Chapter 106 106: Striking Fast.

Leo gave Snow and Lily a pendant to wear, before the little one, with the help of her mother, put the last pendant around his neck. That done, Leo sensed that the temperature of his body had grown a little colder. They all had a meal, and then went to bed. Leo accredited the increased attributes for his sensing abilities. After a few minutes, mentally exhausted Snow fell asleep. It was harder said than done that one night of rest could help someone overcome the trauma from such a life threatening event. Lily had calmed down a little, and she had gone to sleep on her own, the Tears of Athena worked almost instantly as if magic. S~eaʀᴄh the Novёlƒire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The young man lay in bed, and after closing his eyes, he said, 'System, attribute panel.' Name : Leo Cardinal Age : 24 Level : Beginner Father Strength :10 Stamina : 12 (Permanent Augmentation) Intelligence : 8 Speed : 6.5 Talent : Ceramic Artisan. Hairstyling, Nurti-Chef, Piano Maester. Items : Tears Of Athena Buffs: Horse Stamina, Calm In Chaos and Brave In Need, Three Vital Recovery chances, Danger Perception. Leo continued, 'Expand the leveling bar.' The leveling bar was expanded, 'Ping: Beginner Father: 970/1000' The young man sighed internally, he didn't expect that the last task would allow him to gain so many points. He was so close to the next level, but it didn't bother him for much, he looked at his other attributes, and said, 'System, add two free attributes to intelligence, four to speed, and two more to strength. The remaining two attributes would be added to Stamina.' 'Ping: Refreshing…' Name : Leo Cardinal Age : 24 Level : Beginner Father Strength :12 Stamina : 14 (Permanent Augmentation) Intelligence : 10 Speed : 10.5 Talent : Ceramic Artisan. Hairstyling, Nurti-Chef, Piano Maester. Items : Tears Of Athena. Buffs: Horse Stamina, Calm In Chaos and Brave In Need, Three Vital Recovery chances, Danger Perception. The young nodded and then he entered the virtual realm. This place was just for him to train himself, but it had one more quality, and that was to recreate his body exactly as it was in the real world. The young man began to train and gradually his real body also went through the changes, adjusting to the new strength. Morning came quickly, and Leo woke up as per his usual routine. The young man moved out of the bed. He found that Lily had also woken up and she was dressed up in her tracksuit. He smiled and got her a glass of juice and then they both headed outside together. The routine was not abandoned, after Lily tired up, the young man picked her up and had her ride his shoulders as he ran. The little girl made cheering noises. The wind was getting colder and Leo thought if he should go winter shopping for the family. Soon, they reached home, Snow and Anastasia collaborated to cook breakfast. Leo smiled at Snow and said, "How come you look so radiant today?" The young lady looked at him amusedly and said, "Well, Leo Cardinal, are you flirting with me?" The young man ate his food when he said, "I might be flirting but I am also telling the truth. You can ask Mom." After that he left the two ladies sitting on the chairs in a daze, and headed to the office after kissing Lily on her cheeks. The ladies were stunned because they didn't expect Leo to address Anastasia as mom. It was a good thing, and they felt happy. With just the three of them home, Lily decided to groom her kitten, that has grown a little bigger. … Leo went to the office, and sat down in his chair, before he looked at Percie Hibiscal who was scrutinizing him profusely and he said, "I am fine, can you go and handle your work. The new product launch is coming, and you cannot make any mistakes." He shooed away the retainer and then leaned back in the chair, before he started the computer system. A few minutes later, he entered the dark web. Major Hardin had told him to be extra cautious, as this was a conspiracy bigger than what anyone could imagine, and behind Claud was his father, and also someone from the Political and Military corridor. Since Leo had disrupted their plan, he was sure that these people would use their identities to get back to him and then threaten his family. This was why he didn't want to wait for anyone to attack him. He had his own methods to deal with these people and while it may sound harsh, when has the world been a nice place? These people almost led his daughter and family to suffer and thus he was going to eradicate the people regardless of who they were and where they were. He used the Dark Web to connect to Marco. The philandering young man happened to be in the gym when he got the video call request from Leo. He knew that it was a secure call, so he didn't hesitate in accepting. The call connected and he said, "Sir, I was about to call you to check on you. How are you doing?" Leo shook his head and replied, "I am fine, how are things going on your side?" Marco replied, "It is fine, just one or two more days, and I will have the results." They were talking about Spring, who was being kept as a captive by Marco. Leo nodded before he said, "You must have heard about the terrorist attack in the Grand Century Hotel, right?" Marco nodded and said, "Kyle and the others reported to me about it, they asked for better equipment, now that you have the firearm license we can get you the kevlar and other things." Leo nodded and spoke leisurely, "You can arrange those how you like. I have another task, look into the mess, and find out who is behind the shadows. I want to know who it is. You can kill, or torture, I don't care about the method, but the results. I want them. You have a week, and anyone who is trying to look into the incident, keep a track of them and tell me what is going on." Marco could sense that Leo was very upset, and nodded quickly as he said, "Yes, sir. I will find them out as soon as possible." Leo said, "I don't want to know who is who, just find them, and give out a contract on their heads. I want the masterminds to leave the world and it doesn't matter if they die from a bullet through the head, or get in a car crash. Give the artists a little creative liberty. As long as no innocent soul is involved it would be fine." Marco nodded and said, "I will get it done, Sir. You can rest assured." Leo nodded, and disconnected the call, before he began to surf through the Dark Net. He found out about the movement from Carole Primal, it seems his father was sick and Carole was eager to gain command so there was a war of succession going on and Carole was trying to gain as much leverage as he could. Leo thought for a bit, he had a lot of options, he could support Carole's siblings and have him lose out on many things. However, that was not fun, he held the entire Primal family in contempt, and for them they had to suffer. If they fought each other, then it would be nice as they will inevitably damage each other. Leo spun a pen on the edge of his thumb and then caught it. He did this repeatedly and he smiled and said, "Well, this will work." During the war of succession, the Primal Family was investing heavily and trying to gain collaborative partners to expand the business reach. So, the best way to increase the damage was to attack them where the guard was weak. The Primal Family was fighting over domestic business and power as it was their backyard, but they were overlooking the businesses overseas, many of them were located in the Stag Nation. Leo thought for a bit and called his Mother-in-law. The call was connected and Anastasia asked, "Hello, Leo, is everything alright?" She was a little confused as to why Leo called her, and not Snow. The young man said, "Mom, would you like to have lunch with me at my workplace?" Anastasia raised her brow, she was a noble and her mind worked faster than the businessmen and businesswomen in the world. Business might be a battlefield, but politics was eternal warfare. She took a deep breath and asked, "What is it about?" The young man replied, "A chance to gain the favor of the Stag Nation Nobles." Anastasia frowned and asked, "Why would I want their favor?" Leo chuckled and replied, "Because even though you are no longer a noble, you are still someone with great connections. They need this chance, and if you give it to them, won't they be happier?" Anastasia asked, "What do you mean?" Leo replied, "We will discuss it over lunch. You can bring Lily and Snow along." The lady agreed and Leo began to formulate the plan of how to convince the old lady.