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Aside from magic.

Pinching his white cheeks, Luo Yu sat down in his seat, stretched, and then turned on his computer.

It had been several days since Luo Yu had played games, and since he had some time today, he decided to play with Bai and Lani for a while.

At ten o'clock, the door to the e-sports room opened, and Longdan, wearing a nightgown, walked in carrying a tray with a late-night snack.

"Time for a midnight snack, I made some noodles!"

The three bowls of noodles were served in large, standard portions for Luo Yu and Lani, while Bai's was a small portion.

Smelling the aroma of noodles, Bai finally shifted his attention away from the game. After closing the game, he randomly opened a video and ate while watching it.

Picking up a piece of char siu that was roasted to a very fragrant perfection from the bowl, Luo Yu looked at Longdan and asked, "Did you eat Longdan?"

Longdan smiled and nodded: "I was the first to finish eating, so I cooked a new pot of noodles for you all. Was it delicious? This char siu is made with the meat of a wyvern, not traditional pork!"

Luo Yu looked at the large piece of char siu in the bowl with considerable surprise.

"Is it made with grouse meat? I really couldn't tell, but the meat quality is indeed very good."

Bai and Lani nodded repeatedly, too busy eating to even speak.

Soon, the large bowl of ramen was finished, and the soup was drunk clean.

Although the broth of ramen outside is usually very thick and quite salty, the broth of this bowl of ramen made by Longdan was not so strong. Luo Yu had no problem drinking it and found it very comfortable.

After rubbing his stomach and letting out a comfortable burp, Luo Yu turned off the computer, collected the three people's bowls and chopsticks, and left the e-sports room with Longdan.

Standing at the door, Luo Yu looked at Lani and Bai, who were still playing games, and said, "It's getting late. You should rest after playing for a little while longer, don't forget!"

"Okay~~" x2

After the door closed, the two sisters exchanged a glance, and Bai said excitedly, "Rankings, let's begin!"

"Okay, let's play until midnight. If it gets any later, he'll really come and arrest us."

When midnight came, although Bai was very dissatisfied, he still listened to Lani and obediently turned off the computer, brushed his teeth and washed his face before returning to his room to rest.

Lani also returned to her room, snuggled into bed, and lay down in Luo Yu's arms, who was reading a book.

Setting down the magic book, Luo Yu hugged Lani and said, "You're on time, you didn't need me to call you."

Lani snuggled comfortably in Luo Yu's arms and said, "Bai still wants to play, but it's better for children to sleep more, so I turned off her computer and took her out."

After saying that, he looked at the other side of the quilt, where Longdan and Xiaotao were staring at him with wide eyes.

"Oh, it's just the two of you today. This is the first time. It was originally supposed to be Erina and Hisako."

With curious excitement in his eyes, Longdan said, "That's right, that's right. Originally, it was supposed to be the two of them, but now that we're doing field training, the positions have naturally been rearranged. Today it's the two of us, and next time it'll be Xiaohua and Jianzi."

Longdan was genuinely curious: under such circumstances, what kind of expression would Lani, who always maintained a very noble demeanor, make?

An hour later, Gentian finally found out.

It turns out there's no difference at all; in fact, her resilience isn't much stronger than mine.

Saturday, 8:00 AM.

Gentian lazily opened its eyes and woke up.

Rubbing his eyes, he sat up, ignoring the blanket slipping off his body, and yawned as Longdan looked around.

"Am I the only one left? Everyone's up already? It's only eight o'clock..."

After saying that, he lay back down, pulled up the covers, and went back to sleep.

Ten minutes later, the bedroom door opened, and Xiao Taozi, who had finished washing up, came in and nudged Longdan by the bedside.

"Gentian, it's time to get up! Time for breakfast!"

Longdan, who hadn't slept for long, opened her eyes again and looked at Xiaotaozi, saying, "Why are you up so early? You were even more tired than me last night, Xiaotaozi."

Little Peach complained, "You, Longdan, love to sleep in too much! Get up now! Today's breakfast includes homemade food and snacks that Ryza and the others brought from over there. We haven't tried any of those yet, so if you get up late, we'll eat them all!"

Upon hearing this, Longdan stopped staying in bed and jumped out of bed in a flash. She quickly got dressed and went out to wash up.

The series of actions was so fast that Little Peach didn't even have time to react.

All I could do was sigh and start making the bed.

On the other side, Rindan rushed into the bathroom and saw Shiho brushing her teeth.

Good morning, Shiyu!

Turning her head, Shiyu saw Longdan come in, spat out the foam in her mouth, and said with a smile, "Good morning, Longdan-jie. I thought Taozi-jie wouldn't be able to wake you up."

Gentian picked up his toothbrush, squeezed out some toothpaste, and said helplessly, "Oh dear, I was planning to sleep a little longer, but Momoko said that Ryza and the others brought some snacks I've never tried before, so I definitely can't miss them. As for sleeping, I'll sleep some more after breakfast if I'm still sleepy!"

Then I quickly started brushing my teeth.

After washing up, Longdan and Shiyu went downstairs together and met Xiaotaozi, who had stopped them, at the restaurant.

Chapter 622 The Problem of Kuken Island (1/2)

With her hands on her hips, Xiao Jiu 6 Taozi glared at Long Dan and said angrily, "Long Si Si 60 Dan, have you forgotten something?"

Longdan blinked, glanced at the breakfast already served on the table, and said without any clue, "Um, what? You haven't forgotten anything, have you? Could it be clothes?"

Then she lowered her head, lifted her skirt, and checked it.

"That's not right. I didn't wear any clothes after I showered last night, and what I'm wearing now was something I took out and prepared a long time ago. Peach, stop playing games!"

"Who told you about the clothes?!"

Swatting away Longdan's hand that was still holding up her skirt, Xiaotaozi pointed at her and said, "Forgot? The last person to get up is responsible for making the bed! And today it's me again!"

Gentian paused for a few seconds before remembering.

"Oh! Right, hahaha, sorry little peach, I forgot!"

Then he hugged Xiaotaozi tightly, nuzzled her cheek, and said, "It's my fault. Thank you for your help today. I'll make you your favorite dish for lunch as compensation."

Letting the gentian rub against her, Little Peach said expressionlessly, "Forget the vegetables, make some desserts this afternoon, I want something cute!"

"Oh... a snack?"

Longdan was a bit troubled. Compared to regular dishes and the wild game dishes she was good at, although she could make desserts herself, it was not an easy task to satisfy Taozi, who was a dessert fanatic.

But seeing Momo's expression, Rindou reluctantly agreed.

"I understand, it has to be cute, right?"

After Longdan agreed, Xiaotaozi's expression softened, and she finally let her go.

Breakfast began, and Longdan enjoyed the breakfast brought by Ryza and Klaudia from the other world. He ate very happily.

While eating breakfast, Lysa also talked about things on her home island, Kuken.

"When I woke up this morning, I had a feeling that something bad had happened deep inside the island. I didn't know the specifics, but I just felt inexplicably uneasy."

Clodia nodded in agreement: "Yes, I have a similar feeling, a very strange feeling."

"Really?"

Luo Yu looked at the two of them, and then he remembered the plot of the first game.

If I remember correctly, it should be related to the composition of Kuken Island. This island is not connected to the seabed, but is stabilized on the sea surface by the power of alchemy.

Later in the story, the alchemical control system that maintains this power fails, the power fades, and Kuken Island is about to be washed away by the waves, at which point everything will be over.

Luo Yu remembered the alchemy device some time after arriving at the alchemy workshop and used his magic to probe it. He found no problems, and the structure of Kuken Island remained as stable as ever.

But unexpectedly, problems have started to arise.

It seems that although the timeline has changed slightly, the overall direction of the plot remains the same.

However, compared to the original storyline, Ryza and her group now have the support of Luo Yu's side, so solving this problem will definitely be a piece of cake.

Moreover, this alchemical device seems to be able to desalinate seawater, which makes it even more worthy of research.

Seeing the two girls' worried expressions, Luo Yu smiled and said, "It must be the magic giving you a warning. Something must have happened on Kuken Island that ordinary people can't detect. After breakfast, let's go take a look together. Lani, you come with me."

Lani nodded, took a sip of coffee, and said, "Don't worry, with Wang and me here, we can definitely handle it."

Lysa and Clodia breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the two were safe.

After breakfast and packing their things, Luo Yu set off with Lani, Lysa, and Clotia to Kuken Island.

Stepping onto the ground of Kuken Island, Luo Yu and Lani immediately noticed the problem.

Looking at the sea to his right, Luo Yu squinted and said, "There's definitely something wrong, and the waves on the sea are acting strangely too."

Lani looked towards the sea west of Kuken Island, her gaze falling on the seabed.

"It should be there, Your Majesty."

Just then, a boy was running towards them with all his might.

"Ryza! Brother Luo Yu!"

The visitor was Tao, a fellow countryman and friend of Lysa, who wore glasses and enjoyed studying ancient documents.

Seeing Tao's anxious expression, Lysa asked curiously, "Tao, what's wrong? I remember you've been studying ancient books at home these past few days. You've finally come out?"

"No, not that!" Tao Fang, panting heavily, stood up to the group, leaning on his knees. "Where did you go? There was a minor earthquake on the island, and I sensed something was wrong. I was just looking for you guys!"

Lysa didn't tell Tao about the other world. The boy's curiosity was too strong; he would definitely ask all sorts of questions. It was better to let him study the ancient books he liked first.

Upon hearing about the earthquake, Lysa exclaimed in shock, "Earthquake? Is everyone alright?"

Tao shook his head: "Fortunately, the earthquake only lasted a few seconds, and things calmed down quickly. At first, many people thought it was their imagination. I happened to be looking at some books at home and found something that might be related to this earthquake. If you have time, come with me to take a look! It's in Trepego Port!"

Upon hearing Tao's words, Lysa immediately looked at Luo Yu.

Luo Yu smiled and said, "Since Tao says so, let's go and take a look together. On the way there, Tao, please tell us in detail what you've learned from the book."

"no problem!"

The group set off, and on the way, Tao shared his guesses.

"That stone tablet over there should be a closed gate leading to the entrance to the artificial island. I saw that in this book! However, we don't have the key; we need to find the key to open it!"

As he spoke, he took out the ancient books he had brought with him.

Luo Yu flipped to the page that Tao had mentioned and saw the relevant content.

"Yes, we do need a key, but it's not a big problem. Let's go to the site and take a look first."

Soon, the group arrived at Treppego Port, where they saw the very tall and somewhat damaged stone tablet inscribed with ancient script.

Arriving in front of the stone tablet, Lysa pointed to a dent in the ground and said, "Is this the keyhole?"

Pushing up his glasses, Tao guessed, "It is indeed a dent, but this doesn't seem to match the characteristics of a key."

Luo Yu said from the side, "After all, it is a product of alchemy. Don't use ordinary keys to guess its nature. Move aside, let me take a look."

After the two made way for him, Luo Yu placed his hand on the ground and released his magic power.

Chapter 623 Underground Control Device (2/2)

As the magic seeped downwards, Luo Yu quickly discovered the mechanisms and passages beneath the ground.

After a careful inspection, Luo Yu opened his eyes and said, "There is indeed a passage below, and there are no traps or mechanisms. If you want, I can open it directly."

Lysa and Tao exchanged a glance, then looked at Luo Yu and said, "Please, Luo Yu-kun!"

After receiving permission, Luo Yu released a large amount of magic power again, directly controlling the mechanism that opened the door below, forcibly opening the stone door and revealing a passage extending underground.

Upon seeing the passage appear, Tao exclaimed excitedly, "There really is a passage! Is the artificial island just below?"

Luo Yu clapped his hands and snapped his fingers, and a starlight magic spell that emitted a bright light appeared.

"Let's go down, there's no danger down there."

Leading the way, Luo Yu led everyone inside.

Although the passage had been closed for an unknown period of time, there was no unpleasant smell when I went inside.

After observing the area ahead and sensing the airflow, Lani said, "It seems there are other ventilation channels in other places as well, probably beneath the sea that we just saw."

"Since this is our first time here, we should avoid causing any damage if there are proper channels available. It wouldn't be good if we damaged the facilities."

Continuing forward, after about two or three minutes, the group finally left the passage and entered the actual underground space.

Looking at the vast, empty space underground and the orderly buildings around it, Clodia's eyes widened: "This scale is too big, it's even bigger than the ruins, isn't it? Did the humans of the past really build this?"

After surveying the vast underground space and confirming that there were no monsters or traps, Luo Yu said, "It seems that this is a maintenance system, just as Tao said. Let's move forward; there are more passages ahead, and the control system should be there."