Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 103 - 94 Decoration_1

Chapter 103: Chapter 94 Decoration_1

Feng Yi found that the situation inside his house temporarily prevented him from letting others in. Not to mention 2000 per hour, even if it was 20,000 per hour, he wouldn’t dare let anyone in!

It was unexplainable!

After refusing, Feng Yi also mentioned in the homeowner’s group that he wouldn’t rent out the balcony, to avoid receiving more private messages asking about it.

Not every homeowner agreed to rent out their balconies or allow others into their homes; Feng Yi was not an exception.

After dealing with the homeowner’s group messages, Feng Yi searched for news.

He knew that some change had occurred in him last night, his weight dropping from over a ton to just over 200 pounds in one night. His instincts also told him that these changes were good and would enhance his competitive survival ability.

Feng Yi knew he must have passed the 500-kilogram threshold mentioned by the housekeeper, but as for the level of evolution he had reached, that remained unknown.

However, he was certain that this step had been a success.

Putting that aside, Feng Yi wanted to know if anything else had happened the night before when his body had changed.

For example, any unusual celestial phenomena?

It seemed that all news related to Yue Xiu neighborhood was dominated by "Swans," but as Feng Yi browsed through his text messages, he discovered a fog warning from the previous night.

The last time he was in the old neighborhood, there was also fog at night. Feng Yi hadn’t seen it himself, but others had.

That time, the property management had explained it as a "Stratus" phenomenon.

This time, the fog covered a wider area, even prompting the monitoring station to issue a direct warning!

"Patches of fog"?

From "Stratus" to "Patches of fog," what would be next?

Feng Yi fell into deep thought.

The next time...

If his intuition warned him of another major change, should he find a place with fewer people?

Based on the current situation, the scope of the effect was certainly increasing each time.

This time it was fortunate to be in the suburbs, with Yue Mountain nearby which often experienced fog due to the nearby waters. Such phenomena could be explained away, preventing suspicion from falling on him.

But what about the next time?

Does that mean he must retreat into the depths of Yue Mountain?

Feng Yi was contemplating major life decisions.

And as for the Swans?

What do Swans have to do with me?!

After half an hour of contemplation, Feng Yi still had no good solutions.

The housekeeper would not intervene. That had been made clear in their last conversation, before Feng Yi evolved to the next stage, he had to develop on his own.

And as for the next stage, Feng Yi had a premonition, an instinctive feeling, that it was very close.

The complete strengthening of his body seemed to be in preparation for the final "hatching" of the initial stage.

Only fully developed and strong enough could he successfully "hatch."

Feng Yi wasn’t sure if he could be considered strong or well-developed, but overall, he felt healthy!

Feng Yi snapped out of his thoughts, stretching his arms and legs. He could feel the differences in his body compared to before.

He wasn’t as easily hungry either.

Previously, excessive thinking still consumed energy, and he had to consume a large amount of food, but from the moment he woke up until now, he didn’t feel extremely hungry.

Not only was his weight becoming more normal, but his diet seemed to be returning to normal as well.

This was a good thing!

He didn’t want to worry every day about how to secretly consume so much food, feeling like a thief without having committed a crime.

It was a lot of pressure on him!

Of course, although he currently didn’t need to eat vast amounts, he still needed to eat.

He made himself some food, twice the portion of a normal person, and his slight hunger was appeased.

After eating, Feng Yi began cleaning up the house.

Food packaging and similar items were sorted and manually compressed to take up less space. They were thrown into the basement.

He thoroughly disposed of any visibly damaged items that could be moved, locking them away in the now-empty basement, which served well for temporarily storing objects he couldn’t let others see.

There was nothing he could do about the shattered floor tiles; the house definitely needed renovation.

He disassembled some of the obviously abnormally cracked cabinets by hand.

The debris from the cleanup was also temporarily stored in the basement, to be disposed of in batches later. These too were manually compressed to reduce the space they occupied.

After a simple tidying up of the house, which now looked less horrific, Feng Yi pulled out a large carpet and laid it in the living room, covering the area where he had slept, which was also where the tiles were most shattered.

This carpet was left by the previous owner who did not live here often, and the high humidity in this area meant it had been packed away. Feng Yi, having bought the house, had not used the carpet until now.

The debris was cleared, the depressions were filled in slightly, and the carpet was laid on top.

It felt like wallpaper being stuck over a wall with peeling paint, scratches, and cracks—it didn’t look as alarming at first glance.

Prior to this, the living room floor looked as if it had been trampled by a rhinoceros; if someone saw that, it would not be easily explained away.

Now covered by the carpet, it was passable.

Although the surface was not perfectly smooth, if someone entered the house, as long as they didn’t walk on that area, they wouldn’t experience such a visual shock.

If there were visitors, they likely wouldn’t lift the large carpet to inspect the floor as soon as they entered.

Before the renovation workers arrived, Feng Yi definitely needed to further disguise the floor, but for now, there was no rush. He still had to find a renovation company and complete the necessary procedures.

Finding a renovation company wasn’t a big concern; he had made note of several reputable renovation teams before, and he called to inquire when they could start work. Since it was just repairs and not a redesign, the process would be simpler.

However, as soon as the renovation teams heard about the district Feng Yi lived in, they suggested that Feng Yi should first ask the property management whether renovations were allowed and to what extent noise from the renovations would be acceptable.

So, Feng Yi went to the property management office to inquire about the renovations.

There were many people in the property management office, including both staff and homeowners from the community.

The property management office was quite a distance from the river behind the neighborhood; it was not very quiet there, and the voices of the staff and homeowners were slightly louder and quite excited.

Some homeowners recognized Feng Yi.

"Hey! Feng Yi, come over here! We were just talking about how there must have been swans migrating through here in the past, maybe even stopping here, and we never noticed. Most likely because those that landed here were eaten by that big fish in the river!

"That’s right, the Wels catfish you caught! You think so too, right? I’ve heard that some Wels catfish even swallow pigeons straight from the water! With a body that size, swallowing a small swan is certainly possible."

Feng Yi had caught a fish when he saved two kids, and many homeowners had seen it and remembered him—his appearance made a deep impression.

There were not a few homeowners who agreed that the appearance of the swans was related to the disappearance of the Wels catfish.

"Feng Yi! If it weren’t for you catching that big fish, perhaps these swans wouldn’t be here. I’ve heard that these birds won’t stay if they sense danger. During their migration, they rest only in comfortable places."

"Now that they’ve stopped here shows our place is good!"

A group of people restarted the discussion on this topic, but there were also those who continued to pay attention to Feng Yi.

An employee from the property management office asked Feng Yi the reason for his visit.

Feng Yi then explained his desire to renovate.

The property staff were in a quandary.

"The community just notified us—they’re not allowing renovations for the next week."

Feng Yi: ???

"No renovations at all?"

Someone nearby overheard the conversation between Feng Yi and the property staff and said: "These days, under the premise of not threatening human safety, animals are more precious than people. And we’re talking about a protected wild species!

"Plus, it’s the swans! We’ve never seen swans around here before, let alone the young people; even I, at over 40 years old, have only seen those two fat geese in the zoo. I’m seeing a wild swan for the first time! How rare!

"Moreover, because of this group of swans, the property value of Yue Xiu district will definitely increase, so..."

As he spoke, he patted Feng Yi on the shoulder, "Don’t feel bad, think about the property value!"

Hearing this, other homeowners also advised: "It’s just a week, wait a bit! If you have nowhere to stay, you can stay at my place!"

Feng Yi said, "I have a place to stay, I just didn’t anticipate there would be restrictions on renovation times. Just one week?"

The property staff replied, "The community notified us there are no renovations for one week. Quiet operations are allowed, like putting up wallpaper, painting and stuff—all good. But loud operations are not allowed; the things you mentioned like replacing floor tiles and cabinets are quite noisy. And your home is close to the river, so the restrictions are stricter.

"As for when exactly you can resume, the community said they will notify us. Around a week should be no problem; if it’s longer, it’ll be around ten days or so!"

Another homeowner added, "I saw on the news that experts have said these swans are on their way to their wintering grounds, and they’ll only rest here for about a week before leaving. They usually pass through other cities around Rong City, but they don’t come here."

Feng Yi wondered; if Rong City was not the wintering place for these little swans, could they possibly stick around?

A week then, just a week.

He would come back after a week to process the relevant procedures.

Joint Protection Bureau’s Rong City Branch.

Today, the bureau’s personnel were also very busy because of the swan incident.

The annual bird migration to their wintering grounds was about to begin, and those emerging now were a minority influenced by the climate to set off early.

The wintering sites for the little swans, compared to the big swans, are further to the south. They rest during the migration, but this was the first time in many years their presence was discovered in Rong City!

"Which migration route did they come from?"

"No abnormalities were found on the eastern and central routes! Who’s in charge of the western route? Have you contacted the team monitoring the west line?"

"We’ve contacted them! They just replied, saying that due to the cold front, indeed some families of little swans have started migrating south earlier, and there have been deviations from their routes during the journey! The reason is unknown!"

"How many deviated and flew to Rong City? Rong City is not an important stopover on their migration route, so their numbers shouldn’t be large."

"Uh... Let me forward you the satellite tracking images they sent over."

minutes later.

"Notify the local department to redraw the responsibility zones, and send another batch of bird protectors over there!"

——

Feng Yi was discussing renovation details over the phone with a renovation team when he received the latest notice from the property management.

The plan was to start the renovations after a week, with the renovation company sending someone over tomorrow to take a look and discuss more details.

However, at the end of the preliminary discussion, the latest notice Feng Yi received told him to forget about one week; he’d just have to make do for now!

Feng Yi called the renovation company again: "There’s no need for you guys to come over tomorrow."

Feng Yi thought if the restrictions escalated, he would just move to the swimming center, which was more comfortable.

He had lost weight and could swim now!

Thinking this, Feng Yi went back to the scale to check his weight.

His body temperature was still a bit high, clearly feeling the excess energy from the enhancements dissipating continuously.

The increase in body temperature was also due to this reason. Once the excess energy dissipated completely, his body temperature would return to normal.

This time, Feng Yi didn’t use the commercial platform scale but went back to using his old bathroom scale.

[98.1 kg]

After having gone through a phase where even breathing seemed to make him gain weight, he was now experiencing weight loss even with eating.

Feng Yi was very pleased!

He was getting very close to his previous weight of 70+ kg!