Chen Shouyi keenly noticed that his skin was covered with layers upon layers of tiny scales, exceptionally dense, carrying a sinister beauty.

These scales are very small, indistinguishable to the naked eye.

Each is only about a dozen micrometers in diameter, roughly the size of a cell.

In fact, upon closer inspection, these scales are actually cells, each undergoing specialization, flattened, stacked like fish scales.

"Ordinary people shouldn't be able to see scales this small, right?" he thought to himself.

He touched them, and the sensation was tender and smooth, like a freshly peeled egg, without the slightest numbness, with a more sensitive touch than before.

This is because these scales are not purely a layer of keratin, but are filled with nerve clusters far more robust and dense than ordinary people.

"The difference between myself and humans is getting bigger and bigger!" Chen Shouyi muttered to himself.

Even without experimentation, he could feel the strong defense of this peculiar skin layer. This is just the epidermis; inside his body, unimaginable changes have likely occurred.

Now he can no longer be described as human. Besides the similarity in appearance, the two are entirely different species.

At this moment, a strong hunger surged in his heart, and he quickly retrieved some powerful Divine Power mush from his spatial passage and began to devour it.

...

In the following days, he didn't practice anymore, continuously recuperating his weakened body in the alien world. Even someone as powerful as him, the half-month of hellish training left his body weak and emaciated, resembling a skeleton.

Fortunately, it was fine as long as he had sufficient food.

With unrestricted binge eating every day, his body swelled rapidly like a balloon.

Three days later, when Chen Shouyi walked out of the spatial passage, his body had slightly gained weight, making him look full of energy.

...

The time had reached February, just a few days before the New Year, and the festive atmosphere on the streets was increasingly strong.

Passing by a park, Chen Shouyi saw many ice sculptures carved inside, featuring all kinds of animals, attracting a large number of citizens. With the phased large-scale military downsizing of Great Xia Country and the implementation of a strategy of elite troops, the market had become much livelier.

He checked his attribute panel.

Strength: 24.2

Agility: 24.2

Constitution: 24.2

Intelligence: 24.2

Perception: 23.0

Will: 23.1

Energy Accumulation: 6.25

Faith Value: 9667.6

Talents: Self-Healing (Super): 30.01%; Giant Battle Body (Super): 60.01%; Control Atmosphere: 40.01%.

In just half a month, his strength, agility, constitution, and intelligence each increased by 0.7 points, while his willpower progressed slightly slower, but still rose by 0.6 points. It was quite an astonishing improvement.

Equivalent to a 30-40% increase in each attribute.

And this was just the beginning. In the following month or two, his strength would enter a period of rapid growth.

Chen Shouyi exhaled, relaxing his mood, even dispelling some of the lingering gloom in his heart.

Seeing it was still early, he decided not to go home immediately and planned to visit Zhang Xiaoyue at the University of Technology.

However, upon arriving at the school gate, he discovered that the school was already on winter break.

He reluctantly returned, thinking of something, and went to a tailor shop, paid the remaining balance, and picked up clothes for the two little ones.

...

In the evening, after having dinner with his family.

Chen Shouyi lay on the bed reading a book.

The Shell Lady sat on the bed, picked up a piece of clothing, and then put it down beside her. She excitedly counted her clothes, while also mindfully keeping an eye on the Red Little Dot counting hers.

Two minutes later, the two little ones simultaneously finished counting.

They glanced at each other.

One had a happy face, the other looked dejected.

The Shell Lady pouted her lips and suddenly cried out loud.

Chen Shouyi, who was reading beside them, was puzzled, quickly putting down the book: "What's wrong now?"

"She…she has one more than me…waaaah…good giant, why?" The Shell Lady cried in grievance, feeling extremely sad:

"Little Dot realizes I'm no longer the good giant's favorite little dot anymore…waaaah…"

Chen Shouyi felt awkward, the words were…

He scratched his head: "Wait, don't cry yet, maybe you counted wrong, let me count!"

"Little Dot didn't count wrong." The Shell Lady said, insisting she was a smart little dot and never counted wrong.

"I didn't count wrong either." Red Little Dot said immediately, with a hint of pride: "I just have one more."

The Shell Lady cried even louder.

"Don't argue for now."

Chen Shouyi said with a headache, raising two little ones is indeed troublesome when seeking fairness, whether one has more or less is not acceptable.

He counted the two piles of little clothes separately.

He initially thought the tailor shop owner made one less, but it turned out he wrongly blamed him; not only none were missing, but even a few extra were given.

It was just one pile had 105 pieces, and the other had 106 pieces.

Red Little Dot had one extra.

He looked at the Shell Lady, then at Red Little Dot.

"Good giant, did Little Dot really miss one?" The Shell Lady sniffled.

Looking at the sad Little Dot, Chen Shouyi nodded with difficulty, feeling a bit resentful towards the tailor shop owner, wouldn't even numbers be better?

Why make the two numbers different.

Then regretted his own convenience of not counting them first before taking them.

Chen Shouyi took one from Red Little Dot's pile, adhering to the principle of fairness, and said to the two little ones: "This piece is mine, now everyone's the same."

"Waaaah!"

This time it was Red Little Dot's turn to cry.

...

His return from seclusion couldn't be hidden from people at all.

Early the next morning, Zhang Miaomiao represented the City Government and brought a truckload of New Year's goods, along with several workers.

"Why is there an air conditioner, this should be an air conditioner, right?" Chen Shouyi queried uncertainly.

"General Manager Chen, this is indeed an air conditioner. Nowadays the weather is quite harsh; too cold in winter and too hot in summer, so air conditioners are necessary!" Zhang Miaomiao responded, smiling at Chen Shouyi.

Currently, electricity supply is still quite tight, not even enough for industrial production, many factories are still using steam engines, and air conditioners are major power consumers, no doubt a specialty item.

However, Chen Shouyi didn't refuse: "Install them in my parents' and sister's rooms, I don't need it."

"Alright, given General Manager Chen's strength, I suppose you don't need it." Zhang Miaomiao replied with a blossoming smile, flattering him.

Chen Shouyi walked upstairs, openly opening his parents' and sister's rooms: "The doors are open, I'm about to head to the other world, so I'll leave it to you here. Oh, place the New Year's goods in the storage room."

"Rest assured, General Manager Chen, I'll make sure it's all neat and clean." Zhang Miaomiao said, then her face reddened with embarrassment, hesitating: "General Manager Chen, about last time's incident…

Chen Shouyi felt puzzled, queried: "What incident?"

"Ah, nothing...nothing!" Zhang Miaomiao hurriedly said, flustered.

Chen Shouyi felt inexplicable, most disliked conversations that were left incomplete, what exactly did she want to say?

And what incident from last time?

PS: The second chapter tonight, before midnight.