The Record of Unusual Creatures

”This is the arrowhead taken out from your head.” Hao Ren beckoned the robotic squid to come over and took a long, narrow, triangular piece of metal from it. The arrowhead was only an inch long and it was shimmering with a slight silvery glow. He handed it to Hesperides and asked, ”You still need it? Iʼll keep it for research if you donʼt need it anymore.”

Hesperides looked at it with a weird expression and said, ”Itʼs been with me for thousands of years...”

Hao Ren was quite shocked and said, ”Donʼt tell me you have feelings for this stuff?! I can cure the physical wound but thereʼs nothing I can do for the psychological wound!”

”You can keep it,” Hesperides said and smiled. Hao Ren noticed a slight change in her temperament. The gloomy feeling had subsided a lot and it was replaced with a peaceful, slightly energetic feeling. It was as if the arrowhead in her brain had affected the evening goddess under normal circumstances. She pushed the arrow back to Hao Ren, then solemnly bowed and thanked him, ”Thank you, wizard. Although I always find you very suspicious from head to toe, youʼre actually the first trustworthy person Iʼve met since the end of the Mythological Age. In this terrible age, there are not many people like you who are willing to help others sincerely.”

Hao Ren did not know how to answer her, so he just smiled and carefully put the arrowhead into his Dimensional Pocket. He would study it when he was free.

The three of them then left the basement. At this time, Vivian had just cleaned the furniture in the living room. She looked at Hao Ren curiously and asked, ”What were you doing down there? Why did it sound like a construction site?”

”…”

Hesperides pointed to her forehead and said, ”He was treating me, you see.”

”Treating you? Using an electric saw?” Vivian mumbled as she twisted the rag in her hand. But when she saw Hesperidesʼ forehead, she was surprised, and asked, ”Hold on... The hole has been filled?”

”Itʼs an engineering marvel.” Hao Ren put his hands on his back, pretending to be very knowledgeable. He nodded his head as he spoke inscrutably, ”Although, itʼs difficult to ascribe it to Medical Science.”

”What kind of weird things were you doing?” Vivian looked at Hao Ren doubtfully, then waved her hand and said, ”Forget it, you always do something surprising. Anyway, Hesperides, you can be happy now since this trip wasnʼt wasted. Let me make a few specialty dishes for you to celebrate.”

Hesperides looked pleasantly surprised by Vivianʼs offer. As her friend for many years (although they only met each other about once or twice every century), she knew that this weird vampire was a good cook. At the same time, she also knew how precious it was for Vivian to treat her—after all, most of the time, Vivian could not even afford to buy vegetables. This was big news to Hesperides and she thought of spreading it after she got back.

But Hao Ren looked outside and realised that the sun was setting. It was now evening and a lot of places in his big house were still waiting to be cleaned. He was worried that Vivian would not be able to handle the workload, so he said, ”How about tomorrow? Iʼm worried that youʼll be worn out.”

Vivian smiled, pointed towards the direction of the bathroom and said, ”Donʼt worry, Nangong Wuyue just developed a new function. She can handle some of the cleaning tasks from now on.”

Just as Vivian finished talking, Hao Ren noticed the bathroom door being pushed open. Nangong Wuyue, who was still in the shape of a sea serpent crawled out in a slithering motion. Her three or four-metre-long was wrapped in a damp cloth at every half metre. The siren maiden then slid in an S-shaped motion from the bathroom to the living room, and the places where she passed became spotless.

On top of that, she dried the floor and released oxygen-enriched ions at the same time

Lil Pea also followed her and had fun. The little kid tied a handkerchief on her tail, trying to keep up with Nangong Wuyueʼs pace. She left her tailprints on the floor instead.

Hao Ren turned his head to looked at Hesperides, who was touching the little scar on her forehead, and he thought: Well, the wound on this sisterʼs head is healed, but what can I do to mend the hole in the brain of these weirdos in the house?