MC world, at night, in the bedroom of the house Lin Tian built.
Tonight, under the secret arrangement of Shinobu Kocho and Mitsuri Kanroji, Mitsuri Kanroji took Kamado Nezuko to rest at the Butterfly Mansion, leaving only Shinobu Kocho to accompany Lin Tian.
As for what they were going to do... that was none of her business. In any case, the opportunity had been created for them. What happened next only depended on whether Shinobu Kocho could win over Lin Tian.
Lin Tian lay on the bed. Although his gaze was on the television, his mind was entirely focused on the shower room to the side. He could clearly hear the *whooshing* sound of water flowing inside.
'I didn't expect this... Shinobu Kocho is actually this proactive! She's planning to make her move this quickly! And Mitsuri Kanroji is too generous, isn't she! To actually be willing to share me with her sister.'
Before long, the sound of water in the shower room stopped, and Lin Tian's heart pounded with even more excitement.
*Ssshh~*
The door was gently pushed open, and a hazy mist of steam drifted out. Shinobu Kocho, wearing a bathrobe, slowly walked out.
"Little Tian, it's very late. It's time to rest~"
A cloud covered the moon, as if even the moon was too embarrassed to watch what this loving couple was about to do.
....
"Mmm~, Little Tian?"
In the morning, the just-awakened Shinobu Kocho opened her hazy eyes, but she did not see her lover beside her.
*Creaak~*
"Shinobu, you're awake? Come and eat. I've already prepared it."
Just as Shinobu Kocho was feeling a sense of panic and loss, the door was pushed open. Lin Tian, turned sideways, spoke to Shinobu Kocho who was looking at him.
Hearing Lin Tian's voice and seeing the pink apron he was wearing, Shinobu Kocho's heart, which had been panicked and lost, was instantly filled with joy. She let out a *pfft* and laughed at Lin Tian.
"I never thought you would wear this kind of pink clothing, Little Tian! But it looks quite good on you~"
"What are you laughing at! Hurry up and eat breakfast! We're planning to go see the Aether today~. Don't you want to go, Shinobu?"
Seeing Shinobu Kocho bent over with laughter, Lin Tian's face turned a little red. He pretended to be annoyed, said a few words, and then left.
Seeing Lin Tian leave, Shinobu Kocho's laughing expression gradually returned to normal. She had done that on purpose. Otherwise, how could she make Lin Tian leave first?
After all... Shinobu Kocho lifted the blanket, revealing her snow-white skin. She wasn't wearing any clothes yet!
Gently stroking her own belly, Shinobu Kocho's face revealed a look of anticipation. They did it so many times yesterday... she wondered if it would result in anything?
However, Mitsuri Kanroji had been with him for so long, and there was still no sign of anything. The chances for her were probably not high either.
Shinobu Kocho didn't dwell on it for long and began to get dressed. Anyway, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. If she really wanted a child, at worst, she would just pester Lin Tian every day. It would be a good way to drain him dry, so he wouldn't have the energy to look for other women.
It was still early, so the two could enjoy the rare time they had alone together. A breakfast that normally would have taken only a few minutes, the new couple ended up spending more than half an hour to finish.
.....
Lin Tian and Shinobu Kocho chatted and laughed as they walked to the area specially designated for portals. The others living in the Butterfly Mansion had already arrived.
"You're too slow!"
Shiho Miyano stood with her arms crossed, looking calmly at Lin Tian and at Shinobu Kocho, who was being held by Lin Tian. Deep in her eyes, a trace of envy was revealed.
"It seems last night was very passionate~"
Mitsuri Kanroji also looked at Shinobu Kocho with a teasing expression. In any case, no matter how many people Lin Tian had in the future, she was the first.
Kanae Kocho looked at her younger sister with a gratified expression. It seemed her sister had her charms after all.
"Alright everyone, stop looking at me and Shinobu like that. If you keep staring, she's going to get shy."
"Who's shy!"
Lin Tian teased a bit, successfully easing the somewhat awkward situation.
"Big brother~"
Kamado Nezuko came to Lin Tian's side, hugging his arm with a slight sense of grievance. Clearly, the three of them were the first to be with Lin Tian, but now only she was left. She felt like she was being neglected.
"Ahem, Kamado Nezuko, you're still too young. Your body isn't ready for it."
Lin Tian gave a few dry coughs. Although he liked this kind of young figure, when it came to actually doing it, he couldn't bring himself to do it. After all, she was too small.
"Everyone has been waiting for a long time, right? Today, we're going to the Aether!"
Lin Tian didn't give Kamado Nezuko a chance to reply, directly changing the subject. Holding a water bucket in his left hand and glowstone in his right, he walked next to the Twilight Forest portal and began to build.
The construction method for the Aether portal was the same as the Nether portal, just with different materials. Moreover, the ignition trigger was water.
"Womm~"
A gentle ripple emanated, and a portal like a reflection of the moon in water was embedded in the glowstone frame. A sacred aura wafted from within.
"This is the Aether portal? The materials are so simple!"
Akemi Miyano looked at the portal in front of her, her face full of curiosity. But compared to the Nether portal which required obsidian and the Twilight Forest portal which required a diamond, the materials for the Aether portal were indeed much simpler.
"Everyone, let's go in and take a look. There are flying pigs and cows inside. You can catch a few to bring back."
Under Lin Tian's lead, the group began to advance into the Aether.
.....
Passing through the illusory portal, the group arrived in a bright new world. All around them were various large islands, and surrounding these islands were extremely conspicuous clouds. They looked very thick, like cotton floating in the sky.
"Wow~, it's so beautiful~. But why does it feel so familiar?"
As soon as Mitsuri Kanroji entered this world, she was captivated by the surrounding environment. The color palette of this place was indeed like the legendary paradise. But she kept feeling as if she had seen it somewhere before.
"Of course it's familiar. After all, the basic modeling is almost the same as the main world. It just separated each island, changed the models for the animals, and added a few new creatures, that's all."
Lin Tian was noncommittal. The so-called multi-dimensional worlds were fundamentally unworkable in MC, because they would all be assimilated by MC. So in the end, they all ended up looking more or less the same.
At this moment, a few cows and pigs with wings on their backs walked by, and a few blue slimes were hopping around.
Seeing the Aerbunny walk by, Lin Tian took out a saddle and placed it directly on its back. This cow was thus tamed by Lin Tian.
Seeing Lin Tian's action, Shinobu Kocho copied him, also taking out a saddle and placing it on a flying pig that had come near her, successfully taming it as well.
"Is it that simple?"
Seeing the two's actions, Akemi Miyano was a bit stunned. Just by placing a saddle on the animals, you could tame them? Was there no taming process required at all?
"What else? Big sister, how long have you been in this world, and you still haven't adapted to everything here?"
Hearing her younger sister's retort, Akemi Miyano thought about the absurd things she had tried before, like the water bucket landing, elytra flying, random animal breeding, and so on, and nodded. This world truly couldn't be judged by common sense. It seemed she was still too normal.
At this moment, a low, sorrowful cry came from the horizon.
Everyone followed the sound and saw a huge whale with strange patterns on its body roaming the sky, letting out mournful cries from time to time.
"It's huge! Is that a whale? It's a whale flying in the sky!"
Looking at the cloud whale roaming in the sea of clouds, the group exclaimed in amazement again. The Aether was different from the other three dimensions. The other three dimensions only had some strange-looking creatures, and most of them were hostile. In comparison, the Aether seemed much more peaceful.
"A word of advice: although the Aether is indeed better than the other dimensions, there are still many monsters here. Don't let your guard down too much."
"For example, the flower under your-foot, Aoi Kanzaki. That's a Poison-Dart Flower. Get away quickly, don't get hurt by it."
Alerted by Lin Tian, Aoi Kanzaki quickly moved from where she was standing, just in time to dodge the attack launched by the Poison-Dart Flower.
Kanao Tsuyuri, at the side, raised her Red Matter Sword and, with one strike, sent the Poison-Dart Flower to the real paradise.
"See? I told you to be careful. This world also has three big Bosses, but finding them takes a lot of effort, so you don't need to worry too much about that."
"Little Tian, can I start a live stream?"
Just as Lin Tian was explaining some of the important points about the Aether mod, Shinobu Kocho suddenly interrupted him, saying she wanted to start a live stream to show the other group members.
"Sure, go ahead if you want to, Shinobu."
Lin Tian agreed to Shinobu Kocho's request, looking at her a little strangely. 'Is Shinobu getting more and more into live-streaming? Could she have been corrupted by some bad influences while surfing the net?'
But it didn't matter. His love for her was still the same as always. He would just let her be.
Shinobu Kocho didn't notice Lin Tian's strange gaze and directly opened the group live stream. She wasn't trying to show off or anything. Rather, she had discovered a function of the live stream: as long as the number of people in the stream room reached one-third of the entire chat group, she would receive a certain point reward.
Although the amount obtained this way wasn't much, it was an extra source of points. She had her eye on a pill with a special effect in the group shop, but the points required for that pill were too high. She couldn't afford it right now.
Although if she told Lin Tian, he would definitely buy it for her, Shinobu Kocho didn't want Lin Tian to know about this matter yet. She planned to wait until she had saved up enough points to buy it, then tell him and let him decide whether to buy it.
"Galactic Batter: First!"
"God's Tongue: You're fighting for this too? Xing, you're too enthusiastic."
"Hellish Blizzard: Where is this? Although it looks like the main world, it feels very different."
"Her Highness Ai: We are in the Aether."
"Platelet: Is that called a pig? It looks so cute."
"I Am Just a Passerby: The Aether? So this is what the Aether is like~. Wait, is that a whale flying in the sky?"
"Sister Looking for Her Brother: Flying pigs! And cows! I want them so badly!"
"Hungry Dragon's Roar: Flying pigs... I wonder if they're tasty?"
"Galactic Batter: You already have the Swiftness Ring! What do you need pigs and cows for! If anyone should get them, it's me!"
"JOJO: This is Heaven?"
"Flat Face: Mr. Jotaro, are you thinking of Pucci?"
"Super True Newbie: How magical! What is that purple ball? How can it capture that big whale?"
In the live stream, Lin Tian threw a purple ball, which directly captured the cloud whale in the sky.
"Cloud Whale, I've captured you!"
"Super True Newbie: Eh?"
"Crash Specialist: I'm a bit curious... can that ball capture Kaiju?"
"God's Tongue: I have to say, Diga, you've brought up a curious point!"
"Galactic Batter: That's right! Capturing a Kaiju would be so majestic! Then when facing enemies, I'll just throw it out. It'll definitely scare them to death!"
"Emperor Through the Ages: Throwing Kaiju... That is indeed a powerful siege weapon. It's much faster than clearing territory by hand."
"Galactic Batter: 'Pioneer'! I heard it! You said 'pioneer,' right! In that case..."
"Hellish Blizzard: Wait, Xing, I've already guessed what you're going to say. Please don't say it."
"Lord of the World: Lumine, you still haven't reached Sumeru? That's way too slow."
"Sister Looking for Her Brother: Uh, actually, I've already arrived. I just haven't told you. (whispers)"
"Lord of the World: What! (loudly) Don't tell me you've already rescued Naxida! Then what about the Grand Sage?!"
"God's Tongue: It looks like Lumine is in for it."
"I Am Just a Passerby: Not 'looks like.' She is."
"Sister Looking for Her Brother: No! I promise I haven't! I just arrived in Sumeru not long ago, I haven't had time to 'take care of' the Grand Sage yet!"
"Lord of the World: Mmm, very good. Wait for me. I'll head over this afternoon. It'll be a good chance to test how far my micromanipulation abilities have come."
"Wandering the Mortal Realm: Micromanipulation?"
"Silly Girl: That sounds really impressive."
"Lord of the World: I just want to see if I can replace the blood in the Grand Sage's blood vessels with water. Who knows, it might have some interesting effects."
"Lord of the World: Or maybe release some nano-puppets into his body, see if he can detect them."
"Hellish Blizzard: ...Satan just entered the chat halfway through."
"Silly Girl: Satan says that's his favorite bedtime story as a child."
"Galactic Batter: That sounds interesting. Can I go and help?"
"Sister Looking for Her Brother: Everyone is welcome to come and 'take care of' the Grand Sage. As long as you don't kill him, beat him to death's door!"
"Shinobu, stop scrolling the group chat and look at the beautiful scenery here. Look at Mitsuri, she's already planning to build a house here."
Hearing Lin Tian's words, Shinobu Kocho looked in Mitsuri Kanroji's direction. Sure enough, she saw her in the process of building a house-like structure.
"Hehe, the scenery here is beautiful, so I plan to build a temporary cabin. That way, we'll have a place to stay here in the future."
Mitsuri Kanroji explained her reasoning as she built according to her design. Beside her, the three little girls from the Butterfly Mansion were also helping her perfect some of the house's details.
[Ding! More portals unlocked.]
"Hm?"
Lin Tian, who was searching for the lairs of the three Aether bosses with a map, let out a sound of confusion at the system's notification.
"System, what exactly does 'more portals' refer to? Is it multi-dimensional worlds, or infinite resources, or something?"
"Which one do you think it is, Host?"
"I think I don't know, and I don't want to find it myself. I want you to tell me right now."
"...You're no fun to tease. Fine. This portal is a resource portal. As long as you, Host, use the special structure to build a Nether portal frame and then light it with a flint and steel, it will work. What do you think? Are you happy? This is an endless supply of resources!"
"Oh."
"..."
"And then?"
"That's it."
[Ding! Cosmic Population Maintainer has joined the chat group.]