Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 34 Extraordinary Dried Fish!
The sound of footsteps echoed down the old wooden staircase.

Xia Fazheng was standing in the middle of the living room. Hearing this, he looked up and his eyes lit up.

Benedict Cumberbatch is 168cm tall, with a slender waist and enviable long legs.

At this moment, wrapped in a fitted black dress, she appeared even taller and slimmer, with captivating curves.

Her golden hair, noble golden-red eyes, and face so exquisite it surpassed any work of art, all contributed to her lively appearance.
But after putting on this Lolita-style black dress, she suddenly looked cold and aloof, giving off a sense of unapproachability.

But this seemingly aloof and mature doll-like girl skipped and hopped to Xia Fa's side, lifted her black skirt, and twirled lightly in front of him.

"Xia Fa, how do I look?

Xia Fa's gaze fell on the slender, fair, and straight leg that peeked out from under her black dress, and he nodded with a smile:

"Well, not bad."

Benedict's jewel-like eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Right, right! I think it looks good too. Xia Fa, you really deserve to be the person I chose, your taste is just amazing!"

Xiafa: ...

That sounds a bit strange.

He's clearly the contractor!

Without thinking much, he smiled and said:
"If you like it, I'll take you to buy a few more sets later."

Unexpectedly, the doll-like girl shook her head like a rattle-drum:

"This set is enough. If it breaks, I can fix it myself, because... we need to save money!"

Xia Fa asked curiously:

"Save money? Why?"

A serious look flickered in Benedict's clear, innocent eyes:

"I can tell now, have you become a superhuman? If so, you'll definitely need to spend money to buy the meat of expensive supernatural creatures to extract superhuman power from them. Otherwise, it would be too dangerous for you to hunt them yourself. So, you really need to save money, or it will affect your future."

Xia Fa smiled, thinking, "Are you stupid? You can get at least 10,000 gold pounds just by selling that high-level secret contract. What kind of common supernatural creature can't you buy then?"

But seeing the girl's incredibly serious expression, he couldn't laugh anymore. He felt a slight stirring deep within his heart.

Suddenly, Benedict sniffed the air and curiously turned her head to search:

"What's that smell...it smells so good..."

Xia Fa chuckled and walked to the shady spot in the living room on the first floor. He brought her a plate of dried fish that looked like silver cod, but had fine golden lines running through its translucent body.

"Here, this was specially saved for you, eat it."

This time, the doll girl was truly excited, her little face glowing red:

Wow! Amazing dried fish!

She took it with delight, then lowered her head and took a deep sniff of the extraordinary dried fish, revealing an expression of enjoyment and savoring.

"It's even a golden-lined silver cod! In our Machinist Castle, this is what the Doll Queen uses to reward everyone!"

She was very happy. She looked around and sat down on the dark red sofa that was full of holes chewed by rats. She picked up a small dried fish and ate it in one big bite.

The doll-like girl's cheeks puffed out as she chewed contentedly, her words becoming somewhat slurred:
"Hao, Hao Haoji!"

Xia Fa looked at her with a relieved smile. Putting everything else aside, at least Benedict liked dried fish, and he could randomly go to the homes of nobles all over the world to freeload meals, so he could find more dried fish to bring her in the future. Especially since, judging from the situation, the doll girl clan seemed to be quite particular about dried fish.

Not only are dried fish divided into ordinary dried fish and extraordinary dried fish, but the extraordinary dried fish are also classified into different grades according to the types of supernatural creatures, which sounds very professional.

Xia Fa recalled a proverb from his hometown in his previous life: "One should not be too particular about the fineness of the food, nor too particular about the delicacy of the preparation..." Hmm... Thinking about it that way, it makes sense.

Benedict was happily eating, one strip after another. Halfway through, she suddenly looked up and gave Xia Fa a goofy smile:
"Xia Fa, thank you, hehe, for finding such delicious dried fish."

Xia Fa smiled and was about to speak.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Benedict said:
"Oh dear, I was so busy eating that I forgot about this."

She remained in a duck-sitting position on the sofa, but put down the plate of extraordinary dried fish, and her delicate arms began to move in the air.

As she moved, runes emerged from her palm, rapidly forming a platinum-gold ritual circle in the air.

The ritual array didn't stay for long before it suddenly shattered into countless smaller runes with a "pop," spreading throughout the entire room.

Xia Fa watched this scene with curiosity, wondering what Benedict was doing.

But his doubts were immediately answered.

As the cryptic text merged into the floor, the bookshelves, and the table... an amazing scene unfolded!

The stains on the long wooden floor, which seemed impossible to wash away, began to wriggle and gather into soft-bodied ants, crawling out the window.

Immediately afterwards, the dust on the bookshelf coalesced into tiny gray birds, which flapped their wings and flew straight out the window.

As for the grease on the table, the cobwebs in the corner of the ceiling, and the soot accumulated in the fireplace... they all turned into small animals of various colors and flew out of the house.

This old two-story attic, apart from the furniture which is still a bit old and damaged, has been completely transformed!
Sunlight streamed in, and some of the furniture even reflected a slight sheen.

Xia Fa was almost stunned. Suddenly, he remembered that he seemed to have heard people in the church say that the doll girls would clean the rooms for the superhumans, and that they could also cook and brew wine.

But he never expected it to be done this way!

This is truly an extraordinary world; it's so convenient.

After doing all this, Benedict nodded in satisfaction and picked up the half-eaten plate of dried golden cod on the table, enjoying it immensely.

Xia Fa looked at the several holes in the empty sofa seat next to her, then at the nearly broken furniture, and couldn't help but ask:
"Isn't this little attic... a bit too dilapidated?"

After all, the other doll girl in the Kingdom of Augu was raised by Princess Victoria de Selenes of the royal family and lived in a magnificent palace.

Unexpectedly, the doll girl spoke without hesitation, as if she hadn't even considered the question:
"How could this be? Isn't this our home? Hehe, as long as we have dried fish to eat, we're fine."

Seeing her enjoying her meal, Xia Fa somehow felt her own stomach rumble with hunger.

After thinking about it, I figured I'd be hungry again after exercising tonight, and the kind of hunger that only food containing supernatural powers could relieve.
He decided to take advantage of his current body aches and get a free meal!

Anyway, it's almost lunchtime.

As for the fact that he would randomly freeload meals, he didn't intend to hide it from Benedict; he just needed her to keep it a secret.

After all, they are in a relationship where they share both prosperity and adversity, and since they will be living together in the future, there is no need to hide it from each other.

Seeing that Benedict had just finished eating a whole plate of dried fish, she put the plate on the table and was wiping the oil off her fingers with a silk scarf with satisfaction.

Xia Fa sat down next to her, his dark eyes looking at her intently.

"Benise, what I'm about to tell you, don't be afraid."

(End of this chapter)