The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 105: Admirers of Annan and Lingdong

"...Huh?!"

Nefertari was shocked when he heard this.

Although the first two secrets were completely unexpected by her.

But this was nothing compared to the shock that the third secret brought to her.

——Annan Winter?

As a student of Bone Healer Seti, of course she knew this name.

And she knows more than ordinary people...

Annan is the most beloved son of Grand Duke Ivan, the future Grand Duke of Winter, and the true inventor of the internal combustion engine.

At the same time, he also has close relationships with many righteous gods. He is the "Beloved in the Cup", "The Favored by the Red of War", "The One Protected by the Dice", "The Silent One", "The Monster that Leaves No Trace", and a saint candidate recognized by [Patient Eyes] , the "young dragon" that the old grandmother loved most.

He is known as the most talented ritualist in history. Before the soul is purified, it has reached the highest state of the ritual master.

This is absolutely impossible in theory.

Ritualists are a group of people who obtain extraordinary power by relying only on "wisdom", "perseverance" and "luck".

The ritual path is far more dangerous than the extraordinary path... because the power they control is much higher than the level they are at. Any failure in the ritual will bring irreparable costs. This leaves the ritualist with no cost of failure.

Generally speaking, the strength of a ritualist depends on the highest level of ritual they can control.

Even if they are the highest-level ritualists, that is, those who can repeat the "miracle of creation", it does not mean that they will not fail when performing low-level rituals.

Whether it is a curse that brings bad luck, or the hand is shaking due to an injury, or the mind is affected by others... even the end that the ritualist will inevitably reach.

——The mortal soul cannot bear the burden of mystery.

The path of ritual itself is not entirely a "mortal skill." At least when this path was first developed, the souls of its practitioners were not that weak. It was later that the Yaserans discovered that this path allowed people without extraordinary talents to use extraordinary power... so ritualists appeared on a large scale.

During the Yasselan Empire, "rituals" were even a required test for official extraordinary beings. Just like being good at using guns doesn't mean you don't need to practice fighting.

It was only later that the empire was destroyed, as the "Great Library of the Sky" fell into the deep sea and the elves perished, the ritual masters lost their most orthodox inheritance. This directly led to the inheritance of most ritual masters becoming broken and full of loopholes.

As the son of the Grand Duke, Annan Coldong would of course receive a more complete education than folk ritual knowledge.

But usually, such big figures would rather take the extraordinary path than the ritual path. They will only understand some rituals that are used daily, and then some rituals that may be used against themselves...

Because ritual is a power without "failure".

However, Annan is different.

Before he became a transcendent, he had already used the "Creation" level ceremony several times.

Rituals are not as hierarchical as extraordinary beings - because it is not uncommon for "amateur ritualists" who only master high-level mystical knowledge but lack knowledge of low-level common sense.

But the ceremony itself is hierarchical.

Generally speaking, the levels of mysterious rituals are divided according to the weight of the mysterious knowledge as the "key".

The heaviest knowledge is the ultimate secret from the beginning of creation. As long as it is told, it will change the world. It is said that the secret of "mysterious knowledge" being "knowledge that will be forgotten once spoken" and "knowledge with power" is hidden in the secret of creation.

Underneath that is the "core knowledge" about the other world, which can also be called "other world level" knowledge. Whether it is the world on the other side of the dream world, the virtual world, or other worlds not directly connected to the "Fog Realm", as long as it involves knowledge of the nature of the world, its power is enough to destroy the sanity of mortals.

For example, the secrets about the nature of the world, such as the magic power, the real Philosopher's Stone, the Marrow of Dreams, etc., are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Nefertari only knew the names of these things. Don't dare to know more, don't even dare to think about it.

As long as you know a few words about another world, you can keep falling into nightmares. You may even summon otherworldly beings in your dreams.

Further down is the knowledge before the Second Age. That is, knowledge about "history".

The mysterious knowledge of those ancient gods is at this level, which is the highest level that mortals can endure. For example, the real names of the Twelve True Gods and what they had done before the Second Age.

This level of knowledge is powerful just by reciting it. It can be used in rituals as a substitute for precious materials, and can also produce high-level effects. If a mortal carries too much, his soul will be destroyed by the weight of knowledge.

For example, if a mortal knows the real name of the old grandmother. He would often dream of winter snowstorms, and when he woke up, the house would be covered in ice and snow. You will hear wolf howls that only you can hear more and more frequently, and once you leave, you will never come back.

And if mortals knew the secret about Sui Fu, their quilts might burn on their own while sleeping, and their creativity would gradually increase. Occasionally, scorch marks will appear on the skin, as if struck by a hot hammer... It may even explode suddenly without warning, turning the whole person into ashes.

Only extraordinary people above the Silver level can hold this mystery for a long time.

After that, after the Second Age, it involves the knowledge of "truth". For example, the real names of new gods such as Paper Princess, the real name of the Book of Truth, and the secrets of the ancient gods after the Second Age.

This level of knowledge will only cause hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, and tactile hallucinations at best.

Even ordinary people, as long as their spirits are strong enough, can carry a considerable amount without worrying about whether their rationality will be destroyed.

After the Second Age, the information below the truth is no longer "mysterious".

The final knowledge is the above knowledge, which is the "pseudo-canon" derived from the second understanding of mortals as "custom". For example, secrets about funerals, secrets about blacksmiths, and secrets about locksmiths sound like made-up stories or strange customs in a certain place.

Generally speaking, part of the "truth level" knowledge has been modified intentionally or unintentionally. It is indeed practiced as folklore in many places...and occasionally strange phenomena occur.

Except for a very small number of coincidences that "happen to meet the ritual conditions", most cases are just visual or auditory hallucinations.

——And Annan is obviously an ordinary person.

At most he can only recognize his grandmother’s real name...

According to rumors, he has actually performed a "creation" level ceremony——

Since even Bone Healer Seti~IndoMTL.com~ once lamented to his students the ritual talent of Annan Winter...presumably that should be a true story.

Nefertari had graduated by then.

She just went back to take a look...

But even though Seti knew and recognized Nefertari, she was not even qualified to know the name of that ceremony.

Because as long as you know the name of this ritual, it is possible to infer part of the mystery of creation. As a mortal soul, her soul would be severely damaged.

——But as a mortal, how did Annan perform the ritual?

That was what Nefertari wanted to ask at that time.

But she was still too scared to talk back.

However, since it is Annan Winter.

That's not surprising.

As a candidate for sainthood, he has been noticed by [Eye of Patience] two years ago.

It is normal for him to be able to purify the spore mill;

He was able to remove the erosion of his subordinates and resurrect them, and it was within Nefertari's knowledge;

It is natural for him to be the leader of the ancient organization "The Hidden Eye".

It is reasonable for him to be able to create false identities and names for himself;

Now that he has embarked on the path of transcendence... being able to deflect silver-level spells was not unexpected by Nefertari.

——Yes, everything is correct.

He is that Annan Lendong... you understand, right?

Nefertari suddenly felt no fear in his heart.

With Annan Winter's knowledge of rituals, he would not encounter any problems in any nightmare. I'm afraid anything he gets can be used to arrange rituals... Just a casual word of creation-level mysterious knowledge can kill powerful enemies directly in the nightmare.

That’s it.

Then there is nothing to be afraid of.