Poseidon Island.

It is already nine o'clock in the morning. All the direct descendants of the Hai family have gathered here to participate in the annual family assessment. Such an assessment is conducted once a year, and the winner becomes the family heir.

As long as he maintains the position of family heir until the current head of the family announces his retirement, he can become the real head of the Hai family. The day when the head of the family retires to practice in seclusion is also the succession ceremony for the new head of the family!

"Brother Ran, it's about to start. It's up to you later..." Hai Zian said in a voice transmission.

Li Ran smiled unchanged: "Don't worry..."

After a while, a figure walked up to the platform in front of him slowly and leisurely. He seemed to be just an ordinary person, without any cultivation at all.

"Fellow clansmen, today is the annual assessment day for the direct descendants of the Hai family. It is also the coming-of-age assessment for many newly-adult clan members. Please demonstrate your potential. The winner will become the heir of the Hai family from today to this day next year, enjoying the resources and privileges of an heir for one year..."

The words of the Hai family patriarch were neither too loud nor too soft, and there was no affectation in them. He did not overwhelm anyone with an air of pressure, but rather spoke like a school principal giving a speech on the stage, or even like a large family meeting, sending his voice evenly to the ears of everyone present, showing his great demeanor!

This made Li Ran sigh that only those small families and some "young" big families would show off their background and demonstrate the strength of their family in such occasions!

The Hai family, an ancient family that existed before the great changes in heaven and earth, has long passed that stage.

This ancient family gives people a very special feeling. They are neither spoiled nor pretentious, and their family style is simple. They do not pursue or even despise flashy things!

The center of the island has beautiful scenery and a practical layout. There are no high-rise buildings, only ordinary small courtyards on the third and fourth floors, showing a retro style.

Li Ran felt that living here for a while, away from the hustle and bustle of the town, could really help her calm down and stop having so many random thoughts!

The head of the family's speech was relatively brief, and most of it consisted of family precepts, and the assessment began soon.

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"Since this is your first assessment, even though I've already heard about it, I'll still tell you again: the assessment for our family's direct descendants is divided into levels two to six. Everyone has one assessment opportunity at each level, and the one with the highest overall score wins!

The first-place heir to the family head receives the most resources and privileges, while the others gradually receive less...

Don’t underestimate these rankings. Different rankings bring different resources and privileges, which are extremely important for your future development..."

At this time, Li Ran and Hai Zian were sitting in a spaceship. This spaceship was not a spaceship in that sense, but a real flying spirit boat!

The old man who was speaking at length in front of him was the person in charge of the assessment of the third-level direct descendants.

"This spiritual boat is much faster than a technological spacecraft, and it's also engraved with formations. It's amphibious!"

Although the spirit boat was extremely fast, Li Ran could still clearly see various sea fish and sea beasts swimming around outside the spirit boat!

That's right, they are diving in the ocean!

The spirit boat was no different from an ordinary wooden boat in ancient times, except for the thin energy shield on the outside that wrapped everyone and separated them from the sea water, which betrayed it.

"This spirit boat is truly magical. It's probably more than ten kilometers away from the sea surface. Even a piece of iron would have been crushed into a pancake long ago, but this spirit boat is fine. It can dive to such a depth just by relying on that layer of light blue protective cover!" Li Ran exclaimed inwardly.

Even at such a deep bottom of the sea, the spirit boat's speed did not slow down at all, and it soon reached the bottom of the sea!

The person in charge of the assessment, who was standing in front of the spirit boat, made a few hand seals, and suddenly a huge circular portal opened on the bottom of the sea. This portal was extremely magical, and seemed to completely isolate the sea water, so that sea water could not get in at all.

After doing all this, the old man returned to the spirit boat again and controlled the spirit boat towards the cave entrance.

After entering the spirit boat, it felt like entering a new world. The fresh air, the scorching sun, the refreshing sea breeze, everything was refreshing and delightful...

The examiner stopped the spirit boat in the air and explained many examination rules. Finally, after looking at the direct descendants and their followers, the examiner said in a deep voice:

"Wait a moment, jump off the spirit boat one by one in order. This time the assessment is still to see who hunts the most marked sea beasts. Without further ado, wait for my order!"

Li Ran couldn't help but twitch his lips after hearing the old man's words: "Aside from the lack of poisonous fog, what's the difference between this and some skydiving and gunfight game? It's also a team of four. I wonder if this skydiving game will still exist after I wake up..."

Soon, Li Ran and Hai Zian jumped off the spirit boat and flew towards the island below.

"Zi'an, your family's assessment is quite interesting..." Li Ran said silently.

Hai Zian laughed and said, "Isn't it interesting? Our Hai family's annual assessments are always full of variety. I only heard about this from my parents!"

"That's great. This means that your Hai family is not satisfied with the status quo, is brave enough to innovate, and is moving forward with the trend of the times!" Li Ran said, looking at the island below.

"Brother Ran, where should we go first?" Hai Zian asked Li Ran.

"Let's find a place to land below, with a good environment and a beach will do!" Li Ran understood the general terrain here from high in the air.

This assessment site is composed of thousands of intricate, rugged small islands surrounding the large island in the middle!

Except for the giant island in the middle, the other small islands vary in size, ranging from tens of meters to tens of kilometers.

Li Ran chose an island with a beautiful environment and a wide beach to land on. He looked around and, under the surprised gazes of Hai Zian and the general manager, he took out three beach lounge chairs from his space ring and lay down lazily.

"Come, let's take a break first...By the way, Manager Wang, how's your cooking?"

Manager Wang was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said: "I am also a spiritual chef, but after becoming the general manager, I haven't done much!"

Li Ran's eyes lit up: "Manager Wang, that's great. I'll be in charge of the ingredients, and the cooking is all up to you!"

Hai Zian and General Manager Wang stared in amazement as Li Ran took out a large amount of ingredients and cooking tools from the space ring.

"Manager Wang, is this enough?" Li Ran looked into Manager Wang's eyes.

"Um, Mr. Li, actually our spiritual chefs don't need these ordinary tableware to cook. And our spiritual chefs generally don't use your ordinary ingredients..." Manager Wang said a little embarrassedly.

"Is that so? Well, can you please force yourself to cook a meal? There are fresh seafood everywhere here!" Li Ran said helplessly.

Manager Wang also said helplessly: "Mr. Li, we can take as much seafood as you want back home. Is it now..."