In a courtyard surrounded by fences, a middle-aged man was leaning on a bamboo chair, waving the bamboo fan in his hand boredly. After an unknown amount of time, he looked up at the sky and stared at the clouds in the sky. In a daze, he raised his hand and stretched it out. His eyes revealed desire, but this was just a useless effort.
The middle-aged man sighed and complained with a look of resignation: "I'm afraid I won't be able to control thunder and lightning in this life."
If an ordinary person said this, he would definitely be regarded as a madman, but considering the identity of this person, it is actually normal: this depressed middle-aged man is Chen Chutian forty-nine years ago, a man who spent half his life. They are all pursuing level 7 men.
Chen Chutian has always been ambitious. As early as the age of eleven, he began to study all the recorded Level 7 brain development abilities. He collected all their autobiographies and folk talks, and classified and summarized their growth experiences, diet, and rest one by one. , compiled into a booklet, and then began to strictly abide by most of the behavioral habits that he felt were beneficial to improving brain development. He has been doing this for 40 years, but he has no eggs. The 52-year-old Chen Chuhe is still in the late stage of level 6.
Facts have proven that the degree of brain development of people with brain development abilities can only depend on the natural growth rate and is completely unaffected by external factors.
Now that Chen Chutian is 54 years old, he knows that he has no chance unless a miracle happens. No one understands the various conditions for advancing to level 7 better than him. There have only been two people in history who advanced to level 7 after the age of 54. One advanced at the age of 87 and the other advanced at the age of 92. He was not sure. Live that long.
As a result, Chen Chuhe could only settle for the next best thing and set a new life goal, which was to give birth to a level 7 ability user in the Chen family. It took a long time for the Chen family to become an aristocratic family. It was only more than 40 years later than the Zhu family. Compared with the Zhu family, where a level 7 is born every two generations, the Chen family has declined for four generations. The pretentious Chen Chutian originally I wanted to break this deadlock on my own, but it didn't work out.
Advancing to level 7 is not just Chen Chutian's obsession, but the obsession of four generations of the Chen family. Unfortunately, there are no geniuses among Chen Chutian's children and nephews, and they are not even as good as the previous generation. Feeling frustrated, Chen Chuhe simply retreated to the mountains and forests and stopped interfering in the affairs of the clan.
"Old man, your eldest nephew is here to see you." A middle-aged woman with a fat body and a plump face shouted at the top of her voice not far away.
After a while, a middle-aged woman led a group of young couples and a child over.
"Who asked you to come here! Give it to me quickly... Huh? Is this child yours?" Chen Chutian's expression changed suddenly. He was about to get angry when he was attracted by the child brought by the young couple.
"Third uncle, long time no see. How have you been these past years..."
"Stop talking nonsense, how old is this child?" Chen Chutian interrupted the man's greetings and asked anxiously.
"Ten years old." The man's wife answered quickly.
Chen Chutian couldn't help but look happy and continued to ask: "How long has it been since I advanced to level 3? Last year or the year before that?"
"This year." The man smiled bitterly.
Most of the joy on Chen Chutian's face suddenly disappeared, but he still asked patiently: "To be more specific, when is this year?"
"Just the day before yesterday." The man answered honestly.
"Tsk, how old is this child? Please tell me the date of birth." There was obviously nothing rude about the man's answer, but Chen Chuhe's tone gradually became more vicious.
The middle-aged woman was Chen Chuhe's wife. When he saw that Chen Chutian was so disrespectful in front of his younger generation, he couldn't help but flicked his forehead and reminded him sternly: "Stop your bad temper. You have so many nephews. You are the most filial, I send you something every year!”
"The elders are talking, please don't interrupt the mother-in-law's family. What I'm asking now is related to the prosperity and decline of my Chen family!" Chen Chutian shouted forcefully.
"I gave you face in return!" The middle-aged woman rolled up her sleeves and was about to take action, but was stopped by the young couple.
"Third Aunt, don't worry, I've long been used to Third Uncle's temper." Chen Qi quickly advised.
"What's the year, month and day? Tell me quickly!" Chen Chutian said anxiously.
"September 14, XXXX!" The boy said it himself.
Chen Chutian rolled his eyes and began to calculate in his head. After a while, he slapped his thigh suddenly and said with a disappointed look on his face: "Ah? He's only three days ahead of me!"
"Then are you still willing to accept him?" Chen Qi asked cautiously.
At that time, the Chen family had more than just a late level 6 player named Chen Chutian, but Chen Chutian was not an ordinary late level 6 player. Even though he had lived in seclusion for many years, he still ranked seventh on the list of super competitive experts. The list of super competitive experts does not include level 7, which means that Chen Chutian is the strongest group of people below level 7. You must know the ranking of Zheng Dongjian, who was blown out of the sky by Crane Country, on the super competitive expert list. He is only tenth, and his gold content is evident.
"Emmmm..." Chen Chutian hummed for five minutes. Finally, under his wife's fierce gaze, he reluctantly agreed and promised to train Chen Xiuming as his successor. Although he lay flat for a long time, Chen Chutian was still The nominal head of the Chen family.
Six years later, Chen Xiuming successfully advanced to level 5, which was a full year earlier than Chen Chutian. Overjoyed, Chen Chutian sold his small house in the woods and moved back to the city, determined to cultivate Chen Xiuming with all his strength.
Half a month later, Chen Qi and his wife once again brought a surprise to Chen Xiuming. Their second son, Chen Shihao, advanced to level 3 at the age of only eight. Such qualifications are rare in the world, and he is almost a guaranteed level 7.
"God has finally opened his eyes. Our Chen family is going to be rejuvenated!" Overjoyed Chen Chutian hugged young Chen Shihao and cheered.
Standing aside, Chen Xiuming smiled. He had no so-called jealousy. He even hoped that his younger brother Chen Shihao could surpass himself and jointly shoulder the important task of revitalizing the family.
Facts have proved that Chen Shihao's talent is indeed astonishing. He advanced to level 6 almost at the same time as Chen Xiuming (only half a day late). Chen Shihao was only 20 years old this year.
Chen Chutian has always wanted to make Chen Xiuming the patriarch of the clan. As the eldest son and grandson of the Chen family, Chen Xiuming is pragmatic and steady in his work, obeys the words of his elders, and is a proper role model for the younger generation. Even though Chen Shihao's talents and qualifications are more outstanding, he still prefers Chen Xiuming, not to mention that the two have been together for six more years and their relationship is even deeper.
Although Chen Shihao is not a troublemaker, he is quite a "conspicuous person" and often does ridiculous things. He is very popular among the younger generation, but the elders criticize him and think he is unreliable.
But in just one year, all the elders, including Chen Chutian, have changed their views on Chen Shihao. Chen Shihao advanced to the mid-level level 6 in just one year! Others find it more difficult to advance as they go forward, but he is doing better. The speed of advancement increases instead of decreasing. You must know that Yu Tiancheng, who was in the limelight at the beginning, was not so fast.
The elders of the Chen family have more expectations for Chen Shihao than to advance to level 7. There is a sentence in Chen Chutian's booklet titled "How to advance to level 7": Anyone who can advance to level 7 before the age of 35 has a high probability of being able to advance to level 7. Advance to the mid-level or even late-level level 7.
Chen Shihao is very likely to become the first man in the Chen family tree to advance to the middle of level 7. With such a glorious ancestor, he should be the patriarch.
Ten years later.
Chen Shihao successfully advanced to level 7. The Chen family held a banquet to celebrate the occasion. What was embarrassing was that when Chen Chutian announced in public that he wanted to entrust the position of clan leader to Chen Shihao, he was rejected by the other party.
"Dear relatives and friends, I'm so sorry. I have decided to join the Super Power Association. I may have to live in country A for a long time in the future. My brother should be the leader of the clan." Chen Shihao casually passed on the responsibility of the clan leader to Chen Hideaki.
No one can stop Chen Shihao's decision, including his parents. Before Chen Shihao left for country A, the only person who came to the airport to see him off was Chen Xiuming, and everyone regarded him as a white-eyed wolf.
"Brother, I didn't expect that with so many people in my family, you are the only one who understands me. I thought you didn't like me." Chen Shihao said with a playful smile.
"I can't be as aloof as you. Compared with you, I am just an ordinary person. I never thought of surpassing you, but I will shoulder the burden of the family you left behind, and you continue to pursue the illusory level8 Yes, and I will become a good and competent patriarch." Chen Xiuming said grandly.
"Bah bang bang..." Chen Shihao looked surprised and couldn't help but clapped his hands.
The two brothers exchanged a few pleasantries and then parted ways.
Another five years later, Chen Xiuming also advanced to level 7. The Chen family held a banquet again. All family members except Chen Shihao were present. Even the incompetent Chen family members were invited to witness the new and old patriarchs. handover ceremony.
As for Chen Shihao, as the legendary figure who advanced to level7 the fastest in Chinese history, he has not appeared in the public eye for four years. There are rumors that he is dead. It is said that he was ostracized in country A and forced to carry out extremely dangerous missions, and ended up dead. Although there is no basis for this rumor, the more it spreads, the more people will believe it. However, any talented person who is extremely talented but does not choose to stay in his home country will have a lot of negative fans. Only if he is not doing well will anyone believe it. Such rumors are really unpalatable to the public.
After the banquet, Chen Xiuming felt a familiar and powerful mental fluctuation. He followed the movement and finally found Chen Shihao who was having skewers at a barbecue stall.
"Where did your kid die these years? There are rumors that you are dead, but I almost believed it." Chen Xiuming said angrily and happily.
"Brother, have you learned all the thunder techniques of my Chen family?" Chen Shihao asked in an unexpected way.
"Ah? I have just advanced to level 7 for a few days, so how can I have time to study the thunder method." Chen Xiuming said bluntly.
"Let's have a fight. I haven't beaten you since I was a child. It's time to fight... Bang Bang Bang... I'll repay you." Chen Shihao said with a wicked smile.
"What? You want to bully me after learning the thunder method?" Chen Xiuming raised his eyebrows.
"To be honest, my Chen family's thunder skills are nothing special. I'll teach you a few new tricks, and you can pass them on for me. This can be regarded as repaying the kindness of my parents and my third uncle in bringing me up." Chen Shihao said arrogantly. .
Chen Xiuming was furious when he heard this, pointed at the other person's nose and cursed: "You Chen Shihao, you dare to humiliate the thunder method left by your ancestors, I want to see what you are capable of now!"
That night, it rained heavily in the city, and there was lightning and thunder on a back mountain in the suburbs, which lasted all night.
