Chapter 79

Lily, who had resumed her human form, tiptoed around the adjustment chamber, looking as if she were sleepwalking. She was checking her body balance, just as Hao Ren had done when he first climbed out of the chamber, fearing that the alien high-tech might have caused some bizarre issues with his body. This was a typical country bumpkin mentality.

Hao Ren approached and asked with concern, "Are you feeling better now? How do you feel?"

"Pretty good," Lily finally regained her usual spirit and flashed a bright smile. She jumped in place to show that she had fully regained control of her body, "See, no more shaking! And I can retract my tail and ears too!"

At this moment, the other two adjustment chambers silently slid open, and Vivi and Izzax sat up from inside. The scene looked like something out of a bio-horror movie—Hao Ren shook his head to dispel the bizarre association and raised his hand to greet Izzax, "Hey, can you understand what I'm saying?"

This time he used Mandarin, and Izzax was momentarily taken aback. After a few seconds, he suddenly realized his language problem had been solved and was amazed, "This thing is so convenient! No more struggling with dictionaries."

"Big dog, you're finally back to normal?" Vivi lightly jumped to the ground, first keeping a cautious two-meter distance from Lily to ensure she wouldn't bite, before approaching, "Do you remember what you did this morning? You bit me!"

"I didn't actually bite you..." Lily turned her face away awkwardly, "And I was sick, can't you be a bit more understanding?"

Hao Ren quickly stepped between the two to mediate, "Alright, alright, no need to start with such hostility. Lily, you were sick, and Vivi was worried about you. Besides, half of the meals you eat are made by Vivi. Try to get along better, okay?"

Raven 12345 watched as they all emerged from the adjustment chambers and busied themselves with greetings. She didn't interrupt the group of country bumpkins but instead slowly tinkered with the equipment. After the adjustment chambers retracted into the floor, a set of holographic images appeared before her, showing the headshots and scan reports of Vivi, Lily, and Izzax. Her gaze lingered on Vivi's report for a long time, and when she saw Lily's report, she couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. However, no one noticed this.

It wasn't until Raven 12345 was ready to call them away that Hao Ren had finished pacifying the two feuding superwomen. He came over to take a look and asked curiously, "These are their health reports? I can't understand them at all, and there's no health diagnosis..."

"You'd be the one with the ghost if you could understand it! This is for experts," Raven 12345 casually turned off the holographic device and waved for Hao Ren to keep his distance, "Let's go to my office, I have something to tell you."

"Hey, wait, what do the number 1 on Lily and Vivi's headshots and the number 2 on Izzax's mean..." Hao Ren called out as he followed Raven 12345, but the always self-centered goddess had already walked far ahead, leaving him to shake his head and follow.

In Raven 12345's office, Lily sat in the middle chair, surrounded by a circle of people.

"To put it simply, your condition is temporarily stable, but you will start evolving in a few days. The process is expected to take two to three hours. During this time, you will be mostly conscious, but your transformations, pressure, and special abilities will be uncontrollable. So it's best to find an open, uninhabited area," Raven 12345 specifically explained the precautions to Lily and added, "If I didn't press the wrong button and didn't misunderstand the manual, it should be like this."

Hao Ren automatically ignored Raven 12345's last sentence and eagerly asked the most important question everyone was concerned about, "So when exactly will it happen?"

"Theoretically, on the night of the full moon," Raven 12345's expression was quite unreliable, "Stories always say that werewolves transform on the night of the full moon, and this little wolf girl is indeed affected by moonlight... so let's go with the night of the full moon."

Vivi nudged Hao Ren's arm and whispered, "Is... is this goddess really reliable?"

"Not really, but we can't find anyone else," Hao Ren replied with a stiff expression.

Raven 12345's voice suddenly came, "I'm listening, you know. Don't think you can hide anything from a goddess... but whatever, you're not the first to say this. Hao Ren, I suggest you go to the Dream Plane tonight. It's currently in an active phase, making it easier to enter. Use the method I taught you, and it will be safe."

Hao Ren filtered out the last "safe" part and accepted the suggestion.

There was nothing left to do here, and it was clear that the goddess, who lived on instant noodles, wouldn't offer them a meal. After confirming the precautions for Lily's transformation, Hao Ren led his three tenants out. This time, Raven 12345 was unusually considerate and personally escorted them to the small square in front of the mansion.

After the portal to the surface opened, Lily and Vivi jumped in first. Just as Hao Ren and Izzax were about to leave, Raven 12345 suddenly looked at Izzax and said, "Do you plan to live like this forever? Aren't you going to go back and take a look?"

"No need," Izzax showed his trademark scary smile but spoke in a gentle voice, "I tried, but I failed. It's proven that my path doesn't work, so let them choose their own path. Time will tell."

Although Hao Ren knew he shouldn't pry into others' privacy, he had always suspected that the Great Demon had experienced some major event before coming. He couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened to Izzax before he came here? It feels like he's carrying a deep grudge..."

"He? Let's say it was a failed business venture," Raven 12345 shrugged, "In his original world, he was a big shot with a family and a business, but his business philosophy was different from others. After establishing a market, he was betrayed by a group of people, losing everything and almost dying at the hands of his enemies—when the Bureau observer passed by, he was being beaten to death on the ground. This must have left a significant psychological impact on him. I wonder how big the shadow area is."

Hao Ren: "..."

"Sorry, my thoughts sometimes get out of control," Raven 12345 knocked on her head, "Just pay attention to what I said before the 'shadow area' part."

Izzax didn't speak or stop Raven 12345, but he did protest a little, "You didn't have to say the part about being 'beaten to death on the ground'..."

"Oh, right, it was actually a hanging beating."

Izzax: "..."

Hao Ren finally couldn't take it anymore and quickly said he had learned enough about the Great Demon's past and had no interest in knowing more. He then pulled Izzax and jumped into the portal.

Raven 12345 watched as the portal flickered and disappeared into the air, pondering for a long time before muttering to herself, "With this bunch of troublemakers... can we really count on them?"

Of course, Hao Ren and his group, who had already left the mansion, couldn't hear the "Goddess"’s evaluation of them. They took the only dilapidated bus back to their home in the southern suburbs.

Upon returning home, the first thing they did, of course, was... clean the floor.

Izzax used nearly two bags of soy sauce to draw a three-meter-diameter teleportation array on the floor, making the entire living room smell of soy sauce. How could they not clean it up—so this book is very logical, detailed, and reasonable, and you won't see the main characters' first act upon returning home being to squat and clean the floor anywhere else...

After everything was tidied up, Lily predictably started complaining about being hungry. The "treatment" at Raven 12345's place had taken half a day, and the stingy goddess hadn't even given her a sip of water. It was already past noon, and if Lily didn't complain about being hungry, Hao Ren would have suspected the treatment wasn't effective.

Seeing Lily fully recovered and back to her usual playful and energetic self, Hao Ren genuinely breathed a sigh of relief.

The rest of the afternoon passed uneventfully, and in the evening, it was time to enter the Dream Plane and investigate.