Chapter 2 The Next Day, Early Morning

In the World of Calamity Shadows, inside the stone villa.

"Ugh..." Xia Yan rubbed her head, opened her sleepy eyes, and stared at the ceiling. It took her a while to remember where she was.

This was her room.

Xia Yan groggily got up, pulled back the blanket, and placed her feet on the stone floor. The cold sensation traveled through her toes, seemingly straight into her heart. She hurriedly curled up her legs and hid her feet back in the warm blanket.

She leaned over and looked around, but couldn't find her shoes anywhere. Helpless, she propped herself up, looked left and right, and whistled at the coat rack near the door: "Shoo~"

The dark Soul of the Devouring Sea immediately floated over and covered her body.

Xia Yan's body also stiffened slightly.

Belatedly, she realized that something was wrong!

Now, the problem wasn't whether her shoes were missing or not, but that she was wearing pajamas! Not her Night Watch uniform!

The more Xia Yan thought about it, the redder her face became. Wrapped in the Soul of the Devouring Sea, her body quickly flickered away.

To leave the World of Calamity Shadows, Jiang Xiao had to open the door to the World of Calamity Shadows from the outside. And the only way to notify Jiang Xiao was to find Jiang Shou, who was stationed here.

After a few flickers, Xia Yan found Jiang Shou in the living room on the first floor of the villa, standing in the dining room in front of the kitchen counter.

"Jiang... Jiang Shou!" Xia Yan stammered, then raised her eyebrows and shouted, "Jiang Xiao!"

"Hmm?" Jiang Xiao (Jiang Shou) was wearing an apron, an apple in his mouth. He turned his head, holding a dining knife in his hand, seemingly cutting meat.

Xia Yan fiercely asked, "Where are my shoes? Where did you throw them? My clo... clothes!?"

Jiang Xiao blinked, cut two slices of beef, and placed them on a plate.

He carried the plate to the connection between the dining room and the living room, placed the plate on the bar, then took the apple out of his mouth and chewed on it, taking large bites. "I don't know. Qingchen changed your clothes. I don't know where she threw them."

"Uh... oh." The fire in Xia Yan's belly suddenly dissipated. Feeling rather complicated, she responded softly.

Jiang Xiao ate the apple, gestured towards the plate, and said, "Eat something. Don't go hungry. The situation outside isn't very good. We still have to fight on this front for a while. You eat first, and later, you go out and replace Han Jiangxue. She's been fighting all night."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao turned around, walked back to the dining room, and picked up the heating milk pot from the side.

Xia Yan floated over and sat down on the bar stool. Looking at the person returning with the milk, she felt a little guilty and said, lowering her head, "How's the situation outside?"

"Whenever other countries are involved, the situation becomes very complicated. Last night, both overtly and covertly, we fought several rounds with the border guards of the Great Mongol Empire," Jiang Xiao snorted, gestured towards the warm milk, and then turned around to continue making breakfast.

Xia Yan's expression became anxious. "Then quickly send me out. I'll help you."

"What's the rush?" Jiang Xiao said in annoyance, without even turning his head, continuing to cut the cooked beef. "You can't even keep track of your shoes while sleeping, and you're rushing me! Eat first."

"Hmph." Xia Yan snorted in dissatisfaction, lowered her head, and picked up a slice of apple from the plate, throwing it into her mouth.

Don't underestimate the fact that there aren't many ingredients in the World of Calamity Shadows, but this breakfast was very lavish.

The main reason was that Jiang Shou, who was stationed here, was responsible for delivering three meals a day to Gu Shi'an and Yi Qingchen.

These two guys were buried in hard training day and night, which consumed a lot of physical energy. Although Yi Qingchen had the help of Blessing, Jiang Xiao, of course, tried his best to make the meals nutritious and rich.

Since Xia Yan and Han Jiangxue also trained here, Xia Yan was no stranger to this "Jiang-style Nutritional Breakfast."

In a white porcelain round plate, there were four slices of apple, four segments of orange, two pieces of cut cooked beef, a clump of boiled wild vegetables, and a cup of hot milk from a Hua Pan cow.

As the saying goes, "In his position, he plans his affairs." Jiang Xiao cut the beef while muttering, "We're out of eggs again. We need to ask Uncle Hai for eggs. After this crisis, we'll expand old Hai's chicken farm.

I heard that Aunt Hai has been stewing a lot of old hens for Teacher Fang's confinement. The chicken farm is almost empty because Teacher Fang ate all the chickens."

"Pfft... cough cough..." Xia Yan had just taken a sip of milk when she heard Jiang Xiao's words and choked, coughing.

"Can you act like a normal person for once!" Jiang Xiao turned his head, quite helplessly, "How old are you? You can even spill milk while drinking it? I just wiped the floor!"

"Uh..." Xia Yan wiped the milk stains from the corner of her mouth, and changed the subject. "Why did you cut two pieces of beef? Is today's breakfast portion so large?"

"Mm." Hearing this, Jiang Xiao was indeed distracted, and sighed, "Eat more beef. The Hua Pan cows are reproducing too quickly. It's all my fault for being too young and stealing too many cows back then..."

Xia Yan: "..."

Xia Yan finished eating in a few bites, pushed the plate away, and said, "I'm going to get dressed."

"Ah! Wait for me in the living room after you're dressed!" Before Jiang Xiao could finish speaking, Xia Yan flickered away.

"Sigh..." Jiang Xiao sighed, opened the door to the Calamity Shadow Training Space beside him, and stepped into the door.

The next moment, Jiang Xiao was stunned.

Usually, he had to call "Dinner's ready!" several times before those two people who were buried in hard training would come over.

Today was different. Yi Qingchen was nowhere to be seen, probably training deep in the space, but Gu Shi'an was sitting cross-legged at the door, looking like he was waiting for Jiang Xiao to arrive.

"Hungry?" Jiang Xiao couldn't help but laugh at Gu Shi'an's appearance. "Come on, the food is ready."

Gu Shi'an hurriedly said, "I've advanced to the Star Sea stage!"

"Oh?" Jiang Xiao's face lit up. "What's the specific function of Turning Stars into Weapons?"

Gu Shi'an clenched his fist and said, "Defense! Damage!"

Jiang Xiao's eyes lit up instantly!

Gu Shi'an's large shield star map should naturally have a defensive function, and it was also covered with thorns, so it should also have some damage effect.

However, Jiang Xiao was particularly interested in the so-called "damage."

Jiang Xiao asked, "How does the damage work?"

Gu Shi'an was stunned for a moment, and said as a matter of course, "It's just turning stars into weapons, using the thorns on the shield to stab people. Can't you figure that out?"

Jiang Xiao's expression was a little strange. "I'm not convinced. Let's fight in reality. See if I stab you or not?"

Gu Shi'an: "..."

Jiang Xiao smiled and said, "Hurry up and come out to wash up, eat, and then I'll find star beads for you. You can absorb the Rift of Space-Time and Ruins of Calamity Shadows."

Gu Shi'an: !!!

Seeing Gu Shi'an's stunned expression, Jiang Xiao urged, "Hurry up and come out. What are you standing there for?"

Gu Shi'an's Adam's apple bobbed. "Rift of Space-Time and Ruins of Calamity Shadows?"

Gu Shi'an knew that since Jiang Xiao had accepted him, he had regarded him as one of his own, giving him all the resources, all the convenient conditions, and all the best things.

But... when Jiang Xiao said that he was going to give him the most precious space-type star beads in the world...

Thinking about it, Gu Shi'an shook his head and smiled. Space-type star beads are precious? Of course, they are precious, but it also depends on what you compare them to.

If you compare space-type star beads with the Calamity Shadow Training Space, it seems that the star beads are nothing at all.

Gu Shi'an relied on the training space provided by Jiang Xiao to reach the Star Sea stage with an almost tenfold growth rate...

Jiang Xiao looked at the dazed Gu Shi'an and said, "Hurry up, I've prepared the star beads for you. Hurry up, go take a shower, you stink."

Before he finished speaking, Yi Qingchen flickered and appeared beside the two of them, but she heard the last sentence Jiang Xiao said.

Yi Qingchen hurriedly took a few steps back, looking at Jiang Xiao embarrassedly. She raised her arm and smelled her clothes.

"What are you smelling? You train every day. Can you still smell good?" Jiang Xiao couldn't help but say with a smile, "Hurry up and come out to wash up. By the way, where are Xia Yan's shoes? Where did you throw them?"

Yi Qingchen's face was flushed. She glared at Jiang Xiao and said, "I washed her clothes and shoes by the river and threw them on the third floor platform to dry."

Jiang Xiao nodded, seeing four big words on Yi Qingchen's little bun-like face: Virtuous Wife and Good Mother!

But to be honest, Xia Yan couldn't be seen yesterday. Fighting in the Domain Tear, she was soaked in rain and sweat.

"Also..."

"Hmm?" Jiang Xiao turned to look at Yi Qingchen.

Yi Qingchen said softly, "She was covered in blood, so I also threw Xia Yan into the river to rinse her off. Is she okay? After I put her on the bed, I specially gave her a Blessing."

Jiang Xiao laughed. The word "rinse" was well-used. He smiled and said, "Next time, bring some charcoal, sesame seeds, cumin, chili powder, and stuff. We can change the flavor."

Gu Shi'an suddenly widened his eyes, while Yi Qingchen was winking at Jiang Xiao frantically.

Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and also felt a chill down his spine.

Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

Before Jiang Xiao could react, he was picked up by the back of his neck by Star Sea Yan behind him.

Jiang Xiao turned his head, looked at Xia Yan, and smiled awkwardly, "Yan Shen, you're back?"

Xia Yan lifted Jiang Xiao, one hand on her hip, and shouted angrily, "If you spread rumors here again, I'll carry you to the river and roast you!"

"Be gentle! Xia Yan!" Gu Shi'an was startled and hurriedly said, "He's the bait! If you crush him, the three of us will be trapped here!"

"It's okay, I didn't use any force." Xia Yan waved her hand, but she was still holding Jiang Xiao in her hand, so Jiang Xiao also waved in the air.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiao, who was being swayed left and right in the air, suddenly said, "I know you didn't use any force, but... but what if you haven't used any force yet, and I fall down?"

Xia Yan: "..."

...

The four-person team walked out of the Calamity Shadow Training Space. Yi Qingchen flickered to the lake to take a bath, while Jiang Xiao directly asked Xia Yan to go to the underground treasure room and take out the loot from the void.

This was the opportunity that Er Wei had applied for before, and it was also the loot that Jiang Xiao and others had killed in the void alien dimension space for the second time.

The three of them sat in front of the restaurant bar, Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan concentrating and holding their breath, watching Gu Shi'an absorb the star beads one by one.

Gu Shi'an was a shield warrior, not an agility warrior, and the star map didn't seem to fit well with the Rift of Space-Time and the Ruins of Calamity Shadows.

Of course, although it didn't fit well, it wasn't repulsive either.

With Gu Shi'an's high-level aptitude of 27 star slots, he absorbed 32 star beads to configure the Rift of Space-Time and the Ruins of Calamity Shadows.

16 star beads to absorb a precious space-type star skill, this absorption probability was already very good.

I don't know why, but with the same battle system, the star map of the agility warrior was more compatible with the space-type star skill than the shield warrior.

So... the big shield has to stand still?

The big shield can only be beaten, and can't be elusive?

Gu Shi'an, who had absorbed two star skills, was overjoyed and flickered away on his own.

Xia Yan was stunned for a moment, held the void star bead in her hand, and threw it into a wooden box casually, "Where did this kid run off to?"

If the world saw this scene, seeing Xia Yan throwing the star bead of the void calamity shadow so casually as a glass ball, they would probably spray her to death.

Jiang Xiao closed the lid of the box filled with void calamity shadow star beads and said, "Who knows."

That being said, Jiang Xiao had already guessed where Gu Shi'an had gone.

It should be... to worship?

He advanced to the Star Sea, his star map was filled with shield warrior divine skills, and he also had space-type star skills. Gu Shi'an's strength had been qualitatively improved.

This good news should be shared with family.

Xia Yan said, "Let's equip him with another Soul of the Devouring Sea. In this way, our Great Cloak Organization will be strengthened again!"

Jiang Xiao looked at Xia Yan speechlessly, "You really are a naming genius! By the way, I have a team in the alien planet that I want to build into a large-scale one. Can you bother and give my organization a name? It's best to include a number."

Xia Yan immediately patted her chest, full of pride: "No problem! I'll think of a domineering one for you!"

Jiang Xiao shook his head repeatedly, "No need to be domineering, just play it normally. The more rustic, the more trendy!"

"Then look at me, I am..." Xia Yan slapped the table and looked at Jiang Xiao, "What do you mean?"

While speaking, Gu Shi'an, who was soaking wet, actually flickered back.

It seems that he didn't go to worship, but went to take a bath?

Gu Shi'an's expression was firm, "I can go out! I can fight with the team!"

"Mm." Looking at Gu Shi'an's firm eyes, Jiang Xiao randomly grabbed a plate from the table next to him and said, "Eat first. After eating, you go to the gate with Xia Yan. I'll open the door for you."

"Okay!" Gu Shi'an said, gobbling up the rice.

Xia Yan looked at Gu Shi'an's impatient and ambitious appearance. She didn't care that Gu Shi'an was soaking wet. She raised her elbow and put it on Gu Shi'an's shoulder.

Xia Yan's smile had a hint of teasing, "Tsk tsk... Six-Tails is going out?"

Jiang Xiao sat on the chair, one hand on his chin, took a sip of Hua Pan milk, and instructed, "Be careful after you go out. Listen to the command, don't be impulsive, and take care of yourself.

If you miss home, tell the main body and let him open the door for you. I'll make you something delicious when you come back."

Gu Shi'an's action of gobbling up rice stiffened slightly.

The more Xia Yan listened, the more wrong she felt, always feeling like she was sending her son to study abroad.