No more dawdling.

Let's hurry over to the witch clan's top contender and see what's going on.

But... when we pass by that top human player later, should we go up to the island and say hello?

Or should we take it with us? What if they don't want to...?

Never mind, I'll see when the time comes.

Having made up his mind, Li Qingyu's main force began to advance rapidly again.

Of course, the speed can't compare to when the bow of the boat is speeding, but it's not that slow either.

After all, the current groundhog army has been given an eight-fold speed boost by Mulan's extremely evil leadership, so how slow can they be?

As Li Qingyu sped along with the group, he looked at the S-grade cloth shoes on his feet and felt a little tempted.

Li Qingyu now feels that the various active and passive effects brought by cloth shoes are quite useful, no less than those brought by undershirts, and even more powerful in some aspects!

but....

Because the initial base quality of the cloth shoes was too low, it led to...

The cloth shoes were upgraded to S-rank by using ten evolution points.

If Li Qingyu wants to further enhance it to SS level, he will need 20 evolution points.

Twenty evolution points! This is an unprecedentedly huge consumption. Apart from evolving into Crimson itself, Li Qingyu has never consumed so many evolution points during any evolution.

After hesitating for a while, Li Qingyu decided to first adopt cloth shoes.

Anyway, it will definitely evolve eventually, it's just a matter of time. So let's evolve now while we still have some evolution points left.

With this in mind, Li Qingyu no longer hesitated.

A flash of deep red light appeared in his eyes, and instantly, half of the forty evolution points in his mind disappeared.

Use Crimson Enhancement!

Boom~

Instantly, the cloth shoes on Li Qingyu's feet were enveloped in deep red flames.

Yes, ever since the canvas shoes became a set, they have always evolved together; there is no such thing as the left and right shoes evolving independently.

Soon, the deep red flames dissipated, and Li Qingyu couldn't wait to examine them.

Worn-out cloth shoes

[Rank: SS]

[A pair of cloth shoes belonging to an unknown elderly father, lost while buying oranges.]

[When you strike your opponent's buttocks once with a cloth shoe, or strike any part of their body three times while wearing cloth shoes, you will force your opponent to cry out, "Cloth shoe holder, Daddy!"]

[Active Skill: Demon Father. When an opponent calls you "Dad," if you respond, you will force the opponent to acknowledge you as their father.]

The duration of "Demon Father" will be determined based on the opponent's mental fortitude; the more times the opponent calls him "Dad," the weaker their mental fortitude becomes. It cannot be used against opponents above the SS rank.

[Passive Skill: Back View. When you wear cloth shoes and hold an orange, anything that tries to focus on you, regardless of how it does so, can only see your back.]

Old-fashioned Beijing cloth shoes, easy to wear and take off, durable and wear-resistant.

[What is my father's name...?]

Li Qingyu glanced at the effect of the evolved cloth shoes.

To be honest, Li Qingyu was somewhat disappointed.

This piece of junk is already SS-level, yet it still can't make the other person call it "daddy" just because they see it.

It's too much trouble to have to go up and fight it yourself.

As for the other two entries, they only had minor modifications and were not worthy of the twenty evolution points I used.

Could it be...?

Has the potential of this straw sandal, which I wove myself, reached its limit?

After glancing at the attributes of the cloth shoes, Li Qingyu withdrew his attention from them.

Anyway, it's a piece of equipment I got after graduating, which is pretty good.

The full body should now be at 9S, which is not much different from Li Qingyu's expected 16S.

Actually, what Li Qingyu wants to evolve most right now isn't the cloth shoes, but the computer chair that Princess Qiqi brought back from Saha Star.

This item, with its extremely high evolutionary potential, has always been Li Qingyu's favorite.

Unfortunately, because he was in such a hurry, the chair was still inside the Pineapple Castle and was not put in Li Qingyu's pocket.

It's too inconvenient to take it out and evolve it while you're on the go.

Therefore, Li Qingyu had no choice but to temporarily abandon this option.

So... given that a fight is about to break out, what else can evolve...?

The key is to improve combat effectiveness!

sword...

still...

shield?!

Kiki!!!

Li Qingyu suddenly realized one of the reasons why he had summoned Qiqi.

That means, we should strengthen our precious daughter!

Thinking of this, Li Qingyu took Qiqi off his head and placed her in his palm.

"Daddy?"

Looking at Qiqi's beautiful, puzzled face, Li Qingyu smiled kindly, like a loving father.

Lilith, perched on the dog's back, saw the tenderness on Li Qingyu's face and looked at Qiqi, who was being held in Li Qingyu's hands, with a hint of jealousy.

However, Li Qingyu was too lazy to pay attention to Lilith's little schemes.

Looking into Qiqi's big, blinking eyes, Li Qingyu said softly, "My dear daughter, just bear with it, okay? Daddy will give you a boost."

After Li Qingyu finished speaking, he didn't wait for Qiqi's response and directly used Crimson Enhancement.

In an instant, another ten evolution points disappeared.

Before Princess Kiki could react, she was engulfed in crimson flames.

Since he was using Crimson Enhancement, Li Qingyu had nothing to worry about and calmly waited for the Crimson Flame in his palm to dissipate.

.........

It was as if I could hear Yueyue and Mimi's voices.

Mu Xi, who was sitting cross-legged on the green starfish, suddenly opened her eyes, her brown eyes filled with coldness.

After glancing at the person and cat in front of her, Mu Xi raised her head and looked at the green yarn that was rapidly shrinking.

"Let them go," Mu Xi said calmly.

Upon hearing Mu Xi's words, the surrounding green yarn immediately stopped contracting.

"Hehehe... Dear sister, when did you become such a philanthropist?"

Soon, a strange, mischievous voice began to echo around.

Upon hearing this sound, Yueyue's eyes slowly became hazy. Mimi, standing next to Yueyue, clenched her paws, preparing to pluck her fur.

Mu Xi frowned upon seeing this and casually waved her hand.

Boom! A puff of white steam appeared.

Instantly, Mimi and Yueyue were enveloped by a giant cream puff, blocking out the eerie sound.

"Sister, you're actually protecting humanity...hehehe..."

"But...why have you never protected your sister...?"

"Waaaaah..."