Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 1135 - 609: Minor Spacetime Disturbance (2)

Xu Xin said to Xu Ying, who seemed lost in thought, ”I say, you took Wenxi down there, didn’t she end up not being much help? From the looks of her energy, it’s like she’s been idle for a long time.”

”Huh? Who said that!” Xu Ying snapped back, displeased, ”Even though the underground human base can’t manufacture weapons at the moment, we can still mine for minerals. Sister-in-law discovered many mineral sites down there and even helped modify the mining machines and tools, greatly increasing mining efficiency!”

”...Wenxi can modify mining machines?”

”Of course, you didn’t think Sister-in-law’s abilities were limited to making handheld mining picks, did you?” Xu Ying tapped her own head, ”That’s a capability we developed standing on the shoulders of alien technology. It can’t be that shabby!”

”True. But, with that being said...” Xu Xin looked at her with some surprise, ”Does this mean... you’ve already gained control over the underground world’s power?”

”Yes.” Xu Ying nodded, ”But when it comes to the matter of traitors, we still need you to handle it, otherwise it’s not stable.”

Unexpectedly, the problems of the underground world have been mostly resolved, with only the traitorous dogs remaining.

”...But, compared to the hundredfold time flow here, isn’t the mining efficiency of the underground world a bit too low?” Xu Xin chuckled, ”During the time you were back, they might have only dug up a few pieces.”

”This side was an unexpected surprise.” Xu Ying looked out the window, ”Who knew this world tree had a time flow a hundred times faster.”

”The world tree is indeed the biggest surprise.”

Xu Xin touched Keke in his arms, sighing.

Hmm...?

He looked down at Keke in his arms.

This little guy, why is it being so quiet?

It looked like it was asleep, but this time... he didn’t hear its familiar soft snoring.

Xu Xin looked at it closely and saw the little guy slightly open its eyes.

Seeing Xu Xin looking at it, Keke blinked once, then promptly closed its eyes again.

Motionless.

Clever boy, pretending to sleep?

What’s going on?

Could it be because of Xu Ying?

Ever since Xu Ying came, the little guy seemed to have developed a kind of aversion to her, always wanting to stay away and not wanting to interact with her.

What’s going on...?

The last time Xu Ying came, it wasn’t like this at all. The little guy even helped Yingying deliver messages before.

Why has its attitude flipped entirely this time, even getting angry and squealing after being teleported with Xu Ying once.

Normally, it only shows this kind of avoidance when facing danger.

...Wait, could it be...?

Xu Xin suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Ying.

”What?” Xu Ying was startled by his exaggerated motion and scooted over a bit on the sofa, ”Why are you suddenly staring at me?”

”Yingying, are you... about to disappear?” Xu Xin asked solemnly.

Xu Ying, as the last person from that space-time, is most likely to follow in those people’s footsteps eventually.

”...” Xu Ying was silent for a while, then smiled, ”Nah, it’s just... a bit unstable now, being erased by the world is still a long way off.”

”A bit unstable?” Xu Xin pressed her, ”What do you mean?”

”Uh...” Xu Ying hesitated for a moment, then eventually explained, ”It’s just that I used some things from another space-time in the underground world, causing my existence to be a bit unstable now.”

”This world... has detected you?” Xu Xin’s expression became somewhat grave, ”Then you...”

”But don’t worry, it’s just the space-time around me that’s starting to show slight turbulence. According to previous experiences, as long as I don’t do anything too outrageous, this state can even recover.” Xu Ying said with a relaxed face.

She has already been detected by the world. At the moment she handed those space-time weapons to Xu Xin and the others, she fears she will completely disappear.

Xu Ying thought silently to herself.

Xu Xin remained silent.

So that’s how it is.

He didn’t believe Xu Ying’s words, space-time instability, how could it be so easily resolved.

Keke might have sensed the turbulence around her, which is why it showed an attitude completely different from before.

As for how this little guy sensed it...

It’s always been mysterious, and having traversed time itself, being able to sense space-time turbulence is no surprise.

”Yingying, you shouldn’t teleport so casually recently.” Xu Xin looked at her with some concern, ”Space teleportation...”

”Teleportation? Oh, that’s not an issue.” Xu Ying waved her hand nonchalantly, ”The key is time, not space. Space teleportation is something you can do based on coordinates, it’s as normal as drinking water.”

Space teleportation being as normal as drinking water, really...?

”But right now, you...”

”Alright, alright, I said it’s fine!” Xu Ying immediately felt a deep-seated aversion when her brother started lecturing her, and said impatiently, ”We should go and handle the real business!”

Xu Xin sighed.

This stubborn girl...

He can’t lecture her like before.

The Xu Ying in front of him isn’t his sister, but someone who is 300 years older than him, who knows much more than he does, he isn’t in a position to lecture her.

They didn’t sit there any longer, gathering the other explorers once more, informing them about the situation and opening access to the underground space of the world tree.