"Morning, Sister Lisa."
"Morning, Sister Amber. Are you going to have breakfast?"
"Yes, Jack is cooking today, so I have to try it properly."
"It's just so-so. He only has a lot of variety, but in terms of skill, he's not even half as good as Sister Keqing."
"You say that, but aren't you also up so early, Sister Lisa?"
Lisa smiled faintly, not refuting Amber's words.
The same scene also occurred elsewhere in the corridor.
For example, Shen He and Eula.
The two, who were originally unrelated, had become like close sisters after a few days of communication.
"As expected of a disciple of the Adepti. I gained a lot from our spar yesterday. Shall we do it together again today?"
"Today? Today, I'm on duty with Senior Sister Ganyu. I need to save my stamina for the evening."
"Oh, right. Yesterday was Keqing and Lumine, so it's definitely your turn today... Speaking of which, the day before yesterday, when Amber and I fought together, it seemed more efficient than when I trained alone. Do you have any ideas why?"
Shen He replied, "No, after all, besides Amber, it seems there are no other grass element sisters yet, right?"
"Hmm, indeed. Then, think carefully if there are any potential fire-element sisters in Liyue. I can't think of anyone else in Mondstadt."
Two figures immediately appeared in Shen He's mind.
I remember... their names were Hutao and Xiangling?
The two pairs chatted as they naturally linked arms and walked down the stairs.
At this moment, the dining table was already mostly full.
Keqing was holding a towel, wiping the face of a drowsy Klee.
"Alright, little Klee, put out your hands too, they need to be wiped."
Klee obediently held out both hands.
Keqing stroked her head, then meticulously wiped each finger clean.
Children were mischievous and often played with the newly hatched Ice Dragon and the young dragons from the Overworld, so extra attention to cleanliness was needed.
From a distance, aside from their hair color, their interactions looked exactly like a mother and daughter.
"Me too!"
Seeing the two, Paimon eagerly held out her hands to Lumine.
Slap!
Lumine slapped her.
"Here you go."
"That's not it! Ugh, Lumine, you're so mean! I'm going to team up with the gentle Keqing, I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Paimon flew directly away from her and sat on Keqing's other side.
Keqing, seeing this, also pulled Paimon closer and took care of her.
Then Lisa, Amber, and the others took their seats.
Lisa noticed Mona, who was still catching up on sleep, sprawled on the table.
"What's wrong, great Water Seer Sister Mona? Wasn't it not your shift last night? Why didn't you sleep well? Did someone drag you out for an overtime match in the middle of the night?"
Mona lifted her hat and glanced over: "It's Lisa. Oh, it's all Jack's fault. A few days ago, he gave me a Starshine Grimoire, and I've been observing the stars on the High Mountain Altar recently… The astrological knowledge of this world is too abstract! It's abstract, yet interesting… I accidentally observed for a whole night."
"Didn't he help with some hints? Many of the conjectures for the new magic art project I'm in charge of were provided by him. Currently, I've already unlocked about 10 Tier 1 Magic Runes."
"I'm not taking that blame."
Jack, wearing an apron, appeared, holding a bowl of steamed egg custard.
"Starshine Magic is inherently a magic that ripens late. Before reaching the point where one can gather the power of constellations within oneself, it primarily discusses the methods of altar construction, ways to enhance Starshine energy, and the limited condition of only being able to observe at night."
"So, the early return on investment is basically zero."
Mona buried herself in her witch's hat, mumbling: "Yes, just as Jack said, Starshine Magic… it's too difficult!"
Lisa looked at Mona sympathetically.
Fortunately, she knew some rumors about Teyvat's false sky back then and didn't choose astrology as her main course of study, otherwise, she'd probably be in a lot of trouble now.
The quickly effective Rune Magic was more suitable for a plain witch like her.
"Why isn't Ganyu here? Where did she go?"
"This morning I saw her seemingly feeding the Ice Dragon, so she should be by the lake."
Jean put down the documents in her hand and took a sip of instant coffee.
For various reasons.
She was currently working from home at Jack's place.
She was very fond of this drink called coffee, as it allowed her to achieve her dream of working 24/7.
Although Jack had forced her to work a maximum of 995 hours after she made such an outrageous statement.
"Alright, I'll go call Ganyu back for dinner. Lumine, you go bring out the other dishes from the kitchen. We steamed some buns today."
With that, he untied his apron and walked towards the door.
"Okay~"
Lumine replied with a long, drawn-out sound, then walked into the kitchen.
"Hiss, it smells so good. This smell is a bit like Leviathan's prime meat. Could it be that this guy went to the sea to trouble Leviathan yesterday?"
Lumine impatiently took out a bun and took a bite.
Her tongue was instantly bounced back by the incredibly elastic meat filling.
Upon further chewing, the meat juice immediately seeped out, and the unique meaty aroma, exclusive to high-level magical beasts, wafted directly through the door into the living room.
"!!"
Everyone was startled.
After exchanging glances, they all rushed to the kitchen.
"Goodness! Jack told you to bring out the dishes, and you're secretly eating here! Sisters, quickly take down this sneaky eater!"
Paimon stood in front of Keqing and the others, acting tough.
She couldn't believe Lumine was secretly eating without calling her. Their friendship was over!
...
Outside Linjian Cabin, by the lake.
Ganyu, somewhat out of sync with the others, was sitting sideways on the grass, with the head of a small Ice Dragon, about 1.5 meters long, resting in her arms.
This Ice Dragon was born the day after Jack finished his party.
At that time, Jack brought a bunch of girls to witness her birth.
The confused little Ice Dragon couldn't tell who her "mother" was for a while.
Finally, through a perception unique to mythical creatures, she reluctantly chose Ganyu as her mother from among Eula, Ganyu, and Shen He, while Jack, as the only male creature, naturally became the "father."
"Let's go, breakfast is ready. Aren't you going to eat?"
"Oh… Jack, you're here."
Ganyu smiled and looked back at Jack.
Jack gently stroked the pair of curved horns on her head.
"Awoo~"
The little Ice Dragon immediately lifted its head and nudged Jack's trousers.
"Yes, yes, little Sevia wants head pats too."
Sevia was the name of this Ice Dragon.
The little one was born superior, directly possessing a character template.
Jack, in his happiness, spent a lot of diamonds to make her a diamond set dragon armor.
One must know that a normal diamond set is made of diamonds, while dragon armor must be made of diamond blocks.
The cost directly increased by more than 10 times.
Fortunately, Jack had a continuous supply from the alchemy machine given by Albedo.
As of now, over a week had passed, and he had accumulated over 100,000 world coins, basically declaring world coin freedom.
He hadn't checked the random shop today, it seemed.
When Jack led Ganyu back to the dining room, he suddenly remembered that Keqing had arranged duty rosters for him every night for the past few days, and he had been so busy with his "public grain" duties that even his habit of checking the random shop at dawn had been changed.
So, while eating, he multitaskingly opened the random shop.
Clang!——
The stool scraped against the floor, making a harsh noise.
Keqing and the others looked at Jack, who had caused this, in confusion.
But Jack seemed oblivious.
His eyes were fixed on the large characters in front of him.
[Maid Charm (Empty): 5000 world coins]
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