Fishing required patience, and so did brewing tea.
Drinking tea did not necessarily require it, but one always had to wait for the tea to finish brewing before drinking it.
The silver charcoal in the little stove slowly turned red. The water in the iron kettle was still some way from boiling.
Jing Jiu walked onto the terrace and gazed at the night sky, his thoughts unknown.
Stars were visible here even during the day, and at night there were especially many-more than on the Chaotian Continent, and far more than at Star Gate. They seemed about to stud the entire sky, which was very rude to anyone with trypophobia. Without the Protective Shield, nights on the Capital Planet really would not have been suitable for human sleep.
Even with the Protective Shield filtering out most of the starlight, the Manor and the distant mountains remained clearly visible.
Zhong Lizi, Jiang Yuxia, and Flower Creek sat on the grass.
Flower Creek stretched out her fingers to play with the almost tangible starlight, delighted.
"I knew he must be someone remarkable," Zhong Lizi said softly, "but I never imagined he would be this remarkable."
To be regarded as a new god by the Star Gate Priestess, break straight through the Military Command Building, and return completely unharmed-all this lay beyond the bounds of her imagination.
Looking at the figure on the terrace, Jiang Yuxia sighed. "Neither did I."
Flower Creek did not understand why the two older girls were still so preoccupied on such a beautiful night, beneath such starlight. She watched them with wide eyes.
"I never imagined that, just as I liked a boy for the first time in my life, I would discover I wasn't even qualified to tell him I liked him," Jiang Yuxia continued.
Zhong Lizi