The cub, still half asleep, woke up completely unaware that it was in a tree. It lifted its foot and climbed up, landing right in the backpack of a passing group of adventurers.
The adventurer paused, feeling his luggage suddenly become heavier. He turned to his companion and asked, "Did someone hide something in my bag? Why does my backpack feel heavier?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I think you just don't want to carry your luggage because it's too heavy."
"I really have gotten heavier, I'm not lying! Did you secretly hide extra food in your luggage again?!"
They argued for a while, thankfully they didn't open the luggage to check it on the spot.
The cub, suddenly crammed into the backpack, was somewhat bewildered. He was jostled around in the pitch black, almost becoming a fluid, before the guys finally unloaded their luggage to rest.
The cub also took the opportunity to run out. He exhaled, waved his thanks in the direction of the backpack, and then shrank into the corner to eat the dry food he had brought.
After all that fuss, Qianyuan was hungry too.
Before eating, Qianyuan thought for a moment and took out a pastry. Like feeding a puppy, she held the pastry and walked towards her backpack, making "sucking" sounds.
The boy seemed to regard the backpack as some kind of wild beast; since the other party had carried him so far, he wanted to thank them properly.
If anyone were to stumble upon this scene and see a baby feeding a backpack, they would probably find it both funny and sad.
However, after waiting for a long time, Qianyuan did not see the backpack come up and take the pastry. So he thought the backpack was a wary beast. Therefore, he simply placed the pastry in front of the backpack, stepped back, and began to eat the fragrant pastry without disturbing each other.
It's delicious.
The cub couldn't resist and ate all the snacks in one go.
He even considered asking for the piece he had given to the backpacker back.
No, they might not even have enough to eat.
Qianyuan resisted the urge and touched her still-round belly.
Now that we're full, it's time to think about the next step.
So where should he go next?
While the cubs were still wandering aimlessly, the adventurers returned just as they finished their meal.
The cub looked around, not knowing where else to hide, and could only crawl back into the backpack.
The boy thought to himself, "The backpack is such a kind-hearted beast."
Then he just sat there, and happened to overhear the adventurers organizing the information they had gathered outside.
It turns out that these adventurers make a living by taking on bounty missions from all over the country.
Yes, Qianyuan should be like them. Since she has to grow up, she should be like an adult and have her own job.
So, could he follow these people and see what missions they take on? Qianyuan could also ask them if there was anything he could do.
Unfortunately, the cub suffered from a lack of education and was completely unaware that the Holy Light Continent had an ironclad law that prohibited the employment of child labor.
If he had learned more from Xie Mian back then, he wouldn't have ended up being a little illiterate.
The cub, still full of hope and energy, nestled in the backpack... and took another nap.
There's no way around it, it's just so easy to sleep in such a dark and enclosed space.
I don't know whether to say that the kid was lucky or unlucky. After he was born, he continued to live a life of eating and sleeping.
As he drifted off to sleep, he heard what sounded like a commotion outside.
"...Sigh, have the demons gone mad..."
"Aren't angels the same? It's said that if they lose their cubs, they have to turn the entire continent upside down to search for them."
"It seems the demons have lost an egg, and they're keeping it a secret, not revealing what kind of egg it is. But when they go crazy, they're just as crazy as the angels."
"What a disaster! Abyssal demons and angels have all come to the human world, and it's us humans with our meager magic who are suffering. All the roads here are blocked, and there are checks and interrogations everywhere. I don't know how long this blockade will last..."
The angels came and turned it over, then the demons came and turned it over again, and the soil on their continent is all loose!
The key issue is that no one can afford to offend these two clans, so they can only suffer in silence.
Looking at the seemingly endless line of adventurers, the group decided to take a shortcut.
Go straight back to the human race!
With things in such turmoil, let's go back and lay low for a while!
Thus, the cub was fortunate enough to brush past the angels and was taken to human territory by the adventurers.
Humans are the most numerous race on the continent, with multiple territories and cities, and many bounty missions within them.
The adventurers decided to pick up some jobs near their homes and make do for now.
As it happened, their king made a request, so the adventurers went.
The cub, which had been safely inside the backpack, sneaked out again after the adventurer put the backpack down.
However, this time, Qianyuan was at least in the palace, and even a small palace was enough for a cub to walk around in for most of the day.
Qianyuan was completely disoriented, and because she was so hungry, she could only follow the smell of food to find her way there.
"Mmm...smells good~"
The cub took a deep breath.
Previously, due to the health of the cubs, Nosius had been very strict about what the cubs ate, and tried to keep their diet light and nutritious.
This results in the baby rarely getting to eat anything delicious.
After discovering that the humans in this world also have many delicacies, the cub could hardly control the little glutton in its belly.
He ate a lot.
However, the cub was a good cub, and he remembered to pay the price, placing one of Nosius's feathers on the empty plate while eating.
This single feather is enough to cover the food needs of an average person for a lifetime.
Meanwhile, the king was expressing his anxieties to the adventurers:
Their family has had only one son per generation for three generations. Their ancestors were once extremely prosperous, but now, due to the scarcity of offspring, they are gradually declining.
The king didn't care about past glories and honors, and his family didn't necessarily have to inherit the throne. He just had a few brothers, none of whom had children, and he really wanted to experience what it was like to have a child.
The adventurers listened to the king's speech without changing their expressions. After all, that's how bounty missions are; they could be catching adulterers or fighting dragons—the possibilities are endless and unpredictable.
If they can't do it, they can just refuse.
But before he could finish speaking, a deacon appeared, carrying a plate tightly covered by a lid, and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, we've finally caught the mouse that's been stealing food from the kitchen for a month!!!"
The butler lifted the lid, and as expected, what was inside was not a rat, but a baby rat.
The king looked at the cub, then at the adventurer. He looked at the adventurer, then at the cub.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he exclaimed, "Good! Reward me!"
Adventurer: Huh? No, they didn't do this either...
However, the king was already immersed in the joy of having a son in his old age and was afraid that the adventurers would change their minds, so he directly "invited" them out.
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