The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

"Well……"

Earl looked at the giant black egg that was now floating in the air, feeling somewhat bored, because he couldn't leave and could only stay here to guard it.

Fortunately, the giant egg landed just half an hour later, and the black threads returned to Meros's body.

(Are you alright?)

Earl asked with some concern.

(It's nothing, just a little tired. It's relatively safe here now, you should rest for a while, we'll bring you home later.)

Meros answered somewhat listlessly.

(And you, why waste your energy repairing her soul? She's already back, and her soul is slowly healing; just wait. You're exhausted now, and she doesn't even know or remember you. Is it worth it?)

Earl genuinely didn't understand, after all, he wasn't interested in romance or love.

(You don't understand, she's really short of energy right now. And this is actually the first time I've transferred energy on such a large scale; with you here, it's much safer now.)

Meros persisted, but still gave Earl a small compliment. He's just like a child; a little praise will make him happy for a long time. But it depends on the person; if it's not the right person, he won't listen to anything you say.

(Hehehe, ヾ(????)? "That's right. But you still need to be careful. Using too much energy will suppress your mind, and then you'll only have instinct left. It won't be easy to wake up again then.)

Earl was so flattered that his tail wagged up and turned into the shape of an electric fan.

(Okay, I understand. Don't worry, I won't want to.)

He's really suited to be a dog; the fit seems almost too perfect. Thankfully, he doesn't know that he was previously suppressed to the point of only instinct. If he hadn't devoured a mid-level alien, and with Lin Xiyue's return, he'd probably still be suppressed by his instincts.

Looking at the erect ears and the tail that had turned into an electric fan, Meros silently complained in his heart, without mentioning the danger he had encountered before, since saying so would only add to his worries.

……

"Hey, Mr. Lin, are you there?"

Just as Meros and Earl were discussing not to waste energy, a boy's voice rang out outside the tent. Meros recognized the voice; it was Lingjiu.

"Meow~"

Meros stretched out its claws and scratched Lin Xiyue.

"Ugh~ I actually fell asleep like this."

Lin Xiyue was then woken up. She reached up to rub her forehead and got up with some confusion.

"Mr. Lin? Are you inside?"

Lingjiu's voice rang out again outside the tent.

"Yes, yes, please wait a moment."

Lin Xiyue hurriedly got up and went to open the door for Lingjiu.

"Please come in, please come in. I'm sorry I fell asleep earlier."

Lin Xiyue opened the tent door and saw Ling Jiu standing at the door, dressed in a casual sweatshirt and carrying several bags of things, looking somewhat reserved.

"Sorry to bother you. (????w????)?"

Lingjiu blushed as she spoke to Lin Xiyue, then followed her into the tent.

"It's alright, it's alright, please sit down. Is there something you need?"

Lin Xiyue and Ling Jiu exchanged a few polite words and then led him inside to sit on the ground. After all, this was a tent, so sitting on the ground was no problem.

"Yes, that's right. I'm here to thank you for your help before. If it weren't for you helping me get a loan from Xiaozeng during the big battle, they definitely wouldn't have agreed to my loan request. This is a small token of my appreciation."

Lingjiu stood up, bowed to Lin Xiyue, and then handed her the several bags of things she had been carrying all the way.

"This... well, okay, I'll take it. May I open it and take a look?"

Lin Xiyue initially wanted to decline, but after considering Lingjiu's personality, she felt that if she refused, he might cry, so she accepted it.

"Of course! (o?▽?)o"

Seeing Lin Xiyue take it directly, Lingjiu smiled happily.

Lin Xiyue received a reply and opened the package. She found the items were clearly divided into three parts. One package was obviously for her, containing a piece of jewelry that any girl would love—a hair clip. The hair clip was shaped like a bow, inlaid with red crystals, and had a large red gemstone in the center. The entire clip was a bright, sparkling red. Honestly, very few girls wouldn't like this.

The other package was probably for the cat. Inside was a large cat bed that needed to be assembled. Judging from the outer packaging, after it was opened and compressed, it would turn into a little sheep lying on the ground. The entrance was the little sheep's face, and on the packaging, a cat's face was visible where the little sheep's face was. It looked extremely cute.

The last bag contained a huge amount of dog jerky, at least five kilograms. It seems they knew Earl loved it, so they bought it.

Judging from these three different gift packages, Lingjiu really put a lot of thought into choosing the gifts; they were all gifts that touched people's hearts.

Thank you so much! We really like it! ヾ(?°?°?)??

Lin Xiyue smiled and spoke to Lingjiu.

“I’m glad you like it. Oh, one more thing, we’re basically done here, just some cleanup left. Most of us combat personnel will be leaving soon, so the first batch will be leaving by car tomorrow. I remember you have a child waiting for you at home, so I registered you for the first wave of departures. You should receive a notification soon. I came to thank you, and I thought I’d tell you about this on the way.”

"Well then, I'll be going now. Thank you again for your help."

After finishing his business, Lingjiu bid farewell to Lin Xiyue and left. He still had some things to do. He came to express his gratitude to Lin Xiyue because she would be leaving tomorrow, and he was afraid he wouldn't have time to give her a gift.

"Okay, bye."

After saying goodbye to Lingjiu, Lin Xiyue simply opened a packet of the special dog jerky she had given to Earl and gave him one piece to eat. Then she packed her few belongings, preparing to go home the next day.

She also sent a message to Anqing, who was worried about her at the wishing shop, saying that she would be going home tomorrow.

"Ding-dong-"

Shortly after Lin Xiyue lay down, her terminal received a message informing her that she would be among the first batch of evacuees at eight o'clock the next morning, and that she should be prepared to assemble in Zone D as soon as possible.

Filled with the joy of being able to go home tomorrow, Lin Xiyue and Molos lay down on the bed, while Earl lay on the carpet, and they all drifted off to sleep.

As an aside, it wasn't that Lin Xiyue treated Earl differently by letting him sleep in the same bed; it was that he tried to get on the bed but was kicked off by Meros. The reason for this is well-known.

……