"Did something happen?"
Seeing Jack frowning, Keqing also became a little worried.
"It's nothing, or rather, it's good news. Currently, our world is on Peaceful difficulty, so no monsters will appear in the wild. We can develop well for a period of time."
"It's just that if it remains on Peaceful difficulty and we can't unlock higher difficulties, our progress in advancing the world might be very slow, and the opening of the Genshin Impact otherworld portal would be a long way off."
Jack said to Keqing with some regret.
"It's enough to have hope. And whether it's Teyvat or Liyue Harbor, for me right now, nothing is as real as you, Jack. Having you is enough; I don't want to think too much about other things."
"You're right. Let's think about the future later; it's good to focus on the present."
Jack closed the system interface that was making him anxious and took Keqing's hand; this was what he should be concerned about now.
...
Linjian Cabin, from Jack's Newbie Pack, was also the blueprint for the Simple Blue Star Architecture mod. Its interior design closely matched the mod pack's name, both very similar to 21st-century material living standards.
Just like the tea set Jack found on the coffee table at the very beginning.
Of course, there were also things with MC characteristics, such as a kitchen that could run by throwing in a piece of coal.
"Ta-da! Braised eggplant is ready!"
Keqing was wearing an apron from the kitchen, dressed like a chef. Her hair was pulled into a side ponytail on her left shoulder for convenience, making her look charming and lovely.
Unlike Keqing, Jack didn't have a god's eye to store changes of clothes, so he was still in his black shirt and casual pants. Since it was summer attire, they dried quickly after his shower.
"Alright, no need to add more dishes. Sit down and eat quickly."
"How can that be! There are only 3 dishes, and no soup yet!"
Keqing glanced at the fragrant, colorful, and delicious dishes on the table, feeling that for this first meal, she had to leave Jack with a good impression of a virtuous wife and loving mother.
Jack smiled helplessly, stood up, and pressed down on Keqing's shoulders, seating her in the chair.
"You've been tired for so long, A Qing. Rest for a bit. I'll make the last soup. After all, I've lived alone for two and a half years and have cooking experience."
"Okay."
About ten minutes later, a simple tomato and egg soup was placed in the center of the table.
Sizzle!~
The sound of bubbling was heard.
Like the ingredients, the beer cans from the Linjian Cabin's refrigerator clinked together.
"Cheers!" x 2
...
The next day.
Jack, lying on the soft bed, was awakened by movement in his arms.
A fluffy head emerged from under the covers, revealing a delicate and beautiful face.
"Ah woo, morning, Jack." Keqing said, rubbing her eyes.
"Mm, morning." Jack replied, half-asleep.
When well-fed and warm, lust arises. Naturally, the two slept together last night. After a period of strenuous activity, even Keqing, who often worked 007, uncharacteristically overslept, let alone Jack, who usually didn't get up early on his days off.
Seeing her partner's perfunctory look, Keqing pouted, a little unhappy.
After thinking for a moment, she, lying on Jack's chest, pinched a small tuft of his hair and gently tickled his nose.
"Hiss!"
An unusual sensation came from his nose, and Jack shivered from the itch. Opening his eyes, he saw Keqing's peach blossom eyes full of mischief.
His sleepiness immediately faded. Jack exerted force in his waist, and with a turn, he pressed Keqing beneath him, her bare back exposed to the air.
Thump-thump!
Keqing's heart rate quickened from the sudden attack. She quickly said, "What are you doing? Get up quickly!"
However, Jack, fueled by a desire for revenge and morning grumpiness, refused to let her go. Coupled with Keqing not truly pushing him away, he lowered his head and captured Keqing's small, pudding-like, glistening mouth.
"Mmm! Woo..."
Half-reluctantly, the two re-enacted last night's battle.
An hour later, the shy sun hid behind the clouds, and the clear weather became dry and refreshing.
Jack, dressed, looked at the quartz clock on the bedside table.
"It's already 1 PM."
"It's all your fault for wasting so much time. If we had gotten up earlier, we would probably have finished two sets of iron armor by now."
"It's okay. We're in Peaceful mode now, so the demand for iron ore isn't that urgent. By the way, A Qing, can you fish?"
"Are you underestimating a native resident of Liyue Harbor?"
Jack suddenly understood.
That's right, as residents of a port city, even if they hadn't actually fished, they would have at least seen it enough to know how.
"Alright then, I just found a fishing rod in the card room yesterday, so we'll use that."
"Hmm? Are you talking about those few sticks less than a meter long? What kind of fish can you catch with those?"
"You'll know when you use it. That's the crystallization of modern scientific civilization!"
"I don't think the crystallization of a social civilization would merely be the creation of a fishing rod."
After this period of understanding, Keqing also knew that Jack was probably a strange person who would talk nonsense whenever he encountered something interesting.
She didn't humor him and directly became the Roast to criticize Jack.
About ten minutes later.
The two left Linjian Cabin with fishing rods and plastic buckets.
Unlike yesterday.
Because they knew the current game mode was Peaceful, Jack and Keqing were much more relaxed. This outing was more like a picnic.
"By the way, I remember you're good at grilling fish, A Qing."
Jack remembered that they hadn't had lunch yet, so he asked.
"Did you learn that from that 'Genshin Impact' game again?"
"Yes."
"Tch, I feel like I have no secrets in front of you. It's not fair!"
Jack poked Keqing's puffed-up cheek with his index finger.
"Then do you want me to tell you the story of how I wet the bed when I was little?"
"Are you an idiot? Who wants to hear a secret like that from you!"
"Didn't you say it wasn't fair? So what do you want to hear?"
"How many girlfriends have you had before!"
After asking, Keqing gave Jack a death glare.
"25 years old, living alone, all-boys high school, engineering major in university, after graduation a civil engineering worker, loves playing Genshin Impact, likes a two-dimensional character named Keqing!"
Although Jack answered very righteously, Keqing didn't quite understand what high school or engineering major meant.
But there was always a feeling that this child was truly pitiful.
"You... haven't you always been alone?"
For single young men before the 21st century, the moment of breaking down often came in an instant.
Jack was speechless.
"Ah, that, that, yes! I'm very good at grilling fish, I'll grill some for you later!"
Seeing that she had led the conversation into a dead End, Keqing quickly changed the subject, afraid of hurting Jack's tender heart.
Jack was amused by her clumsy way of changing the subject and scratched her delicate nose: "Alright, I want to eat 3 later!"
Keqing was infected by his sunny smile and also smiled: "Leave it all to me!"
And then... two hours passed.
Jack looked at the bucket of pufferfish he had caught and fell into contemplation.