Does the avatar's physique grow stronger as its internal energy increases? If it devours enough energy, will this avatar continue to grow even larger?
Derick couldn't help but think of the immense size of the Aeon of Undying, holding planets like toy balls in its hands.
If his avatar could grow to that extent, that would truly be wonderful!
"Speaking of which, since my avatar's physique has grown, will my main body's physique also grow? The teenage body is cute, but he really wants to be a tall, handsome man."
Shifting his perspective to his main body, Derick was disappointed to find that only his internal energy had increased. His physique hadn't grown at all.
Well, it seems he'll have to wait patiently to grow up.
Having absorbed too much and done too much today, Derick felt his mental energy was also greatly depleted. So, he controlled his avatar to move to a safe place, then shifted his perspective entirely back to his main body.
Rest peacefully.
A few more hours passed. Castorice slowly opened her eyes. Looking at Derick held tightly in her embrace, a blush spread across her fair face.
Derick also woke up at this moment. He rubbed his drowsy eyes and greeted Castorice, "Sister Castorice, good morning."
"Mm, good morning." Seeing Derick's adorable sleeping face, Castorice's breath hitched for a moment. Then, she moved her hand and leg off Derick, pretending nothing had happened, and said to him, "You must be hungry."
"Yeah, a little." Derick clutched his stomach, then stood up and said to Castorice, "Sister Castorice, you lie down a bit longer, I'll go buy food."
Without waiting for Castorice to say anything, Derick slipped on his sandals and jogged outside.
Not long after, he returned with a pile of bread, cheese, and fruit.
"Sister Castorice, breakfast is ready!"
After breakfast, Castorice and Derick parted ways. She continued with her work, while Derick went to find Mydei and Phainon for special training.
During the training process, smelling the fragrance on Derick, both Mydei and Phainon looked slightly odd.
However, Phainon wasn't comfortable prying into such matters, and Mydei certainly wouldn't investigate them.
The dictionary of Castrum Kremnos did not contain the word 'gossip'.
...
Over the next few days, Derick and Castorice's cohabitation life became quite regular.
During the day, Derick went to Mydei and Phainon to practice archery. Derick's eyesight and shooting speed improved significantly. Because Mydei constantly dodged back and forth, his speed and endurance also improved somewhat.
As for Phainon, he gained two pounds these past few days.
And during the 'night' after training ended, Castorice took Derick back home. Every day, Derick's arms were sore from archery practice, and Castorice massaged them for him daily.
However, they didn't share a bed these past few days. The two still slept separately on the two small beds, able to fall asleep while looking at each other's sleeping faces.
Looking at Derick, Castorice still somewhat missed the feeling of holding him while sleeping that day. But looking at Derick's teenage figure and his youthful, pretty face, Castorice felt she couldn't be too predatory.
The only change was that Derick brought back more and more breakfast each morning. It wasn't that his and Castorice's appetites had increased, but as Derick became a familiar face in the area, the aunties, sisters, and uncles selling breakfast grew very fond of this cute boy, developing an urge to feed him.
Whenever Derick said it was too much, they always liked to pinch his face and say:
"Your little face is too thin, you need to eat more to nourish yourself."
With more and more food, Derick and Castorice couldn't finish it all, so they ended up bringing portions for Phainon and Mydei as well.
Meanwhile, on the avatar side, Derick continued his hunting. The avatar had now grown to a height of two and a half meters. Its huge body was even darker, and the large scythe had also grown larger along with its physique.
...
This day, Derick and Mydei were training.
A red-haired little girl covering one eye and Castorice walked over.
"Little Derick, Little Mydei, stop for now."
Derick and Mydei stopped.
Phainon asked the red-haired girl, "Teacher Trianne, is something the matter?"
Trianne replied, "Yes, our Okhema scouts have detected a tribe planning to settle in Okhema. They are currently near the original location of Castrum Kremnos. To prevent them from encountering danger, Aya asked me to find Little Mydei and Little Castorice to go protect that tribe. Oh, and Little Derick, Aya wants you to go too, so you can get used to fighting alongside Little Castorice."
After saying this, she turned to look at Derick.
"You must be Little Derick, right? I'm Trianne."
"Lady Trianne, hello."
"Mm." Trianne placed her hands on her hips, looking Derick over. "Mm, Trinnon and Tribbie were right, Little Derick, you really are a good child."
Being called a good child by such a little kid felt slightly awkward for Derick.
Castorice stepped forward and said to Derick, "Derick, don't be nervous when we go out. I'll be by your side protecting you."
"Mm." Derick naturally wouldn't act tough. His current strength was far inferior to Castorice's; he still needed her protection.
Trianne said to them, "Go prepare first. We'll gather at the Okhema gate in twelve hours and set off together."
"Yes."
The group dispersed to prepare.
Phainon had nothing specific to do this time. He stretched his body and said to Trianne, "Since there's nothing for me here, I'll go find Lady Aglaea and ask if she needs me to do anything."
"Mm-hmm, hurry up and go. Aya has indeed been quite busy these past few days."
Trianne nodded emphatically.
...
Derick and Castorice arrived at the Marmoreal Market. Castorice asked Derick, "Derick, we'll be in the wild for a few days. Do you need to buy anything? You should prepare more."
"I know." Derick planned to buy supplies for the trip. He took a bag of Okhema coins and prepared to go shopping. But after taking two steps, he turned back to the room and took out all the treasures Castorice had given him that day.
"Derick, you don't need to buy that much."
Seeing Derick's actions, Castorice said amusingly.
"No, I really need to buy this much." Derick shook his head. "Sister Castorice, I know the hardship of migrating tribes. They must be in great need of food and medicine right now. I don't want to see them die in front of me."
He thought of the plot he had seen while playing the game.
Although it wasn't the same tribe, the predicament they faced was identical.
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