One second ago, Shell Girl had been pitiful beyond words, silently shedding tears.
One second later, she and Little Red Dot were fighting nonstop, both hands whipping into blurs as they screamed and battled over who got to keep the red Crystal Ball.
As for where the Crystal Balls came from—
Chen Shouyi had extracted silica from the soil, mixed it with metal minerals, and synthesized them. One was red and the other blue, and each was the size of a soccer ball.
There was no helping it. Their standards had risen, and they no longer cared for small things.
Just think of how Shell Girl used to be tricked into digging gold tirelessly for a single beaded necklace, and how she had loved every minute of it.
And look at her now.
It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but hard to go the other way.
If he couldn't provide for himself, he wouldn't be able to afford to keep them.
Chen Shouyi glanced over and paid them no more mind.
If Little Dot didn't fight, would she even still be Little Dot?
He had long since gotten used to it.
They used to fight every few days. Now that they'd grown closer, they only fought once every three days.
Fortunately, though they seemed ferocious and their momentum was overwhelming, in truth they were like two puffed-up kittens, all bluster and no substance. They could fight for half a day without anything coming of it.
By the time Chen Shouyi had settled in his residence for the coming days, the two little ones had already decided the winner.
To his surprise, Little Red Dot had won this time.
In truth, he couldn't tell how they'd decided the outcome.
At any rate, Little Red Dot had gotten the