It Still Feels Like My Honkai Energy Hasn't Increased Enough! / Surely Some People Haven't Been Single for Five Thousand Years?

And so another month passed. Although the snow stopped twice during that time, each time it snowed heavily again before the snow could accumulate. Especially now that it's December, the snow is getting heavier and heavier.

Hua usually doesn't go out to patrol anymore, since with the snow more than half a meter deep, if he goes out once, he probably won't be back until the next day.

As for Jilin's tribe, thanks to the knowledge imparted by the twins in recent years, the tribe had stored up food in advance, along with some harvested grain. So, while they wouldn't say they were well-fed and watered this winter, they certainly wouldn't starve.

In addition, before winter arrived, Ling Xi and Hua sent over some cotton-padded clothes. After all, these things were of little use to them, and they had a lot of stock, so Ling Xi decided to help the people during this period.

Even so, dozens of people from Jilin's tribe still perished this winter...

Although the four were somewhat distressed by this, none of them offered to provide further assistance. After all, the pioneers' role was to guide humanity toward civilization, not to blindly help them, as that would clearly interfere with human development and could even lead to Jilin as the leader of a human tribe. And if that happened...

Therefore, the Honkai's assessment of human civilization's level will most likely shift from the Jilin tribe to Ling Xi and her group, then lower the Honkai intensity to match their technological level, and then...

Humanity's endeavor was cut short before it was even halfway complete...

Therefore, as pioneers, all we can do is guide humanity, but we absolutely cannot lead humanity, much less allow humanity to have such thoughts, otherwise Honkai will most likely descend directly.

After all, isn't that how the Honkai Beast Chiyou, which surpasses the Judgment-class in the original work, came about?

"Strange, where did they go?"

That evening, bored, Hua wanted to go find Cangxuan and Danzhu to play games, only to find that their room was empty...

Hua Ke knew these two lazybones' habits very well. First of all, they would never go out, since going out in this snowy weather would be life-threatening for them. Even if they did go out, they would at most go to a cave or the edge of a cliff for some fresh air, but...

I just came back from outside and didn't see them.

Meanwhile, there's no one in the bathroom, and no one in the living room, so...

There is only one truth.

Hua glanced silently at Ling Xi's room. Although she didn't know why, she could vaguely sense something unusual, especially since the three of them had been spending more time together lately. In the past, the three of them often played together in the living room, but recently...

The three of them would either go to Ling Xi's room or the other two's room, and they would stay there for several hours at a time. Sometimes, they wouldn't even see them come out of their rooms at night, but would sleep until the next day...

Having read this far, even someone with low emotional intelligence like Hua should have guessed the truth: these three...

They're probably already together, well... not just in a noun sense, but in a physical sense.

To be honest, this made Hua feel a little disappointed, but whether she was disappointed that Ling Xi had taken them both away or that the two of them had taken Ling Xi's place, Hua couldn't give a clear answer. Anyway...

I always feel empty inside, as if the three of them have excluded me.

Although both Ling Xi and Cangxuan Danzhu still treat him the same as before, regarding him as their best friend and family, the current situation is truly somewhat helpless.

After all, Hua had basically guessed the truth about what had happened between Ling Xi and the two of them, so... how could she possibly get involved in such a matter?

They were just friends with me, even if I considered them family, it wouldn't change the fact that we were just friends. And between them...

They have a closer relationship, a true family relationship, and it is this relationship that makes him feel like an outsider in this four-person team, even though he is not ostracized.

Hua desperately wanted to change this situation, but he was at a loss. After all, mental exercises that tested intelligence weren't exactly his strong suit, and what's more, he was facing not only an intelligence problem but also an emotional intelligence problem. In short...

The feeling of wanting to change this situation, but being powerless to do anything about it.

"Okay, time to go train."

Finally, Hua opened the door and went outside, then began practicing his boxing in the snow!

Chapter 506: The Honkai Energy boost still doesn't feel enough!

"Speaking of which, why don't I feel any signs of getting stronger at all?"

In the room, Danzhu yawned and leaned against Ling Xi, saying, "I tried to activate my Honkai Energy several times today, but I only seemed to feel a very weak amount of Honkai Energy."

"It's probably because the time was too short."

Ling Xi glanced at Danzhu silently and smiled, "In the past month or so, we've only done about fifty or sixty times. Even based on the original data, you could only increase your Honkai Energy Adaptability by about 150 HW. It's normal that you don't feel it."

Because Cangxuan Danzhu is just an ordinary person, and Ling Xi doesn't have the side effects of Shesha at this time, he naturally can't risk his life like he did with Elysia and Ying back then. After all, he still has several thousand years to go and plenty of time.

Therefore, there's no need to rush into enhancing Honkai Energy.

"Hmm, is that so?"

Danzhu stroked her chin, not doubting Ling Xi too much. Of course, even if Ling Xi couldn't enhance her Honkai Energy, she was still willing to live her current life.

"Honkai Energy..."

At this moment, Cangxuan also spoke up, resting his head on Ling Xi's lap, and said, "Ling Xi, although I don't want to doubt your abilities, I haven't felt any increase in Honkai Energy recently."

As he spoke, Cangxuan added, "Even if you only increased our power by 100 HW this month, we were only at a few dozen HW to begin with. A 100 HW increase is already two or three times the power. Logically, we should have felt a significant difference."

"This..."

Hearing Cangxuan's question, Ling Xi was also at a loss for words, because she really didn't know the answer.

After all, researching Honkai Energy was the Doctor's job, and after he first obtained Tesla and Aslaug, his Honkai Energy had already exceeded a thousand, so Ling Xi basically had no concept of the reaction to Honkai Energy of one or two hundred HW.

"Never mind, let's talk about this later."

Seeing that Ling Xi didn't seem to know the answer either, Cangxuan decisively laughed and said, "Anyway, guessing here is useless. Let's wait until spring comes and go to the hidden base to find the Honkai Energy detector. We have plenty of time."

"Well, that's the only way. We'll go together then."

Ling Xi naturally had no objection to this, after all, Ling Xi's level of importance for improving Honkai Energy was no less than that of the two of them, and perhaps even higher!

"We have to wait until spring."

Danzhu stretched lazily and laughed, "It's only the end of December. According to the time of year in our region, spring won't arrive until at least the end of January or even the beginning of February. That means... we still have to wait another month."

"So, do you want to go now?"

Ling Xi gently pinched Danzhu's little face and smiled, "If you remember, I'll prepare your travel gear right away: a backpack, a cotton-padded coat, and a hat."

"Get lost, get lost, I'm not going..."

Danzhu rolled her eyes at Ling Xi, clearly annoyed. Going out in this weather is fine during the day, as long as you're dressed warmly enough, but at night...

If there's no place to shelter from the wind and snow, you'll most likely be turned into an ice sculpture the next day. And this is ancient times, the kind of ancient times where there's no way to call for help.

"Go on, go on."

Ling Xi continued with a smile, "Don't worry, I will always be your strongest support."

"Climb!"

Danzhu immediately told Ling Xi to crawl away!

Cangxuan "..."

Watching the two bicker daily, Cangxuan felt quite helpless, but then he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, have you guys noticed that Hua seems a bit down lately?"

"Hmm? Is there?"

"Huh? Really?"

As Cangxuan asked the question, Ling Xi and Danzhu both looked at Cangxuan with curiosity.

Danzhu genuinely didn't notice anything unusual about Hua, since her recent attention had been focused on Ling Xi. Although her relationship with Hua remained good, well...

After all, we have Ling Xi, and Ling Xi has brought so many forms of entertainment, so...

Her contact with Hua has inevitably decreased significantly. Now she spends less than five times a day with Hua, and if you exclude meals, it's only two or three times a day.

As for Ling Xi, Hua always seemed calm and composed. Even if he had any thoughts, he would most likely keep them to himself. So...

Ling Xi was completely unaware of Cangxuan's recent unhappiness.

Cangxuan: "..." In a sense, these two are quite a good match.

"Why..."

Cangxuan sighed and said quietly, "I'm not sure either, but we've spent more than three years together in this era, so we understand Hua's personality fairly well. She... is the kind of person who isn't good with words and tends to keep everything bottled up inside. And recently..."

Cangxuan thought for a moment, then said, "Although Hua didn't say it directly, I can still sense from Hua's recent emotions and behavior that Hua seems to have something on his mind."

"Ugh... something on my mind..."

Danzhu stroked her chin, deep in thought, then looked at Ling Xi and asked, "Ling Xi, do you know?"

"Nonsense, how would I know?"

Ling Xi rolled her eyes at Danzhu, then stroked her hair and laughed, "Hua is the kind of person who is hard to fathom. Although my relationship with her is good, we are not actually very familiar with each other. If Cangxuan hadn't said that Hua has been having problems lately, I wouldn't have even noticed."

"Then... why don't we go ask Hua?"

Danzhu tentatively asked the two of them.

"Forget it, given Hua's personality, she probably won't tell us even if we ask her."

Cangxuan shook his head and said, "I think we should try to contact Hua Duo recently, and then subtly probe him. That way we can find out what's on his mind. Anyway... it's best not to ask him directly."

"That's true."

Danzhu nodded at this moment, rolled her eyes at Ling Xi, and laughed, "Because we've been spending so much time with Ling Xi lately, it seems like we haven't been playing with Hua much. Maybe that's why Hua is angry, what do you think, Ling Xi!"

Was it my fault?

Ling Xi was not intimidated at all, and snorted, "It was clearly you who insisted on coming over, especially at night, I couldn't even get a good night's sleep."

"Yeah?"

Danzhu glanced at Ling Xi, then chuckled softly, "So... shall I stay tonight?"

"Um... cough cough, since Danzhu wants to stay so much, how can I refuse? By the way, it's not fair to your sister if it's just you, so Cangxuan should stay too."

Ling Xi made a decision based on her heart. After all, despite the complaints, Danzhu was still needed. The weather had been cold recently, and without a pillow at night, it would be easy to catch a cold!

So, body pillow, don't even think about escaping!

"Cut..."

"Pooh..."

Cangxuan and Danzhu both rolled their eyes at Ling Xi. This guy is such a pervert!

Chapter 507: Could some people really be single for five thousand years?

The next day, during the day, although Cangxuan and Danzhu did not reduce the time they spent with Ling Xi, they no longer stayed in their room all day as before, but rested more in the living room.

In short, all three of them tried to spend as much time as possible with Hua, often asking her to play games or watch movies together, intending to gradually uncover Hua's secrets according to Cangxuan's plan, but...

After spending several days together, no one noticed that Hua seemed to have something on his mind. He ate and drank as usual, and occasionally went out to practice boxing in the snow.

Anyway, judging from Hua's appearance, she seems to be quite happy and doesn't seem to have anything on her mind at all.

As a result, the investigation plan that the three of them had originally agreed upon was naturally abandoned, since Hua really didn't seem to have any problems.

However, although he gave up the investigation, Cangxuan still seemed to vaguely sense something. He had been with Hua for more than three years. Didn't he know what kind of personality she was?

Moreover, Cangxuan discovered that the biggest change in Hua in the past few months was...

She's become much more cheerful than before, especially after Ling Xi came. She's started to try things she wouldn't have before, like games. When she and her sister asked Hua to play games, she would usually refuse, but...

If Ling Xi asks her to play together, she will immediately agree, even if it's a game she doesn't like, she will happily play with Ling Xi.

Also, Hua's sullenness seems to have only occurred in the last two weeks or so, and what happened during that month...?

Cangxuan "..."

Thinking about this, Cangxuan had roughly guessed the answer; there was only one truth!

However, perhaps out of her own selfish motives, or perhaps because she didn't want to interfere with the normal development of their relationship, Cangxuan ultimately chose to remain silent, after all...

From this era to the so-called modern era, humanity still needs at least five thousand years to develop. She refused to believe that these two could make no progress at all in five thousand years.

If these two really haven't made any progress in over five thousand years, then I'll eat this computer screen right here and now!

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed. Ling Xi has been in this era for four months now. Winter has finally ended, and the long-awaited sunshine has returned to the earth. As for Ling Xi and Cangxuan...

"Here, this is your food for this week. If we're not back by the end of the week, you'll have to make do with instant noodles and freeze-dried vegetables."

In the living room, Ling Xi filled the refrigerator with fresh vegetables and meat, and also put a lot of convenience food and fast food in the living room to ensure that Danzhu and Hua would have enough to eat for a month.

"Why can't you take me with you...?"

Danzhu pursed her lips, looking somewhat displeased. She naturally knew what Ling Xi and Cangxuan were going to do, but she was still a little dissatisfied. She and her sister were the same, so why did Ling Xi take Cangxuan but not her?