The large virtual portal opened silently, and Yu Sheng stepped into the living room.

As soon as he entered, he saw three Erins neatly squeezed onto the sofa, with a laptop in front of them, focusing intently on something.

Curious, he leaned over for a closer look, "What are you three up to?"

"Our account got banned, and we're figuring out how to appeal," replied Erin with the picture frame (Main Unit) without looking up, suddenly realizing, "Wow! You're back?"

Yu Sheng casually patted the heads of the three Erins, his eyes falling on the big account ban appeal interface on the laptop screen, causing his eyelid to twitch, "Is it because you cursed at someone in a game again?"

"I didn't curse at anyone this time!" Erin (one of them) blushed instantly, "I just genuinely think that XXX in the team has an intelligence problem, and the developers have intelligence problems too—I'm really just thinking that!"

"That's what cursing is," Yu Sheng effortlessly pushed one typing Erin to the side, "Especially since your insults affect three generations of their family, their neighbors, and even the dog across the street. This ban is well-deserved—stop fussing, consider this account as dead for a couple of days. With this time, why don't you focus on improving your skills?"

Erin immediately burst into a torrent of complaints: "How am I supposed to improve! Your keyboard can't press W and space at the same time! The left mouse button needs a floral dance to reach the right button after clicking! This lousy mouse's sensitivity isn't adjustable, making me stretch at my desk just to change perspective..."

Before she could finish, Yu Sheng threw a paper bag at her, knocking the complaining little doll over on the sofa.

The three Erins immediately jumped up, "Hey, what are you doing! I was just complaining a bit, you…"

Yu Sheng cut her off, "Alright, alright, just check what's in the bag. I got it for you."

Hearing this, the three Erins paused for a moment, then the one who had been knocked over finally reacted, rummaging through the paper bag and peeking inside, almost diving into it.

The next second, joyful and excited noises came from the paper bag, "Ah! New clothes! It's new clothes!!"

Yu Sheng laughed, sitting proudly on the sofa, "I detoured to the mall after returning from the Special Service Bureau and bought these from a doll store for you—I didn't forget my promise to get you new clothes. I've just been too busy lately, and today I finally had the time."

Erin climbed out of the paper bag, holding two small new dresses, eyes gleaming, "Yu Sheng, you're so nice! But these intricate doll clothes must be expensive... They seem to be made of high-quality material..."

"That's not something you need to worry about," Yu Sheng chuckled, "I just snagged a hefty reward from the Special Service Bureau. Although the money hasn't hit my account yet, we can afford a little luxury now…"

However, the little doll couldn't hear the latter part of his speech—once she heard "hefty reward," the Erin who burnt her dress last time dashed to the bathroom with the new clothes, shouting, "No peeking! I'm going to change!"

Yu Sheng, sitting on the sofa, found it amusing, "…Who would want to peek."

Just as he finished speaking, a fluffy silver tail flickered beside him, and Hu Li peeked over the back of the sofa, "Savior, Savior, did you get anything for me?"

Yu Sheng casually fished a comb out of his pocket and handed it over.

"Here you go, specifically for combing tails. Didn't you complain that regular combs don't work for your tail? This one's large, has many teeth, and is especially suitable for large-sized…"

Before he could finish, another Erin appeared under his elbow, "Wait, why is there a comb specifically for shedding season... Did you get it from a pet store?!"

"Of course! If I asked about combs for Nine-tailed Foxes in a regular supermarket, they'd think I'm crazy," Yu Sheng casually pushed Erin back, "And Hu Li has been using regular combs all along, she said they didn't work well."

Hu Li didn't care about Yu Sheng and Erin's conversation. She was obviously delighted with her gift, happily brushing her tail with the new comb, then beamed a bright smile at Yu Sheng, "Thank you, Savior!"

She then solemnly tucked the new comb into her tail.

Just then, the Erin who'd changed clothes came bounding out of the bathroom like a rocket, zipped across the living room, and leaped onto the coffee table facing Yu Sheng, "Ta-da—new clothes!"

She wore a light purple and dark red gothic-style long dress, a color and style Erin liked much more playful than the dark black dress she usually wore. It actually looked quite pretty and fitting on her.

Yu Sheng didn't hold back his praise.

"That's because I'm naturally beautiful," Erin boasted unreservedly, twirling on the coffee table, then stopped to move her body around, reaching for her back, "But the back's a bit itchy…"

"Itchy? Come here, let me have a look," Yu Sheng frowned, motioning the little doll over while muttering, "It shouldn't be, there're no tags on doll clothes… I cut off all tags elsewhere too..."

Erin jumped onto Yu Sheng's lap, still muttering under her breath, "Anyway, it's just scratchy and itchy."

Yu Sheng checked the small puppet and his expression turned slightly subtle, "…It seems a bit unsuitable. The back is too tight, and there are several decorative lace trims. They took the shortcuts by hiding all the ends at the back waist and directly used hot melt to fix them."

Erin was dumbfounded for a moment, then couldn't help but complain, "What kind of craftsmanship is this? Does anyone make clothes like this?"

"Is there a possibility," Yu Sheng scratched his chin awkwardly, "that people who make clothes for puppets generally do not consider the wearer's comfort? They mainly just want them to look good in photos…"

Erin: "...#￥@￥##@ (elegant speech) (birds and flowers) (melodious sound)!"

"No problem, no problem, I'll fix it for you later," Yu Sheng comforted the small puppet who was about to jump up, crying and laughing, "There are only a few places that need changes. I can handle it."

"Are you serious?" Erin glared with scarlet eyes, full of suspicion.

Yu Sheng raised his hand, "Of course, I'm serious."

"Well then..." Erin muttered as she climbed off the sofa and headed to the bathroom, "I won't try the other one either. The structure looks the same. Fix it for me and I'll wear it~"

Yu Sheng watched the small puppet walk away muttering, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face, then he leaned back on the sofa and took a long deep breath.

He really liked this—no major events, just Erin making a fuss at home, Hu Li rummaging for food nearby, some minor episodes happening in life but nothing getting out of hand, and then he could lay idle like this on the sofa, emptying his mind to think about some far-fetched things, with the corner of his eye still watching the wall clock, its hands ticking...

Although he knew, such peaceful moments might only occupy a small part of life—after hearing the information about "Old Doomsday" and "Annihilation" from Baili Qing, he seemed to have already seen the unstable days in the future.

But this did not prevent him from earnestly enjoying these few minutes of serenity at this moment.

After a while, Yu Sheng got up from the sofa.

There was still some time before the "celebration" in the valley, but as the Lord of the valley and the biggest parent in the "Fairy Tales," he definitely needed to go there in advance.

"Hu Li! Erin! Let's go, see if Little Red Riding Hood needs any help!"

"Oh oh, nice!"

"Coming, Savior!"

In the valley already integrated with "Fairy Tales," the rudimentary "town" was bustling, children and adults busy preparing for the celebration in the evening.

On the square at the edge of the "town," children had piled up a giant stack of firewood. They were planning to light a grand bonfire here to celebrate the beginning of their new life.

The fuel for the bonfire was collected from deadwood in the Black Forest, thorn bushes from the corner of the ancient city walls, and warriors sent by the King had fetched the most beautiful flowers from the fields of the Oz Kingdom—those flowers bloomed between the now-cold trenches and machine gun bunkers, a touch of green covering every inch of the former battlefield—children wove the flowers into wreaths, decorating the squares around.

The engineering teams and guardians sent to the valley by the Special Service Bureau and Council were preparing dinner, including meats for barbecuing, with large pans of marinated meat being pushed to the square. Smaller kids were organized, tasked with skewering meat, peeling onions, and writing various doodles on colorful cardboard.

When Yu Sheng led Hu Li and Erin here, the entire square was already well-arranged.

Now the children were only vexed with one problem.

"Bro, it's not working, the sky here doesn't get dark at all," the long-haired princess said while wiping her hands on her apron, complaining, "Bonfire parties need the ambiance of night. It's as bright as day here even at midnight, and there's no sense of 'party'—I was planning to set off fireworks too."

Yu Sheng blinked, looking at the children running around the square happily and the giant stack of firewood not far away, "...Then why didn't you just pick a place in the Black Forest area? Or around the Tower? The edge of the valley fused with Fairy Tales has day-night cycles now. I'm even planning to move the vegetable garden over there, at least it has normal day and night."

"...It's just that we're considering living in this 'town' from now on, celebrating here is meaningful," the long-haired princess stuck her tongue out, "of course more importantly, we didn't think of it when stacking the firewood—when we did, it was nearly done."

Yu Sheng: "..."

"Bro, think of a way," the long-haired princess chuckled awkwardly, leaning closer, "Make it dark, half dark is fine."

Yu Sheng continued: "..."

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