Jack took Klee's small hand and said gently.
"Klee, Papa wants to ask you a question."
"Hmm?"
Klee curiously leaned down.
Her small chest pressed against Jack's head.
"You're very hot right now, aren't you?"
"Yes."
"Then what if Papa could open a box and get an item that would make Klee not afraid of the heat? What do you think?"
"Eh? Is there such a thing?"
"Let's assume there is, and name it Flame Core. Do you think Papa can get it from a box?"
"Hmm… In that case, Papa can definitely get it!"
"Hehe, I'll take your word for it."
With his little darling's assurance.
Even though there were only a few treasure chests left to open in this dungeon.
Jack was still full of confidence.
Keqing pouted from the side: "He only knows how to trick children."
Shen He added: "He also tricks women."
Ganyu wiped away her sweat: "Even you, Shen He, noticed?!"
Shen He replied coolly: "I don't like to talk much, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid. Most of the time, I'm very clear-headed."
Keqing, Ganyu: "…"
When you don't know what to say, just nod.
On the other side, having been unexpectedly dissed by his wives.
Jack felt no shame at all.
He continued to take Klee to clear out the last treasure chests.
A few minutes later.
At the end of a large hall, surrounded by lava, a golden reward chest rested quietly.
"Come on, Klee, this time we'll open it together too."
"Hmm… I-I don't dare to open it anymore."
Klee jumped off Jack's shoulders, trotted behind Keqing, grabbed her fleshy thigh, and watched Jack open the treasure chest through the gap.
Keqing's cheeks flushed slightly: It tickles so much.
Did the Forbidden Fruit give this child a psychological trauma?
Although a child's scared look was cute, Jack decided to properly counsel her when they returned.
It would be a loss if she developed some problem from being scared.
"I'll go with you."
At this moment, Ganyu stepped forward.
"A Qilin… can also be considered an auspicious beast, right? If it's a blessing, I can do it too."
Ganyu's soft, weak voice, heard by Jack, was incredibly reassuring.
With the blessings of his wife and daughter combined, whether he opened the Flame Core or not was no longer important. At worst, he could go to the Nether and find a Piglin Bastion, it would be the same.
Creak~
The sound effect of the chest opening rang out, and several block-shaped items wrapped in bubbles appeared.
Netherite Ingot
Diamond Sword (Sharpness IV)
Nether Wart
Wither Skeleton Skull Fragment
Flame Core
Finally…
Jack didn't even glance at the other items.
He directly took out the Flame Core spell stone, which looked like a bat's wing.
The first attribute listed in its function description was "Immunity to Fire Damage."
So he swapped out Ocean's Will and equipped the Flame Core.
He stepped into the lava pool under the astonished gaze of Keqing and the others.
Gurgle gurgle~
The surroundings were full of boiling lava, but Jack seemed perfectly fine, scooping up the viscous fluid with his hands; something over one or two thousand degrees Celsius passed through his hands, yet it couldn't even ignite the only boxer briefs he was wearing.
"Papa, so cool!!"
Klee clapped her small hands, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Jack.
Jack also felt his daughter's adoring gaze and showed her a triumphant smile, giving her a thumbs-up.
He didn't stay in the lava for too long.
He quickly swam ashore.
"Wait! Don't come near me yet!"
Seeing them walk towards him, Jack stretched out his palm to stop them.
In this more realistic MC World, there was no concept of body temperature immediately dropping to normal after exiting lava.
His current body temperature was enough to cause ordinary cloth and paper to spontaneously combust.
It would be a small matter if his wives and daughter were just burned; what if they got hurt?
A few minutes later.
Jack exerted his wind elemental power at full throttle, lowering his temperature, and then he actively walked towards Keqing and the others.
"It's as I expected, these immunity-type items have become more powerful. When I entered the lava just now, even my clothes were protected."
"So, does that mean all users of the Flame element, and even the God of Flame in Natlan, can't harm you?"
Keqing looked somewhat disbelieving.
A mere small stone actually possessed such powerful effects.
Jack shook his head, "Completely ineffective shouldn't be the case. The essence of the Flame Core is to give me extreme resistance to high temperatures. If it exceeds its limit, there should still be damage."
"Of course, as of now, I don't know what its limit is, but reaching the temperature of the sun's surface in my hometown should be no problem."
This was already quite abnormal!
Keqing was no longer the ignorant novice she once was.
Having followed Jack for so long, she also knew some basic physics and chemistry, understanding that the "sun's surface" Jack spoke of actually referred to the terrifying high temperature of 6000 degrees Celsius.
After a simple test of its effect, Jack took out the Flame Core.
He handed it to Klee.
"Try it, does it feel less hot when you hold it?"
"It really does!"
Klee exclaimed.
But she also knew this item was very important to Jack.
So, she had no intention of keeping it for herself.
Instead, she obediently pushed the Flame Core back.
"Here, Daddy needs to fight bad guys, he needs the Flame he... that..."
"Flame Core."
"Right! Flame Core!"
"Mua! As expected of my daughter, so good!"
Jack hugged Klee and gave her a big squeeze.
Klee giggled, tickled by him.
"Hey! Watch your image! Don't rub off Klee's only clothes!"
Seeing Jack bullying the child again, Keqing quickly intervened, snatching Klee from Jack's hands.
"I forbid you from touching Klee for one hour! You perverted loli-lover!"
"I..."
Jack was stared down fiercely by Keqing.
He couldn't utter a word of rebuttal and could only helplessly accept this label.
...
A few tens of minutes later.
All the treasure chests in the Iron Maiden dungeon had been plundered.
Jack organized his spoils, feeling that this trip had been quite fruitful.
"3 skill stones, 7 accessories, and various materials. As expected, to acquire resources, you still have to farm dungeons."
He glanced at everyone present.
Keqing, Ganyu, Shen He, and Klee—the whole crew was here, so they could go home.
Thus, they returned directly to Linjian Cabin via the teleportation anchor on the surface of the Iron Maiden.
Bringing the large group home startled Lumine, who was dozing lightly on the sofa.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and greeted them, "You're back. Did you find anything good?"
"Huh? No, why are you all... dressed so lightly? What did I miss?!"
Lumine was instantly wide awake.
Looking at Klee's smooth, tender skin, she felt like leaning in for a sniff.
Klee, as if equipped with a loli-lover radar, immediately hid behind Jack.
Jack snorted, "A guy who runs away halfway upon hearing there's no combat isn't qualified to inquire about the battle results."
"Tch, stingy. The World Martial Arts Tournament is at its climax. As a martial artist, how could I be absent!"
"You just read a comic book, look at you, so full of yourself."
Jack walked to the coffee table and, in a showy manner, arranged the 3 purple items (skill stones) and 7 blue items (accessories) into two rows.
"I'm not that talented, I just acquired a few items. From now on, fire dragons will probably call me 'Daddy' when they see me."
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