The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

"The laws here are only relative. If you don't have enough power, you can only suffer injustice. Not to mention, it's not reasonable for eavesdropping to be exposed, so generally no one will do such a thing. If someone does, they're a suicide squad."

As Meros was speaking, he pulled a "person" out from the shadows behind him.

This "person" was clearly a mid-level alien, because he had a human form, though it wasn't perfect. What should have been his ears were patches resembling fish gills, opening and closing with his breathing. However, he clearly had a nose, so those must have been his ears.

There may be some other imperfect humanoids, but at least they are wearing clothes, so it's not entirely obvious. The most obvious one is their ears.

"How did you find that?! I didn't see any energy fluctuations at all before?! Σ(?д?lll)"

Lin Xiyue was shocked by the person that Moros had brought out. You see, before sitting down, she had been using her skills to observe everyone.

"He has a special ability to conceal his fluctuations, so it's normal that you can't see him. As for me, it's because of that."

Meros didn't give the man a chance to explain. He simply opened a crack in the air and threw him inside. Before the crack closed, you could hear rustling chewing sounds coming from inside, but not a single scream escaped.

Then, Meros extended his right hand to show Lin Xiyue what was on his right hand.

Those were tentacles extending from a small black sphere, tiny clumps, and it was impossible to tell whether they had eyes. Although it was entirely black, it reflected the sunlight and even revealed a faint blue hue.

It swayed gently in Moros's palm, looking quite relaxed. As it swayed, some blue, even shimmering, unknown substance was released and fell to the ground. It even playfully and cutely used its two tentacles to make a slightly irregular heart shape with Lin Xiyue after noticing her observing it.

"Wow! What's this! It's so cute! Does it like me? It's making a heart shape with its hands!!! (?′▽｀)?? Can I touch it?"

Lin Xiyue looked at the adorable little ball acting cute towards her, and felt her heart melt. She couldn't help but look at Moros with expectant eyes.

Most plants and animals, especially small ones, are quite appealing, except for things like cockroaches, flies, and mosquitoes! I hate them!

"Yes, that's fine. This is my symbiotic nest; it will expand, establish itself, and absorb energy according to my will. I started setting it up after entering the town."

Meros raised his hand, gesturing for the little nest to head towards Lin Xiyue.

"Wow, really?! Wow! It's fluffy and so comfortable! Oh right, since it's so useful, what did you do before..."

Lin Xiyue reached out and took the little nest, watching it wobble and hop into her outstretched palm. Feeling its soft touch as it landed in her palm, she reached out her other hand and stroked its head, feeling the fluffy texture, somewhat like a high-quality doll—soft, warm, and even with a slight resistance.

"Before, we simply didn't have enough energy to summon it."

Meros didn't mince words and directly asked Lin Xiyue what she wanted to know.

After saying it, Moros looked at Lin Xiyue's somewhat distressed expression and suddenly felt a sense of novelty. This was the first time in all his years that he had seen someone care about him.

"So, what are we going to do now?"

Lin Xiyue, holding the little nest, asked Molos that it was impossible for her to go back now because the timeline was different, and since she didn't know where to go anyway, she might as well go with Molos.

"Hmm... I'll rest for a day first. Once I've recovered a bit, you can take me to see the human world. I want to truly understand how humans live."

After thinking for a moment, looking at Lin Xiyue's rich expressions and sunny disposition, Moros decided to go with her to the human world to see if she was the only one like this, or if the entire human race was like this.

"Okay. I saw a hotel that looked really interesting when we were shopping earlier, let's go there. Oh, by the way, will it bother you if I hold the nest?"

Lin Xiyue was quite happy that Molos wanted to go to the human world. Although she already knew that Molos was an adult male, she couldn't treat him like an adult just by looking at his current small, boyish appearance.

"No, what I'm giving you is a clone. Its main body is still expanding in the inner world, and I'll put it away before I leave. Come on, take me to that hotel you think is fun."

Melos stood up and naturally reached out to take Lin Xiyue's hand.

"Okay, this way."

Lin Xiyue carried the nest in one hand and held Molos's hand with the other, walking towards the hotel she had seen earlier.

..............................

The nest that Lin Xiyue couldn't see, which was casually mentioned by Molos.

In the Otherworld.

"Boom, boom, boom -"

The nest, now hundreds of meters tall, lurched forward like a tyrant, relentlessly pursuing those who had secretly followed Meros. They were being toyed with by the nest like mice played by a cat.

"Ah! Help! Please let me go!"

"I didn't mean it, really! Don't chase me!"

"Ah—I said, yes..."

"Please spare me! I beg you!"

"I was wrong! I shouldn't have accepted this mission!"

"Run! This is..."

"what--"

With each scream, the alien races hiding in the houses of the otherworld trembled even more. If they got involved in this power struggle between important figures, they would only be destined to die a gruesome death.

The lair doesn't bother killing the aliens hiding inside the houses; those who can enter the houses are considered locals. Locals are generally not sent there; their primary purpose is to absorb energy, and attacking the houses to absorb energy would be slower.

"Hey Hey--"

The nest, hundreds of meters high, suddenly emitted a loud laugh, which startled the fleeing people, causing them to quicken their pace.

As long as I'm not the last one, then I definitely won't be the one who dies in the next second!

With this thought in mind, everyone outdoors was running for their lives, praying that they wouldn't be the next ones to be caught.

After laughing, the nest immediately extended countless tentacles, enveloping the entire street. Then, with screams, it gradually tightened, until only traces of blood remained on the street.

……