Mike made a cut with his knife, and the blood droplets slowly fell into the cup. Something magical happened again, and the bright red blood droplets gradually dyed the transparent spring water a faint purple. Eva and Kathy stared at the cups in bewilderment, and Mike was no exception.

"Child, there are some things in this world that you should not know at your age, but your special identity seems to be unavoidable. Sooner or later, let me tell you about another hidden face in this world. Just as there is day and night every day, there is a little-known global invisible financial empire that spans countries, politics, and economies in places where the sun does not shine. And the control of this kingdom is a mysterious family that has been passed down for hundreds of years - the Golden Family. Our ancestors of the Haka family had helped their family in their troubles, and it was only then that they discovered some untold secrets. Although the Golden Family has a large organization and complex relationships, it secretly controls the lifeblood of the world. Among them, the most powerful are the 'Six Kings' - Henry IV, the Iron Lion King, who owns 40% of the world's smelting industry, Andrew, the Eagle King, who holds the world's eight major mainstream media group companies, and the Green Tiger King, who controls the world's largest (non-military) arms deal, Edric. According to my investigation, it was the same people from Edric's KTT (Kill The Termite termite) team who attacked your family this time. ”

"But why?! We've never done anything! Mike shouted angrily.

"Don't worry, kid, listen to me explain to you. Legend has it that the Golden Family is descended from the blue wolf and the snow eagle, so their blood turns blue when it comes into the spring of their hometown of Mount Kavos. The old king said.

"But Mike's blood is purple." Casey asked again, confused.

"The blood of the pure Golden Family turns blue when it encounters the spring water, and the blood of the descendants of the Golden Family who are united with ordinary people turns purple. They call your people the Ant Clan. And you call yourselves the Wings. In the family rules of the Golden Family, it is strictly forbidden to intermarry with outsiders. This KTT group is an assassination organization that they have set up specifically to destroy your people. The man I sent to take care of your mother's funeral tested your mother's blood, and her blood did not change. In other words, your father should be a member of the Golden Family. And the KTT team somehow found out about you or your sister's identity, so they will attack you. So far, there is no news of your sister, and it is estimated that your sister is now in their hands. With their usual style of doing things, the danger to their lives should be temporarily lifted. The old king replied.

The old king's words woke up the dreamer. Mike immediately remembered when he went to the big boss to get a bonus. Bonuses, wounds, springs. It doesn't match this much more.

"Zares! That's right! It had to be him! Mike clenched his fists and roared angrily.

"Do you mean Zarus of the Les Group?" The old king asked.

"Yes! He's the dad of my classmate Zamuk! Only he has seen my blood turn purple. Mike replied.

"That's right, as far as I know, he is the head of the branch of Henry IV, the Iron Lion King, in the country of Is, you must know that although your country is small, the gold reserves should not be underestimated."

At this moment, a man came in from outside, and he hurried forward to whisper a few words to the old king.

"Suddenly there is something urgent to deal with, Casey, Eva, you take this child into the royal secret room to hide first."

With that, Casey led Mike into a cubicle behind the screen. On the left side of the chamber was a bronze bust against the wall, and Casey slashed the right eye of the statue with his left index finger, and the idol exited a passage along with the wall block behind it.

"Come on in!" Casey waved Mike and Eva into the dark hallway. As soon as the three of them entered, the bronze statue automatically returned to its original position. At the same time, the overhead light also immediately turned on, which allowed Mike to see a clear summary. Most of the interior is made of stone, and it looks like it was not built in modern times. They walked all the way inside, and soon the wet corridor suddenly became clear, and inside it turned out to be a huge sunken palace. The four sides are resplendent with gold, and all kinds of fairy-like murals, reliefs, and obscure hieroglyphs are brought into view. The most conspicuous of these are the two huge stone statues standing opposite each other on the left and right. The one on the left, with three big bronze bell-like eyes and a skull scepter, stands majestically. The one on the right is in a very peculiar shape, curled up, and his legs are crossed on a large rock. The face is even more incomprehensible, the left side is calm like stopping water, and the right side is like pain and anger and the green tendons are bursting out. Behind his head, four wide, moss-covered hand-shaped sinks trickled down his body. Once again, Mike was blown away. Unconsciously staring at the idol.

"This is an old legend of our people, and what it represents has long been lost. Only a few words on the wall left some traces, and my father said that it seemed to be a prophetic story about some future savior. Eva explained.

"How long do you want to delay what I told you last time, old man! Don't rely on a small favor that is so old to play with us. You should know very well what will happen to those who violate the will of the Golden Family! In the center of the secret room, three rows of screens were brushed, and the image and voice of a man with sunglasses questioning the old king in the room they had just left came from.

As soon as Mike heard the words of the Golden Family, he immediately rushed out and tore the man apart. Casey and Eva immediately stopped him.

"He's just a minion, you need to calm down, Mike!" Casey shouted as she tugged hard at Mike's jacket.

"Yes, your enemy should be the one who found out who you are. And you're going to find your sister, aren't you?! Eva also persuaded from the side.

Mike never before was as thunderous and hysterical as he is now. But who can guarantee that after such a sudden change, they will not be surprised. Although Mike is about to become unrecognizable, it is undeniable that this is the current Mike, a Mike who cannot be changed.

"Haven't we been cooperating? You look at this month, rare earth (rare earth - rare earth has the reputation of "industrial vitamin". It has now become an extremely important strategic resource. Rare earth element oxides refer to 15 lanthanide oxides with atomic numbers from 57 to 71 in the periodic table, and 17 oxides with similar chemical properties to lanthanides, scandium (Sc) and yttrium (Y). Rare earth elements have been widely used in petroleum, chemical industry, metallurgy, textile, ceramics, glass, permanent magnet materials and other fields, with the progress of science and technology and the continuous breakthrough of application technology, the value of rare earth oxides will be more and more. The price has nearly doubled. But as you know, our country is transitioning from an energy-based tourism powerhouse, and infrastructure is holding up most of the funding. Oil has also been pushed below the cost of production by you. Now even the only profitable rare earth has been raised so high by you, and the order to be signed next month has been notified by 2 major buyers that I have withdrawn. You have to be considerate of our difficulties, don't you? The old king replied indignantly.

"Old man, do you know how big a game of chess this is? You and I are just a small pawn on top. Now is the critical moment for the empire and the three national sovereign wealth funds to gamble, and one of your news is enough to make them liquidate (futures trading only needs to pay a small margin of the turnover, if the price is lower than your transaction price, you need to make up the margin, and those that cannot be made up at the expiration will be liquidated, commonly known as liquidation). You should feel honored to have a chance to show your face on this 100-billion-level battlefield. Finally, let me remind you not to forget who helped you to get to the top. Because if we can get you on, we can let others get on! I'm sure you know the strength of the empire very well, hahahaha! The man in sunglasses said with a swaggering threat.

"I see, you go back and tell the Iron Lion, I'll send the news on time on the last day of the month. Okay, I'm a little tired, so I won't send off. The old king replied in a reluctant whisper, and then turned and left.

After the group left, Casey and Eva confirmed that Mike was locked up and immediately ran to ask his father what was going on.

"They insisted that I release the news at the end of the month that our largest rare earth mine had collapsed and it would take six months to resume production, so as to suppress competitors in the international market. But we're really strapped for cash. If the rare earth order that can solve the urgent need at the beginning of next month is signed, everything will be too peaceful. But now it seems that it is going to be in vain, and without funds, our transformation is afraid that it will be delayed for at least three and a half years, not to mention how many unfinished projects under construction will be generated, alas. The old king said.

Growing up, Casey and Eva rarely saw their father's helpless and helpless expression. The heroic man who used to be heroic seems to have aged a lot all of a sudden.

"If you don't listen to what they say, we are obviously their benefactors, if we don't help us, forget it, and use threats in every possible way, how can there be such a reason!" Casey was angry.

The old king shook his head and said, "This is no longer what it used to be, our little temple has long been unable to support these behemoths. As you just heard that the smallest of the three sovereign state funds they have to deal with is three times the size of us, do you think I can not be at their mercy? You are not young, children, although I try my best to show you the good side of this world, but the power of fathers is limited after all. Just as people have faces and buttocks, some peace in this world is not necessarily earned, but may also be prayed for. By the way, let your friends stay in the secret room for a while, and then wait for the limelight to pass. ”

The old father's helpless exclamation made the innocent two siblings speechless. The Golden Family and the Financial Empire, which were rarely heard of before, seemed to surround the familiar Shata City overnight, and they were overwhelmed. My father's shoulders, which were as thick as walls, seemed to be as thin as paper in the cold of the night. They knew very well that their father was not asking them to solve any problem when he told them. But the more this happens, the more I want to do something for my father. Even if it can help a little ding! But where to start? This question is like a fig leaf, so that the two siblings have to admit how innocent and naïve they are now!

The door to the chamber slowly opened, and Eva entered with a plate of food. It was still pitch black inside, and Eva turned on the light. I saw that Mike was still sitting in the corner half-leaning like a living dead (with a notebook in his hand). The food next to him was as untouched as ever. Mike's hair and clothes were soaked, and he looked like he was 'punishing' himself by the water flowing down the statue on the right.

"Alright! If you want to fall like this, I won't stop you! You just starve to death every day! Waiting for your bloody enemy to die happily! It's best not to let the sister who is still waiting for you to save her see it, because if she were, she would definitely regret having such a 'good' brother as you! Eva shouted in hatred.

When Mike heard this, he hugged his head and cried helplessly. When Eva saw it, her intestines immediately turned green with remorse for what she had just said. She knew her words were like a sharp blade piercing Mike's heart. If you think about it carefully, even the father who originally conquered the world was so powerless in front of the empire. Mike is a high school student, and that doesn't even count as an egg hitting a stone with an egg, let alone any revenge. Maybe he will be lucky to be able to live in the shadow of the empire in his life. Thinking of this, Eva had no choice but to leave silently. The stone door of the secret room slowly closed again, and the air inside was suffocating. The light also fled with the stone gate, leaving only the endless darkness to accompany Mike quietly.