"This is amazing! It's a giant machine!"
Upon seeing the spider robot make its debut, Ah Qing was still marveling at how Little Fox managed to obtain a robot, while Tang You's eyes were already glowing as she stepped forward to observe the details.
The cold, steel exterior of the creation—if one carefully observes its intricate inner structure and the arrangement of its parts and wiring—actually bears witness to a sense of organized beauty, allowing one to experience the designer's passion and their interpretation of aesthetics.
Growing up in the City of Steel, Tang You has absolutely no resistance to these steel-crafted gizmos.
"Pretty doesn't always mean good, but good things are always pretty!"
"Hehe..."
Ansheng squatted on the spider robot, displaying a proud expression while slightly lifting her head and said, "This robot is mine now, Da Ju gave it to me!"
Ansheng looked towards the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord.
The spider robot—having just passed reliability testing—is not yet at the mass production stage; it is considered experimental in the Security Bureau and not yet officially equipped.
But the spider robot under Ansheng's behind isn't an authentic one produced by Old Li and the others; rather, it's a 'craftwork' duplicated by the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord through a lathe.
Back when they were in the Da Xing'an Ridge, Ansheng had obtained the repair manual for the robot from the logistics support team in order to learn how to control a spider robot.
And the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord replicated the spider robot purely based on memory.
Though its appearance is replicated one-to-one, Medicine Spring Mountain Lord couldn't recreate the most crucial intelligence component.
Thus, the few spider robots it manufactured could only be displayed as model figures in the dormitory, until the muscle kangaroo came knocking and Medicine Spring Mountain Lord obtained a one-time authorization from Li Wenkang to import a remote module, finally activating those model robots.
Once the authorization expires, the spider robots will return to being model figures again.
"Are you... Da Ju?"
Ah Qing looked at the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord, with a hint of hesitation on her face, she asked.
"Yes, it's been a while." The Medicine Spring Mountain Lord smiled and greeted Ah Qing.
"Another Spirit Beast that can talk." Lingren showed a strange expression on their cheek, looking back and forth between the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord and Sister Ju: "And... they're both Da Ju."
Sister Ju also looked at the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord in surprise, as if she never expected to meet someone with similar interests here.
"By the way, did Wang Qiqi mention to you all about today's gathering?"
Ansheng jumped down from the robot, landed on Ah Qing's shoulder, and asked Sister Ju.
"She mentioned it briefly, said I should come to be a teacher." Sister Ju replied.
"Indeed, those will be your students from now on. The Security Bureau will provide teaching materials for you." Ansheng raised her hand, pointing to the Spirit Beasts squatting with their hands behind their heads on the playground.
Sister Ju looked over and saw the Golden Leopard driving a dump truck, unloading elephants, rhinos, and Komodo dragons from the truck bed, while the door of the passenger seat was opened to its fullest, with a black rabbit kicking out a gorilla.
"Beep beep—"
The Golden Leopard held onto the steering wheel with one hand, expertly maneuvering the manual transmission as it drove towards the School of Animal Science.
After cleaning up the biological waste, they were going back to help the logistics support team clear the debris at the School of Animal Science, aiming to have the asphalt road relaid by evening.
Sister Ju: "....."
The elephant is pressing down on the rhino! Are you sure this won't suffocate the rhino?
"I've made arrangements with them. Your job is to supervise them in class, maintain classroom discipline, and note down the mischievous students..."
Ansheng seemed to notice Sister Ju's worried expression and said with a smile: "If you encounter any Spirit Beasts that talk back to you, just call me, and I'll talk back to them within three minutes."
"I'll make sure they're all well-behaved."
"Well... alright then!" Sister Ju nodded in agreement and proceeded to consult with Master Fuli on some detailed questions.
For example, where to have the classes, when the classes will be held, and what the contents of the teaching materials are.
Ansheng treated Sister Ju to a bottle of Coke and informed her about the class procedure and location.
During the conversation, dump trucks rampaged through the campus as the logistics support team made their full entry.
Semi-trailers from the Forestry Bureau also arrived to temporarily house all the Spirit Beasts at Fat Cat's house.
The fire truck entered the scene, rescuing and sending Principal Yang, who was fleeing for his life and hiding on the water tower, to the hospital.
In order to ensure the students could evacuate safely, Principal Yang had to run a non-stop marathon with the Spirit Beasts that bore a grudge against him, and now he was completely spent with his legs trembling.
Students gradually returned to school, and after confirming her work duties, Sister Ju also left the campus by car.
"What a shame... Little Fox's birthday party was ruined."
Back in the dormitory, Ah Qing sat on the floor, poking Little Fox on the nose, and expressed regret.
The gathering with Xiaolan and her friends had included dinner and greetings, but the after-dinner activities like bathing, massage, and karaoke were all canceled.
The birthday party wasn't exactly ruined, but it wasn't perfect either.
"It was alright! With so many guests to entertain, it was actually quite exhausting..."
Ansheng waved her hand, not feeling regretful. If it weren't for Lin Ying and Lin Bingyun assisting throughout, hosting such a banquet would have been tiring for the fox.
"Ah Qing, it's your turn to take a shower..."
Momo walked out of the bathroom, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and was rubbing her long hair. She sat at her spot, stretched leisurely.
"Oh..." Ah Qing responded, picked up her clothes, and headed to the bathroom to wash away the smell of the weasel badger.
"Xiaolan, come smell this."
Momo was sniffing her clothes repeatedly, smelling her palm. After pondering for a while, she called to the Little Fox, who had already climbed onto the bed.
"Did you... secretly dig in your butt?" Ansheng looked at Momo with a disdainful expression.
"You're full of crap!" Momo rolled her eyes: "I just helped the peregrine falcon change its bath water. I'm worried that after smelling it for so long, my sense of smell has become dull, so I wanted to borrow your nose."
Even though the campus had been washed, the stench from the weasel badger and peregrine falcon battle still lingered.
Momo had checked herself and found she wasn't smelly, but she was still concerned that her nose had adapted, so she wanted the Little Fox to help double-check.
"There's no odor. If there were, I would have already run to a suburban esports hotel by now."
Lying on her side in bed, Ansheng was scrolling through short videos and gestured with her hand, indicating Momo didn't need to worry.
The fact that she hadn't run off already proved that they hadn't been hit by the stench of the weasel badger, right?
"Good, then..."
Momo nodded slightly, climbed into bed, seized the Little Fox around the waist, and with a giggle, asked:
"I heard you're a Physique-specialized Spirit Beast?"
"False information. A fox like me usually belongs to a group-specialized type, relying on bluffing to survive..."
......
1:23 AM.
Due to the cooler weather, Ansheng didn't go out for a stroll at night. Sticking to the human-shaped heater, Ah Qing, she snuggled into the blanket and went to sleep early.
"Ah Qing, wake up..."
Curled up in the blanket, Momo lifted the cover, got out of bed, patted Ah Qing, then poked Tang You's butt and Lingren's chest, waking all the sisters up, and pulling out a bunch of Spirit Particle Potions with a smile:
"How about we go shopping? I heard injecting more Spirit Particle Potions is beneficial for Spiritualization, so today's my treat!"
"......."
Ah Qing, Lingren, and Tang You looked at Momo, who stood with one hand on her hip and the other raised high with the Spirit Particle Potions, and were speechless.
"Alright, I just saw a video about a shop that specializes in early morning markets, opening at 4:30 am, with a waiting line for two hours minimum. I got hungry...." Momo said with a perfectly justified expression: "It's the weekend, and tomorrow we have another grueling five days of early mornings."
"Rustle rustle...."
In the dormitory, the sound of rustling clothes being put on could be heard.
Ah Qing initially wanted to call Little Fox, but seeing Huhu clamped to the pillow like a bagel and snoozing away, she didn't have the heart to wake Huhu and left with Momo.
"Xiaolan, rest assured, I'll pack something for you...."
Time slowly passed.
Sound asleep, Ansheng instinctively shifted to move closer to the familiar heater, only to come up empty.
"Hmm?"
Ansheng instinctively turned around, reached out with a paw, touched nothing, and opened her eyes dazedly, scanning the dormitory and wearing a big question mark.
"It's now...."
"Not even four o'clock, where did Ah Qing and the others go? They can't have turned into nocturnal creatures, can they?"
Ansheng muttered under her breath, reaching for Ah Qing's backup phone at the edge of the bed, preparing to call and ask where everyone ran off to in the middle of the night.