Chapter 342: Chapter 214 Clan eting_2
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As he walked past Lin Tianming, a glint of Spiritual Light flashed in his tiger-like eyes, revealing an almost imperceptible aura.
Lin Tianming nodded toward Lin Shikang, his heart brimming with joy as he thought to himself, “Third Grandfather has truly lived up to our expectations. After six years of closed-door cultivation, he has successfully broken through to Foundation Establishnt Great Perfection.”
While he was lost in his thoughts, Lin Shikang had already approached Lin Shilu and a few others, his equally sharp gaze becoming noticeable to them.
All three of them didn’t say much, as they knew the gravity of the matter was best kept among as few people as possible, and it was enough that key mbers of the family like Lin Tianming were aware.
Fully aware of this, Lin Shihua, his face flushed with health, pulled on Lin Shikang’s sleeve, urging him to take the high seat in the center, with Lin Shigang and Lin Shihe respectively occupying seats to his left and right. He, Lin Shilu, and Lin Shigong casually took their places beside them.
Lin Tianming now turned his attention to those seated in the high positions, noticing that the seating order was not arranged by cultivation level but by generational seniority and age within the family.
Lin Shikang, being the oldest and with the highest cultivation, naturally sat in the center. Lin Shihe ranked fifth, and Lin Shigang ranked seventh in the Shi generation—just above the ninth-ranked Lin Shigong. Considering their limited remaining lifespans, it seed only proper for them to sit by his sides.
Lin Tianming was very familiar with these two senior elders, Lin Shigang and Lin Shihe, as they each managed important family institutions and often provided guidance to the younger mbers of the family. It was fair to say that they had made outstanding contributions to the stable developnt of the family.
Now that their ti was drawing near, with at most a few years or as little as one to two years left, it was hard not to feel a sense of poignant lancholy.
A short while passed, the ti it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The hall fell silent with the ringing of Lin Shihua’s resonant voice, and everyone turned their attention to him, awaiting his direction.
“It has been a long ti since we gathered everyone together. Today is truly a good day, as most of the core mbers of our family are here. Such grand family gatherings are rare indeed,”
Lin Shihua said with a hint of emotion. His booming voice then continued to echo through the hall, with all present listening intently and so occasionally echoing his sentints.
Lin Shihua nodded in satisfaction.
Indeed, the family hadn’t held a gathering of this scale in many years. Policies and major family matters were typically discussed with just a few mbers of the Shi generation, and only occasionally would Lin Tianming attend to offer his advice. Most of the younger generation were not involved.
Although major family decisions were primarily made by the few mbers of the Shi generation along with Lin Tianming, Qi Refining clanspeople felt no involvent; they simply carried out the Clan Leader’s decisions.
If this were to continue for an extended period, it could potentially dampen their enthusiasm, which wouldn’t bode well for the stable developnt of the family.
And this family eting was significant. The intention was to gather everyone together, involve the clan mbers, foster relationships, and discuss a few important matters.
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Shihua then said, “I see that all the family mbers have arrived, aside from Xing Yuan who is guarding Luoyun Market, and Xing Rong who is at Qianchuan Market. Nearly all the core mbers of our family are present.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Tianming began to survey the clanspeople in the great hall.
It was indeed a gathering of elites. There were sixteen Foundation Establishnt clan mbers with the remaining twenty-sothing Qi Refining clanspeople, all above the Qi Refining Eighth Level except for Lin Shigang and one other whose ti was near. They either held important positions within the family institutions or were promising clanspeople with decent talent and young age. The assembly of mbers indeed represented the family’s elite forces.
He couldn’t help but speculate that the Lin Family’s current strength must rank at the forefront of the entire Wei Kingdom’s Cultivation World. Even compared to the Golden Core families like the West River Li Family, excluding their Golden Core Stage clansn, they might not be able to best the Lin Family.
“How shocked would the external forces be to see such formidable strength in the Lin Family?” Lin Tianming thought to himself.
As he pondered, Lin Shihua took out a book made of beast skin, flipped through a page, and began to speak,
“Let’s skip the pleasantries and allow to report on the basic situation of our family first, followed by discussions on a few important matters.”
“Starting with the scale of our clanspeople, after more than a decade of stable developnt, our family now has a registered population of eight hundred seventy-seven mbers. Among them, six from the Shi generation, one hundred thirty-five from the Xing generation, seven hundred thirty-six from the Tian generation; we have thirty-two Mortal Towns with an estimated population of around three million mortals.”
Hearing this, all the clanspeople couldn’t contain their excitent. Judging by the current number of clanspeople, the policies to encourage childbirth and support mortal marriage over the past decade or so since the Green Bamboo Mountain battle had been effective.
Following the battle, the Lin Family acquired the mortal towns of the Jin and Wu Families, which at one ti had reached a combined population of two million. As the number of mortals increased, the frequency of Spiritual Root testing was changed from once every three years to annually.
It had only been just over a decade, but the family had already restored its Yuan Qi. The number of its mbers had almost quadrupled, and the population of mortals had increased by nearly a million. The overall strength far exceeded previous levels, even surpassing the collective strength of the three big families before the war.
One could imagine that such explosive growth, though not lasting, ant maintaining a modest natural increase would not be difficult.
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