Chapter 549 The Secret Ring!
"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."
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.
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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.