Just Homesick

Lin Xiaowei felt a bit embarrassed.

But she was an honest person, so she replied bluntly: "Not really, I just miss home."

Li Yao: "..."

He really wanted to block that idiot and call it a day.

But thinking of her all alone in another world, telling him she missed home, Li Yao felt a pang of sympathy.

He rubbed his nose and replied: "Yeah, keep in touch. Should I tell your aunt and uncle about this?"

Lin Xiaowei: "Better not, it'd scare them. Just drop by my place and send me some videos of the house."

Li Yao: "No problem!"

Lin Xiaowei: "Oh, right, I'm sending you some stuff. See if you can use it—if you can, you'll be able to help me out."

Then he received several documents—"Meditation Technique Detailed Explanation," "Summoning Array Detailed Explanation," "Correct Guiding Posture of Meditation Technique," "Common Problems of Meditation Technique Detailed Explanation," "The Way of Cultivation for Summoners"...

Li Yao: "???"

What the hell?

Lin Xiaowei: "Meditation Technique is the foundation of mages. It was invented by the Legendary Saint Mage Tara Yang, and it's what made mages stand out from all other caster classes, becoming the most powerful force on the continent. The documents I sent you are enhanced versions refined by many Legendary Mages over the years. I don't know if they'll work on Earth. If they do, study the summoning spells and arrays. I've looked into a lot of stuff, and I found that plenty of things on Earth are extinct treasures here. If I can send them over, I can rake in a ton of Points at the association!"

When did this guy get so money-hungry?

Lin Xiaowei continued: "Then I'll send you resources from this side too, and you'll be on top of the world in no time, marrying a rich beauty! Now call me Daddy!"

Spoiled brat!

Li Yao rolled his eyes: "Wait, what phone are you using? You can upload documents? Holy crap, does your world have computers too?"

Lin Xiaowei: "..."

You're focusing on the weirdest stuff, bro!

I'm your cheat code here! Shouldn't you be overjoyed, bowing down and calling me Daddy? I'm dying for you to worship me right now!

Lin Xiaowei gripped her phone: "This phone crossed over with my soul. I didn't notice it at first, but after my teacher found me and I started practicing Meditation Technique, I saw it in the depths of my mind. When I officially advanced to the beginner rank, I could manifest it... So the phone can turn the knowledge stored in my mind into documents for export."

Li Yao: "66666!"

That phone's insane—perfect for cheating.

He suddenly thought of something and asked: "So does that mean the phone syncs with your memory? Photographic memory or what?"

Lin Xiaowei: "More than photographic memory. Audio and video storage, document analysis, it even boosts my mental processing speed..."

Li Yao: "No wonder you're a transmigrator—a total cheat!"

Lin Xiaowei: "Alright, I'll stop messing around. My phone's almost dead. Cross-world chatting drains the battery!"

Li Yao was shocked: "Whoa, right, how do you even charge it? Are you a lightning specialist, using magic power to generate electricity?"

Lin Xiaowei: "...Your imagination's wilder than mine. This is my transmigration companion phone—it runs on my soul energy!"

Li Yao felt awkward: "Oh, oh!"

Transmigrators are seriously hardcore! Li Yao: "Doesn't draining soul energy hurt you?"

Lin Xiaowei: "No, Meditation Technique restores it, but it takes a while—two or three days to fully charge."

Li Yao: "So you're charging for two or three days just to talk for five minutes... Next time, try a domestic brand phone—they've got way better battery life!"

He remembered Lin Xiaowei's phone was an iPhone X. Apple stuff really couldn't take a beating.

Lin Xiaowei suddenly felt the urge to strangle that dog thing on the other end.

Next time, my ass! Is there even a next time!

Besides, I like Apple, and I've got the cash for it! None of your business!

Lin Xiaowei: "Bye, dog thing!"

With that, her avatar went gray.

Staring at the grayed-out icon, Li Yao suddenly felt a wave of emptiness.

The casual, bantering vibe made it feel like Lin Xiaowei was still alive... No, she was alive, just far away in another world, out of reach.

He hoped she was doing well in that world...

Well, she was doing great, actually—she'd become a mage and was even turning him into a cheat. That was true love.

Li Yao shook his head. What a mess.

Looking back, if it weren't for the chat history still there, he'd think it was all some absurd dream.

The craziest part was that he'd just accepted it... and was even a little excited? Li Yao picked up his phone again, opened the documents Lin Xiaowei had sent, and tapped to open them—suddenly, his phone felt like it was leaking electricity, a tingling sensation shooting from the phone up his arm and straight into his head!

Holy crap!

Li Yao's vision went dark as countless visions surged from the void around him, like Doctor Strange's soul being knocked out of his body by Supreme Mage Ancient One's palm, instantly experiencing the intricate mysteries of infinite worlds.

After a long moment, Li Yao snapped back, sneezing violently and shaking his head.

Intense!

Holy shit, that was intense!

That icy, overwhelming force felt like a construction worker shoving a jackhammer up your nostril, rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat, performing a frontal lobotomy on you!

Li Yao steadied himself from the thrill just now and began to review his memories.

A moment ago, the information from the Meditation Technique Detailed Explanation had been branded into his memory.

Like a baptism of knowledge.

This proved that what Lin Xiaowei had given him was the real deal.

He glanced at the two documents below...

A bit daunting.

Then again, he kind of missed that thrilling sensation from before.

He licked his lips and abruptly clicked to open it: "Aaaaaaah..."

Li Yao sat on the bed, trembling as if electrified.

That evening, Li Yao's roommates returned from the Internet Cafe outside and froze at the sight of him sitting cross-legged on the bed, deep in meditation.

"What's up with him?"

"Probably heartbroken. If you lost a childhood sweetheart who's a School Beauty, you'd be the same. They were together all the time, practically a wife-in-waiting."

"Yeah, you might not even handle it as well as him."

The roommates exchanged a few words, then crawled over to their desks, flipped open their computers, and continued their all-night grind.

As for Li Yao...

Damn your wife-in-waiting! — Negative emotion from Li Yao +748!!!

A seedling has sprouted—everyone, please give it some care.