"Please, Lord of the Realm, travel throughout the four extremes of the Microverse and reach the ends of the world."
The task was very simple, just one sentence, but it was the most troublesome task Chen Yang had ever taken on.
So far, the simplest route seems to be the western end of the world, because it is flat all the way through the Mo Plain, the Li Desert, and the Western Ocean with little undulation.
However, even so, it would take Chen Yang four or five days to reach his destination, and there are also risks involved in going to sea.
If we go for four or five days, and it will take time to come back, then it will be ten days.
This is the simplest method; the more complicated ones take at least twenty days or even a month to go back and forth.
Chen Yang guessed that it was precisely because they touched the edge of one of the poles of the world that this upgrade mission was triggered.
The upgrade tasks for the micro-world are always determined based on their specific circumstances.
Since this task couldn't be completed before the new year, Chen Yang could focus on preparing for the holiday.
It's Chinese New Year, so of course the micro-world should also have some festive spirit.
They used the red pigment from ground minerals to dye paper, and then cut out the characters for "double happiness" and "good fortune".
Unexpectedly, Tang Jiaqi was skilled in paper cutting, so all the paper cuttings for the camp were handed over to her.
Besides these festive items, the most important thing during Chinese New Year is, of course, the food.
Chef Sun had already started preparing, spending a lot of time and effort marinating a sauce that tasted quite good, and he had also begun processing some foods that needed to be prepared in advance.
The weather has been pretty good these past few days, so they're taking advantage of the time to air out their things.
Especially items brought back from the beach and rainforest, need to be dried as soon as possible. Some things will lose their flavor if they are not dried long enough.
The rainforest brought back only some meat and fruits and vegetables, nothing particularly special.
But it's different at the beach; these are all seafood.
The group that went to the beach this time didn't actually have much time off; they spent most of their time collecting seafood.
They caught a lot of fish and shellfish of all kinds. They brought their own equipment, and Ongji had been here before, so he knew where to fish and where to dig for shellfish.
In order to preserve these seafoods until the Lunar New Year, they tried to catch them alive and refrained from eating them, since they could only catch so many and barely enough for two meals.
They have enough meat, and there are also some plants to eat by the sea, so it's not a problem if they don't eat seafood.
They kept these fish, shrimp, and shellfish alive, even in jars while crossing the desert. However, they died when they reached the western border river.
Fortunately, they arrived in Moyuan soon, where the temperature was high enough to preserve the seafood.
If fresh seafood is unavailable, chilled seafood is still a good option. Some have also been pickled or smoked.
The New Year's Eve dinner in the micro-world is absolutely lavish, with a dozen or more kinds of meat alone, and you can also eat some extremely rare or never-before-seen foods.
Chef Sun Bo rarely cooks in real life, so anyone who gets to eat his food is extremely lucky.
However, in the micro-world, he was quite happy to be a chef who cooked every kind of firewood.
Where else can you find a place like the Microworld where you can use any ingredient without restraint? And all these ingredients are top-quality, rarely seen in reality.
Although he lacked many seasonings, all of them were made by himself by growing or picking them, which gave him a lot of inspiration and even improved his cooking skills in real life.
This is one of the reasons why Sun Bo is very willing to be an ordinary chef in the micro-world.
It's now a communal space; the dishes he cooks are shared among households, each one getting a little. Because after eating his food, eating your own cooking feels like chewing wax—completely tasteless.
Sun Bo put a lot of thought into this year's New Year's Eve dinner, having started thinking long ago about how to use the materials available in the micro-world to create a sumptuous and delicious meal.
Since it's New Year's Eve dinner, it must be a time for family reunion.
The inhabitants of the Micro Realm can still manage to gather at one table for a meal now, and they can barely manage to do so next year. But after another year, it won't be possible, because there will be too many people, and they simply won't be able to eat together.
As everyone knows, they are managing it very diligently.
In reality, both the old and new Microworld Inns are temporarily closed as everyone goes home for the Lunar New Year.
Li Su'er is going home with Chen Yang for the Chinese New Year this year, and her parents will also be coming over. Chen Yang plans to bring Li Su'er's parents into the Micro World during the Chinese New Year, which can be considered a New Year's gift.
"No, they'll start nagging me again if they enter the micro-world. You have no idea how annoying my dad is."
After learning of Chen Yang's plan, Li Su'er immediately spoke up.
She has kept her spot until now. Chen Yang also suggested that her parents enter the Micro World, but she did not agree.
Chen Yang vaguely knew that Li Su'er's parents seemed to be on the verge of divorce and had long been living apart.
Li Su'er tried to avoid Chen Yang when she made phone calls a few times, but she didn't know that Chen Yang had excellent hearing and could vaguely hear some of it.
Chen Yang had asked Li Su'er, but Li Su'er only said that her parents were indeed arguing, and that she didn't know anything more. Chen Yang knew Li Su'er's personality; if she didn't want to, he wouldn't force her.
However, with the Lunar New Year approaching, Chen Yang wanted to settle this matter and welcome the new year.
Therefore, Chen Yang took the initiative and had Jiang Yining contact Li Su'er's parents, inviting them to his home the day before New Year's Eve. He even booked their round-trip tickets and sent them over.
Li Su'er was somewhat surprised when she learned about it, but she did not blame Chen Yang; she only showed a worried expression.
“Alien Yang, my parents aren’t very educated, please don’t look down on them,” Li Su’er said.
Chen Yang laughed and said, "How could that be? They must be good parents to raise you like this."
"Whose is it?" Li Su'er muttered, but Chen Yang pretended not to hear.
The staff of the Micro World Inn have all gone home for the Chinese New Year. Ye Yan went home with Ye Wu this year, while Jiang Yining and Jiang Bo took their parents to meet Ye Wen and Ye Wu's parents to discuss their wedding date.
Wang Bing also took Wang Qin back to his hometown, and the staff of the new inn were all given their annual leave.
This is the quietest time of the year, yet also the liveliest. The streets are quiet, but the homes are bustling.
Chen Yang took Li Su'er directly by plane home. If they drove, they would likely get stuck in traffic; at this time of year, traffic jams are everywhere. The Spring Festival travel rush is no joke; every year at this time, transportation is a major focus of public attention.
Chen Yang had already booked his plane ticket, first class, and even arranged for Euro's checked baggage.
This wasn't the first time Ouhuang had flown, but it rarely went out. Dogs as majestic as Ouhuang, whose breed is hard to identify, always attract attention.
(End of this chapter)
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