58: Chapter 58 Chen Bailou

Late at night, inside the study of the Chen Clan Patriarch.

"Hmm?"

Chen Xueli, who was organizing the family expenses, suddenly looked up. Before he could speak, Chen Mo had already pushed open the door and walked in.

"Third Uncle, you were looking for me."

"Is your monthly exam over?" A smile appeared on Chen Xueli's somewhat tired face, his eyes gentle.

"You knew?" Chen Mo looked at his third uncle in surprise.

"I guessed. After all, I watched all of you third-generation youngsters grow up. I probably remember the monthly exam schedule better than you do." Chen Xueli smiled and immediately stood up to lead Chen Mo to sit down at the tea table.

"There's no other reason for calling you here; I've already discussed your resource allocation quota with several clan elders."

Although the Chen family used Chen Bailou's lineage as the main branch, it was unrealistic to rely solely on the main branch to bring glory to the family. In this era, the fertility of deities was indeed too poor.

To be fair, Chen Mo actually quite admired his grandfather. Not only had he built the Chen clan from scratch, but he also had four sons and a daughter.

Besides the direct descendants of the Chen family's main branch, there were also three major side branches. The managers of these three branches were the clan elders Chen Xueli mentioned, who were also his grandfather Chen Bailou's biological brothers.

Side branches were an indispensable part of a deity family. The various businesses the Chen family conducted in the Outer Realms required the assistance of these side branches.

In terms of family financial income, the side branches actually accounted for the lion's share. In comparison, the direct descendants of the main branch were somewhat suspected of being 'blood-suckers.'

However, Chen Mo knew very well that most deity families followed this development model.

The side branches supported the main branch, and the main branch cultivated powerful individuals to protect the family's interests. This was the only way for the family to grow stronger and stronger.

"Did Second Grandpa and the others agree?"

"Yes, it was a unanimous vote. You are now in our family's First Cultivation Sequence."

Chen Xueli's eyes were full of care and expectation for Chen Mo.

"First Sequence!" Chen Mo couldn't help but clench his fist, but there wasn't much excitement in his eyes. On the contrary, he felt a sense of pressure.

"Relax, just be yourself." How delicate were Chen Xueli's thoughts? He immediately reached out and patted Chen Mo's shoulder.

"Mhm." Chen Mo nodded.

In fact, in his blueprint for the future, the family's portion was very small.

It wasn't that Chen Mo wasn't grateful to the family, but rather that compared to the 'enemies' he would face in the future, the Chen family was simply too tiny.

To put it this way, if he could pull through, the entire Chen family would rise to the heavens like chickens and dogs.

But if he couldn't...

Chen Mo glanced at Chen Xueli and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Oh, right!"

Chen Xueli suddenly stood up, and the virtual watch on his wrist immediately shot out a beam of white light.

"It's difficult to have real-time communication between the Outer Realms and the Main World. Your grandfather can't video call you, but he sent a recorded image for you."

Chen Xueli pointed at the figure in the video with its back to them, a flash of playfulness appearing in his eyes as he looked at Chen Mo.

The next second.

"Whoa..."

Sitting on the sofa, Chen Mo stumbled and almost fell over.

For no other reason than the virtual image was now completely occupied by an old face that was 'ugly-handsome' in a peculiar way.

"Hahaha..."

Before Chen Mo could speak, the short, stout old man in the video suddenly burst into laughter.

"Dear grandson, are you surprised?"

"Surprised, too freaking surprised."

Chen Mo gritted his teeth, but a touch of softness flashed in his eyes.

Chen Bailou rarely came home, but every time he returned, it was the happiest time for children like Chen Mo and Chen Xiaoshan.

Indeed, despite Chen Bailou having earned the nickname 'Hundred-Kill Villain' in the Outer Realms, he was essentially a fun-loving person.

No, calling him a fun-loving person was a bit of an understatement.

Although he didn't know what his grandfather's image was like in the Outer Realms, in Chen Mo's perception, this 'young at heart' grandfather had a charismatic personality he had never seen before.

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. I heard about your situation from your third uncle. Good, very good, you kid."

The corners of Chen Bailou's mouth were practically grinning up to the sky.

For an old man who had no hope of becoming a Chief God and had built a family from scratch, what could be more joyful than family prosperity and excellent descendants?

As a True God, Chen Bailou actually understood the meaning of that pseudo s-class contract better than Chen Xueli.

Upon hearing the news, this man, who was over ten thousand years old, almost 'bought a ticket' to rush back to the Main World, but he ultimately held back.

There was no other way. The Chen family was just starting out. As the family's only True God, he had to stay in the Outer Realms to guard this small-scale plane that concerned the family's future.

"Good child."

The smile on Chen Bailou's face gradually faded, replaced by an indescribable touch of sorrow, clearly because Chen Mo reminded him of the recently deceased Chen Xu.

"Keep it up!"

With that, the image vanished.

"Your grandfather is just like that."

Chen Xueli turned off the watch's projection function and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Grandpa has a young mindset."

Chen Mo also smiled faintly. At that moment, Yu Mo's voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Dear Master, you have received a payment of 15 million, noted as being from the Lanshi City Government and the Federal Education Bureau."

Yu Mo's voice was slightly mechanical; this was not the real Yu Mo but an intelligent avatar she had left in the watch's program.

As for the real Yu Mo, she should still be with No. 56, undergoing optimization by the Virtual Origin.

"15 million."

Chen Mo's heart jolted.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Xueli, who was pulling something out of his storage bracelet, looked up in surprise.

"Nothing, the scholarship the academy applied for and the incentive money from the Lanshi City Government have arrived."

Chen Mo replied truthfully.

"Is that so!" Chen Xueli was momentarily stunned, then realized.

Being signed by Blue Cave with a pseudo s-class contract, it was only natural for the academy to apply for a scholarship for Chen Mo.

"How much is it?"

"15 million in total."

*Hiss...*

The sound of a sharp intake of breath rang out. Chen Xueli's hand, which had just pulled out a credit card, paused slightly, and his expression became awkward.

For no other reason than the resource support the family gave Chen Mo was actually less than what outsiders gave. This made his old face turn a bit red.

"Third Uncle, what's wrong?"

"Cough... nothing. This is the first batch of resources from the family. You can come to me every month from now on to collect them."

Saying that, Chen Xueli handed the credit card and 'two points' of Ownerless Divinity into Chen Mo's hand.

He would never tell Chen Mo that the family had actually only approved one point of divinity; the extra point was something he had added on his own.

As for what to do if the accounts didn't balance...

Forget about it!

At worst, he would go 'complain' to Chen Bailou. No matter how 'poor' the Chen family was, they couldn't be outdone by outsiders!

"Thank you, Third Uncle. Please say hello to Second Grandpa and the others for me."

Chen Mo smilingly accepted this 'support fund' from the family.

His money came quickly and went quickly.

But this feeling of the money being several times more than what he had even before spending it indeed gave his 'money-loving' self a secret thrill.

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