Shi Fumeng is like a green recruit

"Boss."

Bai Yi came up to Xu Mu and said with a smile.

[Affection +15]

Xu Mu smiled and nodded.

"What did you specifically call me here for this time? Is there another battle?"

Song Nuanyang looked around first, then asked.

"The reason I called everyone here is simple."

Xu Mu clapped his hands, signaling for everyone to pay attention, "I recently went exploring in a relic and got my hands on some rare treasures. I thought I'd give all of you a boost."

He glanced at the beauties gathered here. To be honest, Song Nuanyang, Shi Fumeng, and Mu Qingying were the ones who'd lucked out this time.

Xu Mu's multiplier card worked best with more people. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have gone out of his way to boost them. As the saying goes, money should be spent on the blade's edge. The rare treasures he currently had weren't enough to enhance everyone he knew, so he had to prioritize his own people.

But this time was special.

"What? You're boosting us again?"

Shi Fumeng stood up from the sofa, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She had just obtained a divine-level cultivation technique from Xu Mu, and now he was giving her rare treasures to enhance her strength.

She finally understood why the women around Xu Mu could improve so quickly.

Could it be... that Xu Mu had chosen to accept her too?

[Affection +30]

The other people around also started showing affection points. Ye Tong's head displayed the total from the group, and the multiplier card doubled that.

Xu Mu grinned. The system was practically forcing him to build a harem.

When the time came to face these enemies, he'd have Ye Tong fight alongside him, activating the multiplier while the card doubled it again. Who knew how much justice value he could rack up?

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. From now on, you won't have to search for rare treasures alone."

Ye Yu chuckled, reaching into the ring on her finger to pull out a wooden box.

Xu Mu took the box and opened it, revealing a collection of rare treasures.

The highest-grade one was a seventh-tier treasure, while the lowest was third-tier.

Most were fourth- or fifth-tier, filling the box to the brim.

Although these treasures weren't of much use to Xu Mu, Ye Yu's thoughtfulness moved him deeply.

In this world, the most precious quality was gratitude.

Many women took a man's kindness for granted.

Ye Yu, true to her character in the storyline, worked quietly behind the scenes—except in the original plot, she did it for Ye Chen. Now, she was doing it for him.

"That's a lot of rare treasures, Little Yu. Where did you get them?"

Xu Mu looked at her with a gratified expression, patting her head. "You must have run into plenty of danger, right? Don't do anything this risky again."

"Hehe! I didn't actually run into much danger. Mostly just good luck."

Ye Yu's eyes curved into crescent moons. "Don't worry, Brother-in-law. I definitely won't do anything dangerous."

[Affection +30]

In her eyes, being able to help Xu Mu and earn his praise was more than enough.

"I'll make you an extra special meal today."

Xu Mu smiled at Ye Yu, then turned to Ye Tong. "Honey, take them to the illusion formation first."

Ye Tong nodded.

Xu Mu headed alone to the fridge to grab ingredients for cooking. There were just over thirty minutes left on the clock.

He decided to make a simple braised dish to save time.

Once in the underground illusion formation, Xu Mu activated the effects of the rare treasures. This time, he'd really gone all out, using two seventh-tier treasures along with several others.

The only meat in the dish was sliced pork and crispy fried pork chunks. The rest of the ingredients were almost entirely made up of rare treasures.

"Come on! Time to eat!"

Xu Mu shouted to the group in the distance.

Ye Tong, Feng Yue, and Shi Fumeng rushed over first to help serve the food.

Finally, everyone sat down together. Aside from Ye Tong, the other six could all provide justice value.

They gathered at the table previously built by Tong Guoguo.

Ye Yu looked down at the vegetables in her bowl. "I haven't seen a lot of these before. Brother-in-law, what did you make?"

"Just take a bite and you'll know."

Xu Mu lifted his bowl, took a sip of the broth, and nodded to himself. The seasoning was spot on.

Shi Fumeng took a bite first. After all, Xu Mu had made it, so even if it was awful, she'd finish it.

"Wow! This is delicious!"

Shi Fumeng's deep blue eyes widened. Then, a surge of powerful energy spread through her body. "This... these rare treasures... such potent effects!"

[Affection +20]

Song Nuanyang was also surprised. Unlike the others here, she'd never tasted Xu Mu's cooking before, so she took a bite too.

She felt the same surge of pure power swelling inside her. This wasn't just food—it was a chaotic stew made entirely of rare treasures.

And the grade was definitely high, exceeding even seventh-tier pills.

[Affection +20]

The rest of them also started eating. Besides the boost in power, the main thing was that Xu Mu's cooking tasted incredible.

"Boss, this broth is so rich. I really love it..."

As Bai Yi spoke, her internal energy suddenly began to burst out. "I... I've broken through."

[Affection +30]

Seeing this, the others eagerly dug into their meals.

Their heads showed affection points too. Ye Yu raised her bowl and said, "Brother-in-law, one more bowl. I'm almost there too!"

Xu Mu smiled and ladled out another bowl for her.

Ye Yu took it and started eating immediately, with her energy surging outward as she ate.

Finally, she too crossed a level.

Mu Qingying frowned slightly, then her cultivation level rose as well.

"Xu Mu, I've broken through too."

[Affection +20]

After the meal, several people had advanced.

But these were all at lower cultivation levels. Shi Fumeng and Song Nuanyang wouldn't break through so easily.

Shi Fumeng sat next to Ye Tong, feeling like a rookie recruit. So this was what it meant to be one of Xu Mu's women?

What kind of miserable life had she been living before?

Having a meal at home could lead to a breakthrough. If word got out, people would think she was crazy.

Just then, Xu Mu pulled two handfuls of pills from his pocket.

"Little Yu, you first."

Xu Mu gestured to Ye Yu.

"Brother-in-law."

Ye Yu cheerfully walked over to him.

"Take these five Qi Sea Pills once every five days. Keep this Major Fortification Pill for when you reach the peak of aura energy—one will be enough to push you into the Grandmaster level."

"Thank you, Brother-in-law!"

Ye Yu hugged Xu Mu's arm excitedly and shook it.

[Affection +20]

After going on an adventure with Song Nuanyang, she'd realized just how weak she still was.

She never expected Xu Mu to have already prepared the pills she'd need to reach the Grandmaster level.

Beside her, Shi Fumeng and Song Nuanyang were stunned. Five Qi Sea Pills at once, and on top of that, the Major Fortification Pill was clearly even stronger. This was incredibly generous.

"Honey, come here."

Xu Mu then distributed Qi Sea Pills to Ye Tong, Feng Yue, Bai Yi, and Mu Qingying.

They didn't get the Major Fortification Pill, as their levels were still too low for it.

"You two, come over."

Xu Mu looked at Shi Fumeng and Song Nuanyang.

"Yes!"

Shi Fumeng and Song Nuanyang instinctively cried out, completely awed by Xu Mu, feeling like mere rookies in his presence.

“One Big Boost Pill each. These are ninth-grade heavenly treasures with extremely potent effects.”

Xu Mu first looked at Song Nuanyang, “You’ve just reached the early stage of Transcending Mortality. Once you hit the peak of the early stage, this pill will be enough to push you straight to the mid-stage.”

“What?”

Song Nuanyang’s eyes went wide upon hearing this.

She had entered Transcending Mortality with Xu Mu’s help, and now this pill could help her advance even further?

[Affection +30]

“Shi Fumeng, you’ve been stuck at the peak of Grandmaster for a while, haven’t you? Take this pill and you’ll definitely break into Transcending Mortality.”

Xu Mu then said to Shi Fumeng.

On hearing that, Shi Fumeng dropped to her knees and hugged Xu Mu’s leg. “Xu Mu, just take me in. I can’t think of any other way to repay you.”

The others in the distance all turned to look.

As for Song Nuanyang, she narrowed her eyes slightly. What did this woman mean?

Wasn’t she putting Song Nuanyang on the spot?

She gets a treasure and starts groveling in gratitude, while Song Nuanyang does nothing. Wouldn’t that make her a laughingstock?