"Excuse me? All-attribute superfunction possessor?!"
When Yun Che returned to the house with Chenchen, everyone was in the living room. After he announced that Chenchen was an all-attribute superfunction possessor, everyone staring at the fat boy playing with Xiaobai on the side in shock, having a hard time processing the news. By being an all-attribute, the two-year-old kid just made these single-attribute and dual-attribute superfunction possessors look inferior.
"Well, Che, are you sure? I know Chenchen has a small Space, but he never mentioned to me that he…he has any other superfunction."
Yun Yao sat down next to Yun Che and grabbed his hand as she said. She knew a long time ago that Chenchen would conjure some stuff occasionally, which Chenchen had admitted to her. But…
"I asked him not to tell you."
He wanted to tell her initially but thought better of it. They were not powerful enough at the time, and the more people knew about the secret, the more dangerous it would be. "Being an all-attribute superfunction possessor doesn't mean he can conjure all the superfunction existing. The so-called "all-attribute superfunction possessors" refers to superfunction possessors with five attributes: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Apart from them, Chenchen also has Space. In the past, people only knew that all-attribute superfunction possessors were rather powerful, but they had no idea how difficult it was for a multi-attribute to level up. If others had found out that Chenchen was an all-attribute superfunction possessor at the time, every party would have been interested in him, including the military. So would the squints in the labs, who're always curious about anything unusual. To protect Chenchen, I made him promise not to tell anyone about his superfunction. I'm sorry that I kept it from you for so long."
It was not about trust. He had to keep it a secret for safety precaution.
"Then why are you telling us now? Is he going to be in danger?"
Yun Yao became more worried. Her son was everything to her, and she couldn't let anything happen to him.
"Don't worry. The all-superfunction attribute is both a gift and a burden, as ordinary people won't be able to hold its large consumption. Now, everyone has realized that it's difficult for an all-attribute to level up, so few people would be interested in him. Besides, we've become strong enough to protect him. He'll be fine."
Yun Che reached out and patted her on the shoulder. He wasn't being impulsive. Though the trigger was to help Chenchen lose weight, he had decided to train Chenchen a long time ago. His original plan was to start the training the next month when Chenchen turned three, and now, he was just bringing it forward.
"Are you sure?"
Yun Yao was still worried about her son's safety.
"Yes, I am. When did I ever lie to you?"
Yun Che looked her in the eye and nodded. However, as soon as he finished, Yun Yao mumbled in a low voice, "You've lied to me millions of times."
Yun Che couldn't deny that. He did lie to her sometimes because he had to. Yun Che touched his nose and pretended that he didn't hear anything, so that his sister wouldn't start nagging on this subject.
"Well, I never expect you to be so strong, Chenchen. You have to protect me in the future."
When Yun Che talked to his sister, Ye Xingchen, who always pampered Chenchen, walked over and carried Chenchen in his arms. Though Chenchen didn't quite understand what the adult was talking about, he nodded with a bright smile, "No problem. I'll protect you, Uncle Ye."
"Good! You're so adorable!"
Amused, Ye Xingchen stroked Chenchen's head smilingly. Jiang Shang, who had walked over, pulled his clothes and whispered when he looked back, "You've got me. I'll protect you, Xingchen."
'Is he jealous?'
Ye Xingchen found it funny. But the next second, he stopped smiling and nodded with an earnest look. "I know, Jiang Shang. You're adorable, too. Love you!"
With that, Ye Xingchen leaned over and pecked him on the cheek. Jiang Shang blushed, flooded by happiness.
"I love you, too, Senior."
If there weren't so many people around, he would have thrown himself on his Senior already. Those bachelors rolled their eyes one after another as this girly romantic image gave them goosebumps.
"Well, Che, why do you tell us the secret now?"
Sick of watching the lovey-dovey couple, Zhou Zeyu turned his eyes away from them and said to Yun Che. He knew Yun Che so well that he believed Yun Che wouldn't have revealed the secret at this moment for no reason.
"I think it's time to guide Chenchen to upgrade his superfunction."
"It's a little bit early. Don't you think so?"
Leng Yehan said with a frowning look, which he only showed once in a blue moon. Yun Cheng looked up and echoed him, though he had no idea what these people were talking about. Then, he looked down and continued to play the video game with his iPad. He was probably the only zombie in this world that didn't love blood and flesh but enjoyed playing video games.
"Superfunction upgrading is a long-term process. Indeed, Chenchen is still young, but I think he'd better start early. Besides, he's an all-attribute superfunction possessor. The higher level he reaches, the more difficult it will be for him to level up again."
Gu Mingxuan shared his opinion before Yun Che could respond. So far, the highest level that superfunction possessors had reached was level-3. If they started training Chenchen, they could only help him get to level-2. After all, level-3 crystal nuclei were hard to obtain, not to mention that Yun Cheng wouldn't eat anything but level-3 crystal nuclei.
"Why do I get the feeling that the burden on my shoulder just turned heavier?"
Chu Haoling, who was sitting next to Lu Haixuan and eating a tomato, shoot Yun Che a glance. Sure enough, this man never offered free lunch. He was going to exploit their hard labor again.
"Same here."
Yu Wenqing and other teammates smiled with a reluctant look. Though Yun Che wouldn't force them to do anything, they had a captain who would do anything for Yun Che. When he returned and knew about this, he would certainly order them to help Yun Che collect crystal nuclei. It looked like they wouldn't be able to finish their vacation.
"Haha… Relax, Guys. We have plenty of level-1 and level-2 crystal nuclei in stock, and I won't be solely relying on crystal nuclei to help him level up."
Sensing their subtext, Yun Che reassured them. A superfunction possessor could level up without crystal nuclei if he fought every day. He just wouldn't level up as fast as others who fought and used crystal nuclei simultaneously. Yun Che's fast speed of leveling up was attributed to his physical nature and the spring water. He had been transporting the fowls that Gu Mingxuan brought to him into the Space recently. Though he had turned himself into a mess every time, the results were gratifying. He could sense that transporting living creatures into the Space was getting easier. He would try to take Chenchen inside very soon, which he believed wouldn't be difficult. After Chenchen soaked in the spring water and drank it every day, leveling up would be easier. Of course, combat experience and crystal nuclei were still essential.
"Are you kidding? Chenchen is just a baby. Are you going to make him kill zombies?"
Chu Haoling stopped eating the tomato and exclaimed with disapproval all over his face. Though the others didn't look so agitated, they all agreed with him. They didn't have a problem with training the kid to be a superfunction possessor, but making a two-year-old kid kill zombies sounded cruel to them.
Was Yun Che really going to do this to his own nephew?
"It's not like Chenchen never saw us kill zombies before."
Why did they all act like he was being a monster by suggesting that idea?
Yun Che believed combat experience was essential. If Chenchen leveled up with crystal nuclei without practicing in combats, he wouldn't have a solid foundation, and that would ruin his future.
"Che, this is the compromise we have to make. It doesn't have to come this far right now, does it? Chenchen won't turn three until next month. Even if you want to take him out there to kill zombies, you should at least wait until he's five."
Zhou Zeyu pushed Ye Xingchen away as he sat next to Yun Che and grabbed Yun's shoulders, trying to convince Yun Che. They were more than capable of raising Chenchen, who was delicate and cute. He saw no reason to make Chenchen kill zombies at such a young age. How could Yun Che bear to do this to his own nephew?
"Zeyu is right. Che, how about we wait two years?"
Looking at Chenchen, who was blinking in Ye Xingchen's arms, Zhan Yafei said to Yun Che. They only got one baby in this family. How could Yun Che bear to do such a ruthless thing? Anyway, she couldn't.
"I second that. We can use crystal nuclei to upgrade his superfunction for the time being. When he's five, you can…"
"What's the difference between killing zombies at five and three?"
Yun Che interrupted Gu Mingxuan. He glanced over each person present before fixing his gaze on Yun Yao. "You seem to have forgot that superfunction possessors don't fight against zombies with fists, but with superfunction. It's the frequency of conjuring superfunction that matters to the leveling up speed. I'm not saying that I'll make him kill zombies alone. He just needs to stay on Heiyu's back and drop some superfunction balls on zombies. I know the scene will be brutal, but he's long been used to it, hasn't he? And also, I can guarantee that he will be safe."
As Chenchen's uncle, he wouldn't send Chenchen out there without a safety plan. What's more, when Heiyu took him outside, at least one of them would go out there, too, which would make it safer for Chenchen. He saw no point in waiting two years. As far as he was concerned, three years old was no different from five. Either they gave up training him and let him be an average superfunction possessor who needed their protection for the rest of his life, or they acted decisively and started to do it right now.
Everyone remained silent. What Yun Che had just suggested wasn't unacceptable. Despite the immature character, Heiyu was always reliable when it counted. Nevertheless, asking a small kid to face the blood-thirsty zombies still seemed cruel to them.
"The Doomsday world is too cruel for greenhouse flowers to survive. I don't want this any more than you do, but we don't have a choice. We can't protect him forever. Don't hold onto the fantasy that the Doomsday might be over soon. Even if zombies die out, and mutant plants disappear, there will also be human wars. Wherever there are human beings, there will be power struggles. When the threats from other species are no longer a problem, superfunction possessors will start fighting with each other over power. Even if the Doomsday ends, the world won't be the same as it used to be."
Yun Che only made this kind of sentimental remark once in a blue moon. Nobody knew if and when the Doomsday was going to end, but he knew that this world was getting crueler as time passed, not the other way around. Not only Chenchen but all of them needed to keep adapting and working hard to become stronger. This was the only way they could survive.
The living room fell into silence again as nobody could find any words to retort. Yun Yao looked up at her brother's face from the side, clenched her fists, and said, "Fine, let's do it. Che, guys, I'm trusting Chenchen with you."
And then, Yun Yao rose to her feet and made a deep bow at everyone. In the meantime, she reminded herself that she should also improve herself. Water-attribute superfunction could be used in combat, too. Though she couldn't go out there and fight with them, she should continue to make herself stronger. She might not be able to help her brothers or her son, but she should at least make sure that she wouldn't drag them back.
"No problem."
Everyone looked at each other and nodded simultaneously. They had decided to help Chenchen level up and protect him while working together to improve themselves.