"Are you planning to leave today?" Xue Dili asked casually.

After all, if these fish and shrimp fry are left for one more day, more will die, so it’s best to take them home and raise them as soon as they are bought.

"Yes, sorry to trouble you, sir." Bai Ya pulled Siam and gave Xue Dili a salute, and Xue Dili immediately used Cursed Blood to modify these plants and animals.

Most of the seeds are hybrid seeds; without careful selection, the yield could plummet after a few generations. But as long as hybridization can be learned, these seeds will be enough to replicate half of most vegetable yields in that world.

Actually, even half is unnecessary; as long as Bai Ya’s hybridization skills can make subsequent seeds reach one-fourth of the initial yield, along with the world’s continuous cultivation setup, these plants can be replicated there.

As for seed selection and hybridization, Bai Ya probably knows more than I do now; I’ve even forgotten the basic Mendel hybridization formula, my knowledge is scattered.

Regarding animals, a third have already died, and after Xue Dili’s Cursed Blood modification, nearly another tenth perished.

"Quickly transport them over there; I suspect if we leave them any longer, they’ll all suffocate," Xue Dili suggested.

After the two little ones expressed their gratitude, Xue Dili opened the Teleportation Gate, and the pair took their goods and the knowledge they learned from the Otherworld back to their homeland. Their dream is to replicate all Earth’s cuisine in their own land.

Not just to eat well, but to eat a variety of delicious foods. This is the dream of these two young scholars of agriculture and aquaculture.

Xue Dili also blessed them, as their behavior is akin to the Otherworld’s version of Prometheus; these plants and animals could improve the food variety in their world. Perhaps next time when Xue Dili visits, he won’t be eating potatoes every day, but could taste authentic fried shrimp and sweet and sour pork.

"Goodbye! Use your knowledge well," Xue Dili urged.

"Goodbye, sir, see you again!" The final voices of the two little ones echoed as they disappeared into the Teleportation Gate.

Two more people have accomplished their dreams; they might truly earn the title of Otherworld’s Food God in another world.

Xue Dili was indeed curious about what flavor those crops and animals would yield when raised in a high-magic environment.

...

After finishing handling the tasks for the two little ones, Xue Dili returned home, just in time for dinner.

Several home-cooked dishes were laid on the dining table; the carefree Little Dragon Lady was already drooling, while the freshly awakened Little Flower Fairy rubbed her eyes, covered in mud, and was asked by Xue Dili to wash up before coming to the table.

"Wow, that’s unfair, how did this get dirty? I’m telling you, this soil is so soft and useful," Little Flower Fairy muttered, then suddenly turned and asked, "Dad, is there something wrong with your health? Is your injury serious?"

Xue Dili: "?"

"No, nothing, perhaps it’s just my imagination," Little Flower Fairy decided to bathe to wash off the dirt. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Xue Dili was puzzled; logically, he should’ve been controlling things well. After all, external emotions can be adjusted by controlling hormones and muscles; just stimulate the secretion of corresponding hormones with Cursed Blood when a response is needed, and muscles will follow suit.

But for some reason, did the little ones detect his problem through intuition?

Xue Dili pondered this but soon grew tired of the thought.

As the final bowl of fish soup was served, the meal officially began.

Xue Dili ate calmly, though, oddly, this time Fafnir wasn’t constantly giving him dishes, which made him aware of something unusual he had prepared for by controlling his muscle to smile.

Even his aunt’s gaze seemed odd, asking, "What’s wrong with you? Is there a problem?"

Everyone’s intuition seems accurate, even though I’ve controlled things quite well, how could they have possibly noticed the problem?

"It’s nothing, resting for two days will be fine," Xue Dili responded.

However, these dismissive words clearly lacked credibility, so under further questioning, Xue Dili revealed partial truth.

"Due to using a certain power, I’ve temporarily lost part of my desires; don’t worry though, a few days of rest will recover it," Xue Dili half-truthfully confessed.

This made Fafnir even more bewildered; she even felt like rushing him to the hospital.

Still, he stopped her, knowing clearly that his emotional and desire depletion was not a bodily issue but a soul problem.

Most importantly, there’s the authority called [Self-Destructor (E-Class)].

These things are the main factors affecting him, issues even Earth Consciousness can’t resolve, beyond her capabilities.

As for the task mom assigned...

[Task 1: Complete a date within three days (2 days and 15 hours remaining). Failure penalty: three hours of soul electrocution]

Dating is too troublesome, besides, just three hours of electrocution, even if it’s soul electrocution, he believed it was inconsequential.

Xue Dili thought about this and instantly cast the matter aside.

He had many important matters; healing properly was only for better accomplishing future tasks. He didn’t feel the need to waste time and energy on some meaningless romantic affair.