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Chapter 1715, Chapter 348: The Ancestors' Treasures

Following Olin back to the Knights, Annan saw his assistant outside the office and remembered, "By the way, your deputy was right. There's someone else behind that Pler Hernandez, but he's not an enemy."

Annan recounted the matter of Governor Polgant and Peller Hernandez's superfluous actions, then looked at his deputy: "How about giving him to me?"

"You can't do it."

Annan didn't believe it. If it weren't for the deputy judge's interference, that priest named Gandhi would have been fooled into revealing even the embarrassing things he did as a child.

"Your Excellency Annan, I have pledged my allegiance to Commander Olin." The deputy smiled wryly.

"What a pity. If you were in Free City, you would at least be a deputy commander and lead troops to the North to hunt demons and kill rats."

They couldn't dig it away, but Annam wouldn't mind using bait to lure the other side.

“Uh…” The deputy peeked at Oulin.

“He’s lying to you. Whether or not to attack the Northern Chaos Empire is up to him,” Oulin said calmly.

"It seems like it's not your knightly order's turn to fight, is it?"

O'Lin stopped talking and just looked at Annan, as if to say: Do you still want to save Blackwatch?

Annan shrugged: "All the roads are blocked, it seems like there's only one road left to take..."

……

"Grandpa, what should I do if I'm bullied outside?"

In the garden, Annan attentively massaged his ancestor's shoulders.

"Who dares to bully my little Annan?" The old ancestor looked like he was protecting his favorite grandson who had been wronged outside, regardless of right or wrong.

"The courtroom..."

"They are only loyal to the empire, how could they bully you?"

“You know, I came here to save Blackwatch, but they insist that Blackwatch colluded with the forces of Chaos and won’t allow anyone to test them. I thought about it and decided that I could only smear myself and sneak into the Inquisition’s dungeon to help Blackwatch get acquitted. But if they want to make it an ironclad case, they will execute me along with them without distinguishing right from wrong… In that case, you will only see a headless Annan.”

"They dare!"

"Why wouldn't I dare? I'm going to the courtroom today..."

Annan embellished his story, recounting the grievances he had suffered in court during the day. The old ancestor felt great pity and took off the bracelet from her wrist.

"Put this on."

"what is this?"

Annan took it; the dark gold bracelet had an antique design, unlike anything from modern times or even the Saint Laurent era.

"With the Golden Skull Bracelet, not only the Inquisition, but even the Emperor cannot kill you."

Annan looked at Oulin, who was explaining, in shock: "That amazing?"

"One of the three symbols of the Montreal Golden Family, don't you think?"

hiss……

This is amazing! If I had this, I could do whatever I wanted in the Empire...

"Ancestor, isn't this too precious for me?"

“My little Annam wants to do good deeds and take risks, how can I not help him?” the ancestor said lovingly.

"Grandpa, please don't call me Little Annam anymore."

"What's wrong, little Anan? You've grown up, are you feeling embarrassed?"

"No, I just remembered that you're not that old. If it weren't for the curse, you would be in your prime, just like in the portrait."

The old ancestor asked with a smile, "Then what should I call you?" "Olmedo and the others just call me Annan, you can just call me Annan."

"Then what should you call me?"

“Of course it’s Sister Elies,” Annan said matter-of-factly.

It's not shameful to flatter our ancestors.

Oulin suddenly stood up, drawing the scrutinizing gazes of Annan and the ancestor.

"I...I remembered I still have some official business to attend to..." She lowered her head and quickly left the garden, afraid that if she stayed too long, goosebumps would break out uncontrollably.

Annan coaxed the old ancestor for a while, then went to find Oulin.

On the way, he put the golden skull bracelet on his wrist, lowered his arm, and let it be hidden by his wide mage robe.

As Annan curiously fiddled with the golden skull bracelet, Olin cautioned, "Don't be too superstitious about its effects. Its symbolic meaning outweighs its practical use, and it works best only with the Inquisition, which is loyal to the Empire."

"That's enough. What's blocking our way now is the courtroom, isn't it?"

The ancestor gave the bracelet to himself, which meant the biggest problem was solved.

Annan could now wear the bracelet to the courtroom to request a meeting with Blackwatch, but he had a better idea.

The Golden Skull Bracelet is a trump card, but using it to see Blackwatch would be too wasteful... Annan could almost imagine the Inquisition's excuses when he asked them to release Blackwatch: You can't prove Blackwatch's innocence.

Unless... he himself is also arrested by the court on charges of treason, then produces the Golden Skull Bracelet, and accuses the court of having flaws in its investigation process, thus exonerating Blackwatch.

Annam had never dared to take this risk before, but with the help of their ancestors and the golden skull bracelet, it was worth the risk.

There are less than ten days left, and time is running out.

In the final days, the court would likely not allow any unforeseen events to occur, so Annan had to complete the process of entering the court, contacting Blackwatch, clearing his name, and exonerating himself and Blackwatch within seven days.

"I won't be coming back. If you need anything, have your men contact me on Freedom Street."

Although it was highly likely that Oulin would be fine, Annan did not want to take any risks.

"Okay, I'll give it to you."

O'Lean escorted Annan into the Montreal Mountains and then said goodbye.

Looking at Oulin's heroic figure, she resembled a Valkyrie, though Annan would say she possessed even a fraction of the grandeur of their ancestor.

He turned his attention away; it was up to him from now on.

Fortunately, proving one's innocence to the court is difficult, but getting arrested by the court is all too easy.

Annan found Sak, the person in charge of the commercial street, and got a list from him containing the addresses of Albek and others.

……

As Annan traveled to his residence in Albek, a brief discussion took place in the courtroom dungeon.

At first, when they saw Annan running around trying to save them, Albek and the others found it both funny and gratifying; they hadn't misjudged him.

But as the commotion grew, it began to affect their plans... If Annan really invited the patriarch, even if they could suppress the storm, the Chaos Cult, which is more timid than a rabbit, might give up after realizing something was wrong.

The Blackwatch, the courtroom, and even those in the know reached a consensus: Annan cannot be allowed to cause any more trouble in the Montreal Hills.

"Tell the ancestors the whole story, notify the Ministry of Rites Oli, and expel or place Annan Reeves under house arrest to ensure the 'hanging' takes place normally seven days later."

Albek was the only dissenter: "I think we could actually tell Annan the truth..."

"No, he's a sorcerer."

It's not that sorcerers can't keep secrets, but rather that they prefer to use secrets to satisfy their desires rather than keep them.

(End of this chapter)