Chapter 519 Richard's thoughts
"...The whole time you knew it was your father who visited you that day?" Under Richard's enormous pressure, Theo sighed and contented himself with those words
His adoptive father explained to him everything that happened that day and told him not to mention to Richard that he was his father when he met him, so Theo came up with several lies in case Richard asked about the identity of the person who came to visit him a few years ago, but it seemed that there would be no need for them...
Richard shouldered his hands and looked to the side. Although the green flame was still burning on his hair, he seemed a little calmer, "Of course I knew who he was, since I was born I kept hearing his characterizations from you all and saw so many portraits and statues made in his honor, do you all think I'm so stupid that I wouldn't recognize him when he was sitting in front of me? Even if I had never seen his portraits or heard anything about him in the past, I would have recognized that inciting face at first sight!"
"Why didn't you confront him and tell him what you think about him? Wouldn't that have been better than staying angry with him like this?"
Richard turned his face to face Theo again and let out a sarcastic laugh, "Oh, am I the one who should be blamed now? If he himself is a coward and doesn't want to take responsibility, he knew who I was from the moment he saw me, but he didn't want to look at me and say, 'I'm sorry My son, I know you suffered a lot because of me' he kept pretending that he was a stranger until he left and disappeared again, as I used to do! What did you want me to do when he didn't even dare to claim me? Jump in his arms and ask him to pat my head? Damn him, who needs him!?"
Theo looked at the ground and did not respond. He did not know what to say... His adoptive father told him about his meeting with Richard and actually told him that he did not dare to announce his identity in front of his son because he felt shameful at that moment. On that day, Robin didn't need to say much about how he felt as he was everything in his eyes, His adoptive father appeared to be extremely sad and broken when he remembered Richard's situation and his words, something he had never seen before.
Perhaps his adoptive father thought at the time that the silence would give him some time to think about a way to compensate Richard before telling him his identity, but he did not know that the person sitting in front of him actually knew who he was. He was waiting for his father to acknowledge him so that he could admonish him and perhaps yell at him a little. But he stayed silent and left as a stranger, which deepened Richard's feelings of disappointment and loneliness even more.
"Wait, your aura?!" Theo, who was immersed in his thoughts, trying to come up with any idea that might solve what was in Richard's heart towards his father, suddenly felt as if a snake had bitten him and asked quickly
"What's wrong with my aura?" Richard asked with a big smile. It was clear that he was very proud
"You... Are you a sage?! No, not just a sage... are you level 33?" Theo's shock made him forget his refinement as the big brother, and he began to move forward until he was sitting on the edge of his chair, "But that doesn't make sense. My adoptive father ordered me to bring you the technique tablet of the third stage of the Life Fire Cultivation technique which means that he never passed it to you before. How did you reach this level?!"
Theo almost went crazy. He himself was able to break through to the Sagehood Realm after his father returned to unify the planet Jura and gave him the third stage of the Major Heavenly Law of Darkness. About 9 years have passed since then and Theo himself is still only at level 36, so how could he not be shocked by Richard's level?
Richard extinguished the flames on his body and sat down in his place on the throne-like seat. This time, he did not sit on it with fear, but rather it seemed as if it had been designed specifically for him. He spoke with great confidence, "What's the problem if I am level 33? I had the basics of The Law Technique and how to cultivate the levels all the way to level 30 Then I continued breaking through with my own understanding; Do you think that that guy is the only one capable of inventing ways to break through to the higher levels? Or is he the one who invented the internal energy training system and no one knows about it except him? When he was born there were many sages on planet Jura already, do not give him more credit than what he deserves."
"I didn't say that he was the only one capable of creating cultivation techniques! But... But it took those geniuses of the previous ancestors thousands of years to discover those techniques, and all of them were techniques that existed in nature and could be observed and contemplated, so creating techniques for them was just a matter of time, This is not the same with you, How old are you exactly? And the technique for which you created 3 new levels yourself is the fire of life! It is a law technique that does not exist in nature at all! How were you able to create a law technique for it within a few years, especially in your circumstances?!" Theo felt like he was about to have a nervous breakdown
Richard didn't respond to anything, he just leaned his head back more and looked at Theo with a smile...
Theo finally calmed down under the influence of that confident smile, which was mixed with a bit of arrogance and a little bit of madness. Theo felt at this moment that he knew this smile too well. He had seen it on someone's face before, "...Sigh~ Indeed, the apple does not fall far from the tree... You resemble your father more than you can imagine."
Richard's smile turned mischievous and he quickly looked to the side with a "Tch!" he didn't add a word
"Looks like you weren't kidding when you said you wanted to get yourself out." After a long time, Theo finally spoke, "I don't know if you heard about it or not, but there is a powerful invasion coming to this planet in 18 years that may destroy all forms of life here. We have to get you out of here before then, otherwise, the emperors and Sages of the Azil tribe will begin to exploit you in various ways to treat their war victims, and this will make you a sure-kill target for invaders. We must not reach this stage. You must leave before the invasion begins, and I fear that you alone will not be able to do it..."
"Oh, so the invasion rumors filling the streets were true, it's okay I already thought about it... You say it's coming in 18 years right? It's okay, just watch." The confident smile returned to Richard's face. At this moment, he looked as if he was very excited about something. Then he finally looked back at Theo in the eyes, "Thank you for the visit, my second brother. You can go back and continue that plan you were talking about. Go and get that guy more influence and resources and feed his ego as much as you wish, but tell him to forget about me, as I do not need him, and it is better for him not to involve me in his future plans, whatever they may be, as I am not one of his pawns."
Theo was silent for a moment and then spoke in a low voice, "...That plan I wanted to introduce you to involves a conflict that will change the fate of many planets, but its main purpose is--"
"What f*ckin' purpose now? Wasn't what happened to me and my mother enough for him? Didn't we contribute enough to His Excellency's high-level conflicts?! Just tell him to keep the hell away from me!!" Richard exploded again and stood up. It was clear that his tolerance was very limited when the topic came to his father
Under Richard's outburst, Theo continued slowly, "...I'll continue anyway. The ultimate purpose of his grand plan is to get you out of here without messing a hair on your head. He doesn't want anything else."
"...."
The anger on Richard's face calmed down a little, and then he looked up at the ceiling, his eyes filled with a layer of tears. He remained like that for a few seconds, then finally he raised his almost complete hand and brought it down like a sword on his other arm, cutting it cleanly to the shoulder.
*Shhh*
"What the hell are you doing?!" Theo quickly stood up when he saw that scene
"It would be strange if I left here with my full body intact. I will this arm here, you may bury it or sell it, it will bring back a few pearls that can help that guy in his endless research and ambitions..." Richard spoke without emotion and then advanced towards the huge door, "As for me, after your permission, I will return to my residence now, I have things to attend to."
Theo remained standing, looking at Richard's departing back with panic, not knowing what to do. He had suffered so much to get this meeting, but everything was ruined!
Just before Richard touched the huge door, he looked back, "Can you order the Thousand Valleys Slayer to take the long way while he escort me back to my residence? It's been a while since I got some fresh air…"
"...As you wish." Theo immediately agreed and then signaled to the Nine Suns Monarch to execute immediately
After Richard left the palace, Theo collapsed in his chair again and began rubbing the area between his eyes. The process of rescuing Richard was difficult and tiring as it was, but now the difficulty has increased until it has become impossible. How can one be saved when he does not want to be saved?
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Many giants noticed Richard walking through the streets with his kind smile which he was famous for, but no one dared to approach when they saw the Thousand Valleys Salyer walking beside him.
However, the Green Flame Doctor leaving his residence and moving freely in this manner was a strange and unusual situation that attracted everyone's attention, as those who were qualified to meet him were all monarchs and high-level cataracts in their own domain.
The scene was especially attractive since the Doctor looked like a happy little child, running towards anything he liked and inspecting it as if it were a new toy.
During his journey from the temporary palace of the Monarch of the Nine Suns until he reached his residence, it is said that he touched and played with everything he found, even ordinary buildings and weapons shops were not spared from him... He even tried to climb on top of the gigantic 27 statues of the Emperors of the Azil tribe located in the main square, but he had to abandon the idea after climbing a few steps as he was missing an arm, never the less, he can still brag that almost managed to climb all the 27 of them, as not anyone was qualified to touch them!
A few were laughing at him sarcastically, and some were giggling and shaking their heads because they didn't think that the Green Flame Doctor had such a curious nature
But even under everyone's gaze, no one noticed that everything that Richard touched had trembled for a moment before returning to being lifeless again...