ead and sighed. "Do you know, that woman is a mechanical idiot. There is only one main button on the Bioenhancement and Reconfiguration Chamber and she still pressed the wrong one. Can you believe it? There’s a big chance of things going wrong whenever she handles―"
Before Hao Ren could finish his sentence, a loud thunder suddenly struck from the clear sky. A blinding flash of lightning slashed across the cloudless sky from the southeast. Hao Ren was frightened and he stopped talking.
The rest of them were also startled. Nobody knew why there was thunder in such a nice weather until the MDT slowly said, "Be careful, she is a goddess after all. The fundamental law of the world revolves around her. Scolding her behind her back, you better watch out for lightning."
"So petty?" Hao Ren's neck was covered in cold sweat but, he still stubbornly muttered, "Can’t even say anything behind her back?"
"She isn’t petty at all. She doesn’t mind even if you call her a psycho in front of her face. She just doesn’t care." The MDT sounded a little cocky and continued, "But the world cares. ‘God's Punishment’ is an automatic program and it's ideal for supervising employees' behaviors."
"... Eh-hem, let's get down to business," said Hao Ren.
Lily had already emptied the bags and piled the snacks up on the ground. A few large sheets of plastic and blankets that Hao Ren bought, came in handy. Hao Ren spread them on the ground and they became a place where Lily rolled happily. Vivian then fixed a few disposable stands on the ground and put a cool lamp on it for lighting. Y’zaks sorted the snacks and drinks that had one-third of their portion consumed by Lily at home. There was still a lot left.
Lily jumped merrily into the pile of snacks. After the bursting sounds of tearing wrappers, she held several packs of snacks in both hands and started eating. Hao Ren looked at the scene in front of him and got a little confused. "Why does this look like we’re having a picnic..."
Vivian looked up at the gradually rising moon. She could not help but poke Lily in the arm and said, "Stop eating. Do it now."
Lily's mouth was stuffed with spicy strips and replied in a slurred voice, "Huh?"
"I mean shapeshifting, you idiot!" Vivian was so impatient that the pitch of her voice changed. "All of us skipped sleep for you. We are not here to just watch you eat the spicy bar! The prime time of the full moon will last just a few hours. You better do it now!"
Lily reacted after a few seconds and quickly swallowed the snack in her mouth. She held her breath for a moment and then exhaled. "Haaa".
Shortly after, a pair of pointy, wolf ears appeared on Lily’s head, a tail appeared in the back of her body, and her hair turned into silvery, waist-length locks. Other than that, nothing else changed.
"And?" Hao Ren looked at Lily hopefully. "Aren’t you going to evolve?"
Lily was also looking curiously at her wagging tail. She also touched her ears to confirm its position and size. She looked puzzled and said, "Nothing else I guess. I don’t feel the urge to evolve into something else."
"Maybe it’s not time yet." Vivian found a reasonable excuse and explained, "I feel that the power of the moonlight hasn’t peaked yet. Lily will probably start to evolve right at the moment of the full moon."
They had to wait. Y’zaks handed the drinks and snacks to them at once. He then conjured up a fiery red Demon Stone out of the air and placed it on the open ground nearby. He said, "Anything you guys want to heat up? I'll do it."
Hao Ren quickly waved his hand and said, "Take your stone a little farther. Be careful, don’t burn the blanket."
They used rare Demon's Fire just to keep warm and barbecue but Hao Ren loathed it. He was probably the only person in the world who would loathe the Demon’s Fire.
Four of them started to eat and drink under the brilliant moonlight. As time went on, the full moon soon rose above their heads. Hao Ren felt something amiss. "Why hasn’t anything happened yet?"
Vivian also frowned and said, "The power of the moonlight has indeed reached its peak. I can feel it... Why isn’t Doggie reacting?"
Lily was eating delightfully. She did not notice them talking about her. She was surrounded by a stack of snack bags and even smeared grease on her forehead. The silly girl completely indulged herself that night. However, Hao Ren was getting more and more worried. He was afraid that the five-digit goddess had pushed the wrong button when she ‘treated’ Lily. Therefore, a few minutes later, he picked up the MDT and said, "Please call Raven 12345."
Raven 12345 answered half a minute later. "Hello? Hao Ren... What's the matter?" Her voice sounded a little languid.
Hao Ren told her about the situation and asked anxiously, "Lily’s still the same. The moon is going to disappear soon. You see... Is there something wrong?"
Raven 12345 was unusually silent. This silence immediately made Hao Ren tense. Then he heard Raven 12345 speaking in a low tone.
"Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘The moon turns perfectly round the day after mid-autumn day’?"
This was the only moment in Hao Ren’s life that he could not resist the urge to punch someone in the face.