Chapter 200: Chapter 192: Baby Cradle

Luna Sutton stared at the screen with Chloe Callahan bustling around, furrowing her brows deeply: “No way! If this gopher really brings Nolan Sterling out, won’t the buck teeth grow back?”

Although Nolan Sterling is the crown prince of the Beast King City, deep down, he’s still a country bumpkin. How could he have seen these tricks?

As soon as he comes out, Chloe Callahan’s task is basically 70% complete, growing buck teeth is the least of the issues, the worst part is if Chloe becomes Nolan’s partner, she would be even harder to deal with.

She frantically poked the system in her mind: “System, think of something! We can’t just sit back and watch, can we?”

“Host, calm down!”

The system danced wildly in her head, “Right now we can’t set fires from afar, nor can we poison remotely, even if we ride a leopard to the Beast King City, it’s too late… However, host, have you forgotten what Kian Sterling is best at?”

Luna Sutton froze instantly, the purpose of Kian Sterling returning to the Beast King City was to deal with Nolan Sterling, to frustrate him.

As long as Nolan makes any move, Kian will definitely strike.

But she still felt uneasy.

She turned over in bed, touching her belly, and the little cub inside suddenly kicked her hard.

“Hiss, this little guy sure has some strength.”

She muttered while rubbing her belly.

Nearly 99% sure it’s Corbin Crowley’s child. If it were Rhys Blackwood’s, it would be snake eggs, and snake eggs don’t kick.

Almost as soon as she thought this, the system jumped out again: “Host, you’ve only guessed half right.”

“What do you mean by only guessed half?”

Luna Sutton’s hand froze on her belly, a terrible possibility suddenly flashed through her mind, “Don’t tell me it’s twins or multiples…”

The system chuckled mischievously, “Congratulations host, it’s a ’Wolf-Snake Combo Deluxe Package’! Three wolf cubs and eight snake eggs!”

“Holy cow!”

Luna Sutton was thunderstruck, almost choking on her own spit: “Three wolf cubs and eight snake eggs? Is my belly a treasure chest?”

She looked down at her round belly, suddenly feeling that the size was indeed excessively grand.

The system added annoyingly, “Host, don’t worry, the gestation period for both wolf cubs and snake eggs is two months~ yours is considered efficient production!”

“Efficient, my foot!”

She rubbed her belly in frustration, “Giving birth to wolf cubs is live birth, snake eggs are oviparous, what production line am I supposed to go down?”

The system excitedly started to educate her: “Wolf cubs can run two months after birth, snake eggs need to be incubated for sixty days, host, you need to set up eight incubation nests in your cave, and prepare three teething bones for the wolf cubs!”

Luna Sutton’s vision went black, she grabbed the soft pillow and threw it against the wall: “What’s with this beast world doing simultaneous egg pregnancies?”

Suddenly recalling those chaotic days, her cheeks flushed.

“System, do you think wolf cubs and snake eggs will fight each other in my belly?”

Thinking about the force of the wolf cubs kicking her belly, she stared at her bulging belly and shivered.

What if they kick the snake eggs and break them?

Almost immediately after this thought.

The virtual screen before her shifted from Chloe Callahan in Beast King City to an ultrasound image.

“Host, look, the wolf cubs are disco dancing on the snake eggs…”

In the transparent screen, three small furballs were frolicking with eight gleaming white snake eggs.

The most mischievous wolf cub even used its backside to dribble a snake egg like a ball.

Luna Sutton stared at the ultrasound image, her temple thumped heavily.

“These little rascals!”

She gritted her teeth and patted her belly: “If you don’t stop jumping around, I’ll shove you back into Corbin Crowley’s belly, let that scoundrel man give birth himself…”

The belly instantly went silent as a chicken.

The system suppressed laughter: “Host, the three wolf cubs indeed have unique talents, they seem to understand.”

“Understand, my ass, they were just scared by my belly-slapping actions.”

With a dark expression, she got out of bed, hurriedly retrieving the reward titled “The Complete Guide to Bamboo Furniture” from the system’s backpack.

It’s a thick booklet with an indigo cover.

The cover was inscribed with the four ancient characters “The Complete Guide to Bamboo Furniture”.

She sat on the stone bed, the picture book rested on her legs, gently flipping it, the yellowed pages rustled softly.

The ink scent mixed with some kind of herbal fragrance spread throughout the cave.

Her fingertip landed heavily on the “Baby Cradle” blueprint, “Jago! Go to the back mountain and chop ten of the thickest purple-striped bamboos!”

Jago was dozing at the cave entrance when he heard his master’s voice, instantly waking up.

He stepped into the cave: “Master, do you want old bamboo or new bamboo?”

“I want old bamboo, the older the better, choose the ones with strong toughness.”

Luna Sutton, studying the picture book in front of her, replied without looking up.

“Yes, master.”

Jago nodded in response, turning into a spotted leopard, disappearing in a few leaps.

Zeke Veridian hadn’t gone far and overheard their conversation.

Knowing Luna wasn’t asleep, and wanted to chop some purple-striped bamboo, his expression slightly furrowed.

Why chop bamboo for no reason?

He walked into the cave and immediately saw Luna Sutton focused deeply on studying something while sitting on the bed.

Her gaze was fixed on the sketchbook in her hand, momentarily stunned.

What is this thing? How come I’ve never seen it before?

When Luna Sutton saw Zeke Veridian walk in, she frowned slightly and instinctively wanted to hide the sketchbook.

Unfortunately, it was too late; Zeke had already noticed the sketchbook in her hand.

If she were to hide it now, it would appear too obvious, making it awkward.

So she simply placed it on her lap and continued to look, ready to claim it was a divine dream from The Beast God if needed.

Zeke’s emerald eyes narrowed slightly, and with a graceful motion of his long fingers, the indigo-covered sketchbook flew effortlessly into his hand.

“What’s this? I’ve never seen something like this before?”

His fingertip traced over the raised patterns on the cover, a deep surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had seen plenty of Beast Skin Scrolls, but such a thin, orderly ’beast skin’ was a first.

No, it wasn’t beast skin, yet he had no clue what it was made of.

Zeke gently opened the book, and its contents made his emerald eyes shine.

The sketchbook clearly depicted a variety of bamboo products, like beds, tables, chairs, baskets, and woven baskets.

It also included many strange things with mysterious names, yet each had its use.

The main issue was that Zeke couldn’t read the words on it.

He was like someone discovering a new continent, watching with great interest.

“Luna, where did this come from?”

Zeke asked while flipping through the pages, his fingers lingering on a drawing of a baby cradle.

The lifelike design left him slightly entranced.

A trace of surprise, mixed with curiosity, flashed in his emerald eyes.

“These drawings…”

His expression was one of astonishment, as his slender fingers gently swept across the paper, “It’s surprising how intricately the interweaving of bamboo strips is depicted.”

Luna quietly let out a breath of relief; fortunately, Zeke couldn’t read simplified Chinese.

She blinked, adopting a mysterious air: “This was bestowed upon me by The Beast God. It is said to help our tribe prosper. One morning, I awoke to find it by my bedside. I learned how to weave those baskets and carriers from it. Everything in here is very practical. I’m about to give birth, so I want to make a baby cradle.”

Zeke looked up at her, not doubting her words.

If not bestowed by The Beast God, he truly could not imagine where it came from.

Not just in The Lower Domain but even in The Upper Domain of The Beast World Continent, such things might not exist.

His gaze fell on the small characters and symbols annotated beside the baby cradle drawing, frowning slightly.

He looked up at Luna Sutton: “Do you recognize the symbols and words on this?”

He didn’t understand a single one.

“The Beast God taught me in a dream, so of course, I recognize them.”

Luna Sutton brazenly fibbed, getting up to snatch the sketchbook back: “Alright, you can’t understand this sketchbook anyway, go and help Jago cut bamboo in the back mountain. Once you’re done cutting the bamboo, remember to trim the extra branches completely. After it’s ready, just leave it there, and I’ll teach you how to use it later.”

Zeke raised an eyebrow at her, and with an extended large hand, enveloped her in his arms.

Her bulging belly was just against his abdomen.

He gently grazed her nose, his cool voice carrying an undertone of unassuming affection: “Luna really knows how to boss people around.”

Luna Sutton batted his hand away: “So, are you going or not?”

“Going.”

Zeke chuckled softly, “But I have to collect some benefits first.”

He leaned down to nibble on her earlobe, causing the person in his embrace to shiver all over.

Luna Sutton slapped his chest, deliberately putting on a stern face: “If you want to gnaw on bamboo, go to the back mountain and chew there, not here…”

Before she could finish, Zeke suddenly held her waist, his cool lips brushing past her earlobe: “Are you in such a hurry to chase me away, Luna…”

A trace of green flashed in his emerald eyes as he glanced over her bulging belly. His fingertip suddenly poked at the protruding bump, “Afraid the little one inside will learn bad habits?”

The little one inside her tummy kicked him hard.

“Ouch!”

Luna winced in pain, seizing the opportunity to push Zeke away and slipped out of his arms, “If you mess around any more, the little one inside might actually come out prematurely.”

Zeke was pushed back half a step by her, a hint of humor flickering in his emerald eyes as he casually adjusted his sleeves, “The little one has quite the temper.”

He suddenly leaned down, his thin lips almost touching Luna Sutton’s ear: “Just like me.”

Zeke’s teasing made her laugh, but how could it be his? They hadn’t even consummated.

Grabbing a pillow, she threw it at him: “Like you, my foot. This is Corbin Crowley’s child!”

Zeke’s expression froze momentarily. Although he knew it wasn’t his, he had only been joking.

His heart couldn’t help but harbor a tinge of jealousy.

He caught the thrown pillow with ease, chuckling softly: “The next one’s definitely mine.”

The pillow in his hand was tossed back onto the stone bed.

He glanced at the slightly pouty Luna Sutton, gently reminding her: “Stay in the cave and rest well, and don’t wander around aimlessly. I’ll go to the back mountain to check if that silly leopard has cut enough bamboo.”

With that, he turned and left the cave, heading straight for the back mountain.

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