Chapter 413 From Son to Father
Although the Morgan family is a noble member of the House of Lords, and their political status is much higher than that of the Forrest family, their wealth is far less than that of the Chinese outsiders. Like all other traditional British aristocrats, their wealth and power have been "slowly eliminated" by the inheritance tax, and in the end, only a glamorous title remains.

Only a very small number of "progressive aristocrats" who changed their business ideas in time, or like the Forrest Family, who straddled two worlds and made it impossible for the secular government to find out the existence of their specific wealth, can continue to accumulate and pass on wealth.

The Morgan family obviously does not belong to any of the above two categories; this may also be related to their own greater pursuits, so they deliberately keep a low profile. Today, we have not experienced two world wars, and the government finances have not collapsed to the point of levying a crazy 98% land inheritance tax; however, the current situation of the Morgan family's wealth shrinking has already shown very obvious signs.

For example, the manor in front of us is almost deserted.

Except for a small area centered on the villa, the rest of the estate was in a state of desolation; it was obvious that there was not enough manpower to take care of it. Their family finances were not even able to maintain a glamorous appearance.

According to the results of Irene's investigation, the Morgan family might not be able to keep this ancestral manor when the inheritance is handed over to the next generation.

However, according to the plot of the movie "Wonder Woman", the Morgan family does not have the so-called "next generation" at all.

With a head full of random thoughts, Lin You quietly entered the manor. There was no so-called door-to-door visit. Not only did he come uninvited, but he also broke into the house through the wall and acted like a thief on the beam.

The villa is ordinary, and there is no sign of magic or divine power; the interior decoration and furnishings show a heavy sense of history, but the old and mottled traces that cannot be concealed just echo the dilapidated and desolate scene outside.

A declining manor of a declining family. Lin You sneaked in without encountering any obstruction until he saw an old man with a cane.

"The previous Lord Morgan, due to Alzheimer's disease, could not perform the duties of a noble and a member of parliament, so he resigned early and handed over the title and position to his son." Lin You stopped after meeting the old man and talked about the changes of the Morgan family in recent years word by word, with a somewhat weird smile on his face; "It's dark under the lamp. I didn't expect that just by changing from a son to a father, it would be so easy to successfully avoid God's eyes."

"It's not easy." The old man turned around with difficulty, leaning on his cane; he exuded a heavy deathly aura from head to toe, and his severely uncoordinated body movements showed that he had lost most of his basic ability to survive. But his face, covered with age spots, was filled with a spirit that ordinary people could not match.

Lin You looked at him carefully, with a look of disgust on his face: "You gave up this body a long time ago, but you deliberately left a little bit of your mind on it; you knew I would come to find you, so you waited for me specially?"

When Lin You first stepped into the villa, this body was just a dying old man; but when Lin You stood behind the old man, a divine aura emerged from the depths of his soul. This aura had been hidden for a long time and was always in a state of hibernation until Lin You appeared and it was automatically activated.

It was as if Lin You was treated as a sensor switch.

"I've known for a long time that the Morgan family's style would arouse suspicion sooner or later. But there's nothing I can do. Thor and Tyr were too ruthless, and I was seriously injured. I can only squeeze out the last bit of value from this fake identity."

The voice that came out of the old man's mouth was clear, powerful and full of energy; his current state was just like the gem on the Dakota River, just a mouthpiece.

Perhaps when this conversation is over, this old man will be at the end of his rope.

"Well, I won't ask how you managed to become Patrick Morgan's father from Patrick Morgan. It's your ability to do this, and it's also God's shame. The only thing I'm curious about is how you convinced the guy who took over your identity as Patrick Morgan to keep the news secret for you?"

The old man smiled, as if he thought the question was stupid: "Don't you know that whoever takes over my identity will have to die for me? Who is willing to die for someone else for no reason?" "He won't really die." Lin You said angrily, but he knew that this sentence was not convincing.

According to the background setting of the movie, the God of Truth will not really die, but will be severely injured by Wonder Woman and fall into an indefinite sleep. However, the key point lies in the phrase "indefinite sleep".

Death is not real death, “sleeping” really means sleeping.

To the gods, that outcome is worse than serving a prison sentence.

"So, you promised to help him change his fate, and then he really believed your lies?" Lin You asked.

The old man laughed at himself: "Although I am not a real god, He and I are both Ares, the gods of truth. Who can deceive whom? He knows very well that I don't have this ability."

"Isn't it true that there is a real god, Ares, who was deceived by you?" Lin You said sarcastically.

"It is precisely because he is the real God that he was deceived. He was too proud and looked down on the 'false gods' like us in the derivative stories." The old man also showed sarcasm on his face. "You don't know that from the first time we met, Ares took it for granted that I was a subordinate, a tool, and even a slave."

"Then he deserved to lose." Lin You stepped on Ares one more time, but he was obviously more concerned about the other God of Truth at the moment. "Then how did you convince the substitute to cooperate with you?"

"It's not difficult. It just happened to suit His wishes. He wanted to cause some trouble for God before falling asleep so that he could vent his anger."

"..." Lin You was stunned, "Just... like this?"

"That's how it is. You are forced to take the blame for no reason, and you are not allowed to express your dissatisfaction?" The old man said as if it was a matter of course, and then his expression changed to deep confusion, "So I have never understood why you are so cowardly; the 'Reality Factor' is the most powerful force and the sharpest weapon in this dimension. As the only controller of the 'Reality Factor', why do you have to submit to the gods?"

"You're exaggerating. I'm just more... more calm."

"Peace? If I have the 'Reality Factor'..."

"What would you do if it were you?" Lin You took advantage of the situation, with a malicious smile on his face.

The old man didn't care. Instead, he followed Lin You's guidance and spoke his mind: "If I were the controller of the 'Real Factor', why would I have to live so hard and spend so much time and effort? Not to mention leading the Great World Plan, at least, I would have been on equal footing with those Supreme Gods a long time ago."

"So I am not you. I am very satisfied with the current situation." When saying this, Lin You's tone was as sincere as his smile.

(End of this chapter)