The Orbal Workshop Fang Zheng had bought was not small. It was a standalone three-story building: the first floor was the specialty store, the second floor held the girls' bedrooms, and the third floor contained Fang Zheng's bedroom and research area. At the moment, Fang Zheng and the other two were all on the first floor, listlessly staring at the empty hall.
This was actually quite normal. Although the orbal revolution had spread into every household across the Semurian Continent, and all sorts of devices powered by orbal energy had entered civilian use, those were merely small gadgets. High-tech products like Orbal Devices were still very expensive for ordinary civilians.
"Clack."
Just then, the back door beside Fang Zheng opened, and Fie walked in with a yawn.
"Phew, good morning."
"It's already noon. What good morning?"
Ling grinned at Fie and reached out to scrape her cheek.
"Fie really is a lazy bum. Shame on you!"
"The sunlight is nice..."
Fie clearly had no intention of arguing with Ling and merely replied helplessly.
"Teacher Elma is coming this afternoon, you know? Have you finished your homework?"
"Ugh..."
At Ling's question, Fie's sleepy face immediately turned bitter. She stood there blankly, then abruptly turned around a moment later.
"I'm going to train."
"Ah, she ran away! If you don't finish your homework again today, you'll have to copy it out ten times!"
Sitting in a chair nearby, Fang Zheng watched Ling and Fie's interaction with a smile. Elma was a scholar and the tutor Fang Zheng had hired. Since there were only four of them, and three were roughly the same age, they generally attended lessons together.
Of the four, what surprised Fang Zheng was that the best student was actually the youngest one, Ling. Enneia and Anjie came next, while