The night market was indeed packed with delicious food, and Xiao's arms quickly transformed into a food paradise, filled with fried octopus, oden, stinky tofu, barbecue...

The food tasted almost the same as in the Dragon Kingdom. Could it be that the Federation has also inherited the Dragon Kingdom's true skills? Wendy had a skewer of barbecue stuffed in her mouth and an ice cream in her hand. She threw the barbecue stick into the Eye of God, took the milk tea from Xiao's hand, and slurped it up several times. The pearls were soft and chewy, and they were also chewy in her mouth without sticking to her teeth.

Xiao's mouth was stuffed with loose food, which Wendy had forced on him, saying that Xiao was always looking at it and he couldn't not eat something. After all, he had finally come to a strange place, and there was something unfamiliar... well, not exactly unfamiliar, at least it was delicious food. He would be embarrassed to say he had been here if he didn't eat something.

Xiao had no choice but to accept, since his hands were already stuffed with all sorts of delicious food. Seeing Wendy feeding him, he could only obediently eat it.

Of course, Xiao also mischievously bit Wendy's finger and sucked on it for a moment. His golden eyes gazed tenderly at Wendy, which were like a starry sky, reflecting Wendy's image.

"Bad!" Even though they were already familiar with each other, Wendy still blushed from Xiao's sudden prank. After glaring at Xiao, Wendy retaliated by buying a lot of food and stuffing it all into Xiao's arms.

Xiao looked at Wendy, who was already furious with anger, without saying anything. He wasn't very good at comforting people, so he chose to remain silent. Wendy wasn't really angry; he was just being a little temperamental.

The two knew what was going on between them, but Xiao thought for a moment and still comforted him, "Okay, don't be angry." "Hmm..." After hearing the answer he wanted, Wendy didn't continue to be emotional. He glanced at the time with a smile on his face.

"Oh dear, it's already this late." Wendy slapped her forehead when she saw that it was almost midnight, and turned to Xiao, saying, "Let's go back. The gene refiner will arrive the day after tomorrow. Let's go." "Okay." Xiao nodded, still holding a bunch of food in his hands.

Back in her room at the base, Xiao put all the food on the table. After eating and drinking her fill, Wendy collapsed onto the bed as if she were glued to it, and no matter how much she was called, she wouldn't get up. Before long, Wendy fell asleep.

It's so good to be young; you can fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow.

Xiao felt sleepy too, yawned, pulled Wendy into his arms, and then fell asleep.

Nothing was said that night.

The next day, when Wendy woke up, he felt a warm, familiar sensation all around him. It must be Xiao holding him in his arms. "Pfft~" A little wind sprite sneaked out of Xiao's embrace and landed on the table. The food on the table was still warm, perhaps due to some kind of magical spell cast by Xiao.

After washing up, Wendy opened the oden, and the steaming hot oden immediately whetted her appetite. "Mmm! Delicious." Wendy couldn't stop eating.

Xiao woke up not long after and saw Wendy sneak out to eat something delicious. He sighed silently, got up, washed up, and came to the table.

Breakfast was thus hastily resolved.

"The gene-refining agent has arrived." The older sister, who was in charge of applying for the gene-refining agent for the two of them, opened their room door. "It's in the base's hospital. Let's go now." "Okay, thank you, sister." Wendy said, then stood up. Xiao also got up, and the two followed their sister into the base's hospital.

Unlike traditional hospitals, in the Federation, hospitals are more like treatment pods. Once a person lies inside and is immersed in nutrient solution, the injured parts will automatically repair themselves. Moreover, the instruments inside are very advanced. You only need to stand there, and many things can be detected clearly.

Even if you only have a minor problem, it can be clearly seen under instrument detection.

The two followed the older sister, turning left and right, until they arrived at a room that was clearly more luxurious.

What comes into view is a desk, next to which are two treatment pods, and all sorts of dazzling instruments whose names I can't even name.

On the desk was a box, all white with black stripes and icons indicating valuable items.

"It's all here." The older sister opened the box, inside which were two vials of blue liquid. "Who wants to go first?" The older sister immediately took out her notebook and adjusted her glasses. "I'll go first," Xiao said. The older sister nodded. Xiao picked up a test tube, examined it for a while, and then drank it down.

A tearing sensation shot through her bones, and Xiao collapsed to her knees, her eyes bloodshot, gasping for breath. Black karmic obstacles throbbed on her body from time to time. Wendy was very worried, but her sister was still recording. Helpless, Wendy had no choice but to intervene and use her divine power to suppress the karmic obstacles for Xiao.

Even though Wendy tried to suppress the karmic obstacles, they were like stubborn children, refusing to calm down no matter what. Wendy had no choice but to increase the intensity of the suppression, and beads of sweat slowly appeared on her face.

This genetic tempering lasted for three hours. In other words, Xiao experienced pain that even immortals would find hard to bear during those three hours. His internal organs felt as if they were being pressed to the ground and rubbed hard, and then restored using the most brutal methods. His bones were crushed and then reassembled. The pain alone had already killed many people.

Moreover, when Xiao was refining his genes, the karmic obstacles beat at an even faster frequency. The karmic obstacles on Xiao's body were only suppressed by Wendy, but they did not disappear completely. It seemed that Wendy had seized Xiao's most vulnerable moment, and the karmic obstacles rushed to take over Xiao's sanity, but they were all suppressed by Wendy.

Wendy finally breathed a sigh of relief after Xiao's gene tempering was finished, and beads of sweat appeared on her face.

Suppressing negative karma for three hours is not easy.

"Can you feel any changes?" Wendy helped Xiao up. "Yes, my eyes, I can see very clearly, and..." A ball of wind element appeared in Xiao's hand, "...my strength seems to be stronger." "Hmm! It seems you'll become even stronger in the future, maybe even stronger than Grandpa~" Wendy teased.

Xiao's expression immediately turned serious: "I wouldn't dare. The Emperor's power is greater than mine. How could I compare to the Emperor? After all, I am just a Yaksha, and I am fundamentally different from the Emperor." He then noticed the beads of sweat on Wendy's face and wiped them away for her.

“Next up is my turn~” Wendy picked up the test tube and drank it all in one gulp.

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Water character count~

Ugh, so much pressure!

Xuanqun

It can now accommodate 500 people!