Lily, now in human form, tiptoed around the side of the adjustment chamber, seemingly sleepwalking. She was checking her balance, much like Kevin had done when he first emerged from the adjustment chamber, fearing the alien technology would cause some unfortunate ailment. This was a typical bumpkin's mentality. Kevin leaned over and asked with concern, "Are you awake now? How are you feeling?"
"Fine," Lily said, finally regaining her usual spirits and a bright smile. She jumped twice on the spot, demonstrating that she had regained complete control of her body. "Look, it's not shaking anymore! And the tail and ears can be retracted!"
At this moment, the other two adjustment chambers slid open silently, and Vivian and Y'zaks sat up from inside. The scene looked like something out of Resident Evil. Kevin shook his head, dismissing this bizarre association, and raised his hand to greet Y'zaks. "Hey, do you understand what I'm saying?"
He spoke in Chinese this time, and Y'zaks didn't react for a moment. He was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that his language problem had been solved. He was immediately amazed. "This thing is so convenient! Finally I don't have to look at a dictionary anymore."
"Big Dog, are you finally back to normal?" Vivian hopped lightly to the ground. She cautiously kept a two-meter distance from Lily, making sure she wouldn't bite before stepping forward. "Remember what you did this morning? You bit me!"
"I didn't bite you back then..." Lily turned away awkwardly. "Besides, I was a patient back then. Can't you be more tolerant?"
Kevin quickly stepped between them to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, don't be so hostile whenever you meet. Lily, you too. Vivian was worried about you when you got sick. And she usually cooks half of your meals. So, get along with her better from now on, okay?" Raven 12345 watched them busy greeting each other as they emerged from the adjustment chambers. She didn't interrupt these bumpkins, but simply tinkered with her equipment leisurely. After the adjustment chambers were retracted beneath the floor, a holographic image appeared before her, showing the portraits of Vivian, Lily, and Y'zaks, along with their scan reports. Her gaze lingered on Vivian's report for a long time, and when she saw Lily's, she expressed a mixture of laughter and tears. However, no one else noticed. Kevin finally finished calming down the two Supergirl enemies just as Raven 12345 was about to send them off. He took a look and asked curiously, "Are these their medical reports? I don't understand them. There's no health diagnosis..."
"There's no way you can understand them! These are for the experts," Raven 12345 casually turned off the holographic device and waved Kevin away. "Come on, let's go to my office. I have something to tell you."
"Wait, what does the number 1 on Lily and Vivian's portraits, and the number 2 on Y'zaks's, mean..." Kevin followed Raven 12345 and called out, but the psychotic goddess, always going her own way, had already walked away. He could only shake his head and follow.
In Raven 12345's office, Lily sat in the middle chair, under the gaze of the crowd. "In short, your condition is temporarily stable until you begin evolving in a few days. The process is expected to take two to three hours. During this time, you'll be mostly conscious, but your transformation, intimidation, and special abilities will be out of control. So, it's best to find an open, deserted area." Raven 12345 then explained the precautions to Lily, adding, "If I pressed the wrong button and misunderstood the instructions, that's what should happen."
Kevin automatically ignored Raven 12345's last sentence and eagerly asked the most important question on everyone's mind: "When exactly?"
"Theoretically, it's on the night of the full moon," Raven 12345 said, his expression unreliable. "Don't the stories say that werewolves transform on the night of the full moon, and this little wolf girl is indeed affected by the moonlight... So, the night of the full moon will be fine."
Vivian touched Kevin's arm and murmured, "Is this... this goddess really reliable?"
"Not reliable, but I really can't find anyone else," Kevin replied stiffly. Raven 12345's voice suddenly rang out: "I'm listening to everything. Don't think you can hide it from the goddess just by being quiet... Never mind, you're not the first to say that. Kevin, I suggest you visit the Dream Plane tonight. It's been active lately, so entering should be relatively easy. Use the methods I'll teach you to ensure safety."
Kevin filtered out the last four words "ensure safety" and accepted the offer.
The group had nothing else to do here, and judging by the fact that the goddess, who usually ate instant noodles, wouldn't keep them here for dinner, Kevin, after confirming the precautions for Lily's transformation, led his three guests to take their leave. This time, Raven 12345 was kind enough to personally escort the three of them to the small square in front of the villa. After the portal to the surface opened, Lily and Vivian jumped in first. Just as Kevin and Y'zaks were about to leave, Raven 12345 suddenly looked at Y'zaks and asked, "Is this how you plan to live your life? Are you sure you want to go back and take a look?"
"No need," Y'zaks said with his signature intimidating smile, his voice sincere. "I tried, but failed. Facts have proven my approach isn't working. Let them choose their own path. Time will tell."
Although Kevin knew he shouldn't pry into other people's affairs, he had suspected from the beginning that the Great Demon had experienced some major events before his arrival. He couldn't help but ask, "By the way, what happened to Y'zaks before he came here? It's like he was carrying a deep blood feud..."
"Him? Consider it a failed business venture," Raven 12345 shrugged. "He was a wealthy man with a family and a business in his old world, but his business philosophy was different from others. So after conquering a market, he was ganged up on and essentially lost everything. He even nearly died at the hands of his enemies. When the Authority observers passed by, he was being pinned to the ground and beaten to death. This incident must have left a deep psychological scar on him. Just how big is that shadow?
Kevin: "..."
"Sorry, my thoughts sometimes get out of control," Raven 12345 smacked his head vigorously. "Just listen to what I said before the shadow."
Yzaks didn't speak, nor did he try to stop Raven 12345. He only offered a brief protest at the end: "You don't have to say 'pinned to the ground and beaten to death' at the end..."
"Oh, yeah, actually, it was a hanging beating."
Yzaks: "..."
Kevin finally couldn't bear it any longer and quickly stated that he knew enough about the Archdemon's past and had no interest in learning more. Then, dragging Yzaks along, he dodged through the portal. Raven 12345 watched the portal shimmer and vanish into thin air, lost in thought for a long moment before muttering to himself, "These idiots... can we really count on them?"
Kevin and his companions, having already left the villa, naturally didn't hear the "Goddess's" assessment. They simply took the only tattered bus back home to the southern suburbs.
The first thing they did upon returning home was, of course... mop the floor. Y'zaks used nearly two bags of soy sauce to create a three-meter-diameter teleportation array on the floor. The whole living room was filled with the aroma of soy sauce. How could he not clean it up? This is why our book is so logical, meticulously detailed, and logically sound. You'll never see the protagonists and their team mop the floor as soon as they get home...
As soon as everything was cleaned up, Lily, as expected, started to complain about hunger. She'd spent half a day at Raven 12345 getting her "medical treatment," and that stingy goddess hadn't even given her a sip of water. It was already past noon, and if Lily hadn't complained about hunger, Kevin would have suspected the treatment wasn't effective.
Seeing Lily fully recovered, back to her usual cheerful little wolf cub, who ate, played, and slept, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief.
For the next half hour, nothing happened. That evening, it was time to enter the dream plane and explore.