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Chapter 259 The Yuan Family Grows Stronger!

Yuan Zhu glanced at the two siblings who were wolfing down their food, enjoying the delicious meal, then looked at Number 3 and asked:

"I want to move this brother and sister, along with the 'supplies' I brought out of the [Foam World], to the real world. What procedures are required? Can I just pay with coins?"

Number 3 thought for a moment before shaking his head and replying, "Not enough. Do you know the true purpose of the [Coin]? It's a tool for locating [Happy Home] and opening a 'space-time tunnel'. You can think of it as a one-time 'tunnel' containing space-time power. For the members of [Happy Home], only one coin is needed to initiate the teleportation."

"But considering the supplies you brought in last time, both the quantity and volume exceeded the limit for single-person teleportation. So you paid an extra 10 [coins]. This time, if you want to transport the supplies out of the Bubble World, you not only need [coins] to open the channel, but you also need to pay extra points."

Yuan Zhu asked in confusion, "Why is that? We didn't charge any points when we moved in last time."

Number 3: "Because the supplies you transported last time were all ordinary mortal items, without any extraordinary energy. So only [coins] were used to open the passage, and the rest was free. But this time is different. [Coins] only open the 'space-time teleportation', but those stone pillars, insect eggs, and metal themselves contain 'extraordinary energy (pollution)' of varying levels. We must pay more points to resist the repulsion and suppression of [Duling Star]."

According to No. 3's explanation, the members of [Happy Home] possess a special ability to travel through time and space, and with the blessing of [Gods' Space], they can easily enter and exit the [Nightmare Bubble Layer].

Furthermore, Yuan Zhu and the others were originally inhabitants of [Du Ling Star]. After disappearing quietly for a period of time, and then being concealed and sent back without anyone noticing, they should not cause rejection in the present world.

However, bringing large amounts of resources and natives from the [Foam World] into reality feels like an [Abyss] invading the [Material Plane]. It requires paying a much higher price to send people and resources there, while also enduring endless rejection and suppression.

Although he was dissatisfied, this situation was still within his expectations.

Keep a calm mindset; at least when he retrieved the precious 'extraordinary resources' from the [Feathered World], he didn't pay a price—he got them for free the whole time.

Now, by paying only one 'Customs Iron Fist' from the [Space of Gods], you can bring the [Shadow Domain (Insect Pillar)] home and still make a profit.

At this moment, Number 3 seemed to remember something and reminded him, "There's another small problem we need to be wary of!"

"what?"

Number 3 pointed to his bedroom door: "The amount of [supplies] you brought out this time is enormous. When piled up together, the total amount of 'extraordinary energy' they contain is seriously excessive. Once they appear in the [Spiritual Tablet]'s real world, although they will not cause 'spatial collapse,' they will inevitably attract the attention and scrutiny of powerful beings nearby, or draw the attention and investigation of the [Security Bureau]. You will be severely punished for crimes such as 'smuggling and spreading forbidden pollution'! Remember to be careful."

Yuan Zhu was somewhat surprised. Wasn't Number 3 a canary and puppet imprisoned in the "Happy Home"? How did he know so much? "You even know this?"

Number 3 proudly raised her smoothly curved chin: "I am a self-disciplined intelligent maid with self-learning abilities and an love for reading. I have read many books about the [Spirit Planet] and know that this is a common phenomenon. In the [Spirit Realm], 'polluted demons' often invade the mortal world through certain weak spatial cracks. One of the basic responsibilities of the [Security Bureau] is to use the [Law and Decree Network] to detect and search the interior of cities for any abnormal high-energy reactions, thereby determining the location of the pollution source and carrying out safe handling."

Yuan Zhu: "Thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention."

Every time he logs into [Happy Home], he chooses to do so inside [Haunted House]. Even if he returns carrying a huge amount of 'polluted items,' he will be concealed by the [Haunted House]'s built-in hiding barrier, so he doesn't need to worry about being exposed.

Once his [Shadow Domain] is completed, he won't have to worry about victims suddenly showing up to find their rooms overflowing with untapped "natural treasures." He can then quietly inherit this immense wealth, just like Yuan Zhu who accidentally discovered the [Garden of Disease]. Then he can report to the organization that thieves have broken into the [Garden] and ravaged the diseased crops.

Yuan Zhu then looked at the brother and sister, who had finished all their food and scraped the sauce off their plates with their fingers, and asked, "What about them? Did they also take it out using the [coins + points] method?"

Number 3: "If we don't choose to mark them as [vassals, servants], then we can take them out simply by recharging them with [coins + points]. Through the permissions granted by [Happy Home], I discovered that they possess [anti-laws]? If we continue to strengthen the power of [anti-laws], we can conceal their identity as 'alien pollution stowaways', offset some of the suppression and rejection from [Duling Star], and save points at the same time."

"The [points] and [coins] you pay will be converted into the protection of the [Space of Gods], concealing their identities and origins. In addition, if you are worried about being discovered, you can find special places and buildings in your city to artificially set up barriers and build laboratories to protect and shield them. Finally, after they successfully enter the [Spiritual Tablet], they must cleanse themselves of their 'taints', actively integrate into the Spiritual Tablet, and suppress the extraordinary power within them."

"The only thing I can offer is to conceal their identities and origins through [Gods' Space. Happy Home]. The concealment effect is related to the 'points' you pay. However, it's not that the higher the payment, the better the effect. Once the concealment effect reaches a certain value, further increases will have a significantly reduced effect."

He possessed all the concealment methods introduced by Number Three. He used the "Anti-Law + Haunted House" to cover his origins and the "Space of Gods" to shield his secrets. However, he didn't quite understand the last one, "whitewashing the pollution" and its integration with the "Spirit Tablet".

Yuan Zhu: "How do we clear our name?"

Number 3: "It's about being as inhabitant as possible and not displaying any power that is different from the real world. For example, the basic laws of the [Feathered World] are based on [polluting spiritual energy]. The inhabitants of this world are not only 'out of control' for [Spirit Books], but they are also completely out of place and cannot adapt to the environment."

"At this point, we must find a way to cleanse and purify them, and your [Holy Light] is an excellent means of doing so. In addition, purchasing high-end [luxury children's clothing] from the Momo King for them can also help them resist external detection. Also, don't you have 10 legitimate faith slots every year? This is the best way to integrate them, using the aura of different [deities] to conceal them. Also, try to modify, adjust, and weaken your own [extraordinary power]... In short, there are many methods, and you must adapt to the circumstances."

The methods mentioned by Number 3 were tailor-made for Yuan Zhu's personal situation and are all easy to achieve. Especially that 'faith quota'—can it really be used like this? When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Adopting the local popular 'spiritual beliefs' is equivalent to being culturally colonized and naturally assimilated and accepted? How scientific!

Seeing that the siblings had finished eating and that the little girl found the Happy Home to be very safe, Yuan Zhu mustered up her courage to leave her seat and explore the hall right under Yuan Zhu's nose.

She knew those ornate ornaments and decorations were expensive, so she only observed them out of curiosity and dared not touch them. Instead, it was a few potted green plants on the ground that caught her attention.

Green plants are extremely rare in the underground world. The underground ecosystem is mainly composed of fluorescent fungi and mosses, and these rare plants do not require photosynthesis; their colors are generally black or purple... Now, encountering green vegetation, she is filled with wonder.

So the siblings couldn't resist reaching out and secretly plucking a few leaves, putting them in their mouths, enduring the bitterness as they chewed and swallowed. They looked at each other, their hearts in perfect unison: It's edible!
Then, the silly younger brother even picked out a small piece of soil, licked it slightly with the tip of his tongue to distinguish it, and then nodded: It's edible!

Sure enough, they arrived at the upper realm, where even the soil wasn't contaminated by rotten 'roots'. They could barely survive by eating dirt. Yuan Zhu discovered the siblings secretly digging and eating mud and immediately shouted, "Hey! What are you two doing? You can't eat dirt! And you definitely can't eat the money tree, it'll ruin the feng shui!"

Number 3, who considered himself increasingly intelligent, was also somewhat dumbfounded, falling into a state of inexplicable self-doubt. Was the food I just provided not good enough? Could it be that the two couldn't stand it and would rather eat dirt? Wait a minute, they even licked the plates clean, and even fed the large insect the metal utensils. Were they not full?
Yuan Zhu pulled her younger brother, who looked somewhat ashamed, and her older sister, who was full of curiosity and wanted to lick and bite everything, to her side and hurriedly said, "Quickly help me calculate how many points I need to bring them and all the [supplies] back to Running. Then exchange the remaining points for [little pumpkins]."

The siblings' behavior was utterly shameful. He couldn't wait to take them back to Running and stop them from making a fool of themselves.

Number 3 communicated with [Happy Home] and quickly took stock of the various supplies Yuan Zhu brought back: "I can read your 'total points,' and the final result is that the balance is insufficient, so you cannot bring all the [supplies] back to Duling."

Yuan Zhu exclaimed in shock, "Insufficient balance? I have 13 points! Not enough to bring back all this [supplies]?"

He made a fortune on his last mission, but didn't spend much. As a result, this huge sum wasn't even enough to cover the shipping costs?
Number 3: "That's not how it's calculated. The bulk of the cost comes from this giant insect. Its pollution level has already surpassed the [species] level, making it the highest-level item in your shipment. Also, there are 10 clusters of [sealed items] with extremely high 'pollution activity' in your bedroom, and their shipping costs are also very high."

Yuan Zhu smuggled not only the siblings into the Happy Home, but also a growing Golden Cicada Cauldron and 10 clusters of Activated Roots. This doesn't even include the Giant Shadow Insect crammed into its Belly.

Seeing Yuan Zhu's hesitation, Number 3 suddenly offered to help: "Young Master Yuan, my lord [Mao Mao Wang] is now launching a super cost-effective 'Limited-Time Children's Clothing Loan' service. It can pre-determine future points, send all resources back to Du Ling, and repay the points in installments. Are you interested in learning more?"

"If you don't want to take out a loan, you can sell the [supplies] that you can't move to our Lord. We will pay 5% more than the market price of [Gods' Space] to buy them back. You can also accumulate some points to prepare for the next mission."

Yuan Zhu: "These [supplies] are cultivation materials of great value to me after multiple rounds of screening. Each one is of great use, and directly recycling them would be too much of a loss. I need to apply for the [Mao Wang Loan] to send them all back to me!"

Number 3 said happily, "Okay, I'll get it done right away!"

……

When Yuan Zhu returned to the haunted house in Running City, the floor beneath his feet could no longer withstand the pressure of the massive weight. After a series of ear-piercing cracking sounds, it finally gave way to the weight of over a hundred insect pillars.

With a crack, the floor broke, and a large amount of supplies, along with Yuan Zhu, poured down, smashing through the second floor and scattering onto the ground floor. In the process, they also smashed several [Eggplant Essence Embryos] that were curled up and receiving life-sustaining nutrients from the 'Shadow Eggplant Vines'.

Amidst billowing dust, the Tiger Demon overturned several insect pillars, transforming into a liquid shadow that emerged from the cracks. It then looked at the chaotic living room and its younger brother, Jun, who was shielding his sister beneath him, his face full of vigilance.

"Don't be nervous, this is my territory. The supplies we brought back were too heavy, and the floor couldn't support them, so they fell to the first floor."

He glanced at it and immediately knew that a total of eight 'Eggplant Spirits' had been crushed, flattened, and exploded by the sudden influx of supplies (Insect Pillars)...

Switching back to human form, Yuan Zhu looked at the messy [Insect Pillars] that were almost filling the living room and hesitated whether to temporarily move them into the [Disease Garden] for storage.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to give up. He worried that while he was away, these [Insect Pillars] would be slowly eroded by the [Disease-Contaminated Environment], so he decided to temporarily leave them in the living room and move them to a new location to create a [Dharma Domain].

On the other side, the siblings, who quickly adapted to the dim lighting, also began to examine the "Haunted House in the Shadows".

This place was a world apart from the magnificent and luxurious hall of "Happy Home." The cramped "detached villa," the dim interior, the heavy shadow pollution, and the "shadow roots" covering the walls and ceiling all felt familiar and welcoming to the siblings.

I love this enclosed, dark environment and the shadowy atmosphere that makes the "Anti-Rule" active; it feels like coming home.

The little girl tore off a few 'shadow eggplant leaves' from the wall, put them in her mouth and chewed them, then said, "Pah! This stuff is inedible, it's poisonous! But the toxins were absorbed by my [Anti-Law]. This place is so interesting, even the ground is covered with wooden planks, how luxurious!"

In the eyes of the little girl, although the Happy Home is incredibly expensive, its smooth marble floor may not be as precious as a wooden floor.

In the underground world, strange and unusual stones are everywhere, but wood is a rare and precious resource. It can be ground up and eaten directly, used to raise insects, or used to cultivate spiritual plants and grow mushrooms.

Using wood to pave the floor is a huge waste!
Seeing that the little girl was about to pick up wood shavings and put them in her mouth, Yuan Zhu quickly stopped her: "Little Tang, the world is different now. Don't eat garbage. In this world, wood is not valuable and can be found everywhere."

The little girl regretfully put down the wood chips, then nodded: "I understand. I've already noticed a strong sense of unease. The air here has lost its 'spiritual energy,' as well as the iron poison and miasma. Breathing is easier and more comfortable, but something is missing, causing the 'true qi' in my body to quickly become sluggish and dull, leaving me with a feeling of suppressed weakness."

Yuan Zhu handed the two sets of uniforms to the siblings: "These are the uniforms I prepared for you. After you put them on, use the Anti-Rule to infuse 'Shadow' into them to activate them. From today onwards, these will be your temporary daily gear."

The little girl said sweetly, "Thank you, brother."

Yuan Zhu pondered for a moment: "Hmm... From today onwards, I will give you both new names and start a new life. You will both take my surname from now on. Xiao Tang, you will be called [Yuan Tang]."

Then, he looked at his younger brother Jun, who was filled with anticipation: "Little Tiao, you shall be called Yuan Tiao! My Yuan family is thriving, and now we have two more members."

(End of this chapter)