Everyone was shocked by his words.Emma was puzzled as she asked, “Why? Do you still think that you haven’t received enough attention and Lord Vedastus doesn't have enough hatred for you? Wouldn’t it be quite good for you to sneak into the city, steal what you need, and sneak out like Harvard suggested?”Thomas shook his head. “If we were dealing with normal opponents, there would be nothing wrong with doing that. But we’re dealing with Lord Vedastus. If we do that, it’ll be exactly what he wants. That is an extremely wrong approach.”Emma and Johnson cast a glance at each other, and they did not understand what Thomas meant.Thomas explained, “It’s actually very simple. Art Trading Corporation is powerful in Celandine City. It’s not an exaggeration to say that 80% of the resources in Celandine City are in Lord Vedastus’ control. No matter how I sneak into Celandine City, I’ll be immediately discovered. Modern society is not like ancient times, when you could just dress up and snea
Thomas traveled to Celandine City by flight. Then, he entered the main street in Celandine City in a great and honorable way just as he had arranged beforehand.His first destination was a restaurant that he had invested in alone. Today was the restaurant’s first day of business, and its name was Food and Medicine Hall!The name was a little tricky, and people did not know what it meant.It was supposed to be a restaurant, but why was there the term “medicine” in its name? If it was a clinic, why was it announced as a restaurant?It was so strange that everyone could not figure it out.Humans were curious creatures. The more puzzled they felt, the more they wanted to figure out the situation.Therefore, even though it was only Food and Medicine Hall’s first day of business, its reputation had spread across Celandine City.As the owner of the restaurant, Thomas took the initiative to walk to the stage. He held the microphone and said to the crowd that gathered under the stage, “L
Everyone had the same thought, so all of them rushed inside.All of a sudden, Food and Medicine Hall was crowded, and the restaurant was full in less than a minute. A large group of customers had even gathered outside.If they wanted to dine in, they needed to line up.However, most of the people outside did not really want to have a meal. Instead, they just wanted to stand on the street and watch the show. They wanted to see if the food was really that nutritious.Before Thomas officially began cooking, he observed the customers at every table carefully. He made a specific assessment of every customer who had come over to dine.Then, he walked into the kitchen.The chef was in charge of cooking, while Thomas was responsible for adding some “seasonings” into the food. These spices were carefully formulated by Thomas, and all of them were good for one’s health.After the people ate the food, it would lift up their spirits and make them more energetic, but that was it. It would no
At the center of Celandine City, there was a 118-floor building, and it was Art Trading Corporation’s headquarters. It was also the symbol of Celandine City.There was a saying, “As long as Art Trading Corporation existed, there would be Celandine City!”A building like that was the operating core of the entire Celandine City. It was the city’s lifeline as well.The office of the group’s chairman, Lord Vedastus, was on the 44th floor. It was an unlucky number and an unlucky floor. Under normal circumstances, a floor with the number “4” was usually closed and not open for use.Since “4” symbolized death, it was taboo for many enterprises. Hence, such arrangements would happen.However, Lord Vedastus was not superstitious.“I can control my life” was Lord Vedastus’ life motto. He even took the initiative to choose the 44th floor for his office, which occupied the entire floor.He did not believe in such superstitions.Even God could not take his life!At the moment, Lord Vedas
Hayden nodded. “Okay, I’ll go and get someone to do it.”…… In Food and Medicine Hall, Thomas sat by a window on the third floor. He watched the customers walk in and out of the restaurant, and his eyes flashed with slyness. He was waiting for Lord Vedastus to act.He had made such a grand entrance. Would Art Trading Corporation ignore him?It was impossible.Thomas had already taken his first step, so he would see how Lord Vedastus would respond now.Aquarius walked over and sighed while he said, “We’re currently operating at a loss. We’re suffering losses in every business deal. The more customers we have, the more losses we suffer. If we run our business like this, I guess there won’t be a second business.”It was not just about operating the business at a loss. It felt like they were throwing money on the street.However, Thomas did not care.He could not be bothered with how much money they lost. As long as he could get what he wanted during his trip to Celandine City th
After Blake walked into Food and Medicine Hall, all the customers put down their forks and knives. They opened their eyes wide and stared at him.This old man had a high reputation in the gourmet industry.The whole restaurant was obviously full of people. If Blake wanted to dine in, he had to wait for some time. However, someone actually took the initiative to stand up and give him his seat.That was a sign of his status.“Mr. Winslow, please have a seat.”Blake was not restrained at all. He did not even thank the person before he sat in the seat that the person had given up.Other customers at the same table felt embarrassed to continue eating, and all of them stood up as well.The waiter was very sensible. He quickly came over and cleared the table before he placed the menu in front of Blake. “Mr. Winslow, may I take your order?” he asked respectfully.Blake calmly opened the menu and slowly picked his choice of dishes.The initially noisy restaurant instantly became quiet,
One-fifth of the food was eaten. Blake did not eat too much. For a gourmet, he could not finish the food.He picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth before he gave his review. “It has taste, aroma, and color. Its ingredients and the way it’s cooked are top-notch. The chef who prepared this dish must be a top chef.”It was indeed the same as they had predicted. Blake gave a positive review.“But…”His “but” attracted their attention again. Why was there a “but”?Blake continued to say, “But that’s all. The dish was cooked mechanically. The chef didn’t even put his feelings into the food. Such food just looks good on the surface. It would be considered quite good by normal customers, but to me, food without feelings is soulless, and there is only one word to describe it: Trash!”What… Everyone was stunned.It was completely different from what they had expected in the beginning. Why did Blake suddenly call it “trash”?Had he not enjoyed his food earlier?Blake threw the napkin
Blake’s asthma had troubled him for more than ten years. There had been a few times when he nearly died in the hospital, and it was a nightmare that he thought he could never escape.Unexpectedly, a plate of fish and chips was able to relieve the illness that had troubled him for a long time.It was surprising.Blake even suspected whether he was eating food or medicine.Food that could cure illness actually existed in the world, and it was even more useful than medication. It was ridiculous. Even if the gourmet was knowledgeable and had eaten all kinds of delicacies in the world, he was convinced at this point.Blake asked, “Mr. Mayo, how did you do that?”Thomas smiled faintly, and he said, “Like I said in the beginning, all the food in our restaurant is customized for our customers. When I examined you, I discovered that you have asthma. So, when I prepared the plate of fish and chips, I purposely used some medicines that are suitable for you, and I put them in the food. It do
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