Seeing this, Ed couldn't help but sigh helplessly: "You two are still in someone else's house, can you please pay attention to your image?"
At this moment, Kelvin Rhodes came over with a cup of tea. Seeing the lively scene in front of him, he couldn't help but smile and said, "It's okay, you don't have to mind it too much. Just treat it as if you were at home."
Belinda looked at the painting on the wall, pointed at the woman and girl in the painting, and asked Kelvin Rhodes softly: "Mr. Kelvin, are these your wife and daughter?"
Kelvin Rhodes nodded gently, his eyes gently falling on the paintings, a look of reminiscence on his face, and he slowly said, "Yes, that's my wife and daughter."
Carlisle listened and asked curiously, "Why didn't I see them?"
Kelvin Rhodes was silent for a moment, his smile became a little forced, he slowly said: "They are already dead..."
Upon hearing the news, the originally bustling rest area suddenly became quiet and everyone fell silent.
Angelica and Konan also immediately stopped playing and the smiles on their faces disappeared.
Carlisle lowered his head and said apologetically: "I'm sorry..."
A faint sadness permeated the entire rest area.
Kelvin Rhodes looked at the slightly embarrassed and sad faces of the crowd, waved his hands, and said softly, "Don't be so sad. If my wife and daughter were still here, they would definitely welcome you, such energetic young people, and would entertain you more enthusiastically than I do."
As he spoke, he skillfully poured tea for everyone, and the steaming aroma of tea filled the air.
Kelvin Rhodes looked at Angelica, who was sitting on the soft sofa beside the bed, his eyes full of gentleness and reminiscence, and said slowly: "My daughter likes noise. She will definitely like the noisy atmosphere like you guys."
At this time, a breeze blew gently, quietly pushed open the small window, and the gentle wind blew Angelica's hair up and fluttered freely.
Kelvin Rhodes, who was bending over to pour tea, raised his head inadvertently and saw this scene. His expression suddenly became even more dazed.
In his eyes, it was as if time had gone back, and he saw his daughter sitting there, pointing excitedly at the sea of flowers outside the window, and shouting happily: "Dad, look, look, you can see the whole sea of flowers here, it's so beautiful!"
Angelica was attracted by the beautiful view outside the window. She looked at the pink petals blown up by the wind and falling like snowflakes. The dreamlike sea of flowers made her exclaim softly, "It's so beautiful."
At this moment, Conan opened his mouth heartlessly and couldn't help asking Kelvin Rhodes: "How could your wife and daughter..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt the atmosphere around him suddenly tense. Ed and the others all turned their heads to look at him, their eyes wide open and staring at him with anger on their faces, as if silently accusing him: Isn't this just rubbing salt into someone's wounds?
Kelvin Rhodes was not angry. When he heard Ke Nan's question, his expression was calm with a hint of sadness. He slowly said, "Have you heard of magic ALS?"
"Magic ALS!"
When everyone heard the name of this disease, their faces turned pale instantly, because this is the disease that all magicians in the entire Aize continent are most afraid of.
No one knows how this disease came about, as if it were a nightmare that appeared out of nowhere, and to this day, it remains an unsolved disease.
Kelvin Rhodes' eyes were filled with pain and helplessness. He continued, "Once you are infected with this disease, the magic power in your body will be like an uncontrolled cold current, causing your entire body to become freezing cold and your skin to turn pale as snow. As the disease worsens, your body will gradually become stiff, as if it were wrapped in an invisible ice shell. First, your movements will become slow, then your limbs will become unable to move, and finally even other parts of your body will become completely stiff until your life ends... My wife and daughter were killed by this terrible disease."
As everyone listened, they felt sad for what happened to Kelvin Rhodes, and were filled with fear for this mysterious and terrifying disease.
Some people say that if you have this disease, you just need to drain the magic power from your body.
But it is not that simple. In the world of Aize, everyone has magic power in their body.
The continent of Aize is now in the era of great development, and it will soon be the peak era of magic, and the whole world is filled with magic.
The body of any living creature absorbs magic power all the time as if by instinct, but the absorption is very weak under normal circumstances.
But for people suffering from magic ALS, even this little bit of magic is like the most painful poison, constantly corroding their bodies.
Kelvin Rhodes nodded slightly, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and said: "I have been studying this disease for many years, and I have achieved some results. Although I have not yet completely conquered it, I believe that sooner or later, I will find a way to cure this disease."
Ed nodded quickly and said seriously, "You can do it, Mr. Kelvin. With your knowledge and ability, you will definitely succeed."
The others also echoed and expressed their support and encouragement to Kelvin Rhodes.
Kelvin Rhodes listened to the words of encouragement from everyone, and a gratified smile appeared on his face. He smiled and nodded, as if he had thought of something, and said, "You can visit here at will. I haven't put away the paint bucket I used for painting just now, so I have to go and take care of it."
Having said that, Kelvin Rhodes turned and walked up to the fifth floor. He came to the door and gently pushed open the stone door engraved with runes.
Behind the door, there was the paint bucket that had just been used, as well as the painting that depicted the thriving streets of the Morning Light Imperial City.
He slowly approached and touched the painting with a trembling hand. In an instant, the originally bustling street scene was distorted and changed into a horrifying picture like hell.
The streets were littered with broken limbs, bloody chunks of flesh, and twisted tumors growing everywhere, emitting a sickening odor.
He rubbed his eyes painfully, as if he couldn't bear to look at the horrible sight, and couldn't help but throw the painting into the burning brazier beside him.
The flames instantly engulfed the painting, making crackling sounds, as if playing a dirge for this eerie scene.
Then, Kelvin Rhodes turned his eyes to the black fuel barrel. The black paint seemed to come alive, becoming sticky and disgusting, and constantly wriggling.
It slowly crawled out of the barrel like a giant black python, and finally came in front of Kelvin Rhodes.
Kelvin Rhodes had a blank expression on his face. He looked at the black thing without any emotion in his eyes and slowly reached out his hand to touch it.
Immediately afterwards, a large amount of information flooded into his brain like a tide, causing his body to tremble slightly.
At the end, in the depths of consciousness, in a dimly lit room, a young figure whose face could not be seen said coldly, "You have been discovered."
The voice seemed to come from the Netherworld, filled with endless chill.
Then, Kelvin Rhodes suddenly opened his eyes, a look of determination appeared on his face, as if he had made some life-or-death decision.
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