Chapter 148 Sequence "Scapegoat" and Fate Path "Sufferer"
Irene's successful stepping onto the third step was undoubtedly a surprise to the entire Fisher family, and everyone was happy about it.
The Fisher family held a small-scale banquet at the manor, and many people from the four towns who were friendly with the family came. Even though the Lion family was a long distance away, they still sent people over as soon as possible to express their sincerity.
Seeing the people coming from the Lion Family, all the people attending the banquet couldn't help but think about a question again.
"Why do you think the Lion Family values a small family like Fisher so much?"
"Maybe, he really is a bastard. Even if he is, Viscount Best's attitude is a bit too nice."
According to the Fisher family's external statements, Irene is a spellcaster with a talent for healing spells, and she has never shown any other spells in front of outsiders.
There were many guests coming and going at the Fisher family banquet, and people took the opportunity of attending the banquet to constantly exchange information and intelligence with other guests.
Just as the banquet was about to end, a tall and handsome young man in the family secretly ran away from Fisher Manor.
Although Darren was only fifteen years old, he was already over 1.8 meters tall, and his long-standing obesity was gone. He even looked 70% similar to the young Byrne, except that he was much stronger.
Since Eric's death, Darren has been forced to accept Byrne's stricter teaching. The Fisher family has compiled a set of strict family rules based on the Lion family and invited several teachers.
After years of painful torture, Darren's body has changed a lot. Although he still likes to eat sweets, he has successfully lost weight.
However, compared to before, he began to fear his father instead of simply admiring that man.
Darren secretly came to the grove outside. A beautiful blonde girl was squatting under a tree, hugging her legs and waiting there silently. She looked up and saw him come out and immediately showed a happy smile!
"You're finally here, Darren! It's so cold outside, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
"Hahaha, I'm here, aren't I? Here you go."
Darren walked over and handed over a dessert that he had stolen from the party, stuffed it into the girl's mouth with his own hands, then took his little lover's hand and picked her up with a smile.
“Hahahahahaha!”
They turned in a circle and the girl couldn't help but laugh as well.
"Let's go!"
Darren brought the girl quickly to an inn in the town of Nasir, and the two entered the room that the owner had kept for Darren all year round.
The two young bodies immediately became hot.
The battle was about to break out. After dozens of minutes, when the battle finally came to a halt, Darren suddenly heard the girl in his arms raise her little face and ask:
"Darren, when can I come to your house to attend the party? Well, you met my father, he said he got an invitation from your family."
Darren was slightly stunned and remained silent. Deep down, he felt that hearing these words was really irritating.
The relationship between the two cannot be exposed casually. My father and Irene's cousin will definitely interrogate me, and the consequences will be disastrous.
Seeing Darren was silent, the girl bit her lip and asked again, "Will you marry me?"
Darren's face completely sank, and he said unceremoniously:
"I am busy every day in the family, learning all kinds of knowledge, receiving sword training, and doing so many things. I finally got to see you and I was just feeling happy. Why do you have to say this?"
"Don't be angry, I was wrong."
The girl was stunned for a moment, then immediately softened her attitude, hugged Darren and dared not say anything more.
Darren also felt very annoyed. In fact, whether he could marry her was not something he could decide. Only the elders of the family could decide.
Besides, the person she should actually ask is her father!
If her father was a member of a viscount family, there would be no obstacle to their marriage. Unfortunately, her father was just a businessman with some money, and he would even be delighted to receive an invitation from our Fisher family.
There was something Darren had never dared to say.
His position in the family was actually not very stable. Darren originally thought that with the help of his father's relationship, he would become the head of the Fisher family sooner or later.
But he recently discovered that his father never mentioned the succession of the next head of the family, and his peers were also growing up, and he gradually developed a sense of crisis deep in his heart.
Also, Darren got a terrible sequence when he was gifted the year before.
Shadow Road, "Scapegoat".
His physical and spiritual qualities were improved evenly, but other than that, the "scapegoat" sequence simply gave Darren a very useless supernatural trait.
Darren can activate "scapegoat" to consume spiritual power, absorb the bad luck of others through physical contact, and then suffer bad luck on behalf of others!
Oh shit!
How can you be the head of a family with such rubbish sequence power?
And Darren could clearly sense one thing, that is, his father did not like him embarking on the path of shadow. After he came out of the basement that day, he just told him with a complicated expression.
"Darren, if you want to become stronger, be more yourself. Maybe taking the path of shadow is not a completely bad thing... But you must remember that no matter what, don't do anything that is detrimental to the family."
The more he thought about these things, the more upset he felt. He took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice.
"Turn over."
He spanked the girl's butt, turned over and rode on her, holding her arms behind her back.
"pain."
Hearing the girl's scream, Darren could feel the potion in his body beginning to be digested, but he remained silent and ignored her slight resistance.
When the two were about to separate, Darren could see a little black aura on the girl.
After thinking it over, he still touched her face and absorbed that bit of bad luck calmly. Deep down, he felt much more balanced and felt that he was actually quite nice to her.
Then, on his way home, Darren was hit by a frightened horse. He felt like his bones were cracked and grimaced in pain.
"I'm sorry! Master Darren, I'm sorry!"
"It's not your problem, but I still want to scold you. Remember to be careful next time."
He was hastily helped up by the terrified coachman, his brows furrowed. He clearly felt that the trajectory of his destiny, "The Sufferer", had been activated, and a little white aura appeared around him.
The fate of the "victim" is that after encountering bad things, he can accumulate some good luck, and when he encounters a fatal crisis, all his accumulated good luck will burst out to offset the fatal crisis.
It has only been accumulating for several years, and Darren has never encountered a time when he needed to use up his luck, but all kinds of bad luck have become an unbearable daily routine.
Inside Fisher Manor.
Byrne silently took notes on occult knowledge, mainly recording and summarizing the various creatures recreated from summoning spells.
Vanessa's spellcasting talent has been further developed and has reached the upper level of the origin. Not only can she now cast one more summoning type of spell, but the effects of various spells will be enhanced.
"Unfortunately, it is difficult for me to make any further progress."
In recent years, Byrne found himself unable to digest the power of the third-level "mystic scholar".
"According to the mysterious knowledge bestowed by the Lord of the Lost, anyone who steps on the first four steps of the Long Stairs to God will not encounter difficulties. Only those who want to climb the fifth step will encounter real difficulties."
The reason may be very simple, that is, because I am too distracted, I have to take care of many family affairs, and I am not so dedicated to learning knowledge and studying mysticism.
"At this rate, it will probably take me ten years to fully master the power of the third-tier 'Mystic Scholar' sequence."
"If you want to speed up your mastery of power, you can do so. Just put aside all intrigue and family affairs..."
He shook his head. If only his father hadn't died, he would have had the opportunity to devote himself to knowledge.
How could the Fisher family not rely on themselves now?
"If Irene could reach the fifth step of the Divine Sacrifice Path, her life span would increase. Unfortunately, she doesn't have enough time."
It's not just that Irene herself has less and less time, but also because she has only summed up the effective methods of cultivating pious people in recent years, which has delayed her for a long time.
However, with Irene's experience, it will be much easier for the newcomers of the Dawn Order to be promoted to "Preachers".
Chris's situation is completely different from theirs.
Chris actually said half a year ago that he was about to completely master the third-level sequence power!
Just like when he mastered the power of the first-level "Hunter" and the second-level "Killer", Chris made rapid progress in becoming stronger without any hindrance, as if he was born for the path of tranquility. Byrne and Irene both found it exaggerated.
genius!
That was the only way Byrne could sum up Chris's situation.
"It seems that Chris will enter the fourth step earlier than me. He is really suitable for the Path of Tranquility. Now it seems that the more you conform to the theme of a path, the easier it is to master the power of the sequence. You don't need to pay too much attention to the intention of the sequence itself."
He did not feel jealous at all. Instead, he knew that it was a crucial matter. The entire Fisher family lacked a truly powerful extraordinary person.
As long as Chris can step onto the fourth step, he will possess extraordinary power comparable to a qualitative change, and the situation of the entire Fisher family will be different!
"Coupled with the trajectory of fate and the power of runes, as long as Chris can reach the fourth step, the Fisher family will become a very important player in the East Coast Province, and no longer just a pawn of those people."
He knew very well that Viscount Garcia had always wanted to completely uproot Fischer.
It was only because a series of powerful extraordinary people fell at the hands of the Fisher family that caused Viscount Garcia to become doubtful and wary, so he did not dare to actually take action.
In fact, Viscount Garcia's idea was correct. If he really went deep into Nasir Town, he would definitely be killed by Irene who would consume his lifespan.
late at night.
In the silent night, Byrne quietly left the family estate and came to the cemetery of the Fisher family.
There are many tombstones there. Not only the core members of the Fisher family, but even ordinary family soldiers will be buried here after death.
He came to Lucius's tombstone, looked at the flowers sent by various people in front of the tombstone, and added a bouquet of flowers belonging to him.
"I seem to be becoming more and more like you, father, but it's impossible for me to completely become you."
Then, Byrne came to Eric's tombstone. There were not many flowers placed there. He silently took out a bouquet of flowers and calmly placed it on the tombstone.
"Feel sorry."
When Byrne returned to Fisher Manor, he saw Chris and Irene waiting for him in the hall.
Chris with silver-white hair stood there calmly, with no expression on his face. His thin body had a unique kind of handsomeness, like an angel fallen from the sky.
"Chris, you're back!" A smile appeared on Byrne's face.
A few months ago, after Chris showed that he was about to completely master the power of the third-level "Pretender", he left the family quietly without telling anyone.
Now, he is back.
"Byrne, there is extremely important good news about Chris!"
Irene smiled, her eyes showing great joy.
Byrne only needed to see her expression to immediately understand what was going on, and he was suddenly filled with surprise deep down in his heart!
Finally, this day has come! The Fisher family's chance to transform has arrived!
He couldn't help but sigh, clenched his hands, and said excitedly: "It's even faster than I expected, Chris. You are indeed a natural quiet person."
Chris nodded slightly. He had successfully mastered the full power of the "Pretender".
All that’s left is to find the ritual method to step onto the fourth step. Once you complete the ritual, you can advance to a new stage and possess extraordinary powers that are no less powerful than those powerful viscounts!
(End of this chapter)
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