God of War?Riordan knew of the God of War’s existence, he just did not expect the God of War to really appear in front of him.“You’re… the God of War?” Riordan still dared not believe it.Thomas’s smiled as he answered, “I really am the God of War. Mr. Silver, if you don’t believe me, I can ask some people to send the commander stamp over here and show it to you.”“No, you don’t have to do that. I trust your credibility.”Riordan was delighted. If the God of War helped him, there might actually be a chance to turn the tide on his problem!He looked around before he whispered, “It’s not convenient to talk about it here. Mr. Mayo, please follow me to the study for our discussion.”Therefore, Thomas and Aries followed Riordan to the study.Riordan then locked the door.The study’s sound insulation was very good. If someone sang loudly in the room, people outside would not hear it, so if someone whispered in the room, not a sound would be heard outside.Riordan invited them to
Aries was confused as he asked, “But, Dragon Mountain Range belongs to the Silver family. If the Silver family doesn’t agree, the businessmen won’t be able to exploit the resources, right?“If they dare to sneak onto the mountain, you can just inform the government officers to enforce the law. I don’t believe that it can’t subdue the businessmen!”Riordan shook his head helplessly when he heard Aries’ question.“You’re right, young man. That was the case previously. As long as I didn’t agree, they would never be able to exploit the area regularly.“They could just play some tricks in secret, and we would work with the government to keep them in check.“But, this situation won’t last much longer.”Thomas frowned slightly before he asked, “What do you mean?”Riordan let out a long sigh. “The Silver family has a rule. Every head of the family can only hold the position until the age of sixty. Then, they will have to step down and give the position to the next generation.“I’m alre
Riordan stared at Thomas in surprise. He did not know how to answer.Indeed, with Thomas’ wealth and network, it was really too easy for him to protect a mountain range like that. If he sold Dragon Mountain Range to Thomas, it would be in excellent hands.But… Riordan felt puzzled.“Don’t trust me?” Thomas asked.Riordan remained silent.Thomas added, “It’s fine even if you don’t want to sell it to me. You can donate Dragon Mountain Range to the government for free. You just need to add one condition to the agreement, which is that exploitation is prohibited. I believe the government will also protect the mountain range very well, so you don’t have to worry.”Riordan chose to remain silent again. He actually did not want to accept both suggestions given by Thomas. At that moment, Thomas understood what Riordan wanted.Thomas said, “Mr. Silver, I guess you still want the Silver family to be in control of Dragon Mountain Range, right?”Riordan sighed. “It looks like I can’t h
Ferid was holding a wine glass and leaning against a table. He felt gloomy while he drank the wine.There were about eight more men in the room. All of them were the people in charge of big enterprises and big groups. They were also the businessmen who were interested in Dragon Mountain Range.They had been in Kiara Cloud Mountain a few years, and they had almost finished exploiting the areas that they could exploit.The only place that they yearned for right then was Dragon Mountain Range, which possessed extremely rich resources. But, Riordan monitored the mountain range so strictly that they could not exploit the area.These businessmen had even established a Union of Businessmen on Kiara Cloud Mountain, and the chairman of Golden Bright Pharmaceutical, Albert Clarke, was the head.Over the years, Albert had discussed the issue with Riordan many times, but he would be terribly scolded every time.He had even proposed to buy the mountain range for $10,000,000,000, but Riordan h
“Huh?” Ferid was shocked. He gulped and said, “This wine is so venomous. Why would you still take it out, Albert?”Albert chuckled. “Didn’t you say you want to kill Riordan?”Ferid was so scared that he broke out in cold sweat. He stammered. “N-No, I just said it out of anger. How could I possibly kill him for real? He’s my father. How can I kill my father? You must be insane!”“Haha, you’re right. But…” Albert said in a meaningful manner, “If Riordan dies now, the matter of looking for a son-in-law will be over. After he dies, the position of the family head will naturally be passed down to the only son, you.“At that time, you’ll have the say on Dragon Mountain Range. After you sell it to us, you can take the money and leave to enjoy your life. Once we obtain the mountain range, we will exploit it freely. It’s a win-win situation.”What he said was what Ferid thought.He was too desperate.He was desperate to hold a large amount of cash and leave the rural area to live in a me
“I didn’t want to do that either.”Valary looked very helpless too.Ferid chuckled. He pointed at the bottle of red wine and said, “I purposely brought this red wine for you. Later, when Dad wakes up, prepare breakfast for him. Then, you can take this red wine to him as a treat. Don’t tell him that I brought it back. Just tell him that you bought it.”“I bought this?”“Yes, you bought it.” Ferid added, “That way, Dad will be moved by your gesture, and the conflict between you two will be resolved. We’re a family. We should be in harmony, so don’t quarrel again.”Valary nodded. “Okay, I got it.”“Okay, I’ll go upstairs to take a shower and rest first. Take care of the rest. Don’t mess up.”“I know. I’m not a three-year-old kid.”“Ferid got up and staggered as he walked upstairs. When he reached the staircase, he turned back and cast a glance at Valary in a casual fashion before he flashed a discreet smile.About forty minutes later, all their family members woke up.Riordan wa
Riordan picked up the wine glass from the table and waved it at Thomas. “I’m sorry, Mr. Mayo. I’m the only person who can drink this glass of wine,” he said proudly.Valary made a face at Thomas.Thomas smiled. He sat at the side while he waited for the servants to prepare breakfast for him.Riordan drank the wine happily. He took a big mouthful before he swallowed it and licked his lips.“Wow, it’s really good wine. It tastes marvelous.“Valary, this wine you bought is quite good.“I initially…” As he prepared to continue speaking, he suddenly felt his heart ache. He reached out to hold his chest, and his expression seemed to indicate pain.“Dad, what’s wrong with you?” Valary sensed that something was wrong, so she asked.Riordan initially thought that he was just having a stomachache, but he did not expect to feel more pain. Riordan was in so much pain that he could not say anything, and his forehead was full of cold sweat.The color on his face and body even started to c
“Dad?”Ferid was shocked. He immediately went over and checked on him.He touched Riordan’s pulse before he heard Riordan’s heartbeat, but he could not hear anything. He was sure that Riordan was dead.“How could this happen? Why is Dad dead?”Valary cried with grief as she said, “I don’t know! I really don’t know!”Right then, a cold voice was heard.“It’s poison.”Poison?The siblings turned around and looked over at the same time. Thomas was observing the bottle of red wine.Valary’s expression changed, and she questioned him. “Thomas Mayo, you better speak clearly. What’s going on? What ‘poison’ are you talking about?”Thomas pointed at the red wine and said, “Ms. Silver, this bottle of wine that you bought contains poison. Anyone would undoubtedly die in five seconds after drinking it. I also examined the wine glass, and it contains a large amount of poison.”What he said struck Valary like lightning.She would not have expected the red wine that her brother had brough
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