He had a wonderful way with words. Or, one could also suggest that he was being overly humble.Logically, they would agree to it, since he was being so polite and modest. But unexpectedly, Bernard changed his mind and said while waving his hands, “No, I will not let you join us, you may leave now.”Luca grew anxious after hearing that. “Why? Mr. Vedastus, I came here in all sincerity, so why aren’t you allowing me to join?” He queried.“Why? You have no idea why? Art Trading Corporation are enemies with Thomas and the Hill family. And, as far as I know, the Hill family is a part of the Eagle Alliance. I’ve already gone out of my way to not treat you with hostility, and you’re still considering joining our company? Are you daydreaming?” Bernard stated coldly.After hearing that, Luca smiled. “I believe you have misunderstood, Mr. Vedastus,” he added with a slight shake of his head. “I was immediately kicked the Hill family out after learning about their affiliation with Art Tr
Kindness Clinic did not open for business today. The shutters might be drawn, but the closed sign was hanging on the door.This was the second day the clinic was not open for business.People had no idea what had happened to Kindness Clinic. All they knew was that it was not in operation.Inside the house, Adery began teaching Clover to read and speak after feeding her. She treated her as if she were her own sister.Apart from her father, only Thomas could say a few words to Adery because of her aloof personality. Thomas was married, thus she and Thomas were unable to have a blossoming and fruitful relationship.Her sense of loneliness was only getting worse.Now that Clover had appeared, Adery recognized the same loneliness in this little girl, so she was very kind to her.According to Adery's observations, this little girl's mental age was probably stuck around the age of three or four.She could eat on her own, albeit barely.However, talking and walking were skills that ha
When he looked up, he saw a beefy man in front of him with cold eyes.This man was Capricorn, one of the Twelve Golden Zodiacs.He was Thomas's sparring partner, and even Thomas did not dare to underestimate his capabilities."You, who are you?"Luca's face had turned pale from fear. He was already at a loss as to how to deal with the situation. He could not understand why Thomas would assemble so many people to protect some illegitimate daughter.Luca felt he had been tricked.The little girl inside the Kindness Clinic was not simply Thomas's illegitimate daughter, or in other words, she was not Thomas's illegitimate daughter at all, but a very important person."Damn the Art Trading Corporation. They've turned me into bait!"Only then did Luca realize that he had already been tricked even before he even officially joined, and that even if he did join, he would be used as cannon fodder every day in the future.He felt aggrieved when he thought about it.He forced out an unea
Several police cars drove over at this point. This time, Thomas and Vincent exited the vehicle simultaneously, and the real cops arrived.Those fake police officers, as well as Luca and others, were all arrested and brought in for investigation.Luca was truly a pitiful guy. Before he could join the Art Trading Corporation, he was already disposed of as a scapegoat.He would, however, prefer to be taken away by the police, because if he was not taken away, Capricorn would beat him to death!The spectacular show slowly drew to a close.Capricorn and Scorpio both reverted into the shadows, silently guarding the Kindness Clinic.When Thomas and Vincent walked into the store, they saw Clover with her arms around Adery. She was obviously in great shock. The police officer impersonator had just had a devastating effect on her.While comforting Clover, Adery asked, "She's just a little girl. What utilization value has she got? She can't even talk or walk properly. I don't understand wh
It was strange indeed.No money was taken, no ladies or antiques were kept, and no family members were kidnapped or threatened. Why did they have to join the Art Trading Corporation for good reason?Thomas asked, "Are the benefits obtained after joining the Art Trading Corporation pretty high?""No, on the contrary, it is really low." Vincent said, "The Art Trading Corporation is like a vampire, constantly sucking blood from the companies under its authority to keep itself fat. Many companies have been sucked dry. After getting sucked in for seven or eight months, even the largest enterprises or corporations were barely able to survive."This made it even stranger.What was the point of joining the Art Trading Corporation if they couldn't get any benefits and would be sucked out of their blood?Thomas was very confused.After a lengthy thought, he said, "The only thing I can think of now is that these people in control have some weakness in the hands of the Art Trading Corporati
While they were still talking, the secretary entered and said, “Deputy Director, Daniel Murdoch is here.”Daniel Murdoch, one of the tycoons of the automobile manufacturing industry in Southland District, had many car brands under him. He was considered a first-class businessman and also a member of Art Trading Corporation. But a majority of his earnings had been drained by them as well.Bernard frowned. He was unhappy. He did not want to see this man at this moment.“Go and tell him that I am not around. Tell him to come back a few days later.”Before the secretary could even turn around, Daniel walked in and said in a loud voice, “Vice Director Bernand, aren’t you high up on your high horse? If you want to see someone, they have to appear before you, but if you do not want to see someone, then they have to walk away? It seems like I mean nothing to you now, huh?”Bernard was shocked, as he did not expect Daniel to barge in just like that.He sighed and said, “That is not what I
His concerns were not unfounded.Silvester kicked the chair beside him in rage. “This is blasphemy! We are already at this point in our lives, but yet, a single small fry is screwing with us. Dang it!”No matter how high you were on the ladder, as long as you had some secret that you did not want anyone else to know, your hands would remain tied.On the other end.Right after, Daniel returned to his car, opened up his clothes, and took a look at the black spots on his body. The longer he looked at it, the worse and angrier he felt.If not for those idiotic brothers, Bernard and Silvester, he would not be in this condition.He had forsaken his dreams and business just to preserve his life for a mere few more days.And at the end of the day, he only had three more days to live.With the goods being snatched, what could he do to preserve his life?Daniel leaned back on the car seat as he stared into emptiness in silence. He thought about how he should spend the precious time he h
Daniel stood respectfully in the main hall of Kindness Clinic and waited. He looked like a young student who was waiting for his homeroom teacher, nothing like an automobile manufacturing industry tycoon.Shortly after, Thomas came out.The moment their eyes met, they both knew that the other party was not an ordinary citizen.Every single boss had a unique aura about them and tended to attract each other. A single glance was all that was needed to identify the level of the opponent.On his way here, Daniel was worried that Thomas’s medical skills were exaggerated. But after their eyes met, he was at ease.Daniel bowed and humbly said, “Good day, Dr. Mayo. I have long heard of your prowess in the medical field, being able to bring the dead back to life. Therefore, I am here today, in hopes that Dr. Mayo can extend a helping hand in saving me from imminent death.”He had carried himself with an excellent attitude.This was who Thomas was. He was someone who could be persuaded by
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