"My mother worked for Saber Jin Wanhao for a few years. She was dispirited and never thought about making a comeback, but she had to think about her only son," Su Lun continued.
"Since the lair's reputation in the outside world wasn't good, she was worried that if she got involved with Golden Tooth, it would affect my future development, so she kept a low profile. Aside from being Jin Wanhao's personal pharmacist, she never got involved in any matters in the lair. That's why very few people knew about Jin Wanhao's relationship with my family.
"We lived like this for a few years. My mother created a few new drugs for Jin Wanhao and helped him build a large private cultivation room with advanced facilities under Golden Tooth's headquarters. Later on, Jin Wanhao told me that he had a really high opinion of my mother's abilities and loyalty. He believed that my mother had extended his life by at least ten years. This was also an important reason why he accepted me so readily later on.
"Jin Wanhao was a person who clearly distinguished between kindness and hatred. He rewarded those who contributed to him. He might have more than one hundred flaws, but he was definitely not stingy.
"Just like that, in just a few years, my mother finally paid off all her debts and helped me accumulate a considerable sum of money for my education and cultivation. I also did my best to get into Dragon City University. Dragon City University's management course might not be as brilliant as the martial arts course, but it's still one of the best courses in all the universities in Dragon City. It's also the best choice for non-fighting-class superhumans.
"When she saw that her son was about to welcome a bright future, she wiped off all her past debts. My mother fulfilled all her wishes, and on the day of my father's death, she peacefully left this cruel and ugly world."
When Meng Chao heard this, he could not help but sigh.
"You don't have to feel sad for my mother. I believe that death is the best release for her," Su Lun said faintly.
Su Lun said faintly, "Perhaps my mother's soul fell into the endless abyss along with my father when he lost the lawsuit and died. What's left in this bloody world is just an empty shell driven by debt and responsibility. The moment she fulfilled her responsibility and paid off her debt, this scarred shell can finally rest forever.
"However, my mother did not expect that even though she and my father obtained eternal peace, I, as her son, was constantly suffering from unforgettable hatred. It was like the torment of the demonic flames of purgatory.
"My parents could be said to have been forced to their deaths by Heaven Pharmaceuticals. How could I not want to take revenge and destroy Heaven Pharmaceuticals?"
"Understood."
Meng Chao heaved a long sigh. "From that moment on, you fell into the path of evil and wanted to use the monsters' power to fight against Heaven Pharmaceuticals, right?"
"I swear, in the beginning, I really didn't think about using external power. Besides, the monsters at that time were too stupid. They only knew how to bare their fangs and roar. They didn't have any intelligence, and there was no way for them to communicate or use each other."
Su Lun smiled bitterly and said, "At that time, I had just entered university, and I was studying in the best university in the city. I had a blood feud on my back, and it was as if I had a secret mission that was unique to me. At the same time, I received envious and respectful gazes from other people. I was like a true prodigy, full of mettle, and full of confidence.
"Ever since I was young, my parents protected me well.
"Even during the years when my family's business went bankrupt, my mother spared no effort and meticulously created a protective shell for me so that I wouldn't experience the hardships and ugliness of society.
"That was why I was naive and didn't realize just how terrifying of a giant my enemy was.
"The nine great mega corporations were ten times more terrifying than the most terrifying Apocalyptic Beast. I wanted to start from scratch and destroy Heaven Pharmaceuticals in the business world, but that was just a pipe dream.
"That's right. Even though I didn't inherit my father's talent in martial arts and my mother's talent in creating medicine, I had an astonishing sense for operations and management.
"With my God-given sense of smell and crazy hard work, I achieved some pretty good results in college and won all the awards that I could win. It was to the point that I became complacent under the appreciation of my professors and the bragging of my classmates. I misjudged myself.
"It wasn't until I graduated from university that I entered the real and cruel society. The continuous storms immediately shattered my dreams.
"It was only then that I realized that if I wanted to be successful in this world, compared to abilities and results, background and connections are more important!
"The nine great mega corporations and the nine great cultivation families behind them have already taken control of all the important departments, important positions, and strategic resources in Dragon City. They can do whatever they want and control all of Dragon City!
"Twenty to thirty years ago, although it was chaotic and disorderly, it was also the golden age of barbaric growth. Background and relationships didn't matter at all in that era. Everyone relied on their own strength, wisdom, and courage. Under the cruel but fair rules, survival of the fittest survived. My parents' generation could really make a name for themselves from nothing and make a name for themselves!
"But when it came to my generation, forget about taking revenge on a giant like Heaven Pharmaceuticals, it was impossible for a poor, nameless boy to start his own business without being connected to the nine great mega corporations.
"All the lucrative industries were long since monopolized by the mega corporations.
"Most of the politicians in the Survival Committee and the managers of the floors in the Supernatural Tower came from the nine great cultivation families.
"If a normal person wants more cultivation resources, they can only buy them through the channels of the nine great mega corporations aside from the black market. Many of the prices of monster materials weren't that high to begin with, but the mega corporations hoarded them and inflated them with malicious intent. The most ironic thing is that you can even see the shadows of the mega corporations behind many of the black markets in the deep web and the lair.
"This is an era where no matter how talented a person is, they can't fight against the mega corporations.
"Regardless of what shocking creation you create in the fields of spirit energy martial arts, runic symbol machines, or gene medicine, they will either be bought by the mega corporations or stolen and imitated in the shortest amount of time possible." Compared to the time when we were in Heaven 9, the current mega corporations' stealing and imitating skills are much better. They also have a large and well-trained elite legal team. They guarantee that they will eat the 'food' they set their eyes on within the limits of the law and in the most cultured manner possible. They won't even leave a single bone behind!
"In this accursed era, there are only two types of people who can be successful.
"One of them is the rich children from the nine great cultivation families, just like my university classmates.
"Later on, I learned that most of my classmates who never showed themselves were connected to the nine great cultivation families. Some of them were even the third generation successors of the nine great cultivation families, like Lu Siya.
"Without any effort, they could obtain things that normal people can't obtain even if they worked hard for ten lifetimes. They could also use a fraction of their strength to achieve greater success than others who used a hundred percent of their strength. No, they didn't need to succeed at all, because they were success itself.
"When I obtained results that were ten times more dazzling than theirs in university, their applause came from the bottom of their hearts, because they knew very well that no matter how outstanding my performance was, when I entered society, I would only become an outstanding and sharp tool in their hands!
"The other type are smart people who recognized reality a long time ago and are willing to become tools, like you. You're someone who clings to Lu Siya's golden coattails and refuses to let go!"
Su Lun said with malice.
"Um …" Meng Chao's expression did not change.
He said calmly, "I won't deny that I received great support from Big Sis Ya and Sky Pillar Corporation when I was improving by leaps and bounds. It's fine if you say that I'm clinging to their coattails, but I'm doing it for Dragon City's future, for Earth's future, and for the future of human civilization. I'm not just doing it for my own personal success. Please don't lump me together with others.
"…"
Su Lun was stunned for a long time before he said, "I finally know why I lost to you.
"Unfortunately, I had just graduated from university, so I wasn't as shameless as you are now.
"At that time, I sank into deep despair.
"I realized that even if I spent dozens of years fighting, working hard, and persevering in all sorts of setbacks like the ones in the inspirational stories, God would reward the diligent, but I still wouldn't have even the slightest hope of defeating Heaven Pharmaceuticals.
"Even if my enemy was an Apocalyptic Beast, I wouldn't be in such despair. Unfortunately, my enemy was a monster known as capital, and it was one hundred times more terrifying than an Apocalyptic Beast.
"Even if I wanted to use the power of Sky Pillar Corporation, Universe Corporation, Soaring Dragon Corporation, Thundercloud Corporation, and the other mega corporations to fight against Heaven Pharmaceuticals, without decades of hard work and meticulous planning, it would have been impossible for me to succeed.
"I naturally couldn't wait for decades.
"Who knows how terrifying the Heaven Pharmacy will develop in a few decades? Who knows how powerful it will be? Who knows how powerful it will be?
"Regardless of whether I started from scratch or joined a mega corporation, I couldn't get what I wanted. After thinking about it, I finally cast my gaze on the lair.
"Golden Tooth Lair was the last place in Dragon City where it could grow wildly and develop explosively.
"Chaos brought vitality, and vitality brought opportunities. It was a chance for me to take revenge!
"I gathered data and information over the past few decades, and after careful research, I found that the size and production value of Golden Tooth Lair did not lose to any of the nine great mega corporations.
"But since the lair was divided and the dozens of gangs refused to listen to each other, the internal strife weakened each other, which was why it couldn't release the power it should have.
"If I could think of a way to gather all the resources and fighting power in the lair and take it for myself, I would have hope of defeating Heaven Pharmaceuticals.
"Coincidentally, Saber Jin Wanhao is in control of the lair, and he has a close relationship with my family. This is the best way for me to take revenge, isn't it?"
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