Only I can make them stronger

"You just said that was the last question." Phoenix smiled.

"Two more minutes." Xia Ye said anxiously.

"The savior should keep his word and think carefully before making a decision or speaking next time."

But the phoenix did not continue to respond to his words. Instead, it stood up, waved its hand, sat down on the throne, and turned into flames again.

Then, she slowly stepped forward until she stood in front of Xia Ye. She leaned down and whispered in Xia Ye's ear:

"Perhaps it is because you feel that you can't save anything that you bear all this?"

"Because you are different, you are different..."

As Fenghuang moved, her plump, snow-white breasts were defenselessly reflected in Xia Ye's sight through the neckline of her red skirt. He could even see two bright red spots hanging casually below.

But Xia Ye was not in the mood to appreciate these things at the moment. The Riddler Phoenix made him a little confused.

Before he could figure out what the other person meant, a strange touch came between his legs.

The phoenix actually raised her white bare feet and stepped on his little brother's head and rubbed it twice.

"You're not strong enough yet... You're not qualified to say that to me..."

"What?" Xia Ye looked up in surprise.

"I'll be waiting for you in Phoenix. Come find me when you're ready..."

But the Phoenix still did not answer. Instead, it smiled proudly, stood up, turned around, and walked away with lotus steps.

With every step he took, more blazing flames surged around him, surrounding him in the blink of an eye until he was burned to nothingness.

The temperature in the room subsided quietly, and everything seemed to be awakened from a dream.

"Can the Riddler die?"

This was the only thought in Xia Ye's mind as he finally came back to his senses.

…………

During dinner, everyone gathered around the table, and the arrival and joining of two old friends made the atmosphere particularly warm.

Jinelle was discussing something with Canaanzi, and Karen was fighting for food with Anke and Leah.

Neither of them asked what Fenghuang and Xia Ye talked about, because Fenghuang asked them to leave, which meant that she didn't want them to hear what was said.

"Mr. Xia Ye, can you take Karen and Jinniel to complete the resident certification tomorrow?"

Luo Qi said as she poured Xia Ye a glass of juice.

"Okay……"

Just as Xia Ye was about to nod in agreement, Karen waved his hand while chewing something in his mouth to indicate that he didn't need it.

"You want to go by yourself?" Xia Ye asked puzzledly.

"We brought the transfer permit from the City of Phoenix, so we didn't need to apply for resident certification. We completed the formalities when we entered the city and became Class IV residents directly."

Jinelle explained.

"Is this the privilege of big cities..." Xia Ye muttered and shrugged casually.

"In that case, Mr. Xia Ye, Karen, Shana and Liya, if you are free tomorrow, please do some hard work!"

Seeing this, Luo Qi raised the corner of his mouth with a smile like a profiteer.

"Coolie? What for?" Xia Ye tilted his head.

"Of course it's to move materials!"

"All the walls of the exercise room need to be replaced. The materials are heavy and numerous. If I hire someone to move them, it will be another expense. If I can solve it myself, I will solve it myself!"

"Mr. Xia Ye must take responsibility!"

"I know, I know, Luoqi's mother, I will take responsibility..." Seeing that Luoqi was about to start mumbling again, Xia Ye quickly responded with a wry smile.

"You demolished the house? What did you do?" Karen asked vaguely.

She didn't mind being "sent" to hard labor as soon as she arrived. Instead, she was used to the feeling of having something to do as soon as she arrived.

"Try a new trick..." Xia Ye whispered.

"That won't work. It's a bit inconvenient to just tear down the house and try it out. Luoqi, we need to strengthen it a bit more this time..." Karen suggested based on her experience working at Phoenix Office.

"Who would have thought that he could deal more than 700 hits with one move..." Shana said helplessly.

"Not even 700... Master Duo?! 700!?" Karen was about to say something, but suddenly realized the value of this number, and looked at Xia Ye with wide eyes.

"I haven't seen you use such a powerful move before!"

"You're at level six?!"

"I told you it's a new move...it's just the explosive power of one strike, and it's still a long way from the sixth level." Xia Ye spread his hands.

"Good fellow, I thought my strength after my advancement was strong enough to protect you, but I didn't expect you to be the real big shot..."

Karen said somewhat frustratedly.

"If I remember correctly, you are level 4, right?"

"Yes, but I'm not just an ordinary level 4. My rationality and physical strength are almost catching up to level 5!"

Speaking of strength, Karen became excited again.

"It's okay. Except for Xia Ye, I will be your big sister from now on. Tell me if anyone bullies you!"

"In the Xia city-state, I am still considered powerful!"

Seeing Karen's confident look, Xia Ye and Fiti felt like they had seen this scene before.

Last time on the way to Gear City, she wanted to protect Fitty in the same way.

"Idiot..." Jinelle had already used [Visualization] to look at the strength of the members of Chise Agency.

Generally speaking, Karen's strength is at the bottom of the list, along with Liya, except for the two analysis domains and Luo Qi, the main person...

6. Karen, the cheerful socialite

[Analysis progress of the flaw-fire has reached 30%, making a judgment...]

[Phoenix Office Alert Value: -6...Met the standard]

[Spiritual power limit: 140...reached the target]

[Judgment completed, meeting the criteria required for further analysis]

[The progress of the analysis of the flaw-proof device - the Eternal Fire can be further improved... it is being improved...]

[Analysis progress of the Flawed Principle - Ten Thousand Years Fire has reached 35%, and the original ability - Flame of the Sky has been obtained]

[Flame of the Sky: When there are irrational flames around, you can use your mental power to shape wings of fire for yourself. When you have wings of fire, you can stay in the air and fly. The wings of fire can be used for attack and defense. The strength is determined by the host's [Strength] and [Intelligence] attributes. The wings of fire continue to consume mental power while they exist, and the speed of mental power consumption increases with the duration of their existence.]

When Xia Ye returned to his room at night, he checked his status as usual, and found that some new content had been added to the system.

I think that after Phoenix met him, [Eternal Fire] had some changes, but at that time his mind was full of conversations with Phoenix, so he didn't pay attention to these things at all.

After seeing the new content of [Eternal Fire], he finally knew what the "Phoenix Office Alert Value" that he had always been confused about was used for.

It turns out that this thing has nothing to do with Karen and Genie, but will affect the content of the Phoenix line.

Therefore, if the Gear City mission fails, not only will he lose at least one beloved wife, but Phoenix will also be in a stalemate.

"This is the positive boomerang of the Collector Party... It's worth it that I risked my life to kill the Brutal Hero..."

Xia Ye thought with a little pride.

He could not wait to reach an empty space in the room, light a match, and activate [Sky Flame].

In the blink of an eye, the flame on the match flowed behind him and condensed into shape.

The control feel of this ability is completely different from that of [Pyromania].

The pair of flaming wings on his back, connected by his spiritual power, seemed as real and solid as his own body parts.

With anticipation and excitement, he controlled his fire wings and began to wave.

Then, like the phoenix before, his feet completely left the ground.

“Fuck! It really flew!”

"If I show it to Leah tomorrow, I'm sure she'll have stars in her eyes!"

"It feels a bit like swimming... so refreshing..."

While thinking, Xia Ye flapped his wings slightly behind him, and wandered back and forth in a circle, carefully controlling the flames so as not to touch any flammable materials.

Controlling the pair of fire wings was easier than he thought, and when he felt he had almost mastered it, he deactivated the ability.

"From the experience just now, I can roughly summarize a few points..."

"The speed of mental power is about 2 points per second, and it will increase a little every 5 seconds. I don't know if the consumption rate will continue to increase if it is too high. In short, considering various factors, it is best not to use it continuously for more than 20 seconds."

"Once you release it, you will fall immediately. You must never release the fire wings at high altitude."

"It doesn't seem to be very strong, about the same as a normal physical attack. Considering the special destructive power of fire, it's probably only around the fourth level."

"That's about it..."

Although the new ability provided by [Eternal Fire] does not seem to provide any offensive power, it is a valuable flying ability!

Even though he certainly couldn't really soar into the clouds due to the harsh atmospheric environment and dangerous aerial ecology of the Hill Continent, the mere fact that he could fly at low altitude was enough to excite him.

In combat, this ability can definitely catch all enemies by surprise and provide surprising mobility.

"Okay, I take back my words about telling the Riddler to die. It has to be you!"

Xia Ye happily put away the [Eternal Fire], lay back on the bed, savoring the feeling just now, and gradually fell asleep.

…………

The next morning, Xia Ye and others followed Luo Qi's instructions and went to the material purchasing office to prepare to work as laborers.

As soon as they arrived, they saw an old acquaintance.

"Aunt Careya!" Leah ran up happily and greeted her.

"I heard that you guys have caused trouble for Luoqi again?" Careya waved her hand with a smile. Next to her stood a middle-aged woman who was as big and strong as her and looked to be in her forties.

"It's not Leah..." Leah said aggrievedly.

"That must be Xia Ye boy. You two are the most noisy."

Hearing this, Careya turned his gaze to Xia Ye.

"Really..." The latter smiled awkwardly.

"Luo Qi worries about this and that every day, so give her less trouble, okay?"

"Yes Yes……"

Careya babbled like a caring neighborhood aunt, then looked at the tall and strong Karen with blonde hair.

"Is this your new colleague? Why does he look familiar..."

She and Kareja had indeed met, at the Livica mines.

However, the situation was urgent and chaotic at the time, and as soon as they met, Careya was knocked unconscious by the chain explosion caused by Xia Ye, so he didn't have any impression.

However, Karen did not mention the incident. Instead, he made a cool gesture, raised the corner of his mouth and said hello cheerfully, and introduced himself:

"Hey! Please teach me! Today is my first day at work at Chise Office! My name is Karen! Hello, Aunt Careya!"

"I like this girl. She looks generous. Come to my equipment store more often in the future and I'll give you a discount!"

His straightforward and sunny personality attracted Careya's favor. Without reminiscing further, he patted his chest and said.

"Of course! Aunt Careya is a first-class blacksmith at first glance!"

"You have good taste! How old is Karen? Do you have a boyfriend?"

"Hahaha, no need, no need, I just want to be good brothers with Xia Ye..."

"..."

Seeing the two people chatting happily in just a few words, Xia Ye, Shana and Liya looked at each other and whispered:

"Karen's personality unexpectedly attracts some people..."