Shen Shian found a room on the second floor, which looked like a massage room. After Chen Nan sat down opposite him, he said, “First of all, I need to apologize to you. You are a teammate worth trusting my life to, but there are many things along the way that I have not told you, including this.”

Chen Nan waved his hands, “No need, brother Shen, you don’t need to be so polite with me. You have taught me how to protect myself, you also gave me food and let me ride in your car. Not only that, you also saved my life when I was in danger. I haven’t even thanked you enough yet. How could you apologise to me? I already know that you are going to say that Shen Xun has an ability.”

Shen Shian, “En.”

“Xun Xun probably has a strength-related ability. The sword is so heavy that I feel tired carrying it even with both hands but he used it as easily as a fruit knife. He’s much better than me.” Chen Nan scratched his head a little embarrassedly, smiled, and looked at Shen Shian again.

“Brother Shen, you don’t have to feel apologetic. Power is a matter of importance. We just knew each other for a month, It’s normal for you to have concerns. If I’m in your place I would also keep some cards hidden. It’s only people like Liu Fangzhou who are so enthusiastic when they meet new people that have hidden motives. The sports school had closed training, so I rarely had the opportunity to deal with the outside world. Because of that, I often don’t know what to say and my EQ is not high, but I can still tell who is good to me. Brother Shen, thank you for always taking care of me.”

Shen Shian didn’t know what to say. Although the process was slightly different from what he had expected, the problem of the child was temporarily resolved. In addition, Chen Nan was indeed a good partner.

“It’s not just about Xun Xun.” Shen Shian quieted down and raised his head to stare at Chen Nan. “There is another thing you need to know, my ability is not just about plants.”

“Eh?”

Shen Shian took the sword off and held it In his hand, his mind moved, and the long sword disappeared instantly.

Chen Nan’s eyes widened in shock, “F*ck!” He reached out to the position where the long sword was a moment ago, and repeatedly moved his hand, “It’s really gone, how is this done?!”

Shen Shian said, “My other ability is to carry a space, and I can store or take out the objects that I touch at any time.” When his thoughts moved, the sword appeared again in his hand.

“Wow.” Chen Nan touched the long sword, dumbfounded for a while, and suddenly reacted again. “Wouldn’t it mean that we can collect materials in one go, and that we won’t worry about food and clothes in the future? If there are too many things, can the space be full?”

“Don’t worry about this, the volume of my space is enough for now, and the off-road vehicle is also placed inside.”

“Wow, so powerful, brother Shen, you are too good.”

Chen Nan actually still had a stomach full of questions. He wanted to ask, for example, how big is the volume of the space? Will this size change as he evolves his ability? In addition to items, can he put other things such as animals or people in?

But he didn’t ask.

He was not stupid. The ability to carry space was different from other abilities. Especially in the current time, it was directly related to survival. Once exposed, what kind of malicious intent will be inestimable. Brother Shen was willing to tell him such secrets and he had fully demonstrated his trust in him. To be honest, he was not sure that he would have such courage if he switched places with him. This trust was rare enough, he should not ask for more.

Shen Shian chose to talk about the space, and then said, “This space ability is special, you should be able to know that too. For my own sake and for the safety of our small team, I have to make a request to you. Unless you have my consent, you must never tell this thing to anyone else.”

“Brother Shen, you can rest assured,” Chen Nan straightened his back, and his expression was unprecedentedly serious and solemn. “I swear with my and Jiamu’s life that I would never tell half a word to anyone.”

Shen Shian nodded, and a gentle “I believe in you” appeared in his eyes.

Chen Nan exhaled a long breath, feeling that he was carrying a heavy burden. Not because he was afraid not to live up to Shen Shian’s trust, but because of this trust, he was full of energy. “Brother Shen, what should we do next?”

Shen Shian thought for a while and said, “I will spend the night here, and I will make plans for the rest of the days.” There are so many things he experienced today, and he needed to relax.

When the two returned to the basement, Shen Xun was idle and was using the Tang sword to cut the stool. He cut here and there, and the sawdust fell to the ground. Liu Fangzhou was still sitting in the same place, and really did not move one step as the child had promised. They just didn’t know why his face was pale and why his calves were shaking.

“An An.” Shen Xun stood almost at the same moment when Shen Shian pushed the door. He immediately threw the half-cut stool at once, his eyes shining, “You’re back!”

Shen Shian walked to the child and rubbed his head, “You have worked hard.”

Shen Xun rubbed his head against his palm, his face flushed, “No hard work, this guy is super weak.”

Liu Fangzhou shivered again.

Shen Shian finished talking with the child and turned to look at him. “We want to stay here for one night. Everyone will pay you three crystal nuclei as a reward. How about it?”

Liu Fangzhou glanced sheepishly at Shen Xun’s expression, and immediately shook his head like a rattle, “No need, no need, it’s just one night, no need for crystal nuclei. After all, we are friends right?”

Shen Shian frowned, “Do you want it or not?”

Liu Fangzhou, “Want!”

Before he reacted, his real intention came out. Liu Fangzhou was embarrassed, glanced at Shen Xun, and said to Shen Shian, “You can sleep upstairs or downstairs, pick the room yourselves.”

Chen Nan had some doubts, “Didn’t you say before that you have a bedroom?”

Liu Fangzhou waved his hand, “Oh, mine is yours. Everyone is friends. Just pick whatever you want, if you have any needs, don’t hesitate to tell me.”

Chen Nan, “…”

Shen Shian glanced at him, took nine crystal nuclei and handed them over to him. “Then let’s go rest first.”

“Ai,” Liu Fangzhou stood with his hands together on the edge of the stairs. “Brother Shen good night, brother Xun, good night.”

Shen Shian stepped in, looked at the child and the child looked at him. He finally looked at Chen Nan, they both had the same weird look.

There were three rooms facing south on the second floor. Liu Fangzhou lived on the leftmost side, Chen Nan lived in the middle, and Shen Shian took the child into the right side.

The room was not bad, it was spacious and the decoration was simple. Liu Fangzhou was usually idle and cleaned it every few days, so even if no one had stayed in the room for more than two months, it was clean. Putting the two massage beds together, he patted the pillow loose, and shook off Liu Fangzhou’s quilt. He even thoughtfully put on a new quilt cover. After closing and locking the door, Shen Shian didn’t rush to sleep, but entered the space with Shen Xun.

Because traveling with Chen Nan was not particularly convenient, Shen Shian had not entered the space for half a month. The last time he came in was to test the strawberry seed produced by Chen Nan. The experiment proved that Shen Shian’s idea was completely feasible, and the plant seeds in the space could not be planted again, but after Chen Nan’s planting, the second-generation seeds could be grown normally, and it was also better in every aspect. This meant that wherever Shen Shian had planted seeds, he no longer had to worry about running out of seeds.

As soon as Shen Xun entered the space, he carried a bamboo basket into the No. 2 strawberry field, that was, the second-generation seeds improved by the space and bred by Chen Nan. The second-generation strawberries were not only bigger, but also more fruity. The taste was more sweet and delicious. Shen Shian was a little curious, if such generations were optimized, what kind of super strawberry could be grown in the end?

The child was busy picking fruits. Shen Shian inspected several fields and collected a part of the tomatoes that had matured for a long time and put them in the second floor of the bamboo building. The area of the tomato forest shrunk correspondingly.

Afterwards, they entered the pasture where the geese were raised and spreaded a batch of grass seeds. These mutated geese’s stomachs were like a bottomless pit. On average, they consumed a whole pack of grass seeds every four days. After eating so much, they had lots of fat but they looked more powerful and majestic. After several painful lessons in succession, they finally got a little bit of memory and dared not take the initiative to attack. When they saw Shen Shian, they flew away with their wings.

Shen Shian poured spring water on the grass while thinking that he would have to trouble Chen Nan for some grass. He looked up inadvertently and found an incredible thing in the half-meter tall grass.

Shen Xun was washing strawberries by the creek, and when he saw Shen Shian walked out of the pasture, he was stunned. “An An, what is this?”

The shape was similar to that of a normal goose egg, except that the size had increased dozens of times, and Shen Shian weighed it, it was at least 9 kilograms(20 pounds).

Shen Xun dropped the basket and ran rapidly. When he crouched, he was almost as tall as the goose egg. He was drooling and his eyes were shining, “Can we eat it?”

“Don’t worry, wait and see first.” Shen Shian looked at the egg and had a headache.

Forget it, now was not the time to think about this, he had more important things to do. He let the child wash the strawberries, sent the goose egg to the second floor of the bamboo building, and then carried the two large bags of crystal nuclei and walked to the side of the spring mouth.

He and Shen Xun picked up a total of more than 5,000 crystal nuclei. When the 5,000 crystal nuclei were all absorbed by the spring, the dripping water finally returned to the original endless stream. A load was off his mind and he breathed a sigh of relief. He was now relaxed and happy.

The hot air around the spring probably felt the vitality of the spring mouth regenerating, and even the waves were more lively and tempting. Shen Shian had some emotions, although he had already taken a shower, but how can the shower compare to being soaked in spring water? Today, he was too strenuous fighting one enemy, and his meridians{n1} were still aching, and even his Dantian was a little feverish. It was precisely through soaking in this pool full of spiritual water that he could warm up his muscles and relax.

Note1: Kind of like blood vessels, but instead of carrying blood, it carries spiritual power/qi.

Shen Xun ran over with the basket, and when he was five meters away from the pool, he was blocked by a golden shield. He looked at Shen Shian, “An An, I want to swim too.”

“Can you promise not to suck it dry?”

Shen Xun blinked his eyes. Looked left and right and said, “An An, I like you the most in the world.”

Shen Shian sneered and ignored him, walking into the steaming mist beside the spring.

The slightly hot spring water was just a little bit over the chest, and Shen Shian leaned his head against the pool wall, closed his eyes and sighed comfortably.

About ten minutes later, the slightly rippling water waves suddenly and quietly revolved around Shen Shian. It became more and more rapid, faster and faster, and finally a vortex was formed. The endless stream of spiritual power gathered in one place, like a whale swallowing the sea and rushing into Shen Shian’s Dantian. The whole process lasted about half an hour, and when Shen Shian suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were bright and clear.

Guixu Gongfa{n2}, second stage advanced.

Note2: Guixu Gongfa is a Taoist cultivation method. Although it is not superior, it also has something unique. After practicing it, the state of mind is like a metamorphosis and cannot be shaken.

Not waiting for Shen Shian to carefully understand what it was like to advance to the second stage. He seemed to be aware of something and quickly stepped out of the pool and ran to the spring mouth that had just recovered for less than an hour. It was dry again.

He turned his head to look at Shen Xun, and the child took a few steps backwards with a strawberry in his hand, and waved his hand repeatedly, “I didn’t do it this time.”