In fact, Arthur Zhuoya was not very close to Grand Duke Annan before.

Thirty percent of his understanding of Annan came from information that everyone knew...and the remaining 70% came from the Sinner's daily chatter.

...Arthur is not a low-EQ player. Of course he knows that the Pardoner obviously has a strong liking for Archduke Annan.

However, the Pardoner has become a god, and Grand Duke Annan is about to complete his sublimation. They are indeed people of the same world.

Different from myself.

But even from just a few words from the Pardoner... Arthur already knew enough about Annan.

Some people may think Annan is a great person, some people may think Annan is a person who likes to play conspiracies, and some people may think Annan is "their light."

But Arthur is different.

He envied Annan very much.

I really, really envy Annan.

It's not that I envy him for being selected by the Book of Heavenly Chests... but I envy him for being born in the Lingdong family and having a father, brother and sister who love him.

Yes.

Arthur is proud of his own blood, but he deeply hates the blood on his body.

He was born into the Zhuoya family and was born with expectations.

And hope... its existence is not absolute. For some people, it is the expectation and desire that it is best to come as soon as possible; for others, it is a curse that is best never to come.

Just like the "Heart of Winter" of the Winter family.

Arthur also has this inherent curse...but unlike the Winter family, this curse is not necessarily inherited by the Zhuoyang family.

That's where the name "Scorching Tooth" family comes from.

The curse called "The Mark of the Burning Fang" is like a hot and sharp iron that has nailed marks on the body. The wound is as sharp and long as a wolf's fang, and they are born with it.

Babies who have been branded with "burning tooth marks" by an unknown force will have persistent high fever from the age of one year. They will not gradually return to normal until they are four or five years old... After that, their body temperature will also permanently change.

Got higher than ordinary people.

Legend has it that this is proof that they were bitten by wolves in the valley before they were born. They were attacked by the god symbolizing harvest, which means that they were born with the power to destroy "civilization".

...Although it is far from exaggerated.

The truth is that each "burning tooth mark" can replace the "eyes", "fingers", "palms" and other parts to release spells. Not only can it greatly expand the casting range, but it can also cast spells normally in many blind spots.

And this curse can be accumulated.

For example, if there is a "burning tooth mark" on the back, then you can cast a spell behind you that "must look at the target"; if there is a "burning tooth mark" on the chest, you can cast it without raising your hand.

Just use a spell that "must be aimed at the target with your fingertips" to cast.

It's like a "organ without any purpose" growing on the surface of their skin.

In the same way...since it is an organ, it can be sacrificed by distortion magic.

This means that they have more "organs" that can be discarded than ordinary people.

A distortion spell that requires one eye to be used. Ordinary people can only use it twice...but a destructive wizard with "Scorch of the Fang" can use it three times, four times, or even more.

The price is that every time you use "Burning Fang Mark" to cast a spell, it will cause continuous bleeding. And this is essentially a kind of fistula... If the location is inappropriate, or there are too many, it may be life-threatening.

And Arthur was born with thirteen "Scorching Fang Marks". This is the highest number in the history of the entire Scorching Fang family.

If Arthur reaches the Silver level, he will be the strongest Zhuoyang in the Silver level; and if he successfully reaches the Gold level, then he will definitely become the tower master of the next generation of Lava Forbidden Tower...that is, the patriarch of the Zhuoyang family.

, the man behind the scenes in the United Kingdom.

There is a problem here.

That is his parents, who can only be regarded as the middle-level members of the family. The patriarchs of this generation have their own heirs, and the elders have longed for this position for a long time... The "Son of the Tower" mechanism of the Wizard Tower also allows people with other surnames to settle in

If the possibility of the Lava Forbidden Tower is like this, it means that the tower owner with a foreign surname will marry the Zhuoyang family.

The target will naturally be the daughter or granddaughter of the tower owner.

But Arthur's appearance disrupted the entire situation.

His parents' talents are quite average, and there is really no value in winning over them; and he only has that "possibility"...Whether he can advance to gold is not something they, bronze and silver-level wizards, can tell at a glance.

If he is a secular noble, at this time he will either be adopted as the adopted son of the clan leader, be engaged to him, or kill him directly.

The elders of the Burning Tooth family and the Denisoya Council of Advisors all favored the third option. It was also the safest option.

However, some of the "Burning Ya", including the current clan leader, did not want him to die.

A destructive wizard with thirteen "scorch marks", even if he cannot advance to gold, he is still a very talented person. Due to the characteristic of being killed and exploded after death, the destructive wizard can basically only be knocked unconscious and controlled.

It cannot be killed directly...but this problem does not exist with Arthur.

Those "burning tooth marks" hidden under clothes can be transformed into "eyes" through the sacrificial ritual; and his ability to cast spells 360 degrees without blind spots without any casting movements gives him the strongest "deterrence"

.

He is an indispensable talent for the Lava Forbidden Tower that pursues "deterrence".

But if you want to train him as the master of the tower, it is not safe.

Because he may not really be able to advance to gold. This may instead allow him to secretly kill the real successor after gaining power.

And as long as Arthur exists, it means that the interests of other people will be harmed.

On the surface, he is the "hope for the future" that no one can harm. People dare not use drastic measures to avoid being retaliated by the angry patriarch.

But secretly, there is suspicion, jealousy, suppression, use... and even the most extreme, assassination.

The life that Annan had never experienced before, Arthur had already experienced it before he was Annan's age.

When he was seven years old, he almost died from food poisoning for the first time due to eating cakes at home;

And among the "little friends" who visited him, they didn't know who took 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 also kidnapped by pirates when he was out, and his father died as a result, and the pirates were also hired; when he was studying in a warehouse, he was locked in there for three days and three nights, and then

Hungry and thirsty, he was forced to swallow a sponge soaked in his own urine, but he did not give up his life because of this, and almost died in the end.

This was repeated for more than ten years until he entered the Lava Forbidden Tower.

The continuous murderous intentions from the same family, the same surname, and the same bloodline... have long burned out the warmth of Arthur's bloodline.

Fortunately, the patriarch of this generation, the current tower master of the Lava Forbidden Tower, saved him a little.

As for the things he encountered...the patriarch didn't think it was something that needed to be taken care of.

He did acknowledge the "possibility" of Arthur.

But this possibility is based on the situation that "everyone else is trash".

This does not mean that Arthur is not useless.

The clan leader believes that all the Zhuoya of this generation are useless people who are not worthy of being called "Shuoya". Instead of handing over the position of tower master to them, it would be better to hand it over to an outsider.

Arthur is the semi-exception.

He was "lucky" and was born with talents beyond ordinary people.

If he can be recognized by the Lava Forbidden Tower and become a son of the tower after he enters school... then he will receive the most formal training and inherit everything from him, including the faction.

It is precisely because of this that the assassination of Arthur always seems like a joke.

Otherwise Arthur would have been dead long ago.

One instant death spell, one explosion. When the entire clan is a destructive wizard, it is too easy to kill an ordinary person who is not even a transcendent.

Because it doesn't deserve to be called a "conspiracy" at all. Even calling it a "temptation" may not be enough.

It was just pure and incomparable "malice" that was so full that it overflowed.

Arthur must use his own brains to find out the malicious master who is entangled in him. And let him find the evidence himself. His parents are useless, and they have no relatives they can trust. This can only let Arthur

Come on your own.

As long as Arthur finds evidence, the patriarch will kill the prisoner mercilessly.

Even if that is his biological child.

That's right, even people of the same ethnic group, even direct relatives, must receive a fair verdict as long as evidence of a crime is found. With an attitude that is indifferent to the point of inhumanity, the most objective, fair, and beneficial choice for the majority of people must be made.

This is the rule of the Shaoya 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 must learn how to look at problems from a detached perspective and how to judge and judge things fairly.

It is a matter of course that they will be suppressed, blackmailed, threatened, even controlled, kidnapped, and assassinated.

Not only that, they must survive, but they must not be tainted with charges. Because as long as there are charges and there is evidence, they may be blackmailed. In this way, such a powerful force will be controlled by others.

It was not just the power of an explosion, a beam of fire, or an instant death spell. It was the influence on them that was enough to change the political situation and the world.

This is the source of the Zhuoya family's innate strong self-confidence, self-esteem, and pride.

Because they must be stronger, more independent, and wiser than anyone else in order to have the power to exercise this obligation that only they can exercise.

Mediation.

At the beginning, Arthur would be so shocked that he didn't know what to do. At that time, he didn't know how to be afraid at all.

As I grow older, I will have the extreme fear of almost being killed.

Then there is the sadness of having one's "friends" want to kill him, the pain of not being able to trust anyone as he looks at anyone who could kill him, and the doubt of why he exists here, damn it

What is the meaning of "talent"?

And when the cry-loving Arthur stood up again from endless self-torture.

He will never cry again.
To be continued...