Chapter 234 The Betrayal of the Mirage

"Player Super Justice ()"

- Cardiac arrest.

Not an exaggeration.

At that moment... Cecilia felt that her heart really stopped beating in fear.

She opened her mouth, and many words came to her mind, but instead they stuck to each other. Can't spit out a word.

Obviously she is no longer Thoronic, obviously her life has started anew, obviously she is already a strong gold rank, no longer a loser who can't even pass the exam of Winter's Hand, obviously she is already a household name. famous people, idols in people's hearts...

There is so much to say.

But in the end, she just remained silent and slowly lowered her head.

really……

Even if he changed his body and completely changed his behavior, in Annan's eyes, would he still be recognized at a glance?

What is the habit that exposes you?

"At your disposal... Your Highness."

She responded bitterly.

- It's ridiculous.

She thought she could get rid of this old fear...

"late."

The soft and soft words of "Elei" fell.

Celicia's azure blue pupils reminiscent of a ragdoll cat, instantly filled with pain and fear.

But soon, "Ai Lei" smiled mischievously: "You should call me 'Your Majesty'."

Between the tightness and the looseness, the drop and the liter, Celicia couldn't help but relax a lot.

She even felt that the initial fear was relieved a lot.

It's all in Annan's calculations.

He can guess what kind of character he will be in Zhouji - what kind of fear will be in the hearts of those who have been in contact with him.

This is because of Annan's understanding of himself, and the new plan... How to use and detonate this fear to make them obey the "now" Annan.

- The so-called, fox fake tiger power.

It's just that Annan faked the reputation of "another self".

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Celicia's tone was much lighter and less bitter: "As you please."

"How to get out of the nightmare, I already have an idea."

"Ai Lei" said calmly: "This week, the conditions have not been met, but I will rescue everyone in the next week.

"In order to leave the power of 'remember' to Elle, I need all of you to die once at the appointed time.

"And before that... I have some questions that I want to talk to you about."

"...is it about the teacher?"

Celicia quickly realized what Annan wanted to ask.

She responded quickly: "As you saw at the time... The teacher really betrayed you."

... what I had foreseen at the time?

Annan was stunned when he heard the words.

The amount of information contained in this sentence is too great.

If Annan knew long ago that Vladimir would betray...

Then, with Annan's own character and ability, if necessary, Vladimir will not be able to backstab successfully.

According to Ivan's statement at the time, what Vladimir did... was to use Bella to steal Dmitri's body fluids and use them to create a spell that could control and domesticate frost beasts without the need for "Blood of Winter".

He controlled a third of the Frost Beasts and formed an Icebreaker Army, which in turn caused the Frost Bite disaster. The fact that the control of the frost beasts was shaken put the loyalty of the local nobles to the test - and many people realized in this incident that they did not seem to need to be loyal to Winter.

The one they are loyal to... should be said to be the controller of the frost beast.

The strongest army in Winter is the Frost Beast, and the strongest war machine is also the Frost Beast. Punishment and torture can only be accomplished by the Frost Beast. The deterrent force of the law also comes from the Frost Beast, and even exports in exchange for foreign trade also depend on the Frost Beast. animal products.

The person who controls the frost beast controls everything.

It is impossible for a mortal soldier to defeat a frost beast of a similar size-because as long as he exists around a frost beast, he can't help but start to tremble, fear, and grieve.

As long as one hit is not dead, getting close to the frost beast itself will paralyze the combat power.

The ability of Frost Beast to absorb positive emotions in an area, the effect on the battlefield is equivalent to the poisonous gas that cannot be defended by a gas mask. And although most of the frost beasts are wolves, there are also bears, foxes and falcons... As long as they are non-primates larger than a certain size and freeze to death in a blizzard in the form of a cub, they may be transformed For the frost beast.

With just one deep breath, the frost beasts can suck away the "happiness" within the cone; and when the frost beasts gather together, they only need to pass by people, and they can freeze into a seat like they are frozen. A statue covered in frost, giving up thinking, hopeless.

Frost beasts themselves do not eat people.

But people who have been "eaten" by frost beasts will no longer avoid snowstorms. The despair and powerlessness in their hearts will paralyze their desire to act and survive...

Those who are attacked by frost beasts in the wild are usually frozen to death in the end.

And formed a large-scale frost beast troop, one person can eat one bite, only four or five bites can devour a person's heart, making him die of despair directly.

A swarm of frost beasts is enough to destroy all resistance. This is also the reason why Noah has never been able to hit the opposite side of the Black Sea when there is only one standing army left in Winter and four "finger" are missing.

——Because the frost beast cannot enter the water, nor can it enter the gray fog.

Therefore, the Frost Beast troops can only be used for defensive counterattacks and maintaining law and order.

... If there is a flaw, this is the biggest flaw.

But on the other hand, if you get the control of the frost beast.

That means... any nobles' private soldiers will be neutralized.

As long as the frost beast gets close, it only takes a dozen frost beasts to instantly paralyze the resistance of the hundred people. And ordinary metal arrows have no effect on frost beasts... Must be oil-stained rockets to deal effective damage.

The "Frost Bite Rebellion" did not have much reaction in itself... but the "Icebreaker Army" that was born immediately immediately triggered a rebellion covering the entire country of Winter and a major purge within the Hand of Winter.

If Annan had known about it and wanted to stop it, it was entirely possible.

But he didn't.

Does this mean that...

Was the rebellion launched by Vladimir the "Winter Defender" as expected by Annan in the first week?

Even directly in Annan's plan?

That's why he controls only one third of the frost beasts - if this number is more, the Principality of Winter will not be able to maintain its deterrent force and control the cities through the frost beast troops.

It was 1,500 military frost beasts that were taken away.

This value is already very close to the "bottom line" that the Principality of Winter can tolerate.

Well, think about it the other way around...

If the rebellion of the "Winter Rebels" is what Annan needs.

Which of the things that have resulted since then is "must have"?

"……I see."

Annan muttered.

His eyes brightened.

After that, two "unprecedented" things happened.

The first thing is that the top of the Hand of Winter was abolished - the authority of external affairs, that is, the power controlled by the "right hand", was restored to the hands of the Archduke.

Before that, even Ivan didn't realize that the real power of the Principality of Winter was already in the hands of the "Ten Fingers" of the Hand of Winter.

The second thing is that the Arctic Brotherhood has completely lost its loyalty to the Winter family, and it jumped righteously. That is their "Sufficient Gold" plan... This is the first family that dares to trade with the fallen since the establishment of the Principality of Winter. Their guts also obviously came out of the "Artificial Frost Beast" plan.

But if the "betrayal" of the Winter Rebels is just an act for the Grand Duke to take back his authority;

If this plan is just to single out the local nobles who trade with the fallen...

...then why he hasn't come back yet?

Is this what he's doing in a fake show, really jumping backwards?

Or……

"So, where is Vladimir now...?"

After thinking about it for a long time, "Elei" asked Celicia.

Celicia did not pause, and replied with a wry smile:

"I don't know... I haven't seen the teacher for a long time."

After a long silence, Celicia replied in a low voice, "Since I formed the Icebreaker Army, I have never seen the teacher again.

"It was when I became a 'Captain in the Stone' that I finally learned that the teacher really wasn't dead.

"But no matter what, I can't reach the teacher's position. The treasure ship 'Silver' has the ability to pursue the target, but it has never been able to lock the teacher's position. I even once doubted whether the teacher is still alive... But I always From his mouth, I can tell that the teacher is indeed living a good life.

"I can only judge that the teacher has been avoiding me... I don't know what it is for. If it's for the teacher, I'd rather be identified as Thoronic... even if he is wanted. Well, even if everyone knows that I used to be a wanted criminal Thoronic, I just don't want the teacher to turn a blind eye to me."

"……I see."

Annan was thoughtful.

He had grasped six-tenths of the whole truth.

All it takes is to see Vladimir in person once, and then everything will be clear.

"very good."

"Ai Lei" nodded and stood up leisurely from the chair.

"I'm still looking for someone else. It's not a condition for clearing the nightmare, it's just my personal business. Come and help me, Thoronic... No, Celicia. If all goes well, I may forgive you."

"……who is it?"

"It's the 'Lily Rasputin' on your boat."

The corners of "Ai Lei"'s mouth rose slightly: "Of course, if you want to say her real name..."

"Euphemia Melvin... that's right."

Celicia replied in a low voice.

"good."

"Elei" replied briefly and calmly, "Let's lead the way."