Although in Tang Hao's mother's heart, she had already regarded Megumi Kato and the other girls as her future daughters-in-law, to these girls, her arrival was just an interlude. Once the interlude was over, life would return to normal, and as the days passed, they would naturally leave.
"Then, we'll be leaving first. Thank you for taking care of us during this period, boss."
The first to leave was Miyamori Kui and the others. As social animals in the animation industry, their leisure time was really very limited. They could only come this time because it was not the deadline, and they had a task to collect materials. Even so, they could only stay for a week.
Before leaving, the three of them said goodbye to Tang Hao one by one.
Tang Hao smiled and said, "Same to you, same to you. You guys also made me a lot more relaxed."
This was not a polite remark. Other than the day when he was ambushed by his mother, during this period of time, Tang Hao had focused most of his energy on the second soul. Although with his current strength, it would be fine even if he did not eat or rest for a long time, because the cultivation of the soul was more difficult than normal training, he would feel especially tired after every cultivation.
Then he had to eat, and he also had to take care of a place to live. He did not have time to do these things, so these tasks basically fell on Shizuka Sakaki and Ema Yasahara, which saved him a lot of trouble.
Now that the three of them were about to leave, he felt a little regretful. After all, no one would hate a life where food and clothes were at their fingertips.
"By the way, Little Kui, you're still in the first stage of the cultivation of the second soul, right?" After that, Tang Hao asked. After spending a long time together, the degree of intimacy would naturally increase. Although it was still far from the level of a family that Tang Hao's mother had imagined, gradually, Tang Hao also began to call them Little Kui, Little Xiang, and other intimate names that they used to call each other.
Moreover, everyone seemed to be quite used to it.
"Yeah, I'm so embarrassed." Miyomori Kui scratched her head in embarrassment. Everyone had started at the same starting line, but Kato Megumi and the others had already entered the second stage of soul training. She was the only one who was still stuck at the initial stage.
Of course, excluding Tang Hao and Asuna, the one who made the fastest progress was Kazumi Ichihara. After all, he was motivated, and he was still young, so he was more flexible and hardworking. Now, he had even reached the end of the second stage and was sprinting towards the third stage.
"That's nothing. Just take it slow. After all, you haven't been cultivating for long enough."
Tang Hao did not think much of it. Unlike Megumi Kato and the others who usually cultivated and watched anime to relax when they were tired, Miyamori Kui still had to work on animations. Her cultivation time was limited, so naturally, her progress was slower.
Moreover, whether it was them or Tang Hao, they did not have strict requirements in this aspect. After all, they were born in the normal world, so it was impossible for them to be selected to challenge the main lineup of Hero Mode. Even if it was Hard Mode, it did not necessarily require combat power. As long as they had the ability to protect themselves, it would be enough. Therefore, it did not matter if they were fast or slow.
"In addition, I have set up a teleportation point in the villa. When you want to come over, you can come over at any time."
"Okay, I understand."
Miya Sen Kui nodded. Then, the three of them turned into a shadow and disappeared in front of Tang Hao.
At the same time, Tang Hao took out his mobile phone, entered the shuttle interface of the chatroom, and selected the teleportation point in the settings.
After the chatroom was upgraded to level 2, there were actually many changes in the details. For example, there was an option to travel between known worlds, and there was even an option to prohibit travel. For example, if Tang Hao activated this option, other group members would not be able to come to his world no matter what.
Of course, this right was only available to the administrator, ordinary group members did not have this right.
This also made Tang Hao realize that as the level of the chatroom increased, the authority of the administrator would only increase. Therefore, in the future, he must be more careful in choosing the administrator. Otherwise, a bad administrator may even lead to the collapse of the entire chatroom.
On the other hand, since there was an option to prohibit travel, of course, there would also be content to make travel more convenient. This was the so-called teleportation point.
In the past, when a group member went to another known world for the first time, they either followed the group members of that world or randomly chose a destination. Only at the beginning of the second trip could they choose to travel to a fixed destination.
But now, as long as Tang Hao set up a teleportation point in the villa and activated it, other group members could directly teleport to this villa, regardless of whether they had been there or not. For example, Zoro and Kirito, even if they don't have time now, when they have time, they will come here to touch the Ice Soul Stone. With the teleportation point, even if Tang Hao is not at home in the future, they can directly come here.
Although this teleportation point was not very useful at the moment, and only a limited number of people could use it, as long as the Ice Soul Stone was still here, it would always be convenient. Even … if a teleportation point was also built in a world like Moon, it might come in handy at a critical moment.
"Have they already gone back?"
Just as Tang Hao set up the teleportation point, he heard a familiar voice behind him. Turning around, it was Asuna.
Asuna and Megumi Kato were practicing their second souls in the basement, so they did not come up to say goodbye. After all, it was not a life and death separation.
"Yes, but I have already built a teleportation point."
"That's good."
"How's your progress?"
"Not so good, not as smooth as you."
Asuna shook her head. There were a total of seven stages in the cultivation of the second soul, namely, Receive, Main, Awaken, Move, Separate, Combine, and Attack.
First, he had to let his soul withstand the corrosion of the Ice Soul Stone's chill. Then, he had to temper the form of his second soul. Next, he had to wake this soul up. After waking up, it had to be able to move. Then, he had to separate it from his main body and turn it into an independent entity. Only then would his second soul be truly formed.
However, the second soul that was formed was not controlled by the main body. Instead, it was imprinted in the Ice Soul Stone. Therefore, the cultivator had to extract it from the Ice Soul Stone and combine it with himself. Only when he had complete control over it would he truly possess the power of the second soul and become a qualified substitute emissary.
It was very straightforward, very simple, and the whole process was so clear at a glance.
When Tang Hao saw the two words' Receive 'and' Attack ', he even had a very interesting association.
A man, at the beginning, was a small submissive, ordered around by his girlfriend, and lived like a bootlicker. Until one day, he had enough and realized that his true love was not a woman, but a man. Then, he finally woke up and took the initiative to find his girlfriend and break up, then reunited with his true love, and turned into an attack.
Look, it's completely in line with the cultivation process.
Regardless of gender, there were no obstacles to cultivation, especially in this era where people were obsessed with homosexuality.
However, the process was after all, and the actual implementation was another matter.
Just like our Cloud Clear Wolf, when we watched other people's livestreams, we would always think, "Wow, this game is not bad, but it's too easy. Fighting these small monsters is like playing a matchless game. What, this is the final boss, isn't it too weak?" Wait, but when we actually started playing, it became … Damn, what the hell? Why did my wolf die in one hit? Why is my health bar fake? Why is this boss so bad? What, this isn't a boss, it's just a minion? Boss, please help me!
In short, although the Ice Soul Stone gave the group members a way to become stronger without going bald, it still required a certain amount of talent and hard work. The first three processes were relatively simple. Generally speaking, as long as one wasn't stupid, one could awaken the second soul in ten days to half a month. This was especially true for people like Tang Hao and Asuna, who already had combat experience, so a few days was more than enough.
However, when it came to the fourth stage, the difficulty suddenly skyrocketed. It was as if you were taking a test on the multiplication table, and the next second, it turned into advanced mathematics.
Asuna awakened her second soul on the third day, which was even faster than Tang Hao. However, until today, she still didn't know how to make her second soul move. Even if Tang Hao told her about his experience, she still couldn't figure out how to make her second soul move.
"Maybe everyone has their own unique cultivation method. After all, the soul is unique," Asuna shook her head and sighed. Asuna shook her head and sighed. Tang Hao's method was not suitable for her, and she couldn't find a method that was suitable for herself. This kind of result made her somewhat disappointed.
Of course, even if she couldn't compare to Tang Hao, she was still the second fastest among everyone. But … Megumi Kato, Yukino, Hikari, and even Miyomori Kui were all people she could compare with!
"Forget it, let's not talk about this now. Maybe it's better to relax for a while. I'm going to the kitchen."
Then, Asuna turned around and walked toward the kitchen.
Tang Hao was stunned. "What are you going to the kitchen for?"
"To cook." Asuna turned around and said matter-of-factly, "Sister Kui and the others have gone back, and Megumi and the others are still cultivating in the basement. If I don't cook, everyone will starve."
"Uh … Oh, right."
Tang Hao suddenly slapped his head. Miyomori Kui and the others had left. Didn't that mean that there was no cooking maid? He was just regretting it a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, he forgot about it.
Looking at Asuna's figure walking into the kitchen, Tang Hao suddenly felt that this wasn't a big deal.
Not to mention that Asuna had to leave in three days, even if she came back again, cultivating her second soul was still the top priority. He couldn't let her always be a cooking maid. Also, such a large villa needed someone to take care of it. Otherwise, if it wasn't taken care of for three to five days, it would be covered in dust.
But who should take care of it?
He definitely couldn't.
Hire a housekeeper?
That wasn't a good idea either. He had to think of a way to fool his own mother. How could he be at ease if he hired an outsider who didn't know anything? What if a member of the group transmigrated and bumped into the housekeeper who was cleaning the villa? Wouldn't that be terrifying?
Even if he did a good job in keeping this a secret, if the housekeeper he hired wasn't clean and suddenly took advantage of him not being at home, the loss would be small, but it would be troublesome.
As for the group members, they were even more unreliable.
As expected, he still hoped that Euma and Shizuka could stay. After all, they weren't group members and didn't have a ten-day time limit. Moreover, they knew how to take care of the villa and they were beautiful. At most, he could pay for it himself.
That was what Tang Hao was thinking. However, he knew that it was just a thought. After all, they had their own dreams and weren't here to work for him … Eh, wait a minute!
Suddenly, Tang Hao had an idea.
Since he wasn't a member of the group and wasn't restricted by the time limit, he didn't have to be obsessed with ordinary people in the daily world. He knew everything about them and didn't have to worry about their secrets being exposed. Such a candidate … wasn't there already!
With that thought in mind, Tang Hao couldn't help but be excited. He immediately took out his phone and sent a message to someone.
[Sis Cannon, are you there?]
Ten seconds later …
[Don't call me Sis Cannon! You're older than me!]
[Alright, Sis Cannon, I have something to tell you.]
[… Forget it. Go ahead. What's up?]
[That's right. About that … How's the matter with the Misaka Sisters?]
[It's alright. After all, the chairman still kept his promise and didn't make things difficult for us. After all, the campus city can't accommodate twenty thousand sisters. Most of them were sent to different parts of the world. As for the rest … I'm not too sure either. That guy is mainly in charge of this matter.]
The guy that Misaka Mikoto was referring to was obviously Bee-Eater Cao Qi. Although the latter had a bad relationship with Misaka Mikoto, he was very concerned about his sisters.
[By the way, the chairman invited me to the building with no doors or windows. He asked me to ask you, when are you going to let him join the group?]
[About this matter … Tell him not to worry. I'm already doing it. I won't let him down in the year 9102.]
[…]
[Of course, this isn't important. I'm contacting you now because I've run into some trouble and need your help.]
[What kind of trouble?]
[Hmm, how should I put it … I've recently bought a villa, but it's empty. I don't even have a caretaker. That's why I'm thinking … Let me say this first. I don't have any ulterior motives. I'm just thinking … Since the sisters in the campus city have nowhere else to go, I'm wondering if it's possible to send a few of them over to look after my house?]
[Huh? You're not joking, right?]
[I'm not joking. I'm serious!]
[I'm serious … Don't tell me you're thinking of something bad?]
[Don't joke with me. Didn't I just say that I only want them to look after my house? I won't do anything strange. Moreover, I'm a great and honorable gentleman. Don't you know that?]
[The more you say it, the more suspicious I feel …]
[No, you have to believe me …]
"Alright, alright …" Misaka Mikoto reluctantly agreed after Tang Hao kept pestering her. He even turned on his voice chat to prove that he had no ulterior motives. "I'll help you ask them, but it's none of my business whether they agree or not. Moreover … If you dare to do anything, I won't let you go!"
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