Sentry: The guide who's getting extra help is very busy today.

Etheris tinkered all night, but with little success. Compared to the first dish, she remembered to add salt.

"I'm going to die! It's getting light so fast, Boyou, did you use your power?"

"No, you wasted a lot of food."

Elizabeth came up with a wicked plan: "We'll have Etheris carried out and say he did it."

Now is not the time to grab credit; let's get past this hurdle first.

Xingyao couldn't think of a better solution either: "This is the only way."

Shu woke up early and excitedly sent a message to Etheris. Etheris smiled wryly and rubbed his face, "It's bound to happen. Thanks for your hard work, everyone."

Poyou and Elizabeth were the best cooks, so they took charge.

"Etheris, how did it go? I'm not hungry, I just came to check on things."

The three sentries in the kitchen: We're doomed!

Boyou handed the spoon to Etheris: "Stir it, just make sure it doesn't stick to the pan."

He came to the sink to take over Etheris's shift.

"Hey, are you two helping out here?"

Shuzao stood at the kitchen door and saw Boyou washing vegetables, Elisai looking at the soup in the pot with his hands behind his back, and Etheris cooking.

"It smells good, Etheris, you're pretty good."

Etheris gestured to Xingyao to take Shuzao away; he couldn't keep up the act any longer.

"Shuzao, you're pregnant. Stay away from the kitchen; the floor is wet, and you could easily slip and fall."

"It's alright, Xingyao, I'll stand at the door and not go in, so I won't step in the water."

The four sentries: "..."

"Can you smell something burning?"

Elisace, who was closest to Etheris, lowered his voice and reminded him, "Turn off the fire, you idiot."

Where are his eyes? Can't he see the vegetables are burnt?

Shuzao is pregnant, so why has her temper become so irritable and unpredictable?

"Oh, oh, oh," Etheris was completely flustered, and in his desperation, he turned up the fire.

The flames suddenly grew larger, exceeding the height of the pot.

Shu Zao opened her eyes wide, her mind filled with questions.

Elizabeth extinguished the fire efficiently and glanced cautiously at Shuzao.

A few minutes later.

"So, you really can't?"

Etheris answered honestly, "Yes."

"Who originally cooked that pot of food you're rummaging through?"

"Boyou."

Shuzao looked at Boyou: "Go and cook first."

Bo You: "Mm."

Under Etheris's envious gaze, Boyou went into the kitchen.

"Tell me directly next time. I've also found myself acting on impulse and finding it difficult to suppress my thoughts."

If I don't do it, I'll still feel uneasy about it.

"I don't want to disappoint you, but it seems like I often do." Etheris felt more and more heartbroken as she thought about it, and her eyes filled with tears.

"come over."

Etheris walked over with his head down. Shuzao pulled him down to sit, hugged him, and comforted him, "I'm not disappointed in you. You're growing, and I can see that."

He has matured a lot since we first met.

This commotion caused a huge commotion, and pearls fell all over the ground.

The howling grew louder.

"Slap," Elisai slapped Etheris, "Keep your voice down, it's hurting my eardrums from crying like that."

"Oh." Etheris sniffed.

happy Yu picked up a tissue and placed it in Shu Zao's hand. She took out a few tissues and used them to wipe Etheris's tears.

After the meal, Zhou Miao stayed to keep Shu Zao company, while the other sentries took the listless Etheris to the training room.

Even though Shuzao could move around normally, they took turns following her.

"Is she still alive?"

"Did Shu Zao want her dead?"

"Are you calm now?"

"No, but seeing her half-dead state didn't make me happy at all. Treating her the way she does doesn't make me feel relaxed."

Shu Zao took a sip of water and asked, "So what do you want to do?"

"I'll kill Shuzao as soon as she's born." He was worried that Ratfa would be reincarnated into Shuzao's womb.

He won't allow it!

"You scared me a little. I thought you'd discovered your feelings and fallen in love with her."

Zhou Miao replied quickly: "Impossible, all she did to me was hurt."

"Zhou Miao, do you know how to play mahjong?" She didn't want to go to the lab for the time being; she would go in the afternoon.

"No, I learn things quickly."

"Okay, you can familiarize yourself with the rules first. I'll ask if Yue'an is home."

[Shuzao]: Yuean, where are you now?

"Ding-dong." The other party usually replies in seconds.

[Yue An]: I'm at home. I'm resting today and don't want to train. I was just about to send you a message.

[Shuzao]: I don't want to go to the lab either.

[Yue An]: Mahjong... Shall we play? I'm itching to play.

"That's awesome!" Shu Zao slapped her thigh hard.

Zhou Miao held her hand and breathed on it, saying, "Pat gently, your hand hurts."

Covering her legs with a blanket would reduce the impact as much as possible.

"It doesn't hurt, thank you Zhoumiao."

[Shuzao]: I called you because I wanted to play mahjong. We're on the same page.

[Yue An]: I've already started, but I'm still missing one, right?

[Shuzao]: Yes, yes.

[Yue An]: Can Tiris do it?

[Shuzao]: Okay.

Shu Zao "orders": "Edford, prepare a plate of cherries, and a plate of..."

"Yes, Master."

When Xian Yue'an and Tiris came up, Edfer brought up all the food and drinks, and Zhou Miao had also learned about the rules.

"Would you two be okay with playing with some Star Coins?"

Zhou Miao and Tiris sat down at the card table, and Shu Zao and Xian Yue An told them that they had lost Star Coins.

However, Xingbei and the others will play whether or not they want to.

When Xingyao and the others returned, the card game was still going on. Zhoumiao wondered if it was because of the newbie protection period.

They win frequently.

He earned the most, while Shu Zao lost the most.

"How long have you been playing?" Xingyao walked up behind Shuzao and put his hand on her shoulder.

Shu Zao's heart skipped a beat, and she lied, "Not long."

"Zhou Miao, how long did Shu Zao play?"

"It started shortly after you left. I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of her."

He was happy to see Shu Zao having so much fun, and indulged them until they returned, at which point he suddenly realized his mistake.

He'll hurt Shuzao if he does this.

"I was wrong, I just wanted to play." Shu Zao held Xing Yao's hand, never expecting that one day she would use Etheris's trick—acting cute!

"It's important that you're happy and able to have fun, but you can't play as recklessly as you did today. Can you do that?"

Shu Zao quickly nodded: "Yes, yes."

Xingyao stopped pressing the issue and instead took Shuzao out to eat. He knew that dwelling on it would only worsen her mood.

All that morning's happiness was wasted.

Elisabetta hosted Tiris and Crescent Moon. He and Stars didn't need to exchange glances to know what the other should do.

Since the other party is here to keep Shuzao company, how can we let them both feel too awkward?

We must treat them well.

Five days have passed since the mahjong incident, and Shu Zao asked happy Yu to summon all the sentries' spirit bodies.

She's going to train them!!!

The spirits stood in a row.

"At ease!"

"stand at attention!"