Rules of Time Travel
Chapter 48

Sister

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"Back."

Li Mu Chuan glanced around, looking somewhat relaxed.

This world he had traveled to had been much friendlier, practically like a vacation.

Looking toward the upper-right corner, Li Mu Chuan began to wonder how many Interference Points he had gained this time.

But at a glance, Li Mu Chuan was instantly delighted. The display showed 10,000 Interference Points.

Exactly 10,000!

After his initial delight, Li Mu Chuan suddenly felt that something was off. Why was it exactly ten thousand?

There was not even a single extra point. Had some of them been swallowed up?

But after that thought circled through his mind, Li Mu Chuan suppressed it again.

Next came the allocation of these points.

Since he had so many points, he might as well use some and save some.

Li Mu Chuan considered it. If he was going to use them, they would definitely go toward the Small Space. After all, he would need to bring things into the Small Space later.

If he had any points left over, he could expand the Small Space if he needed to bring things back from the New World.

With that in mind, Li Mu Chuan immediately had a plan. Keeping a thousand points should be enough, while the remaining nine thousand could expand the Small Space.

That way, he could carry larger things.

At that thought, Li Mu Chuan immediately began adding points to the Small Space. A moment later, the Small Space's number had risen directly to 9087.

The originally cramped space had finally grown a little larger.

Li Mu Chuan walked to the safe and opened it, revealing gleaming Gold Bricks inside.

He had bought all of these from the bank. A standard Gold Brick weighed twenty-five kilograms and had a volume of roughly 1,400 cubic centimeters.

Li Mu Chuan wanted to use the Gold Bricks to measure the approximate volume of his Small Space.

He placed the Gold Bricks into the Small Space one by one, and before long, it was nearly full.

After counting them, he found that he had put in twelve Gold Bricks, with a little space left over.

That meant this Small Space was probably around 18,000 cubic centimeters.

Converted into cubic meters, that was 0.018 cubic meters.

Li Mu Chuan estimated that 10,000 Interference Points probably only gave him 0.02 cubic meters.

The Small Space looked tiny, but it could still hold twelve Gold Bricks. If he swapped them for Compressed Biscuits, he could bring quite a few.

"Hello, send some cleaners to my house to tidy up."

Li Mu Chuan made a call and asked someone to clean the villa.

After being away for several days, the villa had gathered a little dust. Li Mu Chuan did not need to do the cleaning himself; he only had to say the word.

Not long after Li Mu Chuan finished the call, several cleaners arrived at the villa. Once he gave his approval, they immediately began cleaning.

They wiped down every nook and cranny.

The floors barely needed their attention, though, since smart robot vacuums handled them.

And honestly, Li Mu Chuan had spent tens of thousands on them. He used three or four on each floor, and they cleaned quite thoroughly.

After taking care of those matters, Li Mu Chuan stretched. There were still five days until his next trip.

It was already August 7th, which meant the next journey would begin on August 12th.

Li Mu Chuan picked up his phone, intending to drive out for some fresh air.

Should he bring his phone along next time he traveled? Li Mu Chuan's heart stirred as he looked at the phone in his hand.

If he traveled to some prehistoric age and saw dinosaurs or something, would he not be able to take pictures as souvenirs? He could even uncover some of the mysteries surrounding ancient dinosaurs for the modern world.

And if it was the Future World, perhaps he could take pictures of spaceships or something.

Then again, that was not right. If it was the Future World, he could just buy a phone in that world.

As his phone powered on, Li Mu Chuan was still thinking about it.

Then the phone buzzed, and message alerts began ringing one after another.

Li Mu Chuan opened them and saw they were messages from his mother. She had sent them yesterday, but he had been traveling at the time and had not seen them.

When he opened them, he learned that his younger sister had been admitted to a university in Jiangliu City. When she arrived in a while, his mother hoped Li Mu Chuan could pick her up and take her to register.

The moment Li Mu Chuan saw the message, his head began to ache.

Ever since they were young, Li Mu Chuan's sister had been a little clingy with him. After learning that he attended university in Jiangliu City, she said she wanted to get into a university there too.

He had only taken it as a joke, but he had not expected her to actually do it.

Further down, his mother said that she had not intended to trouble Li Mu Chuan, but seeing that he seemed to be doing well now, she hoped he would take better care of his sister.

After all, it was her first time leaving home. They would feel more at ease with Li Mu Chuan looking after her.

Seeing this, Li Mu Chuan sighed. Since his parents had put it that way, he could not exactly refuse.

Li Mu Chuan first replied to his mother, saying his phone had run out of battery yesterday and that he had only seen the messages today. Then he agreed to it.

Fang Zhi Mo quickly replied, indicating that Li Mu Chuan's sister would send him her later itinerary.

Li Mu Chuan could only sigh at the sight, but then he reconsidered. Whatever.

He would just send his sister off to live in the school dormitory afterward. If she did not have enough money, he could transfer some to her. It should not require that much worry.

With that thought, Li Mu Chuan relaxed again.

Just then, a message from Li Mu Chuan's sister arrived. "Brother, can I go to Jiangliu City early and have fun for a few days?"

The corner of Li Mu Chuan's mouth twitched. "There isn't much to do in Jiangliu City. Besides, once you get to school, you'll meet your other classmates. If you come early and go sightseeing, there won't be anywhere left to take them."

Li Lingqin: "That's fine. Going to the same place a few times doesn't make it boring that easily."

"The problem is that I've been pretty busy lately. Tell me when you're coming so we can work out a time. Don't come when I happen to be unavailable."

Li Mu Chuan did not agree right away. He still had to travel again on August 12th, and he did not know how long that trip would last or how long it would be before the next one after he returned.

He hoped he would have time to see his sister off. After all, it was her first time traveling far from home, so he should look after her.

Far away in another city, Li Lingqin pouted. What a terrible brother!

She just wanted to visit him for a few days, and he had to refuse! Did he even think of her as his sister?

Still, since Li Mu Chuan had not agreed, she did not dare keep pestering him. If she pushed too hard, her brother might stop talking to her. In a worse case, he might even block her.

After responding unhappily, Li Lingqin's dark eyes rolled as she wondered whether she could fool him by claiming school started early or something.

Seeing that Li Lingqin had gone quiet, Li Mu Chuan was happy to have some peace.

Back when he was studying, this sister of his had been far too clingy. Other than that, she had been fine.

Li Mu Chuan was the sort of person who liked quiet during his everyday life.

Naturally, that made his personality somewhat incompatible with his sister's.

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