Bizarre: Forced into an arranged marriage, his wife turns out to be a demon emperor?

Chapter 53 Do you want a home that belongs only to the two of us?

Streams of extremely pure energy pierced through the walls and through space, surging wildly into Lin Che's body, and were then greedily devoured by the system.

[Energy absorption ———— 1% ———— 1% ———— 7% ———— 9% ————]

[Absorption complete! Total obtained Strange Origin: 1,879,450 units!]

[WARNING! System energy reserves are critically overloaded!]

[The core upgrade conditions have been met, and the "Soft Rice and Hard Life: The Strongest Clan Head System" is being forcibly upgraded to version 2.0.]

[Upgrade progress: 0% — 50% — 100%!]

[Ding! System upgrade complete!]

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully unlocked the new core module – [Homestead]!]

Lin Che's breathing paused for half a second.

home?

[Homestead: The host can designate a physical space and transform it into the exclusive domain of their partner, Su Hongyi.]

【Function Description:】

[1. Absolute Domain: Within the home's boundaries, companion Su Hongyi will be in an absolutely comfortable state, with her sanity consumption rate greatly reduced and her primal power recovery rate greatly increased.]

[2. Homestead Authority: Within the homestead's territory, the cooldown time for the host's [Homestead Authority Decree] on their partner is shortened, and mental energy consumption is reduced. Simultaneously, the host will gain partial control over the homestead space.]

[3. Foundation of the Demon Realm: The Home is the nascent, living Demon Realm that grows and expands based on the power of its companion and the amount of fear invested by the host. Ultimately, it can grow into an independent kingdom that roams the human world.]

[4. Impregnable: The home possesses strong exclusivity; any spirit or thought probed without the host's permission will be ruthlessly eliminated by the home's rules.]

[Currently selectable range: The building where the host is currently located.]

[Activate the [Homestead] feature immediately?]

Lin Che's pupils contracted to their maximum size in an instant.

This is no longer a simple system upgrade.

This is a qualitative change!

A mobile, absolutely safe fortress that belongs only to him and Su Hongyi!

A ghost town in the real world!

He had no doubt that if Qin Shan knew he possessed such a thing, he would spare no expense, even resorting to the "Heavenly Retribution" plan, to erase him from this world.

This thing has immense strategic significance.

"Husband?"

Su Hongyi noticed Lin Che's emotional fluctuations and tilted her head to look at him.

Lin Che came to his senses and looked at her stunningly beautiful yet somewhat bewildered face. All the thoughts in his mind finally turned into a decision.

He wanted to give her a real home.

A home that would put her at ease, stop her from going berserk, and allow her to stay obediently by his side forever, just like she does now.

A gentle smile appeared on Lin Che's face.

He reached out and stroked Su Hongyi's cheek, asking softly.

"Red Dress, wouldn't you like a home that belongs only to the two of us?"

Su Hongyi's eyes lit up.

She nodded vigorously, like a child who had received candy.

"think!"

"it is good."

Lin Che mentally issued instructions to the system.

"Activate the [Homestead] feature, specify the area, this house I am in."

[Command confirmed!]

The Homestead module is being activated—space rule anchoring is in progress—

[Anchoring successful! Congratulations, host! You now possess your first exclusive territory!]

The instant the command is issued.

There were no extraordinary or earth-shattering phenomena.

Everything changed silently.

The first thing Lin Che noticed was the sound.

The sounds of car horns on the street outside the window, the arguments of the neighbors downstairs, all the noise of the world, all became distant and blurry in an instant, as if separated by a thick layer of frosted glass.

Then there is light.

The window was still the same window, but the moonlight shining in had an inexplicable crimson hue.

The lights in the room softened, enveloping everything in a warm yet eerie halo.

The air has stopped moving.

The air in the entire room became like a whole block of jelly—quiet, crisp, and carrying a faint scent, like grass after rain mixed with sandalwood.

That was the scent of Su Hongyi.

The mottled paint on the walls and the old scratches on the tables and chairs remain unchanged.

But Lin Che knew that things were different here.

He could feel that his thoughts were connected to this space.

In this room.

He is God.

"My husband—"

Su Hongyi's voice carried a hint of surprise and intoxication.

She opened her arms, took a deep breath, and her beautiful face revealed an unprecedentedly relaxed and contented expression.

"It feels so comfortable here."

"I like it here."

Her red wedding dress moved without wind, and invisible red threads spread out from the dress, silently merging into the walls, floor, and ceiling of the room as if they were alive.

The overall color scheme of the room seemed to have become a bit darker.

[Ding! Your partner, Su Hongyi, has begun to actively assimilate with your [Homestead]!]

[After assimilation, homeland stability +50%! Exclusionary behavior +30%!]

[Congratulations, host! Your plan to keep a mistress in a golden cage has taken a solid first step!]

Lin Che ignored the system's witty remarks.

He walked to the window and pulled back the old curtains.

Outside the window, the old, dilapidated district of Jiangcheng still stretched out before me.

In the distance, the towering flames in the city center could still be faintly seen, along with the occasional sporadic gunshots.

But all of this seems like a movie from another world.

It has nothing to do with this room anymore.

Suddenly, Lin Che's gaze sharpened.

He saw a dark figure flash by on the rooftop of the residential building across the street.

It was a person dressed in a black bodysuit, moving nimbly, using a telescope to spy in his direction.

Were they people left behind by Qin Shan? Or spies from other forces?

Lin Che's eyes turned cold.

He did not use the [Patriarch's Edict].

He simply had a thought.

The idea of ​​a master of this "home".

"Get out."

This idea existed only in his mind.

But in that very instant...

On the opposite rooftop, the dark figure holding binoculars suddenly stiffened.

As if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world, the high-powered binoculars in his hand fell to the ground with a "clatter" and shattered into pieces.

He scrambled and crawled, using both hands and feet, fleeing the rooftop in a frantic, desperate manner, more than ten times faster than when he arrived.

Lin Che could clearly "see" the expression on the spy's face, a mixture of extreme fear and disbelief.

He could even "hear" the man screaming in terror through his communicator as he fled.

"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! That place—that's not a house! That's an abyss! The entrance to hell!!"

Lin Che lowered the curtains.

His face was expressionless.

Qin Shan said he was entrusting Jiangcheng to him.

But Lin Che knew that it was just a transaction.

This city is now his office and his hunting ground.

And this is a small rental apartment with only one bedroom and one living room.

That is his country.