Super Righteous Player
Chapter 270 - 268 I Came Here for This_1

Chapter 270: Chapter 268 I Came Here for This_1

On the other side, Annan and Kafney had already made a circle around the royal palace.

Following behind them was only Elizabeth’s personal maid—the moment they circled back near the main hall, old Merlin hurriedly went back to report the important matter to Dmitry first thing.

Yes, for them, this was indeed a big deal...

Annan’s personality was the shyest and most timid among the Winter clan of his generation... or one might say, the most introverted.

Old Merlin had never seen Annan initiate conversations with others. Not to mention, directly running away with someone’s daughter in front of the Prince’s face...

And Merlin could tell that the girl named Kafney was definitely no ordinary person.

—She had the talent to become a Wizard or a Priest.

That sharp perception was a Transcendent’s ability to sense the divine essence within mundane objects... indeed a great gift for a Transcendent. On the path of transcendence, she would always lead.

Because whether it was ritual or Curse Binding, she could easily discern the key and essence.

But for a child who had not yet stepped onto the path of transcendence... those endless illusions would only bring trouble to her life.

Could it be that such a reclusive child could actually find common ground with Prince Annan?

Old Merlin knew clearly.

Whatever the reason, whatever strategy was ultimately adopted—it wasn’t something he had the authority to handle.

He had to inform Prince Dmitry first and let him decide.

Luckily, Princess Maria was away studying and hadn’t come along...

Old Merlin sighed silently.

He glanced towards the doorway.

Annan and Kafney were there, whispering to each other in a deserted corner.

But both of them were highly conspicuous individuals.

Even just standing in the corner, they would become the focus of everyone’s attention.

However, among those eligible to directly attend the King’s birthday banquet, there couldn’t be anyone simple or foolish.

Even if they saw Annan and Kafney together, they would all pretend not to notice.

Although they had never seen Annan before, his clothes were too distinctive after all—that was the finest fur of the Frost Beast, which could keep one dry and cool even in the hot summer. But if an ordinary person wore it, they might even become ill due to its excessive chill.

That temperature was like wearing a down jacket stuffed full of ice cubes inside the liner, only bearable by the people of Winter.

And Kafney’s odd reputation had already spread in the upper echelons of Noah’s society.

This crazy little girl was considered to be bound for the path of transcendence someday—thus, her peers were warned by their parents to stay away from her and to maintain a considerable awe and distance.

The reason was simple.

If Kafney were to die later, then something she had experienced could become a nightmare. If someone with malicious intent entered her nightmare, they could learn the secrets of those close to her from the nightmare.

The more secrets a person had, the more they needed to keep their distance from those who might walk the path of transcendence.

Seeing that Kafney seemed to get along well with Annan, the nobles and officials were all delighted by this—

The Grand Duke of Winter, too forceful in his actions.

If they could marry Kafney to Winter and befriend them... that would naturally be for the best. The Winterfolk were known for their loyalty, efficiency, and unity, many renowned mercenary groups and labor guilds were formed or organized by them.

To them, the young and strong labor force of Winter was an excellent workforce.

Some young people would come to neighboring countries to avoid the harsh winter, but in years of plenty, they would ultimately return.

This means they were strong and worked hard—long-term consumption of Frost Beast meat naturally made adult Winterfolk much stronger and more robust than people from other countries. A Winter shipwright’s daily hauling capacity could reach three times that of a same-aged Noah shipwright, and such labor intensity wouldn’t even make them fall ill from exhaustion.

After all, without the need to resist the endless blizzards, they even felt too strong and restless—this also made them especially active, excited, and irritable.

The meat, blood, and fur of the Frost Beast were also specialties of Winter. The blood of the Frost Beast was even a material heavily demanded by Wizards for conversion... it was one of the main ingredients used to make a powerful adhesive.

This powerful adhesive was essential for constructing tall stone buildings, stone bridges, and stone walls. It could also be diluted further to convert into a weaker adhesive for road repair.

Not to mention the demand in Noah itself for building bridges, roads, and houses, The Holy Nation had an even greater demand for these two types of adhesives—this was also one of Noah’s major export items.

If we could reach trade cooperation with the Winter Principality, it would represent substantial benefits.

——In fact, very few people actually want to go to war.

This is also why the wars between the two nations have never been completely eradicated yet always seem to cease every couple of years.

This generation’s king wanted to unify the five kingdoms and rebuild the Great Barrier—this was the slogan he had proclaimed when he was younger. Many nobles supported him too because they were also in urgent need of a sustained war to gain more benefits.

...But when people realized that His Majesty the King was serious——that he truly wished to unify the five kingdoms, and was not just making empty promises, they became unwilling to continue supporting him.

The five kingdoms were originally one, and except for the Underground Federation which had relative independence, no country could do without the others...and all countries could not do without the Underground Federation—mainly because they couldn’t do without the subway they built and managed.

What had always prevented war was the internal resistance within Noah.

Once the great nobles of Noah realized that Kafney had actually caught the attention of Prince Annan...they started scheming on how to reasonably sell Kafney off to Winter.

——After all, Kafney had no friends.

Her mother had been "traded" to her father Albert in the same way.

The only one who might be worried about this was probably only Kafney’s father, His Highness Prince Albert.

But everyone knew that the least likely to inherit the throne was Albert.

He didn’t engage in struggles or conflicts, offended no one, didn’t desire any power—merely passing his days idly.

While ensuring his own safety, Albert didn’t have much authority either.

But they didn’t know that on the other side, Annan and Kafney were discussing a terrifying topic——

"It is indeed a hexagram..."

Annan mentally traced the route.

To avoid alerting others, he simply walked around the palace with Kafney, glancing roughly at the locations she described to get a sense of where they were. This was to avoid surveillance.

And Kafney confirmed the possibility to Annan:

"Anan, when we were near the kitchen just now, there were people watching us...right at the door. That red-haired man."

She whispered into Annan’s ear, issuing that characteristic light, dreamy voice, "They want to kill us.

"They want to kill all of us...I can see their thoughts."

Annan didn’t bother correcting Kafney’s increasingly peculiar way of addressing him.

He was merely struck by a thought, leaning in to whisper back into Kafney’s ear, "How many of them are there? How did they see us?"

The situation seemed to be getting serious.

Annan could no longer afford to continue playing the child.

Fortunately, Kafney was not a normal person either—she was indifferent to Annan’s somewhat unusual question.

She spoke unclearly, "We all have the scent of flesh on us, wolves can smell it. Everyone has it...but you don’t.

"So, they can’t see you."

Kafney’s eyes, clear to the point of being nearly transparent, fixed on Annan.

She voiced her naive question with earnest focus, "Can you...save me?"

...It was the blessing of the mysterious lady.

Annan quickly caught on.

It seemed that the people within this building had been locked into a strange ritual at some point. But this lock wasn’t specific to an individual...otherwise, when Annan and Kafney were spotted by them, they would have noticed something odd about Annan.

That meant...it was time to act alone?

But how could he shake off the maid and Merlin’s surveillance?

"Of course I can. You may not believe it, but I am actually very powerful...I can protect everyone."

Facing Kafney, Annan paused, his lips pressed tightly together, immediately suppressing the confident smile that tended to show habitually.

Annan looked at Kafney, gradually shedding his disguise and responded without hesitation, "And that——is why I’m here."

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