early.

Long before they were born, they possessed sanity. Before they felt the "love" of the whole world for themselves in ignorance, they were already immersed in the blood of human desire, and they understood greed, hatred, and what they were born for.

"'The child in the cup is not a continuation of life at all – just a replica of life. Anyone who sees a child in their cup will instinctively feel disgusted, because this is exactly the same baby as themselves, which is the proof of their failure in life......

"'Man-made things, can people love?' What a joke...... If you haven't felt love since birth, how can you love someone? ’”

Annan recounted the words of Henry VIII's death.

His eyes were full of pity and calm.

"Of course he understands love. If you can say these words, it is enough to prove that [man-made things can understand human love]...... But it is precisely because of this that he laments his meaningless life.

"No one has ever expected anything from him, the royal family is a place of indifference, and for an artificial person like him who pursues 'love' and 'need', he is destined to find what he wants to pursue.

"Even if he is a king, no matter how good he does...... His most trusted ministers, his heirs and relatives, were just counting the days and waiting for him to die on time. ”

When a person's limit is crucified before birth, he has lost all possibilities in this life.

It was with Henry VIII as a mirror that Annan became very aware of the ...... What a happy environment I live in.

It also has an abnormal origin, is also expected by all peoples, and has a heavy mission covering a lifetime from birth...... But Annan is trusted and loved by people. He has friends around him, a brother and sister in front of him, a god behind him, and the hands of Winter and the player.

He was so happy compared to Henry VIII.

With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses.

Henry VIII is like a "failed Annan", telling Annan with his own death and his meaningless life...... If he chooses to fall, what will become of him in the end.

That's when it happened.

Dmitry came over suddenly.

He clenched his right hand into a fist, gently tapped it on his heart, and looked down at Annan: "Grandmother loves you, and I love you too."

"Don't worry about Annan...... We are not like them. ”

In the dead of winter, there is no need to be intrigued like Noah - it is already difficult to survive and live to adulthood.

"If it weren't for you, Annan. Maybe I'm already dead. ”

Dmitry sighed and said seriously: "Don't think about it, you and him are two completely different people. ”

…… Ay?

This sentence made Annan stunned for a moment.

Because he had no memory of what Dmitry said.

Mary, who was on the side, interrupted: "Since you have decided to send Noah, this is a diplomatic visit." Then Annan, of course, had to carry the three-color scepter...... This makes sense.

"Ivan is too weak to go out and visit. As the new Grand Duke, it is also a good choice for you to replace him...... It just so happens that you can also avoid the limelight. At the very least, they can avoid the forces that come to intercede for Zorgen when they destroy the northern powers.

"However, the three of us can't leave at the same time."

“…… Can't you leave at the same time. ”

When Maria's voice fell, Dmitry nodded and volunteered: "In that case, then I will ...... it."

"—you're at home."

Mary interrupted mercilessly.

"Why!"

Dmitry slapped the table unwillingly.

"Because you're the weakest."

Annan explained.

"Hey, hey, hey! You kid......

"Annan is right."

Maria immediately interrupted, "The only thing you can use other than the Frost Sword Technique is the Old Grandmother's Divine Technique, my Bishop. You can only exert your power when you are in the land of [Winter] with the right to claim...... Once you leave the winter, you become too vulnerable.

"We won't bring too many Winter Hands with us this time, because we still have to leave some people behind to suppress the North. Then I'm afraid there won't be manpower to protect you. ”

[Claim right] is also one of the traditional forces, the so-called justifiable.

If you want to use the magic of the old grandmother, you have to follow some kind of tradition. In other words, the user of the magic must have status.

The Rindon family can use Arcane anywhere in Winter, as Rindon belongs to them in the first place—conversely, in other countries, they can only use Divine Magic in their own residence. Because the house that has been purchased is also their private property.

The other bishops are a little more troublesome. Either they used divine magic in the temple or they had to follow some kind of tradition...... Or "rules".

For example, in the middle of December, you can use Divine Magic once a day; Or you can use a magic once a day after completing a full ritual to your grandmother for the first time; Or when you are attacked by a young person as an elder, you can use a magic spell to fight back; As a clergyman, you can also get a chance to fight back when attacked by civilians; Or when the death penalty is carried out on a condemned prisoner - as long as it is determined that the other party has committed a crime that is enough to impose a death sentence, without actually making the other person a wanted person, you can use magic once, etc. These opportunities can all be stacked, but they are fleeting.

If, as an elderly clergyman, after completing a ritual, he is armed by a young bunny who has committed homicide - then he can use the magic five times in a row when he counterattacks. However, if the magic attacks someone else, the "high priority" of those two times will be consumed first.

There are a lot of rules set by my grandmother, and they are all in this style. There are strict rules about the circumstances in which magic can be used, and the levels that can be accessed each time a magic is used.

And even if the clergy committed any fault...... For example, if you have a wife, you have a style problem, or you accept bribes from others, or you beat an elderly person who has no children, or you laugh at a disabled person, or you kill someone for no reason, then a certain amount of magic will be deducted depending on the severity of the situation.

Those temporary means cannot be added back - for example, when attacked, unless there is only a level of punishment left for "-1", and the enemy is really guilty of a heinous crime, and at the same time has obtained five or six divine powers, then it can be temporarily restored. And after the battle, it will be reposted back to the "amount owed".

If you want to recover, you can only do good deeds or "check in every day".

Without divine authority, it is basically equivalent to abolishing a clergyman. If the old grandmother's priest failed to use magic in public, he would be ridiculed—which meant that he must have misbehaved and secretly committed some wrongdoing.

The bishops also have an assessment, and they have to show their divine authority when they meet every month to prove themselves; At the same time, in each diocese, the bishops also randomly check the theology of the clergy. If a person is found to be unable to use magic twice in a row, he or she will be banished and automatically entered into the process of being investigated by the Winter Hand.

If a crime is found, it is even punished by public execution for the clergy.

This strict disciplinary review is also the reason why the priests of the old grandmother have always kept a low profile and acted cautiously.

After all, in the dead of winter, when everyone is likely to starve to death, clergy who can be fed and clothed, paid a good salary, and work without fatigue are really a popular profession - clergy are generally mainly responsible for legal issues (i.e., execution, family mediation, or legal advice), because the clergy of the old grandmother does not have the ability to heal, so they do not live among people.

"Although what you say makes a lot of sense, I would like to correct it a little. I'm not a bishop anymore. ”

Dmitry said calmly and proudly: "Although it has not yet been announced, I have become a cardinal...... It will be announced on December 1 this year. ”

“…… What have you done? ”

Maria Wonder.

"I've identified three conflicting points in the Dragon Code, given new plausible answers to several inexplicable moral questions, and updated four old laws and traditions that no longer apply to the current Winter in the name of the House of Winter. Of course, the most important thing is my zero punishment record, and my merit of spending more than a year concentrating on replenishing the Frost Beast troops with new blood. ”

The corners of Dmitry's mouth were a smile that could not be hidden.

Mary glared at him, "Pay attention to your body!"

"Taming the Frostbeast requires blood—"

"Of course I do."

Dmitry interrupted Maria.

He pursed his lips and whispered, "But with my talents, all I can do is this kind of hard work." After all, neither you nor Annan ...... Your blood is too precious.

"I'm coming to see home, Maria. But remember to bring Uncle Victor and Aunt Zoya with you...... Noah is a city of sin, and people with bad intentions grab a lot of it. ”

Dmitry sighed and pulled a cigar from his bosom.

This time Maria didn't interrupt him, but he didn't start pumping either.

He just took a cigar in his mouth, didn't light the fire, and said vaguely: "Those Noahs, nothing else, calculating people are amazing." Unlike those idiots in the North...... The farther south people go, the more they move their intestines, specimately because their brains are not frozen.

"In that case, I won't go out this month. If those northern fools dare to come and ask for trouble, I'll chop up their heads and feed them to the pigs. ”

He glanced at Annan: "Your Majesty, you will give me this power, right?" ”

————

Dmitry said euphemistically that he wanted to carry the pot of "killing the nobles" for Annan. This means were used to further maintain the stability of Annan's rule.

"Of course."

Annan was silent for a while, then replied in a low voice.

— and Annan accepted his kindness.