The next day, morning light filtered through the mist onto the deck.
Nojiko slowly emerged from the cabin, her slender, straight legs still trembling slightly from yesterday's exertion, each step a little hesitant.
"Huh? Yun Lie, why are you sleeping here?"
She mumbled softly, her gaze falling on the quiet figure in the corner of the deck.
Yun Lie sat motionless, his eyes closed, as if in a deep sleep.
Nojiko approached curiously, extending her small hand, wanting to poke this bad man who always bullied her.
However, the next second, a strange scene occurred. Her small hand passed directly through Yun Lie's body, as if he was just an illusion.
Nojiko sharply withdrew her hand, her eyes wide, her face full of surprise.
"I wondered why there was no movement; turns out he wasn't here."
She suddenly remembered the space ability Yun Lie had demonstrated yesterday, and then she understood, shaking her head helplessly. She turned and limped into the kitchen, ready to begin another busy day.
...
Time slowly passed, and it was noon in the blink of an eye.
"Hahaha, I succeeded!" Yun Lie suddenly opened his eyes, which sparkled with excitement.
He stood up excitedly, slowly stretching his stiff muscles and bones from maintaining one posture for a long time.
From last night until noon today, he had worked almost non-stop, fully immersed in developing his inner world.
Now, all the effort finally paid off—the inner world welcomed its first ray of sunlight.
Behind this achievement was Yun Lie's deep research into the Space Fruit's ability.
The principle was not particularly complex; the key lay in setting a space anchor.
This magical anchor was like a unique coordinate, which only he, the Space Fruit ability user, could perceive.
Through it, he could project the sunlight from his current location into his inner world. In other words, whatever the weather was like outside the space anchor, the inner world would present the same scene.
Even if others were close by, if they couldn't perceive space, they would never be able to discover the location of this space anchor.
Yun Lie, delighted with the successful experiment, couldn't wait to share the good news with his companions.
He strode back into the cabin and immediately saw Nami, who was still resting.
"Nami, wake up! I have amazing news!" Yun Lie called out.
Nami vaguely heard the call and instantly covered her little butt with both hands, her voice tinged with a hint of grievance: "Mm~ No more, really no more."
Yun Lie paused, then reacted, smiling as he said, "Then, Nami, you sleep a little longer."
He decided not to disturb Nami's rest for now and turned to look for Nojiko.
After finding Nojiko in the kitchen, Yun Lie pulled her into his inner world.
What appeared before Nojiko's eyes was a brand new world.
Sunlight spilled into this space, adding vitality and energy to the originally somewhat monotonous world.
Nojiko looked at the world before her with pleasant surprise; every inch of this space was created by Yun Lie with great care.
"Yun Lie, you're amazing!" Nojiko was so excited that she directly wrapped her arms around Yun Lie's neck and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
Yun Lie also responded warmly to her enthusiasm, but remembering yesterday's craziness, he restrained himself and did not take further action.
Nojiko released her arms and felt the abnormality in Yun Lie's body, her pretty face instantly turning crimson: "Yun Lie, are you feeling very uncomfortable?"
"It's fine, just once or twice, I can bear it," Yun Lie said gently, stroking her cheek.
"No, medical books say you can't hold it in, lie down properly." Nojiko's tone was firm, with an undeniable meaning.
She pressed Yun Lie onto the sofa, and seeing Yun Lie's puzzled expression, her pretty face became even redder, as if it were about to bleed.
Then, Nojiko, with a flushed face, slowly lowered her head.....
After a long while, the two of them walked out of the cabin one after another, Yun Lie walking in front and Nojiko following behind.
Just then, Nami walked out of the kitchen, rubbing her rumbling stomach.
She immediately saw Nojiko, and being observant, she quickly noticed Nojiko's abnormality, pouting instantly: "Nojiko, you're eating delicious food behind my back!"
Nami looked resentful. Yesterday's exhaustion made her desperately need food, but she couldn't find anything she wanted to eat in the kitchen, which was why she came out to look for Nojiko.
"Nami, it's not what you think." Nojiko was a little flustered, wanting to explain but not knowing where to start.
"I don't care, Nojiko, I want to eat something delicious." Nami acted like a spoiled child, shaking Nojiko's arm.
"Okay, I'll make you something delicious right now." Nojiko smiled helplessly, patted Nami's little head, and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
"Nojiko, you make dinner first. I'll take Nami to see our new orange grove."
Seeing this, Yun Lie said to Nojiko. Then, he took Nami's hand and led her into his inner world.
"This... is this sunlight?"
As soon as Nami entered the inner world and felt the warm sunlight on her, she couldn't help but exclaim.
She stretched out her palm, feeling the temperature of the sunlight, her eyes full of disbelief.
"That's right, I brought the outside sunlight in. From now on, you can plant oranges here too, even replicate an orange grove from Coco Village without a problem."
Yun Lie explained with a smile.
At this moment, the inner world was already as large as a small Sea Island. Although it still seemed empty now, the future was full of infinite possibilities.
"Can I really?" Nami's eyes sparkled with excitement. For her, who had been fond of oranges since childhood, this news made her ecstatic.
"Of course, I promised you yesterday." Yun Lie tightly held Nami's small hand, and Nami shyly lowered her head.
Together, they marked out an area in this space specifically for planting orange trees.
When they returned to Infinite Space, Nojiko had already prepared a table full of delicious food. The three of them happily enjoyed lunch, their laughter echoing through the cabin.
In the afternoon, the three people and one monkey began a new activity.
They thoroughly scoured the entire Sea Island, transplanting the fertile soil and some rare fruit trees from the island into the inner world.
During the moving process, everyone had clear divisions of labor. Although busy, it was full of fun.
After a whole afternoon of effort, the originally empty and monotonous inner world was completely transformed.
Fertile soil paved fields, and rare fruit trees took root and grew in the new environment. It was like a cozy orchard.
It's worth mentioning that Little Kong also learned the secret of the inner space. It actually lured over the little female monkey it had fought with yesterday.
Having spent so much time together, Yun Lie could roughly understand Little Kong's intentions.
Little Kong hoped the little female monkey could live in the inner world and help manage the orchard during normal times.
Yun Lie readily agreed, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart to see Little Kong find a partner.
The little female monkey was also very intelligent. After getting Yun Lie's permission, she contributed the banana trees she had cultivated for many years, an action that made Yun Lie both touched and amused.