Chapter 8: The Turmoil Before the Trial
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This day will be the day that will decide the fate of the children of certain families. If you meet the standard, then congratulations! From now on, you will be a clan disciple of the Lei family, and you will enjoy the preferential treatment of all clan children, whether it is in cultivation or life. And if it doesn't meet the standard...... Then you can only become an errand and miscellaneous servant in the family!
Servitude is just a polite way to put it. In fact, as Lei Mu said, children who have fallen to such a point are destined to be humble subordinates for the rest of their lives!
In the trial meetings of the past years, there will be children of the family who have been demoted to mediocre labor because their strength is not up to standard. Therefore, every child who has reached the age of fourteen attaches great importance to this trial! After all, no one wants to become a family servant with no future in the future. And if the results are good enough, then the family will also award a lot of rewards. Therefore, being able to get ahead at the trial conference is really a business for fame and fortune.
In addition, children who are under the age of 14 at the time, or who are over 14 years old, can also test their ranks at the Trials Conference. It's just that no matter what the results are, there are no rewards or punishments!
However, after all, the trial is a rare grand event in the family, and almost all the people in the clan will participate in watching it. If the test rank is quite high, or if the progress is very fast, it can also make the player who takes the stage test gain a good reputation in the family, and even win the favor of the opposite sex.
Therefore, the elders of various families and departments took their children early in the morning and waited with excitement for the trial to begin, hoping to achieve a good result in the trial to be met! The Lei family's largest Tianlei martial arts arena was already crowded and the atmosphere was very lively before the sun rose.
Wait until the sun is high and the atmosphere in the stadium reaches its peak. The elders and deacons of the Lei family finally slowly appeared in the expectation of the clansmen and walked towards the rostrum.
In this group, the Great Elder was secondary, and in front of him was an old man with gray hair. The old man's eyes are majestic, and his tough body and bones are extremely majestic, and his bearing is extraordinary!
This person is the patriarch of the Lei family and the grandfather of the thunder - Lei Xiaotian.
As soon as Lei Tianxiao appeared, the field immediately fell silent. The eyes of the people in the family looking at him were mixed with admiration and awe! As the only true martial arts realm powerhouse in the Lei family at present, Lei Xiaotian's reputation among the clansmen would naturally not be covered!
After the people in power of the Lei family sat down on the rostrum. Under Lei Xiaotian's nod, the Great Elder stood up, and the audience immediately became silent.
"Ladies and gentlemen, a total of seven children who have reached the age of fourteen this year will participate in this trial meeting, and I hope they can all perform normally today and achieve a good result! In addition, players who want to test their rank in this trial meeting can also start signing up now. After the official player's trial is over, you will be arranged. ā
The Great Elder paused for a moment and said with a slight smile: "If you are long-winded, Elder Ben won't say much! Cheating is strictly forbidden in the trial conference! Once any violation is discovered, the contestant will immediately be dealt with with as zero points." Please keep in mind!"
If there is nothing, the Great Elder's gaze is on the body of the thunder in the audience. Thunder stood in place with his chest crossed, just a faint smile at this, looking very calm!
"Now, let's start the trial!" the Great Elder snorted coldly in his heart, but with a kind smile still on his face, he announced.
On the martial arts arena, the trial stones of various ranks have already been prepared. And the surface of the trial stones of each rank showed different levels of light, because they were all infused with different degrees of true qi. Once the player's strength exceeds this level, they can knock out the light on the trial stone, and they can pass the test of this rank.
Just as the first contestant was about to walk on stage, there was a sudden commotion in one corner of the audience. The crowd unconsciously parted a road, and a majestic figure slowly walked from a distance.
"Huh, why is this thunderous anger coming to join in the fun today!" Everyone talked about it, and even the thunderous sky on the rostrum showed a touch of surprise on his calm face.
Since Lei Fury was seriously injured and disabled, he has become extremely low-key, rarely appearing in the eyes of his clansmen. He hadn't shown up in previous trial conferences, and he didn't want to appear in such a high-profile way at the venue today!
In the Lei family, Lei Nu still had a deacon position, so he walked straight towards the rostrum.
"Could it be that he came to watch the trial to appreciate his son Thunder's performance today?"
Who doesn't know that Thunder's unlucky child was born a lonely stone vein. The speed of cultivation is like a turtle crawling. He won't be able to pass this trial!"
"Then isn't he interceding for his son? After all, the grandson of the dignified patriarch, he Lei Fu was at least a true martial arts powerhouse, if Lei Ting was demoted to the family's mediocre servants, it would really be the biggest joke of our Lei family!"
Even if it is the patriarch's own grandson, he can't break the clan rules. It was a cousin of the Great Elder's lineage who spoke up, with a gloating expression on his face.
Ignoring the chatter around him, Thunder Rage walked through the audience to the front of the podium.
"Father, I'm coming!" In the thunderous eyes, the mud and gloom of the past no longer existed. In its place, there was a kind of vigor that was soaring! To the great astonishment of Lei Xiaotian.
Why did this son of his suddenly cheer up? The invincible nightmare that had been hidden in his heart had disappeared!?
"If it's too late, sit down, don't delay the hour of the trial. Lei Xiaotian's tone was very flat, but the corners of his slightly raised eyes revealed a hidden joy. My son's frozen heart was opened, which is a good thing anyway!
"Hehe, Nu Xian, why would you be willing to leave your comfort zone today?" said the Great Elder with a smile, his words implied sarcasm, making Lei Xiaotian a little angry.
"With my son's wonderful performance today, why can't I come?" Lei angrily sat down in his seat and replied lightly.
"Wonderful, I think it's a sacrifice of ugliness, right!" An elder next door, who was a member of the Great Elder's line, suddenly sneered bitterly: "With the cultivation speed of the Lonely Stone Vein, it is ...... now But there are three paragraphs?"
"Hahaha!" Several people on the rostrum laughed. Obviously, they were all on the side of the Great Elders.
And the loyalists of the Lei Xiaotian family had a blue face and an angry face. The few remaining centrists had an embarrassed expression on their faces, not knowing how to deal with themselves.
"Let's look at the facts! Otherwise, I'm afraid that I will flash your tongues later, and it won't be my thunder who is ugly!" A calm self-confidence made everyone around him stunned.
Especially the elder of the Liu family, Liu Xuan's father, who has always been good friends with Lei Fu, is also a fierce-eyed elf. This familiar momentum, the thunder and anger of the year, is it back?
"Shut up! The trial has begun!" Lei Xiaotian waved his hand, and the power of the superior suddenly spread, making the rest of the people dare not say more.
He glanced at Lei Nu thoughtfully, this son of his was indeed different from the past! A trace of relief rose in his heart. The Great Elder's family has been becoming more and more domineering recently, and as the patriarch, in order to take care of the overall situation, he can only endure and retreat again and again. So as not to cause civil strife in the family, but to make outsiders take advantage of it.
Although the Lei family is the largest powerful force in Yunshan Town, it is not without forces that can compete with it. They are eyeing each other, why don't they want to take the position of the Lei family? Sitting in the position of the patriarch, they really need to walk on thin ice and be careful!
If Nu'er had really cheered up and could become the pillar of the family as before, then the pressure on his shoulders as the patriarch of his own would definitely be reduced a lot. It's not a big deal to be physically crippled! As long as the heart isn't crippled, it's fine!
"Hmph, what arrogant! I'll wait for that little waste to make a fool of myself, and see how angry you are!" the elder who spoke before muttered quietly, but he didn't dare to let Lei Xiaotian hear it.