The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

After saying goodnight to each other, Lin Xiyue and Mo Luosi went to their respective rooms.

After quickly washing up, Lin Xiyue lay down on the large, round bed and fell asleep.

After she fell asleep, the door to Meros's room slowly opened. A multitude of tentacles, large and small, that Lin Xiyue couldn't see surged out and squeezed into her room through the crack in the door.

After they entered the room, they ignored Lin Xiyue and went to the originally pure black crystal ball that Moros had given to Lin Xiyue during their earlier conversation.

After discovering that the crystal ball was completely transparent and that the contents inside could be clearly seen, the tentacles carried the crystal ball into the inner world and then silently delivered it to Meros through the inner world.

Meros was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the crystal ball that the tentacles were respectfully presenting to him.

The crystal ball had become completely transparent, and a golden waning crescent moon floated inside. Inside the crystal ball, which should have been still, as Meros's hand covered it, the waning crescent moon gradually moved closer to the part Meros touched.

"Well……"

As the waning crescent moon touched the edge of the crystal ball, it suddenly burst out of the crystal ball like a phantom and entered Meros's body.

Meros rubbed his forehead and closed his eyes.

Many blurry images flashed before his eyes, among which a few were the clearest. One was him standing in the doorway of a crowded room, looking back at the light, and then gradually approaching. Another was him holding a child's hand in a very messy place, walking under the moonlight. And yet another was him in what was clearly a market, holding something that was obviously food, and looking down at the scene.

Wait, there are so many.

Clearly, these were the moments that left a deep impression on Lin Xiyue regarding Meros.

"Ha, so that's how it is. Tsk, am I really that useless? Even after all this, I still haven't locked her in the nest?"

After reviewing these memories, Meros was somewhat astonished.

"Alright, send it back. Don't let them find out. We'll go have a proper meal when we get back."

Meros tossed the crystal ball back into the tentacle's hand and then gave the order.

When the tentacles returned, Meros was already standing on the windowsill.

He smiled as he looked back at the tentacles that had returned, bathed in the blue moonlight, and said, "Let's go, dinner's ready."

After saying that, he jumped off the windowsill.

As Meros plummeted, clusters of dark shadows began to fall on his body, quickly expanding until the entire breeding area was completely occupied by the shadows by the time his feet touched the ground.

At first glance, the entire farm appeared pitch black, as if it had absorbed all the light.

Listen carefully, and in the quiet night, you can hear a faint, rustling sound. If you could see into the other world, you would see that these dark figures had passed through the cracks in the other world, completely enveloping the entire breeding farm, and then began to frantically hunt down the low-level alien races that the farm originally raised.

For Meros, it was like entering a cheap, all-you-can-eat buffet where there was plenty of food, but the selection was too limited.

So Meros felt like he was being forced to eat, like he was being forced to maintain his vital signs.

"Hmm, why would I fall in love with a human ten years later?"

Because he was so bored, Meros let the shadowy figure eat at the "buffet" while he sat on the chair made of tentacles, gazing at the starry sky and pondering.

"Hmm, that's really strange. In a broader sense, humans are also on my menu. Will I really come to like my own food?"

"According to the aliens who returned from visiting human planets, humans are an exceptionally good food source. They have low defense, poor perception of danger, no powerful means of attack, abundant energy, and a great deal of curiosity. In short, they are beings you can eat at will, and they seem to be highly nutritious."

"Is this really that simple? Humans have been able to reproduce for so long, are there really no threats whatsoever?"

"But then again, all the alien races are actually on my menu. So, does our race really have any of our own? Heh, it's quite lonely, really."

"Before leaving the company, I said that someone with my personality would never find a partner. Hmm... do I think I've found one?"

"Now that you mention it, it seems that Li Si went to a human planet a few months ago because he said he liked humans. If he hadn't left, I wouldn't have been ambushed when my power was weakened. Earl's brains are so bad, he can't even guard a gate properly."

"..."

And so, Meros continued muttering to himself as he absorbed energy to make up for his missing parts.

Soon, dawn broke. Meanwhile, Meros had finished hunting the entire ranch, leaving only a small portion for seeds.

"Hmm... I need to go see that human named Lin Xiyue. She's really strange. She easily lowered her guard after seeing my child form, and after learning that I'm the person she met ten years ago, she even started to rely on me quite a bit. Humans are indeed an interesting species. :D"

Meros got up and stretched.

The shadowy figures, which had been busy all night, grew several times larger and returned to Meros's side in an orderly manner, before merging into his shadow one by one.

The tentacle, which had been used as a stool all night, rubbed against Meros's hand, then tore open a spatial rift and crawled inside.

After everything returned to calm, the sky began to glow white, and the sun slowly rose.

Meros retraced his steps and entered the room through the window. He had just sat down when there was a knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom——"

"Meros, are you up? Let's make breakfast! []~(￣▽￣)~*"

Lin Xiyue's energetic voice came from outside the door.

"coming."

Meros walked straight to the door and opened it.

"Wow, you're up so early?! Perfect, I went to bed too early yesterday and can't sleep now. Let's make breakfast and then head to town. I've never seen a town like this before. Speaking of which, do we have a map here? Are we heading in the right direction? Hmm, if we don't know, should we make something to eat on the way?"

Lin Xiyue and Mo Luosi sat on eggshell stools and went downstairs through a hole. Lin Xiyue chattered away the whole way, looking like a child preparing for a picnic.

"We can find a map here. Let's go, let's go cook."

Upon arriving at the kitchen, Meros made a decision directly.

……