"Finally, the kid''s catching on!" After gaining a bit of strength, Julian started cksmithing.


    As the third young master of ckwood, countless pretty girls from Gratitude Vige had loitered outside his shop on hot days, yet Julian never spared them a nce.


    Ethan had even wondered if Julian was disinterested in continuing the family line and had nned to have Nathan give him a talk.


    But now, Ethan finally understood. It wasn''t that Julian wasn''t interested in women; his taste was just different!


    Check out the woman Julian is spying on now, look at those muscr arms, look at that square face—she looks like a fitness coach!


    [Your descendant Julian, while passing by his home, saw a woman lifting a huge stone, effortlessly pulling up willows, and realized that she was his true match, a couple made in heaven.]


    "Go chase her!" Ethan showed a fatherly smile, "This kid hasn''t interacted with girls much, wait, I''ll send the Purple Thunder Python to give him some tips..."


    "Girl, be my wife!" Before Ethan could figure out how to teach him, he watched Julian jump out from behind a tree, along with the words above his head, his expression gradually solidifying.


    What kind of first meeting is this???


    [Your descendant Julian was once again rejected by Mary, but he became more determined and faced the challenges head-on!]


    [Julian gained the trait: Never Give Up!]


    [With each setback, his insight,bat ability, and vitality increase by 10%.]


    "Holy smokes, that''s a god-tier trait!" While ckwood''s descendants kept gaining traits, this was the strongest Ethan had seen, with a total attribute increase of 10%!


    Even with the trait, in Ethan''s view, Julian was still a bit of a blockhead in his pursuit of Mary.


    He heard Mary had just moved to Gratitude Vige and was building a house, suggesting she share a bed with him, which scared the nearly 6''3" tough woman into pulling out a knife.


    Mistaken for a pervert with peculiar tastes, he remained undeterred, following Mary around 24/7, bing a qualified protector.


    When Mary went shopping, he used his psychic abilities to carry the vendor and several hundred pounds of groceries back to Mary''s new home...


    "Are you trying to hammer Mary into submission with love?"


    Ethan had already called the people of ckwood together to talk to Julian.


    But Julian seemed to have his own ideas about pursuit, elevating it to another dimension.


    However, what surprised Ethan was that previously, Luna had a bad rtionship with Lucas''s ex-wife, Karen, and didn''t even want to look at her directly. But now, Luna happily went to check out Julian''s potential future wife.


    Nathan only had onement, "Big hips, good for childbearing."


    As for sisters Amelia and Olivia, they also had a good first impression of Mary.


    In the days that followed, all of ckwood was busy helping Julian chase his bride-to-be and going about their daily development.


    In the springtime, when ckwood was full of joy, a major event darkened everyone''s mood, and Ethan''s brow furrowed as he watched the screen.


    On the road to Gratitude Vige, Jerry, who had been trading with ckwood for years, came running for his life with arge group of people...


    About thirty people, with several members of the Martinez family seriously injured.


    "It''s the Gonzalez and Heath families!"


    Jerry looked defeated, but his expression still held deep resentment towards these families, "Over the years, our conflicts with the Garcia family have deepened, but it was always minor skirmishes. Just three days ago, our two elders went to Tranquil City for some business, and they..."


    With a long sigh, Jerry continued, "The two elderspeted for a secret treasure and met their demise. We, the Martinez family, hadn''t even received the news yet, but Garcia and Gonzalez knew before us. Without any hesitation,st night..."


    So, life is unpredictable.


    In recent years, the trade between ckwood and the Martinez family has benefited both immensely. But with the death of the two old ancestors of the Martinez family, they became easy targets in Forest Town.


    Simrly, the business between ckwood and the Martinez family could no longer continue, as all of the Martinez family''s assets in Forest Town had be part of someone else''s dowry.


    At this time, Garcia and the two families were probably chuckling at home.


    ckwood of Gratitude Vige was once again left isted and without support!


    "Forebearer, I wonder how the surviving members of the Martinez family should proceed?"


    Inside the ancestral hall.


    Nathan was quite troubled about how to deal with Jerry and his group. After his breakthrough, leading ckwood had once again fallen on his shoulders, as Lucas was indeedcking in managing the family.


    "The Martinez family members?"


    Ethan stroked the edge of his keyboard.


    The surviving members of the Martinez family were almost all Psychics, with the strongest being an old ancestor of the Martinez family, in the mid-stage of Emerging Ability, and the rest of the thirty-one people were all Iron Will Psychics.


    But don''t think that just because they''ve fallen on hard times, there''s an idea of subduing the Martinez family members.


    Even if the family was destroyed and their assets became someone else''s, the Martinez family was still one of the four major families in Forest Town. How could they possibly submit to ckwood of Gratitude Vige? In a world like cultivating psychic powers, family interests are of utmost importance.


    Now maybe ckwood has taken in the Martinez family, but what aboutter?


    Maybe now the Martinez family is immensely grateful to ckwood, but what aboutter? Cases of usurping are not umon.


    "Forebearer, maybe now is not the time to consider whether or not to take in the Martinez family."


    As Ethan pondered, Olivia''s ethereal voice echoed in the hall.


    "Hmm?"


    Everyone couldn''t help but turn their heads. As time passed, everyone in ckwood felt Olivia''s wisdom.


    Ethan was also focused, wanting to hear what this smartest descendant had to say.


    Olivia said: "We have always been afraid to go to Forest Town because we feared that the four major families would unite against us, the outsiders. But now the situation is different, one of the four major families is gone, and the Martinez family can be our support."