"Let's stop today's testing here for now. We'll continue tomorrow."
In Herta's office, a somewhat troubled Herta had Nolan head back first. She needed to come up with a way to attract an Aeon—one that wouldn't make the other party dislike her.
At the very least, she couldn't get wiped out on the spot. Even exchanging a couple of moves or a few words would be fine.
"Sure." Nolan agreed happily.
A casual test alone netted tens of millions of Adventure EXP, and it only took about half a day.
The "Simulated Universe" was the fastest place he'd ever farmed Adventure EXP, so of course he was eager to come test whenever possible.
With nothing urgent to do for the moment, Nolan returned to the Wonderland Space.
It was nearing noon at Herta Space Station, which meant it was only around one or two in the morning in Teyvat. The girls in the Wonderland Space were basically all asleep.
Well—except Tingyun.
She followed the Xianzhou Alliance's schedule, and over there it was around six or seven in the morning now.
So she was already up, washing up in the bathroom and getting ready for work.
Nolan glanced at his character panel.
He had over eight million progress from cultivation, plus more than fifty million Adventure EXP. That totaled a little over sixty-one million points.
Going from level 124 to 125 required thirty-four million. From 125 to 126 should take thirty-five million.
He was just a little short of leveling up twice in a row.
But that was fine. Even a single level-up would significantly improve the quality of the harmonized energy within his body. Then, before Tingyun headed off to work, he could try cultivating together with her and see how much the effect improved.
Aside from the girls who had only recently moved into the Wonderland Space, those like Tingyun—who had been living here for quite some time—had already reached level 104.
At this level, continuing to cultivate with harmonized energy had already slowed down considerably.
It would take at least a month to reach level 105.
However, once Nolan advanced to level 125 later, the quality of his harmonized energy would improve, allowing Tingyun to benefit as well.
As long as they were quick, it shouldn't delay her work.
Adventure EXP −25,334,779
Lv124 (8,665,221 / 34,000,000) → Lv125 (0 / 35,000,000)
As Nolan invested Adventure EXP into leveling up, feeling his body and soul rapidly strengthen, he walked toward the bathroom.
It was the early hours before dawn.
The living room lights were already off. Only the bathroom was brightly lit, since Tingyun was washing up inside.
At the wall-mounted sink.
Tingyun, who had just gotten up and was still wearing a shirt-style pajama top, was brushing her teeth, her eyes fixed on her reflection in the half-length mirror on the wall.
She was looking for anything that needed tidying, and thinking about whether she should slightly change the color of her eyeshadow later.
At that moment, she saw Nolan enter through the mirror.
Her eyes curved with delight, and the fox ears atop her head even twitched slightly—but since she was brushing her teeth, she couldn't speak.
"Go on with what you're doing. I'll help you groom your tail."
Nolan smiled, walked up behind Tingyun, lifted her fluffy fox tail, and gathered it into his arms.
Ah, you bad guy… Feeling the sensation coming from her tail, Tingyun's face flushed red.
After being together for so long, how could she not know this guy's mischievous intentions? Still, she didn't refuse—there was plenty of time, after all.
Nolan stroked Tingyun's fox tail, letting the fur flow through his fingers.
Then he gently lifted the hem of her shirt-style pajama top just a little, revealing her hips clad in black triangular shorts.
Below were her snow-white, soft legs. Nolan ran his hand back and forth along the side of her thigh.
Perhaps because her body was starting to feel a bit warm, after being touched by Nolan for a while, she drew her legs together and lightly rubbed her knees against each other.
Nolan felt it was about time, so he tugged Tingyun's black triangular shorts down from her hips, stopping at her snow-white thighs.
Right after that, he pressed her fox tail flat against her back and gently wrapped his arms around her slender waist.
...
More than an hour passed.
Through their joint effort in cultivation, Tingyun smoothly advanced to level 105. Even within a top-tier power like the Xianzhou Alliance, this was considered quite impressive.
Dealing with petty riffraff would be effortless.
The price was being drenched in fragrant sweat. When she accompanied Nolan to take a bath afterward, they even cultivated a little more.
In the end, she almost ended up late for work and hurried off.
Seeing that it was still early, Nolan planned to go back and rest. However, his own room had been taken over by Focalors.
She was already asleep, and to avoid disturbing her, Nolan went to the room next to his—Fischl's room—to rest instead.
When he entered, he saw little Amy had kicked off the blanket, covering only half her body, sprawled out in an unguarded sleeping posture.
When Nolan lay down on the bed, little Amy, half-asleep, instinctively tangled herself around him.
Time flowed by slowly. Closing his eyes and opening them again, it was already morning.
When Nolan woke up, he felt something heavy on his body. Then he realized that little Amy was straddling him, her face flushed as she pressed her cheek against his chest.
While breathing lightly, she continued to move her hips up and down.
Nolan cultivated with little Amy for a while, giving her strength a slight boost, and then the two of them got up.
Before breakfast, he returned to his own room to check on Focalors.
When he opened the door, he saw Focalors sitting on the edge of the bed. She looked much better than when she had just separated from her authority.
She was basically fully recovered.
Focalors' pale feet rested on the floor. Seeing Nolan walk in, her face flushed unconsciously. She quickly cleared her throat and, pretending to be calm, said:
"Um… the noise from next door was a bit loud just now… cough, so I woke up."
"Uh, right… how's your recovery going?"
Nolan rubbed his cheek, feeling a bit awkward, and casually asked to change the subject.
Hearing his question, Focalors nodded. She finally truly calmed down and continued:
"I feel completely recovered now. Miss Ruan Mei's medicine was very effective. Thank you as well for taking care of me these past few days."
[Focalors Has Developed Good Feelings Towards You, Obtained 630 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.8 (730/800)]
At this thought, Focalors also felt a bit more fondness toward Nolan.
Seeing the affection notification pop up, Nolan was quite pleased. Focalors' affection toward him was already close to maxing out.
He felt it was time to press the advantage and help resolve Fontaine's crisis as soon as possible.
Everyone had already experienced the "Sovereign Dragon's Authority." Although they hadn't had much time to comprehend it, it still provided valuable reference for their own use of elemental power and understanding of authority.
Moreover, Focalors was already awake. Having once fused with this Hydro elemental "Sovereign Dragon's Authority," even though she had since separated from it—
Her understanding of Hydro elemental authority still remained. It was just that her application of Hydro and the power of her Hydro attacks had weakened considerably.
So, once Focalors was successfully "persuaded" into moving into the Wonderland Space, if any of the other girls wanted to further deepen their understanding of the Hydro element—
They could simply go ask Focalors directly. Everyone lived together, making it extremely convenient.
Therefore, this world's Hydro elemental authority—the unique power of the Sovereign Dragon—was also about time to be returned to its rightful owner, completely resolving Fontaine's prophecy crisis once and for all!
(End of Chapter)
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