Chapter 80

The so-called stealing overcomes stability, stability overcomes recklessness, and recklessness overcomes stealing.

While being cautious all the time, Annan can initiate a strong F2A at any time, and can initiate a change of home in a timely and decisive manner.

So that means invincible—

"...what do you want to do?"

The old Viscount had a gloomy expression. He sat on his seat and looked at Annan, his expression still very sluggish.

He had just been awakened by Annan.

He looked at this bastard boy standing in front of him with a smile on his face, and he didn't call Justin wisely.

Because Alvin is also a smart guy.

He could easily think that since Annan Lindong dared to knock him out by himself, and wake him up when Justin was still in this room...

This shows that he doesn't want to kill himself, but has something to help himself - otherwise, he can kill himself without the ability to resist after he faints.

——But it also means that he is not afraid of calling for help himself.

Old Alvin knew that Annan Lindong was only fourteen years old this year, and he was weak and sickly since he was a child, and almost died several times.

That's why Archduke Ivan named him "Annan" - it's a neuter-feminine name. Pronounced with a winter accent, it should actually be pronounced "Anna".

Its original meaning is "kindness" - so in the Principality of Winter, such "weak names" are usually only given to girls.

But Ivan is not hoping that Annan will become a benevolent person in the future.

He just hoped that the old grandmother would show more kindness to this child, so that his fate would not be too bad, so that Annan could grow up safely and alive.

Old Alvin still believed that with Annan's physical fitness, it was impossible for him to dare to fight such a strong hunter in the enemy's territory. He can't even run.

After all, he is not a noble of his own country, or even a direct descendant of the supreme ruler of the enemy country.

Once caught alive, it means a huge sum of money, and a feat of reaching the sky in one step.

No matter how he thought about it, Annan could not have killed himself. But he wouldn't dare to let himself call for help.

so……

What is his reliance?

The old Viscount waited vigilantly for Annan's answer, without saying a single extra sentence.

"...you're pretty smart."

Annan chuckled: "But you'd better not try to ask for help, and don't reveal my identity to others. It doesn't matter if you say it or write it, because before you ask for help, you will directly forget what you want to say...

"At the same time, you'll die of heart palsy. For your age, sir, it's really normal to die suddenly by accident."

"...heart palsy and forgotten secret words?"

The old Viscount had a gloomy face and guessed.

Annan was a little surprised.

He was stunned for a moment, and showed an amiable and gentle smile: "It doesn't seem like you don't understand the extraordinary world as rumored."

"Oh, naturally."

The old Viscount didn't say much, just snorted coldly.

Annan's words are indeed true.

But there is only one difference -

He did not enter 【No more words】for the old Viscount, but entered 【I am not here】for him.

In this case, when the players enter the house, they will not realize the existence of the Viscount-they are genuine ordinary people who have no resistance to curses.

This also means that Annan directly blocked the channel for identity disclosure.

But he didn't kill the old Viscount directly.

Because he wanted to try it out and see if he could torture some secret information from him before the player entered the arena.

As Viscount Ba, he should know a lot.

"But I still can't figure it out,

Why are you attacking me. "

The old Viscount asked in a deep voice, and he tried to Annan: "We have something to say..."

Realizing that he will not die for a while, he has regained his composure.

The two maintained the previous distance and sat in the previous seats with the same expressions as before.

But the atmosphere between them is completely different.

Annan just sighed, with a look of sympathy:

"Whether you believe it or not. I'm just here to warn you."

"Haha. I've never seen such a reminder."

The old Viscount smirked and said yin and yang, "Perhaps your father taught you a similar special technique?"

"You believe it or not. I'm just here to persuade you... to be more patient."

Annan didn't move, just smiled peacefully.

He got up from his seat and slowly approached the old man. Such a move made Alvin a little nervous, and his mind became subconsciously vigilant.

Annan just said gently: "Although I am very young, I know a lot.

"Didn't you fail with that hasty decision back then? If you had waited a bit more patiently... wouldn't things be so bad now?"

Hearing this, the Viscount was stunned for a moment, a little dazed for a while.

Patience... yes, patience.

He remembered.

There is indeed such a thing...

"I also know that you have always been a very emotional person," Annan said softly, and nodded slowly, "You are just...not good at expressing. Or, you are too lazy to express to them. , because it makes no sense.

"So people will misunderstand you and think you're a cold person. But I know you're not one of those people."

"...Oh, you understand again."

The old Viscount whispered ironically, huddled in the chair tiredly, and muttered something incomprehensible in a low voice.

After a while, he raised his head and looked at Annan again.

"What the hell do you want to know?"

The old man asked in a deep voice, "Just say it, don't get too close."

Although it says so.

But the terrifying expression on his face became much looser.

——All of this was expected by Annan.

It's just a simple cliché technique... that is, cold reading.

What Annan said was equally valid even for others. That's all the Barnum effect - when people describe a person with some vague adjective, the person being described tends to accept the description easily and think that the description is about themselves.

Annan first knocked out the Viscount with the Eye of Sloth, and then boldly let him wake up in a safe place. As a result, the Viscount will be suspicious of his current safety situation and no longer trust that "he is still in the safe zone".

On this basis, Annan restrained the Viscount's behavior with a curse, giving him death pressure. In this case, he and Annan formed a de facto coercive relationship.

Annan holds the keys to his life and death, and he cannot resist Annan.

But Annan did not bully him or force him rudely.

Instead, he used the cold reading technique to get closer to him with a friendly attitude... With such a push and pull, the Viscount's vigilance towards Annan would be disintegrated.

On the one hand, he believes that "I have no power to resist in front of him", and at the same time, he believes that "perhaps this child can understand me", and he still thinks that Annan is a "young man" who has a sense of psychological superiority over Annan in terms of age. .

At the same time, judging from the Viscount's detailed reaction, Annan can also temporarily infer that old Alvin should be a person who is reluctant to trust others, more inclined to trust his own experience and conclusions, and is too cautious and suspicious in his way of thinking.

Based on his basic character, Annan stared into the eyes of the old Viscount and continued to ask warmly.

"I'm just asking casually, don't take it too seriously..."

——My sentence is very important, you must think carefully before answering.

"Of course, even if I don't get an answer that satisfies me, I won't persecute you. There are other places where we can cooperate."

- You are indeed useful to me. But your answer better satisfy me.

Annan paused, making sure that the old Viscount had digested his suggestion before asking in a low voice:

"If you had to choose between the third prince and the Grand Duke of Winter... who would you choose?

"—and, why did you choose this? Please answer quickly, we may be running out of time to talk."

Annan asked slowly, and at the same time patted the blood-stained kitchen knife on the table, showing a bright and gentle smile: "You understand."

There is no doubt that this is a question.

But it is different from what old Alvin understood.

Annan simply doesn't care about the answer to the first answer. It's just a cover for distraction and vigilance.

What he really wanted to ask was this [Why]!

Let the old Viscount answer through the subconscious without being alert... a correct answer from the heart.

In a trance, Alvin felt that Annan's ice-blue pupils were as gentle as water, without any malice...

But it feels like a god.

——Aloof, without the slightest emotion.