The next day.
The Nightmare Star sailed through the Sea of No Light as usual, maintaining its speed at a full 80 knots.
The hull damage caused by the earlier fire had already been repaired by the Iron Skeletons. They had simply dismantled themselves or their companions, added a few vines, and merged into the structures.
The furniture had been restored in much the same way, so the tables and chairs inside were actually made of bone.
The only things that required materials were the bedding and curtains, which needed some cloth and ink dyed with the Darkness Core.
Then there was Cui Xiya's unauthorized Expansion Building, which was currently under construction. Most of the materials and decorations were things she had bought on Steam Island, including several miniature potted plants. They were limited-edition products from the New World Fleet. Who knew who was buying them, but they had sold out in just a few hours.
After finishing his training, Yang Yi noticed something unusual as soon as he returned to his room.
"Cui Xiya, hasn't your house gotten a couple of sizes bigger?"
Yang Yi asked. Although it was still just a frame, the house was clearly larger than before and was developing into a mansion.
"Has it?" Cui Xiya poked her little head out and stopped working. "Should I make it smaller, then?"
"It's fine. Just build it like that."
Yang Yi did not mind. He felt that Cui Xiya might have planned to expand it long ago, which was why she had bought a pile of brightly colored materials and decorations.
"Okay, then I'll make it even bigger!"
"Wait!" Yang Yi immediately said. "Any bigger and there won't be room to sit at the desk. This is as big as it gets!"
He rejected Cui Xiya's attempt