Chapter 164 Arthur Burning Tooth (3 in 1 Chapter!)
In fact, Arthur Burning Tooth was not very familiar with Archduke Annan before.
Thirty percent of his understanding of Annan came from the information that everyone knew...the remaining 70 percent came from the daily chatter of the pardoner.
... Arthur is not a player with low EQ. Of course he knew that the pardoner obviously had a strong affection for Grand Duke Annan.
However, the Absolution Master has become a god, and Grand Duke Annan is about to complete his ascension—they are indeed people of the same world.
Different from myself.
But even from the absolutist's words... Arthur already knew enough about Annan.
Some people may think that Annan is a great person, some people may think that Annan is a person who likes to play tricks, and some people may think that Annan is "their light".
But Arthur was different.
He envied Annan very much.
Really really envy Annan.
It's not that he envies that he can be selected by the book of Tianche... but that he is envious that he can be born in the cold winter family. To have a loving father, brother and sister.
--yes.
Arthur is proud of his own blood, but deeply hates the blood on his body.
He was born in the Burning Tooth family, and he was born bathed in expectations.
And hope is something... its existence is not absolute. For some, it's a hope and longing that had better come as soon as possible; for others, it's a curse that's better never come.
Just like the "Heart of Winter" of the Lindong family.
Arthur also has this inborn curse... But unlike the Winter family, this curse is not necessarily inherited in the Scorching Fang family.
That's where the name "Scorching Teeth" came from.
The curse called "Scarring Teeth Scar"—it was as if a hot and sharp iron had nailed marks on the body. The wound was as sharp and long as a wolf's fang, and they were born with it.
Babies who have been branded with "burning teeth marks" by unknown forces will have high fever from the first year of life. Until the age of four or five,
Only then will they gradually return to normal people... After that, their body temperature will become permanently higher than normal people.
Legend has it that this is proof that they were bitten by the wolf of the valley before they were born. They are attacked by gods who symbolize the harvest, which means that they are born with the power to destroy "civilization".
...although it is far from exaggerated.
The truth is, every "scarred tooth mark" can replace "eyes", "fingers", "palm" and other parts to release spells. Not only can the casting range be greatly expanded, but also spells can be cast normally in many blind spots.
And this curse can be accumulated.
——For example, if there is a "scar of scorching teeth" on the back, then you can use the spell "you must look at the target with your eyes" to cast it behind you; Just raise your hand to use a spell that "must be aimed at the target with your fingertips" to release.
It's like a "organ without any purpose" that grows on the surface of their skin.
In the same way... Since it is an organ, it can be sacrificed by distortion spells.
This means that they have more "organs" than ordinary people that can be discarded.
The distortion spell that can only be used by giving up one eye, ordinary people can only use it twice... But the destruction wizard who holds the "Scarred Fang Scar" can use it three times, four times, or even more.
The price is that every time you use "Scorching Teeth Scar" to cast a spell, it will make it bleed continuously. And it's essentially a fistula ... potentially life-threatening if it's not in the right place, or if there are too many of them.
And Arthur was born with thirteen "scarred teeth marks". This is the highest number in the history of the entire Burning Tooth family.
If Arthur is at the Silver rank, he will be the strongest Burning Fang in the Silver rank; and if he successfully reaches the Gold rank, then he will definitely become the tower master of the next generation of Lava Forbidden Tower... that is, the patriarch of the Burning Fang family , the behind-the-scenes power in the United Kingdom.
There is a problem here.
That was his parents, both of whom could only be regarded as the middle class in the family. The patriarch of this generation has his own heirs, and the elders have longed for this position... The "Son of the Tower" mechanism of the Wizard Tower also makes it possible for people with foreign surnames to settle in the Forbidden Lava Tower—in that case, it means that A pagoda master with a foreign surname is about to intermarry with the Burning Fang family.
The target would naturally be the tower master's daughter or granddaughter.
But the appearance of Arthur disrupted the whole situation.
His parents' talents are quite mediocre, and it's really not worth wooing; and he only has that "possibility"... Whether he can advance to gold is not something bronze and silver wizards like them can tell at a glance.
If it was a secular noble, at this time, he would either be adopted as the adopted son of the patriarch, be engaged to him, or kill him directly.
The elders of the Burning Tooth family and the Denisaw Advisors both lean towards the third option. That's also the safest option.
However, some of the "burning teeth" - including the current patriarch - did not want him to die.
A destructive wizard with thirteen "scarred teeth scars", even if he can't advance to gold, he is still a very talented person. Because of the characteristic of destroying wizards who die after death, they can basically only be stunned and controlled by others, but cannot be killed directly... But this problem does not exist in Arthur.
Those "burning teeth scars" hidden under the clothes can be transformed into "eyes" through the sacrificial ceremony; and the ability to cast spells at 360 degrees without any dead ends without any casting action makes him have the strongest "deterrence" .
He is an indispensable talent for the Lava Forbidden Tower pursuing "deterrence".
——But if you want to train him as the master of the tower, it's not safe.
Because he may not really be able to advance to gold. This may instead allow him to secretly kill the real heir after gaining power.
And as long as Arthur exists, it means that other people's interests are damaged.
On the bright side, he is a "hope for the future" that no one can hurt. People dared not use drastic measures lest they be retaliated by the enraged patriarch.
But in secret, jealousy, jealousy, suppression, use...even the most extreme, assassination.
Before Annan's age, Arthur had experienced a life that Annan had never experienced before.
When he was seven years old, he almost died of food poisoning for the first time because he ate a pastry at home;
Among the "little friends" who visited him, it is unknown who took away his hair and nails... The purpose was to curse him;
After he recovered, he almost got into another uncle's carriage and was sent outside the city to be killed quietly;
He was kidnapped by pirates when he went out, and his father died because of it, and those pirates were also hired; when he was studying in the warehouse, he was locked up to death for three days and three nights Hungry and thirsty, he was forced to swallow a sponge soaked in his own urine, and he did not give up his survival because of this, and he almost died in the end.
This has been repeated for more than ten years. Until he entered the Forbidden Lava Tower.
The continuous killing intent from the same family, the same surname, and the same bloodline...had already burned out the warmth of Arthur's bloodline.
Fortunately, the patriarch of this generation, that is, the current tower master of the Lava Forbidden Tower, saved him a little bit.
As for the things he encountered... The patriarch didn't think it was something to take care of.
His confirmation could be Arthur's "possibility".
But this possibility is based on the "everyone else is crap" situation.
This does not mean that Arthur is not a waste.
The patriarch believes that the scorching teeth of this generation are all wastes that are not worthy of being called "scorching teeth"-rather than handing over the position of tower master to them, it is better to give it to outsiders.
Arthur is a half exception.
He was "lucky" and was born with talents beyond ordinary people.
If he can be recognized by the Forbidden Lava Tower and become a son of the tower after entering school... then he will receive the most formal training. Inherit everything from him, including factions.
It was also because of this that the assassination against Arthur was always just a joke.
Otherwise Arthur would have died long ago.
One instant death spell, one explosion. When the whole family is a sabotage wizard, it is too easy to kill an ordinary person who is not even a superhuman.
Because that doesn't deserve to be called a "conspiracy" at all. Even saying "probing" might not be enough.
It was just pure and incomparable "maliciousness" that was already overflowing.
Arthur must use his own brain to find out the malicious master who is entangled in him. And let him find the evidence by himself-his parents are trash, and they have no relatives who can be trusted, so Arthur can only come by himself.
As long as Arthur finds evidence, the patriarch will kill the prisoner mercilessly.
Even if it was his own child.
That's right - even people of the same clan, even immediate family members, as long as evidence of a crime is found, they must receive a fair verdict. With an attitude that is so indifferent to inhumanity, make the most objective, fair, and beneficial choice for the majority of people.
This is the rule of the Burning Tooth family.
As long as it is "burning teeth", it must be arrogant.
They are born to be mediators... When they are less than ten years old, they have to learn how to look at problems from a detached perspective, how to make fair judgments and trials on things.
It is only natural that they will be suppressed, blackmailed, threatened, and even controlled, kidnapped, and assassinated.
They must survive - and not only that, but they must not be charged with crimes. Because as long as you are charged with a crime and leave a handle, you may be threatened. In this way, such a powerful force will be controlled by others.
That's not just the power of an explosion, a burst of fire, or an instant-death spell. It is their influence that can change the political situation and change the world.
This is the source of the strong self-confidence, self-esteem, and pride inherent in the Burning Fang family.
For they must be stronger, more independent, and wiser than anyone else to have the power to exercise this duty which only they can exercise.
— Mediation.
At first, Arthur would be overwhelmed with shock. At that time, he didn't know how to be afraid at all.
When he grows up, it is the extreme fear of being almost killed.
Then there is the sadness that my "friend" also wants to kill me, the pain that no one can trust because anyone can kill me, and the doubt why I exist here, this damn thing The depression of what "talent" really means.
And when the crying Arthur stood up again from endless self-torture.
He will never cry again.
——He was only thirteen years old that year.
He took it for granted that he recognized his excellence, and realized that an excellent person would inevitably be envied by others. What's more, his excellence has nothing to do with them... He just exists, and he may destroy the future of others.
"I am a person who lives in the present and lives in the future."
He swore like this: "All the pain I am going through now is to reach that 'future'."
He forsook all entertainment and even humanity—he disowned his mother and became the adopted son of an elder; he secretly sold his body to nobles and ladies for wealth; Those who once killed themselves used the wealth and the authority of their adoptive father to persuade or coerce them into signing a contract and accepting strict "new rules" to control the young people of the same generation.
After obtaining a more relaxed environment, he immediately began to study like crazy, absorbing all the knowledge he could come into contact with. Even including etiquette and calligraphy - even speech and behavior strive for perfection.
He even used ritual sacrifices to sacrifice six "Scarred Teeth Scars" to continuously strengthen his soul and increase the capacity of his mana pool. He chews charcoal and embers every day, tasting the taste of "fire".
When he had just reached the Bronze Step... he showed his abnormal desire.
This too heterogeneous and too strong desire has finally attracted the attention and appreciation of the big shots.
There is no doubt that little Arthur has ignited his lust for gold.
——This is no longer a mere "possibility".
It is not an ordinary thing born with good luck without knowing it, but a great existence destined to become a great person.
It doesn't matter whether the "scarred teeth" exist or not.
Just relying on this desire and perseverance, even if he can't become the master of the tower, he will become another golden rank and join the "Advisor Council"; at the last time, he can also become the talker of the family, and finally become the elder, and become the leader of the Denisaua Kingdom. The "chief justice" of the "committee" took the front row position in the "committee" as a matter of course-even became the chairman of the committee.
Arthur, who was only fourteen years old, was destined to become a "big man".
In this way, he is no longer a creature of the same level as the cowardly crybaby before.
After he graduated from the Lava Forbidden Tower, he was sent to various parts of the world—he was only a Bronze Ranker, and he was about to try to "mediate". When he gets familiar with the scorching tooth family's work flow, he will come back to take over the family business.
He was cautious in his words and deeds all the way, did not commit any crimes, and left no clues. He has changed from a teenager to a young man, his behavior has become more mature and stable, and his speech and behavior have become more elegant and comfortable.
But when Arthur returned, he encountered an accident.
——He encountered an unknown attack in the underground city.
Because he didn't want to kill anyone... Arthur hesitated for a while when he fought back, and was knocked unconscious.
When Arthur woke up again, he was soaked in ice water, and there was severe pain all over his body.
——The "scarred teeth marks" on his body, as well as the heterogeneous desires burning in his heart, were sacrificed by someone.
This target is too precise.
So much so that Arthur immediately realized that there must be a traitor around him.
But at that moment, the unwavering Arthur felt fear.
He who has lost the "Scarring Tooth Scar"...can he really inherit the Forbidden Lava Tower? Can he really reach "that ending" as he swore before?
He didn't say a word, and he didn't call for help—for the long-lost fear in his heart returned again.
He was afraid that he had called for backup and had failed to catch the thief. In that case, everything he has acquired may disappear in an instant.
After all, the scars of scorching teeth are hidden under his clothes... As long as he conceals them well, maybe no one will be able to detect them immediately.
So Arthur chose to hide the matter quietly and returned to Denisaua.
as expected. The family didn't realize at all that Arthur had lost the root of being a "genius".
But when Arthur returned to the lava forbidden tower.
But he found one thing in despair.
That is the Forbidden Lava Tower, and in the few years he has been away...he has chosen a new son of the tower.
—But, not him. Not even any Burning Teeth, but a girl with a foreign name.
At the age of nineteen, she was already able to advance to gold.
She is not like herself, bursting towards gold with the unattainable desire to "become a big shot", but with the determination to "weigh all justice and injustice".
That desire is enough to advance to gold, but she can control it. Because she judged her current strength and ability, she could not control the situation after becoming the tower master, so she chose to continue to develop and suppress her progress.
The strong desire to destroy brought about by learning the destruction spell, as well as the violent and arrogant temper are completely restrained by her.
Even Arthur had to admit her talent and the fact that she was jealous of her.
He even fell in love with the other party uncontrollably because of the other party's excellence.
Even if you can't get the position of the tower master, it might be good if you can get her.
Arthur thought so.
——But it was because of the "love" in his heart that ruined everything about him.
Once he lost the determination to "do whatever it takes", Arthur quickly degenerated. The fire of his desire was as dim as a candle, and his whole person lost that vigor.
Strength and judgment do not advance but retreat.
He realized that he had to work hard.
So Arthur didn't inform the tower master, and chose to advance directly to silver...but something went wrong on the way to advance, and he almost didn't wake up from the nightmare, and even degenerated into a demon. It was the tower master himself who "destroyed" the curse entwined on him.
He was detected and had recently been injected with a related mixture of "Devil's Blood". And found that his "scarred teeth marks" disappeared.
Of course, everyone knew that he was framed because he had no reason to do so.
But because he didn't choose to call the family at the time, he couldn't prove his innocence. And the result of the soul search cannot be shown to a third person, so it cannot be used as evidence... But he has used the blood of the devil, so it can be used as evidence.
For the Burning Tooth Clan who are the most emphatic and must not leave any "handle", this is tantamount to cutting off his path of advancement.
It is precisely because of the clear awareness that someone seems to be targeting the "Scorching Tooth" family...so those who tried to murder Arthur when he was young, did not continue to attack him when he was killed.
They all ignored Arthur and fell into the busy work of searching for the murderer. They even turned around to care about Arthur and take care of his life...but this made Arthur even more unacceptable.
Arthur, who had barely advanced to the silver rank, had already exceeded 70% of the corrosion rate due to a small amount of devil's blood... It was basically impossible to enter the gold rank.
He is still a silver-ranked Transcendent.
He is still a justice with rich "mediation experience".
For ordinary people, he is a high-ranking "superior person". Before the age of thirty, one has already become the winner of the winner in life-young, healthy, tall, handsome, elegant, wise, powerful, and genius.
But only Arthur himself knows...he's a loser.
Because he was born with outstanding talent, he started with a good hand. He gave up everything for this, just to reach the "end that must be reached".
But because of his own "negligence" several times, he was buried. You can never get closer to your original goal.
Overnight, he seemed to turn back into the thirteen-year-old crybaby Arthur. Although he persistently chose "not to cry"...but he still chose to escape.
He dared not go back to the Forbidden Lava Tower, nor did he dare to go home. But after he disappeared, no one came to look for him... It seemed that in an instant, he became irrelevant.
Arthur came to the underground city in a daze, thinking that his future had been ruined anyway. He took the murder commission to earn money—or to vent, all the money he earned was used to play with women and drink, and his whole body became depraved visible to the naked eye.
And a few years later, like a bereaved dog... he met his "captain" Celesia.
It was a doll-like girl who was very similar in appearance to the Son of the Tower.
The moment he saw her, Arthur froze.
Even though reason told him that these should be two different people...but he still instinctively and timidly wanted to escape.
"You are Arthur Scorching Tooth. I've heard of you."
When she met, she said: "You and I are the same kind of people. People who once had hope, but were betrayed by hope."
The petite girl in pink and purple stretched out her hand to the drunk-eyed Arthur.
"But I believe...you must not have given up.
"Because there is pain in your eyes, but no despair. You are just confused, but you haven't given up yet.
"Want to follow? Come with me...bet one last time."
As she said so, she pulled the numb Arthur back from the hopeless hell.
But now, Arthur has already become a "figure in the legend" and the cardinal of the pardoner. He even touched the edge of the golden step, and he regained his confidence.
It didn't come from his talent, nor from his family name, class, power. It also comes from everything he has done.
He returned to this country again.
Not as a loser, or as a deserter.
Nor is it in the capacity of a "big man" or a "hope for the future".
It was Arthur Scorching Fang - in his own name, on equal footing with the rulers of the two nations.
--He is back.