Nicholas stopped smiling and politely said, “Mr. Mayo, you’re truly a young talented man. You’re a really outstanding person among the young generation.“Compared with you, my disappointing grandson, Dominic, doesn’t seem very promising. If you were my grandson, it would be a very happy thing for me.”As soon as he said that, Nelson’s expression changed.In reality, Thomas was his actual son.Nelson kept staring at Nicholas, and he felt flustered. This man was his father, but he could not refer to him as such.It was very hard for normal people to understand this feeling.Thomas smiled faintly as he said, “That’s very flattering, Mr. Gomez. Speaking of which, I might really be your grandson.”Nicholas was taken aback.Actually, his words earlier had just been out of courtesy. He did not expect Thomas to flatter him like that.Their subordinates below the stage could not bear the sight.His previous flattery was fine, but he actually wanted to become Nicholas’ grandson. Such f
Jed’s analysis put Nicholas at easeHowever, Nicholas was actually worried about the key to the problem. But, Dominic, the clever d*ck, ignored it, and that was very harmful.“Let’s go.”“Okay, Grandpa.”Dominic then drove off. After the incident today, the Gomez family changed its opinions of Thomas’ attitude. At least, they would not be hostile to Thomas anymore.If Thomas could earn money for them, the Gomez family would have a very good impression of Thomas!Meanwhile, Thomas arranged for some people to send Nelson back to the mansion, and he would not need to come to the company again.Then, he brought Samson and the others back to the chairman’s office in the office building before he shut the door.Thomas sat on the couch, smiled faintly, and asked, “Do you think what I said just now was too flattering?”Samson chuckled. “People who don’t know the truth would feel that you were flattering the Gomez family too much and being too timid. But, it’s a different story for peo
Diana felt flattered, and her face turned red.Thomas chuckled and said, “You just need to work for me. Other executives in the company don’t have the right to order you.”Diana asked, “Do you have any special requests?”She initially just wanted to ask if there was anything that she needed to take note of, but it sounded a little wrong.Diana’s face turned red again, and she quickly explained, “Please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not referring to that kind of special service.”When Thomas heard this, he laughed.“What are you thinking? What kind of special service?”Diana pouted. “If you insist that I serve you, it’s also possible. After all, I’m prepared to sacrifice my body to you.”“Umm.” Thomas awkwardly cleared his throat before he quickly raised his hand and said, “Hold on, I only have one request for you.”“What is it?”“Diana, when you’re my secretary, the only request is that you can’t have any inappropriate thoughts about me.”Hmm?Um… Diana was stunned for a fe
“Can you tell me what it is?”“I can’t yet.”Emma sighed. “All right, I’m also used to this. You’re always hiding something from me. Fine, I don’t mind it. I just want you to promise me something.”“What is it?”“No matter what you want to do, you have to make sure that you’re safe!”Thomas felt very warm inside. “I will.”Emma anxiously said, “Don’t just answer me. You have to keep this in mind. You’re no longer alone. You can’t live your life like you’re in the warzone on the west coast!“Dear, you have a wife now, and you’ve found your father. You’re no longer alone. You don’t just live for yourself, you also have to think about your family.“You’re father and son, and you’re even a father yourself now!”What?Thomas initially felt very touched, but something suddenly felt off as he listened to her.He was a son. Okay, he found his father, so he should consider his father since he was the son.It was also true that he was a husband. After he returned, he would make up fo
A silvery-white sedan was driven on the wide asphalt road.Aries, the driver, felt excited as he said, “Commander, I didn’t expect the instructor to actually take the initiative to contact you. Since we left the west coast, we’ve never met him. I’m really looking forward to this reunion.”Thomas smiled faintly without answering.Was he looking forward to it?Yes.But, he felt more anxious.The first thing he could be sure of was that Thomas respected his instructor Franklin very much.He remembered when he first arrived on the west coast, he was just a newbie who would always be bullied and suppressed by the experienced soldiers.Back then, Franklin saw Thomas’ potential and kept Thomas as his student. He taught Thomas all sorts of battling skills as well as military knowledge, and Thomas grew all the way from a new soldier.Naturally, Thomas was gifted. But if he had not received help from Franklin, his path of growth would not have been so smooth.More importantly, after Fr
They had not met for a long time. When Franklin saw his beloved student again, he subconsciously called out to Thomas like a real father seeing his son.Thomas was also quite touched, and he walked over with Aries.“Mr. Clark.”Thomas did not put on an attitude in front of Franklin.Franklin put down his fountain pen before he walked over and held Thomas’ shoulders with his hands. “Thomas, since you left the west coast, we haven’t met at all. I really miss you,” he said.The older he got, the more sentimental he became.In the past, Franklin was actually quite reserved, but he could not control his emotions anymore today.At the side, Aries “enviously” said, “Mr. Clark, I’m also here. Can you take a look at me?”Franklin laughed. “Little brat, I saw you just now. Come on, please have a seat.”Franklin invited them to take their seats. Then, he summoned the waiter to serve them a fruit plate and some water. He was very polite.He asked, “Thomas, you’ve been in Central City for
Thomas felt a little surprised.“Oh? Do you know me?”Shawn chuckled. “Mr. Clark always talks about you. Besides, who doesn’t know about your terrifying records in the army? How can I not know you?”Although it sounded like he was flattering, Thomas sensed that Shawn’s words had a different meaning for some reason. His tone was filled with provocation.Perhaps that was the impulsive aura from a competitive young man?Franklin said, “Tom, don’t look down on Shawn. The speed of his growth is not below yours. He broke many records that you previously left in the army. His achievements in the future are unpredictable.”Thomas smiled faintly as he said, “That will be excellent. Mr. Clark, you can live your life without worries when Shawn is here.”Shawn said, “Thank you for the compliment, Thomas. I don’t have any other thoughts now. The only thought I have now is to learn from Mr. Clark, and… break all your previous records!”Hmm?As soon as he said that, the atmosphere in the roo
Although Thomas felt very disappointed, he did not express it on his face. His mental strength was much better than that of a regular person.Franklin drank some tea before he said, “Shawn’s current position is deputy commander on the west coast. Tom, those soldiers whom you previously led are now under Shawn.“Your Power of Almighty, especially, has shown a totally new side after being trained by Shawn.“I think soon, Shawn will be able to replace you and succeed you as the God of War.”Shawn chuckled and said, “The God of War? No, I remember this title belongs to Thomas only. Even if he doesn’t hold the position, he still keeps the title. Even if I take over his position, I’ll probably need to get another title.”The conversation made Thomas feel a little upset.The God of War title was proof that Thomas had been successful on the west coast. It was deeply embedded in Thomas’ soul.However, Franklin had fearlessly stated something like that in the open. Did he still have any a
No one knew how far down the title Emperor of Luck was inherited.They had finally caught Luck.Following that, Eric leaped into action and reeled in his haul as fast as he could. With that, all the remaining accomplices of Luck were caught in one fell swoop!The two million innocent citizens were saved, as all of them took the antidote.Once again, Thomas saved the day.In order to express their gratitude, the citizens decided to erect statues of Thomas in Celandine City and many other cities as well.In the House of Vistaria.Phoebe ran towards her father hurriedly. She then smiled at him and said, “What did I tell you, dad? Thomas will definitely turn things around, right? I won!”Declan was so agitated, that he started tearing up.Thomas was really too amazing. He was capable of turning things around, even in such a predicament.At the same time, the curse that had plagued the Mars family for over a thousand years was finally broken. From then onwards, Declan was finally
Luck was dumbfounded. Why was Thomas still alive and kicking?“No need to doubt your own eyes. I am indeed still alive.”The crowd parted, making way for a very familiar figure. It was Thomas, the very Thomas whom the public watched him die.As he walked, he said, “Our previous research has already reached ninety-nine percent completion. But no matter how hard we tried, the final one percent remained out of our grasp. At that time, I thought that perhaps the only way was to drink the Ancestral Water and experience the poison itself, which would allow me to have a breakthrough for the final one percent.“And that was what happened. I managed to do it.“After drinking the Ancestral Water, I finally understood what the one percent was and successfully created the antidote for Ancestral Water. Now that the antidote has been created, it will sever your connection with the Ancestral Water.“You will not be able to kill anyone anymore.“You have lost, Luck.”Lost?Luck's eyes were wi
It was obvious that Eric could not afford to take a gamble this time. But he had no choice. His only choice was to listen to whatever the other party said and prepare a helicopter in twelve hours’ time.That was not all. He was also supposed to request for his superiors to help Luck get out of the country.The thought of it made Eric furious.“Damn it!”He left in anger to deal with the rest of the matter.The sky of Celandine City was covered with clouds.The patriarch, Declan, was in his garden in the House of Vistaria. He stared at the withered flowers as he grieved.His entire life was spent supporting Mr. Cole in hopes that he would be able to create an antidote to Ancestral Water. But at the end of the day, Mr. Cole accomplished nothing.His two disciples — Capricious Holy Hand Elliot, and Thomas — were both dead.There was no one in the world who was capable of creating the antidote for Ancestral Water anymore.“Alas...” Declan sighed. It seemed that it was impossible
At that moment, the general public was suddenly dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning. Everyone was down in the dumps.Many of those with poor psychological strength directly collapsed on the ground.They believed Thomas' death could be exchanged for their own safety, but who knew, in the end, they got nothing, and Luck, as usual, used their lives as a bargaining chip to force the authorities to listen to His Majesty's words.No antidote to Ancestral Water would ever be created by chance.The lives of people were still in His Majesty's hands.Whenever luck wanted them to die, they would die without any ability to resist.However, this was not the most frightening part. What was even more frightening than this was that the only person who could create the antidote to Ancestral Water had been forced to die alive by them.It would be impossible to create the antidote to Ancestral Water without Thomas.Mr. Cole and Elliot had all died, Thomas was the last person who mastered the
Eric sighed deeply, "Thomas, even though things have reached this point, you still remain so kind.""I have nothing to say except to choose death because the research failed." Thomas let out a long breath. "Before I die, I want to talk to my family on the phone."Originally, Emma and the others came to Celandine City because they wanted to be reunited with Thomas.Who knew it had turned into a life and death situation?The world was like a chess game; everything was unpredictable.When Thomas was video calling with his family, Emma was already bathed in tears at the other end. She was crying and shouting at Thomas to not be impulsive, and saying perhaps there was still room for things to turn around.That was what she thought, but it was not the case.Every minute Thomas dragged on, more people perished as the result of Ancestral Water, and the crowd’s fear and rage grew.Thomas’ life no longer belonged to him."Honey, take care of the baby."I love you."Those were Thomas’
For such demanding research, half a day was really too short.Thomas had recruited the best doctors and researchers he could find to work on a detailed study of Ancestral Water.In the past, it was difficult to achieve breakthroughs in the research on Ancestral Water. That was because figuring out how to create an antidote for the Ancestral Water was challenging. On the other hand, it was also because obtaining the Ancestral Water was incredibly difficult. Because they only had a few samples, the results were underwhelming.However, it was different now. Because the entire city's water supply had been turned into Ancestral Water, they were able to collect the samples at their convenience. This made it much easier for Thomas and the others to get the materials.With Thomas in charge, hundreds of researchers were conducting a massive study in just half a day. Unfortunately, things did not go according to plan.Thomas still failed. “We almost got it.“We were so close to makin
How sinister. “All we want is nothing but—safety.“As long as we’re safe, we definitely won’t make it difficult for everyone. If we’re safe, no one will die.“Now then, I have a small request to make to ensure everyone’s safety.“I demand that Thomas drink Ancestral Water immediately! This person is a real hassle for His Majesty, and we must keep him under our control for our own protection. Please forgive us for the inconvenience.“We'll only give everyone half a day to consider this. The emperor will begin killing people if Thomas does not step forward and drink Ancestral Water by this afternoon.“Okay. I've said everything I wanted to say. Goodbye.” The TV screen went dark, and so did Eric's face.He kicked the trash can over and said fiercely, “What is this? You're the only person in the world who can create an antidote for Ancestral Water’s poison, Thomas!“Once you drink Ancestral Water, you’ll be controlled by them!“Won't you have to obey Luck's every command by the
After listening to Thomas’ description, Eric also displayed a look of shock and said two words, “As expected.”What did he mean by, as expected?Was it possible that Eric knew that Luck was behind it from the start?“Thomas, follow me.”Eric took Thomas into an empty ward and locked the door. The two sat in the corner of the ward.He whispered, “There is a piece of news that I haven’t announced to the public, that is, besides Celandine City, there are more than ten cities that have problems. Do you know which cities they are?”Thomas’ eyes lit up. He already knew what Eric wanted to say.At the previous meeting, Eric had clearly stated that more than ten cities across the country had been controlled by Luck. Now, there happened to have more than ten cities where residents had been poisoned.Was there such a coincidence?Thomas said, “The residents are poisoned by Ancestral Water. Over ten cities are all under the control of Luck’s forces, so it is almost a certainty that Luck
“I didn’t. I saw the news early in the morning and was shocked. I haven’t dared to drink a sip of water until now.” Pisces took a deep breath and said, “Is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? It’s really terrible.”No matter whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it was no small matter.Soon, Thomas drove to the hospital.Eric had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as he saw Thomas coming, he quickly let him enter the ward.He saw a patient lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, and his body was trembling. Although it was very hot, he was as cold as if he had just been lifted out of the freezer.A doctor walked over and said, “Mr. Mayo, let me tell you the general overview of the current situation.”The virus was spread through water sources.After drinking water with the virus, the virus would lurk in the human body.However, lurking did not mean that it would cause an outbreak.At present, over one hundred thousand people had b