Chapter 548


    “A 10-year-old girl?”


    Jordan was confused.


    Charleston continued, “The forefathers of our eight families don’t even know how they got on the ship.


    Because of thenguage barrier, no one knew what was going on or what to do. Suddenly, the little girl


    told each of them in their native differentnguage that the ship was going to capsize and they must


    jump


    off.


    “Your grandfather asked how did she know the ship was about to capsize? The little girl said that she


    had a dream just now about it. Obviously, none of the people believed her and no one jumped into the


    sea. In the end, a strong wind suddenly blew and the ship capsized!”


    Jordan frowned. He immediately sensed that this little girl was not that simple!


    “The little girl spoke up again. She assured them that they wouldn’t die. She had dreamed that they


    would be swept onto a beach by a huge wave. In the end, things really happened as she said. No one


    from the eight great families died!”


    Jordan was confused. “Did the little girl have the ability to predict the future?”


    Charleston nodded. “Yes. At that time, the forefathers could also tell that this little girl was not an


    ordinary girl. However, she always looked confused and she couldn’t exin her background or how


    she came to that ship. After that, everyone realized that her dreams were events that would happen in


    the future. The forefathers of the eight families all believed that this was a good chance for them to


    leverage.


    “Therefore, the forefathers made an agreement with each other not to spread this little girl’s abilities.


    The eight families used her abilities to kickstart their glory, and they called that little girl Deity!”


    “Deity!”


    Jordan was astounded. Such a title should have sounded a little silly to him, but the whole story was


    truly unfathomable!


    Jordan asked, “The eight families are able to have such advanced technology because of Deity, right?


    Then by my calction, Deity should be 110 years old now?”


    Charleston said, “Deity passed away 30 years ago at the age of 80. Our current technology already


    existed 30 years ago. Ever since Deity passed away, our advancements have slowed down


    significantly without her help. There have been almost no breakthroughs. All our technologies have


    stagnated. Sigh, it’s all our fault. We were too reliant on Deity’s predictive ability.”


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    Jordan asked, “Is that why Grandpa gathered top talents like Norman from all over the world to help us


    achieve technological breakthroughs?”


    Charleston nodded. “I am not the only one. For the past 30 years, our eight families have been working


    hard to uncover the geniuses of this world. If you paid attention to the news reports, you would have


    realized that many well-known geniuses migrated overseas after bing famous for their talents.


    Actually, they were recruited by the eight great families.”


    Jordan thought about it. He did recalling across some reports of a so-called brain drain, where


    many top talents allegedly left the US to work abroad.


    Those geniuses were often criticized for being unpatriotic, but in reality, they were attracted by the


    highly-advanced technology, just like Norman.


    Jordan asked, “How’s our rtionship with the eight great families after the Deity died? Who has


    progressed the furthest?”


    Although Jordan didn’t know much about the eight families, he was well-versed in thepetitive


    nature of human beings. As the saying went, it was difficult for great forces to remain cohesive over the


    long term.


    The eight great families were forcibly bound together because of the Deity. Although their forefathers


    had established close links with each other, how many generations had it been now since the Deity


    died?


    The close links might notst for more than a few generations.


    Therefore, Jordan guessed that the rtionship between the eight families was not that good now!


    Jordan was right. Charleston sighed. “After the Deity died, the eight families continued their research


    on our own. We basically did our own thing. When Deity was around, whoever developed new things


    would share them with the other families. But now, no one is willing to do that. “As for which of the eight


    families has progressed the most, that’s hard to determine, because we’re all very secretive. We’re all


    too good at hiding. However, I can tell you which family has progressed the least.”


    Jordan looked at his grandfather’s dejected expression and asked, “Don’t tell me it’s our family?”


    Charleston sighed. “Yes, the Steele family is the worst among the eight families. As you know, your


    father’s aptitude is mediocre and he is not ambitious. For his generation, the gap between us and the


    other families is too wide. Now, the Park and Miyamoto families have proposed eliminating our family


    from the eight!”


    Jordan was furious when he heard that. “What? The Steeles were chosen back then as well. On what


    grounds do they have to eliminate our family?!”


    Charleston snorted. “I think they want to monopolize power. I’ve already been forced to move from the


    US to Ennd because of their usations at the great meeting, but they continue to target our


    family.”


    “Great meeting?” Jordan asked in confusion.


    Charleston exined, “Oh, the families hold a secret meeting every year. At the meeting, everyone


    reports on their results for that year. They will also discuss the future and release selected


    advancements to the public. We select suitably advanced technology that we have developed to


    release to the public so that everyone can benefit from it.”


    Jordan nodded. It seemed like the eight families controlled the lifeline of the world! At that moment,


    Jordan finally understood why Jesse wanted him out of the way.


    He wanted to monopolize this honor!


    Opening the safe, Charleston took out a ring.


    There was a very mysterious pattern on the ring.


    Charleston said, “Jordan, you’vepleted the family’s training. Today, I’ll officially give you the


    family’s Secret Ring. I am officially appointing you as one of the sessors of the family’s secret


    assets. From today onwards, you can use all our secret assets.”


    At longst! Jordan was very excited. He took the ring and put it on his right finger. “Thank you,


    Grandpa! I won’t disappoint you!”


    Jordan could not help stroking the ring. All of a sudden, the ring made a sound, and some patterns and


    words suddenly appeared on the ring.


    “What’s this?” Jordan looked at the patterns and words in surprise.