Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1703 The Dust of the Great Leap Forward
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This advice, delivered in Xia Qingyun's distinctive style, was indeed very much to Chen Xun's liking.

However, while he was trying to understand, he couldn't help but silently mutter to himself, "No wonder Father is so obedient under your slaps, without the slightest temper..."

At the same time, Chen Xun also thought about the times he was beaten when he was a child.

It can be said that his current personality is largely due to Xia Qingyun's teachings and example.

He had watched his mother rule Chenlin Village with absolute authority and act decisively since he was a child.

Her authority was so great that even her father-in-law, Chen Zixiu, and other elders often chose to avoid confronting her directly and tacitly approve of it.

On the contrary, Chen Zhang, with his peaceful and humble nature, is more like his father, Chen Yu.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself: It seems that his mother has invested far more energy in him than in his second brother, Chenzhang.

Come to think of it, my mother doesn't seem to have a particular fondness for her "youngest son and eldest grandson".

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Therefore, bringing the Si family into the "Zhaowu" ranks as the fourteenth family was a decision made unilaterally by Chen Xun.

The reason he valued the Si family was because their ambition and drive to climb the social ladder suited his taste.

Moreover, judging from the fact that the Si family was prepared so early, it is clear that the madman is not just the brother and sister Si Baining and Si Baining.

He admired that ambition.

In Chen Xun's view, the Chen family is a big enough tree to accommodate capable families to grow and thrive under its shade.

What he was worried about was that the families below him were complacent and lacked ambition.

As the head of a family, Chen Xun held a deep-seated disdain for the kind of conventional "ruler who maintains the status quo."

His goal is to forge ahead against the current and to be pioneering.

He steadfastly supported and promoted a series of sweeping reforms within the Chen family.

Expanding the Offering Pavilion and recruiting top combatants like Si Baining is a key part of this.

In this regard, efforts are being expanded to identify top-tier combat forces that meet the necessary requirements.

It can be said that Zhuo Qianren set a very good example.

Another parallel and equally significant strategy is to expand the size and influence of the follower family.

This includes the "Zhaowu Rank" which absorbs new powerful families into the core combat force sequence, the "High-Rank Order" which improves the lower level, and even the "Follower Agreement" which covers a wider range of basic levels.

These three levels, from highest to lowest, constitute the framework of the Chen family's external influence.

Of course, the core members of the "Order of High Rank" and the "Contract of Followers", as well as the "Nine Inner Families" who were the earliest to follow the Chen family in the "Rank of Zhaowu" and were mainly composed of the original follower families of Chenlin Village, have always been the foundation of the Chen family, and their position is stable and not easily shaken.

But Chen Xun especially hopes to further deepen and systematize the model of the five "outer dependent families" in the "Zhaowu List".

He intended to use these powerful and loyal "affiliated families" to become the sharp claws of the Chen family as they extended their power and expanded their actual control over the five southern prefectures, the surrounding areas of the Fasno Province, and even the entire northwestern region of the continent, thus becoming a solid foundation for the rapid expansion of the Chen family's territory.

...As the most prestigious and head family in Nottinghamshire, the Hanguang Que family possesses considerable military strength.

Its core combat force, besides the leading peak Soul Douluo Si Baining, also includes his elder brother Si Baixin, whose cultivation level is as high as 83.

In addition, the clan has five Soul Saint level experts, including Si Bai Ning, who is level 78, and two other Soul Saints from other clans.

Overall, the Si family's martial soul is at the peak of the sixth rank, but due to the existence of Si Baining, a peak Soul Douluo, the Si family's combat power has been raised by a whole level, and their strength is enough to rival the Ji family, and even has a slight advantage in top combat power.

Si Baining was able to be known as one of the "Silver and White Twin Emperors" alongside Zhuo Qianren in the five southern prefectures for two reasons: first, his outstanding talent of having a level nine innate soul power; and second, his special mutated martial soul—the White Sparrow.

The name "White Sparrow" may sound ordinary, even somewhat plain, but in fact, it corresponds to "Vermilion Bird," one representing fire and the other ice, indicating its extraordinary nature.

The Cold Light Sparrow inherently contains a faint trace of phoenix bloodline, belonging to the Snow Phoenix lineage.

A medium-sized bird with both ice and wind attributes, imbued with the true meaning of light.

Si Baining's martial soul "White Sparrow" is the result of a positive and intense mutation of this bloodline. It is huge and has been promoted to a ninth-grade martial soul. This is also the true origin of the "white" and "emperor" in his title "White Emperor".

Uh, the Cold Feather Sparrow, the Cold Light Sparrow, and the White Sparrow are the forms of spirit beasts that have lived for hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of years in nature.

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After careful consideration, Chen Xun decided that in addition to supporting Si Bai Ning's attempt to break through to the Title Douluo realm, he would also invest resources to fully assist Si Bai Ning in breaking through to the Soul Douluo realm.

Si Baining is not only capable, but also renowned in the five southern prefectures for his interpersonal skills. He is capable of handling things independently and is worthy of being entrusted with important responsibilities.

In the following days, the Chen family dispatched several high-ranking officials and representatives from various departments to conduct intensive and detailed consultations with the Si siblings.

The core of the discussion revolved around the strategic assets and locational advantages controlled by the Si family, and the subsequent strategic planning.

The value of Tianfeng City, where the Si family's foundation is located, has been reassessed and repositioned.

This city is located in the northeast of Nottinghamshire, guarding the northeastern exit of the entire Nottingham Basin.

Its geographical and strategic significance is similar to the relationship between the Sichuan Basin and Chongqing, which serves as an important water and land transportation hub.

Tianfeng City is located next to the vast and flowing Xinghe River (the name of the river) to the south, and controls the passage through the treacherous Alps, with Marseille County on the other side of the mountains.

Taking advantage of its location, Tianfeng City constructed two parallel mountain passes, one by land and one by water.

This passage, controlled by Tianfeng City, is the second vital route through the Alps, after the central main road in Chang'an County.

Controlling this route will allow the Chen family to smoothly connect their vast network in the central region with the five southern prefectures, especially by taking advantage of the cost of water transport, which will make the turnover of goods more efficient and inexpensive.

Based on its unique location and naturally formed distribution effect for goods, Chenjia plans:

The province is developing a new type of large-scale retail business, establishing a large-scale comprehensive "hypermarket" supermarket covering all categories of goods in Tianfeng City.

Leveraging its proximity to the Alps and abundant medicinal resources, Tianfeng City aims to establish a professional and large-scale medium-sized medicinal herb trading market.

The implementation of these two plans will undoubtedly greatly enhance the commercial status of Skypeak City, which will be a hardship for Nottingham City, the county capital, which also seeks commercial prosperity but is geographically located inland.

There is a competitive relationship between these two cities, similar to that between Chengdu and Chongqing in the East China Sea, regarding resource endowment and regional status.

(End of this chapter)