After everyone finished washing up, a thick steak was placed in front of each person on the dining table, with the crispy crust still shiny with oil.
In the middle of the table were a quinoa bowl with salmon and nuts, a vegetable salad, spaghetti with tomato meat sauce, seafood fried rice, and Lu Beiye's exclusive mochi pancakes...
He Zhuo swallowed a piece of steak and said, "Sister Wen Qing! This steak is so tender and crispy on the outside, and it's cooked to perfection!"
Wen Qing: "Shi Xu fried yours strictly according to the recipe. I just gave him some seasoning on the side."
"Shi Xu?" He Zhuo's fork dropped onto the plate with a bang, and he looked at Shi Xu, who was elegantly eating steak, with an expression of disbelief.
Shi Xu: "Please put away that jealous face of yours. I am a gifted man."
He Zhuo: "God forbid!!! In this family... I'm the only one whose cooking is terrible... I'm also the only one who's completely useless!!!"
Everyone: [What the hell are you doing?]
Luo Xingyou beside him: "You...washed the dishes very cleanly!"
He Zhuo tilted his head, his expression frozen: [...Washing dishes? Isn't that something you can do with your hands?]
......
After the meal, everyone cleared the table skillfully and soon the dining table was tidy again.
Lu Nange tapped his fingertips, and the entire dining table was instantly folded into the space, replaced by a small coffee table.
On the coffee table were the crystal cores collected today, several level four crystal cores, and the two level five crystal cores—one level five ice core and one level five wind core.
Chi Yanzhou: "My Ice Element has reached level five. Can I give this crystal core to Gangzi?"
Lu Nange shook his head: "Although Gangzi is an ice-type, it is very afraid of the cold. It is even difficult for it to fight now."
She took out the fifth-level lightning crystal core from the space: "Brother Yan, this lightning core is for you. As for the fifth-level ice core, I need to keep it for now..."
When her fingertips moved towards the cyan crystal core, everyone said: "Nannan, wind element, use it yourself!"
Lu Nange: [I didn’t intend to give in...]
"I do plan to use it to level up myself," she said frankly, glancing at the group. "But...would you guys like to try using a Level 4 Core to reach Level 5?"
Gu Qi spoke first: "Brother Ci and Brother Chi Yi have already tried, and the fourth-level crystal cores can't help us break through to the fifth level... So, I think these fourth-level crystal cores, why don't you keep them for now, Nan Nan, in case you need them?"
Lu Xici nodded in agreement: "I recently absorbed two fourth-level crystal cores, but I found that they only strengthened my abilities, not as much as actual combat improvements."
Chi Yi: "That's true... No matter how much I absorb it, it always feels like it's missing the finishing touch."
Gu Wan: "Well, I only got two level 4s after the first three levels. Even if I absorb more now, it won't be of much use. I think I still need to kill some more zombies... Fighting a few more battles will be more effective."
Luo Xingyou: "I feel the same way. After absorbing the fourth-level crystal core, I'm still a little short of reaching the fifth level."
Shi Xu: "After all... Yan Ge and A Ye are such... chosen ones, it's still rare."
Lu Nange turned his gaze towards Wen Qing: "Sister Wen Qing..."
Wen Qing nodded: "Then I will try to absorb another one tonight to see if I can reach level four."
After the crystal cores were distributed, Lu Nange put all the level 5 ice cores and the remaining level 4 crystal cores into the space.
She twisted the cyan crystal core lightly with her fingertips and said, "Then I'll go back to my room and upgrade."
Lu Xici rubbed his sister's hair and said, "Don't worry, you, Brother Yan, and Sister Wen Qing can upgrade without any worries. We are here to watch over you."
Considering that Lu Nange and Wen Qing both needed to quietly absorb the crystal core, Gu Wan turned to Luo Xingyou and said, "Xingyou, can we spend the night together tonight?"
Luo Xingyou: "Okay."
Gu Wan: "Sister Wen Qing, let's change beds first?"
Wen Qing: "Hello."
The four girls worked for a while and quickly completed the room change.
Wen Qing sat down beside the newly made bed and nodded to Lu Nange across from him: "Nannan, I'm starting to absorb it."
Lu Nange sat cross-legged and nodded gently: "Okay, Sister Wen Qing."
She watched Wen Qing slowly close his eyes and enter a meditative state, then turned to look at the level five crystal core in her hand, which was completely blue with only a little green on the edges.
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