C1 Lin Yi

Ever since he was four years old, Lin Yi had become slightly more sensible and realized that he was different from his peers.

In just two years time, when he was six years old, Lin Yi's mentality had increased from that of a four year old child to seventeen or eighteen years old.

Lin Yi's rapidly growing mind and thoughts were like a constantly growing sponge. Although they were constantly replenished with knowledge, they would never be filled to the brim.

Only after he finished reading all of the books in his possession did Lin Yi have no choice but to stop. However, the moment he relaxed, Lin Yi felt an incomparably itchy sensation in his brain, as if his brain was already accustomed to operating non-stop and could not stop. Helplessly, Lin Yi could only look up into the sky every day and ponder over his wonderful thoughts.

In the eyes of outsiders, Lin Yi had never said a word. A child of the same age was called Lin Yi "Wood", and adults thought that this child was most likely retarded.

On this day, early in the morning.

"Clang!" The door was pushed open.

"Lin Yi, hurry up and go eat at the dining hall. Everyone is going to gather at the family square today. Don't be late." While talking, the woman walked to the bedside and put down the set of new clothes she was carrying. "These are new clothes. You can go to the square after you finish your meal."

Today seemed a little different.

In Lin Yi's memory, he lived in a small courtyard with a group of children. The children in the courtyard were all surnamed Lin, and this woman specifically looked after a group of children.

"Aunt, what are you doing in the square?" For the past two years, Lin Yi's mind had been unable to care about the outside world, and he didn't even know this woman's surname.

"Un!? "So it turns out that Lin Yi, you can speak!" The woman abruptly turned around to look at Lin Yi, seemingly shocked.

Towards this, Lin Yi could only bitterly smile in his heart. In the past two years, he hadn't said a single word. Anyone would think that he was a mute.

"Aunt, why are you going to the square today?" Other than the activities of this courtyard, there was also a library not far from here. Although he had obtained quite a lot of information from the library, he only knew that it was a large clan with the surname Lin. He did not know anything else.

"Oh, I heard Manager Lin say that he's going to test some sort of innate talent … "I'm not sure about the specifics either. Lin Yi, you'd better hurry to the cafeteria for breakfast. Steward Lin is already waiting outside the courtyard. I still need to go call the other children." With that, the woman left the room.

"Test?" When Lin Yi heard this, his eyes narrowed. The knowledge he gained in the library made him speculate.

After changing into his new clothes, Lin Yi headed towards the dining hall in this courtyard. After finishing his meal, Lin Yi walked out of the courtyard. He saw a middle-aged man in his thirties standing outside the courtyard. He was surrounded by two to three children.

Children came out one after another, between the ages of six and ten, all wearing new clothes. Steward Lin had a group of children line up, while Lin Yi was the smallest, so he was at the back of the line.

"In a while, go to the family plaza and take the test for your talents. This will affect your future, when the time comes, just do as the examiners say."

There were a total of ten children in this courtyard, Manager Lin warned them solemnly when he saw them. Besides Lin Yi, all the other kids present didn't seem to understand what he said.

"Now, everyone, follow me." Steward Lin did not explain any further and merely ordered.

This steward had a serious expression the entire time. The group of children didn't dare to play around like usual and obediently followed behind.

It was the first time that Lin Yi had left his courtyard. He carefully observed his surroundings along the way. He noticed that their small courtyard wasn't the only one that belonged to the Lin Clan. This was because, on the way, they would occasionally encounter teams like theirs. All of them were led by an adult, and headed in the same direction.

Lin Yi was filled with doubt. How could the Lin Family have so many children? What about the parents? In his memory, there seemed to be no adult visiting a child in the same courtyard.

"Hey, what's your name?" Lin Yi patted the shoulder of the child in front of him and asked.

The child turned his head to look at Lin Yi and replied in surprise, "My name is Lin Jiujiu, so you can speak!?"

Listening to Lin Jiujiu's words, Lin Yi could only bitterly smile in his heart. Helplessly shaking his head, Lin Yi asked curiously, "Lin Jiujiu? Why did your parents give you that name? Do you have ninety-nine siblings? " After saying this, Lin Yi felt his forehead break out in a cold sweat.

"No, I only have four older brothers." Lin Jiujiu shook his head, "My original name was Goudan. Lin Jiujiu was taken by Steward Lin after my parents sent me in."

Goudan? Lin Yi was speechless.

"Jiu Jiu, your parents sent you in, why didn't they come to see you?" Lin Yi asked curiously. This was also the question in his heart. Although he was seventeen or eighteen years old, he still didn't know who his parents were.

After Lin Jiujiu heard his words, a trace of sadness actually appeared on his young face. Shaking his head, he said, "I was sold in here by my parents. All the children here are sold in here by my parents."

Hearing this, Lin Yi was stunned on the spot. Just then, Steward Lin's voice came from the front, "Alright, we're here. Everyone, line up..." "From the moment you gave your name." With the last sentence, Manager Lin pointed at a ten-year old child at the front.

"Lin Jiuyi!"

"Lin Jiu'er!"

"Lin Yemao!"

"Lin Jiujiu!"

"Lin Yi!"

When Lin Yi said his name, the team of ten looked at him. Lin Yi had an innocent look on his face. He didn't know why his name was Lin Yi. At the same time, he was secretly glad that his name wasn't Lin 100.

"Alright, everyone is here. "You two, stand here and come out when you call out your names." After Manager Lin finished speaking, he just stood to the side like a javelin, not saying anything.

Because of this steward, the group of kids didn't dare to talk anymore.

Lin Yi started to carefully observe his surroundings. This was not a small or large plaza. The plaza was surrounded by houses. On the plaza, there was a group like them. There were a total of ten of them. Including the steward, there were a total of 110 people.

Not long after, two old men under the escort of a group of tall and sturdy big men arrived at the plaza. After moving the tables and chairs to sit down, one of the tall and sturdy men, under the orders of the old man, strode out and shouted: "Lin Yi!"

In a small team, a strong looking child was brought out by the team manager.

The test began!

Lin Yi curiously looked over. In fact, almost all of the children looked over. They all wanted to see what the test was.

The child called 'Lin Yi' was brought in front of the two old men. One of the old men took out something and placed it on Lin Yi's forehead, saying something.

A moment later, the old man shook his head. Then, another old man took out something else, placed it on Lin Yi's forehead and said a few words. Because it was too far, Lin Yi could not clearly see what he was holding, nor could he hear what he was saying.

Not long after, the object the second old man was holding began to emit a faint light. Then, the old man passed a sign to Lin Yi and told her to stand to the side.

"Next, Lin Yi'er."

With this constant testing, most children were able to make the objects taken out by the second old man glow, some strong and some weak. A few failed even the second old man's test, and these children were called to the other side, without any signs.

After looking at it for a long time, Lin Yi finally understood. Only by making the items that the two old men took out emit light could they be considered to have passed the test. Until Lin Yi, not a single child from the first elder had passed the test.

"Next, Lin Yi!"