Super Righteous Player
Chapter 769 - 310 Fearless Saint_1

Chapter 769: Chapter 310 Fearless Saint_1

Will Dmitry and Maria come back together tomorrow?

Upon hearing this news, Annan was somewhat surprised.

After all, the two of them weren’t even on the way together. Moreover, given Maria’s character, she would most likely return at the first opportunity after completing her work as the Lady of the Storm.

As someone who could transform into a storm, Maria needed only a few breaths to fly from the Tower of the Storm back to the Frost Speech province.

It was clearly out of consideration for Dmitry’s pace and health that she would go out of her way to accompany him. In fact, she could effortlessly carry Dmitry with her like "a dark wind sweeping away Tang Sanzang," rapidly returning him in the midst of the storm.

...But considering that Dmitry was not a Transcendent, his body could not withstand such destruction. Maria probably held back.

Now that Annan had just ascended as the Duke of Winter, it was understandable for the siblings to come together and rehearse their interactions in advance to avoid undermining each other when meeting Annan.

However, before their return, there were other matters Annan could attend to.

—Like Saint Alfonso, who had recently arrived in the Frost Speech province.

Since Alfonso’s purpose was unclear, Annan had Selicia go upstairs and hide for the time being. Just in case the two started fighting upon meeting — although Annan heard from Selicia that there was no bad blood between her and Alfonso, it was better to be safe than sorry.

But such vigilance dissipated by half upon meeting the one people derisively called the "Saint of Thieves," Alfonso.

...The reason was simple.

This artificial saint who possessed the sacred relic known as "the Bone of Fearlessness," also known as this generation’s "Fearless Saint," greeted Annan with an exceptionally polite bow as soon as he saw him.

"It is truly rude of me to visit unannounced..."

Alfonso’s voice was surprisingly young, like the clear voice of a boy before his voice had broken.

He had deep red, broken hair that reminded one of rose petals and beautiful vermilion pupils that seemed to shimmer with firelight.

Facing the icy stares of the Hands of Winter, Alfonso wore a helpless smile.

Upon meeting, he spread and raised his hands over his shoulders, as if to surrender, "I mean no hostility, Your Majesty. Otherwise, I think these Wizards would not have brought me here.

"From the moment I revealed my identity to them, all the way here, I haven’t used any shielding or protection over my thoughts... Although that Soul Reaping Wizard isn’t high-ranked, I’m sure he must have seen clearly by now."

Hearing this, Annan calmly looked toward Thirteen Fragrances.

Thirteen Fragrances solemnly nodded slightly, signaling that what Alfonso said was correct.

...Not at all.

Throughout the journey, Thirteen Fragrances never considered using the Soul Snatching Spell to peer into Alfonso’s thoughts.

On one hand, because he was only Bronze-level, too low-ranked, and afraid the saint might detect it, turning a green name NPC to red; on the other hand, because he hadn’t been in this world long enough to get used to the use of various spells.

When facing a sudden enemy attack, Longjing Tea had managed to shout "Duck!" immediately instead of panicking or freezing in place. This was proof of his growing combat experience and spell knowledge.

Among these newly recruited players, it was Husky who was adapting fastest to the otherworld...

It might just be the instinct of a hardcore gamer.

"Please, take a seat, Sir Alfonso."

Annan nodded, gripped his scepter tightly, and leaned forward a bit, "You came specifically to see me... may I ask what the matter is?"

"Ah, it’s nothing major."

Alfonso casually picked up the milk tea Zoya had poured for him and drank it down without hesitation, quickly pouring himself another cup, clearly a bit thirsty.

"It’s mainly several matters piling up together. And if I had written these matters in a letter to send over, perhaps my intended meaning might have become distorted in a way I wouldn’t want to see..."

"I understand."

Annan nodded, "The medium of information undoubtedly affects its expression. It can even completely change the content of the message."

"I couldn’t be more pleased that you understand, Your Majesty."

Alfonso smiled with relief.

He then took out a box and placed it on the table.

"I’ve heard from my adorable sister that you are also one of the potential inheritors for the ’Bone of Fearlessness’. Especially since your bloodline is superior and your talents are outstanding, the likelihood of accommodating a holy relic increases a great deal. Or at least... it should have."

"It should have?"

"Yes, Your Majesty... We indeed had an agreement to test you at Bone-nurturing Ground before the end of June. But at that time... we weren’t quite clear about your identity. Now that you have ascended as the Duke of Winter, we finally understand that ’Giralda’ is the Duke of Winter."

"...Your Majesty, the ceremony of inheriting the holy relic is not absolutely safe. We could have ignored it if we didn’t know, but now that we are aware this is your counterfeit, we dare not let Duke Winter risk his life to participate in the ritual..."

As he spoke, he respectfully pushed the small box on the table towards Annan: "This is an apology gift for you, just pretend the previous agreement was never heard... Neve made the arrangement with you without knowing your identity, please forgive her."

Annan reached out and opened the box.

Inside was a row of seven vials—this was the extraction from the Bone of Fearlessness. It was a dark red colloidal substance with visible white flocculent material inside, sparkling like rubies on its own.

"I have a brief question."

Annan inquired, "If I don’t attend... who will be there at that time?"

"...I’m afraid only the Winter Reverser will attend."

Saint Alfonso hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully: "The fact that Lady Selicia gave up her treasure ship ’Silver’ to return to the Duchy of Winter with you has already spread through the Underworld... She is no longer at the Gold tier, and she presumably can no longer receive the Bone of Fearlessness."

"Does that mean if Winter Reverser Vladimir survives the ritual... he will become the new Fearless Saint?"

"That’s correct."

"Very well, I understand..."

Annan said with a hint of meaning, "I don’t blame you for this... Neve is also my friend, and she proposed this to me for my benefit, and for yours.

"My original goal was to find the Heart of Justice, not the Bone of Fearlessness. Since I’m not needed now, I naturally will turn back to look for the Heart of Justice."

"I will convey your response accurately."

Saint Alfonso nodded seriously.

The next moment, his aura suddenly changed.

It was as if the flame in his eyes suddenly ignited—he became filled with an intense and unstoppable presence.

"This is a personal matter... I have a private question, and I ask that Your Majesty provide an answer."

"What’s the question?"

"My sister Neve’s boyfriend, that man called Niusel."

Alfonso looked at Annan with no fear, asking word by word, "Is he someone you dispatched to be by her side?"

Annan was silent for a moment.

He gathered the scepter in front of him and held it with both hands.

He gave a very certain reply, "Niusel is indeed our man, but we haven’t activated him yet... If you wish, we can also choose never to activate him in the future.

"I mean—if you wish so, unrelated to your teacher."

"...Who am I to deserve this?"

The unstoppable aura on Alfonso dissipated instantly.

He smiled helplessly, reclining into the sofa: "Although I have the holy relic, I’m just a thief who has stolen the power of a saint. My existence is to prove that ’the power of a saint can be stolen’... I’m merely a display stand, a model."

"I know."

Annan spoke slowly, "I’ve known from the beginning... The Bone of Fearlessness has long been sold to Vladimir, right?"

"..."

Alfonso was silent, slightly frowning.

"Neve didn’t tell me, and she probably didn’t figure it out either. It’s not about intelligence, but information. Because she doesn’t know that Vladimir has the treasures capable of purchasing the ’holy relic’... but I do."

Annan said slowly.

Purchasing the activated Bone of Fearlessness from the Bone Healer Seti to directly become a saint and obtain power enough to confront the gods... That was likely one of Vladimir’s plans.

And the thing he used to exchange for the holy relic, worth the same or even more, was also on the verge of emerging.

—It was the Blood of the World, which he extracted by using the power of The Worm to destroy the world!

With Alfonso’s arrival as the final piece of the puzzle,

Annan gradually pieced together the true nature of Vladimir’s plan.

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