The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

Looking at the yellow liquid inside the bottle, Xiaoxi was full of curiosity.

"Orange juice, and of course, I also have Coke and Sprite if you don't want any."

Shi Bai took out several cans of drinks from the box and placed them on the ground, answering the question readily.

"Well……"

Xiao Xi glanced at the white-haired guy across from her, who was quietly drinking his beverage while holding a cup in both hands. She hesitated for a few moments, then her eyes lit up.

"This orange juice tastes way better than lava! I want more!!"

"magma……"

His lips twitched involuntarily, and Shi Bai simply took out all the bottles of orange juice he had just summoned.

"Well, that's all for now... huh?"

Feeling someone tug at the corner of her clothes, Shi Bai turned her head in confusion.

"Xiaoye wants to eat instant noodles."

The eyes of a certain white-haired loli were filled with unwavering determination.

"Instant noodles? What are instant noodles? Xiaoxi wants instant noodles too!!"

Xiao Xi, who had been listening to the conversation, quickly joined in, hiding the bottles of orange juice behind her back as if they were precious treasures.

"No, instant noodles are only for Xiaoye to eat."

"Is it even tastier than the instant noodles we just ate?"

"Ten thousand times tastier."

"Xiaoxi wants to eat too!!"

"No."

"This, this is what you already owe me!!"

"No debt."

"........."

Shi Bai: "..."

It seems like things around me are getting noisier and noisier...

According to Xiaoxi, who was bribed by the delicious food and decided to stop caring that all her previously collected treasures had been eaten, this is a great place that she finally found.

This place can be said to be a superior residence specially built for the Phoenix Clan. Living here for a long time will make her even stronger.

Aside from a few periods of time spent outside, she spent most of her time around this hot spring lake. And because of the innate aura of the phoenix clan, no foolish or unintelligent wild beasts would dare to disturb her here.

—Of course, today is an exception.

Chapter Twelve: Looking to the Future

Because the safe house was destroyed, and because he seemed to have been mistaken for a member of the Eastern God Clan, and because of Xiaoye's strong performance, Shi Bai ended up staying at the hot spring at the bottom of the valley.

He had also learned about the Eastern God Clan from Xiao Xi.

Unlike these mortal races, the Eastern Gods belong to the divine level, and the difference in their social standing is enormous. Just as the Vermilion Bird is a god while the Phoenix is ​​merely mortal, they are a race already relegated to the realm of legend.

A full thousand years have passed since the Eastern God Clan last made a public appearance before the various races.

He hadn't yet figured out how to come up with a reasonable excuse for his mysteriously acquired items, but after automatically adopting the identity of the Eastern God Clan, Shi Bai realized that he didn't need to explain anything about the items he brought out; the little loli from the Phoenix Clan could just fill in the blanks in her mind...

The male is called Feng, and the female is called Fenghuang; together they are called Fenghuang. Among those that resemble Fenghuang, there are five colors: those with more red are Feng, those with more blue are Luan, those with more yellow are Yuanchu, those with more purple are Yuezhuo, and those with more white are Honghu.

...Are there that many?

Holding his phone, Shi Bai flipped through the files he had downloaded before, recalling Xiao Xi's long, fiery red hair, and looked thoughtful.

As for why he had such obscure materials downloaded on his phone... he still wants to beat the guy with the ID "Nine Lives" in the group who confidently promised to share 1.2G of benefits with all group members and specifically marked it as study material with good stuff.

The most important feature of this valley is the hot spring located in the center. Soaking in it for a long time will bring great benefits, and it is also the source of the mist that permeates the entire valley.

He had just washed his hands briefly and vaguely felt that the force in his hands had increased slightly. No wonder Xiaoxi was so nervous that this auspicious place she had finally found had been taken away.

Shi Bai glanced at the two little girls soaking in the hot spring, then turned his head away expressionlessly.

It's not about not looking at things that are improper... but what's so interesting about a white dragon and a red bird taking a bath?

After checking the system achievements interface, which remained completely silent as usual, Shi Bai reopened the summoning interface.

If you use D-grade and E-grade items as equivalents, you generally won't be able to summon anything useful. After sorting through all the ice crystals in the box, Shi Bai was quite distressed to find that he only had three ice crystals of grade D or higher: two C-grade and one B-grade. The rest were all D-grade and E-grade.

"I hope my 'real luck' will be on my side..."

While muttering something to himself, Shi Bai simply threw both of the C-grade [Ice Crystals] into the container at once.

About two seconds later, a pickaxe and a set of torches were thrown out.

"Wow, it really is my world after all..."

Rolling his eyes to himself, Shi Bai picked up the pickaxe and torch from the ground.

The pickaxe had the same durability as he had imagined, and there seemed to be a lot of torches, with only sixteen in total.

"Okay, at least I don't have to worry about the torches in my world causing fires, and I don't need to drill wood every day... I guess I don't need them anymore?"

Shi Bai glanced at a firebird soaking in a hot spring, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Actually, more than these two things, he wanted the crafting table. After all, with the crafting table, he, as a former Minecraft fanatic, was confident he could create a miracle.

"If it's Rank B..."

After glancing at the basketball-sized ice crystal remaining in the box and thinking for a moment, Shi Bai also tossed it into the summoning interface.

"Um, please don't make another [Diamond Pick]..."

As if his words had a magical power, a second later, an ancient stone mask fell from mid-air and landed on the ground in front of him.

Somewhat curious, Shi Bai picked up the stone mask. After looking at the front of the mask, he fell silent.

To be honest, he never expected that he would summon such a thing...

The Stone Mask is a tool that allows one to become a vampire simply by wearing it. It comes from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and often appears alongside a famous quote from DIO.

Upon contact with blood, the Stone Mask will eject several bone needles that pierce the wearer's brain, stimulating their potential and transforming them into a vampire with superhuman strength and regenerative abilities. They will also develop a thirst for blood and a fear of sunlight. Simultaneously, these vampires will be melted by Ripple energy.

A prop that is... difficult to describe in words.

"So this thing is completely useless to me..."

Speechless, Shi Bai looked at the stone mask in his hand and finally put it into the lowest slot of the [box].

He was originally immortal and could be resurrected an infinite number of times after death. Compared to vampires, who had fatal weaknesses, Bai was naturally very clear about which one to choose.

Judging from the current situation, it seems likely that he will keep this so-called "Stone Mask" hidden away forever...

"Alright, let's start building the house. Having a [pickpocket] makes things a lot easier. That guy's house was completely uninhabitable..."

After putting the torch and some other odds and ends into the box, Shi Bai picked up the pickaxe and began searching for suitable building materials in the surrounding area.

There aren't many other things in the valley below, but rocks are the most abundant. He plans to dig up a set of rocks first, and then use his pickaxe to chop down a few trees.

Try to gather all the building materials before the durability of this [iron pickaxe] in your hand runs out.

Life needs a sense of ritual.

Although Xiaoxi has taken over this place, she hasn't made any plans for it at all. After all, even her own sleeping place at night is just a straw hut. What else can you expect?

If it weren't for that, Xiaoye wouldn't have found those hidden treasures so easily...

Chapter Thirteen: The End of the World

It must be said that, given the availability of the tools and the added professionalism of a veteran Minecraft player, this was possible.

In less than an hour, Shi Bai had built a rather beautiful courtyard house by the hot spring.

The only regrettable thing is that the only building materials he could use were the wooden and stone blocks that had been knocked down, so there were no doors or windows, not even a bed.

"What a pity, if only I could have a [workbench]..."

Looking at the Iron Pickaxe in his hand, which was almost completely worn out and covered with dense cracks, Shi Bai couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"Wow, is this the amazing ability possessed by the Eastern God Clan?"

A voice full of admiration and envy came from beside Shi Bai.

Turning his head, Shi Bai saw Xiao Xi, dressed in a red feathered robe, standing beside him at some point, looking enviously at the building he had constructed.

"Okay, whatever you say goes."

Shi Bai smiled nonchalantly and didn't offer any rebuttal. After all, his life now was vastly different from before.

Since I can't explain my origins anyway, it's a good thing that someone would fill in the blanks for me, since I've never officially admitted to this identity, have I?

"Alright, there are three rooms inside. We'll each have one. You can decorate your own rooms."

As he placed the cracked iron pickaxe into the box, Shi Bai spoke to the two little girls beside him.

"As for the rest... Hmm? Is there something you need, Xiaoye?"

Turning his head to look at the white-haired loli tugging at his clothes, Shi Bai couldn't help but look a little puzzled.

"Xiaoye wants to sleep with Shibai."

Clutching tightly at Shi Bai's clothes, the white-haired loli looked on with a serious expression.

Xiaoye is afraid of being alone.

"Uh……"

Shi Bai shook his head vigorously to shake off those bizarre thoughts in his mind, and then took out his phone.

"How about this, I'll tell you a bedtime story every night from now on, and I won't go back to my own room to sleep until you fall asleep, okay?"

"……Um."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiaoye nodded.

What are bedtime stories?

Clearly, she had completely forgotten about the treasures that had been destroyed before. A little girl, almost entirely covered in red, poked her head in and asked curiously.

"They're just some myths and stories... You can take them and read them yourselves."

After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai unlocked his phone, pulled up the complete set of Calabash Brothers that he had been tricked into downloading from among the study materials, and handed it over.

Strictly speaking, although it wasn't intentional, I did manage to devour all the treasures the other party had collected...

After sorting through the items in the box again, Shi Bai stood up, looked at the courtyard house in front of him, and then turned to look at the two little girls gathered together. Suddenly, Shi Bai felt a surge of anticipation for the future.

Although Xiaoxi, who had run away from home, didn't know much about this world, what she did know was enough to shock him.

The Eastern Divine Clan, Phoenix, Vermilion Bird, Candle Dragon, Golden Crow, Kunpeng... In this vast and boundless world where even humans have not yet been born, the world may be far more wonderful than he imagined.

So, from now on, the things we need to worry about...

Looking up through the thin mist at the bottom of the valley, Shi Bai saw the sky gradually darkening, and a shadow seemed to fall over his heart along with the changing sky.

Although it was just a casual remark from Xiaoxi in their previous conversation, it was enough for him to remember it.

—The central hub supporting the world, Yaoshi, has experienced unusual activity.

............................................................

Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Shi Bai sat up in bed and yawned.

Shi Bai picked up his phone, which was casually placed on the table, glanced at the time, got up, walked into the courtyard, and washed his face with hot spring water.

Three years may seem like a blink of an eye for those immortal beings, but for Shi Bai, who has not yet adapted to his human identity, three years is a very long time.

After all, for Xiao Xi, who insisted on listening to bedtime stories but ended up in Xiao Ye's room, causing him to have to painstakingly carry her back to her own room every day while she was fast asleep, she had already lived here for almost ten years before Shi Bai and the other two settled in this valley.

The Phoenix clan reaches adulthood at a rate of three thousand years...

Three years is basically the time it takes for Xiaoxi to take a nap... So Shi Bai has always had reservations about the concept of time among these immortal beings.

—Although he himself is now considered an immortal being.