From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 446 The truth of the conspiracy

In January of the third year after the Abyss descended, an event occurred in the White Eagle Federation that impacted the Federation and even the entire world.

Two level 33 families in the ASE Alliance are fighting amongst themselves.

Lawrence Phoenix obtained intelligence that revealed the source of the information leak from the Prudence Island laboratory, and based on this intelligence, he traced it back to Will Berg.

In other words, the entire theft of the Prudence Island laboratory was orchestrated by Will Berg.

Moreover, he doesn't need to do much more; he just needs to leak the lab data, and the rest will happen naturally.

Both chaebol families are in a delicate situation.

Will Berg has had mental health issues due to genetic factors.

Lawrence Phoenix, on the other hand, was getting older and older, and even blood transfusions were no longer effective. This was the last hurrah of a ruler who controlled an oil empire.

This means that, like Will Berg, he is capable of anything.

Not only the Phoenix family, but other Class 33 families in the ASE League also harbored resentment towards Will Berg for a long time.

Because Will Berger often used threats to force them to do things.

Because Will Berger was mentally ill, no one wanted to have a conflict with him, so they would agree to most of the things they could.

This situation has been going on for several years, and it's impossible for the member families of the ASE Alliance to say they have no objections.

Therefore, the Phoenix family was now in a situation where several families were besieging the Berg family.

However, both families are among the wealthiest in the human world, so they may clash and secretly compete, but they won't actually fight to the death.

After all, fighting to the death will only result in mutual destruction.

The other families just wanted Will Berg to tone it down; if the conflict escalated to a certain point, they would eventually sit down and talk.

……

White Eagle Federation, Michel State, Prustein Estate.

This is Lawrence Phoenix's private estate, where he lived and recuperated long before the abyss descended.

Most of the Phoenix family's affairs are delegated to core family members.

Most of the actual managers of the holding group have been replaced by professional managers.

However, the greatest power in the entire Phoenix family still rests in the hands of Lawrence Phoenix.

This situation will continue unless he dies.

Whether the successor will be able to control the entire family remains to be seen.

In fact.

Every chaebol family goes through a phase of division and then banding together, until a family leader rises to power.

Generally, the wealth held by such families will gradually disperse during the process of passing it down from generation to generation, and then lose its ability to influence the world order.

Of course, each family will try to maintain control.

The Berg family chose to practice consanguineous marriage so that their wealth could be concentrated and not dispersed due to the number of family members.

This method of passing down a family line for several generations is indeed effective, but if it is passed down for many generations, various genetic problems will arise among the family heirs.

The Phoenix family will face the same problem.

Lawrence Phoenix tries everything to prolong his life, but at the same time he is also planning for the future of his family.

He had already chosen a successor, but it was difficult for the successor to gain the approval of other core family members.

After all, every core member of the family wants to be their own master, not someone else's subordinate.

Therefore, balancing relationships within a family is a very difficult skill to master.

……

One month after the conflict between the two ASE alliances.

One afternoon.

A car was parked in front of the gate of Prustein Manor.

A waiter opened the car door, and Will Berg, dressed in a suit and wearing a bowler hat, stepped out and followed the waiter into the manor.

Will Berg came alone to see Lawrence Phoenix, and he wasn't afraid at all that there might be an ambush at the manor.

Lawrence Phoenix was already seated on the host sofa in the living room. When Will Berg came in, he didn't get up, but simply gestured for him to enter from the sofa opposite him.

Will Berg took off his top hat, handed it to a waiter, and then sat down opposite him with an air of nonchalance.

Lawrence Phoenix spoke first, saying, "I'm surprised you came alone."

The waiter brought a cup of coffee.

Will Berg did not pick up his coffee, but sat upright and looked at the elderly head of the Phoenix family in front of him.

Actually, he's already over fifty, which isn't young anymore, but compared to Lawrence Phoenix, he still has a lot of time ahead of him.

As long as his hereditary mental illness does not continue to worsen.

He felt that he could now control his mind, and even if he lost control, it would only be within a controllable range.

Will Berg smiled at old Lawrence and said jokingly, "We've already fought, and you know very well that you don't have the ability to kill me, but you're about to die."

Lawrence Phoenix looked rather grim, but he really didn't have much time left. If he didn't do something soon, he might not even see the sun rise tomorrow.

He asked in a deep voice, "Why did you do this?"

He truly didn't understand Will Berg's motives for doing so.

Even a mentally ill person has a motive for doing things; at most, that motive might not conform to the logic of a normal person.

However, Will Berg revealed the location of the Tree of Life, and in the end, Su Muyu returned the Tree of Life to the Elf race.

Will Berger gained nothing from the whole affair.

If it's just to vent emotions, that doesn't make sense either.

If Will Berger needs to vent his emotions, he should target those who have offended him, not the Phoenix family.

Even when Will Berg requested to borrow superhuman warriors, the Phoenix family was the first to agree.

Although the condition for lending out the superpowered warrior was the Tree of Life, that was no excuse for Will Berg to stab him in the back.

Will Berger did not rush to answer Lawrence's question. Instead, he stood up and paced around the room, looking at the furnishings.

As he paced back and forth, he brought up a seemingly meaningless topic: "Phoenix, the name means phoenix, but it doesn't seem to have granted you immortality, Lawrence. Are you resigned to this?" Lawrence Phoenix's face was grim. He had struggled with death for many years, and hearing such sarcastic words, he felt extremely dissatisfied, but arguing about this topic was pointless.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Will Berg rested his hands on the back of the sofa, stared into Lawrence's cloudy eyes, and continued, "I heard that your last blood transfusion was not very effective, which is why you are in a hurry to find the Tree of Life Vine."

Lawrence Phoenix's expression grew increasingly grim, but he remained calm and did not respond to the topic.

Will Berger spread his arms wide, smugly pacing back and forth in the hall, laughing arrogantly: "Many things are just so unfair."

"You, Lawrence Phoenix, are so arrogant. At your most triumphant, you started a war that devastated the Middle East."

"But so what? In the end, we'll all get so old that we can't walk anymore, and it'll be difficult for us to live even one more day."

"And me, you all say I'm crazy, but I'll outlive you, and in the end you'll have to beg me for help."

Lawrence Phoenix narrowed his eyes and corrected, "I have never intended to ask you for anything, nor do you have the right to."

The Phoenix family is one of the most powerful families in the ASE League.

Although the Berg family is also a Class 33 family, when it comes to actually having a say, the Phoenix family has more influence.

This is related to the wealth, power, and connections held by both families.

The Berg family's recent leaders have generally not lived past fifty due to a genetic disease.

For the head of such a chaebol family, fifty years old is actually the prime of life, a time to make great strides.

The more frequently a family changes its leader, the faster its influence will decline.

Before Will Berg took over the family business, the Berg family had already shown signs of falling behind, relying on its rich heritage to maintain its status.

Therefore, in Lawrence Phoenix's eyes, he actually looked down on Will Berg, but this wasn't directed at him alone; it applied to all the heirs of the Berg family.

……

Upon hearing Lawrence's angry rebuke, Will Berg laughed even louder, his hands braced against the back of the sofa, a chilling smile spreading across his face, and said:
“No, Lawrence, you will surely beg me. Not only will you beg me, but you will wag your tail at me like an old dog and beg for my mercy.”

Lawrence Phoenix became even angrier and shouted, "Get out!"

Cough cough cough...

He coughed violently because the shouting was too loud.

Two bodyguards in suits immediately walked in and stood on either side of Will Berg, waiting for Lawrence Phoenix to give the word so they could drag Will Berg out.

Will Berg's gaze turned cold, and with just one sentence, Lawrence Phoenix changed his mind.

"If you want to live longer, you must beg me."

Lawrence Phoenix narrowed his eyes, waved for the two bodyguards to leave, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Will Berg sat back down on the sofa, straightened his clothes, and said in a formal tone:

"I can extend your life; in the entire human world, only I have this ability."

Lawrence Phoenix was indeed angry, but compared to life, this anger was nothing.

He slowly regained his composure, quickly figured things out, and asked, "Are you sure you have a way to prolong my life? I mean, not just a few days, or a few months."

Will Berger replied with certainty, “Look how hard you’ve been living. You only dare to think about extending your life by a few months. If I wanted to, I could let you live for another ten years.”

A glint of light flashed in Lawrence Phoenix's cloudy eyes. He had also confirmed one thing and asked in a deep voice:
"So, you let the superhumans of Great Xia take away the Tree of Life in order to drive me to a dead end."

“I finally understand. You really have gotten old, and you don’t have the same foresight as before,” Will Berg said with a laugh.

As Lawrence Phoenix said, he orchestrated the theft of the Tree of Life in order to drive Lawrence to his doom.

Only when Lawrence Phoenix is ​​driven to desperation will he willingly come to him for help.

After figuring out these key points, Lawrence Phoenix became even more convinced that Will Berg really had the ability to extend his lifespan.

He actually had a rough idea of ​​what method it was, but he still asked, "Tell me. What method?"

Will Berg slowly raised his palm, condensing a ball of blood in it, and said, "Become a bloodline, gaining a greater ability to fuse with blood. This ability can revitalize your body; you should be able to see the effect on me without me having to explain."

In fact.

The changes in Will Berg are no secret.

Lawrence Phoenix noticed a few months ago that Will Berg had become more energetic, and although he was still a madman, he was certainly more ferocious.

This change appears to be a clear sign of increased vitality.

Lawrence Phoenix hesitated for a moment, then said, "To become a bloodline, and then be enslaved by you, is that it?"

Will Berger's lips curled into an arrogant smile as he said firmly, "You can refuse."

His expression clearly indicated that he was certain Lawrence Phoenix would not refuse.

As he expected, Lawrence Phoenix indeed had no way to refuse.

Lawrence Phoenix wants to reclaim the Tree of Life in order to prolong his life, and he is even willing to pay an unreasonable price for it.

Now, a chance to extend his life by ten years is presented to him. Can he refuse?

Although he was struggling internally, he knew from the beginning that he had no choice.

They either die or become blood descendants and be enslaved by Will Berg.

Will Berg stood up, opened his palms, and said, "Let me tell you straight. I am now the Blood Prince, the future progenitor of the human vampire race. Even if you are subordinate to me, you will not lose out."

What does the goal of becoming the progenitor of human vampires represent?
Lawrence Phoenix understood without Will Berger needing to explain.

Once humanity undergoes a large-scale transformation into bloodline, Will Berg will be the progenitor of human bloodlines, and he, the leader of Phoenix, will also be the progenitor of bloodlines.

To become the progenitor of human bloodlines means to have a continuous bloodline to sustain life in the future.

If this goal can be achieved, being subordinate to someone else is not unacceptable.

Moreover, the future is long, and there is plenty of time to take control of the situation.

Since he has the ability to control the oil empire, he naturally has the ability to control the bloodline empire; all he lacks is time.

Therefore, nothing is the final outcome.

Having thought things through, Lawrence Phoenix calmed down and slowly said, "Okay, I agree to your method: convert to bloodline."

Will Berger no longer needed to negotiate. Once Lawrence was converted into a bloodline, he would have no right to say "no" to him, the bloodline prince.

(End of this chapter)