Aboard the Aska, in the sunroom.
Little Nora sat on the grass, surrounded by food.
While eating, it chatted with its stream viewers. After casually mentioning the Zhen Realm, many viewers curiously asked about it. Little Nora didn't hide anything and shared some of the people and events it had encountered there.
When Yu Xian walked in, he saw Little Nora showing off its gold coins.
"Little Nora, how many more of those gold coins do you have?" Yu Xian walked over, sat down, and asked curiously.
Seeing Yu Xian, Little Nora promptly replied, "Big Brother, I still have lots and lots and lots of gold coins! Do you want some?"
Not stingy with its coins in the least, it reached straight into empty space and grabbed a handful for Yu Xian.
The gold coins were exquisitely crafted.
One side bore Little Nora's profile, while the other side featured the loli portrait of Little Nora's Origin Form.
Both sides showed smiling faces, yet both gave off an unmistakable air of 'wisdom'—especially the eyes, which looked completely goofy.
Yu Xian gave a coin a squeeze, and his finger pressed an indentation straight into it. Clearly, it was forged from real gold. Yet in Little Nora's hands, these gold coins could unleash truly terrifying power.
"By the way, Little Nora, that bowl of yours that can produce gold—can it interact with this ability?" Yu Xian suddenly recalled the miraculous item Little Nora had acquired and asked.
Finishing a piece of meat, Little Nora pulled a bowl from its pocket and casually tipped it over, pouring out a massive heap of gold.
It tried placing the bowl into its private vault. In the next second, the bowl vanished entirely, and its eyes went wide as it sensed its power increasing.
"Big Brother, it really works! After putting this bowl in the vault, my gold coins will automatically increase by one percent every day!" Little Nora said happily to Yu Xian.
One percent!
At the thought of that colossal string of digits in Little Nora's vault, Yu Xian couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath.
From now on, they would never lack gold. The daily coin output from Little Nora would be an astronomical figure. Add to that the fact that it barely ever fought, and its coins would only keep multiplying. It would be hard to decrease them even if it tried.
Afterward, Yu Xian joined Little Nora for an eating stream. After hanging out for the day, he finally left the sunroom.
...
God Vault Space.
Returning home, Yu Xian instantly turned into a complete salted fish.
He was someone who truly loved staying home and could happily remain cooped up inside for long stretches without stepping outside.
Over the next few months, he dutifully rested at home. When he wasn't napping by the lake, he was surfing the web and watching videos, or using his administrator privileges to check on Nora and the others as they leveled up and farmed monsters, or watching Little Nora's streams. He practically never left the house.
"Big Brother, Big Brother, Big Brother!"
One day, while Yu Xian was napping in a gazebo, Little Nora's voice sounded by his ear.
It took a moment for Yu Xian to open his eyes. He asked in surprise, "Little Nora, why aren't you streaming? What do you need Big Brother for?"
"Little Red is looking for you," Little Nora answered.
Little Red?
Oh, Chi Feihong!
Yu Xian paused in confusion before realization dawned. Little Nora's 'Little Red' was actually 'Little Hong'—Chi Feihong.
He had nearly forgotten: he had dispatched Chi Feihong to track down the members of the Sparkle Legion. But after gaining admin privileges, Yu Xian had invited them into the Zhen Realm ahead of time, completely forgetting to inform Chi Feihong.
The guy probably assumed something terrible had happened to them.
Yu Xian took Little Nora with him as he left the God Vault Space and returned to the Aska, where he found Chi Feihong dressed in a baggy short-sleeved shirt and swim trunks.
"Master, something terrible has happened! The people you told me to find who were—" Chi Feihong blurted out the instant he saw Yu Xian.
Before he could finish, Yu Xian cut him off: "Hold on. There's been a change of plans. After you and Little Nora left, I became the Zhen Realm's sole player and only sovereign, so I obtained administrator privileges for the Zhen Realm. I've already invited all the members of the Sparkle Legion into the Zhen Realm."
"..."
Chi Feihong was struck dumb, merely staring at Yu Xian with a deeply aggrieved expression.
He had been running around exhausting himself for months on end. Especially after realizing something was amiss, he hadn't dared delay for even a moment. And yet... Yu Xian had been the one to invite them away.
"Master, why didn't you tell me sooner?" Chi Feihong asked faintly.
Yu Xian gave an awkward, dry chuckle. "I... hehe."
"You forgot?" Chi Feihong's eyes widened, and he took a step back, asking, deeply hurt.
Yu Xian hurriedly explained, "I didn't forget! It's just that after leaving the Zhen Realm, I was busy reining in my immense power. Yes, exactly that! I'm simply too strong, so I had to go into seclusion to adapt to my current strength."
"..."
Chi Feihong eyed Yu Xian suspiciously, sensing an obvious excuse.
Still, Yu Xian was his master. In the end, he let out a sigh and chose not to dwell on it. If Yu Xian grew angry from embarrassment, Chi Feihong would only end up suffering for it.
"Master, what should I do now then?" he asked, decisively changing the subject.
After a moment's thought, Yu Xian produced a GM Ring and said, "This is an Admin Dog Ring for the Zhen Realm. Put it on, and whenever you're free, pop in to take a look around. I entrusted a friend with managing the Zhen Realm; if you've got nothing to do, you can go help him out. Once you accumulate a thousand years of work, I'll give you a brand-new class—max level and max skills!"
"Thank you, Master! I'll go right now!" Chi Feihong accepted the ring, speaking excitedly.
Yu Xian asked curiously, "Aren't you going to visit home first?"
"I already went back and visited," Chi Feihong replied happily.
Yu Xian nodded and shooed him away. "Alright, then roll along smoothly."
"Goodbye, Master!" Chi Feihong slipped on the ring, and in the next moment, he teleported straight to the Administrator Space.
A thought suddenly struck Yu Xian. Feng Mingge and Chi Feihong were both men, and they were going to spend a thousand years together in the Administrator Space... The two of them...
The next second, he shook his head vigorously to banish the unwholesome thoughts from his mind.
Then he prepared to return to the God Vault Space to resume his shut-in life. But Little Nora spoke up: "Big Brother, are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"
"How could a Mighty One get hungry? But I do have a craving. Come on, I'll go freeload some food and drinks." Seeing Little Nora looking up at him, Yu Xian smiled after a brief thought.
Little Nora genuinely loved sharing its food.
In the past, it had Little Huangquan, Nora, Niman, and the others to share with. Now that everyone was in the Zhen Realm, it actually missed them a bit.
On the way to the sunroom, Yu Xian handed Little Nora a GM Ring and instructed, "If you put this ring on, you'll be able to see how everyone is doing. But try not to interfere with their cultivation, understand?"
"Understood! Thank you, Big Brother," Little Nora answered happily as it took the ring.
The two returned to the sunroom, sitting down together to eat while casually shooting the breeze with the stream viewers.
Suddenly, a message from one of the viewers caught Yu Xian's eye:
"Freeloader, that woman who used to freeload food and drinks with you guys—didn't she carry a sword? I saw the exact same sword in a ruin recently. Could she have lost it?"
Freeloading food and drinks together?
No need to guess—that was definitely Zhang Buyao.
Yu Xian immediately asked, "Which ruin did you see that sword in?"
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