Do you think this world is serious?

After returning home, Chen Xiuming declined Maria's invitation to take a bath together and comfortably lay on the sofa, where Honkai energy was constantly being shaped into various objects under his control.

Angelia sat next to Chen Xiuming, with an ice jelly in her mouth, watching curiously as Chen Xiuming used Honkai energy to shape objects.

"Brother-in-law, can I become as strong as Cecilia and Maria?"

Angelia had ice jelly in her mouth, which made her speech a little unclear.

Chen Xiuming turned his gaze away from the Honkai energy-shaped objects and looked at Angelia beside him.

Meeting Angelia's expectant gaze, he pondered for a few seconds before giving a definite answer: "That day will come."

To free Angelia from the World Bubble, a relationship must be established with her. Angelia will then naturally gain immense power. Chen Xiuming only hopes that Angelia won't become like Maria, turning into "Wood Narrow Juice Princess".

Upon receiving Chen Xiuming's reply, Angela immediately smiled with joy.

Regardless of whether she can gain great power in the future, at least she now has something to look forward to, which is enough to soothe her depressed mood.

Not long after, Cecilia and Maria came out of the bathroom, both wrapped only in thin bath towels.

Since they had just finished showering, their bodies were still damp and warm, causing their bath towels to become partially wet and cling to their beautiful, voluptuous bodies.

Although Maria's breasts were not as full as Cecilia's, they were not far off, giving her a unique charm.

When Maria walked up to Chen Xiuming, she deliberately puffed out her chest, seemingly trying to show off her figure and seduce him. However, her movements were so exaggerated that she almost caused her towel to fall off.

Whether it's Cecilia or Maria, the bath towel can only barely cover the key parts, not completely, so even a slight movement can cause the towel to slip off.

Maria reached out and gently pressed down on the bath towel to prevent it from slipping off, which instead caused her chest to be squeezed into a rather striking curve.

Then, she bent down and looked at Chen Xiuming, asking expectantly, "Brother-in-law, did I do well today?"

"Ah."

Chen Xiuming made a soft nasal sound while looking at Maria with a puzzled expression, wondering why she suddenly asked that question.

Maria smiled sweetly, then asked, "Then... can my brother-in-law reward me?"

"...What reward do you want?"

Chen Xiuming suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Can my brother-in-law come to my room tonight?"

Before she could finish speaking, Maria leaned close to Chen Xiuming's ear and whispered, "I can let my brother-in-law do whatever he wants, and I can fulfill all his requests~"

Before Chen Xiuming could answer, he felt Cecilia's silent gaze and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

35. You're going a bit too far.

Maria also noticed Cecilia's gaze, so she turned to look at Cecilia and said in a coquettish voice, "Sister Cecilia, didn't I do well today?"

"It's really good, but..."

At this point, Cecilia seemed to remember something and changed the subject, "I can let your brother-in-law come to your room tonight, but he has to wait until we're done here."

"Uh-huh!"

Maria was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

Cecilia then patted the empty seat next to her, gesturing for Maria to sit next to her.

Maria sat obediently next to Cecilia, while Cecilia hooked her arm around Chen Xiuming's.

“Darling, Maria has been doing really well lately, you can consider granting her wish, but don’t put the cart before the horse.”

Cecilia emphasized the word "putting the cart before the horse," seemingly implying to Chen Xiuming that she was his lawfully wedded wife.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiuming sighed helplessly and accepted Cecilia's suggestion.

He would never have agreed to Maria's request if Cecilia hadn't spoken up.

Even if having sex with Maria would have a thrilling, almost "immoral" feeling, it would still not satisfy Maria's desire for sex.

Now that Cecilia had spoken, Chen Xiuming could only silently mourn for his kidneys.

Tonight is destined to be a tough battle.

With Cecilia in the past and Maria in the future, Chen Xiuming was already mentally prepared to be bedridden tomorrow.

“Maria, there’s something I want to talk to you about.”

"Huh? What's up?"

Maria immediately tensed up, thinking Cecilia wanted to talk about Chen Xiuming; she was both worried and expectant.

What she was worried about was Cecilia's strict prohibition against her getting close to Chen Xiuming, while what she hoped for was that Cecilia would allow her to get close to Chen Xiuming at will, and even to "sleep together under the same covers".

However, Maria did not get her wish; Cecilia actually wanted to talk about the manic side she displayed during battle.

"About this matter..."

Maria scratched her damp, long hair, looking somewhat troubled, unsure how to explain.

After pondering for a few seconds, she said, "When facing the Quantum Shadows, the image of my brother-in-law being pierced through my body always flashes in my mind, so I become like that, wishing I could tear all the Quantum Shadows to shreds."

Upon hearing this, Cecilia and Chen Xiuming were both somewhat taken aback, yet also deeply moved and helpless.

“Maria, that kind of thing won’t happen again.”

Cecilia gently comforted Maria.

Maria lowered her head slightly, looking somewhat downcast.

“As long as my brother-in-law can spend more time with me, I won’t worry about these things.”

Although Maria said it in a low voice, the intelligent Cecilia realized that something was wrong.

"What kind of companionship do you mean?"

"Of course..."

Maria couldn't help but slurp as she thought of something delightful, and continued with a soft, silly laugh, "The kind of companionship that's too close."

Cecilia was speechless. She reached out and gently tapped Maria's head, ruthlessly shattering her fantasy.

"Cecilia, are you going to training today?" Chen Xiuming suddenly asked.

Cecilia and Maria exchanged a glance and fell into deep thought.

The two girls now share similar thoughts, believing that closed-door training is meaningless for improving their strength, and that the best way to improve is to actively seek out the quantum shadow lurking in this city.

However, this method also has significant problems. Putting aside the fact that lances are inconvenient to carry around, Maria's weapon alone is a major issue.

Ordinary weapons cannot harm Quantum Shadow, and there are very few weapons that can harm Quantum Shadow. Currently, there are only the Knight Quantum Shadow's lance and Chen Xiuming's Honkai Energy Shaping Weapon. This means that Chen Xiuming must face Quantum Shadow at close range.

Maria wasn't worried about herself, but rather about Chen Xiuming getting hurt.

When Chen Xiuming learned of Maria's concerns, he was speechless.

He's actually not weak now, just not as strong as Cecilia and Maria.

Even without shaping his Honkai energy into a revolver, he could defeat the Quantum Shadow, who was of average strength.

Cecilia and Maria whispered to each other for a few seconds, then reached a consensus—

It would allow Chen Xiuming to face the Quantum Shadow up close, but Chen Xiuming must first shape the revolver to prevent any possible injury.

Although Chen Xiuming was helpless, he had no choice but to agree to Cecilia and Maria's request.

Clearly, being pierced by a lance had not only traumatized Maria, but also left a deep scar on Cecilia's heart.

Even if he doesn't usually show it, he can be somewhat paranoid when it comes to matters related to the Quantum Shadow, to the point of being extreme—he believes that Chen Xiuming is a weak, ordinary person.

After deciding on their plans for the coming period, Cecilia and Maria returned to their respective rooms to change their clothes.

Maria originally planned to take advantage of Cecilia's return to her room to change clothes and have Chen Xiuming help her put on her clothes, but the plan was exposed before it could be carried out, and she ended up getting another slap on the head from Cecilia.

Throughout the entire process, Angelia remained quiet, not participating in Cecilia and Maria's discussion, silently showing off her jelly, and even sharing a few jelly with Chen Xiuming.

No matter what decisions Cecilia and Maria made, she would always follow her two older sisters' arrangements without exception.

Chen Xiuming rubbed Angelia's head, then ate a piece of iced jelly and fell into thought.

Honkai energy shaping has infinite possibilities, but his current strength is too weak, resulting in a limited range, making him only suitable for close-range combat.

While molded firearms are very useful, their limited range sometimes makes them less convenient and faster than melee weapons.

Therefore, Chen Xiuming pondered whether he should learn to use a short spear from Maria.

In his previous training, Chen Xiuming's training program consisted of simple fitness exercises, followed by familiarizing himself with Honkai energy shaping to accelerate the shaping process. He did not specifically learn how to use weapons.

As for why not learn to ride a lance...

Chen Xiuming felt that he was not very suitable for riding a rifle.

Or, to put it another way, unless one is riding a warhorse, most people are not suited to using a lance.

Such exceptionally gifted "geniuses" as Cecilia are extremely rare, one in a million.

"Brother-in-law, what are you thinking about?"

Angelia moved closer to Chen Xiuming and casually slipped another iced jelly into his hand.

"It's nothing," Chen Xiuming shook his head gently. "Want to go get some cake?"

"Hey? Why didn't you say so sooner, brother-in-law?"

Angelia's face fell immediately, and she continued sullenly, "If I had known my brother-in-law was going to take me to eat cake, I wouldn't have eaten so much jelly."

"...You didn't eat all the jelly in the fridge, did you?"

"It should be... hehe~"

Angelia smiled sheepishly.

Chen Xiuming looked at Angelia in surprise; he hadn't really noticed how many jellies Angelia had shown off.

At the same time, he felt somewhat fortunate.

Angela ate all the frozen jelly in the fridge, so tonight's experience might be a little less enjoyable, but I shouldn't be too overwhelmed.

Unfortunately, the pressing wouldn't be reduced in the slightest by the lack of jelly, and Chen Xiuming's wish was destined to be in vain.

36. Losing oneself in the sweet calls of "brother-in-law".