"I see......"

Annan closed the book and whispered to himself.

Close your eyes slightly, digesting the knowledge you have gained.

He had been at the mayor's house for two days.

For two days, Annan had been reading books. He made full use of his ability to study urgently when he was a week away from the final exams in college......

He also learned an important piece of information from it-

The transcendent cannot be smuggled into other countries.

The world was much smaller than he had imagined...... In other words, the land area of "the present era" is only slightly larger than that of Europe.

It's not that there's only one continent on the planet. It's because the world is full of "fog".

Outwardly, it was a ubiquitous grayish-white fog.

Its essence is a materialized curse, so it cannot be blown away by the wind. If a mortal lives in a thick fog, he will soon become sick and die in four or five years; Plants and animals will also die on a large scale, and the few that don't die will become twisted monsters.

But after all, ordinary people can live in the gray fog, and there will also be trade with cross-border caravans.

But the transcendent cannot.

The superior transcendents are quite powerful.

However, once they come into contact with the gray mist, the curse in their bodies will be activated dramatically, and the degree of erosion by the curse will increase rapidly, and they will fall into a forced nightmare every night. And as long as you die in the nightmare of the fog, the body in reality will also die.

Basically, transcendents cannot leave the borders. Once in the fog, they usually lose control within three days, or die directly before the sun rises.

Because the capitals and major cities of each country have a special kind of enchantment, and the enchantment covers the scope of the territory, which is basically the scope of the country.

All Orthodox Churches have mastered the technology of this enchantment, which can effectively keep the gray fog out of the borders.

Transcendents who wish to leave the border and enter other countries must only move through underground passages.

Unless you raise your rank above Gold and get the Truth Fragment. After transferring all the curses in his body to the Truth Fragment, he can barely move through the fog.

"So, even if I am indeed being hunted by the Assassins, the Assassins will not be able to leave the Duchy of Winter."

Annan said to himself, "And I can cross the inland sea and drift here." It's because I'm not transcendent in my own right. ”

Is this the reason why there are no pirates at sea and so few ships......

- There are only five countries in this world.

At least in the current isolation, there are only the last five civilizations left in the gray fog......

The book mentions that the world was much bigger 500 years ago than it is now.

At that time, the current countries were under the rule of one great empire, and there were other races and nations in the east, east, west, and west...... But three hundred years ago, the empire suddenly sank.

The entire island sank into the sea, and the glorious civilization came to an abrupt end.

Soon afterward, the nations became independent, and the Church of the Twelve Righteous Gods fell apart. The Great Barrier also migrated with the Church, shattering into five Barriers of different sizes. Except for one country that houses two churches at the same time, and one country that is jointly ruled by the Church of the Seven Gods, each nation is protected by a righteous God.

However, the small enchantment is obviously not as easy to use as the large enchantment.

Since then, the gray fog has approached more every year...... Every few decades, the most marginal cities are engulfed in gray fog. There is also a large gap between the enchantments that were originally next to each other - that is, "neutral space".

When the crisis hits, some countries begin to gradually move civilization underground, while others try to lift their land into the air. And the current king of Noah's kingdom made a heroic decision when he succeeded him twenty-seven years ago:

He decided to unify the five countries by force...... Rebuild the Great Barrier.

If he succeeds, then this can be called a "brilliant and immortal" human epic. His ambition, his great exploits are enough to go down in history -

The author of that book prophesied.

…… But apparently, he failed.

The transcendents cannot leave their country, but they can at least defend it. It was a foolish decision to let ordinary soldiers use their flesh and blood against the supernatural forces. No one knows what the source of confidence he had in deciding to do so.

Now, nearly thirty years later, the king is dying.

But his former goal was still not accomplished.

His children have lost patience.

They were no longer interested in the mission that the old king had fought for all his life, and each had their own plan to save the country. The king is still in power, but his children are already fighting for succession.

Annan could predict that the kingdom of Noah would soon be in chaos.

But he couldn't leave Noah's kingdom for the time being. At least he can't travel to the Duchy of Winter.

It is the territory of the goddess of frost and tradition, who is revered by the principalities as the "Old Grandmother" and by the people of other faiths as the "Cold-Blooded Lady".

Under the influence of her clerics, the Duchy of Winter is closed and conservative. The people of the whole country respect tradition and reject change. Even foreigners who want to enter are strongly rejected...... As a result, it is also difficult to penetrate spies from other countries.

Every time there was a major change in the Duchy of Winter, it was only after the matter was over that it was slowly known to foreigners. This time was no exception.

Annan could only learn from Salvatore that something big had indeed happened to the Duchy of Winter.

Because not long ago, the Duchy of Winter announced an emergency closure of the port, prohibiting all ships from entering and leaving. Orders from several wizarding academies within the territory of Noah's Kingdom were even stuck on the other side.

…… To be on the safe side, Annan decided to wait for the dust to settle before going back.

Looking at this posture, there may be someone who killed the king and usurped the throne. When he goes back at this time, he must be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger.

It is not as good as a variety of aida.

Wait for a wave of players to stock up on another thought.

"I'm going to get ready to advance."

Annan muttered in a low voice: "But, which copy to fight......"

Is it conservative to play another copy of Don Juan?

Or wait for Salvatore's information to come and try the difficulty book?

The rewards for clearing the difficult book are bound to be better. But he is currently at the pace of farming, and his need for his own strength should not be urgent......

As if sensing his hesitation, a line of characters burning with bright red flames suddenly appeared in front of Annan's eyes.

[06:00:00 until the start of the closed beta]

The line hovered for about three seconds, then dissipated.

Looking at these lines, Annan was silent for a while, turned his head to look at his watch, and confirmed the time again.

It's six o'clock in the evening.

…… Early morning closed beta?

Is it so cool?

At this moment, Annan suddenly heard the sound of the key turning.

Salvatore is back –

Yesterday he had already agreed with Priest Louis that he would go and pick up the "Quest Raider" today. But he went out early this morning and didn't come back until the sun went down in the evening......

He quietly raised his head and cast a puzzled look at His Excellency the former mayor.

Salvatore's eyes were still very sleepy, but his steps were fast and urgent.

"Why have you been gone for so long?" Annan asked.

"Say no more," Salvatore frowned, "I ask you, Don Juan." Is the boat you came on the same boat that is parked in the fjord? About sixty meters, the one with three masts? ”

“…… What's wrong? ”

Annan hesitated for a moment and replied ambiguously.

There was some uneasiness in his heart.

I always felt that this would be bad news......

Is there a new risk of identity exposure?

Or is it ......

"Your ship, it's on fire."

Salvatore glanced at Annan with pity, and replied slowly: "Just last night, that ship suddenly caught fire during the night and was directly burned to ashes. The fire was so intense that there was only a shelf left when I went to see it this morning. There's nothing in there...... I don't think you can leave for the time being.

"If it weren't for the civil unrest among the guards you left on the ship, then I think ......"

The young mayor paused, stared at Annan's face and whispered, "This may be a provocation – or rather, revenge." ”