The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 167: Contact the taboo nobles of the North

"It seems that the news here in the Principality of Winter is indeed not very well-informed."

Annan couldn't help but laugh: "After a little investigation, they should know that I have an extra silver necklace."

That kind of look doesn’t look good.

It can only be a carrier.

These assassins must think that they are still ritual masters.

The Fourth Exhausted Collection Hall was specifically chosen for the assassination precisely because this was Vasika's territory.

Although Annan does not have a deep knowledge of mysticism now.

But he also knows... It is almost impossible to use the power of rituals at another ritualist's ritual venue.

This is like a program with no comments and very green writing that only the person involved can understand.

If you try to directly insert a piece of code you wrote...it will inevitably lead to infinite errors.

The stronger the personal style and the more powerful the ritual master, the more this is the case.

Their ritual grounds will exclude the rituals of all other ritual masters.

For example, the "cat's heel" that Annan saw.

In popular rituals, "cat's heels" often herald "silent steps" and "the dead life of the hunted."

But because Vasika "used the fusion card" between herself and a female cat, she was just short of calling her big brother... This directly led to the meaning of "cat's heel" in her ceremony venue. "Wasika stands here".

Wasika can teleport to any location of the cat's heel in the museum; she can also directly cause damage to the enemy from a distance, as if she were standing there.

There are many other situations of this type.

The inner meaning of something will naturally change under certain circumstances... Typical examples are weddings and funerals.

For the convenience of the owner of the ceremony site, the definition of "ceremony pointer" will be modified. For example, if a ritual requires special external features, requires starlight in a special position, or requires a special date or special state to be completed, these inconvenient elements can be replaced by substitutes in the ceremony venue. Lose.

And this substitute itself can no longer be used as the content of other rituals. Any universal ritual that involves this pointer is bound to be impossible to succeed... The failure of the ritual will result in either death or disability.

"But... aren't they afraid of you?"

Annan didn't understand.

Although I can't use rituals here, is Vasika himself here?

Are they sending silver-level assassins to kill people?

Or... do they think the ritual ability to seal Annan is more important than the ritual ability to seal Wasika?

"You don't understand, they are planning to kill me too."

Wasika sneered.

If outsiders do not fully understand all the elements in the ritual venue, it is impossible for them to use rituals in the ritual venue; similarly, the best way to kill a ritualist is to tamper with his ritual venue.

"I discovered as soon as I entered the door today that although the collection itself has not been moved, the positions of several vases have been quietly moved. I have a ceremonial pointer, which is the eyes of a sailor with thirty-three years of sailing experience. ', and it was replaced by a human eye of the same color; I was also missing a bottle of 'Black Cat's Footsteps', and the footnotes retained in it had been secretly released... That's why I lost my footsteps. .

"Their purpose is obviously to hope that I will fail when I perform the ritual against them. Later, destroying the wizard will cause an explosion, which can be framed as the explosion was caused by the failure of my ritual."

Wasika sneered: "But they think... a trap of this level can kill me?

"A bunch of stupid people. I have gone farther on the road of ritual than all of them combined. As early as the moment I entered the door, I had already noticed that the layout of the inner hall had been changed...

"[The Fool's Eye] had already opened before I entered the door, but it would only open its eyes when someone approached it; the frequency of [Cat Haze]'s rolling was unusually high, which meant that there was something in the room. The magical materials of the [Cat] element have been out of balance...and I have already placed them to a completely balanced state. All this has left too many loopholes."

Catwoman sneered: "Only those reckless men from the Northland Alliance can be so stupid.

“Their territory is already being invaded by gray fog, shrinking inward by more than ten meters every year.

"In other countries, this may not be a big deal."

Vasika glanced at the three unconscious assassins and explained in a cold voice: "But our city in the winter must be protected by the temperature control barrier of the small barrier. It is closest to the edge of the large barrier. The city's 'Watch Fortress' has begun large-scale relocation inland... Because when the large barrier is close to the small barrier that protects the city, the small barrier that only provides insulation will be blocked by the large barrier that can intercept the curse. The world was immediately shattered.

"A cold wind blows in - this means the complete demise of a city. Other cities will be under pressure from refugees in the North.

"Based on current data, the cities in the six northern provinces protected by small barriers will be exposed to the large barrier in May next year at the earliest, and the latest one will be exposed to the large barrier within five years. Among them Wrangel Province, where Watch Fortress is located, will have a second city touching the Great Barrier in the third year.

"This means that seven cities in the six provinces of the Northland will disappear within five years. This will directly lead to an increase in the number of refugees, a decrease in stability, a significant reduction in tax amounts and power. And there will be nobility and officials in the seven cities Lose their status..."

"...I understand."

Annan nodded and interrupted Vasika's narration in a low voice.

He already knew exactly why these people were connected and wanted to seize power in such a panic and haste. He was even anxious to the point of being a little arrogant.

Although the chaos of losing seven cities will not fully erupt until five years later.

But the nobles of those seven cities are not fools - even if they are really fools ~IndoMTL.com~ However, the scholars who are raised by them are not fools.

They will naturally explain to their master that their happy life in the local area can only last less than five years.

When the Great Barrier shrinks, they will immediately lose their power, population, land... and everything.

The nobles in the mainland will only rejoice in others' misfortunes or be bored by the chaos caused by their migration. It is impossible to divide their fiefdom and authority.

Unless...

They can gain more.

For example, an entire principality.

"But they are still divided internally. Although the six provinces of the Northland are all in the northern part of Frostwhisper Province, there are commercial areas further south and some further north...the farther south, the more The survivability becomes stronger as the big barrier continues to shrink."

Catwoman said leisurely: "After all, no one knows how long this contraction will last. Therefore, the big nobles in the south of the core of the territory, as well as the small nobles whose own territories are safer, are not very panic... ...even gloating about the misfortune. But the six or seven city-states in the far north are already anxious enough to start jumping around."

She shook her tail and put it on the table - only then did Annan realize that Vasika actually had a very long tail.

Vashika said with deep meaning: "In order to retain their power, these stupid nobles are willing to try any taboo.

"Assassinating the heir of the Grand Duke is one thing, communicating with the Winter Defying Army and the Icebreaker Army is another, stealing military frost beasts and developing them yourself is also one...

"And it is reasonable to dare to try the power of demons."

"The power of the devil?"

Annan frowned: "Are you referring to the path of depravity?"

"Yes. But only part of it."

Vashika answered briefly: "I mean the spell energy."