Chapter 146 - 6.6 Third Green Star - Countdown: 3 Months
P District.
4th night of stay at the hotel.
Tomorrow, Ximen Xueya would have to visit that temporary farm of his and bring over everything he bought into his dimensional space. He had bought fences and animal houses for those living things. Everything was arranged even to its smallest details as the dimensional space would be controlled with his mental energy.
At the presidential suite, Xueya was peacefully sleeping with his son at the huge bed when he suddenly heard System Yue's voice in his head.
[Host. Your phone is ringing. Someone is calling you. It's an unknown number. You told me to inform you if you receive a call from an unknown number.]
Ximen Xueya groggily sits up while yawning as he picks up his phone and answers the call. His thin finger slid through the phone screen to the right.
With a hoarse yet languid voice he spoke, "Yes. Ximen Xueya speaking..."
{...} No one replied right away.
Xueya spoke once again, "Excuse but who is this? Don't you know it's 4:00 in the morning!?" his voice turned chill at this moment. Clearly he would cut off the call any minute if no one still replies from the other side.
An unexpected phone call from an unknown number to his private number. Ximen Xueya knew who would call him with such an unregistered number, it can only be that man who saved them at the amusement park. His husband's vessel in this world. This is why despite being awake in the middle of dawn, Xueya isn't really angry. Because he already knew it was his man who was calling.
"I'm ending the call." said Xueya but before he could a voice was finally heard from the phone.
{I'm sorry for waking you up. I will call you again later.}
A deep magnetic yet stern voice was heard.
Xueya could feel the man's nervousness hidden in his tone, "I'm awake now though. Speak what do you need General Cao." he asked.
The man on the opposite side of the call seems to be not surprised of Xueya knowing his identity. It is obvious that he got his own profile investigated like he did with Xueya's.
{I... }
"I'm not angry. Don't be nervous. But please don't call at midnight or at dawn next time. And thank you for saving me and my son that day." said Xueya.
{It won't happen again next time. Aren't you sleepy? I could just call again later.}
"Not sleepy. Or is the General busy instead?" asked Xueya teasingly.
{Not General. Please call me Cao Junye or just Junye. Can I call you Xueya?}
"You may, Junye."
The two spoke this way the whole time at first it was awkward but in the end they got along well. Morning had already risen by the time they'd finished talking.
"It's already morning I think you should go rest for now."
{I'm okay. You should be the one resting. You would be leaving the P district today, right? And your next destination is N district.}
"Well~ yes. I want my son to enjoy the seafood there for a few days. I would also visit the capital as well maybe next month. I plan to go home before december."
{Please message me when you arrive at your location. And if you need help don't hesitate and tell me, Xueya}
"I will remember. You really should rest. Bye~"
"I will. Bye."
Then. The phone call ended. Their call lasted for a few hours. It was more of the general asking and Xueya answering. It's like an interrogation but the content is funny. It's like those questions from the report of Wang Lei.
Once the call ended, there's an amused smile on Xueya's face. He could imagine his man wearing a stern expression on his face during their whole conversation.
"A serious straight faced man~ he will be fun to tease then~." whispered Xueya with the corner of his lips upturned in a sly smile.
Afternoon. Xueya brought his son and his system to the temporary farm to get the things he ordered. After putting everything in his system they've left H District heading to N District.
N District is near the sea. It's the land of seafood and fish. There is a nearby fish market with lots of live fish and seafood. This time Xueya and his family checked into a high class resort for two weeks. He rented a seaside villa for the three of them. For the first week he plays with his son at the sea. They've done surfing, swimming, diving and played all kinds of games available at the resort. Ximen Chino enjoys playing with water.
In some hidden part of the sea, Xueya checked on his son's progress of controlling the Ice Element. For their bloodline who is in full control is the elemental attributes of Ice, those who could control it well like Xueya could even convert Ice element to its main branch element which is water. Since the two elements are interrelated, controlling both elements is possible. Today, Xueya is teaching Chino how to convert his Ice element to water element.
Xueya's explanation. He froze the waves that were about to reach him. "Xiao Jing it is indeed easy to turn any liquid to ice and create ice with a water droplet in the air. You should be able to do this easily."
"Yes, daddy I can!" replied Chino with a proud smile.
"Did you look through the knowledge of science in the memories daddy had shared to Xiao Jing? Especially about the elements. It is not like it's impossible to control other elements. Like fire, this is the opposite element of water but that doesn't mean it's the weakness of Ice. Why do you think daddy says so?" asked Xueya to his son, he is testing his knowledge about common things.
Xueya's original world is like earth but an upgraded version. Races in that world are vast but most of them had full control over their human forms. The people of that land were all high ranking Gods. It's the paradise world which most ascended deities wished to visit at least once. The main source of work is the God System.
But only God Kings and above could leave in there because the qi in that world is so pure that low ranking Gods wouldn't be able to live in such an energy filled world. Staying there without thinking of consequences is not good. Over consumption of qi would likely cause a person to destroy his own meridians and body.
That world is called Vearth, it is the land under the ruling of the two Ruler Gods and it is where they live. It's a world that is a mixture of all things. From modern to futuristic, classic to ancient, fantasy to supernatural. Everything can be found in this world. This is the world which contains all the knowledge of all other worlds.
"Because natural elements can be used as a source of elemental qi." answered Ximen Chino to his daddy's question.
Xueya smiled at him, "Good. My baby is really smart. Then Xiao Jing should know what to do next. I want my baby to turn this ice I made back to its original form. The sea water. Xiao Jing can do it right?"
"I'll try it first daddy." replied Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing stood in front of the frozen waves and was silently thinking of something. Xueya and Zhi Yue were watching at the distance.
In human form, Zhi Yue whispered, "Host, is it really possible to control other elements through natural elements?" he asked.
"Of course it is possible though the strength wouldn't be the same as those who used it as main. It's better to know how to control it instead of being ignorant. Anyway you could only do so if your IQ is high anyway. The progress of doing so needs precise control and management. Adding wrong or merging wrong elements could sometimes cause explosion." said Xueya with a smile.
Bewildered Zhi Yue asked, "What does the host mean?"
"After all you are playing with natural elements. It can be compound or used chemically. Think about it. What if you gathered enough elements to compound oxygen. It's a dangerous element to play with as it could sometimes cause explosion if the other materials like flour and such, were placed at the area in a closed room. Lit a small spark and then you'll suffer from a dust explosion." explained Xueya.
Zhi Yue responded, "But can that be then on an open surface?"
"There are tons of ways. The simplest one is to use your qi and trap your target in an enclosed place full of dust then add a spark of fire and then you'll have an explosion. This type of control can be used when fighting undead as well. But mostly only those who could only be done with wind and fire elements or wind or thunder elements, could do it.
I'm teaching my son how to convert his ice element to water for a simple reason. It's for bathing water. What if he suddenly feels like slashing those disgusting things at close quarters and gets covered with dirt, grime and blood! I wouldn't be able to hug him for days if he doesn't clean himself properly!!!" retort Xueya.
"Ah~ I see." replied Zhi Yue in a monotonous tone.
While his thoughts are: 'No wonder the host has been anxious lately. As long as the day of the apocalypse gets closer and closer, the more his host gets moody and cranky.'
"Yue did Xiao Jing redeemed any item with his tickets?" asked Xueya.
Zhi Yue answered, "Yes. He bought a storage space in the same form as yours. But he didn't use the same design as your snowflake but a sun instead. He still got 7 redemption tickets. For the next three worlds Xiao Jing's tickets would be 10 instead of just 5. Special gift from my boss to his nephew I guess."
"How big is it?" asked Xueya.
Zhi Yue asked, "He picked the largest one available for 3 redemption tickets. It has the same size as your football field on earth."
"That's good. I'll give him a warehouse full of alcohol, shampoo, conditioner, soap and disinfectant spray. Some food as well~ I guess I need to buy more. I have money anyway~" murmured Xueya.
After knowing he could keep his baby all clean during the apocalypse, Xueya's mood for that day is quite good.
Zhi Yue observes his OCD-ic host and imagines how he could calm his host down during the apocalypse. Actually he could just focus on keeping his nephew clean after all there is no way his host will allow himself to get dirty. Those who dares would just die anyway.
It took three days before Ximen Chino learned how to convert his ice element to water element. After a week, Ximen Chino and Zhi Yue continue playing underwater and help daddy catch some baby sharks. They wanted to eat shark fin soup for tonight's dinner. They hunted the materials for it.
Ximen Xueya, who is once again fully geared from head to toes, had visited the fish markets to order a large bulk of different kinds of fish and seafood. He bought many shrimps, scallops, lobsters and more, for his husband and son who loves eating seafood. After hoarding the fish market products for a week. Ximen Xueya finally stopped buying, causing relief to the fish markets he visited. He had become their sole customer for a week. The sellers were finally delighted that the seafood tyrant had finally left once the week had passed.
At night in their seaside villa.
Xueya decided to grill some seafood for his son. Zhi Yue is looking after his nephew playing at the side with his ice element. There's a flavorful scent of buttered soy sauce scallops, grilled squid and baked fish with cheese on the grill. The scent is enough to make the stomachs of Ximen Chino and Zhi Yue gurgles. Ximen Xueya's cooking skill had reached the master class after cooking countless times in the last world for his husband and son.
Stomach Growling~
Ximen yelled, "It's done. You two prepare the tables for dinner~"
"Yes sir~" The two one small and one big dashed inside the villa to get the plates and utensils for eating. Only when they prepare these things that they would be able to eat such mouthwatering dinners of varying grilled seafoods.
The three had enjoyed such a delicious meal.
While wasting time to watch the stars in the sky, Xueya's phone rang. An incoming call notification was sent to his digital watch. Seeing the name of the caller Xueya smiled unconsciously.
Ximen Chino saw the name as well, "Daddy~ is it father? I want to see him too~"
"Okay. Let's tell him to use video call then." said Xueya.
He did as he said and message the man to video call him instead. Because of that the voice call just now finally stopped. Xueya received the tablet Zhi Yue had passed to him as he turned to his avatar to be invisible at this moment. Ximen Chino on the other hand had sat on his daddy's lap and pulled the tablet his daddy was holding in front of them. Only then did they accept the call.
At the screen the handsome but stern face of General Cao Junye had appeared. The latter was obviously startled, seeing the cuddly small creature on Xueya's lap. After observing it closely, it was a chubby little milk bun whose features are similar to that of Ximen Xueya. But this little baby has hints of Japanese features on him. This little milk bun had the same phoenix shaped eyes as Xueya but unlike Xueya's eyes which are shaped a bit upturned this little ones' eyes were angled downwards instead. Must be because of his mixed bloodline of Japanese and Chinese. The father and son both have the same light shaded chocolate colored hair.
Ximen Chino was the first one to speak. He waves his small hand in front of the camera, "Good evening~ uncle~ I'm Ximen Chino. You can call me Chi-chan or Xiao Chi. I am three years old." he put up three small fingers to indicate his age. There's a huge sweet smile on his face. Chino could somewhat show his expressions when in front of his daddy and father.
Cao Junye's eyes soften as he looks at Ximen Chino. For some reason he couldn't control himself and thought the child was someone cute. As a person like him held a high position, he is supposed to be able to expression well. But no matter how he does, he truly couldn't control his emotion when seeing this father and son. At first he decided to like Xueya's song because he plans on courting the other. But now he knows that he likes this little milk bun as long as he is Xueya's son.
Chuckles~"Nice to meet you Xiao Chi. Uncle is called Cao Junye. You can call me anything you want." said Cao Junye with a small smile on his handsome face.
"T-Then... can Chino call you father then?" asked Chino.
When the little milk bun asked this, not only Cao Junye was shocked. Even his father Ximen Xueya and his now in invisible mode System Uncle Yue were astonished.
Now there is only silence. Only the sound of the roaring waves not far from them and the wind breeze could be heard in their surroundings.