Chapter 1278

Xian Xia's time passed quickly.

Xiao Feng hardly spent a whole day not logging into the game; he just went online to cultivate for about a game day and then logged off again.

Shen Di told him that those overseas expert players had already set out and were expected to arrive in over ten hours.

Xiao Feng and the others in Hai Zhou need not prepare anything extra; they just need to wait for someone to come pick them up.

The "adjust real-world environment" reward in the Civilization Index season ranking seems to have quietly begun implementation.

In the game and online, people are discussing, saying they recently noticed that some things around them are changing.

For example, summer crops in the southern region that were just about to mature have seen yields increase four- to fivefold compared to before, and this change happened overnight—clearly they were normal two days ago, then suddenly increased.

Some also said that overnight, the potted flowers at home that were about to die suddenly came back to life, their vitality becoming much more vigorous.

Some even claimed to be Daoists from a certain mountain, discovering that after a day of change, the spiritual energy that originally did not exist between heaven and earth had revived.

If this were said before, surely no one would believe it; they'd just treat it as a joke.

But since the appearance of the Myriad Heavens, many strange and wondrous things have already happened; some things that were originally unreasonable seem to be gradually becoming reasonable.

Xiao Feng planted his "small gift"—that sapling—in the grass beside the villa; it took root and came alive in just a few minutes, its survival speed astonishing.

However, he did not notice the so-called revival of spiritual energy.

The Origin Book endowed him with a strong sense for various energies; if there is intangible energy in nature, he can also detect it.

Heaven and earth spiritual energy is a kind of cosmic energy; invisible to the naked eye, but it cannot escape his perception.

Since he didn't sense it, it likely does not exist, or simply hasn't appeared in his surroundings yet.

Regarding the Creator God's intervention to reshape the real world, Xiao Feng's curiosity remains strong; he somewhat wants to go out and see what changes have occurred in the mountains, rivers, land, plants, and animals.

But the Xian Xia celebration banquet is about to start, so there's no rush; he can wait until after the celebration.

That morning, Xiao Feng logged off from the game.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a little loli with messy hair slumped on his body, asleep.

Beside him, two sexy girls were also sleeping deeply.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself that their combat power was still too weak.

In fact, he had only been online for a little over two hours; previously he had spent a long time studying the biological reproduction topic with Jiang Ning and the others.

All three girls were asleep; he didn't want to disturb them, so he gently lifted Xu Xiaonian off his body and placed her to the side.

Then he rose silently, floating up with a levitating posture, getting off the big bed without making a sound.

With a thought, the clothes that had fallen on the ground flew onto him automatically.

At this moment, Xiao Feng was no longer like an ordinary human.

He went downstairs to check on the sapling he had planted yesterday.

That was a precious item meant to replace the "Marrow-Washing Fruit," and it was of high value.

The term "Marrow-Washing Fruit" was coined by Shen Di and others after discussion, referring to the season's small gift.

Among the players who could be contacted, everyone who had earned any contribution—whether 5 points or 100 points—received a Marrow-Washing Fruit.

Only Slaughter God, because his offline physique was already exceptionally high, had it replaced with a dagger.

In other words, Xiao Feng and Slaughter God are the only two whose physiques are already at least equal to the effect of the Marrow-Washing Fruit modification.

By the poolside lawn, a sapling stood quietly rooted in the ground.

Xiao Feng examined it closely; in just one night, the sapling had grown from a few centimeters to over ten centimeters, its growth speed astonishing.

Moreover, this sapling of over ten centimeters exudes a vitality far surpassing that of the surrounding grasses and shrubs, comparable to a mature tree.

"What will this sapling become in the future?"

Xiao Feng couldn't help but wonder.

Others' small gifts disappear once consumed, but his can keep growing.

Will the sapling, when grown, not produce many Marrow-Washing Fruits?

If that were the case, that would be a fortune!

After looking at the sapling, Xiao Feng returned to the living room to idle.

"Good morning, boss." Su Ni greeted him.

The maid sister usually wakes up early to prepare a delicate breakfast, but today her expression was somewhat different from usual; seeing Xiao Feng, her cheeks turned red.

It's likely because yesterday's commotion was too loud and she heard it.

"Morning, Su Ni." Xiao Feng responded, telling her: "Please prepare breakfast and bring it to my room later; they might not want to come downstairs."

"Ah... okay, I got it." Su Ni replied, her face flushing even redder upon hearing that.

She thought to herself: "What 'don't want to go downstairs'? I think they simply lack the strength to go downstairs. The boss is hardly human, having exhausted them for almost a whole day..."

Recalling the pleading voices from yesterday's master bedroom, she couldn't help but worry about the physical condition of the ladies of the house.

She even almost called 120!

Xiao Feng waited in the living room, ate breakfast, and then received a message from Shen Di.

"Brother Xiao Feng, when do you plan to set out? I and Old Brother Zhulong have already arrived in Hai Zhou; we intend to first take a boat to the island to scout. Will you join us?"

Xiao Feng thought: Anyway, there's little happening in the game lately; being idle is being idle, so going early poses no harm.

He replied: "No problem for me; I can go anytime. Let's see what Old Zhang and Old Li plan."

He started a temporary chat and asked his two good brothers who live in the same neighborhood.

Zhang Fan had just logged off; upon hearing, his first words were: "Stop dawdling, let's go right away!"

Li Li saw through at a glance: "You're in such a hurry; looks like Sister-in-law Yunyan has already arrived?"

"Yeah, you guys keep feeding me dog food every day; I want to hand out candy once too!" Zhang Fan was in a great mood today, feeling a bit excited.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng said: "Then we'll depart in ten minutes; remember to tidy up your appearance, don't let stubble give the girls a bad impression."

"Not bad; although not super handsome, I'm still presentable. Just don't dress too flamboyantly and steal my spotlight!" Zhang Fan replied, and Li Li burst out laughing loudly.

Xiao Feng also thought so; his good brother had an online romance and was meeting in person—if he were too handsome, it'd be embarrassing if the girl took a liking to him.

He hurried back to his room and chose the most inconspicuous casual outfit.

His beard was unshaven for two days, his hair uncombed for over a month; he put on a khaki T‑shirt, wore flowered boxer shorts, slipped on flip‑flops, and looked like a drifter.

……Although he was still somewhat handsome to the point of dropping crumbs.

"Ning'er, Nuo Nuo, little miss, get up and eat breakfast—we're setting out."

After changing clothes, Xiao Feng patted each of the three girls on the buttocks on the bed.

The three girls woke up groggily.

Xu Xiaonian lay pressed against Fang Yinuo's chest, muttering, "I'm not going—I have no energy."

Fang Yinuo also said, "I'm not going either—my legs are weak…"

"Emmm…"

Xiao Feng's face flushed a little, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Jiang Ning thought it over and said, "Xiao Feng, big brother, you go ahead—we need to rest…"

"Er, but such chances don't come often; if we miss this, it'll be hard to meet offline later." Xiao Feng then asked for their opinions again.

Fang Yinuo wearily said, "Whether we meet or not doesn't matter; anyway, as long as you're by my side, we don't care about anyone else."

Xiao Feng thought it over, nodded, and said, "All right, then rest well; if you want to play the game, go ahead; if you need anything, just call Su Ni—she's already made breakfast and will bring it over right away."

"Mm, hurry back when you're done~"

"Yes, my lady… ladies!"

Xiao Feng gave a hehe smile, kissed each of the three girls on the face, then left just like that, unkempt.