T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 674, Section 673: Childhood Time
Two years later, upon returning to the Winged Deer Paradise he had created, Tea God was unsurprisingly knocked over by the ecstatic herd of winged deer.

One or two of them circled around the orange tea, sticking out their pink tongues to lick it, making the prison guard drool—Jiang Heyi suspected that he could empathize with the winged deer.

She had only mentioned the secret spot called "Orange Tea" a few times before.

Apart from the French fries who came and went to oversee the construction and Eleravie who could easily leap across the forest, almost no one else knew anything about this place.

At this moment, when this brand-new manor, standing deep in the primeval forest and perfectly integrated with nature, is presented before them, all the newcomers are amazed.

"Tea Master, are you saying that you fell from the sky into such a complicated environment, didn't suffer a single day of hardship, and even gained a group of followers?"

After hearing about Orange Tea's glorious start, Henila Kai's eyes widened in disbelief.

An ordinary person without magic, living in a primeval forest surrounded by wild beasts and lurking monsters, not only survives unharmed but also leads a group of highly intelligent winged deer to build their own home. From any perspective, this seems like a legendary and eerie event.

But the Tea Master is precisely the one who can do it.

No, it would be strange if the Tea Master couldn't do it.

"There's even a bathhouse."

"Don't even mention bathhouses, she's even grown salt pans."

"There's an underground world too?"

"What do you mean we've arrived just in time? There's a slime sage here; let Dark Green train him a bit?"

Everything was the best choice. Deep Green quickly found the sage that Orange Tea had mentioned underground—of course, in her words, he was just a tiny little thing.

Upon seeing the deep green, the local slime sage wilted and trembled.

He was still somewhat skeptical of the promise made by the orange tea vendor.

The Slime King is no ordinary monster; even among a vast number of slimes, only one might be born.

To become a sage and master basic wisdom is already extremely rare.

Jiang Heyi had the privilege of witnessing a mysterious and unique way of "communicating" between slimes.

The local little sage was gently enveloped in deep green within his translucent body.

Through the crystal-clear gel, one can clearly see the little sage's spherical body, which trembles gently with the slow, rhythmic wriggling within its dark green body.

"It's so astringent."

Jiang Heyi had no desire to know what the jailer was imagining at that moment.

The cycle ended, the dust settled, and the prison guard's tense nerves relaxed. His whimsical thoughts once again took over his consciousness, and he began to frantically "produce" content.

Looking around, you'll find a natural cave system, intricate underground karst caves, well-planned manors on the ground, surrounding primeval forests, abundant water resources, and a warm, almost subtropical climate.

Aside from the fact that there are only roughly two seasons a year and the humidity is occasionally high, this place is simply a dream retirement destination.

Having experienced the seemingly unreal dream of Devland, the members of Sunrain had calmed down their restless adventurous spirit.

I've glimpsed only the tip of the iceberg of world consciousness.

Having overcome ancient origin elements and crossed the boundaries of life and death to reach the future a century later,

Witnessing the legendary dragon in person

Furthermore, they fought alongside the boundary between the virtual and the real to end the cycle of the world.

Even in the dark room, they witnessed firsthand the goodwill bestowed by a higher being beyond Anna.

In just six months, a series of major events, far exceeding the scope of ordinary adventures, continuously challenged the limits of their cognition.

Once the threshold is raised infinitely, looking back at those traditional adventures, they always seem "nothing special".

It's become rather dull.

Since no experience can surpass the past six months, it seems like the best choice to bring this magnificent and adventurous phase of my life to a perfect close at the right time.

The baptism of blood and fire, the weight of swords and magic—I've tasted it all.

It's time to stop, take a break, and enjoy life.

What could be a better life experience than living within the boundaries of the virtual and real worlds?

If you hang out with potatoes and squid, "what to eat" will never be a problem. All they need to do is get up on time, lazily say they're hungry, and they'll have food and drink.

Upon closer reflection, it's clear that many of the people in the sun shower didn't initially embark on their adventures with lofty ambitions or grand goals.

What they seek, besides excitement and novelty, is nothing more than enough food and warmth to gather with their companions.

Since the boundary between the virtual and real worlds allows people to form guilds for a lifetime, comfortably pass through what they call the "reward level," and then descend upon Anna to begin a new adventure.

So, sticking together for life might really be the best choice.

Sun showers can completely reverse the experience of the boundary between reality and illusion!

Every epic story eventually comes to an end.

After all that grandeur, tranquility is the best reward for heroes and legends.

Jiang Heyi didn't mind if the group grew larger, since they couldn't do without Anna for the time being anyway. With more people, they could enjoy themselves more fully, whether it was indulging in debauchery or engaging in group entertainment.

Except for Elsa.

She supported Alna's pursuit of the love she longed for, a solace for the tragedy that had struck a century earlier.

Alone, she began the revival of the Clarity—of course, her initial funding came from the prison guard.

As everyone's biggest benefactor, the prison guard's current money-printing ability is terrifying.

He has already been in discussions with Kurion to allow him to publish his paintings in a serialized format on his own.

After some explanation, the Lion King was so amazed by the novel creative form that he was speechless for a moment.

It departed from the traditional commissioned writing format and instead became a publication with clearly marked prices.

Because of its special nature, even Kurien could not agree immediately and had to discuss with his advisors and consider the consequences of granting open access.

Then, the idea was shelved.

Orange Tea played a crucial role in bringing things to a head; in just one night, the jailer dejectedly withdrew his proposal to Kurien.

"You've corrupted Anna enough already, that's enough."

Hearing Gloria's criticism of him, the jailer felt extremely wronged.

"The nobles fight with real swords, that's not corruption, but my painting is corruption?"

"There are still differences."

"What's the difference?"

“At least they won’t run around in the streets and loudly announce that they’re doing this, while you’ve almost turned it into an industry. Just give it a rest.” Jiang Heyi sighed. “You’ve made enough money, the estate is built, and you can be self-sufficient in the future. What more do you want?”

Cuttlefish walked over, patted the jailer on the shoulder, and seemed to be speaking earnestly.

"It's time to declare the end of the historical mission of generating revenue through pornographic images. If you're really itching to do it... then draw some internal perks for everyone to satisfy your cravings."

"Wow, your map of Yan is pretty short." The jailer laughed in exasperation. "Just say I drew the map for someone else, and that we don't have any maps to draw for ourselves."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, okay, I'll finish all the drafts I have on hand and then do custom-made services for everyone. As long as you want to see them, I'll keep drawing."

Jiang Heyi gave him a thumbs up. If they don't corrupt the Anar people, they can just shut themselves off and corrupt each other, and that will be fine.

"Pah~~"

Just then, the most magnificent lightning-struck winged deer walked gracefully to the crowd and made a very subtle move.

It stuck out its rear end and generously left behind a very fresh, still steaming "gift".

He turned his head, tilted it, and stared at the jailer, as if to say...

"What are you babbling about? Come and eat."

There was absolutely no intention to insult anyone; in Yilu's eyes, this was the highest form of hospitality.

Orange Tea couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand, struggling to suppress her laughter.

Although the lightning-struck deer can understand their language, overly obscure rhetoric can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.

The jailer's "no food" was spoken too quickly, so it only understood "nothing to eat," and then generously offered up some delicious food.

Such things are very common. When she and Fries were surviving in the wilderness here, whenever they forgot to eat and their stomachs started growling, the winged deer would always enthusiastically surround them and throw food around incessantly.

In Yilu's view, this is a reasonable thing to do.

Since you're hungry, you should eat more!
"Eh—you mean... this thing is really edible?"

Henilakai looked at the lump of "gift" and subconsciously took a big step back, his bear face full of resistance.

The winged deer is a species unique to the continent of Ana, and the people of Devland are unaware of its peculiarities.

At this moment, Peppermint Mom finally found her familiar rhythm and happily started her science class, explaining in detail the precious value of winged deer excrement in potions.

Renee had already crouched down, deftly took out the container she had just found, and began to carefully collect the products—the quality of the winged deer products she had encountered at the academy was far inferior to that here.

High-quality potion ingredients are everywhere!

The thought of the people of Grelian searching the world for her filled her with a sense of exhilaration.

Escaping death and being far from her family filled her every breath with ease.

According to French Fries, the boundary between the virtual and real worlds will later provide them with special enlightenment to help them accelerate their strength improvement, indirectly bringing about the improvement and transformation of the magical environment to the entire Anna world.

How fortunate we are!

Opportunities that ordinary people can hardly attain in their lifetime are, in the hands of those at the boundary between the virtual and the real, treated as commonplace and readily available.

Leaving with Mint's mother was definitely the right choice.

From the moment fate brought them together at the Star Speakers Academy, she felt as if she had obtained a precious pass to the path to becoming a "winner in life."

The first ritual upon moving into the new home is a thorough cleaning involving everyone.

This is said to be an important custom from another world, symbolizing bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new.

Upon hearing this, everyone became more enthusiastic and threw themselves into the project with great interest.

Kesha transformed into a human-shaped self-propelled humidifier, spraying out fine, cool water mist as it went, just like a child who had just received a new toy, completely forgetting the original intention of "cleaning" and treating it as a joyful game.

She sprayed with increasing enthusiasm, and seeing that the ground was evenly wet wherever she sprayed, she was seized by a playful impulse and turned her head to aim at the French fries who were wiping the window frame.

Yes, this is an unselectable object.

Kesha has nothing but respect for French fries~~~
"puff!"

The water gun hit Jiang Heyi's face directly.

French fries said that you can do whatever you want to the potato, because he won't get angry anyway.

The water didn't hurt; it spread gently the moment it touched his skin, like a cool, moist mask covering his face, before slowly flowing down.

"Hehe~~~"

Sirens are all children who never grow up.

Before Jiang Heyi could react, Kexia flicked its chubby tail and fired another water gun at the bed.

In the blink of an eye, everyone cleaning around was soaked in the siren's specially made water-flow mini face mask.

The instigator clapped his hands happily, very satisfied with his masterpiece.

"Wow!"

Gloria picked up the bucket and, without warning, soaked Plata from head to toe.

"what?"

Plata's butterfly wings were slightly damp from the water droplets. She looked up in confusion and saw that the hall was in complete chaos.

Potato caught up with Kesha, grabbed her tail, picked up a nearby wooden bucket, and shoved it over her head.

The prison guard next door was inexplicably caught up with by the winged deer and had his sleeve bitten. Orange Tea, who was right behind him, casually conjured two fist-sized "water bullets" and accurately hit him in the face.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the usually silent Four Primal Bodies prepared to leave the battlefield—what a joke, he was the most stable person at the boundary between reality and illusion, he would never play in the water.

The squid pulled out the large cauldron from under Elerave's specially made shield, chanted a spell, and filled a large basin with water. It was now considering who to attack...

"Wow~~~"

The magic was a second too slow, and the four Primarchs were soaked through.

"How old are you? So childish." The Primal, his hair damp and sticky with moisture, remained calm. "You guys are playing..."

"Ah~~~"

Peppermint Mom cheered merrily as she whizzed past.

Renee tore open the spatial rift and sent a water sphere, which hit the Quadruple Primarch who was shielding his mother from the bullet.

Dussel probably never imagined that his mastery of spatial magic would come in handy during a water battle.

"You're an adult now, be more mature..."

"Plop~~~"

A massive water sphere descended from the sky, precisely covering the four proto-bodies and pinning them to the ground.

"Sorry, sorry, my aim was a bit off." Elera Vie poked her head out from the second floor. "I'm more proficient in fire element, and a bit rusty with water... Oh, I guess there's no need to apologize, I can just hit her and be done with it, right?"

It's completely baffling. What happened to cleaning? Everyone's playing in the water.

The Tetra-Primordial took a deep breath as it struggled to its feet.

"Water element, come to my side!"

What a joke! He's a genuine water elemental mage!

The afterglow of the setting sun, like molten gold, generously poured down, coating every noisy figure in the entire manor with a warm and soft glow.

Water droplets shimmered like diamonds in the setting sun, and laughter, screams, and pleas for mercy rose and fell.

Having witnessed the entire process, Elsa, who narrowly escaped death, fell into deep thought.

Perhaps... she could have been less insistent?
(End of this chapter)