In the classroom early in the morning, countless little kids were playing and making a racket.
Only Chen Zhou lay quietly on his desk, a soft pillow covering it, while he had already drifted off into dreamland.
Na'er was afraid the others would disturb her brother's sleep, but seeing how soundly Chen Zhou was sleeping, she didn't say anything.
In the dream, Chen Zhou was hammering at the forging table before him, beginning to simulate all kinds of metals he could imagine or had seen.
As a member of the Qiangu Clan, there were many metals he had never touched, but seeing them and studying their properties wasn't difficult for him.
From last night until he woke up on the bus that morning, he had also crammed in some knowledge about metals.
Looking at the metals he had simulated, Chen Zhou kept hammering, beginning to learn the forging techniques involved.
From the start of class until the morning lessons were nearly over, no one woke Chen Zhou.
After all, kindergarten classes really weren't useful, and the lessons at this elementary academy were so easy they posed no challenge at all.
Teacher Yue, the homeroom teacher, didn't say anything either, letting Chen Zhou sleep there.
When Chen Zhou woke up, the classroom lights were on, but the students were long gone.
Looking around at the classroom, where all the stools had been turned upside down on the desks, Chen Zhou knew school was over.
He turned his head slightly and saw Na'er bent over, writing something.
"Brother, you're awake. That blond boy said he wanted to call you to dinner."
As Na'er spoke, she pointed toward the door. Hearing her, Chen Zhou froze for a moment and turned his head. Xie Xie was sitting there, and as soon as he saw Chen Zhou wake up, he immediately stood.
"Brother Chen, can you come to my house today?"
"The life force you gave us has been used up, but my mother's life force seems stronger than before."
"My mother's life force is being depleted quickly, but her injuries have also gotten much better."
As Xie Xie spoke, his fingers curled slightly.
The Xie Family had already delivered the six thousand-year-old spirit herbs they'd promised to pay last weekend.
Chen Zhou had even absorbed one of them.
The grass that Chen Mo had found for him had run out long ago. Now he was absorbing Dragon Blood Fruit while also using the supplies from the Xie Family.
Looking at the big spender who was providing his cultivation resources, Chen Zhou didn't mind and nodded casually before starting to pack his schoolbag.
Of course, there wasn't much to pack. He just stuffed his precious soft pillow into his bag.
Watching Chen Zhou hold Na'er's hand as the two followed behind him, Xie Xie let out a long breath of relief.
His mother's complexion had clearly improved again. Before, she couldn't even eat, but now she could wolf down a whole bowl of rice. That was good news for Xie Xie.
After all, seeing his mother recover made him very happy.
But Chen Zhou didn't really care all that much about any of this.
After greeting his family's driver, Chen Zhou followed Xie Xie into the car.
This time, the old butler was waiting outside as well, his face wearing the same kindly smile. Chen Zhou couldn't even be bothered to glance at him.
Returning to the Xie Family home, Chen Zhou was no longer amazed by the scenery around him.
After he passed the Water of Life to Xie Xie's mother, her complexion improved considerably, and even the life force in her body had recovered.
Seeing his mother's life force begin to recover, Xie Xie smiled.
"Brother Chen, why don't you stay and eat with us today? You can tell me what you want, and I'll ask our chef to make it."
"Our chef is definitely one of the best in Eastsea City. Whatever you want to eat, he'll make it for you."
There was a hint of earnestness in Xie Xie's voice.
Chen Zhou still hesitated a little. He didn't really want to get too involved with the Xie Family.
But Xie Xie's mother was looking at Chen Zhou too. She spoke gently:
"You saved my life, which means you saved the Xie Family's life as well. Please stay and have a meal, young man."
"Just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll ask the chef to make it for you."
Xie Xie's mother spoke very gently. Looking at the woman's graceful face, Chen Zhou was silent for a moment, then nodded.
After all, he couldn't leave anymore. The moment Na'er heard that she could eat anything, her feet seemed to be rooted to the floor.
Chen Zhou had only taken two steps forward when he nearly failed to drag Na'er along.
Seeing the girl turn back every few steps, Chen Zhou felt a little helpless.
"Then we'll trouble you, Auntie. The two of us will eat here today."
After speaking, Chen Zhou didn't hold back. After all, he really had saved the Xie Family.
And with Na'er's enormous appetite, he ordered nearly fifteen dishes in one go.
At first, Xie Xie didn't understand, but remembering that Chen Zhou had saved his mother, he said nothing.
Xie Xie's mother was even less likely to bring it up. It wasn't until they sat down at the table that they understood why Chen Zhou had ordered so much food.
Now, dish after exquisite dish was placed around the little girl, but she didn't even look at it. Instead, she took a huge stainless-steel basin out of her schoolbag.
Under the two of them's disbelieving gazes, Na'er began to devour everything in sight.
Watching the little girl tuck into her food, even Xie Mother was dumbfounded.
But looking at the girl's adorable face, she still served Na'er food from time to time.
The meal was quite pleasant, after all, the three of them were all fairly easygoing.
After the meal, Chen Zhou and Na'er didn't stay long. They took the Xie Family's car back to the Spirit Pagoda.
The two of them slept at noon. In the afternoon, Chen Zhou took Na'er for a casual stroll around the area.
Chen Zhou was very satisfied with his life now. He had plenty of talent, and he could cultivate in his dreams.
Although he didn't spend most of his time seriously cultivating, the time in his dreams more than made up for it.
Ordinary people needed at least eight hours of sleep, but for Chen Zhou, those eight hours meant eight hours of undisturbed cultivation, or time to practice other skills.
Of course, if he counted his morning nap, he had even more time.
With time accumulating like this, Chen Zhou's progress would be rapid.
That afternoon, the two of them took a stroll around the area near the Spirit Pagoda.
After dinner that evening, the two entered the Spirit Ascension Platform and began to cultivate.
Na'er wasn't particularly interested in this, but since Chen Zhou was coming along, she went too.
Chen Zhou hunted forty or fifty Soul Beasts that night. Besides honing his skills, his main goal was to raise his Soul Ring's age as much as possible.
It would be difficult to raise it to ten thousand years in a short time, but getting it above five thousand years and turning it deep purple shouldn't be too difficult for Chen Zhou.
After finishing his cultivation that night, Chen Zhou went to sleep in high spirits. Neuvillette hadn't arrived at first, so Chen Zhou began practicing his forging techniques.
He didn't know how long had passed. Just as Chen Zhou felt the time was nearly up, Neuvillette's figure finally appeared in the Dream World.
Looking at Neuvillette's calm, unruffled face, Chen Zhou wore a delighted smile. But when he saw what Neuvillette had brought back, his smile vanished.