Chapter 997 Selfish Nature
After a while, he put down the medicine.
"This was given to you by Coby?"
Emmeline nodded.
"He said that only people of the Marsh Family had access to this stuff. We showed it to other doctors previously, but they couldn't analyze its components, let alone reproduce it."
When Emmeline explained this, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Robert nodded. "Of course they couldn't reproduce it, because it's not medicine at all. It's a kind of fruit called Way Tree!"
Everyone was stunned by his words.
"Way Tree? What's that?"
"It's a rare poisonous herb. Legend has it that it grows in an extremely cold and dry place, and is usually close to the tomb. But I've only seen it on books, and never in real life."
Immediately, Clarissa's expression changed.
"Can you buy it on the market?"
Robert glanced at her and sneered. "But it? If I hadn't seen it today, I would have thought it had extinguished. Who would sell it?"
After learning the reality, Clarissa was stunned.
In a deep voice, Jara said, "Since Coby can make the medicine, it means that he has it. If worse comes to worst, I'll get someone to charge in and get a few of them out."
However, Robert shook his head.
"It's useless. It's extremely difficult to plant this thing. It must remain where it originally grows. If it leaves the soil, it will immediately wither in a second. Even if you get hold of it, there won't be any use of it by then."
Robert's word made everyone fall silent.
As Emmeline pursed her lips tightly, after awhile, she forced a smile.
"If that's the case, it's alright."
But on the other hand, Jara's brows were deeply furrowed.
After Robert finished his words, he left with Sierra.
The room was quiet for a moment as they sat in their own seats and did not speak.
After a long while, Anderson finally broke the silence.
"Although Mr. Lane said so, you shouldn't be discouraged. Fortunately, Coby is still willing to bargain with you now. When the Jade of Heaven are gathered, at the worst, we don't give it to him in exchange for medicine, we'll ask for several Way Tree instead. I believe he won't reject you."
Upon hearing the suggestion, Clarissa nodded in agreement.
"His main goal is still the Jade of Heaven. Whether Emmeline is still alive or dead, it probably didn't matter to him, so you don't have to worry too much."
Glancing at her, Jara didn't say anything.
However, Emmeline smiled.
"I know. You don't have to worry about me. Just do as you said. I've seen so many elders in the Marsh Family live to an old age. I believe that as long as you get the Way Tree, you will be fine."
Everyone nodded their heads.
It was only then that two parties separated.
After Jara and Emmeline left, Clarissa said with some concern, "Anderson, I think there's something off with this matter."
Anderson sat her down on the bed and massaged her calf, which she had been walking for a whole day.
"What's wrong with it?"
"For such a rare herbs, why did only Coby have it? And the Jade of Heaven, both of us know that the so-called resurrecting from death is just a lie. I don't think Coby is a fool. How could he believe in these things? How could he be so persistent in finding it?"
Anderson was silent for a moment, then replied softly, "This is probably a human's selfish nature and greed!"
With a pause, he added. "When you have more, you would always want more. But when wealth can't satisfy his desires, he will search in other aspects, such as life expectancy and miracles."
Speaking of this, he sneered.
"In fact, it's all just self-deception. Coby may know that it's fake. However, what if it's true, even if there's one in a million chance of it? He can't bear to let go of this glimpse of hope, so he'll brainwash himself to believe that it's true. At the end of the day, if he kept on searching for it, he is probably just trying to have a little faith."
Clarissa was stunned and couldn't help but laugh. "What does this have to do with faith?"
But Anderson said faintly, "You don't understand this, do you? For a person to live in this world, he must believe in something and have some sort of pursuit in order to survive, especially someone like Coby, who is extremely intelligent and confident. He controls the Marsh Family, and the Marsh Family controls at least a third of the wealth in the world, which means that he controls one third of the world's asset."
"When his fortune comes to this point, he has lost interest in money. You see, he lives in peace and has no desire as if he is very transcendence. But if so, why is he still alive? To him, there is nothing else to pursue in this world. So he must have another obsession, or it could be the pursuit of immortality. In short, there is no hope without goals, and without hope, and there is no difference between being alive and dead. He is just a walking dead."
On the other hand, Clarissa had never heard of such a theory, so she couldn't help but shake her head.
"He's simply an insane person."
Anderson's lips curled up into a smile.
Suddenly, Clarissa thought of something and leaned over to ask him with a smile.
"Now that you mention it, it seems that you are quite rich too. What is your faith then?"
Stunned, Anderson looked at her deeply.
Anderson's eyes were extremely deep, like two deep vortexes as if she could be sucked into the eyes.
In a deep voice, he said, "It's you."
When she heard that, she was stunned.
Then, he repeated, "My faith is you. As long as you are alive in this world, I will be with you. If you die one day, I will go with you immediately. In this life, I will follow you wherever you go."
All of a sudden, Clarissa was stunned.
Initially, she was just joking, so she didn't expect him to answer her question seriously.
However, seeing how serious he was, for some reason, she suddenly felt a lump in her throat. Tears began to well up in her eyes and she could not hold back her tears.
"You're so annoying."
Crying, she hit him with her fist.
With a deep smile, Anderson pulled a piece of tissue to help wipe the tears off her face.
Then he coaxed in a warm voice, "Honey, don't cry. Be careful that the baby will laugh at you."
"How dare he!"
Clarissa looked at him and broke into laughter. "He is not allowed to make fun of me. I'm his mother."
"Alright, alright. We won't make fun of you. Come, I'll give you another massage."
It was only then that Clarissa stretched out her legs.
The next day, they were on their way back to Flaucford.
Before leaving, Clarissa and Anderson found Jara and asked about their following plans.
Jara had previously received news that there was a piece of land over here that had unearthed an ancient tomb. However, it was now extremely well protected, so they couldn't enter for the time being. They were still thinking of other ways.
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