Time was up. Everyone looked at Thomas and waited for his reply.Everyone had the same thought: Thomas would not be able to answer!Some were happy, some were upset, some were excited to watch the show, while others were just onlookers without an opinion.“Thomas, please tell me where the inverted cross is,” Peter asked again.While everyone watched, Thomas let out a long breath.He slowly stood up and rubbed his eyes. Peter was standing in front of him, so he reached out to push Peter away before he walked toward the huge picture.It only took him a few steps to reach the picture scroll.Thomas stared at the big drawing before he extended his right arm to point at it with his index finger.He pointed at a spot to the bottom left of the picture, and it was an insignificant, as well as easily overlooked, position.“The inverted cross is here!”His answer sent the hall into an uproar.He found it?How could it be?Everyone picked up their phones and cameras and kept filming
He was completely convinced.In an instant, everyone gave Thomas a round of loud applause.It was not over-the-top to clap for him when he could create such a miracle. Besides, since the misunderstanding had been resolved, everyone had more respect for Thomas.They even obsequiously shouted, “Mr. Mayo, please stay in Celandine City and develop it!”They had despised Thomas earlier, but now, they had started to flatter him, asking him to stay and develop the city. These people did not have the strongest conviction.However, Thomas did not want to criticize them. He just waved his hand and said, “Please rest assured that I’ll stay here.”Thomas turned around, looked at Declan, who was on the stage, and asked, “Mr. Mars, now that our misunderstanding has been resolved, can you stop criticizing me?”Declan’s complexion turned blue and pale, and he was furious. Without a word, he scoffed and just left the hall with his hands behind his back.It seemed like Declan was furious.Howev
The incident in the hall ended. Dragon Claw and his gang had arrived with excitement and left with disappointment. They were extremely unhappy.As soon as they returned to House of Vistaria, Dragon Claw yelled angrily at Declan, “How can you be so useless? Luck promoted you as Celandine City’s pillar, and you can’t even settle such a small matter? You’re a real piece of trash!”Declan was incredibly noble to outsiders, but he was nothing to Dragon Claw!That man just scolded Declan as he pleased and had no respect for him at all.Declan was used to it, and he did not seem to fear Dragon Claw in the slightest. He did not care about Dragon Claw’s comment as he said, “You saw the situation in the hall today. I couldn’t have manipulated it!“Thomas took out the rosary first, and then he invited the old abbot to help. In the end, he completed the extreme challenge as well. His performance today was too incredible, hence I couldn’t do anything.“The old abbot’s status isn’t lower than
It was likely that Declan had secretly passed a message to Thomas!“You’ve been watching Declan recently. Has he done anything strange?” Dragon Claw asked.Heron shook his head. “Nope. If he had done anything strange, I would have immediately reported it to you, Master. I monitored him twenty-four hours a day and knew everything he said. He couldn’t have possibly passed a message to Thomas. “Oh yeah, Phoebe and Thomas are still very close! Did Phoebe have anything to do with it?”Dragon Claw narrowed his eyes. “We didn’t let Phoebe in on all our plans. I also tested her a few times, and she truly had no idea.”That was strange. Since Declan had been closely monitored, and Phoebe knew nothing, how could their secret have been exposed?Had it all just really been a coincidence?Dragon Claw said, “Let’s not think about it anymore. Continue monitoring Declan.”“Okay! What about Phoebe? Should we monitor her as well?” Heron asked again.Dragon Claw shook his head. “Monitor a girl?
Just as Thomas was about to leave after dinner, an uninvited guest came.It was Lord Vedastus!A novice monk ran over and anxiously said, “Abbot, I have bad news. Lord Vedastus has led a large group of men wearing suits and sunglasses to invade Harmony Monastery! They’re scaring the people who are praying! Abbot, should we call the police?”The old abbot frowned and asked, “Have they hurt anyone or damaged anything?”The novice monk shook his head. “No, they haven’t hurt anyone or thrown anything. They just seem aggressive.”If they had not done anything violent, how could they call the police?After all, a large number of people came to the monastery every year. If they called the police just because of that, would they not have to call law enforcement every day?The old abbot said, “There’s no hurry. Let me go over and have a look.”Thomas immediately got up. “I should see what it’s about too.”Following that, the old abbot and Thomas rushed to the church. They saw Lord Veda
Was the box of gold bars just a gift for God? Why did it sound so weird?The old abbot was a little puzzled.There was a saying that one should never attack friendly people. It was a happy thing that people were donating money to the monastery, but the old abbot had a feeling that it was not so simple.Just as he was about to say something, Lord Vedastus reached out to stop him.“Abbot, I know that Thomas donated $10,000,000 to Harmony Monastery. Don’t worry, as long as you choose to stand on my side, I’ll donate more.”That was terrible.He made it sound like the old abbot had chosen to help Thomas only for money.However, that was what Lord Vedastus really thought.Who the heck was the old abbot? In his opinion, he was just a greedy man who had been bribed with money. Since Thomas could buy him with $10,000,000, Lord Vedastus could obviously buy him over with more money!But he was wrong.Lord Vedastus found out that Thomas had donated $10,000,000, but he did not know that
It was a silent night as the old abbot lay in bed and quietly fell asleep. He was an old man who had worked the entire day, so he was extremely sleepy. As soon as he lay on his pillow, he immediately fell asleep.While he was sleeping, a young monk walked into his room.The monk was the old abbot’s student, and his name was Brother Fred. He usually took turns with other fellow monks to take care of the old abbot, and it was Fred’s turn tonight.“Father, your tea is ready.”Fred walked up to the bed with a cup of tea. The old abbot would usually drink a cup of tea every night before he slept.According to him, drinking tea was a way to wash off any misfortune and evil.However, the old abbot was exhausted today. He had fallen asleep before he could drink his tea.“Master, are you asleep?” Fred asked.He heard some snoring from the old abbot in response. The old abbot was really sleeping due to his fatigue.Fred moved the teacup and gently placed it on the wooden table in the mi
In the old abbot’s room, a bound Fred, woke up after he heard the noise.He opened his eyes and saw it. Holy shit! The room was on fire!“What…” Fred looked around. Was he not in the old abbot’s room?He had initially tried to create a fire in the room to burn the old abbot to death and make it look like an accident. However, he had set himself up in the end.The old abbot was not in bed anymore. He was gone, and someone had tied Fred to the pillar.He noticed that the fire was flaring up. What should he do?“Help!“Help!“Somebody help me! I don’t want to die!”He finally remembered to call for help. He did not want to die? What had he just done? If he had not started the fire in the first place, would he have ended up in this position?It was useless no matter how loud Fred shouted. The flames were growing, and while people outside were trying hard to put them out, it was too late.The fire started to burn Fred’s clothes, and soon, he was completely consumed in flames.
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