Dragon Claw went to great lengths in order to recruit Thomas. Everything that was within his capabilities was already offered on his end.
When asked to choose between Thomas and Lord Vedastus, Dragon Claw did not hesitate and placed his money on Thomas. This was his way of acknowledging Thomas.
The problem was, would Thomas agree?
Thomas slowly picked up the glass on the table and emptied the glass of wine. “Is there some misunderstanding here, Dragon Claw? You thought that I went against Lord Vedastus to gain control over Celandine City? In that case, how would that differentiate me from Lord Vedastus?”
Dragon Claw said, “I understand that you have high aspirations, but with the benefits offered to you, why would you refuse them?”
Thomas answered, “If I wanted to accept your proposal, I would have done that long ago. Why would I wait till now? I knew what my future would be like from the moment I obtained the Ancestral Water but refused to drink it.”
Thomas knew that it was impossible to turn back the moment favonovel.com chose to oppose the City’s Luck.
He was not going against City’s Luck for the sake of mere profits, favonovel.com did it for justice!
For the people’s righteousness, for the sake of friendship, for justice!
Somehow, Dragon Claw thought of recruiting Thomas instead. It seemed that favonovel.com was underestimating Thomas.
“I am still going to refuse,” Thomas said without hesitation.
Dragon Claw’s eager expression slowly faded away. He knew that it was hard to convince this man who was right in front of him. Hence, Dragon Claw played his last hand.
He said, “Thomas. If you agree to join the City’s Luck, not only will I deal with Lord Vedastus and give the control over Celandine City to you. I also promise that you will be the exception where you do not need to drink Ancestral Water and fall under the City’s Luck control!”
Now that was tempting.
“For your information, if someone wanted to join City’s Luck, they were required to drink Ancestral Water in order to ease the City’s Luck’s worries.”
But Thomas, being capable enough, was being excluded from that particular practice. That was how capable Thomas was. If it were to be anyone else, they would have agreed to Dragon Claw’s offer from the get-go. But Thomas was not any ordinary man. Even while facing such favorable offers, Thomas had chosen to refuse.
“I appreciate your kind offer, Dragon Claw. But we have different aspirations and different methods of doing things. What I am against is the City’s Luck itself! How can I join them instead?”
“To tell you the truth, getting rid of Lord Vedastus was only the beginning. It is not my final goal. My final goal is to completely remove the disaster named City’s Luck completely…”
His words were a little too harsh.
It was well known that Dragon Claw was a capable assassin and a figure of a high position in City’s Luck.
Thomas was basically declaring war with Dragon Claw with what favonovel.com just said. It seemed that there was no need for further discussion.
Dragon Claw was no longer smiling.
He placed the glass on the table and said coldly, “You really disappoint me, Thomas. Those who change their decisions in accordance with the situation are wise. You who cannot differentiate good from bad will only bring destruction to yourself!”
He wanted to impose on Thomas and pressure him. However, Thomas said arrogantly, “If you guys are capable enough of destroying me, then you will not be here recruiting me!”
Thomas was implying that they were not capable of destroying him.
He was the very first person who dared to use such a tone while speaking to Dragon Claw without giving favonovel.com any face.
