My arm… feels slightly numb.
My lower back… is a bit sore.
Li Andy slowly opened his eyes, staring blankly at the strip of light on the ceiling, filtering through the curtain gap from the wall.
During the busy farming season, three acres tilled daily, his body felt a little tired.
“Sigh…”
He let out a soft sigh, looking at the thing in his arms.
It was very delicate, even more delicate and lighter than Youxi.
It was like fragile porcelain, making him afraid to use too much force.
Of course, this was only the superficial feeling.
In reality, this porcelain seemed to prefer a rougher refinement.
After adding a touch of bitterness as an adjustment, its chemical reaction was surprisingly intense, which greatly surprised both Li Andy and Youxi.
Oh, the porcelain woke up.
Jasmine groggily opened her eyes, and after meeting his gaze, she was bewildered for two and a half seconds, then shrank back like a rabbit.
After a few seconds, she timidly called out:
“Brother, good morning…”
Her awkward and shy demeanor was even more pronounced than Sophia’s had been back then.
Hmm… and her combat power was much stronger than Sophia’s; she could even switch partners when tired, it was practically cheating!
If it weren’t for only having one set of actual hardware, plus Youxi’s thoughtful assistance, he might have truly been unable to handle it.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but shiver, looking at the porcelain with three parts fear.
However, his reaction seemed to be misunderstood by the other party.
Jasmine’s small face was slightly flushed. She shifted her position, searched briefly, and then located the vital point.
Li Andy’s face turned pale.
No, I didn’t mean that!
It’s over, did Youxi teach her too well?
Even the strongest ox needs to rest!
Just then, Li Andy sensed someone approaching the office door; it was the elites Ms. Mapel sent to monitor them.
“Cough, cough!”
Li Andy activated Mad Blood, instantly breaking free from his constraints.
“Someone’s here. I’ll go out and greet them. You… continue to rest.”
With that, he quickly slipped out, hastily grabbed his clothes, and strode out of the room.
While escaping, he frantically searched his mind for relics related to physical endurance.
He decided to adjust the order of relic acquisition!
For his life, for his happiness!
“……”
Jasmine sat stunned on the spot, feeling a bit helpless.
At this moment, Youxi, who had already woken up, finally opened her eyes and looked at everything playfully.
“Sister, good morning…”
“Mmm~”
Youxi smiled in response, intimately pulling her new sister closer.
As for the old sister, Sophia… she was still holding a pillow, drooling, and hadn’t woken up yet.
…..
Outside the office.
A tired-looking soldier, with a withered leaf on his head, arrived at the door with a disgruntled expression.
“Knock, knock—Andy, sir…”
Before he could finish knocking, the door swung open with a bang.
The soldier flinched in surprise, shaking the leaf off his head.
What’s going on?!
Why couldn’t he sense anyone approaching inside the door?!
Although he appeared lazy now, he was a genuine elite! He had broken down doors and killed enemies hundreds of times. Even if a small insect approached inside, he would vaguely sense it.
The soldier couldn't help but swallow, feeling a chill down his spine as he looked at the young Eastern man's black-water-like eyes, as if he were staring into a deep abyss.
He now seemed to understand somewhat why Ms. Mapel was so overqualified, sending them to monitor an unknown office.
“Hello, can I help you?”
Li Andy’s eyelids drooped; he was very tired now and didn’t want to manage any expressions.
The soldier swallowed again, a drop of cold sweat trickling down his forehead, and quickly adjusted his attitude, saying:
“Ahem, sir. Ms. Mapel requests your presence at the academy to discuss the follow-up and settlement of the commission.”
Li Andy nodded, and after confirming the time, he tiredly closed the door.
Seeing the person disappear, the soldier inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at the house and suddenly realized he truly couldn't sense anything. It was like a black hole that swallowed everything, with no echoes returning.
Inside the house, Li Andy poured himself a cup of ginseng tea, letting the mature furniture prepare breakfast on its own.
He wondered if it was the effect of the time difference from entering and exiting the 'domain'; looking at his house, he felt both familiar and strange.
He felt like this house had truly come alive.
In the sunlight, the slightly swaying shadows seemed like the contours of a giant quietly breathing.
Li Andy pondered for a few seconds, then released his shadow.
Instantly, darkness enveloped the entire first floor.
Silence, deathly stillness, replaced everything.
Compared to previously only being able to cover a master bedroom, the shadow's scale had almost quadrupled.
In the study, the Mystic Mirror quietly peeking on the table trembled with fright. The gray feather pen, which was about to be devoured, convulsed excitedly, writing crooked words on the paper in a seizure-like manner:
【The world ultimately returns to one, destiny cycles and iterates!】
【Witnesses need not witness, experiencers need not experience!】
After writing, it collapsed onto the paper as if high on drugs, its feathers splayed out, twitching and convulsing.
Suddenly, the darkness receded, and the world returned to brightness.
【Oh, no!】
The gray feather pen crawled in despair, using its last strength to write its final cry.
On the other side, Li Andy, having retracted his shadow, took out the relic: coin of destiny obtained from the previous commission.
Then he focused and closed his eyes. A light blue Translator's Earring appeared on his right earlobe.
【Translator's Earring, translates all things…】
As an indescribable murmur echoed in his mind, Li Andy saw the relic: coin of destiny’s information as if looking at a game panel.
【relic: coin of destiny】
【Secret Phrase: A wavering destiny is not destiny】
【Ability 1: Destiny Sway · Anomaly】 【Description: A coin has two sides, matters have many. You can adjust the inclination of affairs by tossing the coin. The more spirituality infused, the greater the tilt of the balance, and the higher the success rate. Heads for success, tails for failure.】
【Ability 2: Destiny Premonition】 【Description: You can roughly sense what might happen next. However, what you sense and what you interpret may not be consistent, or even be opposite.】
【Side Effect: When carried, you will involuntarily toss objects with two sides. Excessive use will make you increasingly dependent. You might even want to toss something when going to the toilet. If you accidentally toss the relic: coin of destiny, you’d best pray it lands on heads.】
【Suggestion: Use sparingly, unless you have a saved backup.
【Developer’s Note: The great death and the tiny life are not arranged by destiny, but defined by the Person of the Principle. Life and death are no different. So, do you believe in destiny?】
Li Andy was slightly stunned. This coin was indeed different from the game.
But is this Translator's Earring’s appraisal reliable?
Hmm, let’s try it first...
He glanced around, his gaze falling on the mature spatula diligently frying eggs, then injected a small amount of spirituality into the coin and flicked it up.
“Clink—”
The coin landed steadily in his palm, heads up.
At the same moment, the frying pan, which was flipping the fried egg, trembled slightly by mistake, accidentally tossing the fried egg out.
It’s over!
The frying pan was scared out of its wits by its own mistake, looking at Li Andy in terror.
Fortunately, the Lord seemed not to care, only glancing over before losing interest.
The other furniture trembled, quickly helping to clean up the mess and making the spatula fry eggs again, lest they all be fired.
This time, they were extremely vigilant! No more mistakes!
Li Andy weighed the coin with interest, then injected the same amount of spirituality as before, and tossed the coin again.
“Clink—”
The coin and the fried egg flipped in the air simultaneously.
The coin landed in his palm, the fried egg landed in the frying pan, steady and precise.
Li Andy opened his palm; the moon-negative side of the coin was facing up, meaning—failure.
“Influencing the inclination of affairs by adding weights…”
“Interesting…”