Raft for All: I'm guaranteed to get a golden affix when I upgrade!

Thin slices of clam meat, as thin as cicada wings, are neatly arranged on a wooden board, so white they are translucent.

Xiao Zheng put down his short knife and opened the shell of the second geoduck clam.

The meat tubes of the two clams together weigh seven or eight pounds, enough for three people to enjoy to their heart's content.

He divided the clam meat into two portions, one for sashimi and the other thickly sliced ​​for grilling.

A perfect barbecue grill was moved onto the deck.

As the charcoal fire rose, a sizzling sound rang out as thick slices of clam meat were placed on the grill.

Oil seeped from the cut surface, dripping into the charcoal fire, and white smoke carrying the aroma of meat rose up.

The grill's intelligent cooking function automatically controls the heat.

Xiao Zheng ignored it and turned to dismantle the red-fleshed pomelo that was bigger than a human head.

Insert your thumb into the top and tear along the white pith.

The peel splits open, and a strong, slightly sour fruity aroma explodes instantly, filling the nostrils.

Xiao Zheng tore off a piece of fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.

The juice bursts between your teeth, and the perfect balance of sweet and sour soothes the greasiness of eating only fish for days.

He felt like he had come back to life.

After peeling a whole pomelo, Xiao Zheng arranged the pulp on a wooden plate and placed it next to the barbecue grill.

Then, he plucked a few roses from the bunch and picked out the tiny seeds inside.

Wash the six fruit pits.

In the southeast corner of the deck, he deliberately left a two-square-meter trough, which he filled with island soil.

The seeds were pressed into the soil one by one.

Xiao Zheng covered it with one hand.

The phrase "everything grows" lights up, and warm energy flows into the palm of the hand.

Almost instantly, tender shoots broke through the soil, vines grew wildly, and tendrils wrapped around the pre-designed wooden frame.

Three seconds, and it's covered the entire support frame.

In five seconds, the flowers bloom and fade, and the fruits turn from green to blue and swell rapidly.

When Xiao Zheng withdrew his hand, the six grapevines were already laden with heavy bunches of fruit, each grape a vibrant green and covered with a uniform layer of bloom.

[Premium Grade - Emerald Sunshine Rose Grapes. Formed through a mutation catalyzed by life energy, the flesh is firm, juicy, and extremely sweet. The first consumption permanently increases spirit by +1; repeated consumption restores stamina and hydration.]

Excellent level.

Ordinary grape seeds, with just one round of catalysis, skipped two stages.

It also comes with a permanent attribute of +1 Spirit.

Xiao Zheng picked a bunch, weighed it in his hand, and found it to be quite heavy.

I tore off a piece and popped it into my mouth. It was sweeter than the batch in the wooden box, so sweet it made my teeth ache.

The aroma of clam meat wafted across the entire deck from the barbecue grill.

The edges of the meat slices were grilled until they were slightly charred and golden brown, with the fat sizzling and bubbling on the surface.

He forked a piece and tasted it.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a chewy texture followed by an abundance of juice and sweetness.

Xiao Zheng picked up another piece, his gaze sweeping over his territory.

On the 150-square-meter raft, the cabbages in the planting boxes are lush and green, the coconut trees sway in the wind, and the branches of the dragon fruit trees gleam.

The newly grown grapevines are laden with bunches of fruit, glistening in the sunlight.

The grill was filled with the aroma of meat, and there were freshly peeled pomelos and freshly picked grapes nearby.

In the distance, the wooden house's floor-to-ceiling windows reflected the shimmering light of the water.

This is just the beginning.

……

Inside the wooden house.

Lin Xiaoya woke up first.

Not a single muscle on her body obeyed her commands.

My arms are sore, my legs are weak, and my waist feels like it's been twisted.

She struggled to open her eyes, staring at the wooden ceiling above her, her mind blank.

Powder mist...detox...

Memories rewind frame by frame.

Thick fog filled the wooden house; his body went out of control, and his consciousness twitched between lucidity and confusion.

Then, Xiao Zheng came in.

He said, "Don't move around, I'll help you detox."

The sensation of those scalding hot palms against my skin...

Lin Xiaoya's face flushed instantly, and she abruptly pulled the blanket over her head.

The detox process was too chaotic, but the residual warmth on my skin, the pressure of having my shoulders pressed down hard, and the feeling of something being forced out of my body... were all too clear.

Stop thinking about it!

She held her head under the covers for ten seconds before slowly peeking out.

Beside her, Lingxi was still asleep, her cheeks flushed an unnatural red.

Just as Lin Xiaoya was about to get out of bed, Ling tide's eyelashes trembled.

woke up.

She slowly opened her eyes, stared blankly for two seconds, and tried to sit up by supporting herself on the edge of the bed.

"hiss--!"

Lingxi's body stiffened, and she abruptly shrank back, covering a certain area with her hands. The blush on her face instantly faded to a deathly pale.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiaoya asked, startled.

Lingxi lowered her head, her body trembling, and it took her a long time to squeeze out a sentence.

"Sister Xiaoya... my body hurts so much."

"Where does it hurt?"

Lingxi bit her lower lip and didn't speak, but her hands were always covered below her abdomen, and she curled up into a ball.

Lin Xiaoya was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

During the detox process, I almost fell apart.

Lingxi is in her first human form, and many parts of her body are newly formed...

"Is it... there?" Lin Xiaoya asked cautiously.

Lingxi's eyes immediately reddened.

"Am I... being...?"

Before she could finish speaking, her voice went hoarse, and tears streamed down her face.

Each tear condensed into a round little pearl on the quilt.

Lin Xiaoya's lips twitched.

"Don't cry!" She quickly moved closer, lowering her voice, "It's detoxification! That powdery mist was poisonous, and Xiao Zheng is using his abilities to help us expel the poison!"

Lingxi looked up with tearful eyes: "But...it hurts so much...that spot..."

"It's normal!" Lin Xiaoya gritted her teeth.

How do you explain this to a mermaid princess who has just acquired a human body?

She cursed Xiao Zheng eight hundred times in her heart, leaving him with a mess.

She cursed Xiao Zheng eight hundred times in her heart, leaving him with a mess.

"Listen," Lin Xiaoya took a deep breath, "you've just transformed, and those parts are newly grown and very fragile. The detoxification process is too intense, so it will hurt, but it's definitely not what you think!"

Lingxi blinked: "Really?"

"real."

"But the royal court lady said that if it hurts there, it means—"

"The royal court lady hasn't changed!" Lin Xiaoya interrupted directly. "Do you believe me or her?"

Lingxi hesitated for a moment, then looked down at herself.

"Will it still hurt in the future?"

Lin Xiaoya thought for a moment and could only try to calm her down: "No, you'll be just like a normal person from now on."

Lingxi nodded as if she understood, and the panic on her face finally subsided.

Lin Xiaoya breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against the headboard, and felt a mix of emotions.

A mermaid princess whose tears turn into pearls lives in the same house and sleeps in the same bed.

Just now during the detox, Xiao Zheng even had one in each hand...

Lin Xiaoya slowly closed her eyes.

Instead of getting jealous and dying of envy, it's better to find a way to firmly grasp what belongs to you.

Just then, the sound of a steady machine came from the first floor.

Loom.

Lin Xiaoya wrapped herself in a quilt and moved to the stairwell, where she saw three sets of cut clothes piled up at the loom's output outlet.

Two women's sets and one men's set.

It must have been set up in advance by the senior student.

She shuffled downstairs with her aching legs, picked up the clothes, and felt the smooth fabric, a million times better than the tattered T-shirt she was wearing that had been soaked in fish blood.

She pulled out the smallest size nightgown and handed it to Lingxi: "Change into this. You should throw yours away."

Lingxi took it, pointing to the fabric: "So soft..."

"Change it quickly."

Lin Xiaoya turned her back and began to take off her own shirt.

I had just pulled the T-shirt halfway up when I heard the soft sound of a wooden door being pushed open behind me.

The sea breeze carried the aroma of barbecue into the room.

Xiao Zheng was carrying a plate of clam sashimi in his left hand and half a red pomelo in his right hand as he stepped over the threshold with his head down.

"Awake? Are you hungry—"

He raised his head.

The words came to an abrupt halt.

Before her, Lin Xiaoya's half-undone T-shirt was stuck at her waist, revealing her fair waistline.

Meanwhile, Lingxi was pulling the straps of her new dress over her shoulder and putting it on, while the old shirt that belonged to Lin Xiaoya had slipped down to her elbows.