Su Li pulled the last hoe from the furnace. The hiss of quenching rang through the yard for a few seconds before fading away.
His stamina at mid-first tier was another notch stronger than when he had first broken through. After forging six hoes in a row, his arms were barely even sore.
Saina poked her head out from the kitchen, a bunch of scallions clenched in her hand.
"Dinner's ready. You can forge the hoes tomorrow."
Su Li hung the hammer back on the wall, washed his hands by the well, and walked into the kitchen.
On the table sat a plate of fried salted pork, a bowl of multigrain porridge, and half a plate of pickled radish.
Saina sat across from him, holding her bowl with both hands, her eyes constantly darting toward him.
"What are you looking at?"
"You forged faster than yesterday," Saina said in a lowered voice. "I counted from the kitchen—six hoes in two hours, and you didn't rest once."
Su Li shoveled a mouthful of porridge into his mouth.
"The absorption efficiency of the complete version is absurd. Even while I'm forging during the day, my body automatically absorbs aether. It's like cultivating and working at the same time."
Saina's eyes lit up.
"What about me? Am I getting stronger too?"
"How many basins did you crush while kneading dough today?"
Saina's face reddened. She set her bowl down on the table with a thump.
"Only one! And that basin already had cracks in it!"
Su Li did not expose her lie and continued drinking his porridge.
The Family Group's synchronization effect was very stable. Every point he improved, Saina and Elena improved by the same amount.
At their current pace, reaching the threshold of second tier within half a month would not