Chapter 159 After Receiving the Goods

After receiving the message from Raven 12345, Hao Ren hurried to round up his companions from every nook and cranny—including the siren who had already swum to the edge of the continental shelf and the cat girl who had burrowed into the city sewers. Just catching fish and finding cats took him nearly an hour. After finally locating the two of them with great difficulty, he still had to run through all the kitchens of the Demon King's Palace to drag out Lily…

After everyone was gathered, he announced the news of their early return home, and "Roll" immediately lay on the ground in disappointment, refusing to get up. At that moment, Hao Ren truly felt like he was leading a kindergarten class: it was incredibly annoying.

"Let's go quickly, dig out Holletta's eldest son sooner, clear this matter from my mind sooner," Hao Ren forcefully pulled the cat girl up from the ground, while turning to bid farewell to Lanina, "Then we'll be off, I have things to do back home… Don't scratch! I said don't scratch! Do you not want dinner tonight?"

The silly cat gesticulated wildly, scratching and clawing at Hao Ren, howling, "Meow! I haven't played enough, I haven't played enough! You go back by yourself!"

Hao Ren had no choice but to seek help from the audience off-stage. Fortunately, Nangong Wuyue had just returned from a swim in the deep sea and actually had some gains. The siren girl conjured a small fish out of nowhere and handed it over: "Here, don't make a fuss."

Hao Ren looked at Wuyue's harvest in amazement: "So there are still fish here?"

"Of course, there are some in the deep-water area near the continental shelf, similar to those on Earth, with a slightly higher phosphorus content, the taste should be alright."

Truly worthy of being a creature of the water, the siren girl could scan you in the water and see the carbon, iron, sulfur, calcium, and vitamins in your entire body.

The silly cat held the fish and sniffed it, discovering that it was very fresh, and immediately began communicating with the fish nervously: "You won't hit me, will you? You really won't hit me? Then I'm going to eat you…"

Lanina watched this scene in astonishment: "...What's wrong with her?"

Only then did Hao Ren remember that he had forgotten to introduce the cat girl's background: "Oh, you've actually met this one, remember 'Roll' at home? That's the cat. Due to some unexpected circumstances, she turned into this appearance a few days ago. Dou Dou messed up her worldview, so now whenever she eats fish, she has to ask like this for a while, to make sure she won't get hit."

Saying that, he patted the silly cat's head and snatched the fish away: "No eating it raw! I'll grill it for you when we get back…"

Seeing this, Izhaks smiled and took the fish, squeezing it in his hand, and when he handed it to the silly cat, the fish was already cooked: "Here, grilled fish."

Everyone: "..."

The group hurried back to Earth. After crossing the portal, "Roll" immediately wandered curiously around the teleporter, lying on the ground, trying hard to look at the base of the teleporter, and even reaching out to try to pry it open to see if there were any gaps inside. Her tail curled into a question mark, and she looked up at Hao Ren: "Big big cat, why isn't it glowing? When will you take me out again?"

Hao Ren was just thinking about getting this one interested in the world on the other side of the portal, he stepped forward and stroked the cat girl's head: "Was the other side fun?"

The silly cat nodded vigorously: "Mmm!"

"Then I can take you to play a few more times in the future, and after you know the way, I'll teach you how to use the teleporter, and you can run around and play by yourself," Hao Ren said with a bright smile, "But there's a prerequisite, you're not allowed to go out on the streets casually from now on—at least before you get used to human life, you're not allowed to go out on the streets casually!"

Upon hearing this, the silly cat immediately became conflicted, sitting cross-legged on the ground, thinking hard for a long time: in this cat's worldview, the southern suburbs had always been her inherent territory since ancient times, how could she give it up casually? But the "territory" on the other side of the teleporter was obviously bigger and more interesting, and no one cared when she went there to play, the temptation was not small. The cat girl struggled for a long time, and finally reluctantly nodded: "Know meow… so give me small dried fish."

Hao Ren stared: "Didn't you just eat grilled fish?!"

The cat girl's expression was particularly stubborn: "Mmm, small dried fish."

After pacifying the cats and dogs at home, Hao Ren ran to Raven 12345's mansion, covered in sweat, to pick up the goods.

The mansion's gate was tightly closed, and an arcane servant led him to the small forest next to the mansion. Hao Ren waited here for a long time before hearing a rustling sound nearby. Raven 12345, carrying a large broadsword, came out from behind a few bushes. The goddess seemed to be in a good mood again, and she greeted Hao Ren with a bright smile: "Yo—I was pruning the flowerbeds just now."

Hao Ren stared blankly at the large broadsword on her shoulder: "This sword… wasn't it taken back?"

"Yeah, I tricked it back again," Raven 12345 cheerfully waved the broadsword, "Those guys aren't smart enough, I can easily fool them into handing over the sword with a little trickery."

Hao Ren: "Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Raven 12345 waved her hand carelessly: "What's inappropriate? I'll naturally return it to her when she comes to fight me, anyway, I can't beat her."

Hao Ren was deeply impressed by his own God's behavior of courting death even though she couldn't beat others, and then quickly brought up the main topic before the other party continued to digress: "Enough about that, where's the construction module I asked for?"

Raven 12345 also patted her forehead as if suddenly realizing something, and put away the broadsword: "Oh, right, I almost forgot… Here's the thing, originally, the organization sent you a universal construction module, the kind most commonly used by inspectors when building personal space stations… Hey, let me tell you, construction modules are not reliable at all, you know? That thing is contracted to be made by civilians, it can't compare to divine products, it often…"

Hao Ren's sixth sense moved instantly, and he looked askance at Raven 12345: "Just tell me what happened next."

"...Then I saw that the module was a little different from the ones I'd seen before, and I wanted to go up and debug it for you first, just a few minutes ago…"

Hao Ren's eyes twitched: "Don't say anymore, I can imagine… Just tell me where it is now?"

Raven 12345 pointed to a few wisps of green smoke on the other side of the small forest: "That pit over there is it."

Hao Ren: "..."

He felt that if he could beat this female psychopath, he definitely wouldn't be able to bear it any longer! This one clearly knew that she was a mechanical idiot, how could she always be so uncontrollable?!

Seeing Hao Ren's dark face, Raven 12345 chuckled and patted the latter's shoulder: "Don't worry, this goddess is certified to work, and I still have a sense of responsibility, I definitely won't delay the work, I've already thought of a backup plan for you."

As she spoke, she snapped her fingers, and Hao Ren saw a wave of light like ripples suddenly rippling around her. This light gradually condensed, eventually forming a translucent female human body: it was none other than a replica of Raven 12345.

"The Dream Plane's nature is quite special, my main body directly entering or interfering with it for a long time will lead to rule imbalance," Raven 12345's wisp of a doppelganger continued to solidify while waving to Hao Ren, "So I'll send this doppelganger to you at that time. Although it's just a thought body, it's definitely more reliable than that set of construction modules."

Hao Ren blinked, not expecting Raven 12345 to suddenly come up with this, he looked at the other party in confusion: "You mean you're going to personally help me build a house?"

Raven 12345 nodded along with her doppelganger, but also explained: "Not personally going over, but sending a doppelganger over. This goddess is busy with a myriad of affairs every day, I don't have the time to go down to the grassroots and do this—just allocating a thread to you."

"Can you do it?" Hao Ren's brain didn't turn around for a moment, "I'm not doubting your combat power… Aren't you not good at high technology? How are you going to solve the instruments and equipment in the research station?"

Upon hearing this, Raven 12345 rolled her eyes, her tone unhappy: "Why is your brain so stiff, I'm just not good at using technological equipment, but I'm good at the mystical system, do you think the goddess's knowledge is just for show?"

Hao Ren was stunned: "You're planning to use mystical technology to build a research station for me? But I haven't used it before."

"Can't you just press the buttons according to the instructions? When you usually drive a spaceship, do you know how it works? How many people on Earth who watch TV know how to make a display? Why bother with that."

In the end, the goddess even put her hands on her hips and taught him a lesson: "Are you going to let me help or not? A dignified goddess is building a house for you in the midst of her busy daily affairs, and you're still picky?"

When Hao Ren heard the other party say this, he could only nod to express his thanks, but he reacted halfway through the nod: "Hey, that's not right! Isn't this because you blew up the equipment first and had no choice but to personally take on the task?"

Raven 12345: "Ah haha…"

"Honestly, are you hiding something from me?" Hao Ren looked at the goddess suspiciously, "You personally doing this kind of thing… Is it really just because the equipment was blown up and there's no other way?"

Raven 12345 coughed in the middle of her laughter, then glared at Hao Ren: "Are you going to die if you think less nonsense?"

"You should still tell me, I have obsessive-compulsive disorder," Hao Ren spread his hands, "Otherwise, I'll feel like I have a fishbone stuck in my throat."

Raven 12345 sighed: "Actually, it's not a big problem. It's just for more safety: If you want to bind the eldest son, it's best to use a container with divinity, and such a container is best made by me personally."

Speaking of this, she paused, looked up into the distance: "Of course, the main reason is still that the equipment was blown up, delaying the progress for this matter will easily affect my year-end evaluation for advanced workers."

Hao Ren: "...I knew it!"