The Righteous Player(s)

Chapter 662 Annan's Staff of Omniscience

It was a very flat, very peaceful narrative.

Ivan apologized to Annan expressionlessly.

His ice-colored pupils were lifeless and ruthless.

But no matter how Annan listened to it, every word and every word seemed like a silent cry...

It's like piercing a poisonous knife into the heart.

It was a moan that could not even be uttered.

"I can't even let you continue to control the Hand of Winter - I can only use the power of the scepter as little as possible, hoping to make them unaware that the Heart of Winter has lost control of the Hand of Winter...

"I also know that this is not easy, especially if you are so young. It will become even more difficult to suppress these seemingly loyal Hands of Winter. But fortunately, you have obtained the power of [Tyrant], if you It is really difficult to control, you can control one or two of them, and then rely on them to rule others indirectly.

"There is no need to shy away from the power that can change the minds of others... As long as it is power, it has value. In fact, I also thought about turning the scepter upside down to use the power of a tyrant, but I finally gave up. I was mostly worried that I would rely on this power and that I would actually become a crazy tyrant.

"I hope you can understand... the year I took over the three-color scepter, I was actually only 17 years old, 15 years younger than your brother Dmitri, and a year younger than your sister Maria years older than you, only three years older than you... now, only two years older than you."

Ivan looked at Annan calmly: "This scepter, this destiny is your birthday present.

"Happy birthday, Annan."

"...Thank you, Father."

Annan was silent for a long time before taking a deep breath and thanking him in a low voice.

It was only then that he suddenly remembered that today seemed to be March [-]th...it was really Annan's birthday.

Even Annan himself forgot about it.

After all, he has been in this world for less than a year.And the previous memories have been erased...

Strictly speaking, this was Annan's first birthday after he came to this world.

Annan vaguely felt something surging in his heart.

The moment he captured that emotion, his eyes seemed to light up...

—No, that's not "as if."

Not a description.

Ivan really saw that Annan's eyes were filled with pure light.

It was like looking at the only light, the final exit, in a dark cave.

It was a light of hope—

...That is, the light of the sky car?

Ivan was also a little dazed.

"--thanks."

As if Ivan said "I'm sorry" again, Annan also took a deep breath and thanked him earnestly.

But he didn't feel the slightest sadness.

He just raised his head and showed a calm smile: "But I don't have to inherit this fate.

"Father, have you heard a word?"

Annan stretched out his hand again, gripping the three-color scepter tightly.

At that moment, the light in his eyes became brighter and tripled.

"—[Fate is the rut of the sky cart]. For the sky cart, the curse based on fate is meaningless."

Annan's tone was as calm as Ivan's, but it contained a completely opposite will.

If it is said that Ivan is more sad than heartbroken.

Annan, this is An Ran who holds everything in his hands.

"So I don't believe in fate. What misfortune, what suffering... I don't think they have come, and they will never come again."

he said in a low voice.

From the secret room, Annan looked down and saw a crystal ball on the table.

Annan's heart moved, and he reached out to hold it.

The crystal ball was activated like a living thing - it suddenly opened its eyes.

It's like a huge eyeball, and it can even blink.

The most mysterious thing is that no matter from any angle, you can see a human dark gray eyeball with a little silver cloud.

As the power of the sky cart was drawn, its data panel appeared in Annan's eyes:

[The All-Seeing Eye of the Faceless Poet]

[Type: Rare Item/Ritual Props (Golden)]

[Description: The crystal ball made by the Faceless Poet can not only be used to perform predictive rituals, but also dispel or protect all "secrets" within the range]

[Effect: When any light approaches the crystal ball, it will be activated, automatically triggering the "Omniscient Eye", illuminating the surrounding space within fifteen yards, and dispelling all darkness, fog, blinding, and invisibility effects. The effect is equivalent to Golden-rank prophetic spell with the same name]

[Effect: Once a day, you can use "Total Darkness" once a day to shield the surrounding light and sound. Its effect is equivalent to the silver-ranked idol spell of the same name, and lasts up to three hours.Since there is no "light" when this effect is turned on, the "Omniscient Eye" effect will be terminated automatically]

[Cost: After using "Total Darkness", the holder will lose vision and hearing for three times the duration of "Total Darkness". 】

"This is a spell used to detect whether someone has sneaked into the secret room."

Ivan noticed Annan's gaze, and said casually: "Although it is a cursed object with a divine name, it is generally not used... If you like it, you can take it away.

"Anyway, no one will use this secret room for quite a long time."

"No, I was just thinking about something else..."

Annan thought about it, and said in a low voice: "I suddenly used the three-color scepter upside down, will it make others suspicious? They may not directly realize that this is the great super-curse of the Duke of Winter, but it must be You will realize that it has meanings other than 'symbol of power'.

"Once they are targeted, it will become a lot of trouble anyway. In order to make them no longer suspicious, I decided..."

Annan said, slowly placing the crystal ball on the top of the scepter.

This scepter was extremely heavy, and when it fell to the ground, it made a heavy muffled sound like pure copper.But after Annan knew its real name, it didn't feel half heavy when holding it in his hand.

And this solid vine is not gold, copper or wood, it has the toughness of praying for meow, but it seems to have a carapace-like texture when you touch it carefully.

They perfectly fixed the crystal ball on it—even after Annan put the crystal ball on it, the three branches wriggled like living creatures and hugged it even tighter.

The silver-gray eyeballs blinked in a panic, but inexplicably became quiet and closed again.

"It's perfect, it doesn't look obtrusive at all."

Annan smiled contentedly: "When people see this scepter again, they will only focus on the crystal ball. And the scepter under it will become a shelf for the 'eye of omniscience' and be ignored by others. .

"Let it out again, saying it was because someone assassinated me—and in order to prevent the assassination, I combined the Omniscient Eye with the three-color scepter. It was made into the new scepter of the Duke of Winter.

"Looking at it this way, it looks quite decent. I remember that some people in Theocracy used huge gemstones, skulls, or crystal balls as the head of the scepter... This is also a kind of tradition, and it doesn't seem obtrusive. "

- I'm such a genius.

Annan complacently said.

Afterwards, when the chamber of secrets was opened again.

The Hand of Winter, who had been waiting outside, noticed that Grand Duke Ivan left the secret room with empty hands.

The three-color scepter has already fallen into Annan's hands.

So they knelt down, saluted, and paid tribute to Annan.

"—Excuse me."

Annan took a deep breath and whispered, "I'm back."

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