It's obviously a ceremony to choose an heir......

But the main quest is to "survive"?

Annan raised his eyebrows slightly.

He clearly sensed something deep.

And the other side quests attached to this main quest made him ponder even more -

【Do not fight with anyone】

[Knowing everyone's real name]

[Survive at least four remaining]

Side quests are elaborations of the main quests.

- That is, if there is a fight with someone else, or if the real names of all of them are not known...... Is it possible that they will not survive?

So at the beginning, what Gerald said, don't trust anyone......

"It's kind of interesting."

Annan muttered, his eyes gradually brightening.

He felt a little excited...... with intense pleasure.

Although he is completely incapable of soul snatching spells, and this body cannot use Annan's own incapacitating spells...... but

He had some hunches.

This copy ...... Maybe it's going to be his home turf.

Annan no longer hesitated, and put away the bone blood trigger of the skeleton male. Propping up his cane, he pushed forward.

But he didn't go forward for long, and his steps were a stumbling one.

Annan's pupils shrank slightly.

He had just sensed an inexplicable danger without warning. It's as if you keep taking a step forward and you'll be killed.

Wizards' perceptions are excellent.

So he immediately chose to trust his instincts.

“…… Hello? ”

At the same time, Annan had the same gentle smile on his face as Gerald, and asked tentatively, "Is there anything I can help with?" ”

"If you're willing to turn around and go back, that's the best."

The one who answered in a crisp and gentle voice was a girl who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old.

She has short light brown hair and blue pupils, a small white wool shawl, and a long-sleeved sweater with cuffs covering half of her palm, and her figure looks very good, but her temperament is slightly weak.

But commensurate with it, it is the snow under her feet-

Instead of wearing heavy, non-slip boots, like Annan, she stepped on small red leather boots like a noble lady. Long, slender khaki trousers that spread out like a flare when approaching the boots.

Strange fluctuations spread out from her ankles.

The snow beneath her feet automatically restrains and forms into a sturdy stone pavement.

And beside her, there was also a taciturn red-haired teenager.

He had short, beautiful and silky red hair, but the white bandages were thick around his eyes, and the sides of his mouth were stitched together.

He wears a pure white restraint suit that resembles that of a mentally ill person, and white cloth shoes with no bottom. On his forearms, on his upper arms, on his chest, on his thighs, and between his calves, there were densely packed, straps like black straps. However, the buttons on the restraint suit were temporarily half unbuttoned, and at least he could walk normally.

He followed the girl, and there was a hot current around him. The snowflakes melted before they could get close to him.

Even though Annan looked harmless and spoke softly, the girl with short brown hair still looked at Annan vigilantly.

—but I don't think you'd want to do that. Right...... The Honourable David Gerald. ”

"There's no need to be so nervous, miss."

Annan sighed, his tone calm and soft: "Even if we only see competition...... But now I'm just a poor lost dog, and everybody shouts and beats me. Now it's just a foil for you...... You don't really think I'm going to be successful, do you? ”

As he spoke, Annan smiled self-deprecatingly. showed the embarrassment on his body, and showed a pitiful look like a stray dog on his face: "Can you make me ...... Is it closer? I was so cold that I was teleported before I was ready...... I see that you seem to be quite warm around you, Miss......"

Hearing this, the brown-haired girl subconsciously began to look at Annan.

His clothes, though neat, were a little worn. Naturally, the hairstyle is not soft and organized, or even messy and messy. He was covered in snowflakes and shivered from the cold.

…… It's very pitiful indeed.

The girl's gaze softened slightly.

Annan continued to lower his body and said with a smile: "I, Gerald, am just a waste now. Whoever wins in the end, it will be enough to take me in and be willing to keep me to eat.

"If you don't mind...... Can we introduce ourselves more formally? ”

As he spoke, Annan bowed slightly and saluted the girl: "Down there is David Gerald...... Should be a candidate for the Soul Reaver School.

"Everybody says I'm not a good person...... But I'm really just a normal person with no use or talent. ”

As he spoke, Annan smiled bitterly.

- To be honest, under Annan's repeated praise, if this tea-haired girl still does not give up her vigilance against Annan, then Annan will begin to doubt her identity.

This is the most common chat technique.

This is also known as the seesaw principle -

By lowering your own value, you can raise the value of the other party...... The sedan chair carries people. It is especially suitable for the situation that the other party has a clear desire to attack and vigilance in his heart, but does not tear his face, which can effectively delay the conflict.

As the saying goes, reach out and don't hit the smiling person. That's what happened.

Seeing Annan showing weakness like this, although she still didn't let down her vigilance against the Soul Reaver Wizard, she still stared at Annan's pupils and nodded slowly.

"My name is Claire, a candidate for the School of Shaping. This is the candidate for the School of Destruction, you could call him...... Gold. ”

By the way, she introduced Annan to the red-haired boy who followed her.

He then sent a polite invitation to Annan: "If it's too cold, it's okay for you to come closer, Your Excellency." With the gold here, we will be very warm here. ”

"Ahhh Thank you so much! ”

Annan looked at her with a grateful face, and then ran over quickly, startling Claire.

But as soon as she became vigilant, she realized that "Gerald" really just rushed to her side—or rather, to Kim's side, and Shasha smiled happily and couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly.

Such a funny poor worm...... What was I afraid of just now?

It's good to have a temporary ally.

Maybe it could be better.

She thought of her friend's request before leaving, and sighed silently.

Even if you say it's dangerous, I can't just change the itinerary that I've been preparing for months just because of such a prediction that has no beginning or end......

Claire and ...... Golden?

On the other side, Annan secretly wrote down the two names.

Annan could certainly hear that at least one of these two names was a pseudonym. Or rather, it's all pseudonym.

The purpose is nothing more than to deflect the spells of the named nature.

But Annan didn't care much.

After all.

He really didn't know a single Soul Snatcher.

All he could use now was the power of words.

I'm already able to communicate normally.

For him, it was no different from knowing the other person's real name.

The power of "words" cannot be deviated.

It's like he uses a funny way to lower the other person's vigilance...... After all, human energy is limited, and being vigilant in all directions at the same time means that there is no defense anywhere. Moderate clumsiness can often make the other person ignore themselves.

And Annan clearly knows that he is really the weakest in this group......

The seven best silver-tier wizards of each school - although they have to be labeled as "orphans", they are definitely not comparable to Annan, who can't even use a soul-snatching spell.

followed the two of them forward for thirty minutes.

Walking on the floor made by Claire, I was finally not so tired.

With Annan's unremitting efforts, the three of them finally got acquainted with each other.

Annan also finally learned from Claire that Kim is not reticent by nature, but because his words, movements, and even eyes have destructive power that he cannot control...... So he can only go to the White Tower with Claire's assistance and protection.

Yes, the two of them knew each other before they came here.

After walking forward for more than ten minutes, the White Tower of the Wind appeared in front of them.

And the man waiting in front of the tower made Annan's pupils shrink suddenly.

Because that person ......

- Looks exactly like Annan.