231: Chapter 231 The Domain is Activated, Controlling the Water Flow!

Lin Xiao snapped out of his daze.

"The Public Shop opens tomorrow. You guys can buy whatever you want."

He leaned back against the sofa and said casually, "I have over twenty million stardust now, so feel free to spend."

Hearing this, Wen Yiran's eyes instantly turned into stars.

"Aww, Brother Lin is the best, best, best to us..." She lunged forward, wrapping her arms around Lin Xiao's neck and hanging off him.

The movement was too vigorous, tugging at her unhealed injuries.

She let out an "Ouch," and her mouth pouted again.

"You, honestly, can't you behave?" Jiang Wanwan scolded with a smile, reaching out to tap her forehead.

Wen Yiran pouted: "Why do you sound just like my mom..."

Jiang Wanwan's hand paused for a moment, and then the smile on her face deepened, "Mom? That's not out of the question."

"Ranran, you're trying to take advantage of me, you're so mean!" Wen Yiran rolled around on the sofa.

Jing Hua watched the scene quietly from the side.

Lin Xiao suddenly turned to her: "There are many jewelry blueprints downstairs. Tell me what you like. Also, go to the shop with Wanwan and the others tomorrow to have a look around."

Jing Hua did not refuse; she nodded and said, "Yes, My Lord."

After trying on the jewelry, Jiang Wanwan continued preparing dinner, with Tian Xiwei helping her.

The soft clinking of cookware and low-voiced conversation drifted from the kitchen area, occasionally punctuated by Tian Xiwei's small gasps when she burned her fingers.

Jiang Wanwan's voice was low, as if she were teaching her something.

Wen Yiran lay on the sofa, chatting with Jing Hua.

Her topics were erratic, jumping from jewelry styles to the thrills of the Black Tide battle, and then from the Black Tide battle to Lin Xiao's combat scenes on the Seabed Plains today.

Her words were filled with undisguised and unadorned admiration.

"You didn't see it, but when Brother Lin charged into that black mist alone, my heart almost jumped out of my chest."

She buried her face in a throw pillow, her voice muffled, "I clearly know how powerful he is, but I... I just can't help being afraid."

Jing Hua was silent for a moment: "Me too."

Lin Xiao, who was organizing supplies, looked up upon hearing this.

He set down the skill book in his hand and took out Poseidon's Trident from his backpack.

A cyan-gold light flowed from the shaft of the trident, illuminating the room.

He began to recount the encounters on the Seabed Plains.

The soul of Xi Muyuan.

The resolve of thousands of Merfolk throwing themselves at the ice pillars one after another.

The earth-shattering strike of the trident drawing upon the entire sea area to condense into the Nail of the Cold Heavens.

He told the story with such ups and downs that Wen Yiran subconsciously held her breath as she listened.

Jiang Wanwan also poked her head out from the kitchen area, smiling as she listened to his slightly exaggerated descriptions.

As for Jing Hua.

The moment she saw the trident, she became extremely agitated.

Her eyes were locked onto that cyan-gold trident.

Her lips trembled slightly; she wanted to say something, but not a single word would come out.

To the Merfolk, this was not just a legendary weapon.

It was the token of succession for the rulers of the Di Peoples Kingdom, a symbol of their race's thousand-year endurance in the deep sea.

It had witnessed the rise of this undersea kingdom and its fall.

It was a treasure of the nation, an existence older and more sacred than the throne itself.

Lin Xiao placed the trident flat on the coffee table.

Jing Hua slowly knelt down, her fingertips hovering an inch above the surface of the trident, as if stroking a divine object that should not be touched by mortal hands.

It took a long time before she slowly withdrew her hand, her eyes rimmed with red.

...

Dinner was made by Jiang Wanwan using a few ordinary ingredients.

However, she added some food with Di Peoples Kingdom characteristics, including the Salted Sea Fish brought by the Merfolk remnants, which emitted a salty fragrance after being steamed.

The ingredients weren't abundant, but the seasoning was just right.

The sweetness of roasted corn and the freshness of the kelp soup were blended by her hands into a reassuring flavor.

Jing Hua ate very slowly.

She chewed each bite for a long time, as if tasting something long-lost.

After finishing the meal, they chatted for a while.

The topic shifted from the trident's history and skill properties to tomorrow's Public Shop, and then to the strategy for the Rift Anchor.

Wen Yiran vowed that she would be the first to clear the twelfth floor, only to be shut down by Lin Xiao's comment that she "couldn't even find the door to the first floor," making her roll her eyes.

The night grew deeper.

The group went into the bathroom to wash up.

Lin Xiao specifically brought the trident inside.

He gripped the trident and expanded the Tide Domain.

A faint blue light spread from the trident, and with him as the center, all water elements within a five-hundred-meter radius were brought into his range of perception.

In the bathtub, in the showerhead, in the faucet of the sink...

Every drop of water was like an extended nerve ending, establishing a subtle resonance with him.

He gave it a try.

Ripples appeared on the water's surface in the bathtub, and the residual droplets in the showerhead floated up, gathering in mid-air into a fist-sized water ball that rotated slowly.

It was easier to control than he had imagined.

"Since it's matter rich in water elements," Wen Yiran said, leaning on the edge of the bathtub and watching the water ball in mid-air, "what about blood? Can it be controlled?"

Blood?

Lin Xiao hummed in thought and raised his arm, "Let me try."

"I was just saying!" Wen Yiran quickly covered her eyes, though her fingers were spread wide, "Brother Lin, don't do anything reckless!"

Jiang Wanwan also spoke up to dissuade him, telling him to use such power carefully.

Her tone was much more serious than usual, her brows slightly furrowed in genuine concern.

Lin Xiao nodded.

He slowly released the domain's power, concentrating his perception on the blood vessels of his left forearm.

He could feel a slight pulling sensation, as if an invisible hand were gently plucking beneath his skin.

It wasn't that it didn't work, but the feeling wasn't intense.

The blood did not burst out of his body as he had expected.

Lin Xiao looked at the properties description of the trident.

[Property - Tide Domain: Upon activation, expands a [Tide Domain] with a 500-meter radius centered on yourself.]

[Within the domain, all matter rich in water elements will be forcibly mobilized, becoming your source of power...]

The problem should lie in the words "rich in."

The total water content of the human body is around seventy percent, but it is not distributed evenly.

The water content varies greatly between different organs and tissues.

So, what was the threshold for "rich in"?

Lin Xiao thought for a moment, his gaze falling on Wen Yiran, his lips curling slightly.

Wen Yiran keenly caught this expression.

She immediately raised her arms in front of her, shrinking back toward the other end of the bathtub: "Brother Lin, why are you looking at me like that? And with that wicked smile?"

"The water content in different parts of the human body varies," Lin Xiao said in a flat tone. "And in certain states, there is one place in the human body where the water content far exceeds other parts."

His gaze moved down, looking toward her lower abdomen.

"There..."