Do you think this world is serious?

"Uh...that's true."

Maria Shaniat scratched her head somewhat awkwardly.

Cecilia Shaniat reached out and gently pinched Maria Shaniat's cheek, asking curiously, "Maria, besides your improved physique, what other changes have you experienced?"

“I also possess Honkai energy, but…” Maria Schariac hesitated for a moment, then continued, “Unlike you, Cecilia, I can’t cultivate plants or heal injuries. Instead, I’m more inclined towards protection and support.”

"Hmm?" Cecilia Shaniatt suddenly became interested. "What exactly was the performance like?"

"like this……"

As Maria Schariac finished speaking, a pale purple illusory shield materialized and slowly rotated around Maria Schariac.

Perhaps it was because the scene of Chen Xiuming sacrificing himself to protect her left such a deep impression, or perhaps it was because her desire not to let Chen Xiuming get hurt again was too strong, in any case, Maria Shaniat's abilities were more inclined towards protection.

The condensed light purple shield will automatically follow the target designated by Maria Shaniat and then block attacks that the designated target cannot dodge or cannot resist.

The exact strength of the light purple shield has not yet been tested, but Maria Shaniat can currently only condense a maximum of two light purple shields.

In addition, Maria Schariac can provide a certain degree of buff to a designated object, but it is still biased towards protection.

Although the ability is biased towards protection, Maria Shaniat is very satisfied.

After all, her fundamental motivation for becoming stronger was to protect Chen Xiuming, and now that she has the ability to protect him, it is undoubtedly exactly what she wants.

Cecilia Shaniat nodded in satisfaction, then stood up.

Maria Shaniat then stood up, looking at Cecilia Shaniat with some nervousness.

"Sister Cecilia, how can we help my brother-in-law recover?"

"Go and brew a packet of Chinese medicine, and then buy a few barrels of liquor online."

"Well, what about you, Cecilia?"

"I'll go make chicken soup for Chen Xiuming, and then stir-fry some pork kidneys."

At this point, Cecilia Shaniat looked at Maria Shaniat with a deep gaze, "After all, you squeezed him a bit too hard this time, so Chen Xiuming needs to be properly replenished."

"Ah."

Maria Shania responded in a barely audible whisper, then awkwardly picked up the Chinese medicine and fled into the kitchen as if in a panic.

32. Honey, it's time to take your medicine.

At Angela's call, Chen Xiuming wearily opened his eyes, feeling his body extremely heavy.

"It's Angela..." Chen Xiuming couldn't help but yawn. "What's wrong?"

"Brother-in-law, it's time to get up and eat!"

"Hmm... what time is it now?"

Chen Xiuming propped up his heavy body and shook his groggy brain.

Angela offered to help Chen Xiuming up and replied softly, "It's past one o'clock now."

Chen Xiuming gave a soft "hmm," and then, with Angelia's help, walked out of Maria's bedroom and slowly crossed the corridor.

After a moment, he looked at the "reddened" chicken soup and remained silent.

Although the chicken soup smelled delicious, he felt cold in his hands and feet.

The red substance on the surface of the chicken soup is not chili oil, but goji berries.

"Huh?" Cecilia exclaimed in surprise, then looked at Maria. "When did you stuff so many goji berries in your mouth?"

"I...I don't know..."

Maria looked around nervously, but dared not look Cecilia in the eye.

Cecilia sighed helplessly, then picked up a strainer and scraped away most of the goji berries from the chicken soup in front of Chen Xiuming, leaving only a small portion.

"Honey, eat up."

Cecilia urged Chen Xiuming with a smile.

Chen Xiuming sighed softly, then picked up the chicken soup and drank it all in one gulp.

The warm chicken soup seemed to soothe his body and soul, giving his weak limbs a little strength back.

As soon as Chen Xiuming put down the porcelain bowl, Maria quickly filled it with chicken soup.

"..."

Chen Xiuming paused for a second, then said, "Let's have the chicken soup later, let's eat first."

Cecilia gently tapped Maria's head to stop her from repeatedly adding chicken soup to Chen Xiuming's bowl.

After finishing his meal, Chen Xiuming put down his chopsticks and asked, "Maria, what weapon do you want to use?"

As Chen Xiuming received support from Maria, his physique improved significantly. Although he couldn't compare to Cecilia and Maria, his physique increased by about one-third compared to before, and his Honkai energy also surged considerably.

As a result, the control distance for objects shaped by Honkai energy has also increased somewhat, he estimates it has increased to about nine meters, and precise testing is needed to determine the exact distance.

As long as Maria stays within a certain range of Chen Xiuming, she can use weapons shaped by Honkai energy for training.

It wasn't that Chen Xiuming didn't want to make weapons for Maria; it was simply because ordinary weapons couldn't harm Quantum Shadow, and were even less effective than the damage Maria could inflict with her bare hands.

Maria thought for a few seconds and said, "Sister Cecilia uses a lance, and I'd like to use a similar weapon, but I hope it can be something lighter."

"Want to use a polearm...?"

Chen Xiuming took a sip of chicken soup, chewed a few goji berries, and fell into thought.

Upon closer examination, Maria's abilities are indeed well-suited to polearms, while short-handled weapons are less suitable for shields that rotate around the body.

After a few seconds of contemplation, Chen Xiuming released his Honkai energy, which shaped into a short spear.

The overall length of a short spear is usually 145cm to 230cm, but the short spear sculpted by Chen Xiuming is 160cm, which is just right for Maria to use.

As for the spear...

Most people cannot easily wield a spear and can only use it in positional warfare. After all, the length of a spear is generally five to six meters, which may not be as useful as ordinary weapons.

"Maria, how about the short spear?"

"Brother-in-law, this is not short at all."

Even so, Maria happily grasped the short spear, casually swinging it a few times, finding it very easy to handle.

In Honkai Impact 2, Maria uses a short spear with a flag attached, but it is more than two meters long.

"As expected—my brother-in-law understands me very well!"

Maria stared intently at Chen Xiuming, her delicate feet under the table itching to hook around his calves.

Cecilia frowned and stepped in, as if she had foreseen this, to intercept Maria's restless foot.

Angelia was unaware of Maria's subtle actions, and a slight disappointment appeared on her face. She had a feeling that Cecilia and Maria were hiding something from her.

Chen Xiuming noticed Angelia's dejection and continued to release Honkai energy, shaping a bow that floated to Angelia's front.

“Angelia, what do you think of this bow?”

In Chen Xiuming's memory, after Angelia became a "replacement" for Cecilia and Maria, the weapon she used was a black bow with a blade-like sharp arm.

Even Angela's style of dress during that period changed from blue and white aristocratic gowns to simple black dresses, and even her stockings changed from white to black.

Looking at the floating bow before her, Angelia's gloomy mood vanished instantly, and a joyful smile bloomed on her face.

"Thank you, brother-in-law!"

Angelia held the Honkai Bow as if it were a precious treasure.

Even though the objects formed by Honkai energy would dissipate if they were a certain distance away from Chen Xiuming, they were still unique "treasures" to her.

Then, Angela served Chen Xiuming a bowl of chicken soup, which made Chen Xiuming's expression stiffen.

Including the bowl of chicken soup he just had, he had already drunk five bowls of chicken soup; most of the chicken soup Cecilia cooked had ended up in his stomach.

“Angelia, your brother-in-law is probably full already. Let’s save the rest of the chicken soup for tonight.”

"Ok."

Chen Xiuming made no comment, but he could vaguely hear his kidneys screaming loudly.

Then, Cecilia brought the Chinese medicine to Chen Xiuming and said softly, "Darling, it's time to take your medicine."

"..."

Chen Xiuming remained silent, then picked up the Chinese medicine and drank it all in one gulp.

The familiar bitter taste filled his mouth, causing him to frown involuntarily.

Maria and Angela were in charge of clearing away the dishes, while Chen Xiuming prepared to lie on the sofa and take a nap.

Cecilia sat next to Chen Xiuming, letting him rest his head on her lap and fall into a deep sleep.

When Maria and Angela returned to the living room after washing the dishes, Cecilia gestured for them to shush so as not to disturb Chen Xiuming's rest.

"Sister Maria, could you help me buy some arrows? I don't need the sharpened kind, just the kind for training."

Angelia tugged at Maria's sleeve and asked Maria in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Maria nodded slightly and skillfully ordered the arrows Angelia needed online.

In addition to arrows, she also bought Angelia a bow and three archery targets to facilitate her training.

Since Chen Xiuming needed rest, the three Shaniat sisters did not go to training and instead took a rare day off for themselves.

Cecilia gently stroked Chen Xiuming's cheek with her left hand, while her right hand held her phone and browsed online information.

Angelia was bored and spaced out for a while, then woke up Maria, who was taking a nap, to go buy a cake.

Although Maria was a little sleepy, she couldn't resist Angelia's insistence and accompanied her out to buy a cake.

Cecilia watched her two younger sisters leave, then turned her gaze back to her phone, lost in thought, seemingly preoccupied with something.

33. You must submit at least ten [items] tonight.

The world bubble and the "intrinsic world" are usually intricately connected.

For example, after Cecilia came into contact with the lance, she was able to master the skill of lance riding in just a few days, and even made certain modifications according to her own situation to make it more suitable for her.