[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

"Ah."

"Ah."

Now that their father had mediated, and since both sides in the dispute were family members, the children gradually calmed down.

Meanwhile, Asahi carried a plate of freshly cut, tender almond tofu into the secret hut with his sister Peruvéli (Aregino's office).

"Sister, are you looking for me?"

"Hmm, take a look and see if you need this document."

As she spoke, Arecino handed a stack of engineering documents to Chao Ke.

Chao Ke took the documents and looked through them; they were indeed some purchase invoices for decoration materials.

"If you need, I can also send some of our people with some building materials to take a trip to the Grey River District."

Seeing the consideration her sister had made for her, Chao Ke felt a warmth in her heart.

"Sister, there's no need for that. I'm capable of not being afraid of others causing trouble now."

"Oh? Has your power increased again?"

Chao Ke nodded.

"Well, it's good that we have great power in the end."

After dinner, Arecino put some of the younger children to bed first, and told them a few bedtime stories before slowly leaving.

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Tonight, in the Rionay district of Fontaineville.

Chao Ke knocked on his sister Peruvier's door once again.

"Sis! Open the door, I want to hear a bedtime story too."

Inside the room, Peruvieri, who had already finished washing up, helplessly rubbed her forehead with her hand.

But in the end, she still opened the door for Chao Ke.

"Let's make it clear first, after you hear the story, you'll go back to sleep."

"Uh-huh."

Chao Ke nodded vigorously.

Peruvée took a storybook and began to tell a story.

Chao Ke, too, slowly "fell asleep" to his sister's gentle voice.

After telling several stories, Arecino looked at Chao Ke, who was still lying on her bed, and her helpless eyes showed no surprise.

"I knew you'd act like this."

"I'll let it go this time, but don't use this excuse next time if you don't want to fly out."

Arecino got up and took another blanket out of the cupboard.

Peruvelle glanced at Chao Ke, who was still lying by the bed pretending to be asleep, and sighed helplessly.

"If you want to sleep there tonight, then don't come up."

The moment Peruvier finished speaking, Chao Ke's figure flashed, and when he reappeared, he had already set up his blanket and was sleeping on the other side of the bed.

Arecino turned off the lights in the room.

"Good night."

"Good night."

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The next morning.

In a half-dreaming, half-awake state, Chao Ke comfortably held two soft, white slimes, feeling deeply content.

The generous and soft feel of the touch intoxicated Chao Ke, to the point that...

Before long, he realized something was wrong.

The senior colleague wasn't around, and the scale of the operation was nowhere to be seen...

What I'm touching is...

hiss....

Chao Ke controlled his eyes, secretly opening them through an extremely small crack.

But I just wanted to sneak a peek to see if my older sister had woken up, and instead I was met with two mushrooms staring at me.

Does it feel good to touch?

Arecino's cool voice rang out, and Chao Ke silently swallowed, but still answered honestly.

"Comfortable."

"Can you let go now?"

"I want to touch it a little longer."

Arecino: ...

"open!"

"sister..."

Arecino: ...

The door was violently flung open, and a graceful parabola flew out of the room.

"Well, that trick isn't working anymore."

Chao Ke stood up, rubbing his buttocks and sighing.

Another shallow pit appeared on the wall behind them.

inside the house.

Arecino glanced down at her slime, a blush creeping across her face.

"This guy is getting more and more outrageous."

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In the kitchen, Chao Ke's expression was no longer frivolous, but rather serious.

"It seems my sister has some health problems."

Flames flowed through her body like blood.

To an ordinary person, this might just be a poorly written poem, but it represents the helpless reality within the sister's body.

However, Chao Ke has roughly come up with some solutions that he can try on his sister in the future.

After the meal, the two walked together into the mansion.

Before Chao Ke could even sit down properly, his older sister pulled a piece of paper from the file book and handed it to him.

"This is..."

"An urgent report from a soldier on a reconnaissance mission in the Lifei district."

"It is said that a stronghold guarded by various weapons was discovered within her patrol area."

"According to her observation, the types of these patrol vehicles include, but are not limited to: special annihilation agencies, area surveillance agencies, suppression agencies, and assault agencies."

Chao Ke stroked his chin, pondering.

"Lifei District isn't far from the Fontaine Academy of Sciences. Could all these clockwork mechanisms be some kind of secret research station of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences?"

"Although the intelligence is valuable, if we touch it, the reaction from Fontaine will likely be significant."

Arecino shook her head. "The owner of this base is probably not the Fontaine Academy, or rather, it's not the work of the official forces of Fontaine."

As she spoke, Arecino pulled two more files from her desk and handed them to Chao Ke.

"This file contains photos of the scene taken by that servant."

Although somewhat blurry, it is certain that the serial numbers of these spring mechanisms have been deliberately erased.

"If it were the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, or other legitimate forces within Fontaine, there would be no need to go to such lengths."

"Moreover, some things have happened in this area recently. You can take a look at the information report in another file."

Chao Ke opened the file and began to look through it.

This is a compilation of recent news and rumors, showing that there have been several missing persons cases in the Fontaine-Réif district recently.

The mysterious outpost, heavily guarded, coupled with the multiple disappearances of people in the vicinity.

Combining these two pieces of information, it's hard not to overthink things.

"Sis, do you mean I should investigate this?"

Arecino nodded. "Breaking through so many clockwork mechanisms requires a powerful fighting force."

"Besides, it's been quite a while since you've been on a mission, hasn't it?"

"Let me think, what was the last mission you were assigned..."

Chao Ke paused for a moment, then pinched his older sister's mouth shut with his fingers, physically interrupting her before she could finish speaking.

"Sis, stop thinking about it, I'll go."

After saying that, Chao Ke quickly left the mansion.

Arecino watched Asuka's departing figure and thought to herself.

"Short-distance missions shouldn't involve getting involved in other women, right..."

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After leaving Fontainebleau, Chao Ke ran quickly through the mountains.

Given his current physical condition, the speed at which he can run on his own two feet surpasses that of any means of transportation.

It sped along, crossing mountains and freezing rivers.