Lu Xici: "There isn't even a plate of peanuts... How come you're acting like you're drunk?"

He Zhuo: "Brother Ci! We're united against a common enemy! This is a testament to our incredible teamwork!"

Gu Qi: "I think you're just looking for trouble! Stop talking nonsense. We can't repay Grandpa Si's debt... at least he can't die at our hands!"

Gu Wan: "Brother, sometimes I really think you're a 'pure white lotus'!"

Gu Qi's brows furrowed instantly: "Gu—Wan—Wan—"

Gu Wan reacted quickly, hiding behind Lu Nange in a flash, only peeking out half her head, and making faces at Gu Qi with a sense of smugness.

"Hmph! You think I'll be scared if you call me by my full name? How naive! I have powerful backers now!" As she spoke, she proudly hugged Lu Nange's arm tightly.

Looking at his younger sister's arrogant and domineering manner, Gu Qi felt a throbbing pain in his temples...

Lu Nange: "Alright, everyone outside has left... Let's not stand here anymore, let's go home first."

The five off-road vehicles started up again, and after inspection, drove deep into the Flameheart Base.

The car doors opened one after another with a bang, and everyone got out...

Gu Wan: "Family... that bastard Si Sheng is a level 5 ability user! I'm going to try and reach level 5... I won't be eating dinner tonight, so don't wait up for me!"

After saying that, without waiting for anyone's reaction, she turned around and ran towards the villa.

Luo Xingyou looked in the direction where Gu Wan disappeared, pursed her lips, and said, "Nannan, Sister Wenqing... I'm going to level up too!"

Wen Qing: "Xingyou, let's finish dinner first before we go!"

Luo Xingyou, however, was unusually stubborn: "Sister Wenqing, I'm not hungry yet. I'm in great shape right now, I feel like I'm just one step away from the finish line! I'll eat after I've finished this push!"

Ji Xian, standing to the side, said, "...Then I'll go and try to reach level five in superpowers too."

Xie Lin'an scratched his head: "Um... I feel like I'm about to break through too! I'm going back too!"

Sang Che, Sang Yan, He Huaijing, He Huairang, Xie Linlin...

"If that's the case, then..."

Chi Yanzhou: "Alright, you can all go now..."

Without further delay, Luo Xingyou and her group turned around and rushed to their respective rooms as quickly as possible.

In the blink of an eye, the once bustling gate was now empty except for Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici, He Zhuo, Shi Xu, Gu Qi, Chi Yi, and Wen Qing.

Chi Yanzhou: "Nannan, the base opens tomorrow, and there's a lot of preparation work to do... We'll head to the military area now."

Lu Nange nodded: "Okay, business comes first... Wen Qing and I will prepare dinner and wait for you to come back so we can eat together."

Wen Qing: "We'll go cook now, you all come back early."

Lu Beiye: "I'll help too!"

Chi Yanzhou, Lu Xici, He Zhuo, Shi Xu, Gu Qi, Chi Yi: "Thank you for your hard work... Nan Nan/Mei Bao, Xiao Ye, Sister Wen Qing!"

With the tasks clearly defined, everyone got to work...

Chi Yanzhou led Lu Xici and the others away quickly, heading towards the military zone.

Lu Nange, Wen Qing, and Lu Beiye then went into the kitchen together.

Lu Nange took out fresh ingredients from her spatial storage and washed them together with Lu Beiye, who was standing on a small stool...

Soon, the sounds of chopping vegetables, running water, and three people talking quietly filled the kitchen.

Outside the window, the sky had turned orange-red...