"Arthur Pendragon—the name passed down through the Arthur Family. When the Town Chief died, his son inherited the name. No one knew why."
Abel shook his head, then added, "However, my teacher, Lyra, once found some information on the fifth layer. It seemed that Arthur was the name of a great king."
As it happened, he really was a great king!
Zhou Qing thought to himself.
Still, the legends of Arthur Pendragon were only legends. Whether he had truly existed in history remained unknown.
But that was not important. The key was—
"Was the Town Chief position also passed down through a single bloodline?"
"How could that be?"
Abel asked in return, "Of course the Town Chief was elected by everyone. But for a very long time, the position was indeed held by people bearing the name Arthur Pendragon."
"Oh? Was it because they were all very responsible?" Zhou Qing asked curiously.
"That was one reason, but the main reason was that the people of the town were not very willing to deal with the Lord of Tianming City." Abel sighed helplessly. "After all, we could not leave for our entire lives. The most direct reason was that the Tianming City Guards stopped us... Not many people in town liked the Lord of Tianming City."
"That? Haha, perhaps things will improve in the future. I already have a way to solve your troubles, though it will take some time—at least until Riko can truly stand on her own."
The reason Abyss People risked becoming Fallen Ones when they went outside was, at its root, because their martial souls had already begun to fuse with their bodies.
That was also the direct reason why Abyss People had childlike faces.
They only needed to awaken their martial souls.
However, ordinary awakening methods