Ves slowly woke up feeling warmer and more cozy than ever.
He did not even need to open up his bleary eyes to know that his second daughter was pressed up against his chest. His arms embraced her tiny and deceptively fragile body as if she was a teddy bear.
It was moments like these that made him feel more fulfilled than ever. Though he did not consider himself to be the perfect father, he loved the job and wished that his children grew up slower to prolong the experience.
He still remembered that Andraste had been just a tiny babbling baby a few years ago. Now she had grown up into a cute little girl that talked and jumped around a lot. Her energy was inexhaustible due to her genetic package.
"Papa…" Andraste grinned as she felt his love through her prematurely developed spiritual senses.
With all of the spiritual boosts that Ves, the Superior Mother, Gaia and a couple of other design spirits bestowed on her, her spirituality was already stronger and vastly more developed than most people.
She could already sense that Ves was awake and paying attention to her. She cuddled even closer to his body as a response.
"I love you, baby."
"I love you too, papa~"
Andraste wasn't the only child who had decided to sleep close to her parents this time.
On the opposite side of the bed, Gloriana and their youngest son Marvaine were laying in a similar arrangement.
Marvaine was considerably smaller than his older sisters, but that made him even cuter. Gloriana often felt the urge to treat him like a doll to the point of wanting to dress him up in all kinds of playful outfits.
This time, she had dressed little Marvaine up in a green dinosaur onesie. He looked especially cute in it when he was wearing up his hood that gave him the illusion that he was a cute lizard that made a failed attempt at looking ferocious.
"Mama~"
"There, there, my baby. Mama is here. You can always come to me when you want a hug." Gloriana smilingly said as she stroked her youngest child's back.
Aside from Andraste and Marvaine, Aurelia was present as well.
As the oldest sister, she occupied the center of the large bed. Two cats pressed up against her as if she was a little queen that was surrounded by her bodyguards.
"Miaow~..."
The soft and furry form of Clixie rested in Aurelia's embrace as usual. The collared cat constantly maintained an active bond with the oldest and most spiritually-developed child, allowing the two to deepen their bond even when they were asleep.
"Meow…"
Though Lucky might not share the same intimate bond with Aurelia, the gem cat was also a part of the family.
The whimsical cat pressed up against Aurelia's back, his metallic form offering no discomfort after he made adjustments.
As light levels in the bedroom slowly rose as the morning light of Davute's star increasingly shone through the large windows, everyone slowly gained the energy to start off their long and fruitful days.
Ves was in no hurry to rise from his bed and shave his developing stubble.
His thoughts still lingered on the massive changes that he had experienced in the past period.
The return of the System, the choice of upgrades, the new and impressive System Space, the enormous upgrades to the old System functions, the addition of the Sacred Temple, the explosive revelations concerning divinities and True Gods and more all gave him a lot of food for thought.
He had plenty of time to process the massive implications of all of these changes and additions to his life.
What actually occupied his thoughts at this time was the massive gains he obtained from using up his lottery tickets.
The lottery tickets he had earned from completing the last Supply Mission as well as fabricating four masterwork mechs truly reminded him that it was worthwhile for him to please the System. freewebnovel.cσ๓
He managed to obtain an enormous windfall of goodies yesterday, so much so that he still couldn't wrap his head around what he could do with all of the stuff!
There were a number of goods that he didn't know what to do with. The Makian Tree Bark was an especially vexing lottery prize to him because he did not possess the expertise to make the most out of this organic material.
That was frustrating to him because the Makian Tree Bark was ultimately a prize obtained from a radiant lottery ticket!
Fortunately, there were plenty of other prizes that didn't share the same problem.
He already swallowed three different enlightenment fruits, each of which dumped a huge amount of knowledge in his head.
Though the integration process was seamless, Ves still felt relieved after he enjoyed a deep sleep.
It was only now that he could truly wrap his mind around all of the new and interesting theories and practical information that had taken up residence in his growing memory.
Ves was still new to Beast Design V and Senior-level Stealth and Cloaking. Much of the new theories were rather dry and boring, but there were still plenty of new insights and interactions that compelled him to work out a couple of new mech designs.
He wanted to start a new design round as soon as possible so that he could start on designing a couple of interesting beast mechs and stealth mechs!
However, mech design only occupied half of his thoughts.
The other half was devoted to the more mysterious and mystical enlightenment fruits that he had managed to obtain from the Wishing Fountain.
Swallowing the Heart of Steel Mantra Fruit had already changed Vulcan on a fundamental level.
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