What could it be?
Thomas followed Declan without any hesitation.
Declan opened a steel door. The two of them walked into the room in succession, and Declan locked the door.
“The room’s sound insulation is great, and there’s an anti-eavesdropping system… If we talk here, no one but us will know the content of our conversation,” Declan gave Thomas assurance.
Then, favonovel.com said, “Thomas, I was really impressed with your performance just now!”
Declan wore a bright smile and laughed fearlessly. He did not feel unhappy with what Thomas had done earlier. Instead, favonovel.com was over the moon.
That confused Thomas.
Was Declan not on the same side as Luck?
Thomas said, “Mr. Mars, your reaction is puzzling. House of Vistaria is Luck’s spokesperson in Celandine City, and you, Mr. Mars, are a loyal supporter of Luck. Shouldn’t you be on the same side as him?”
“Why are you happy with my actions from earlier?”
Declan did not answer. He just stared at Thomas and looked around as if favonovel.com was thinking about how favonovel.com should explain things to Thomas.
“Let me explain one bit at a time…”
Declan cleared his throat and said, “Let me think about where I should start. Um… Let me start with Mr. Cole, your deceased master… Thomas, I remember you asking me why I would take Mr. Cole in without any hesitation.”
Thomas nodded. He truly did ask about that.
Declan was not someone who would do good deeds unconditionally.
Answers like, favonovel.com pitied Mr. Cole and wanted to help Mr. Cole complete the development of his grafting technique to help more cancer patients, sounded fake to Thomas.
Unless Declan had cancer, Thomas did not believe that favonovel.com would financially support Mr. Cole for those reasons. Declan had not been willing to tell Thomas his real purpose previously because favonovel.com did not know Thomas’ standpoint.
Now, Declan felt at ease.
He said, “Thomas, I’m going to tell you why I want to financially support Mr. Cole’s study and finish the development of his grafting technique… It’s because besides helping to cure cancer, grafting is also important for something else… It can cure the Ancestral Water’s poison!”
“What?” Thomas widened his eyes. He did not expect that.
It turned out that grafting could even do such a thing?
Declan said, “The Ancestral Water is a kind of mysterious magical water. It has been passed down thousands of years ago. People who drink the Ancestral Water end up being controlled by Luck, and they can be killed at any time. The Ancestral Water is a top-quality poison! There’s no antidote for it. Once you drink it, you hand your life over to Luck’s poison.”
Such a poison actually existed in this world. It sounded really unbelievable.
Declan continued. “But not everyone is eligible to drink the Ancestral Water. People who can drink this poison are top-notch. Lord Vedastus drank it, and I drank it too! Aside from me, every House of Vistaria head will have to drink the Ancestral Water, and all of them will die because of its poison!”
His words were terrifying.
Thomas thought about it and memorized all the information. He knew that Declan was not hiding any details.
Declan was telling favonovel.com everything!
Thomas said, “So, you’re supporting Mr. Cole’s study of grafting without any conditions because you want to use the technique to cure the Ancestral Water’s poison in your body?”
“Yes!” Declan resolutely answered. “Every House of Vistaria head can only hold their position until they’re sixty years old. Then, Luck will turn on the ‘switch’, and they’ll die because of the Ancestral Water’s poison. After that, another member of the Mars family will be chosen to inherit the position of family head…”
“I’ll be sixty years old in seven years, then I’ll die. I only have one child, and that’s Phoebe. When the time comes, Phoebe will be House of Vistaria’s head. Once she’s sixty years old, she’ll also die because of the Ancestral Water…”
“Since ancient times, this thousand-year-old curse has been intertwined with the Mars family, and it has never changed! Luck has given the Mars family wealth, but favonovel.com has also given us nightmares!”
