"Is everything settled?"
Li Daoyi sat by the window, idly watching the figure walking towards him.
"Not yet," Shen Heng replied.
"Not yet?" Li Daoyi frowned. Why did he come over when it wasn't over yet?
"Well, this isn't the end of it until the visit is complete!" Shen Heng replied.
"Hey, you little brat, looking for a beating?" Li Daoyi laughed and cursed.
Shen Heng smiled as well.
He walked to the window and stopped, then sat down cross-legged and began to answer Li Daoyi's question.
"We've already spoken with the Chief of Staff, conducted the mental assessment, and collected the supplies. There's nothing more to do!"
"When is the departure date?" Li Daoyi asked.
As he spoke, he raised his hand and gestured to the side.
Shen Heng followed and looked over.
A tea set suddenly rose into the air and flew towards them.
"Stay here and rest tonight, then leave tomorrow morning. That way we can get back to Shuofang City before tomorrow night!" Shen Heng's gaze followed the flying tea set.
Shuofang City is one of the two cities they are still building deep in the Erosion Zone. It is located in the lower right corner of the map, relatively far to the east.
Another city is called North-Pacifying City, located in the northeast of the Erosion Zone, which is relatively far north.
Li Daoyi sat to the side and nodded slightly.
He wasn't surprised by the situation where he arrived in the morning and had to leave the next morning.
After all, just a few days ago Zhang Weijun came to ask him if the people who came back could fly back directly without resting.
These guys... he wouldn't have dared to use people like this even when he was still at Clear Wind Temple!
The tea set hovered briefly beside the two of them before falling to the ground.
Hmm... it's not high-end, it's even a bit rudimentary.
A large teapot, and several large teacups.
"Why are you using this?" Shen Heng asked, picking up the tea canister.
"We used to use this kind of thing up in the mountains, we're used to it!" Li Daoyi glanced over, "Besides, the flavor gets stronger the longer it's soaked, and you don't have to keep pouring it back and forth, it's such a hassle!"
Shen Heng nodded slightly, brought the open tea canister to his nose, and took a light sniff.
Pure, fragrant...
Green tea?
He checked it, then opened the kettle lid and poured some tea leaves in.
Hot water followed immediately, then cover.
After completing this step, Shen Heng turned his attention to the teacup.
Of the several teacups, only one is upside down; the rest are covered.
He rinsed the upward-facing teacup with hot water, then placed it next to Li Daoyi, and then rinsed it for himself as well.
Next, all you have to do is wait!
After all, the teapot is so big, it takes time for the tea leaves to steep!
"Filter out the first brew!" Li Daoyi.
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng was slightly taken aback.
He raised his eyes and asked:
"Green tea, delivered right to your door, it probably doesn't need filtering, right?"
"I told you to filter it, so filter it. Why all the nonsense?" Li Daoyi cursed.
"..."
Shen Heng lowered his eyes and glanced at the teapot's perpetually open spout.
Even if you wanted to filter it, it wouldn't be easy!
Use source...
"Use your mental power!"
A sound came.
Shen Heng glanced up at it, then lowered his gaze again.
The spiritual energy emanated, enveloping the teapot while also probing into its interior.
Steam rises, the tea is scalding hot, and the unfurled tea leaves are steeping in the hot water.
The next moment, the teapot flew upwards without anyone lifting it.
tilt.
The pale yellow tea flowed out from the spout.
"Can this be used to train mental strength?"
Shen Heng sat silently watching, constantly regulating the tea leaves in the teapot with his mental energy to prevent them from clogging the spout.
Mental power has many uses: protecting one's own mind, sensing situations at a distance, mental attacks, and it can even be used as telekinesis.
However, for almost all martial artists, the latter two are actually not very useful.
When it comes to using mental power, it can only be used for trivial matters like making tea right now.
In terms of actually killing the enemy, it's far faster to charge in yourself or use your abilities!
As for psychological attacks...
To think you can kill Calamity Beast of the same level using only your mental power is wishful thinking!
Even if the Calamity Beast don't cultivate spiritual power, the spiritual power that naturally increases with their rank is something they can't kill with just auxiliary spiritual power!
Of course, this doesn't mean that mental energy is completely unusable for attacking.
However, it can only show its greatest effect when it encounters abilities that resonate with spiritual power!
For example, that Instructor Zhang from the training camp, or that Two-Horned Lizard I've been hearing about for the past few months...
Beside him, Li Daoyi looked at the clean tea and then turned his gaze to Shen Heng.
"By the way, have your mental health test results come out yet?"
"You're out. What happened?" Shen Heng asked, looking up.
"What was the result?" Li Daoyi's lips curled into a smile, his eyes full of curiosity.
"Overall normal, but the pressure is a bit high!" Shen Heng replied calmly.
"Too much stress?"
Li Daoyi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"You little rascal, you don't take on everything yourself, do you?"
"It's not that bad. It's just that after staying in the Erosion Zone for a long time, how many people don't feel pressured?" Shen Heng asked casually.
This isn't something he made up.
Some time ago, a psychologist started working in Shuofang City and took the opportunity to conduct assessments for everyone.
The assessment results showed that the vast majority of soldiers experienced stress, the only difference being the degree of stress.
They feel absolutely no pressure, which is almost indistinguishable from people who are genuinely experiencing mental health issues!
There's nothing we can do about it!
With a bunch of Calamity Beast roaming outside and people dying every day, it's perfectly normal for any normal person to feel stressed!
"Perhaps!" Li Daoyi casually gazed out the window, "But now that it's confirmed, it's definitely not healthy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the tea flowing paused slightly.
It continued to flow after a short while.
Accompanying this was a calm yet seemingly clear statement.
"Okay, I understand!"
Li Daoyi paused, glanced to the side, then slowly looked away without saying anything more.
"By the way, Daoist Master, what were your assessment results?" Shen Heng asked, looking up as he used his mental power to refill the teapot.
"Me? I didn't take the test!" Li Daoyi replied casually.
"Huh? Wasn't it said that everyone had to be tested?" Shen Heng asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine mentally!" Li Daoyi his hand.
As he spoke, he glanced at Shen Heng's still puzzled expression and explained further.
"When your spiritual realm reaches the point where 'Smoke Rising from the Purple Palace,' you'll understand—that feeling of seemingly seeing through everything!"
Shen Heng slowly nodded.
He didn't quite understand, but he still remembered what Li Daoyi had said: there were only a few people in the country who had reached this level, and most of them were masters who practiced Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism.
This type of person's mental state should be above average, let alone the few who are clearly the best.
"That's right!"
Li Daoyi suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Heng.
"If I remember correctly, the one in Northern Martial Arts is your sister, right?"