102: Now, anything unreasonable is considered reasonable.

"Haha, alright, let's eat. Look at how hungry the kid is. Yueyue, hurry and take out some good food to celebrate our narrow escape from death," Ai Guosheng said, slapping the table in a good mood.

Ai Yue agreed with a beaming smile and took out ready-made food from her space: braised pig trotters, braised pig knuckle, stir-fried pork with garlic scapes, spicy tofu, beef stew with potatoes, and fish-flavored shredded pork. She also brought out a crate of beer and a large basin of rice.

The group feasted happily, their mouths glistening with oil.

While all of humanity was eating chaff and maggots, only Ai Yue's family was eating meat; this sense of happiness was enough to make one float.

Just as everyone was eating happily, Ai Yue's expression suddenly changed!

She vanished instantly.

Ye Rui stood up in shock. "She—how did she disappear?"

Ai Guosheng and his wife remained calm, knowing that Ai Yue must have gone into her space and would be out in a moment.

So, they weren't worried at all.

"Stay calm, stay calm. Yueyue will appear in a bit. Sit down and eat; no need to be surprised. There will be plenty more things like this in the future—you'd better get used to it!" Ai Guosheng said with an indifferent expression.

Hearing Ai Guosheng say this, Ye Rui's inexplicable panic eased significantly, and she slowly sat back down.

At that moment, Ai Yue appeared with Da Wang!

However, the Da Wang before them was almost unrecognizable.

"Yueyue, this couldn't be Da Wang, could it? Or did you pick up another cat?" Li Shilan asked, puzzled.

In Ai Yue's arms was a white cat the size of an adult man's palm, but this white cat looked exceptionally intelligent.

"Mom, you guessed right. This is Da Wang. Unbelievable, right? It absorbed that black stone and spent over half a year digesting it. It only just woke up, but it turned into this," Ai Yue said with a chuckle, poking Da Wang's tiny nose.

"Ah? It really is Da Wang? This is amazing—Da Wang actually turned into such a tiny thing. Is this Bone-Shrinking Art?" Li Shilan stepped forward and stroked Da Wang, her face full of wonder.

Da Wang rubbed comfortably against Li Shilan's palm and lay in Ai Yue's arms with a satisfied expression.

Ai Yue was amused by Li Shilan's wild imagination. "What Bone-Shrinking Art? This is probably a Superpower Da Wang awakened."

"Is its Superpower changing size?" Li Shilan followed up.

"I don't know. Mom, haven't you noticed it's become more aloof? Just now in the space, I asked it to show off its Superpower, but it ignored me completely and just lay in my arms without moving. If it hadn't been in my space the whole time, confirming it's Da Wang, I would've thought it was swapped. Look, where is there any trace of the old Da Wang?"

"Now that you mention it, it really is a bit different. But no matter what, it's safe and awake—nothing else matters!" Li Shilan stroked Da Wang's head again and said, "Da Wang, do you want some meat?"

"Ai Yue, hurry and get some fresh meat for Da Wang. It hasn't eaten for so long; it must be starving."

Obediently, Ai Yue took out a leg of lamb—Da Wang's favorite—from her space.

Unexpectedly, Da Wang didn't even lift an eyelid, looking completely uninterested. Instead, it strained toward the beef on the table.

Being very observant, Ye Rui picked up a piece of beef and held it in her hand, offering it to Da Wang. Da Wang glanced at Ye Rui, elegantly opened its mouth, and with a flick of its tongue, the beef was in its mouth, where it began to chew slowly.

This scene left everyone staring at each other. Da Wang didn't like raw meat anymore? Its tastes had changed? It liked cooked meat now?

"This—could Da Wang have evolved? Didn't humans become high-intelligence animals starting from eating cooked food? It has definitely evolved!" Ai Guosheng suddenly said.

"Ah? Really?" Ye Rui stared at Ai Guosheng with wide eyes; this was the first time she had heard such a theory.

"Exactly, it must be!" Ai Guosheng said with conviction.

Da Wang finished the meat in its mouth, licked its lips as if wanting more, and struggled out of Ai Yue's embrace. It jumped onto the table and dove headfirst into the large bowl of beef stew with potatoes, eating happily.

The group was petrified, unable to react for a moment.

They all stared blankly at Da Wang.

They watched as Da Wang finished the beef stew and then pulled the braised pig knuckle toward itself, taking a big bite.

It chewed and swallowed everything—meat and bone alike—with loud crunches.

Heh! What bite force!

In just a moment, except for the vegetable dishes, not even a scrap of bone was left from the meat dishes on the table; the plates were licked clean!

Having eaten its fill, Da Wang did something even more unexpected. Sitting on the table, it grabbed the beer Ai Guosheng had just opened and hadn't had time to drink with its two front paws and downed it in one go.

Then, swaying its head and staggering, it walked to its dedicated bed, lay down, and began to snore.

Ai Yue blinked, her expression beyond words.

Ye Rui had truly had her eyes opened and muttered to herself, "It's become a spirit, it's become a spirit..."

"Cough, this is nothing. We all have Superpowers now. I wouldn't even find it strange if Da Wang suddenly started talking!" Ai Yue said with a composed face.

"Yes, yes, exactly! Yueyue is right! Anything irrational is now rational. This is nothing; no need to make a fuss," Ai Guosheng said with a chuckle.

Da Wang didn't care about the shock its behavior caused; it was drunk and sleeping soundly.

Shocked as they were, they still had to eat. Ai Yue served another table of food, but no one was in the mood to savor the dishes. They finished quickly and returned to their rooms to rest.

The day had been truly perilous. By now, they were physically and mentally exhausted and fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillows.

Gu Yan's office.

Returning from outside the base, Gu Xiheng didn't have time to rest before being called to the office by Gu Yan.

"...Dad, that's how it happened." Gu Xiheng told Gu Yan everything about Ai Guosheng and his wife's performance during the outing, hiding nothing.

Gu Yan looked solemn; he also realized the importance of the two to the base.

After a long silence, he said, "Such talents must remain in the Safety Tower. No matter what method is used, they must stay here forever to contribute to the base!"

"The two of them are easy to deal with. In fact, the person who decides whether Uncle Ai and his wife stay or go is Ai Yue. If Ai Yue stays in the Safety Tower, the couple will definitely stay," Gu Xiheng said expressionlessly.

He had come up with this idea long ago. Deep down, he had already decided he would not let Ai Yue leave the Safety Tower.

As for exactly why he didn't want to let her leave, he didn't know the specific reason; he just felt she was mysterious and wanted to keep her by his side to investigate.

This time, because of her parents, he finally found a more solid reason. Their family was too powerful—they were rare talents within the Safety Tower.

How could such talents be allowed to wander outside and suffer? They had to be kept in the base and protected.