In the vast world, undercurrents stirred. Some lay low and waited, hoping to seize the fortune brought by Earth's revival.
Among those lying low were Earth's own nations and corporations, as well as visitors from other planets.
A change in the Small World had brought many extraterrestrial creatures to Earth, where they came into contact with its inhabitants.
But no one could have imagined that, among Earth's native beings of this era, someone was already racing down the Evolution Path and had reached its Third Stage.
Six years later.
Chu Feng's primary school years had ended. Though he was only twelve, he looked sixteen or seventeen. He had grown up a little too fast.
Chu Feng might have been the king of the primary schoolers, but he had also graduated at the top of his school.
With his grades, he could attend the best school in Shuntian without a problem.
That suited Chu Feng, and it suited Meng Chuan and the others too.
Sending Chu Feng to Shuntian for middle school, with him coming home only once a week, would be a wonderful thing.
So Meng Chuan made a sweeping decision.
He would invest in the middle school in Shuntian too!
The situation behind Shuntian's schools was complicated, and they had no shortage of money. But that did not matter.
Meng Chuan could still invest.
"Ah, you're really sending me to middle school in Shuntian?" Chu Feng sprang to his feet, hardly able to believe it and unable to hide his delight.
Could his fearsome reputation finally spread to Shuntian?
"Yes. Your godfather and we will all be busy, with no time to look after you, so we might as well send you to school in Shuntian," Chu Zhiyuan said.
"Great, great." Chu Feng nodded. "But what are you going