Chapter 636: Left Pinky Zorgen

The video call with Salvatore concluded. Having patiently waited at the doorway, the Winters Hand entered the room after a courteous knock.

The person was a rather thin old man.

He looked tall and thin, like a dried-up scarecrow or a thin, ghostly figure.

His pupils were silvery white as if clouded by mist. At a glance, he looked like a blind person with pure white eyes.

Interestingly, the most noticeable thing about him wasnt the ice ring on his left pinky but rather the scarf around his neck.

The old man wore seven dark gray wool scarves, wrapping him from the noise to the shoulders. Other than his silver-gray eyes, his features were concealed.

Your Highness, the results of the interrogation are out. A deep, soft voice sounded from beneath the scarves, Can I report to you now?

Go ahead, Uncle Zorgen. Annan nodded slightly. There was a touch of respect in his voice.

Annan had lost his memory. However, he was informed that this Winters Hand member watched him grow up as a child. The old man also took care of Ivan during Ivans childhood too.

In Winters Hand, the ring finger was dedicated to housekeeping, and the thumb was in charge of administrative work.

The pinky was referred to as the unneeded finger, or alternatively, the secretive finger. Their responsibilities entailed tasks hidden from the publics eyes, carrying out operations such as espionage, interrogation, a.s.sa.s.sination, and the fabrication of false evidence.

Generally speaking, the Winters Hands members were elites who had advanced from the Energy Falteration Wizard profession. However, taking up the pinky finger role required a Lurker profession.

They said that before Annan was eight years old, Zorgen intercepted at least ten a.s.sa.s.sination attempts on Annan. Moreover, Zorgen also protected Annans mother, Anya Rasputin, before Annan was born.

The reason why Annan faced a.s.sa.s.sination attempts again was that he was separated from Ivan.

At present, the Winters Hand was incomplete. However, given the authority involved, having vacancies was better than filling them improperly.

This new approach came into being after the defection of the Winter Insurgent, Vladmir. Before that, the Ten Fingers were always filled up. There were even many candidates vying for reserved positions, which led to internal conflicts within the Winters Hand.

The Winter Insurgent was a wake-up call.

He reminded Ivan that the real power of Austere-Winter Dukedom was not in the hands of those ministers but in the hands of the ten fingers of Winters Hand.

The previous Right Pinky was also among the defectors. Since then, all of his disciples had been thoroughly purged Until now, the Right Pinky faction was still being managed by Zorgen.

The rule of Winters Hand was that the left hand managed the internal affairs, the right hand managed the external affairs, just like the left hand was used to block attacks and protect vital points, while the right hand was used to wield weapons and attack.

At present, the right hand of Winters Hand had four vacancies. The other four rings had no owners except for the most important thumb as the commander, which Ivan designated the respective ring to be under Victors possession. Those authorities were pa.s.sed to the left hand.

The spies sent to foreign countries stopped receiving instructions. They would be living their lives as usual; those pa.s.sing intelligence back to Austere-Winter Dukedom were ordered to go back undercover. For example, the Father was in this situation.

[TN: Father is the ritualist Annan faced in Chapter 257, a spy Austere-Winter Dukedom sent to Noah Kingdom.]

These Noah spies couldnt pa.s.s the information back at all.

This situation baffled Old Bread Daryl, who was wondering about the sudden reduction in Austere-Winters intelligence personnel. It was essentially due to a s.h.i.+ft in the Ten Fingers' powers, reducing them to six fingers not because of any significant internal changes within Austere-Winter, or any secret intelligence they didnt want outsiders to know.

At the same time, this was the true secret that the Noah Kingdom must not find out.

Judging from your report, our top priority is to arrest Urie immediately.

Zorgen stood up straight, his lean body resembled a tall ghost, and his hands pressed tightly against his trouser legs. Without referring to any notes, he proficiently recited the intelligence obtained from the interrogations directly to Annan.

Simply put, the Northern Alliance was involved. To be precise, it was the private actions of three members within the Northern Alliance Viscount Peter, Viscount Ostoff, and Count Urie.

They werent simply trying to a.s.sa.s.sinate Annan.

After comparing with Winters Hands previous investigation, Zorgen keenly discovered a strange transaction in the Frostwind Territory. On the surface, it was labeled as purchasing everyday use Green Fire. However, upon careful investigation, it was discovered that the money was channeled into the underworld, specifically to a town named Saltpeter Ranch.

The ruler of this town, the Bloodhand Brothers, had an inexplicable relations.h.i.+p with the Noah Kingdoms Natta County. The Mushroom Eaters gang produced a large amount of Demon Blood, but only a small amount flowed into Noahs local. The rest were sold to Saltpeter Ranch.

Afterward, the Demon Blood flowed into the Frostwind Territory in the north of Austere-Winter through the Saltpeter Ranch.

Yuri Frostwind was sued for researching taboo rituals before. He paid a large amount of compensation and handed over three manors to escape prison. The taboo rituals were related to communicating with dream world creatures. The rituals required the use of Hermes Poison Dust, which necessitated a material known as the Pure Hearted Fallen.'

Looking back now those materials were likely just the remnants left from a failed attempt to create a demon. They probably didnt even manufacture poison dust, let alone communicate with creatures from the dream world.

The old mans eyes were cold and devoid of emotion, Considering that they may have successfully created a demon, I think it is necessary to dispatch the Frost Beast troops to seize it. Anyone related to the taboo ritual should be arrested.

Permission from Forefinger and above were required to dispatch the Frost Beast troops. The old mans proposition overstepped his authority.

An operation like this might also startle the Northern Alliance.

Annan thought momentarily, then asked, Have you told my father?

Grand Duke Ivan instructed me to report to you first, Your Highness Annan. Zorgen replied.

Lets not act hastily. Annan suggested, remaining silent for a moment as he furrowed his brows. Did you mention that the a.s.sa.s.sins weapon is venom?

The weapon is a standard curse vessel [Venom Heart Failure]. Once it strikes, the blade shatters and sends fragments into its victims muscles. At the same time, the blade remnants inflict a Heart Failure spell on whoever its in contact with every three seconds.

The old man replied calmly, This is the technology of the Searing-Fang family in the United Kingdom.

His words were devoid of emotion as if Annans previous response hadnt existedthere were neither counter-questions nor follow-up inquiries.

The old man was like a cold puppet.

So, lets start our investigation from there. Annan tapped the table with his index finger and said slowly, We must find out who is involved in this, which will help us identify who our enemies are and their potential goals. Only then can we determine who can be persuaded to our side and who cannot be trusted.

We have few available personnel in the underground city, making it difficult to conduct an efficient investigation in Saltpeter Ranch.

The old man responded emotionlessly, But we have three spies whove become Diggers in the underworld. However, if they were to surface, it could expose them, leading to the loss of their rights. Although were uncertain, the Wise could be a troublesome hindrance. Youd have to consider using these spies as expendable p.a.w.ns.

No, there is no need to mobilize our spies. Annan had a new idea.

Speaking of which, Lin Yiyi and the others were at Saltpeter Ranch.

Annan could let the players investigate it.

Annan smiled with triumph and confidence.

The silver-haired youth narrowed his eyes. He spoke slowly, I should be able to obtain fairly accurate information quite soon.

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