Chapter 515: Betrayed Dmitri (1/2)

Chapter 515: Betrayed Dured out what had happened then

The Rotten Man and Dames resulted in a draeen the two parties

The third gaae

This was a gamble similar to a variety show

The rules were simple

Dmitri would choose one person to be his “assistant” The Rotten Man would ask them two questions simultaneously – one about Dmitri and one about his chosen assistant The requireether

If the answers to these two questions were the same and neither lied, it would be considered a victory

If the answers given were different, it was considered a failure Once they failed, the “right answerer” would have to pay the price In other words, the person would bear the curse of [No Heir], while the “wrong answerer” did not need to pay any price; if the two people had the same answer but lied, then the two of theether

Hearing this, Annan understood

This was a gaht, the candidates would win However, it would be a defeat if both candidates gave the wrong answer Similarly, it would be a loss when only one candidate had answered correctly

This was not a ga” and “rapport”

Instead, it was a test of “trust” — the standard prisoner’s dilemma

In particular, Dmitri would appoint the assistant directly

No matter how close a friend was, once they knew the price theyinvolved, they would probably bear animosity

Instead, if it were a closer relationshi+p—for example, “close relatives” such as Maria or Annan, he would not choose the person as his assistant

Dhtest possibility of failure, no matter how tiny the chance was

So the other way around…

If a person was selected as an “assistant”, it was the equivalent of telling the person that he was a “replaceable friend”

“Wait, soht” Annan suddenly realized the crucial problem

—So, why Bella?

It was not surprising that a olf, especially a olf from the Winter’s Hand, was chosen as an assistant in the ritual After all, the fundamental mission of the Winter’s Hand was to protect the blood of the Austere-Winter fa tasks were one of their responsibilities

Anyway, the Winter’s Hand probably could not have offspring

That was because they held too many secrets

When the Winter’s Hand retired, they had to be watched daily

Whether it was leaving their residence, grocery shopping, or interacting with friends, they would be under surveillance as long as they had contact with other people Vacation was so that would not cross their nature and be acco process Only the group judged to be relatively safe and hadachievee

Most of the Winter’s Hand suffered a bitter end Their last uard the to people fro the corpses with the deities’ blood Froood thing was that they could be buried with the people of the Austere-Winter fauarded all their lives

But needless to say, their families could not worshi+p them either

To be the new Winter’s Hand instructor and continue to work in Frostwhisper Province until death was considered their best ending

To die on a reatest luck

At least, they would becoelo once quipped: —[Winter’s Hand] were giants