"Uh, I wasn't calling your name... No, I was calling your name..."

Lin Guang couldn't help but rub his forehead, not knowing how to explain.

When naming the little fox earlier, besides its good relationship with the Swaying Lily, the main reason was its yellow fur reminded Lin Guang of the female character in "Future Ark."

Who would have thought, Lily really was "Lily"?!

What a coincidence, the Heart of Terra really does have a "stand users are drawn to each other" kind of setting.

"Lily... No, I should call you Lisa first." Lin Guang softened his expression and said gently, "How much do you remember now? Do you remember things from before?"

The girl pursed her lips, ten slender fingers clenching and unclenching on the bedsheet beneath her, before nodding slightly after a moment of silence, "This is the Otherworld, right."

"...Yes."

Lin Guang sighed softly in his heart.

Though it's somewhat unfair to Vishdair to say that, Lisa is different from her; her parents are alive, and although the three of them rarely gather together, they love each other dearly.

Crossing into this world would undoubtedly destroy everything for this family.

For a long time, the three of them would not be able to see each other again.

This time could even last forever.

Lisa would sooner or later come to know all this, but Lin Guang couldn't bear to spell it out right now, so he changed the subject, "Can you tell me what's been happening to you? I'd like to understand your situation."

Once they touched on this topic, the two fox ears on the girl's head suddenly stiffened, her complexion visibly paled, and tears seemed to glisten in her large green-gold eyes.

Her slender arms and legs trembled slightly, as if she were in a snowy field, looking like she wished to curl up and hide within her own tail.

Her pitiful appearance made Lin Guang sigh again, with an impulse to hold her in his arms and comfort her, just like he did when she was still a fox.

However, this was their first meeting in human form, and he feared such a sudden gesture might scare Lily, so he merely placed his hand on her head, gently stroking her hair and the pair of fox ears, speaking softly, "Lisa, don't be afraid, it's alright now."

"Take a deep breath, calm down, I'll go make you something delicious."

"...Okay." Lisa replied in a voice barely louder than a mosquito.

Lin Guang gave Vishdair a look, asking her to keep an eye on Lisa for him, the girl nodded slightly with a somewhat helpless expression, and so he left the room, quickly ordering a dozen pretty children's dresses for express delivery on his phone, then messaged Dr. Kaiwen, informing her that he had something to do today and would be a bit late.

Normally the epitome of a good student who would never be late, Lin Guang had his reasons for being late, and Dr. Kaiwen would surely understand.

After busying himself in the kitchen for a while, the children's clothes arrived. Lin Guang handed them over to Vishdair, and soon breakfast was ready.

Before long, the girl dressed in her new clothes hesitantly walked out of the room.

Lisa was wearing a light purple princess tulle dress, empire waist design, adorned with a small bow on the chest, the skirt flowing in airy layers of sheer fabric, lace edges swaying slightly, paired with white tights and a pair of delicate black round-toed little shoes, while her golden nine tails poked out from specially made holes in the back, swaying with her steps.

As Lin Guang looked at her tails, he was a bit surprised and glanced behind her, where a silver-haired girl was holding the child's small hand.

No wonder there was a need to get the needle and thread earlier, even easygoing Vishdair actually altered clothes?

Vishdair, noticing what he was thinking, rolled her eyes at him, her tails wagging behind her.

It's totally normal for a mercenary to alter clothes themselves; after all, in a place like Kazdail, how could you get something to wear as is? Plus, she herself had tails, so any pants she bought would need a hole altered in them herself.

At this point, Lisa seemed to have calmed down, but still her face was somewhat pale, and she walked with a slight tremor, needing to cling to Vishdair's arm.

Lin Guang could only hope his cooking would be effective.

Breakfast was tofu dishes, including tomato and tofu soup, wakame and tofu rings, and sweet and sour tofu, with the main ingredient being 9-grade tofu fish (green excellent grade) pre-ordered the previous night and delivered that morning, indistinguishable in taste and texture from tofu, while imparting a subtle aquatic freshness when cooked.

Sitting at the table, Lisa inhaled the fragrance of tofu wafting through the air, and her tense expression seemed to relax considerably. She glanced down at the bowl and chopsticks in front of her and naturally picked them up with accustomed ease, clearly familiar with using chopsticks.

Lily hailed from the Eastern Country on the Terra Continent, a small nation in "Future Ark." Influenced by the nearby Flame Country, chopsticks are also used there. The Volper (foxes) living there mostly enjoy tofu dishes—particularly deep-fried tofu.

Lin Guang had previously wondered why the little fox liked tofu so much, but now he understood the reason.

After a long while, she finally picked up her chopsticks, pinched a piece of pot-wrapped tofu, and opened her small cherry lips to take a gentle bite. The heat from the tofu made her lips part slightly, her little tongue sticking out a bit, but the crispy exterior, tender interior, slight tangy sweetness, and fishy aroma brought a red tint to her eyes, making her previously dejected large eyes much brighter.

She whispered softly, "Is this... tofu?"

"Yes," Lin Guang replied gently, "We are currently in a country called Great Xia. In terms of culture and cuisine... it should have much in common with the 'Flame Country' on the Terra Continent."

"..."

Lisa fell silent again, her eyes wandering as if recalling memories of her homeland.

But it wasn't long before her chopsticks started moving again, which made Lin Guang let out a sigh of relief.

It appeared that besides grilled fish, she indeed also enjoyed tofu; at least it seemed to have a good effect.

Then Lin Guang picked up a small bowl, scooped out some tomato tofu soup from the large bowl, and handed it to Lisa. She picked up the spoon, scooped up a small amount, blew on it gently, and then delivered it into her mouth. A warmth flowed from her throat throughout her body.

Uncommonly, Vishdair did not immediately devour everything on the table as usual but waited until Lisa had eaten enough before starting to eat normally.

[You have fed Vishdair, and the Star Shards progress bar increased.]

[You have fed Lisa (Lily), and the Star Shards progress bar increased.]

[Star Shards progress bar 100%, obtained one Star Shard.]

Once all the dishes on the table were finished, the pallor on Lisa's face had faded, her small face becoming rosy, and she seemed much more spirited.

To Lin Guang's surprise.

He originally thought it better not to rush her into recounting her past experiences, yet unexpectedly, after the meal, Lisa suddenly gained the courage to speak out, gently and softly recounting her past.

Due to her physical condition, Lisa's parents entrusted her to a medical institution named "Rhode Island," a massive land ship capable of traveling across the wilderness.

After bidding farewell to her parents and boarding Rhode Island, before she could settle down and see a doctor for a check-up, Rhode Island encountered a "natural disaster." Originally predicted to narrowly avoid the disaster, the predictions seemed slightly off, and the ship was struck by a storm without warning. The impact sent Lily flying, unable to correct her course in mid-air, and she fell into a pitch-black hole—a space rift.

But Lisa's misfortune did not end there.

For some unknown reason, upon arriving in this world, she transformed back to her original beast form, a small nine-tailed fox.

And the location she crossed over to was a gathering point of fox spirit beasts, just as the Spirit Beast Hunters of the Divine Heart Association were conducting illegal poaching activities. After witnessing her fellow foxes being slaughtered, her spirit was shocked into a faint.

Upon awakening, Lisa had naturally been captured by the Spirit Beast Hunters of the Divine Heart Association.

Being a rare nine-tailed fox, regardless of the place, she appeared extremely scarce. Coupled with her innate purple-level potential, she was immediately regarded as precious experimental material.

She had to consume numerous drugs daily, undergo blood tests and injections, and various examinations while unconscious. Later, she somehow learned spiritual element skills, leading to experiments every few days. Either she was forced to use her skills, or made to endure skills released by other spirit beasts, seemingly attempting to push her spirit to the extreme.

Additionally, during the transfer from cage to laboratory, Lisa often heard human screams, suggesting even more outrageous and inhumane experiments were conducted beyond her sight.

Lisa didn't understand their motive, but instinctively held back her abilities.

Without a calendar, sun, moon, or stars, she dared not mark the time, only remembering that after every fourteen meals, several female fox spirit beasts would be thrown into her cage—a consumable for experiments, never returned after being taken away. During her time in the laboratory, she witnessed seventy-eight batches of companions being replaced.

With no one to communicate with, during the year and a half spent in darkness with the fox spirit beasts, Lisa's "humanity" gradually disappeared, with "beastiality" prevailing. She even forgot being human, only her vastly superior spiritual nature testified to her past.

Finally, an opportunity arose when Lisa was transferred to a small cage, seemingly for transportation out of the base. Though she had forgotten much, she still remembered to escape. The cage was sturdy, but she had conserved her strength during experiments, eventually breaking free from the cage and escaping through the ventilation duct into the outside world.

What happened afterwards, Lin Guang and Vishdair were well aware of.

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