Chapter 343 - 277: The Submissive Ma Hongwei A New Crisis? (4500 words!)

"Is this really Ma Hongwei’s treehouse?" Lou Fei’Er stood up from the ground.

She didn’t dare mention wanting to live in the big treehouse anymore.

Living in a small treehouse is still better than staying on the bracelet!

"That’s right."

Before Ma Hongwei woke up, Xu Xin went to the first level of the treehouse.

He wanted to unlock the charging slot for this treehouse.

Taking out an axe, he chopped open the center of the ground on the first level, revealing a groove much larger than those of the other two treehouses, as it needed to accommodate a blue-level treehouse core.

Xu Xin took out the core, which he couldn’t grasp with one hand, and tried to place it into the groove.

[Remaining charging time: 27 seconds]

seconds? Isn’t this core fully charged?

Oh right, he had used this core for heating before. It seems heating consumes the energy within the core.

Xu Xin swiped open his watch to check the [Core Charging] project, confirming that the core’s energy was 99.95%, not full.

A few seconds later, the core’s energy became 100%.

[Charging complete, please remove it promptly.]

A prompt sounded from the charging core’s location.

Xu Xin removed the core from the charging slot and immediately placed it into his backpack.

It seems that as long as the surrounding temperature is below or above a certain limit, the core’s energy will automatically be consumed to adjust the temperature.

Inside this treehouse, because the fireplace wasn’t lit, the temperature was around five or six degrees, very cold.

Xu Xin went up to the second floor again. The fireplace, like the control panel, was a fixture on the treehouse, so it would transfer with the parasitic treehouse as well.

Xu Xin tossed in a few pieces of wood randomly, and the fireplace started to blaze, gradually warming up the interior of the treehouse.

"Huh? I can actually control this panel!" Lou Fei’Er’s voice was filled with surprise.

What?

Xu Xin looked over at Lou Fei’Er, who was at a control panel, which she had already lit up and was manipulating with her hands.

"Is this... the scenery around us?" Lou Fei’Er continued in amazement, "And it can be swiped, just like a smartphone."

She can actually control it?

Why? She’s not the owner of this treehouse, is she?

Moreover, Xu Xin hadn’t set an owner. As of now, the owner of this treehouse should be Xu Xin himself, so why could Lou Fei’Er operate it?

Xu Xin walked over to find Lou Fei’Er sliding the screen, constantly observing her surroundings, zooming in and out of the view, thoroughly enjoying herself: "This is so interesting, it’s like using a satellite map on Earth! The surroundings can be this clear?"

The operation was smooth, without any hindrance.

Could it be because she and Xu Xin are companions?

On the map, Lou Fei’Er and Ma Hongwei were displayed as green dots, indicating they were companions from the same camp.

Is it because of the contract?

Or is it because Lou Fei’Er is the owner of another parasitic treehouse centered on his treehouse, deemed as a companion in this area, thus able to use devices on other treehouses?

"Hmm..." Ma Hongwei suddenly made a sound, though it was very faint.

Lou Fei’Er didn’t notice, still engrossed in the control panel, but Xu Xin, with his enhanced hearing, caught it.

"Awake, are you?" Xu Xin smiled.

This Ma Hongwei was a top talent at this stage, as important as any one of the {Explorers}.

Ma Hongwei slowly opened his eyes, his pupils still dark red.

At the same time, the blood markings on his face were gradually fading, returning his face to normal.

However, his body, with muscles bulging, maintained the image of a muscular man.

Ma Hongwei turned his head to look at Xu Xin, pupils contracting, trying to roll up and stand up.

But he had entered a 24-hour period of weakness, especially during the initial stage, he couldn’t even stand up, collapsing back to the ground as his arms gave way.

"Oh, my little brother is awake?" Lou Fei’Er noticed and stopped fiddling with the control panel to walk over.

"What’s... going on?" Ma Hongwei gave up struggling, looked up at the ceiling, his eyes somewhat blank, "Is this your treehouse?"

"This is your treehouse," Xu Xin immediately conjured a chair, sat down, and looked at him, "your parasitic treehouse."

"My parasitic treehouse..." Ma Hongwei muttered to himself.

Xu Xin conjured two more chairs: "Both of you sit down."

Lou Fei’Er sat down without any hesitation.

Ma Hongwei, like Lou Fei’Er initially, struggled to support his body, trembling as he sat down.

He then reacted, looking at Xu Xin with some confusion: "What’s going on with me..."

"You explain it to him." Xu Xin leaned back in his chair, addressing Lou Fei’Er.

Lou Fei’Er promptly explained the cause and effect of the situation to Ma Hongwei, assuring him that he needn’t worry about Xu Xin eliminating him.

"You should feel your own state as well." Lou Fei’Er inquired, holding more confidence than Xu Xin in Ma Hongwei’s submission.

"...Indeed, I wondered why my mindset changed so much after waking up." Ma Hongwei realized, comprehending the situation’s intricacies, "I see, now I understand."