Chapter 40: An Irresistible Trap

Inside the Kevin Family’s conference room, Jude, who had rushed over, sat across from Morton Kevin, the patriarch of the Kevin Family. He recounted the news of Anthony’s tragic death on the Zerg planet, and how Vivian might be in the know.

“Anthony is the son I thought the most highly of. I must get to the bottom of his death, so can I ask Miss Vivian to come out for a while? I have some questions that I want to ask her in person!” Jude clenched his fists tightly and said righteously.

Sitting opposite Jude, Morton Kevin was completely calm and said unhurriedly, “Vivian fell ill after coming back. The doctor said that she suffered a great shock and has to recuperate in peace, so she won’t be able to provide any help with regards to Anthony’s death!”

Jude glowered at Morton and asked coldly, “What do you mean? Do you not want to help me?”

Morton smiled obsequiously and said, “What are you saying? The Kevin Family and the Wester Family are like one family. You are my brother-in-law. If Anthony were still alive, he would be my son-in-law. How could I possibly not help you?

“You can rest assured that once Vivian’s condition improves, I will immediately help you find out the truth behind Anthony’s death. I will definitely not let him die in vain!”

Seeing Morton’s smiling face, Jude was extremely angry. However, he had no reason to flare up, so he could only get up and leave in frustration.

“You better do as you say. Otherwise, the friendly relationship between the Kevin Family and the Wester Family will come to an end!”

Before leaving the house, Jude stopped in his tracks and turned to Morton to warn him.

Morton Kevin smiled pleasantly and patiently watched Jude leave.

After Jude left, Morton’s expression immediately darkened. He got up and walked into the inner room, where Vivian was sitting, and said in a low voice, “As you can see, the Wester Family is trying to kill you this time! What exactly happened on the Zerg planet? Hurry up and tell me the truth, or else I’ll send you to the Wester family!”

Vivian stood rooted to the ground with a solemn expression. After a brief hesitation, she knelt down on one knee, removed the quantum ring on her finger, and offered it as she said, “This is all I managed to get during my coming-of-age ceremony. Please take a look, Uncle!”

Morton’s brows were furrowed as he took Vivian’s quantum ring. His eyes immediately widened in shock upon inspecting it.

There was a large amount of low-grade materials and ores in the ring, as well as some edible Zerg meat. The quantity had already far exceeded the Kevin Family’s inventory. This was not only a vast amount of wealth, but also a huge amount of cultivation resources.

If the Kevin Family had these resources, they could groom another three to five level-one cultivators. When that happened, they would be far stronger than the Wester Family!

“Where did you get so many materials?” Morton turned to Vivian with a tinge of murderous intent in his eyes.

Although Vivian was Morton’s niece, in his mind, she was just the family’s pawn!

Furthermore, with Vivian obtaining an S-rank evaluation during her coming-of-age ceremony, Morton’s position had become quite threatened. Moreover, with such a large amount of resources in front of him, the idea of killing her and snatching the treasures inadvertently popped into Morton’s mind.

All of a sudden, Vivian said, “I’m willing to give all my gains from this trip, along with a big secret, to Uncle in exchange for my freedom! I’ve already obtained the rights to cultivate, and I only want to work hard in my cultivation from now on. I don’t want to become a sacrificial lamb for the family!”

When he heard this, Morton immediately laid his murderous intent to rest, because he knew that it was impossible for Vivian to gather so many resources with her current strength. It must have something to do with the big secret she was talking about!

“My dear niece, your parents died early, and I’ve treated you like my own daughter for so many years. Don’t be so courteous with me! If you don’t want to get married, you can just focus on your cultivation in the future. I won’t force you. Tell me what that secret is,” Morton said with a hypocritical expression as he helped Vivian up.

Vivian nodded and said nervously, “I obtained so many resources because of a man named Adams. Cousin Anthony was also killed by him. He has a map that details all the locations of the Zerg resources…”

In the final week before the end of the coming-of-age ceremony, Adams and Vivian had forged a flawless map and made up a complete story around it.

In the story, Adams was the lucky child of destiny. Not only did he find a map that marked all the resources locations, but he also obtained the legacy of a Mage and became a level-one Mage. He held Vivian hostage and found many resources along the way, and gave a small portion to Vivian as hush money.

In addition, Anthony was killed by Adams in front of everyone because he discovered this secret!

After listening to Vivian’s story, Morton exclaimed in realization, “In that case, whoever has Adams’ map means that they have all the resources on the Zerg planet! Looks like Jude was in a hurry to find him not because he wanted to avenge Anthony, but because he heard something!”

At this thought, Morton suddenly felt a sense of danger.

The Kevin Family and the Wester Family were located in the same city, and no one had ever won against the other. They could only rely on marriage to maintain a delicate relationship.

If the Wester family caught Adams and found the map on him, their strength would definitely increase exponentially in a short period of time. When the time came, they might even take the opportunity to annex the Kevin Family!

Vivian could hear the anxiety in Morton’s voice, and she hurriedly said, “Uncle, we can’t let the Wester Family obtain that map. I can contact Adams and get him to seek protection from the Kevin Family. I’m just worried that this will cause the two families to become enemies!”

Morton was overjoyed, and he immediately said, “Since Adams is your friend, then he’s a friend of our Kevin Family. Needless to say, we have to protect him. Go on and invite him over!”

Vivian nodded and said, “In that case, I’ll go. I’ll definitely bring Adams back within three days!”

Morton was extremely happy and personally saw Vivian off, unable to conceal the anticipation on his face.

In the Western district market, Adams, who was wearing a black cloak, walked around and came to a spacious square.

At this moment, there were many people gathered here to watch as this was the largest slave trading center in Lion City.

“Rich masters, come and take a look. There are young girls and strong slaves! Everything that should be here is here! Our prices are fair and honest!” The seller standing on the platform shouted at the top of his lungs. From time to time, he would ask someone to bring the slaves behind him to the front of the platform.

Adams looked at the pale-faced slaves on the stage, their eyes filled with fear. He couldn’t help but feel emotional. Just as he was about to raise his hand to bid, someone tapped him on the shoulder from behind.

“Big Brother, if you want slaves, I can give you a few. There’s no need to spend money!”

Adams turned around and saw Andre who had a bright smile on his face.