Big Capitalist

Seeing this, Ed couldn't help but sigh helplessly and said, "You two are still in someone else's house. Can you please pay attention to your image?"

Just then, Kelvin Rhodes came over with some brewed tea. Seeing the lively scene, he couldn't help but smile and said, "It's okay. Don't take it too seriously. Just treat it like you're at home."

Belinda looked at the paintings on the wall, pointed at the woman and girl in them, and asked Kelvin Rhodes softly, "Mr. Kelvin, are these your wife and daughter?"

Kelvin Rhodes nodded gently, his eyes falling gently on the paintings. A look of reminiscence crossed his face, and he said slowly, "Yes, that's my wife and daughter."

Carlisle listened and asked curiously: "Then why didn't I see them?"

Kelvin Rhodes was silent for a moment, his smile becoming somewhat forced. He slowly said, "They are already dead..."

Upon hearing the news, the originally bustling rest area suddenly became quiet and everyone fell silent.

Angelica and Conan immediately stopped fighting, and the smiles on their faces disappeared.

Carlisle lowered his head and said apologetically: "I'm sorry..."

The entire rest area was filled with a faint sadness.

Kelvin Rhodes looked at the slightly embarrassed and sad faces of the crowd, waved his hand, and said softly, "Don't be so sad. If my wife and daughter were still here, they would definitely welcome such energetic young people like you and would entertain you even more warmly than I do."

As he spoke, he skillfully poured tea for everyone, and the steaming aroma of tea filled the air.

Kelvin Rhodes looked at Angelica, who was sitting on the soft sofa beside the bed, his eyes filled with tenderness and reminiscence. He said slowly, "My daughter loves a lively atmosphere. She's sure to like a noisy party like yours."

At this time, a breeze blew gently, quietly pushed open the small window, and the gentle wind lifted Angelica's hair and let it float freely.

Kelvin Rhodes, who was bending over to pour tea, raised his head inadvertently and saw this scene. His expression suddenly became even more dazed.

In his eyes, it was as if time had gone back, and he saw his daughter sitting there, pointing excitedly at the sea of flowers outside the window, and shouting happily: "Dad, look, look, you can see the whole sea of flowers here, it's so beautiful!"

Angelica was attracted by the beautiful scenery outside the window. Looking at the pink petals blown by the wind and falling like snowflakes, the dreamlike sea of flowers, she couldn't help but exclaim softly: "How beautiful."

At this moment, Conan opened his mouth heartlessly and couldn't help asking Kelvin Rhodes: "How could your wife and daughter..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt the atmosphere around him suddenly tense. Ed and the others all turned their heads to look at him, their eyes wide open and staring at him with anger on their faces, as if silently accusing him: Isn't this just rubbing salt into someone's wounds?

Kelvin Rhodes wasn't angry. Upon hearing Conan's question, his expression was calm with a hint of sadness as he slowly said, "Have you heard of magical ALS?"

"Magic ALS!"

When everyone heard the name of this disease, their faces turned pale instantly, because this is the disease that all magicians in the entire Aize continent are most afraid of.

No one knows how this disease came about, as if it were a nightmare that appeared out of nowhere, and to this day, it remains an unsolved disease.

Kelvin Rhodes' eyes were filled with pain and helplessness. He continued, "Once infected with this disease, the magic within the body becomes like an uncontrolled cold current, causing the entire body to become icy and the skin to turn pale as snow. As the disease worsens, the body gradually becomes stiff, as if wrapped in an invisible shell of ice. First, movement becomes slow, then the limbs become unable to move, and finally, even the rest of the body becomes completely stiff, until life ends... My wife and daughter were taken away by this terrible disease."

As everyone listened, they felt sad for what happened to Kelvin Rhodes and were filled with fear of this mysterious and terrifying disease.

Some say that this disease can be cured by draining the body of its magic power.

But it's not that simple. In Aize's world, everyone has magic power in their body.

The continent of Aize is now in the era of great development, and it will soon be the peak era of magic. The whole world is filled with magic.

The body of any living creature absorbs magic power all the time as if by instinct, but the absorption is very weak under normal circumstances.

But for people suffering from ALS, even this little bit of magic is like the most painful poison, constantly corroding their bodies.

Kelvin Rhodes nodded slightly, a glint of determination in his eyes. He said, "I've been researching this disease for many years and have achieved some results. Although I haven't completely conquered it yet, I believe that sooner or later, I will find a cure."

Ed nodded quickly and said seriously, "You can do it, Mr. Kelvin. With your knowledge and ability, you will definitely succeed."

The others also echoed, expressing their support and encouragement to Kelvin Rhodes.

Kelvin Rhodes listened to the words of encouragement, a gratified smile on his face. He nodded, as if thinking of something, and said, "Feel free to explore here. I haven't put away the paint buckets I used for painting yet, so I need to go take care of them."

With that, Kelvin Rhodes turned and walked up to the fifth floor. He reached the door and gently pushed open the stone door engraved with runes.

Behind the door, there was the paint bucket that had just been used, as well as the painting depicting the prosperous streets of the Dawn Imperial Capital.

He slowly approached, his hand trembling slightly as he touched the painting. In an instant, the originally bustling street scene was distorted and changed into a horrifying picture like hell.

The streets were littered with broken limbs, bloody chunks of flesh, and twisted tumors growing everywhere, emitting a sickening odor.

He rubbed his eyes painfully, as if he couldn't bear to look at the horrible sight, and couldn't help but throw the painting into the burning brazier beside him.

The flames instantly engulfed the painting, making crackling sounds, as if playing a dirge for this eerie scene.

Then, Kelvin Rhodes turned his gaze towards the black fuel barrel. He saw that the black paint seemed to come alive, becoming sticky and disgusting, and was constantly wriggling.

It slowly crawled out of the barrel like a giant black python, and finally came in front of Kelvin Rhodes.

Kelvin Rhodes had a blank expression on his face, staring at the pitch-black thing without any emotion in his eyes, and slowly reached out his hand to touch it.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of information flooded into his brain like a tide, causing his body to tremble slightly.

Finally, in the depths of consciousness, in a dimly lit room, a young figure whose face could not be seen said coldly, "You, have been discovered."

The voice seemed to come from the Netherworld, filled with endless chill.

Then, Kelvin Rhodes suddenly opened his eyes, a look of determination on his face, as if he had made some life-or-death decision.