Ah Qing was very sad.
Ever since he saw Zhuo Feng give a gift to the teacher, and Noel told him a series of things about the meaning of gifts, he had been holding back an urge in his heart to give the teacher a gift that was in line with his teacher's aesthetic taste, to make the teacher happy, and to let the teacher know his gratitude and love for him.
Now almost a month has passed and he still hasn't found a suitable gift.
Once again, he asked Teacher 91 to open the gift-giving interface. Ah Qing looked at the pitiful "1/20" below and flipped through the pages from beginning to end, hoping to see if there was anything extra on it. Unfortunately, there was no change.
Ah Qing pouted, finally unable to bear it any longer. She called Teacher 91 with a grumbled expression, demanding the reason. "Teacher 91, Nuoer and Zhuofeng said they had so many gifts to choose from, so many they couldn't even count them all. Why do I only have this much?"
"Besides, everything inside is just stone and broken machines..."
91 once again explained to Ah Qing that he could only imitate the cub's breath and power to enter his dimension.
Ah Qing nodded. "I know. But, the plane is so vast, is this all I can get with my power? What else? So many days have passed, and my power hasn't increased at all. How can I get any more gifts?"
He didn't have a clear understanding of his own dimension, but it couldn't be much smaller than his teacher's. How could there be only this much in an entire dimension?
He didn't want to accept this sad reality.
Faced with the questioning, 91 could only continue to explain in detail: "In the cub plane, most of the goods available to cubs require currency. According to the rules, I cannot engage in trade with the creatures of the plane. Therefore, besides goods, I can only obtain natural items such as minerals and plants."
"After screening, items without energy and use have been eliminated. All items shown to the cubs are within their abilities and none are hidden."
Those ores were all obtained from ownerless, exposed veins. Ah Qing had no way of getting in and digging out the undeveloped minerals. The broken machines came from garbage or defective products to be processed. Among those picked out by Ah Qing, there were intact parts that could still be used. Some other scattered wild flowers and plants had certain medicinal and edible value, but the taste could not be guaranteed.
All of these were obtained while it was able to remain invisible. You know, the mutated animals and plants in some places on the uninhabited planet are not so easy to deal with, and Ah Qing's small body is not even enough for one of their claws.
After hearing the explanation, Ah Qing felt even sadder.
What should he do? Without any gift to give, how can he express his feelings?
Yan Jue withdrew from his cultivation state and carefully felt the spiritual energy in his body. He felt that he would be able to break through to the second level of Qi training in a few days.
By then, his five senses will be further strengthened, and his flesh and blood will also increase their endurance under the nourishment of spiritual energy. It will not reach the level of indestructibility, but at least his skin will no longer be so fragile that it can be cut by any piece of paper.
Another benefit is that his hair will no longer fall out easily.
In fact, not only his hair, but all his body tissues have been washed by spiritual energy, and have contained power and become a real whole. Unless subjected to external attacks and internal shocks, his hair will always be firmly welded to his scalp, and there will be absolutely no risk of baldness, and the same goes for other things.
How can this be summed up with just one word: "good"?
As for the cultivation method, the advanced method requires the practitioner to reach the seventh level of Qi training from the very beginning. He is only at the first level of Qi training and is still in the stage of widening the meridians. He should not dream of laying the foundation honestly.
After looking inward at himself, Yan Jue habitually grabbed his phone and logged into the game, wanting to see where the cubs were.
Zhuo Feng, trapped in the Fox Clan's base camp, could only come into the kindergarten under the pretext of training, but he never stayed long. After all, being in the kindergarten didn't allow him to continue his training in reality, and his cultivation wouldn't increase without a clear understanding. His situation was difficult, and increasing his strength was a pressing priority; he couldn't afford to slack off.
Yan Jue deeply understood and felt sorry for Zhuo Feng. Besides cultivating, he also had to constantly monitor the movements of the Fox Tribe, both overt and covert, analyzing their intentions and counter-informing them, ultimately recruiting them as his own followers.
Such a life is thrilling and every step must be considered carefully. A slight mistake could lead to falling into an abyss. But Yan Jue said that he would rather Zhuo Feng be in such an environment than let him hide in the Tianchen Continent as a cub, fighting for a spirit stone.
The most important thing is that this is Zhuo Feng’s own choice, so of course he has to fully support it.
It's worth mentioning that after hearing about Zhuo Feng's predicament, the researchers at the research institute quickly modified several boxes of eavesdropping devices and miniature cameras, all sorts of simple devices for eavesdropping, and immediately stuffed them into Zhuo Feng's hands. Zhuo Feng gladly accepted them, and after trying them out on Tianchen Continent, he gave them a five-star rating.
Therefore, it has become normal for Zhuo Feng not to be in kindergarten.
Unlike Zhuo Feng, Noel does not have to fight alone. As a mermaid cub, prince and next king, he only needs to eat, sleep and play for a while every day.
But lately, Noel hasn't been coming to the kindergarten very often. He says he wants to pester his father to see what the goods they've traded are and where they're stored, to satisfy his curiosity. He's been using all his cute and coquettish skills to get his way. With such a hardworking Noel, it's natural that he doesn't have much time to devote to the kindergarten.
Yan Jue was very helpless about this reason.
He hadn't kept the transaction between him and Noel's father secret, but he had kept the specific items, especially his own, a secret from Noel. Yan Jue wasn't sure how long Noel's father could keep this a secret, but judging by the current situation, Noel wouldn't be able to get his wish anytime soon.
The cub's curiosity was strong. Hopefully, after Noel didn't get an answer, he'd forget about it after a while.
The two cubs were busy, and the only one who had some free time was Ah Qing, who hadn't graduated yet and had to stay in the kindergarten. When Yan Jue saw Ah Qing in the dormitory, he jumped to the page without hesitation and pressed the knock option.
"Why are you crying?"
As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by Ah Qing's crying face. Yan Jue frowned, enlarged the screen and touched Ah Qing's face with a crying emoticon, and casually submitted an invitation to see if he was willing to come in reality.
Ah Qing accepted the invitation, but once she got to the reality, she held Yan Jue's fingers and buried her head in seclusion.
"Ah Qing, can you talk to the teacher? Is there anything bothering you?" Yan Jue said softly, "Do you miss your brothers? Or do you feel lonely because the teacher has less time to spend with you?"
"If it's the latter, can you please change it, teacher?"
Hearing Yan Jue's gentle voice, Ah Qing, who was about to hold back her tears, could no longer hold back her emotions and burst into tears.
"No, no. It's me. A'qing can't give the teacher a gift. A'qing is so useless. He can't even find a gift..." He is so useless.
Yan Jue's heart almost broke. He maintained his expression and said softly, "You don't have to give the teacher a gift to express your feelings. Now I know that the teacher will not misunderstand you. Don't cry, okay?"
Thank you, thank you. No gifts are necessary.
He spoke sincerely, but he still felt a little strange about Ah Qing's words. According to 91, he had obtained all the gifts from the cubs, so how could Ah Qing be the only one who couldn't find them?
Thinking of this, he asked directly.
Ah Qing shook his head and said intermittently, "Yes. But with Ah Qing's ability, he can only get some stones and defective products. They are garbage, none of them are good."
"Why not?" Yan Jue consoled him, "Giving gifts is not about value, but about the thought. The teacher would be very happy if you gave him a stone."
Ah Qing continued to shake his head: "But, they all look normal, not ugly at all, not in line with the teacher's aesthetic standards at all!"
Yan Jue was really torn apart this time.
Not ugly at all, doesn’t fit his aesthetic = he likes ugly things?
Who made up this rumor?
He doesn't have it, so don't talk nonsense!
Yan Jue silently swallowed a mouthful of blood: "A Qing, the teacher doesn't like ugly people. The teacher's aesthetic taste is very normal, very normal!"
Ah Qing raised his head in confusion and uttered a single word: "Huh?"
Yan Jue said slowly in a coaxing tone: "Tell me, teacher, who told you that I like ugly people?"
"Noel."
Ah Qing confessed Nuoer's crime quite straightforwardly, repeating everything Nuoer had said to him word for word. He then emphasized, "Zhuo Feng didn't deny it either; he even nodded."
Yan Jue quickly sorted out the cause and effect, and was so angry that his back teeth were almost broken by himself. He did not mean to blame Noel. He was angry that he had the bad taste to give Noel Peppa Pig.
If there were a regret pill in the world, he would be willing to buy ten tons to take a bath in every day.
Forcing a smile, Yan Jue said to Ah Qing seriously, "Ah Qing, that's a misunderstanding. The teacher's taste is normal. I will explain this to Nuoer Zhuofeng. Don't be sad. The teacher will be happy with any gift you give her."
"Really?" Ah Qing was hit by the sudden reversal, "Teacher doesn't like ugly ones?"
"Really!" Yan Jue nodded vigorously: "Teacher likes ordinary, beautiful and good-looking ones, but he doesn't like ugly ones!"
He never gets tired of saying this kind of thing no matter how many times he says it.
"Ah, then I'm relieved."
Ah Qing quickly reacted and adjusted his mood. He didn't worry about the misunderstanding, nor did he ask any questions. He said happily, "Teacher, wait. I will definitely give you an amazing gift."
"Then I would like to thank Ah Qing in advance."
"Goodbye, teacher. I'll go get ready." Ah Qing said and left. He couldn't wait to see the teacher's smiling face and hear him praise him.
As soon as Ah Qing left, the expression on Yan Jue's face instantly fell, and then changed like a color palette. It took him a long time to control his emotions.
After quickly editing a long paragraph and recording a video explaining the misunderstanding and solemnly sending it to Noel and Zhuo Feng respectively, Yan Jue's heart finally showed signs of calming down.
When he meets them, he will definitely explain once again that his aesthetic taste is really normal!
Having prepared the gift, Ah Qing returned to Yan Jue's world the next morning. As soon as he appeared, he urged Yan Jue to accept the gift quickly.
Yan Jue did as he was told, and a moment later, a shimmering blue object appeared in his hand. It felt a bit like stone, but its overall transparency was like a gem, and it emitted a cold blue light that dimly illuminated his palm.
What’s more special is that Yan Jue felt the fluctuation of spiritual energy from this stone-like object.
"This is?"
"It's an energy stone, the highest grade, S-grade!" Ah Qing said proudly, "Teacher 91 said he could only get one, and this is the only one. Now I'm giving it to the teacher."
"Teacher, do you like it?"
"I like it, it's very beautiful." Yan Jue did not hesitate to praise it. This time, he praised the appearance of the gift from the bottom of his heart. "Thank you, Aqing. The teacher likes it very much."
Ah Qing blushed when he was praised. He covered his face and hid for a long time before looking to the side to divert his attention. When he looked, he found something different.
This wasn't the familiar nursing home room he was in, or even a room, but rather a space with many seats. Sitting in a chair next to the teacher, a stranger tilted his head and looked at them with interest. Seeing him looking over, he raised his hand and waved it in greeting.
"Ah." Ah Qing turned his head away embarrassedly, but when he turned his head, he found that there was a stranger here. He looked around and saw that there were people everywhere, all standing upright and watching openly.
"Oh, it's gone."
"It's all your fault. You scared them away."
"Bah, it's your fault. You're so ugly."
…
In the business class of the plane, the staff next to Yan Jue were talking at once, trying to find a suitable reason for Ah Qing's disappearance.
Yan Jue himself was not in a hurry to appease others, but took the energy stone in his hand and extended a spiritual tentacle to check it.
Judging from his shallow spiritual energy feedback, this energy stone does contain the same components as spiritual energy, but not all of them. There is also some strange energy that he does not know.
His subconscious told him that these energies could not be moved without permission, so he honestly did not use his spiritual energy to attract them.
However, the arrival of this stone did provide a cornerstone for his previous speculations about the energies of different planes.
Putting the palm-sized energy stone into his pocket, Yan Jue poked the back of Ah Qing, who was crouching shyly in the corner of the game, and said with a smile, "Don't you want to come out? We're on the plane now, Ah Qing, don't you want to come out and take a look?"
Ah Qing thought.
He couldn't resist the temptation of the plane, so he came out and said hello to everyone on the plane while suppressing his shyness. Then he embarked on the same path as the previous two cubs - sitting in the cockpit and flying.
It was not until the plane landed and they were back in the car that Ah Qing remembered to ask Yan Jue and the others about the purpose of their trip.
Yan Jue rubbed Ah Qing's cheek and asked, "Let's go catch monsters. Are you afraid, Ah Qing?"
Ah Qing excitedly said: "Don't be afraid!"
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