The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 84: The calm before the storm

After setting a date with Nefertari, Annan left the Ashwood Forest alone.

Of course, Annan could not immediately put aside all his arrangements and rush directly to the bone raising ground with Nefertari without saying anything.

That would seem too attentive.

That would give people a bad feeling.

Maybe you will feel like "Am I being plotted against?"

Even if it doesn't actually happen, it only depends on the person who came up with the idea. As long as he has such an idea, no matter whether he says it out loud or tells others, the resentment and suspicion will continue to grow in his heart.

...And Annan actually can't go at all.

Because he has not reached the gold level yet.

Both his body and his substitute "Ghirlandaio" are of the Silver level. Although Nefertari could not determine his specific rank, Seti the Bone Healer could certainly tell.

But it's okay.

After all, Annan has the blessing of the Book of Heavenly Cars, and it is very simple to purify the nightmare.

After all the players arrive in the underground world, Annan can explore the path through the players. If you find a nightmare that is simple and easy to fight, go there and fight it once or twice to quickly raise your level.

Fortunately, Nefertari's brother, the "Saint Thief" Alfonso, is in relatively strong physical condition.

——He can survive for a while longer.

It is currently mid-February.

Nefertari told Annan to come to her in mid-June.

They will arrive at the bone raising ground at the end of June and undergo testing three or four days before July 1.

At that time, Vladimir, the anti-winter man, will also come.

On July 1st, which is Miss Good Luck's holy day - the "Big Lucky Day", they will hold a ceremony to replace Alfonso's spine in batches and transplant the power of the holy bones.

From July 1st to July 7th, a total of seven days of long surgery.

This kind of surgery is completed in seven days, which is obviously much more difficult and dangerous than completing it quickly.

——This is to make up for "seven".

Just as "three" is a mysterious number, the effect of the ritual can be enhanced by superimposing the number of "three" in the ritual; "seven" is a lucky number.

In rituals where the outcome is uncertain, the success rate can be effectively increased by stacking the number of "seven" in the ritual field.

For example, there are seven ritual masters and seventy-seven participants, using a seven-pointed star as the main base to perform rituals, using seventy-seven kinds of ritual materials, seven kinds of small rituals, and seven kinds of mantras. Materials, etc.

To judge the level of a ritualist, one often depends on how many "powerful numbers" he can incorporate into a fixed ceremony. And how to add the required spells without affecting the effectiveness of other spells or disrupting the "numbering method" you planned.

Therefore, rituals optimized by skilled ritual masters often have some strange and complicated details. The effect of the ceremony is often determined by these details.

According to Seti's calculations, only by extending the inheritance time to this extent... can Alfonso be "lucky" enough and have a chance to survive with the remaining power of the holy bones.

It's just a chance.

Even with Seti helping him survive, the spine could be removed piece by piece without anesthesia. It is a test for both him and the "successor".

If Alfonso cannot survive and dies, it will be easier for Annan. Because then there is no need to delay it for seven days and it can be resolved quickly.

But if Annan cannot hold on, Alfonso will also be buried with him... Without a soothing "pool" to gradually release his power, Alfonso will explode directly.

This is like the difference between slowly letting the air out of the balloon's mouth or directly popping the balloon's mouth.

Therefore, the selection of qualified candidates must be rigorous enough.

There are no second chances for Alfonso.

It can only be tested one by one by those who are qualified before the ceremony begins.

Although it is possible for Annan to directly give his blood or hair to Nefertari and ask her to take it for remote testing... but that would be too dangerous.

In this world, you can try to kill someone with a curse simply by knowing their true name.

Just like dragon's blood - the blood given to the other party on one's own initiative has its own special meaning at the ritual level. This is equivalent to getting the key to the back door, and even a substitute with the same name may not be able to block it.

Although Annan's clothes can block quite a few malicious rituals.

But he doesn’t want to use his own life to test the other party’s ritual level...

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And nothing else.

Just the exposure of the true identity will also disturb Annan's plan - using rituals to directly locate the true name is much more convenient than testing DNA.

Even Annan can use this simple ritual.

"...four months."

Annan murmured.

That's enough.

It took him about four months to come into this world and be promoted from a mortal to the silver level.

It will not be a problem to upgrade to the gold level in another four months.

The teleportation point over to Delicious Wind Goose was successfully opened not long ago.

At the Sporation Mill, it will be over in another week at most.

After that, Annan will give the players a mission... asking them to disperse from the underground city to various towns to open teleportation points.

At that time, it will almost be time to recruit new players.

March 1st.

This is the opening time for a new round of testing.

The best way to give new players something to do when they arrive is to let veteran players guide them. Form a model of old and new, forming a 4+N mercenary group model, leading them to purify nightmares and compete with the diggers and wise men of the underground city.

As for the main storyline for new players...

Although Annan actually came after Nicholas II.

But according to Zhi Ji, the more he forces it, the harder it will be to force it. Then it would be better to set the initial boss as "Vladimir, the Defying Winter".

Anyway, four months later, Annan will have a chance encounter with the other party.

Solonik is still missing, and Professor Wolf should theoretically be within the scope of the Principality of Winter...but as a wizard of the Idol School, he is really good at hiding. So much so that Maria, the Daughter of the Storm, could not hear his voice.

Don’t even think about it.

He is definitely planning some conspiracy.

You know this kind of thing is meaningless.

Because he is a believer in the tragedy writer, the conspiracy he plots and the person who benefits may not necessarily be himself. As long as the conspiracy is "wonderful" enough, his goal will be achieved.

It can be said to be completely chaotic and evil.

He just wants to cause trouble, but he has no idea whose side he will be on or what he will do. Can't even guess.

Annan also asked Dmitri. There are really no clues on Winter's side, so we can only play it safe and wait for work - this is a more elegant way of saying it. ~IndoMTL.com~ In other words, just wait for him to gank.

It’s okay to just wait and see.

And compared to the wolf professor Frederick, whose purpose and position are unknown, Vladimir, the anti-winter, is the more important and direct enemy.

This is true both for the current Annan and the Principality of Winter.

Grandma is about to wake up, which means chaos is coming.

Although everything seems calm at the moment... it might just be the moment of calm before the storm.

"...Let's develop for a while first."

Annan slowly closed his eyes.

Over there in Winter... I don’t really want to go back yet.

After summoning the players on March 1st, he will conduct a secret inspection. Because the number of players this time is huge, even if the Book of Heavenly Cars is very good at selecting people, if hundreds of people come in at once, it is inevitable that some people will be out of control.

At that time, Annan will first send away all the restless players.

Then wait until mid-March and go back to the Principality of Winter... and let the Hands of Winter create a set of legal and verifiable false identities for these players.

As for the two weeks before March...

It's better to just stay nearby, clear a few nightmares in the difficult level, and level up yourself first.

——Soon, these two extremely quiet weeks passed like this.

It’s still the first update today, and I’m continuing to adjust my schedule. There may still be an update tomorrow, because I have to go out before 7 o'clock for my physical examination on Monday...so I can resume updates on Monday at the latest, and maybe I can add more updates (make Pokémon.jpg)

Thanks also to the leader of ZEROKNIGHT for the reward! Thank you so much!

If I owe more, I’d like to add two...but am I really still moving? (I’m in self-doubt.

It’s better for cats to go to bed early, because it’s important to live and die...

(End of this chapter)