Catherine didn't publicly sell her "Telomere Rejuvenation Liquid" for fear of causing a stampede. With her current capabilities, she couldn't ensure the safety of the product. Her father had left only three vials of the Rejuvenation Liquid, and she had already used them all up. However, she didn't intend to reveal the truth and just smiled, saying, "Yeah, luckily Dad left me some."
Dan, who was originally an orphan, was brought to the city - state by Ronnie. Now, she was a scientist in the city - state and a very close friend of Amandine. "I'm getting old and plan to leave the city - state. I wonder if you can take me in?"
Catherine was surprised and said, "Why? You've been in the city - state for such a long time."
"I've dedicated my whole life to the city - state. It's time to think about myself." Catherine was in need of capable hands, and Dan was definitely a reliable and helpful assistant. After thinking for a moment, she agreed, "Okay! You're always welcome here."
De Silva wasn't in a good mood at this time. He had failed to complete several tasks assigned by the Resistance because weapon - making wasn't his area of expertise. For the sake of his research, he hadn't gone out to find a job for two years, and Nicola was gradually becoming dissatisfied with him. Now, only Alena was out earning money, and De Silva's research was quite costly. The family's income couldn't cover their expenses, and they had dismissed all the servants. In the laboratory, Nicola planned to have a serious talk with him today. "De Silva, you're over forty. You have no job and you're not married. What on earth are you doing all day?"
De Silva replied without looking up, "Mom, I'm doing something important. Don't interfere."
"Are you working for the city - state?"
"Don't ask. Knowing too much isn't good for you." Afastin, who had been idle at home, walked in and asked, "What are you guys talking about?" As soon as Nicola saw this son, she frowned tightly and asked unhappily, "What are you coming here for again?"
"Mom, if you want to know about De Silva, I can tell you." De Silva couldn't help but stop what he was doing. "Don't talk nonsense. Get out of here."
"I know everyone looks down on me and I've been relying on you all for support. But today, I want to show you something." After saying that, Afastin took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
"What is this?" De Silva asked.
"It might be a treasure map. I found it in Dad's dark - blue notebook, but I don't recognize the words on it."
"Ah, how come I didn't know about this?"
"What dark - blue notebook?" Nicola was completely confused.
De Silva quickly explained, "It's just a notebook Dad used to write in. It's nothing."
Afastin glanced at him but didn't expose the truth. De Silva took it and took a look. "This seems to be the encrypted text of the Watson family. I can't understand it either."
"You can't understand it either? I thought you knew." Afastin said disappointedly.
Nicola smiled and joined in, "You were still young at that time. When Amandine left, he told me that in fact, it can be decrypted using formulas."
The two brothers exclaimed in delight at the same time, "What are they?"
She glanced at Afastin, hesitant to speak. "Well..."
"Come on, tell us!"
"Amandine said that this is the secret of the Watson family. Only one of you two can know, and she hoped it would be De Silva to inherit it."
"Why?" Afastin couldn't help but exclaim. In fact, Amandine had never said such a thing. Nicola just said this on purpose because she was afraid Afastin couldn't keep the secret. "There are six formulas in total. Can you remember them? Even if you remember, you still need to do the calculations. Can you do all that?" Nicola asked.
As soon as Afastin heard it was so troublesome, he lost interest and turned to walk out. After getting the formulas, De Silva started to decrypt. It took him three days. It was a letter from Ronnie to Amandine. The letter said that if the city - state encountered financial problems later, they could dig for gold in the three places he marked. Now that the city - state was occupied by the people of the Illuminati, this goal seemed impossible to achieve. "What if we go dig for it ourselves?" Afastin said excitedly.
De Silva immediately refused, "No, this is the property of the city - state. We can't touch it." Perhaps Ronnie had thought of this problem. He also left them a hundred kilograms of gold. This was the second part of the letter. De Silva was considering whether to tell his family. Finally, he decided to tell them. "The letter also said that if one day we leave the city - state and face a survival crisis, we can go to a bread - shaped rock near Lake Chamo in southern Ethiopia. He hid some gold there, but he said he didn't want to see us in a down - and - out state."
"Are we down - and - out now?" Afastin asked. Nicola replied, "Neither of you two has a job. If this goes on, we might even lose our house. Isn't that down - and - out?" Alena said excitedly, "Two brothers, take me with you. I also want to go on an adventure." The four - member family discussed and decided to take out half of the gold first and set off in two days. Then they started to prepare separately. De Silva took self - defense weapons, Alena bought sunscreen that could cover her whole body and food for the journey. Afastin didn't know what to take and just took two big bottles of water. Nicola was too old to go. The departure time finally arrived. The three of them got into an SUV. De Silva drove in the front. The distance between the two places was nearly three thousand kilometers, and it couldn't be reached in one day. They set off with a travel - like mindset and didn't plan to rush. After driving for more than eight hours, they came to the town of "Mazis". There was a famous "Milner Hotel" here. Amandine and Uwa had once come here and stayed for one day. "Brother, should we stay here for one night?" Alena suggested.
"I heard the accommodation here is very expensive. Go in and ask. If it's more than five hundred shillings, forget it." De Silva replied. Alena went in and came out dejected after a while. "Let's go!"
"How much is it exactly?"
"We definitely can't afford it. It's three thousand two hundred shillings a day." Afastin couldn't help but shout, "Why don't they just rob?" Alena sighed and said, "Brother, it's fully booked. Even if you have the money, there are no rooms available today. There are really a lot of rich people."
"Let's go! Let's find a cheaper one." The three of them found a small hotel that only cost three hundred shillings and booked two rooms. Alena had one room, and De Silva and his brother shared one. By this time, it was almost dusk. After dinner, the three of them discussed their next plan. "We should be able to reach Mount Kilimanjaro tomorrow. I want to go there and have a look." De Silva said. "Why?" Alena asked.
"Father once discovered a gold mine there and built 'Pride Farm' nearby. Unfortunately, it was taken away by the people of the Illuminati."
"Brother, then let's go there tomorrow." But Afastin said, "If they find out our identities, will there be any danger?" Alena looked at him with disdain. "Coward!"