Chapter Eighty-Four: The Calm Before the Storm

After agreeing a date with Nefertari, Annan left the Ash Grove alone.

Of course, it was impossible for Annan not to say a word, immediately put down all his arrangements, and rushed directly to the bone cultivation place with Nefertari.

That would seem too diligent.

That would not feel good.

You may feel like I'm being calculated.

Even if it doesn't, it depends only on the person who came up with the idea. As long as he has such thoughts, whether he says it or not, whether he tells others or not, this suspicion and doubt will continue to breed in his heart.

…… And Annan can't actually go at all.

Because he hasn't reached the Golden Rank at all.

Both his main body and his stand-in "Ghirlandaio" are silver ranks. Although Nefertari couldn't determine his exact rank, Seti the Healer could certainly tell.

But it's okay.

After all, Annan has the blessing of the Book of Heavenly Cars, and it is very simple to purify nightmares.

After all the players have gone to the underground world, Annan can explore the way through the players. If you find a simple and easy nightmare, go over and fight once or twice, and quickly raise the level.

Fortunately, Nefertari's brother, the "Sage of Thieves" Alfonso, is still in relatively tenacious physical condition.

- He can survive for a while longer.

It's mid-February.

Nefertari told Annan that he would come to her in mid-June.

They will arrive at the site at the end of June and will be tested three or four days before July 1.

Then the Winterbreaker Vladimir will also come.

On the first of July, the Holy Day of Miss Good Luck, they will perform a ceremony to replace Alfonso's spine and transplant the power of the holy bones in batches.

From July 1 to July 7, a total of seven days of long surgery.

This procedure, which is done in seven days, is obviously much more difficult and dangerous than a quick one.

- This is to make up the "seven".

Just as "three" is a mysterious number, the ritual effect can be enhanced by stacking the number of "three" in the ritual; "Seven" is the lucky number.

In ceremonies where the outcome is uncertain, the success rate can be effectively increased by stacking the number of "sevens" in the ritual field.

For example, there are seven ritual masters, seventy-seven participants, who perform rituals with the seven-pointed star as the main base of the ritual array, using seventy-seven ritual materials, seven minor rituals, seven mantra materials, and so on.

The level of a ritual master is often judged by how many "powerful numbers" he can incorporate into a fixed ritual. And how to add the required spells without affecting the effectiveness of other spells, and without disrupting the "number method" that you have planned.

As a result, rituals that have been optimized by a skilled ritual master tend to have some strange and intricate details. And the effect of the ritual is often determined by these details.

According to Seti's calculations, the only way to extend the inheritance was to this extent...... Alfonso was "lucky" enough to have a chance to survive with the strength of the remnants of the Holy Skeleton.

It's just a chance.

Even if Seti was helping him survive, he could remove his spine one by one without anesthesia. It was a test for both him and the "heirs".

If Alfonso can't survive and die, Annan's side will be simpler. Because then there is no need to delay for seven days, and it can be solved quickly.

But if Annan's side can't hold on, then Alfonso's side will also be buried with him...... Without a soothing "pool" that gradually drains its strength, Alfonso will explode.

It's like the difference between slowly venting the air inside a balloon from the mouth of the balloon or popping the mouth of the balloon.

Therefore, the selection of qualified persons must be rigorous enough.

Alfonso doesn't have a second chance.

It can only be tested by the qualified ones one by one before the ceremony begins.

Although it is said that Annan can directly hand over his blood or hair to Nefertari and let her bring it for remote testing...... But that would be too dangerous.

In this world, just knowing the other person's real name can try to kill them.

It's like dragon's blood - the blood that is actively given to the other person has its special meaning on a ritual level. This is equivalent to getting the key to the back door, and even the stand-in with the same name and surname may not be able to block it.

Although Annan's clothes can block a considerable part of the malicious rituals.

But he didn't want to use his life to test the other party's ritual level......

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And nothing else.

Just the exposure of his true identity will also disturb the plans of Annan's side - it is much more convenient to use the ritual to directly locate the real name than to test DNA.

This simple ritual is something that even Annan would use.

“…… It's been four months. ”

Annan muttered.

Enough is enough.

It took him about four months to come to this world and rise from a mortal to the silver level.

It will take another four months to get to the Gold level.

The teleportation point on the side of the delicious wind goose has been successfully opened not long ago.

The Spore Mill will be over in a week at most.

After that, Annan will send a mission to the players...... Let them scatter from the underground city to various towns to open teleportation points.

And by that time, it's almost time to recruit new players.

March 1.

It's the opening time for a new round of testing.

The best way to get new players to work at the beginning is to let the old players guide them. Form a 4+N mercenary group model with the old and the new, and take them to purify nightmares and fight wits and wise men with the diggers and wise men of the underground city.

As for the main line for new players......

Although Annan actually came after Nicholas II.

But according to Paper Hime, the more he insisted, the more he couldn't ask for it. Then it is better to set the initial boss to "Vladimir the Winterbreaker".

Anyway, after four months, Annan will have to run into each other.

Thoronik is still missing, and Professor Wolf should theoretically be within the confines of the Duchy of Winter...... But as a wizard of the idol school, he is too good at hiding. So much so that Maria, the Daughter of the Storm, could not hear him.

Don't even think about it.

He's definitely plotting something.

But you know that there is no point in such a thing.

Because he is a believer in tragic writers, the conspiracy and profit he plans are not necessarily himself. As long as the conspiracy is "wonderful" enough, his purpose has been achieved.

It can be said that it is completely chaotic and evil.

He just wanted to make trouble, but he didn't know who he would be on or what he would do. Can't even guess.

Annan also asked Dmitry. On the winter side, there are really no clues, so we can only act safely and wait for work - this is a more elegant statement.

In other words, just sit back and wait for him to gank.

It's not a problem to wait.

And compared to Frederick, the wolf professor whose purpose and position are unknown, Vladimir the Winterbreaker is the main and more direct enemy.

This is true both for the current Annan and for the Duchy of Winter.

The old grandmother is about to wake up, which means chaos is coming.

Although at the moment it seems that everything is calm...... But maybe it's just a moment of calm before the storm.

“…… Let's develop for a while. ”

Annan slowly closed his eyes.

Over there...... I don't really want to go back just yet.

After summoning the player on March 1st, he will conduct a covert investigation. Because the number of players this time is huge, even if the Book of Heavenly Cars is very good at picking people, but hundreds of people come in one breath, and it is inevitable that someone will be out of control.

At that point, Annan will first dismiss all the unstable players.

Then wait until mid-March to go back to the Duchy of Winter...... Let the Hands of Winter make a set of legal, verifiable fake identities for these players.

As for the two weeks before March......

It's still nearby, just clear a few difficult level nightmares, and practice leveling for yourself first.

Soon, two weeks of silence passed.

Today is still a shift, continue to adjust the schedule. There may still be a shift tomorrow, because the physical examination will be out before seven o'clock on Monday...... So you can resume updating spicy by Monday at the latest, and maybe you can add more (do Baoke Dream.jpg)

IN ADDITION, THANK YOU TO THE ALLIANCE LEADER OF ZEROKNIGHT FOR THE TIP! Thank you so much!

Less than happy plus two...... But I'm really still moving

Cats and cats still go to bed early and go to bed early, and their lives are important......

(End of chapter)