Looking at this list of spies, Annan's eyes flashed many of Niusel's actions.

…… No wonder.

"After he knew that I was Annan Rindong, his attitude towards me became so affectionate......"

He even rubbed my face.

Annan sneered.

No one told him not to talk to his boss...... Don't you rub your boss's face?

No wonder he always addressed Annan as "Your Majesty" instead of "Your Highness", because he knew for a long time that only Annan would inherit the throne of the Grand Duke. This is indeed something that will only be understood if you at least know the top level of Winter.

Even the Noahs couldn't confirm this—not even the Winter nobles of the Far Northern Brotherhood.

“…… I see. ”

Annan muttered.

That's why when Annan left with his childhood sweetheart named Nefertari before, Niusel would be so relieved of them and his reaction would be so calm......

That's why he sells his collection and provides housing and travel expenses for players; That's why the Spore Mill, an underground city directly below the Duchy of Winter, is so close to the people of Winter.

From this point of view, Niusel, a child who was not born in a family of diggers and wise men and had little money, was able to successfully become a "digger" and even discover many underground cities, I am afraid that he accepted the funding of the hand of winter......

There is even a possibility......

That is, the hand of winter directly dispatched professionals and used specialized equipment to carry out underground exploration...... Then they transferred the city they discovered to Niusel, who had the status of "Ready Diggers".

That's why Niusel became a digger at such a young age, and still stayed in the small town of Spore Mill, which was in decline because of nightmares—that was probably his mission as a nail.

If Winter's side hadn't used the nail, he'd been living in the Spore Mill. Normally live, work, get married, have children, and maintain your normal life trajectory as a digger...... Until the Hand of Winter needs him.

Other words......

The corners of Annan's mouth rose slightly.

He put the paper back.

- Let's just assume that you haven't seen it.

As one of the very few high-level personnel to break into the underworld, Niusel is still very important to the Winter Hand. It's not the kind of low-level intelligence officer who can send as much as he wants.

The wise men of the underworld are very difficult to deal with—not because they are ethnically or educationally ahead of other countries, but because they are always in a high-level, high-frequency game of life and death.

Because the Underworld is one of the most important things that makes it different.

That is, the laws of different cities are not universal, and it is very difficult to hunt down across cities. This has led to the underworld of killers, crooks, and robbers, and crimes are rarely punished.

In order to compete for power and exclude dissidents, wise men often weave conspiracies, set traps, and falsify false testimony to attack each other.

If it weren't for the fact that they used a considerable part of their wisdom for infighting—between the wise men in the same city, between the wise men and the diggers, and between cities, between factions...... I'm afraid that there are already so many smart people in the underground world that the monarchs of other countries are frightened.

Once Niusel is activated, let him start moving underground...... It will soon be discovered by the wise, and if you are lucky, you can still evacuate, and if you are unlucky, you can only die quickly. It can basically be said to be a one-time consumable.

In order to have important memories discovered after death, spies are almost always transcendent...... This is also one of the ways to determine the identity of a spy. But it also makes these spies almost defenseless in the face of assassination.

Although there are many diggers, their significance is actually equivalent to that of other fiefdom nobles. If you want to activate this high-level spy, you must personally order it with the Winter Hand of the "middle finger of the right hand" to avoid waste.

Now only Annan can command Niusel.

But Annan has already decided.

- He won't do it.

There is no shortage of him in the Duchy of Winter...... And Niusel was not just a spy, he was a friend of Annan. Also a trusted companion.

“…… Let's let him live his life with peace of mind. ”

Annan said in a low voice.

Ming Ming recognized Annan's identity early in the morning, but he didn't say anything...... The next time we meet again, scare him.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a warm chuckle.

"What did you say, Grand Duke?"

Zhuoya on the side asked with some doubts.

"I was just looking for information about the Winterbreakers."

Without any concealment or deception, Annan explained directly to Zhuoya: "I suspect that there may be other truths hidden in the 'defection' incident of the Winterbreaker back then.

"For example...... Could it be a drill? Do we actually need the Winterbreaker to betray the Duchy of Winter on the surface and infiltrate other forces as the 'Winterbreaker'? ”

In other words, is this a counter-plot or not?

Hearing Annan's inquiry, Zoya was neither angry nor dazed.

"This is the second day of your succession."

She just glanced at Annan subtly: "I didn't expect you to say it directly so early......

"Because Aunt Zhuoya is the person concerned. If Ivan had any speculation, Zoya would have known about it. ”

Annan said calmly, and said in a rational voice: "I am the best choice for the Duchy of Winter at the moment, and this question may be a little embarrassing, but it is not sensitive. Even if I asked about the other 'Ten Fingers', I would be laughed at at best.

"But if you're afraid of being ridiculed, if you're worried that you've said the wrong thing or done the wrong thing, you're going to miss the opportunity."

Zoya was in charge of Grand Duke Ivan's housekeeping for many years, and was the one who had been in contact with Ivan for the longest time among all the Winter Hands.

There is no doubt that her opinion is very valuable - if you don't trust her, or think that "there is no need to ask this question", you hide it from this elder, resulting in information errors or misunderstandings, so that you delay things, then you are asking for trouble.

Annan was ...... from a very young age When the teacher said, "Raise your hand if you don't understand", Annan never dared to raise his hand because he was afraid of the atmosphere or the eyes of others.

As long as he doesn't understand, he must raise his hand.

As long as he doesn't understand, he will definitely ask.

When encountering ambiguous answers, Annan never guesses by himself, but pulls the other party to have a heart-to-heart talk, so as to confirm the true psychology of the other party, and deduce what the other party's psychology was at that time and why he responded like this.

The reason why he can successfully see through the psychology of others now is precisely because he trained his ability at that time.

"And the answer?"

Annan asked, "Is the [Winterbreaker] his own person?" ”

Although Zoya responded, she didn't answer positively just now. She can't be the kind of person who is slow and soft-minded, and doesn't know how to prioritize what to say...... So she's not digressing, she's trying to deliberately divert the topic.

However, Annan is not so easy to fool.

“…… This question can be a bit complicated. ”

"Then take your time. I guess I'm the Grand Duke now, and I have the right to know about it, right? ”

"—that's nature."

Zhuoya replied solemnly: "You naturally have the right to know everything...... But I'm just going to say that what we know is just the 'anti-winterers' of the past. ”

She said, taking a moment to gather her thoughts.

Then she replied:

"You guessed it right. At least initially, the 'Winterbreakers' did defect on purpose. And his defection plan ......

“…… It's up to you to decide. ”