Acheron: "Time for a Bath. You're Filthy."

[Silver Wolf: This is troublesome]

[Silver Wolf: [Link]]

[Silver Wolf: Long-term link. Go find Sam for this kind of thing next time, don't bother me.]

After saying that, Silver Wolf disappeared again, and Firefly sent a message:

[Firefly: I asked, it seems they're focused on rankings and haven't seen the message yet]

[Firefly: [Paimon's heart emoji]]

Lin Shuang thanked Silver Wolf:

[Lin Shuang: Thanks, Duck Duck ~ Let's play games offline next time.]

Then I switched back to explain the situation to Firefly:

[Lin Shuang: Do you like Oak Cake Roll?]

[Firefly: Oak Cake Roll? What's that? Is it a type of cake?]

[Firefly: [Paimon's Doubt]]

[Lin Shuang: It's a cake with a unique flavor. I just happened to get a whole box of it. Silver Wolf ignored me, so I'm just asking if you'd like to try it.]

Although Lin Shuang knew that Firefly liked this kind of food, she asked directly.

Judging from Firefly's reply, it seems like she's never tried this before.

Could it be that when she said she liked it, she only tasted the Swiss roll after visiting Penacony and then liked it?

[Firefly: Yes, yes! I don't usually eat snacks, but if Lin Shuang sends me some, I'd like to try them. Hehe]

[Lin Shuang: Okay, Silver Wolf gave me a teleportation link. I'll send it over to you to try first. If you like it, I'll get you some more.]

After saying that, Lin Shuang clicked on the Silver Wolf's teleportation link.

Lin Shuang originally planned to send a whole box over, but now it seems that Firefly hasn't even tried it yet.

Lin Shuang was now a little unsure of what to do.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Shuang only took five cake rolls and stuffed them into the Portal.

Looking at the familiar pixelated teleportation screen, Acheron asked curiously:

"So your teleportation ability comes from Silver Wolf's Aether Editing, is that right?"

"Hmm, you noticed?"

"..."

Acheron really wanted to complain that the two Portal looked almost identical; anyone could tell the difference.

Fortunately, Acheron wasn't one to make sarcastic remarks, so he simply remained silent and gave Lin Shuang a strange look.

Although nothing was said.

But now, that look in his eyes basically says everything!

Enraged, Lin Shuang flipped over and straddled Acheron, then with a slap, she braced herself against the side of Acheron and pinned him to the bed.

"Were you secretly laughing at me just now? Come and help me cultivate! Watch me drain you dry. One day, my the Permanence will utterly crush your Nihility!"

Lin Shuang was aggressive, while Acheron smiled and then raised his hand to cup Lin Shuang's small face.

Her hair quickly turned White-Haired Form, power of The Nihility overwhelmed Lin Shuang.

Volume 1: Chapter 115 Acheron: Time for a bath, I'm dirty

On the other side.

The Stellaron Hunter's residence.

Firefly looked at the five small packets of Oak Cake Roll that had been delivered through the Portal.

I was quite curious about what this Swiss roll would taste like.

Lin Shuang said the taste was strange, which inevitably made people want to try it.

With that in mind, Firefly temporarily deactivated the Sam Armor, exposing her true form to the outside world for a short period of time.

Although the symptoms of entropy loss will gradually worsen over time if one is not lying in the medical pod, it is still possible to squeeze out time to eat a small pastry.

Firefly Ying chuckled and tore open the packaging bag.

I picked up this Oak Cake Roll, whose brand I didn't know, and stuffed it into my mouth.

"Ugh... it's so hard, is this even considered a cake?"

With one bite, the strangely flavored cake roll quickly filled Firefly's mouth.

Even Firefly know the texture and taste that normal food and cakes should have.

This Oak Cake Roll is clearly not normal at all.

It's definitely a very strange flavor.

But...

"Hmm, it tastes surprisingly good? And it looks like it'll be quite filling."

Firefly covered her bulging little mouth with one hand, glanced down at the packaging bag, and found that it didn't even have a clear ingredient list.

This is a completely substandard product.

Could this be a local tourist souvenir that Lin Shuang saw somewhere?

As Firefly savored the uniquely flavored cake roll, she imagined its origins.

A cake roll itself isn't very big, and Firefly didn't intend to stay outside for too long anyway.

So after eating only half of it, Firefly summoned the Sam Armor again.

The armor is completely sealed off.

The self-test and body scan programs started automatically and completed the power-on check.

However, the next second, Sam popped up a voice prompt that surprised Firefly:

"Scan results: vital signs normal; Entropy Loss Syndrome symptoms reduced by 95%; unknown substances and energy residues detected in the stomach and mouth; requesting sample testing."

"... ah?!"

Firefly stared at the system report in disbelief, her breathing suddenly becoming rapid.

Taking a few deep breaths to calm her voice, Firefly chose to take a sample for testing.

However, the testing took longer than she had anticipated.

After about a System Hour, the machine finally provided the analysis results.

"Based on an unknown source of power and matter, preliminary assessment suggests that its effects can suppress Entropy Loss Syndrome, and the duration of the therapeutic effect is considerable. No side effects have been observed so far."

Conclusion: It can be used as a specific drug for Entropy Loss Syndrome and for daily activities, but its pharmacology is unclear, and it is not recommended to put it into mass production and use immediately.

Sam's database contained no similar substance, so it could only be classified as 'unknown'.

However, a certain inert force was detected hidden within the Oak Cake Roll taken from the Firefly's mouth.

The combination of this energy and matter was able to suppress the Entropy Loss Syndrome in Firefly to more than 90%.

The symptoms of entropy loss were also significantly suppressed.

Even if the armor is removed now, the rate at which the Firefly gradually loses 'entropy' will almost stop.

According to the calculations, only four hours of treatment in full-body clothing are required each day.

Firefly is expected to be able to live without armor during the day for at least a month.

And it will not exacerbate one's Entropy Loss Syndrome.

Of course, this is only a preliminary calculation result.

As time goes on, this data will certainly fluctuate, and the drug's efficacy may even decrease over time.

Discontinuing medication may trigger a rebound, or it may exacerbate depletion due to life activities, etc...

But regardless.

This result still brought tears to Firefly.

Entropy Loss Syndrome.

For Firefly, it was a recurring nightmare, as this illness required Firefly to spend almost all her time inside the mecha for treatment and survival.

Once the armor is removed, Entropy Loss Syndrome will begin to gradually erode her body.

The mecha can suppress the symptoms, but it also almost completely eliminates the possibility of Firefly being able to establish herself in the world.

Only during certain infiltration missions will Firefly briefly remove her armor and appear to the world as Firefly.

And now.

Because Lin Shuang so easily sent over a slice of cake roll.

She gained the freedom to move about freely as 'Firefly'.

Firefly stared blankly at the test results for a long time.

Then she suddenly woke up and quickly opened Lin Shuang's chat window.

[Firefly: Lin Shuang, where... where did you get these cake rolls?]

[Firefly: Do you know what this Swiss roll looks like?]

Meanwhile,

On the Xianzhou--

Lin Shuang drenched in sweat, her thin pajamas clinging to her skin, and as she gasped for breath, her full breasts trembled, outlining an extremely alluring figure.

At this moment, Lin Shuang felt weak all over, her face flushed, and she glared resentfully at Acheron, whose breathing hadn't changed at all.

"Ha... ha... you went too far!! You weren't like this last time."

Acheron picked up his phone and glanced at it, then, ignoring Lin Shuang's sweaty brow, patted her head.

"System Hour, your progress is rapid, and today's limit is much higher than last time."

The power of Path did not change significantly, but Lin Shuang was able to withstand the erosion of a more powerful Nihility.

Given this situation, the Power of the Permanence will make considerable progress in a short period of time.

The Acheron could only be attributed to the fact that the Ritual performed with the Silver Wolf was quite effective.

In this way, Acheron roughly understood how Lin Shuang had become stronger.

Although it's strange and completely incomprehensible, that's how it is for now.

After performing Ritual with different people, Lin Shuang not only gains unique abilities but also enhances her own qualities.

Although it wasn't the first time he'd heard this, Acheron couldn't help but sigh inwardly after seeing Lin Shuang's rapid progress; Lin Shuang's talent was truly almost cheating.

"... Just a heads up, you almost scared me to death."

Lin Shuang weakly raised her hand and patted Acheron's arm a few times.

But it was clear that Lin Shuang had no strength at all at this moment.

The person increased the dosage without saying a word, catching them off guard and causing them considerable distress.

Although her path of The Permanence had indeed made significant progress, Lin Shuang couldn't help but want to complain a bit.

Acheron glanced at the water stains on her arm, then at Lin Shuang's smiling face, and realized that this was intentional.

So Acheron reached out and scooped Lin Shuang up, holding her in his arms in a princess carry.

"Whoa--What are you doing?!"

"I'll take you to take a shower, you're dirty."

"... It's all your fault! And you're complaining about the dirt?!"

Lin Shuang collapsed weakly onto Acheron, unable to resist any of Acheron's actions except for her stubbornness.