CH 32

Just as Chen Fann was deeply contemplating, Chirp performed a few more abilities.

Not only could she spit fire and water, but Chirp could also spit out hurricanes and shoot out sharp and piercing sonic attacks. Briefly, it seemed that Chirp’s abilities were quite rich, as those were only the basic skills a Silver Dragon was born with.

However, because Chirp was still in her infancy, she was unable to display her power. Otherwise, his base would have collapsed a long time ago.

Admittedly, she was indeed the offspring of an upper extraordinary creature. Compared to her rich basic abilities, the Mountain Troll he had killed eight years ago was much more shabby.

Although the Mountain Troll had a mountainous body, prudently speaking, aside from its strong physical attack power and the ability to spew corrosive and poisonous saliva, it lacked any other significant skill. Its power solely relied on its physical body.

No wonder it was just an inferior extraordinary creature.

“Chirp is really capable.”

As Chen Fann looked at Chirp who proudly raised her head after performing her ability, he did not hesitate to praise her. He reached out and gently caressed Chirp’s head.

Because Chirp was indeed very capable.

Even though he had never taken care of children before, he had read more than a hundred thousand books, parenting books included. When children did good deeds or performed well, they ought to be praised in order to motivate and make them happy. This would nurture their relationship.

With all these knowledge from parenting books, Chen Fann could be considered to be learning and using it.

…

Just like that, another three months passed.

It had to be said that Chirp’s intelligence was indeed not very good. After teaching her for an extra three months, Chirp only understood a hundred more Mandarin characters, and up until now, she had not  yet learned how to pronounce Mandarin. She did not even know how to say, brother.

Therefore, after half a year of teaching Chirp, Chen Fann had already given up on educating her how to speak Mandarin.

It seemed like Silver Dragon’s infancy duration was indeed very long. Using a day to educate Chirp how to speak, not only did he not gain much, it also affected his reading, so he gave up. Anyway, with so many years left, he would let nature take its course and wait for Chirp to pass the infant stage. Slowly, she would learn to speak Mandarin.

“Chirp, go catch two fish and come back.”

The biggest gain from the six months of education was that Chirp understood basic instructions. She understood when he instructed Chirp to catch fish and did as told.

He could not use Chirp as a free bodyguard now, but letting her catch fish wasn’t a problem. It was futile not to use Chirp’s free labor. In the future, by letting her do more chores, he could spare more time to read books.

When Chirp went out to catch fish, Chen Fann stood at the door and inhaled a deep breath of fresh air thick with the fragrance of peach blossoms.

After experiencing a devastating climate for over twenty years, he encountered many bald mountains with no single tree or trace of life. But now, his base was enclosed by supple peach trees.

It has been spring season for the past six months. There was no snow nor excessive heat, just a suitable temperature full of vitality. Therefore, the Peach blossoms bloomed and proliferated, filling the air with their sweet fragrance.

“Chirp! Chirp!”

Whilst enjoying the fragrance of the peach blossoms, Chirp grabbed two fish and flew back.

“Chirp is really awesome.”

Chen Fann habitually caressed her head and praised her.

Next, Chen Fann skillfully prepared the fish, and after eating it, it was almost dark.

When it was time to rest, Chirp obediently slept beside Chen Fann, just like she had done every night for the past six months. He had gradually gotten used to it.

…

The next day, when Chen Fann slowly opened his eyes, he did not see Chirp.

Strange. Usually when he woke up, Chirp would always be watching him by his side. Why did he not see her today?

Chen Fann got off the bed and inexplicably felt very tired. With every step he took, he exerted a lot of effort, like a tottering old man.

What was going on? Why was he so tired today?

Doubtfully, Chen Fann slowly walked out of the bedroom, curious to see where Chirp went.

But after walking around, he did not see her.

He pushed open the door.

Huh? Why did the steel wall used to support the base missing?

Chen Fann was getting more confused.

It was already dawn outside, and he usually never woke up this late.

He had long developed a fixed sleeping habit. From 12 0’clock at night to 6 0’clock in the morning before dawn, he usually slept for a total of six hours a day

“Why did all the peach trees outside disappear?”

When he walked out of the buildings, he only saw desolate mountains and plains. All the buildings in the city had collapsed, not because they had been destroyed, but because they were too old to withstand the erosion of time. It was as if a hundred years had passed.

“What’s going on? How do you sleep and suddenly the sky has changed, Chirp has disappeared and the surrounding green grass and peach trees have all vanished? Is this a dream? “

Chen Fann raised his hand aiming to pinch it, but when he saw it, he was instantly stunned.

Was this still his hand?

His old wrinkled skin was full of age spots that it quivered when lifted.

Chen Fann couldn’t believe what he saw in front of him.

He staggered to the mirror and stared at himself.

What kind of old man was that?

He had a head full of white hair and a stooped body. His body was as thin as firewood with a face full of wrinkles and deeply sunken eye sockets. He was like an hoary man dying of old age.

I slept for a hundred years?

Chen Fann couldn’t believe it.

He raised his hand with difficulty and pinched his arm. Yes, it hurt!

This wasn’t a dream?

In an instant, countless memories surged into his mind.

In his memories, he recounted that he had an incomparably wonderful dream the previous night.

In his dream, on the day when humanity transmigrated, he obtained a system. He also had a copy of the Old Gospels that after he read more than 100,000 books, he would be able to understand it and learn the ability to kill extraordinary creatures.

Moreover, the System could extend his lifespan and restore his youth. It could also awaken the things he had experienced in his body into abilities and grant him additional attributes.

With the help of the system, he killed extraordinary creatures like the Mountain Trolls, obtained a dragon egg and raised a cute Silver Dragon.

What a wonderful dream this was.

But now, he woke up from his dream.

He recalled real experiences of the past few decades.

It turned out that he didn’t encounter the system at all. On the day of the human race crossed to Another World to cultivate, he didn’t encounter the system, nor did he obtain any powerful abilities. From the beginning to the end, he had nothing.

He struggled to survive on Earth alone, waiting for his sister to come back and see him again.

But he had waited for sixty years!

Unfortunately, neither did his sister nor the human race return.

And this year, he was already eighty years old.

He didn’t have time to wait any longer.

So, he woke up from his dream.

So it turned out that he didn’t have any superpower, he was just a loner, completely forgotten and neglected.