His eyes gradually widened, and Rocky couldn’t help but cry out loud; he finally remembered who this woman named Cyril was—she was his cousin!
So-called cousins naturally referred to relatives of his father’s generation, which is to say, Cyril was from the Mairente Family!
Rocky’s father came from the Mairente Family, and after his father’s death, the people from this family took away everything that Rocky had inherited, even including a medium-sized Sky City with a population of thirty thousand!
This incident, whether for Rocky before he traveled through time or the current Rocky, was etched deeply into his bones!
Initially, Rocky thought he would never have anything to do with the Mairente Family in this lifetime, because he was no longer who he used to be, yet he hadn’t expected to encounter someone from the Mairente Family today; this truly surprised him.
However, after a brief moment of surprise, he calmed his emotions, neither displaying great anger nor the joy of seeing a relative. He simply nodded to Cyril as if he was looking at a stranger, and then he turned and walked away.
As for the various events before Rocky traveled through time, he actually didn’t care much. Similarly, he had no fondness for the Mairente Family. Under such circumstances, he didn’t want anything to do with the family, including any of its members.
As for his cousin Cyril, he had even less of an impression. Perhaps it was true that they had met once, as she said, but due to his dislike and deliberate distance from the Mairente Family, Rocky had no intention of clinging to kinship.
“Wait…”
Watching Rocky turn to leave with an expressionless face, Cyril instinctively wanted to call out to him, but stopped herself at the last moment. The words that had reached her lips remained unspoken, and in the end, she could only sigh as she watched Rocky’s retreating figure.
Cyril was not surprised by Rocky’s reaction, although it left her feeling helpless, because she knew all too well what the family had done to Rocky. After all, once Rocky’s father had passed away, the family took everything he was supposed to inherit.
Obviously, such an action could not possibly gain Rocky’s favor. It was even more unfair to him, yet there was nothing that could be done about it.
The Mairente Family was a powerful and immense family with a long history, controlling over ten Sky Cities, and holding a prestigious reputation throughout the heavens. In such a gigantic family, intense internal struggles were inevitable, and it was for this reason that Rocky’s father had left the family.
But how could one cleanly break away from such a massive family?
That’s why after his death, the family took everything from Rocky, a result also caused by the family struggles.
Cyril, who was already involved in the management of the family, was well aware of these matters. She had even been part of the decision to take away everything Rocky had inherited!
That’s why her expression was so strange after she recognized Rocky. She knew that Rocky lived in Thunderhawk City, and while she had never been there herself, one could imagine the conditions of a city that the family had intended to give up.
So when Cyril recognized Rocky, she felt somewhat guilty.
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Just as Cyril was staring at Rocky’s disappearing figure in a daze, a young man about her age came over. While speaking, he glanced in the direction where Rocky had disappeared, catching sight of Rocky’s fading figure.
“Sister, who is that person?”
“He’s your cousin, Rocky.”
Coming back to his senses, Cyril let out a sigh.
“Rocky…” Hearing this name, the young man thought for a moment before an expression of realization dawned on his face, “Oh, I remember now.”
While speaking, the young man looked in the direction Rocky had left, “Sis, is he the one who had his inheritance taken away by the family? I heard this guy is pretty spineless. When the family was taking away his Sky City, he didn’t even dare say a word…”
“Don’t talk nonsense! He’s your cousin!”
Turning her head to glare at her little brother, Cyril was quite displeased.
But the young man just shrugged, showing a carefree expression, “Tch! I don’t want a cousin who’s such a loser.”
After saying that, something suddenly occurred to the young man, and he then said, “Sis, didn’t the family give Thunderhawk City to this guy?”
“Yes, what about it?”
“I think I overheard father mentioning Thunderhawk City the other day, that… what’s his name… Baron Wolin, right, Baron Wolin recently secured a large mine for the family. Although it wasn’t some grand achievement, father and the others couldn’t not reward him, so it seemed they were also planning to grant Thunderhawk City to Baron Wolin.”
“What?!”
Upon hearing this, Cyril immediately looked at her brother, and her complexion changed on the spot.
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Rocky was unaware of what had transpired with Cyril after he left the library, because although he recognized her, and it brought up some unpleasant memories, he didn’t take it to heart. In fact, as soon as he left the library, he had left Cyril and all matters related to the Mairente Family behind.
Upon returning to the hotel, everyone started to pack up, and then, with a full harvest, they finally left Eternal City.
For Rocky and his group, the trip to Eternal City was highly rewarding. Not only did they sell Greyrock Stone at a high price, but they also found a new Chamber of Commerce to partner with, hired a Technician, and even purchased new equipment for the Guard Corps. They hadn’t just accomplished all the goals set before they left but had exceeded them.
With this in mind, Rocky was in a very good mood on the way back to Thunderhawk City, completely unaffected by everything that had happened in the library. In fact, once he got back to Thunderhawk City, he slept soundly to adjust his mental state, after which he was ready to make big moves!
Because after returning from Eternal City, Rocky had already prepared everything he needed. Next, he would carry out economic reforms in Thunderhawk City!
This was a significant event both for him and for Thunderhawk City. Rocky had even invited two Technicians from Eternal City for this purpose and had bought a batch of leather to ensure the smooth progress of the economic reforms in Thunderhawk City.
However, before the reforms in Thunderhawk City had officially begun the next day, a new piece of news arrived first.
The Azure Commerce Guild had sent someone at this time to inquire when Thunderhawk City would purchase grain and how much they would buy.
Upon learning of this, Rocky was momentarily stunned, and then a sly smile spread across his face…
