Traveling through the second dimension, the joy system encourages me to laugh heartily!

"Master, you're so kind~" Yin Yue happily took Chen Ming's arm, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"Yay!" Hilfiet clapped her hands excitedly, her red eyes sparkling.

So Chen Ming picked up Hilfiet with his left arm, letting the little girl sit comfortably on his arm, and took Silver Moon's soft hand with his right hand, leisurely walking onto the commercial street of the magical city of Sharia.

The morning sunlight shone on the streets, draping the magical city in a golden cloak.

The streets are lined with shops, displaying a dazzling array of goods, and the air is filled with the aroma of delicious food and the scent of magic.

Silvermoon excitedly pointed to all sorts of novel things, while Hilfiet looked around curiously, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.

Looking at the two happy girls beside him, Chen Ming felt a warm current welling up in his heart—this was the reason why he worked hard to cultivate and become stronger, so that he could protect this beautiful daily life, ordinary yet warm, simple yet happy.

"Gurgle..."

Suddenly, a soft but clear sound came from Silver Moon's abdomen.

Chen Ming was slightly taken aback, then smiled knowingly.

It was almost noon, and they had been strolling along the bustling commercial street for a long time. The air was filled with the tempting aroma of various delicacies—freshly baked bread exuded the scent of wheat, sizzling meat skewers on the grill were sprinkled with spices, and the sweet aroma of cream wafted from the dessert shop… All of this naturally whetted Xiaolongniang's appetite.

Although Chen Ming could take out all sorts of delicious food from the system space to feed Yin Yue at any time, since they were strolling around, experiencing the lively atmosphere of the streets was also part of the fun.

So he gently said to the two girls, "Are you hungry? Let's find a shop to get something to eat."

He looked around and chose a restaurant that looked clean and tidy.

The shop has a bright window display, with several potted green plants on the windowsill, and a wooden sign with the day's special dishes written in elegant lettering.

Chen Ming, holding Yin Yue's hand and carrying Xilufeiyete, pushed open the door and went inside.

Welcome!

The shop assistant at the door immediately greeted them warmly, his voice melodious and his face beaming with a bright smile, and led the three to an empty table by the window.

As they sat down, both Silvermoon and Hilfiet's eyes were drawn to a parent and child at the next table.

It was a little boy, about the same age as Hilfiet, enjoying a specially designed children's lunch—a colorful plate filled with golden omelet rice, bright green vegetables, and a few small chicken legs, accompanied by a pink strawberry drink. Most adorable of all, there was a little flag stuck in the rice.

Silvermoon and Silphie gazed intently at the colorful dish, watching the little child savor every bite.

The two of them, without prior arrangement, gently sucked on their fingers, their eyes revealing obvious envy and longing. Their appearance was both adorable and made people want to laugh.

Although Silvermoon has the physique of a young girl, she is actually younger than Hilfiet in terms of the time she hatched, so she often shows a childlike side...

Chapter 253: The Beast Princess's New Trick

Looking at the two girls' adorable appearance, Chen Ming couldn't help but smile gently.

He immediately beckoned to the staff, pointed to the colorful children's meal on the next table, and said, "Please give us two of the same meal." He paused, then added, "And one of your signature set meal as well."

The clerk smiled as she wrote down the order, then turned to prepare the meal.

Not long after, a waiter came over with a tray.

Two specially prepared children's meals were carefully placed in front of Silvermoon and Silphiet.

"Thank you, Master!"

After saying this happily, Hilfiet picked up her special little spoon and fork and couldn't wait to start enjoying the food.

Although her movements were still a bit clumsy, she ate with great relish, and her cheeks were soon stuffed full of food, like a little hamster storing food.

Silver Moon stared stiffly at the children's lunch in front of her, her eyes flashing with complex emotions.

Seeing this, Chen Ming asked with concern, "Aren't you going to eat? Don't you like it?"

“This is for children, isn’t it…” Yin Yue glanced at the children at the next table and hesitated, “Can I eat it too? I’m not a child anymore…” Her voice trailed off, as if she was both expectant and afraid of being rejected.

Chen Ming smiled gently and reached out to tidy her long golden hair: "Of course you can, Yin Yue is my little darling too. Eat up, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Hearing Chen Ming's doting words, Yin Yue's face lit up with a bright smile, and she nodded vigorously, saying, "Yes! I'll listen to Master!" After saying that, she carefully held the little flag stuck in the omelet rice to keep it from falling over, and began to wolf down her food without any distraction.

"Is it good?" Chen Ming enjoyed his signature set meal, watching the two girls eat with amusement.

"Mmm! Delicious~" *2

The two answered in unison, their mouths stuffed with food making their pronunciation unclear.

……

After lunch, Chen Ming took the opportunity to end his short trip with the children.

Silver Moon and Silphiete held Chen Ming's hands contentedly, and the three of them leisurely walked back to the mansion in the magical city of Sharia.

As soon as Chen Ming stepped through the gates of the mansion, he keenly sensed a faint sound coming from the direction of the kitchen, along with the aroma of roasting meat. He gestured for Silver Moon and Hilfiet to go play in the living room, while he quietly made his way to the kitchen.

The moment Chen Ming pushed open the kitchen door, he saw a scene that made him both laugh and cry: the cat-eared girl Linia and the dog-eared girl Prusena were squatting in the corner of the kitchen, frantically sneaking bites of a high-end steak.

When Chen Ming went to the magic university before, the girls always went in and out with him.

He didn't go to the magic university today, so the girls went their separate ways. Unexpectedly, the two beast princesses took the opportunity to steal food.

Upon realizing their act of stealing food had been discovered, both beast princesses trembled in unison, their ears and tails instantly standing up.

Recalling the thrill of being dominated by Chen Ming, Lynya's cat ears twitched nervously, while Prusena's dog tail unconsciously tucked between her legs.

Linia was the first to react, swallowing her steak with a "gulp," and tried to change the subject:

"The boss came back so early, meow~ which means things must have gone very smoothly, meow~"

The cat-eared girl's voice was somewhat muffled because she still had food in her mouth, and there was a little sauce on the corner of her mouth.

"That's right, congratulations, boss!"

Prusena quickly agreed, while secretly hiding the rest of the steak behind her back, unaware that the grease had already given her away.

"So we prepared a gift for our boss, meow."

Linia continued, trying to distract Chen Ming by mentioning the gift.

"It took me a long time to prepare this."

Prusena nodded quickly, her ears trembling slightly with nervousness.

After the two orc princesses finished speaking in unison, they pulled Chen Ming into the living room, took out a rather elaborate-looking package from behind the sofa, and placed it on the table in front of Chen Ming.

The bag was quite large, but it looked very light. It was soft and fluffy when placed on the table, and it even gave off a floral fragrance, making one wonder what was inside...

Looking at the nervous yet expectant expressions of the two beast princesses, and then at the fragrant package, Chen Ming shook his head helplessly, but couldn't help but smile—these two beast princesses always managed to come up with something new for him.

In fact, he was already used to the two beast princesses occasionally sneaking food.

In his memory, Linia and Prusena seemed to have a particular obsession with food, especially high-quality meats, which always aroused their strong appetites.

The problem is that they could have openly asked him for it, but they preferred to sneak around.

Then he caught her, tied her up, and disciplined her.

Although this little hobby is both funny and exasperating, Chen Ming always goes along with it—after all, in his view, it's a cute thing to do.

Since they offered him gifts, Chen Ming naturally wouldn't refuse.

Regardless, this was a token of their affection, representing their sincere desire to please him.

However, just as he was about to open it to see what the gift was, the cat-eared girl Lynya suddenly stopped him.

Her cat ears perked up nervously, and she put on a fawning smile: "Boss, wait a minute, you can only turn on the meow after you get back to your bedroom tonight."

Her voice carried a hint of mystery and anticipation, and her red pupils gleamed with a cunning light under the lamplight.

"And it has to be opened secretly where no one will find out."

The dog-eared girl, Prusena, added that her tail was wagging rapidly, showing both excitement and nervousness.

Chen Ming frowned upon hearing this, realizing things weren't so simple—hmm, this was suspicious. Several possibilities flashed through his mind. What could it be? Could it be that? The juice of the nut?

As far as he knew, in the eastern part of the northern continent of this world, and in parts of the Demon Continent, there circulated a special juice known as "the juice of the happy fruit." This juice, when consumed, would produce a brief feeling of pleasure, and was said to make people "feel happy."

Most importantly, the Kingdom of Lanoa has not enacted any laws prohibiting the sale or consumption of that juice. The Holy Kingdom of Milis and the Kingdom of Asra appear to have relevant bans, but they are not illegal in this area.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming frowned even more deeply.

He certainly had no intention of getting involved with that stuff. As someone who had received a modern scientific education, he was well aware of the dangers of such substances. If he became addicted or experienced withdrawal symptoms, he might not be able to get through it on his own and would only be able to be cured with antidote magic.

It is said that only antidote magic of Saint level or above is required.

This is also why the Happy Fruit is not illegal in the Kingdom of Lanoa. As the leading country among the three great magical nations, there are many magicians here who can use holy-level antidote magic. Therefore, the kingdom is not aware of the harmfulness of this substance and its supervision is relatively lax.

However, since it was a gift from the two beast princesses, Chen Ming decided to accept it.

He decided to open it by himself later and guessed that it was probably not a happy fruit—although the two beast princesses were mischievous, they were good children at heart and it was unlikely that they would give such a thing.

Even if it is, he can just burn it later. He won't blame them for it, but he will educate them about the harmfulness of this substance.

Thank you for the gifts.

While thanking him, Chen Ming had already planned out a suitable location for burning the contraband in his mind. To avoid polluting the environment with the gases produced by the burning, he decided that if it was indeed a contraband, he would go to a desert on the Demon Continent to burn it.

"It's nothing, meow~ It's what we should do, meow!"

Linia answered happily, her cat tail wagging cheerfully, clearly relieved that the gift had been accepted.

"If the boss doesn't like it, please don't be angry. It's something we specially prepared for the boss. It's hard work working under the boss."

Prusena added that her ears drooped slightly, revealing a hint of unease.

Seeing the two beast princesses looking so apprehensive, Chen Ming could understand—in the main world, subordinates also feel nervous when giving gifts to their superiors. No matter how the world changes, these subtle emotions in interpersonal relationships always seem to be universal.

Although Chen Ming had a vague feeling that something was not quite right, he still held a glimmer of hope for the two beast princesses' feelings.

"This is a gift you prepared so carefully for me. I'm overjoyed, how could I possibly be angry?"

Chen Ming spoke gently, his tone filled with genuine gratitude. He noticed that the two beast princesses visibly relaxed upon hearing this, their tails wagging happily involuntarily.

Even if it's just a prank prop... well, at most he'll just pretend to be angry and hit the two beast princesses' leather drums as punishment.

Chen Ming couldn't help but imagine the scene: Linia and Prusena feigning fear as they dodged, then letting out joyful screams and silvery laughter when hit. Wouldn't such interaction actually strengthen their bond?

Seeing that their gifts had been accepted, the cat-eared girl Lynia and the dog-eared girl Prusena seemed to have accomplished some important task. Each of them grabbed a large plate of steak and dashed back to their own bedrooms.

Their figures quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor, leaving only a series of light footsteps.

……

As evening fell, the afterglow of the setting sun bathed the magical city of Sharia in a golden light. Jin Bisha and Luo Qixi walked home together in the sunset.

However, unlike usual,

Luo Qixi's expression was somewhat serious. Her lips, which always carried a gentle smile, were now tightly pursed, and her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she were pondering some thorny problem.

Jin Bisha also looked uneasy, glancing at Luo Qixi from time to time, clearly troubled by something as well.

Chen Ming was sitting on the sofa in the living room when he saw the two of them like this and immediately realized that something was wrong.

It seems something happened while he was away from the magic university for only one day.

This realization prompted him to ask with concern, "You must be tired from studying. Is something wrong?"

"Yes……"

Luo Qixi sighed and nodded. She walked to the chair opposite Chen Ming and sat down, placing her hands on her knees. "Actually, the freshmen in the girls' dormitory have all looked worried lately..."

A few days ago was the annual freshman enrollment season at the magic university, and a large number of young men and women who had just come of age enrolled.

Although it was a long time ago for Chen Ming—because he had spent more than a year in the main world and World 1—it was something that had just happened a few days ago for this world.

So Chen Ming paused for a moment before he realized what was happening.

Luo Qixi continued to explain, her voice filled with obvious worry: "According to the student council's investigation, it was found that most of the girls with smaller breasts and delicate features are the ones who are troubled..."

She paused, seemingly finding it difficult to speak, her cheeks flushing slightly: "And these girls all said that they were... you know... by Linia and Prusena..."

Seeing that Luo Qixi was a little embarrassed to continue, Jin Bisha immediately added, "It seems they forced the freshmen to take off their undergarments on the spot..."

Jin Bisha's voice grew softer and softer until she stopped speaking, clearly feeling very embarrassed about the situation.

"???"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming was completely stunned.

His gaze quickly shifted to the bag on the table that exuded the fragrance of a hundred flowers, and countless thoughts and guesses flashed through his mind in an instant.

Could it be...? No, it can't be? Could that package contain...?