"Second Uncle, the most important thing for our family now is to unite and get through this difficult situation. As for the position of the head of the Hua family, since grandfather said so himself, then I am now the head of the Hua family and the owner of Fort Wah Ka."
Hua Kai had been in the family for so many years and at most, he had been giving advice behind the scenes to his grandfather and father. No one knew that the family's wine-making and porcelain-burning were all his ideas.
Now that the family had reached its most critical moment, Hua Xing could only hand over the family to his grandson as soon as possible because he knew that his grandson's wisdom was incomparable to ordinary people. Only he could lead the family out of this difficult situation.
Hua Kai had to show his strength and confidence at this time so that everyone would have confidence. Confidence was often the most important thing in times of crisis.
Second Uncle Wah Tzu Chi was just about to object when Third Uncle Hua Zijie spoke first.
"Kai 'er, I don't object to your grandfather handing the family over to you. Now that the family is in such a state, what do you plan to do? As your uncles, we will do our best to help you."
Hua Zijie was in charge of the family's logistics. His attitude was actually a show of support for Hua Kai.
Wah Tzu Chi spent most of the year in the county looking after the family's shop, so he knew very little about this nephew of his.
"I'm still young, so I'll have to rely on the support of my uncles in the future. I don't know much about the family's affairs, so I wonder if my uncles have any good ideas."
Although Hua Kai looked polite, he spoke as if he was the head of the Hua family. The few of them had never thought that Hua Kai had such a strong side. They suddenly felt that the person speaking in front of them was not a 12-year-old child, but a head of the family who could take on the responsibility of the entire family.
"Since you asked, Kai 'er, I'll tell you my opinion … With such a big matter happening at home, Fort Wah Ka is now a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in Guang County. The Shen Family cheated us and now their caravan has just returned to deal with their goods. When they are done with this, they will most likely make a move on Fort Wah Ka. It's best that we send a large sum of money to the Shen Family tomorrow and show that we are on good terms with them so that they will let go of their hostility towards us.
Also, it's best to establish a relationship with the county magistrate. This way, the entire Guang County will have some scruples if they want to make a move on us.
After all, your grandfather is like this and your father is no longer around..........
. "Hua Kai couldn't help but nod his head lightly. Second Uncle usually had a bad reputation and liked to haggle over every ounce of trouble. He didn't expect to see this side of Second Uncle. The Shen Family was a ninth-rank family in Guang County and was not someone they could go against. If the Hua family wanted to survive in Guang County, they had to swallow this bitter fruit.
When Wah Tzu Chi finished speaking, Hua Zihuan stood up angrily.
"That's impossible. Big Brother was killed by the Shen Family. His body can't even be found. How can we lower our voice and even bribe the Shen Family …"
Hearing Hua Zihuan's words, everyone fell silent. At this time, Hua Kai spoke.
"Fourth Uncle, I think Second Uncle is right. We have no choice but to lower our heads to the Shen Family. If we don't endure now, how can we take revenge in the future? Tonight, all of you will calculate the family's assets and prepare all the funds that can be prepared. Tomorrow, Second Uncle and I will go to the county."
Hua Kai's words surprised Butler Wal-mart and Third Uncle Hua Zijie. Hua Kai actually agreed with Wah Tzu Chi's suggestion and said that he would go to the county personally tomorrow. How could this be something a 12-year-old child would say?
"As long as Grandfather doesn't completely close his eyes, some rascals will have to think twice before dealing with us. Tomorrow morning, we will hold a village meeting and inform everyone about the situation in Fort Wah Ka. If we say it directly now, it will have less impact on our family." Hua Kai saw that everyone had calmed down and continued speaking.
At this point, Second Uncle could only agree to support Hua Kai to be the head of the family. Everyone dispersed.
After discussing, the direct descendants of Fort Wah Ka would take turns to take care of the unconscious Old Master. Hua Kai stayed by his grandfather's side for a while. Seeing that his grandfather's condition was stable, he went back to his room to rest.
Just as he lay on the bed, Hua Kai closed his eyes and thought about the [Super Family Head System].
Even though Hua Kai had lived two lives and could not understand what was in his mind, he knew that the thousand-year-old families had their own special alternate spaces. However, this system that existed in people's minds was too incredible.
Hua Kai carefully understood the functions of this system.
There was a family attribute panel that had digitized the family's various development indexes and luck points. There were only four points left, which meant that the family was very close to being destroyed.
The second mission system indicated that the main mission had failed and the system had disappeared. He had to complete this mission not only for the system but also for the family.
Other than these two points, there was the [Family Secret Realm] that he had not explored.
Hua Kai thought about the [Family Secret Realm] and a system prompt appeared in his mind.
"Do you want to enter the [Family Secret Realm]?"
Hua Kai thought about it and said "Yes".
He found that he had arrived in a very small virtual space.
This space was at most ten square meters. In the middle of the space was a crystal pillar. On the crystal pillar were the words:
Hua family: 94 people
Qi Transformation Stage: 2 people
Natal Opening Stage: 6 people
Bone Refining Stage: 43 people
Qi Accumulation Stage: 44 people
Luck Points: 4 points
This was the family's battle strength!
Other than his grandfather, how could there be another Qi Transformation Stage?
Hua Kai stared at the Qi Transformation Stage row. The Qi Transformation Stage row quickly unfolded and Wal-mart's information appeared on the crystal pillar.
Wal-mart: 56 years old
Realm: Qi Transformation Stage Level 2
Talent: B-
Family Loyalty: 99
Wal-mart's housekeeper was actually a Qi Transformation Stage expert. Even after spending so many years with him, he did not realize it.
Hua Kai stared at the Natal Opening Stage row. The six Natal Opening Stage family members were unfolded one by one.
The six of them were Fifth Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Guard Captain Hua Yue, Erzhuang, Captain Wei, and Second Uncle who had just entered the Natal Opening Stage first level.
This was the entire Fort Wah Ka's main battle strength.
Among them, the one with the highest talent was Fifth Uncle Zhang Zichen. He was 24 years old and had reached the peak of the Natal Opening Stage ninth level. His A + talent was the highest in the family. He also looked at the talent displayed in the family. Most of them were between F and D grade. There were only a dozen or so C grade people. Only his grandfather, the housekeeper, and two children were B grade. Hua Kai remembered the names of the two children.
"Why is it only showing 94 names?
There are more than 300 people in the village. Why is the system not recognizing them? "Hua Kai looked carefully and found that many familiar people in the family were not listed.
After some observation, Hua Kai found that all the people engraved on the crystal pillar had a common characteristic. Their loyalty was over 60 points.
As he was thinking, Hua Kai saw that the number of family members had suddenly changed to 93. Coincidentally, one Fort Wah Ka villager with 60 points of loyalty had been removed from the list!
After studying the crystal pillar in the center, Hua Kai looked around. This space was surrounded by eight cards, and each card had a different picture engraved on it.
Hua Kai approached the cards and found that it was a picture of a mountain.
On the top of the mountain, there was a carved platform. In the center of the platform, there was a huge black stone. This huge stone looked mysterious and strange. On the card, there were three big words, [Heaven Seeking Stone].
Hua Kai approached the wall-like card and a message appeared on the card.
[Heaven Seeking Stone]: Can detect family members' cultivation bottlenecks.
"You need to pay 0 luck points to enter.
Do you want to enter? "
Did these cards rely on luck points to enter?
Since he did not need to spend any luck points, Hua Kai decided to enter and give it a try.
When Hua Kai clicked to enter, his vision went dark. By the time Hua Kai reacted, he found himself at the top of the mountain in the card. Beside him was a bottomless cliff, and directly across from him was a special black crystal boulder. Hua Kai looked at this boulder and felt as if his entire being was being sucked in.
He felt that his spirit had surpassed the limits of his body. His family's mental cultivation method [Meditation Mantra] automatically circulated in his body. His whole body was filled with blood, and he instantly entered his body's strongest combat state.
This state was very strange. Hua Kai could feel all the subtle changes in his body. It was as if he was a bystander appreciating his own cultivation. However, he could feel the changes in his body and true energy very clearly.
Suddenly, Hua Kai felt that the true energy in his body was quickly dissipating. Soon, he could not feel any true energy at all.
Hua Kai could not help but feel anxious. He tried to silently recite the [Meditation Mantra] but to no avail. Even his understanding of the [Space Splitter Spear] seemed to have disappeared.
Hua Kai suddenly had the feeling of not having any cultivation base when he was on Earth in his previous life.
After a short while, Hua Kai suddenly felt a trace of True Qi entering his body from all around. This True Qi ran through all of his meridians. Although this True Qi was not much, it still caused his fragile meridians to burst with stabbing pain.
The tingling pain made his meridians constantly strengthen. Slowly, they were able to hold more and more true energy. This was the Qi Cultivation Realm. First, one had to adapt to the true energy to strengthen the meridians. This was in preparation for the body to hold more true energy in the future.
Hua Kai suddenly understood. Was this not his own cultivation process?
The [Heaven Seeking Stone] allowed him to experience the Qi Cultivation Realm again. It made him realize that many of the things he thought about before were wrong. Cultivation was a step-by-step process. Many aspects were strengthened together, and quantitative changes led to qualitative changes.
Soon, he knew the shortcoming of his cultivation and the reason why he could not break through to the Qi Cultivation Realm. Moreover, he had some new understanding and conjectures about the Tempered Body Realm in the future.
The Qi Cultivation Realm was mainly about the mutual strengthening of true energy, meridians, and willpower. True energy strengthened meridians, and the stronger the meridians, the stronger the willpower to practice martial arts. From there, one could absorb more true energy to strengthen the meridians. In this process, all three were equally important.
Hua Kai's willpower was relatively strong, so he could make up for his lack of talent and absorb more true energy. According to his E- talent, his true energy would reach its limit when he reached the early stage of the Tempered Body Realm. At that time, the true energy he absorbed would only be enough to prevent his body from degenerating. This was the tragedy of having poor talent.
Coming out of the Heaven Seeking Stone Secret Realm, Hua Kai felt a little tired. He roughly looked at the descriptions of the other seven cards.
[Physique Training Secret Realm]: A secret realm that trains the body. Free entry for the host. Family members need to spend 1 luck point to enter.
[Energy Training Secret Realm]: Trains the use of true energy and strength. Host needs 1 luck point to enter. Family members need 2 luck points to enter.
[Willpower Training Secret Realm]: Trains the willpower and spirit. Host needs 5 luck points to enter. Family members need 10 luck points to enter.
[Martial Arts Hall]: Increases the grade of martial arts.
(Hua family's [Space Splitter Spear]: High-grade Yellow martial arts. Requires 500 luck points to upgrade to low-grade Mystic martial arts.)
[Enlightenment House]: Increases the grade of mental cultivation method.
(Hua family's [Meditation Art]: Low-grade Yellow mental cultivation method. Requires 100 luck points to upgrade to mid-grade Yellow martial arts.)
[Weapon Shop]: Automatically creates weapons and armors using materials.
After entering the Blacksmith Shop, there was only a synthesis window. There were hundreds of weapons, ranging from white equipment to golden legendary equipment. Most of the materials used were unheard of, and the luck points required were at least 100. It was not something Hua Kai could try at the moment.
[Alchemy Room]: Uses herbs to create pills.
Hua Kai was overjoyed when he saw this. Grandpa's injuries might be cured. He quickly entered the Alchemy Room and saw that the pills were divided into three grades.
Ordinary pills, treasure pills, and spirit pills were each divided into nine grades. Most of the materials used to create pills started from spirit herbs, and rare treasures were not rare either.
There were tens of thousands of pill recipes here. After looking through them, Hua Kai finally chose the pill that he had the highest chance of creating.
Qi Changing Pill: First-grade Ordinary Pill
Ingredients required: 1 Qi Changing Fruit, 10 grams of Clear Body Grass, 5 grams of Black Serpent Flower, 2 grams of Thousand Gold Vine …
Effects: Purifies and purifies the true energy in the body, strengthens the body, and slightly protects the meridians. Best for those below the postcelestial stage.
Requires 1 luck point to refine.
Seeing this pill, Fang Huakai memorized the formula in his heart. Guang County's pharmacy often sold spiritual herbs and the only spiritual herb used in this pill was the Qi Transformation Fruit, which was relatively common in Guang County.
He would go to the pharmacy to ask for the rest.
After finding a way to heal his grandpa, Hua Kai was so excited that he could not stay in the "Family Mystic Realm" any longer. He silently left the system and felt that he had reappeared in his room. The sky outside the window was already slightly brighter, and there was only an hour left before daybreak. Hua Kai forced himself to calm down and sat cross-legged on the bed to meditate and cultivate the [Meditation Mantra].
When the rooster crowed in the morning, Hua Kai got out of bed. He opened the door and saw that his mother had already prepared water for him to wash his face.
Hua Kai's mother was called Huang Shuyun, and she was the younger sister of the head of the Huang Jia family in Xihe Village. Ever since she found out that her husband had passed away yesterday, she had fainted a few times from crying. This morning, she pulled herself together and prepared everything for her son to go out.
"When I go out today, I will be the head of the Hua family. In the future, I will have to think twice before I do anything. I cannot be reckless. If I cannot make up my mind, I will have to listen to the opinions of the uncles and housekeepers."
Hua Kai allowed his mother to tidy up his collar. Today, he was wearing a white coat with wide sleeves. This was the habit of the head of the Fort Wah Ka family. However, due to the lack of time, they did not manage to find white silk, so the white coat was made of coarse cloth.
"Mother, you have to take care of your body too. Don't tire yourself out …"
Huang Shuyun touched her son's head lovingly, and tears flowed down her face uncontrollably. Her son had been sensible since he was young, and many changes in the family had been caused by him. Although many people might think that her son was young and look down on him, she firmly believed that her son would be able to lead the family through this crisis.
Hua Kai quickly ate the porridge and cornbread that his mother had cooked for him. He said goodbye to his mother, took a deep breath, and left the house.
As soon as he left the house, Hua Kai heard many villagers whispering about the Hua family's business trip.
"I heard that when the old head came back last night, he was on his last breath and could die at any time …" A villager in his fifties whispered as he leaned against the wall.
"Isn't that so? Furthermore, Hua Kai's father, Hua Ziming, was killed by the bandits on this business trip. This Fort Wah Ka …"
"Lower your voices … The Hua family lost two of their Qi Transformation Stage experts. I think we have to think of a way out for ourselves …"
Hua Kai did not pay attention to these discussions. When he arrived at the entrance of the Zhang family's meeting hall, he heard a lot of noise coming from inside. Accompanying the noise, Hua Kai could hear words like "Ungrateful", "Fort Wah Ka is our benefactor", and "Even if we die, we will die in the Fort Wah Ka".
Hua Kai walked into the meeting hall alone. When everyone saw him, the discussions became much quieter.
The three uncles and the housekeeper had already taken their seats, leaving only the centermost seat. That was Grandfather Hua Xing's personal seat.
Hua Kai went to the main seat and sat down. Looking at the forty or so villagers, he could not help but check their attributes. Most of them were in the Body Tempering Realm, and their loyalty was around 50 points. There were a few whose loyalty had dropped below 40 points, which was a dangerous value.
However, he checked the loyalty of Captain Wei and Hua Yue, who were below the stage, and found that their loyalty was above 80 points. This made Hua Kai very happy.
"Everyone knows about the family's situation. Old Master has not recovered from his injuries yet. Last night, he passed the position of Clan Head to Young Master Hua Kai … Silence …"
As Old Master Hua Xing's right-hand man, Wal-mart was in charge of the meeting today. When everyone saw Hua Kai, a little boy in his teens, sitting in the main seat, they started discussing among themselves.
"Uncles …" Hua Kai suddenly stood up from the main seat and said. His voice was tender and clear, which was very special. However, it gave people a sense of confidence and steadiness. When the people in the hall saw this, the discussion could not help but weaken.
"Last night, everyone saw my grandfather being carried back with injuries. My father just passed away. Fort Wah Ka has never experienced such a big setback. Now, the family has entered the most dangerous period …" When Hua Kai said this, he saw that many people's loyalty was close to 30 points. This was considered a dangerous area. At this moment, Butler Wal-mart gently tugged at the corner of Hua Kai's shirt.
"These are all facts. I have nothing to hide. Everyone in Fort Wah Ka has the right to know everything that happens in the village." Hua Kai ignored the butler's reminder and continued speaking.
After Hua Kai finished speaking, there was an uproar. Hua Kai's face was expressionless as he quietly waited for the discussion to come to a conclusion.
Wah Tzu Chi and the others did not expect Hua Kai to use such a direct method to communicate with the villagers' representatives. They were all silent as they waited for Hua Kai's follow-up performance.
"I will give everyone the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to consider. If anyone wants to leave, I will ask Hua Fu to open the city gates and let you leave with your family. The Hua Clan Fort will never force anyone to stay. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, we will discuss the future of the Hua Clan Fort."
After Hua Kai finished speaking, there was a lot less discussion. It was not easy to leave Fort Wah Ka. Unless one had the strength of the Qi Transformation State or above, one would not even have the qualifications to work for the aristocratic families in the county town.
If one lived in the slums of the county town, one would not even be able to eat a few meals a week. If one sought refuge in another big village now, they would not necessarily be accepted, let alone bear the name of a traitor.
"It seems that no one wants to leave. Then I will continue to talk about the family's future plans. I have given you a chance. If the Hua family finds out that any of you are a traitor, don't blame the Hua family for being ruthless."
Although Hua Kai said that he would take the time for an incense stick to burn, he started speaking in less than half an incense stick's worth of time. After all, leaving the Hua Clan Fort was a cowardly and shameful thing to do. Some of the people who were still thinking about how to leave didn't have to think about it anymore. Since Hua Kai had already said so, if they stood out now, they would really be considered as deserters.