Chapter 23 22 Hidden Tasks and Rewards

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Ashley gave birth in her rodent form, which surprised Sally. "You're here." Ashley lay weakly on the beast skin blanket, with a lot of blood already beneath her that hadn't been cleaned up in time. Sally walked over, standing by the birthing bed, "Why did you give birth in your rodent form?" "Beastwomen always give birth in their beast form," replied Shava, who was nearby. Sally thought that if she were to give birth in her rodent form, how small the child would be; it seemed the System was still rather humane in this respect... "Sorry, I didn't know." "It's okay... I'm the one who should apologize. After the Demon Beasts attacked the tribe, Lin Lang entrusted me to find you outside the tribe, but I didn't go looking for you, and I even lied, claiming the Demon Beasts had eaten you. I shouldn't have hidden the truth and deceived you; I've wronged you." Ashley felt her difficult childbirth was karma, that she got what she deserved. Sally glanced at Grom, who had turned her head away, clearly not wanting to witness Ashley in her current state. Sally got a bit closer and took hold of Ashley's rodent paw, which was almost the size of her own palm, "Now that you and Lin Lang are married, you two are life-long partners, and I have Zulu by my side; he's very kind to me." "Yeah, I heard about that. Blessings to you both, Zulu is a fine male." "Right. Just like our tribe, after relocating, we've also started anew; we need to let go of the past. We'll still have to get along well in the future. Once I also bear Zulu's children, our offspring will play together." Ashley hadn't expected Sally to be such a forgiving person and felt even more ashamed. Her vision blurred further, knowing she didn't have much time left, "Unfortunately, I might not make it through this ordeal. Thank you for forgiving me." As soon as she finished, Ashley's head lolled to the side, and she passed out. Sally hurriedly leaned in, wiping her mouth with her palm. The Sedative Pill, no bigger than a soybean, entered her mouth through her lips... "Ashley, wake up, you still need to give birth, you can't sleep." "Ashley——" Grom pushed Sally away abruptly to check on her granddaughter and seemed to age even more in an instant. Sally wobbled, and Shava steadied her in time, "Be careful." "It's nothing. Go get some clean blankets; we need to help Ashley with the delivery." Shava didn't move, for it was obvious to anyone with eyes that Ashley was not going to make it. Seeing her motionless, Sally looked around, picked up a soft, dry beast skin blanket, and replaced the blood-soaked blanket beneath Ashley. Just as she finished changing Ashley's blanket. Ashley suddenly let out a breath, screaming loudly, "Ah——" One, two, three, four, five, five mouse babies wrapped in their amniotic sacs were born. Sally was also taken aback for a moment; the Sedative Pill really did work wonders. Then she called out to the stunned Shava, "Come and help." Without waiting for Shava to react, Grom stepped in personally, "I'll do it." Sally didn't know how to take care of the litter of mouse babies and just stepped aside obediently. And from where she stood, she could see Lin Lang standing outside the birthing room. She had no idea how long he had been standing there, watching her with a complex expression. Sally smiled warmly and hailed him, "Ashley has given birth to five mouse babies; you should come and see." Only then did Lin Lang start moving, entering the birthing room, but he walked towards her. Sally immediately stepped back, her gaze shifting to the birthing bed where Ashley, with anticipation, was looking at Lin Lang. "One female, four males, all very strong," Grom said happily, "Blessed by the Beast God! Blessed by the Beast God!" Lin Lang suddenly stopped in his tracks, his gaze shifting to the little mice connected to him by blood. Seeing he wasn't moving, Sally quickly took a couple of steps forward and gave him a push, "Go see Ashley; she risked her life to bear your offspring, so you must treat her well in the future." Having said that, Sally then turned to Ashley and said, "Congratulations on your smooth delivery. I'll go back and prepare a congratulatory gift and come to see you later." "There's no need for a congratulatory gift. I'm already grateful that you could make the trip," replied Ashley, her complexion not only free from weakness but also rosy and lustrous. Sally felt a bit pained over her points, but she couldn't just stand by and let others die. Points could be earned again later, but if Ashley and these children were gone, Lin Lang might be ruined. He was still struggling to get over the fact that Ashley had deceived him, but if Ashley and the children were lost, it would be too late for regrets. "Thank you," Lin Lang's voice was somewhat hoarse and trembling. Sally nodded, then left the birthing room. Zulu was waiting for her outside. As Sally walked toward him, even before she could speak, he took her hand. "Let's go back," he said. "Okay." Just as she was about to leave, the voice of the System suddenly rang in her mind— [Congratulations, Host, for triggering a hidden meritorious task. You've received a meritorious reward pack: 100 points awarded, System Space automatically expands by 10 cubic meters, 50 kilograms of refined salt, 30 kilograms of sugar, one set of quilts, three boxes of instant noodles, one box of compressed biscuits, 5 kilograms of soybeans, 10 cans of fruit, 20 kilograms of rice, 10 large barrels of purified water.] A smile slowly spread across Sally's face; it turned out the System had hidden task rewards. It seemed that as long as it was related to childbirth, she also had the opportunity to earn points and rewards. "What's making you smile so happily?" Zulu asked. Sally tiptoed and suddenly kissed him, "Ashley has successfully given birth to five mouse babies, just happy for her." Zulu's body heated up from her kiss, "Why don't we try a bit harder?" He wasn't thinking about having children; he purely wanted to do the thing that leads to having children! Sally asked the System, [Xiaomei, can we still do it if I'm pregnant?] [With the Pregnancy Elixir protecting your fetus, not only will it not affect you, but it will also be beneficial for childbirth.] Xiaomei replied. Reassured, Sally then nodded to Zulu, "Okay." Zulu picked her up, unable to wait any longer, and they went back to his place, as it was closest. The next afternoon, Sally returned to her home, her waist and legs aching. Auro was tanning Beast Skin, and seeing her condition, he knew where she had been. Young people should indeed be passionate, he thought. He cheerfully said, "Back already? Are you hungry?" "Not hungry. I'm a bit thirsty, though. Do we have any milk?" "Yes, it's in the kitchen." Leaning on her waist, Sally went to the kitchen. Zulu entered the yard carrying a milk cow and said, "Father-in-law, where should I put this?" Seeing the milk cow, Auro's eyes lit up, and he immediately dropped the Beast Skin he was working on, "That's great, now Yanyan can have fresh milk every day." "Yes, where's Yanyan?" "She's in the kitchen drinking milk. She likes it best, deer milk doesn't suit her taste. Just give me the cow, I'll arrange a special shed for it." "Thank you, father-in-law, I'll go see Yanyan." "Go on, go on." After drinking the milk, Sally finally had a moment to check the System's rewards, and she eventually took out the five kilograms of soybeans. Zulu came in, saw her with her back to him looking at something, "Yanyan?"

Chapter 23 22 Hidden Tasks and Rewards

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