She gave birth to a litter of furry babies, thus extending her life.

Although Ruan Xiyue tried to block out the pain, she was genuinely worried about her babies. Having given birth to her third child, this was the first time she truly understood the anxieties of childbirth. She worried about the babies' health, whether they were getting enough nutrition in her womb, and whether they would be weak after birth. If they were weak, would they get sick and not survive...?

Long Ze seemed to sense the difference between Ruan Xiyue this time and last time. He held Ruan Xiyue's hand and kissed her fingertips: "We won't have any more children in the future."

Ruan Xiyue, tears welling in her eyes, was immersed in the anxieties and self-pity of being a mother. But Long Ze's words nearly ignited her anger. Was this old man thinking of finding someone else? If she didn't give birth, she'd die in a little over two years! Was she just waiting to die without having a child?

Sure enough, no matter how good a male is, there will always be a time when you want to slap him to death!

Of course, Ruan Xiyue knew that this was just her mood swings caused by pregnancy hormones, and she didn't have time to overthink it. Because Duoduo began its announcement: [Congratulations to the host for successfully giving birth to a cub, a male lion, with a blue-tier ability. Reward: 600 points. Space Expansion Vouchers *3.]

At this time, the shaman of the deer tribe was also carried over from Xian.

The witch doctor was initially furious, but upon seeing Ruan Xiyue giving birth, she forgot all about it. She quickly washed her hands with hot water, then swiftly took out the tools from her medical kit and began treating the umbilical cord.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully giving birth to a cub. The cub is a female white lion with a purple-tier special ability. Reward: 600 points. Lifespan increased by eight months.]

"It's a little female! Xi Yue, you're amazing!" The witch doctor was very excited.

Just as Cong Xian was filled with excitement, the witch doctor frowned and encouraged Ruan Xiyue: "Xiyue, female, give it your all, this is... the beast egg is a bit big."

However, thanks to the painless childbirth pills, Ruan Xiyue was able to successfully give birth to the beast egg amidst everyone's anxious and worried gazes.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully giving birth to twins! The twins are Yinglong and Zhulong, female, with abilities at the Blue and Purple Ranks respectively. Both twins possess ancestral bloodlines. Reward points: points. Congratulations, host, your ability rank has increased to Orange Rank. Host, the cubs are somewhat weak and need to be incubated as soon as possible in a constant-temperature energy environment.]

[Congratulations, host, on successfully giving birth to a cub, a male beast-type dragon with a purple-tier special ability. Reward: 450 points. Two energy plants.]

[Congratulations, host, on successfully giving birth to a cub, a male dragon-type beast, with a Blue-rank ability. Reward: 800 points. Five sets of underwear.]

Ruan Xiyue was exhausted and hungry, but she still said to Long Ze, "Hurry up and incubate them. There's a bigger one, a double-yolk egg, and they're not in good condition."

The witch doctor wiped away his tears and prayed incessantly.

Seeing that Long Ze was only focused on taking the largest beast egg, Qin Family Beast Mother had no choice but to carry two smaller beast eggs and chase after Long Ze.

The witch doctor quickly helped Ruan Xiyue clean up the mess, while Ruan Xiyue said to Qin Ye with a pitiful expression, "I'm hungry again, A-Ye—"

Qin Ye glanced at Cong Xian, who was only focused on taking care of the cubs, and silently went to prepare minced meat porridge for Ruan Xiyue.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ruan Xiyue swallowed the Snow Skin Pill, the Body Strengthening Pill, the Beauty Pill, and the Skin Care and Transformation Pill. Only then did she take out the Milk Enhancement Pill and swallow it.

[Host, um... the loan and upgrade system...]

How much will be deducted?

[A total of 63,000 is needed, my esteemed host.]

[Deduct! Use! By the way, does the "Friend of Dual-Use Military and Civilian Talents" program still not offer discounts after the upgrade?]

[You'll only find out about this after the upgrade, host.]

[Then you should upgrade first. How long do you need to disappear?]

[All day long, my dear host.]

Alright then. Go upgrade!

【Alright! Your old servant Duoduo has logged off and leveled up!】

After several attempts to get along with Duoduo, Ruan Xiyue and Duoduo have developed a harmonious relationship. They occasionally tease each other, which feels quite nice.

The witch doctor finished tidying up and looked at Ruan Xiyue with a hesitant expression. In the end, he chose to speak frankly: "Xiyue, if the mother beast senses that her cubs are weak... it's probably best not to have too much hope."

Ruan Xiyue was initially quite happy, but hearing the witch doctor's words made her genuinely uncomfortable. However, she still managed a forced smile and remained silent.

The witch doctor thought for a moment and then said, "However, if the hatching beast can be kept full of energy, it is not impossible for it to hatch. It just requires a lot of beast cores, and the hatching beast must have a continuous supply of beast cores during the hatching period."

Ruan Xiyue now regretted letting Duoduo leave. She should have bought some energy fruits to keep on hand! Duoduo was so generous giving them to her; the energy fruits probably weren't expensive, right?

Ruan Xiyue quickly expressed her gratitude to the shaman. Qin Ye gave the shaman some beast cores, but the shaman returned a few, saying that it was enough to share in the good fortune, since they needed a large number of beast cores more.

When Qin Ye handed the beast core to Long Ze, Long Ze didn't offer any polite formalities. He could also sense that the double-yolk egg was ice-cold, seemingly impossible to warm up no matter how much he tried. The other two eggs were already at a constant temperature. He had to precisely control the energy and temperature distribution to maximize the amount allocated to the double-yolk egg.

Ruan Xiyue fed the two lion cubs first before eating her own meal.

Qin Ye apologized profusely: "I'm sorry, it took a while to cook the minced meat porridge. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Ruan Xiyue shook her head: "This isn't your fault."

Cong Xian thought for a moment and asked Ruan Xiyue, "Xiyue, are you going to take the test tomorrow?"

Ruan Xiyue nodded: "These are the last two tests, of course I have to go. Otherwise, wouldn't this year's trip have been a waste?"

Cong Xian pursed his lips, looking somewhat worried: "I've inquired, and the difficulty of the last item has increased this year."

Ruan Xiyue waved her hand: "I still have to participate. We've already passed two rounds, and even if the last one is difficult, we can't go for the one that will kill the females!"

Seeing that Ruan Xiyue had already made up her mind, Xian could no longer offer any further advice.

Luo Yurou rushed in like a whirlwind.

"My God! You're such a hero! You know what? Everyone's talking about you now!"

Ruan Xiyue looked speechlessly at Luo Yurou, who treated her like family: "Ah, welcome to visit me!"

Luo Yurou rolled her eyes, pretending to ignore Ruan Xiyue's sarcastic remarks. She continued rambling to Ruan Xiyue, "Some females heard that the difficulty of the fourth test has increased this year, so they're planning not to participate. Now they're all bartering at the border market!"

Seeing that Ruan Xiyue didn't speak, Luo Yurou couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "Will you continue to participate in the test tomorrow?"

Ruan Xiyue nodded, and Luo Yurou gave her a big bear hug, saying, "I knew it! You truly deserve to be called an outstanding female, even I think so!"

Ruan Xiyue couldn't help but roll her eyes and asked, "What if I fail the fourth round of testing?"

Luo Yurou frowned slightly and shook her head: "I don't believe it. The fourth round of testing is just a choice between two options. I don't know why, but I feel like you passed both of them even though you were on separate tests!"