Li Andy frowned slightly:
"How exactly do we do it? Do you have a plan? You can't leave the manor. If we go out to search for traces of the monster's lair, you'll have to ensure your own safety during that time."
Second Miss slowly curled her lips:
"We can't leave the manor, but we can have the manor take us out."
With that, she looked at Fourth Sister.
After the latter nodded lightly, the entire conference room began to shake, and those standing inside could clearly feel the ground rising.
Outside the window, rows of lights came on, and large bubbles rose from below.
The entire manor, supported by dozens of mechanical giant limbs at its base, broke free from the ground, transforming into a mobile fortress capable of traveling through water.
"Wow!"
Sophia lay on the bed, eyes wide, looking down, so shocked that her mouth hung open, feeling as if she was riding on the back of a giant crab.
"Hmph."
Third Miss, having recovered, stood with one hand on her hip, her face full of pride,
"If it weren't for fear of implicating the surrounding houses, and First Miss repeatedly asking us to keep a low profile, I would have wanted to take the manor with us into the sea long ago. Now that everything around is destroyed, there's nothing to worry about."
Second Miss nodded and looked at Li Andy:
"Next, we can have Little Six guide us. Once we find Elder Sister, we'll ask for everyone's help to fight the enemy and rescue her together."
Little Six lead the way?
Let someone who often gets lost lead the way?
Li Andy raised an eyebrow. Although he was full of questions, he didn't dare to question them casually.
People's thoughts are not 100% controllable.
And the basis for the Heart Source to change the Heart Image World is subjective feelings such as "thinking" and "believing."
If questioning caused them to doubt themselves, the illusion they constructed might completely collapse and crumble.
Li Andy and Youxi exchanged a simple glance, then nodded in agreement:
"Alright, I also hope we can end all of this quickly."
Second Miss showed a sincere smile and bowed in gratitude:
"I'm extremely grateful!"
The fortress moved slowly, seemingly sluggish, but in reality, it was faster than any ship.
Everyone sat around the round table, discussing tactics and contingency plans for special situations.
Sophia felt that she wasn't good at thinking about these things, so she lay on the table, gazing out at the scenery outside the window.
At first, she found it quite interesting.
But gradually, she grew bored.
The seawater outside was pitch black, the scenery unchanging, making the waiting time tedious.
'So boring…'
She lay on the table, her arm pillowing her face, her thoughts beginning to wander.
'Now that the world is all water, will some legendary super sea monster emerge from the bottom of the sea?'
'Will we encounter one?'
'If we do.....'
"Sophia!"
Suddenly, Li Andy next to her interrupted her thoughts.
"Wh-What?" Sophia subconsciously Shrink her shoulders.
Li Andy glanced at the five sisters, who were all looking at him, then smiled and said to Sophia:
"You might exert yourself quite a bit later, so I'll take you back to the room to rest first, and stabilize your mind."
"Ah?"
Sophia froze, then, not knowing what she thought of, her face instantly turned red. She grabbed Li Andy's collar, whispered into his ear, and cursed,
"Are...are you that hungry! Everyone's here, and you're still bringing it up in public...."
Li Andy didn't care about any of that. After saying goodbye to the five sisters, he pulled Sophia and left the conference room with Youxi.
The sisters were slightly stunned but said nothing.
However, Little Five and Little Six at the end exchanged glances, their faces simultaneously flushing, and their small hands gently intertwined under the table.
In the room.
Sophia sat on the bed with her arms crossed over her chest, blushing as she watched Li Andy walk behind her.
However, Li Andy didn't do anything she imagined. Instead, he placed two fingers on her temples and gently massaged:
"Close your eyes, clear your mind. I'll help you relax."
Sophia was awkward for a second, and under Youxi's muffled laughter, she snorted, leaned her back into Li Andy's arms, and closed her eyes.
At the same time, Youxi also sat in front of her, extending her small hands to help her relax her shoulders.
In the darkness, Li Andy's voice came from beside her ear:
"How do you feel about this world?"
Sophia paused, not opening her eyes, her ears twitching slightly as she replied:
"Hmm....it's like a dream."
Li Andy chuckled softly, applying a little more pressure with his hands:
"Indeed, but you must know, this is not a dream, it is the Heart Image World, it is a 'Domain'."
Sophia frowned slightly:
"I know, I was just...using a metaphor."
"Mm, it's good that you know."
Li Andy nodded, gently easing his pressure as he softly said,
"Focus your mind.....don't think about anything else for now. Tonight.....I'll make sure you're fed...."
Sophia's face flushed slightly, and although her small mouth pouted discontentedly for a moment, she ultimately nodded obediently, clearing her mind under Li Andy's guidance.
Gradually, her brows relaxed, and she entered a selfless meditative state.
Forgetting her five senses, forgetting time.
After an unknown period, a gradually clear voice awakened her:
"Knock, knock, knock.....Mr. Andy...Mr. Andy! We're almost there! We can already see the monster's lair!"
Sophia groggily opened her eyes, only to find herself lying in Li Andy's arms, seemingly having slept soundly for quite some time.
"Let's go, it's your time to shine."
Li Andy smiled, pinched her cheek, and helped her up,
"If there's any special situation later, remember not to be afraid, and listen to my command."
"Oh...."
Sophia licked her lips, glanced at Youxi, who was getting out of bed and opening the door, and for once, took the initiative to lightly peck Li Andy on the cheek.
Li Andy was stunned for half a second and was about to return one.
But her small hand blocked him:
"No, save it for tonight!"
Li Andy shrugged helplessly and followed her out of bed.
The three of them came to the conference hall, and through the window, they could see a huge mountain range covered in glowing corals.
Shadows of mermen and sea monsters roamed above, like tiny mosquitoes.
"Rumble—"
The fortress moved forward, clearly having attracted the attention of the sea monsters long ago.
They successively sent wave after wave of vanguards, but they couldn't slow the fortress's speed in the slightest; instead, they were completely annihilated by the surrounding steam armor.
Finally, as they neared the foot of the mountain, the main force of the sea monsters began to move.
Tens of thousands of densely packed monsters, like a towering giant wave, pressed towards the manor.
Second Miss's expression changed slightly, and she quickly looked at Sophia.
Sophia, with Li Andy's nod of approval, confidently went outside with him.
"Andy, watch me!"
Sophia raised and clenched her small hand, and that towering giant wave instantly turned into a bloody mist.
Now, full of energy, she was much bolder than before!
Mere hundreds of thousands of small monsters could be wiped out with a flick of her hand!
She felt at this moment that she truly resembled the immortal gods from the storybooks Andy used to chat about at night.
Turning her hand, she could conjure clouds; flipping it, she could bring rain!
Her lips gradually curved into a smile, and she pushed her hands outwards, left and right, towards the mountains!
"Rumble—!"
Thousands of meters of tall mountains were easily torn apart by her.
However, when she saw what was inside the mountain range, she froze completely.
Within the mountains, giant pillars stood, and on them grew glowing giant eggs.
The giant eggs sensed her gaze, making their membranes transparent.
Inside, figures curled up like infants slept soundly.
Sophia followed a certain feeling and looked, surprisingly seeing a face exactly like her own inside one of the eggs in the distance!
She slept peacefully, as if she had been there all along.