When Lily heard this, she quickly stood up and said excitedly, "If I become stronger, can I become a human?"
"I think so. I don't know much about what happens after becoming a god. Since the God of Light can resurrect you, it shouldn't be difficult for him to rebuild his body."
Hearing this, Lily's exhausted body seemed to surge with strength again. She struggled to stand up from her palm, walked to the tip of her thumb, and jumped towards the ruins below.
Twinkle reached out and caught her, "Let's stop here for today. You are not tired, but my brothers and sisters are tired. I will catch a whale later to feed them."
With a flash of white light, Lily was sent back to the Governor's Mansion.
It was now late at night, and the Governor's Mansion was very quiet. In the darkness, Lily walked along the soft carpet towards her room.
"Hiss, it hurts." Just as Lily was gently rubbing her furry belly with her little paws, a pair of green eyes appeared in the darkness.
Lily felt something, and as soon as she turned around, a pink cat's tongue licked Lily's face. It was Heihei, the black cat raised by Lily Mouse.
After licking her a few times, Heihei crawled down, tilted his head and rubbed her body gently.
"Heihei, I don't have time to play with you. I'm so tired now and I want to sleep." Lily's voice was full of fatigue.
"Meow~" The cat seemed to understand what Lily said. It gently picked up the flesh on the back of Lily's neck and walked along the corridor with silent steps.
Just as they passed by the door of Charles' bedroom, Lily stopped. She lay at the door and listened carefully for a while, then crawled in through the rat hole next to the door.
Lily climbed onto the bed and looked at Charles who was sleeping in front of her. She squatted there and watched quietly, her pea-sized eyes full of deep attachment. "Mr. Charles, don't worry, I will not be useless. I will definitely be able to help you in the future."
After saying that, Lily tiptoed to the pillow next to Charles, rolled a few times and pressed a dent in the soft pillow, then she curled up into it, hugging her little tail.
Lily was really tired and fell asleep in a short while. While she was sleeping, Charles slowly opened his eyes.
He woke up when Lily walked past the door. Years of adventure had made him wary even in his own home.
Turning his head to look at Lily beside him, a hint of tenderness flashed in Charles's one eye, and he gently pulled up the quilt to cover Lily.
Feeling the warmth of the quilt, Lily shrank inside, opened her mouth slightly with rice-sized front teeth, and began to talk in her sleep, "Mr. Charles, I am useful. Please don't abandon me. I have no home anymore. You are all I have left."
Charles looked at Lily and thought for a while, then took out his diary from the clothes beside him. He opened it to the nearest page, on which were written a few big words: Wish List.
There were many lines written on it but they were all crossed out. Charles took out a pen and quickly wrote a new wish on it, (to make Lily become a human again)
As the hole in the roof of Hope Island opened again, bright sunlight slanted down from above, and a new day began on Hope Island.
The islanders of Hope Island started a new day of work, and so did the Governor of Hope Island.
Charles sat in the recliner, gently circling Lily's little ear as she squatted on the table with his fingers, while listening with a frown to the reports from several members of the reconnaissance submarine in front of him.
"During the visit, no trace of 004 was found. The psychological examinations conducted on the returning crew members were all normal."
"Clones have been found on scattered islands. Their ages are abnormal, and they are likely affected by 004."
Charles frowned and thought for a while, then he reached out and patted Lily's soft hair, "Let's go out and have some fun."
Lily looked up at him, nodded with a smile, turned around and walked out.
As Lily left, the atmosphere in the room gradually cooled down. Charles's steel fingers tapped rhythmically on the table. "Bandage, go find a group of people. These remaining clones are a hidden danger. They must all be cleared out."
There is a fundamental conflict between him and the Foundation, and this will not be diverted just because they saved him. If a new Foundation is hatched from these clones, then the humans of Earthsea will suffer again.
Bandage, who was sitting on the sofa, shook his head. "There are no more soldiers. Anna will take them all to fight against the Futan Cult."
"Then go to the police station on the island and call out some more people. It would be best if you could pick some people who have absorbed relics in their bodies. Explorers who have explored the surface before can also be brought here. Cleaning up the clones doesn't need to be too formal, as long as they can be used."
Bandage nodded silently, stood up and walked towards the door.
After asking about some details of the Sea of Mist again, Charles frowned as he looked at the bottles of organs on the cabinet next to him.
Going to the Sea of Mist is not as simple as searching for one's own skull and scalp; the Foundation's legacy also needs to be considered.
The secrets and technologies of the Foundation involve too many things. If these things are obtained by other people in Earthsea, then the Earthsea, which has been peaceful for a short time, will probably be in turmoil again.
Fortunately, this is a good opportunity. The attention of the entire sea has been drawn to the East China Sea, and now is the perfect time to clear up the trouble in the Sea of Misty Sea.
Charles straightened up, looked at the exquisite nautical chart in front of him, and began to plan his voyage.
Just as Charles was lost in thought, a tentacle flashed past him. He did not look up, "Why are you back? Aren't you at the front? How is the battle going?"
Anna raised her hips slightly and sat on the sea chart. "I asked Shanshan to bring it back. I heard that you were going to the foundation's territory, so I came back to take a look."
"It doesn't matter what else you have, just remember to preserve the body of the god! The Foundation was able to possess so many Paide demigods before, and they must have been created using that flesh and blood. This is a great treasure."
Charles raised his head and looked at Anna's delicate face. "Do you think 004 will definitely be left to us? From the previous information, it seems that He has the habit of devouring other gods."
"You never know. What if He doesn't eat dead animals? Let's make a deal first. Remember to save the good things for me." Anna flipped her hand, and a spider eye appeared in her palm.
(End of this chapter)