[See that?]
[That little green-haired fox girl is called Lily.]
[She's the daughter of the young lady and Huohuo.]
[She was only born in recent years. Quite young.]
Miss Yuzu deliberately aimed her camera towards the right side.
Zoomed in, so everyone could get a clearer look. The girl had droopy ears, emerald green fur, some dark circles under her eyes, and looked rather listless.
But her hearing was sharp. Hearing Yuzu talking about her, she couldn't help but turn her head.
A small face, tinged with a bit of dissatisfaction.
[I say, Arila, that's a bit much... What do you mean 'little fox girl'? Lily isn't like that at all...]
[Haah... Haa...]
She ended up letting out a yawn.
Because of that, even her scolding sounded a bit soft and weak. It was as if she was saying.
'If you mess with me, you're messing with a fluffy cotton ball! You jerk~'
Viewers around the world couldn't help but chuckle.
--+--
"I remember Huohuo, she's that girl from the Xianzhou, right?"
"Yes, yes! Seems she's a green Foxian too."
"I checked the archive; seems she's quite timid. A judge from the Ten-Lords Commission, wasn't she?"
"Now that you mention it, this little one really takes after her. Similarly small, soft..."
"Just the eyes are a bit different. More like the young lady's."
People from other regions didn't have much of a particular reaction.
But over in Shenzhou, with its deep-rooted cultural traditions, they naturally held a special fondness for fox girls, white-haired girls, dragon girls, and the like.
Looking at Lily, they couldn't help but feel immense affection.
"Look, Nana. This is your daughter too!" Mother Kiana chirped happily, pulling Kiana along. "It's a pity her mother is still in the Star Rail world. Who knows when we'll get to meet her."
"There will be a chance," Kiana said gently. "Mom, with my blessing, you'll live a very long time. You'll see her eventually. And you'll even officiate our wedding then."
"Yes, yes, yes~" Mother Kiana grinned from ear to ear.
If she was already growing fonder and fonder of Kiana's future wife the more she looked at her, then! Kiana's future daughter was someone she truly and utterly adored.
That whole 'grandparents spoil the grandchildren' thing isn't just an empty saying.
--+--
Meanwhile, back on screen.
Miss Yuzu chatted with Lily for a little while.
Then she turned the camera towards the dragon girl standing behind her.
This girl had delicate, pretty features, looked about thirteen or fourteen, and seemed somewhat stern, but her hands never stopped moving.
She was just eating, eating, eating, completely unconcerned about gaining weight.
Her little tail occasionally thumped, making her seem like she was starting to get a bit irritable.
[Look, we've spotted a wild dragon girl.]
[Her name is Baiyin.]
[She's the daughter of the young lady and Aunt Bailu.]
[Don't let her apparent youth fool you; she's actually ranked in the top ten among the young lady's daughters.]
[She's of the Vidyadhara race, considered a Dragon Lord.]
[Last time I saw her, she hadn't undergone rebirth yet, but if I got the time properly, she probably just emerged from her egg not long ago.]
[Maybe six or seven years?]
--+--
"The Vidyadhara race, huh..." Kevin clicked his tongue.
Miss Mei adjusted her glasses, speaking calmly.
"It seems they are descendants of the Aeon of Permanence. They live for a few hundred or a thousand years, then must molt and form an egg. Only the Dragon Lords retain their memories; the others, once reborn, are essentially starting over."
"A fascinating trait," Su said with a smile.
But Dystopia was curious. "The young lady's daughter shouldn't have any lifespan limitations, right? Why would she still undergo the egg transformation?"
"Probably for some other reason?"
Ato said with a laugh. Over in their corner of the MOTH base, they huddled together, watching and chatting.
In this reality, Kosma had already embarked on his child-rearing career, staying silent while playing with little Griseo.
Blanca watched from the side, casually chatting with Himeko.
--+--
[Let me tell you a little secret.]
Just then, Miss Yuzu raised her small hand, speaking to the viewers in a hushed, conspiratorial tone, like a thief.
[Other Vidyadhara must actively initiate the molting and egg transformation process. Otherwise, if they die, that's it.]
[But for someone like Big Sister Baiyin, it often triggers passively right at the end of her life, at the boundary between life and death.]
[Of course, she can initiate it actively too.]
[But there's just no need for that.]
She paused, sneakily glanced back at Baiyin, and saw her with her head slightly bowed, still just eating, eating, eating.
She seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
Very theatrical.
She continued talking to everyone.
[How do I know for sure that Big Sister Baiyin has undergone one rebirth cycle?]
[It's simple, really.]
[She never sleeps, doesn't like to sleep at all. She usually keeps going for about thirty to fifty years, and then... boom, sudden death.]
[And then she gets reborn.]
[But, seeing how energetic she is this time, she might have chosen to rebirth actively, just to refresh her state.]
[After all, last time I saw her, she was truly sickly and listless.]
[As for why she doesn't like sleeping? Well, that's the interesting part. Maybe she considers the molting and rebirth cycle as her form of sleep?]
--+--
"That reason is so bizarre!"
"Science shows humans spend at least a third of their lives sleeping. But if you don't sleep..."
"You take a shortcut. Straight to sudden death."
"Lol!"
Shenzhou, North America, Europe, South Africa...
And so on.
People everywhere were discussing it. If you didn't sleep, you'd have so much extra time to do so many things.
But almost no one could actually manage it and didn't dare to try.
Even Mobius and Vill-V, while they could probably use some method to control their sleep for maximum efficient recovery, that didn't mean they didn't sleep at all.
Even if your life form was elevated enough to no longer be bound by such physiological needs, many would probably still keep the habit of sleeping.
After all, facing such long, endless years and time, not having sleep to pass some of it would be far too cruel.
--+--
[I can hear you, Arila.]
Live on stream, Miss Baiyin's voice drifted over, clear and precise, reaching Yuzu's ears. Miss Yuzu's expression immediately froze, a picture of guilt.
She gave an awkward laugh.
But in reality! She was just a drama queen.
She knew Baiyin could hear her.
Because the minimum requirement to be here was to be at least an Emanator, or possess power comparable to one.
Truth be told, ever since Kiana began ruling the Tree-Sea world, becoming an Aeon was no longer such a distant, elusive dream. There was at least a sliver of a chance. And Aeons had become less stingy with bestowing Emanator blessings.
This was all thanks to the constant expansion of the world and the continuous opening of new Paths.
It was like having more money in your pocket.
Naturally! You'd be more generous with your spending.
Right?
--+--
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