Mike downed the cocktail in his glass and followed Maxen into his office.
Once inside, Maxen hesitated for a moment and said tentatively, “How about you just leave this matter alone?”
Before Mike could ask, Maxen explained, “It’s not a big deal that Blaze can’t reach Lord rank. We don’t lack a Lord like him. It’s the same with or without him. Not being able to break through is something that normal people encounter. I’ve been stuck at level 989 for so long, and have I said anything?”
His words sounded reasonable, but in reality, they were utter nonsense.
Mike rolled his eyes and said with dissatisfaction, “Stone, you’ve been acting very strangely ever since you heard the name Blaze Morrow.”
Mike tapped on the table and emphasized, “Even if you don’t want me to interfere, at least let me know what’s going on.”
Even if they didn’t talk about Blaze Morrow’s relationship with Mike himself, just because Terraon Morrow had protected Mike once, Mike couldn’t just stand by and do nothing out of this favor.
Moreover, Maxen’s reaction was so strange that it aroused Mike’s curiosity.
“This is a long story…”
Maxen sighed, took out a bottle of his finest wine from the corner, along with two glasses worth 100 Lord merits each, and poured two glasses.
One for him, and the other one was also for him.
Maxen had no intention of sharing with Thor.
“Come on, are you serious? You’re so stingy.”
Mike rolled his eyes, took out a beer, and began to listen to Maxen’s story.
Unlike Shadow Nine, Maxen was truly straightforward.
Even if you asked him to make up a story on the spot, he wouldn’t be able to.
Therefore, Mike could trust what Maxen said.
“Actually… the Morrow family is not what you think it is.”
Maxen tried to organize his words and explained, “Back then, during the abyss invasion and the Blood War, the human race was in a bad situation, and there were heavy casualties on the front lines. With so many people dying, there were many orphans and widows. While everyone was busy fighting on the front lines, someone had to take care of these people.”
Listening to Maxen’s description, there seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the air.
Mike nodded slowly.
He had once seen a commission to accompany a lady named Linda. Mike could imagine how empty Mrs. Linda’s life was every day after losing her husband.
From what Mike knew about the powerhouses of Morpheus’s generation, although they had different personalities, they were always compassionate.
Otherwise, Morpheus wouldn’t have created an organization like the [Guardian Shadow] and tried every means to gather lost souls.
Maxen continued, “At that time, a powerhouse from the Morrow family stepped forward and used a large amount of resources to adopt the widows and orphans in the rear. Many children… didn’t even know their own last names, so they simply joined the Morrow family.” Mike frowned slightly.
“And then?”
The story was cruel so far, but there was still a hint of warmth.
Blaze Morrow had a cheerful and straightforward personality, and he was obviously not affected much in his childhood.
“The bad thing is that the Morrow family is too tragic.”
Maxen sighed, downed the wine in his glass, and casually grabbed a bottle of beer while Thor wasn’t looking.
“Blaze Morrow is the youngest in the Morrow family. He also has several older brothers, the eldest brother Terraon Morrow, followed by Brook Morrow, Argent Morrow, and Ashton Morrow.”
Maxen paused, his expression darkening.
“They’re all dead.”
“Or rather, those four people are now in the Guardian Shadow.”
Mike was speechless for a moment.
The Morrow family was truly tragic…
They were originally a group of orphans adopted together.
Just when they had finally developed a bond, four of the brothers died one after another, leaving Blaze Morrow as the only survivor.
And the worst part was that his intelligence was also affected!
How unlucky could they be?!
Mike looked at Maxen thoughtfully.
“Wait, you don’t mean that you arranged for Apollo to meet Terraon, do you?”
Maxen smiled sheepishly.
“I originally asked Shadow Nine for help. Shadow Nine was with Apollo at the time, and somehow Apollo got interested, so I let him come.”
The general truth of what happened back then was pieced together in front of Mike.
Terraon, in the process of growing up, had experienced too much death and separation. This made Terraon Morrow unable to bear the blow and he fell into despair.
What kind of genius was Terraon Morrow back then?
One sentence could describe Terraon Morrow’s talent: He had landed a punch on Maxen.
That fight was a group fight.
Maxen alone against a group of people.
None of the freshmen in the entire year could withstand Maxen, this monster. They couldn’t even touch the corner of his clothes!
In the end, only Terraon Morrow managed to land a punch on Maxen.
This punch alone made Terraon Morrow famous.
Many Lords came from afar, wanting to take Terraon Morrow as their disciple.
However, a person of temperament, too rigid, is easily broken.
The Morrow family, originally an extremely warm and loving family, held three funerals in a
short period of time.
After learning of the deaths of his last two brothers, Terraon Morrow, who had already become a Chief, was filled with hatred and grief, but had no way to take revenge.
Because the corp his brothers belonged to was called Blood Sea.
The Blood Sea corp was in the Blood Sea Abyss. The corp leader was ambushed by a demon god, countless demon creatures swarmed out, and the corp members suffered heavy
casualties.
Argent Morrow and Ashton Morrow, the two deputy corp leaders, died in the rearguard action
and were later inducted into the Guardian Shadow.
The day after the defeat, Maxen entered the Blood Sea Abyss alone.
From then on, the Blood Sea Abyss ceased to exist.
An eye for an eye, blood for blood.
This was the rule established by Supreme Being Ares among the joint corps.
Unlike Morpheus, Ares was more decisive in his actions, with clear love and hate. The framework and prototype of the joint corps were established in the hands of Morpheus.
Their group of people had resisted the first wave of attacks from the abyss, and everything was in ruins. Many things could only be done roughly and could not be perfect.
At the worst time, Calderon alone served as the corp leader of the six major corps. He was
simply too busy!
It was only after Ares gradually grew up that the various corps slowly recovered.
Ares used his sword to reorganize all the corps.
Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
A sword established the rules for the human corps.
It was also from that time that the human race truly integrated its scattered forces, and all the countries in the world united as one, having the ability to counterattack the Abyssal Plane.
Faced with such immense hatred, Terraon Morrow had no way to take revenge. Because the powerhouses of the human race had already avenged him. Disillusioned and bored with everything, Terraon Morrow spent his days drinking, living a
life of drunkenness and death.
Maxen, who learned of this by chance, asked Shadow Nine to help counsel him.
In Maxen’s view, if there was any knot in Terraon Morrow’s heart that couldn’t be untied,
Shadow Nine would definitely be able to help by chatting with him.
If spiritual guidance didn’t work, Shadow Nine also had physical therapy.
There was always a method suitable for Terraon Morrow.
Maxen’s original intention was that since the first four members of the Morrow family had
joined the Guardian Shadow, and Terraon Morrow had even served for many years, Shadow
Nine could completely tell Terraon Morrow the truth.
Although his three brothers were dead, they were not completely gone.
Wouldn’t that solve Terraon Morrow’s problem?
But Maxen had overlooked one thing.
At that time, Shadow Nine was protecting Apollo.
Shadow Nine went to see Terraon Morrow, and Apollo went with him.
Apollo had a chat with Terraon Morrow.
After that day, Terraon Morrow became Blaze Morrow.
Except for a very small number of people who still remembered Terraon Morrow, in the
memories of others, there was no such person as Terraon Morrow at all!
“Hiss-”
Hearing this, Mike couldn’t help but gasp.
Wasn’t Apollo’s move too ruthless?
To erase all traces of a person’s existence and replace them with a completely new existence.
Terraon Morrow, Blaze Morrow, seemingly just one word different.
To be able to do this was no longer something an ordinary potential Supreme Being could do!
After telling the story of Terraon Morrow, Maxen said helplessly, “In other words, if you
really want to help Blaze overcome this hurdle, the person you need to find is not me, but
Apollo.”
So that’s how it is…
Mike’s face darkened, and he reprimanded, “Old geezer? Can’t you at least show some respect
for the Supreme Being of our human race?!”
“How is Apollo old? If you dare to talk nonsense like that again, I’ll deduct your pay!”
Hearing those last few words, Maxen immediately deflated like a punctured ball.
He didn’t care if others mentioned deducting his pay.
Anyway, 99% of his money had to be handed over.
As for the remaining 1%, what difference did it make whether it was deducted or not?
But for Thor to mention deducting his pay…
This was a big problem, something to panic about!
“Speaking of money.”
Mike immediately tossed the topic of Terraon Morrow aside, his eyes flashing with a strange
light.
“90% of your income has to be handed over to your First Godfather, and then divided
between the Guardian Shadow and the Nightmare corps, right?”
Maxen nodded,
“Yeah, what terrible idea do you have now?”
“Mind your language!”
Mike knocked on the table, put on a straight face, and said, “Can you invite the person in
charge of the Nightmare corps over? I have some new ideas about the allocation of funds.”
“Yes.”
Maxen nodded. “But why?”
As he spoke, Maxen rubbed his fingers together.
His meaning was clear.
Mike cleared his throat.
“As you can see, I’m now half in charge of the Guardian Shadow, and I’m working on internal
reforms…”
Listening to these words, Maxen yawned.
What did that have to do with him?
“…The Guardian Shadow is preparing to create a position for a swordsmanship instructor,
which can be held part-time by a Lone Wolf.”
Mike’s words made Maxen’s eyes light up. He asked tentatively, “May I ask what the main
responsibilities of this instructor are?”
Mike whispered, “You have to keep this a secret. We’re preparing to counterattack the Supreme Abyssal. This swordsmanship instructor might have to be the first to charge into battle, slashing at the enemy with his sword! In short: the work is tiring, the pay is low, the requirements are high, and there’s a lot of crap to deal with.”
Mike added, “Oh right, you also need to know how to use a sword. Do you have any suitable
candidates to recommend?”
Supreme Abyssal?
Maxen’s eyes lit up. If he went there, his Second Godfather wouldn’t be able to control him
anymore!
Why hadn’t he thought of that before?!
If he wanted to go to the Supreme Abyssal, he definitely couldn’t do it without some skills and
strength.
Maxen didn’t lack strength.
But he lacked the means!
Knowing Thor as he did, if Thor was determined to go to the Supreme Abyssal, there had to be
a way!
He had to find a way to go with Thor!
Maxen enthusiastically grabbed Mike’s hand and said excitedly, “Please let me take on the position of [Swordsmanship Instructor]!”
“Even though we’re good friends, we can’t do things through the back door. It will affect your
reputation!” As he spoke, Mike took out the application form he had prepared beforehand, handed it to Maxen, and said seriously, “Pay the application fee now and enjoy a 20% discount!”