About how my wife resurrected me as tentacles after my death.

We didn't finish lunch until the afternoon.

The reason is self-evident.

Yu Wan sat at the table, looking at the empty bowls and plates in front of her, and then at the little tentacle lying on the table next to her, still not recovered.

She reached out and gently touched him.

Chen Yuan's tentacle tip twitched slightly in response, then it remained paralyzed.

Yu Wan's gaze fell on the window.

Level 4 monster.

How could she possibly find a monster of that level, and even if she did, how could she possibly defeat it?

Last time, that level-three sub-dragon almost killed her, and A-Yuan even lost a tentacle.

If it's level four... she didn't dare to think about it anymore.

At this point, we can only hope that the league will be established.

But things from the alliance aren't so easy to get.

The hunting missions outside the city that came before were just small-scale operations. To truly level up your hunter, you need to go to the Alliance's main battlefield.

They all involve holding off the beast tide and besieging top-tier monsters.

Ah Yuan is very strong, she knows that.

It's estimated to already have the strength of a level three monster.

However, there is a very difficult hurdle to overcome between Level 4 and Level 3.

She had seen the remains of a level four monster; they were enormous and grotesque.

Its scales are so thick that even large-caliber bullets have no effect on them.

If they encountered a living level 4 monster, she wasn't sure if A-Yuan could protect her.

She sighed.

Chen Yuan lay on the table and heard that sigh.

His tentacle tip lifted off the table, swayed, and reached over to wrap around her fingers that were resting on the edge of the table. Then he rubbed the back of her hand.

Let's comfort the disappointed Yu Wan, otherwise her eyes will well up with tears again.

But it seems like that was before; now... she doesn't seem to cry as much anymore.

Yu Wan looked down at him, and the corners of her mouth finally curved into a smile.

"Okay," she said, picking him up from the table. "I understand."

......

the next day.

Yu Wan woke up very early.

The sky outside the window was just beginning to lighten, the morning light still a pale blue.

Chen Yuan was still asleep, and the tip of his tentacle rested on her collarbone.

She took him out of her collar, casually placed him on her head, and then walked towards the bathroom.

"Puji puji".

Chen Yuan twisted her head.

This position is wrong, no, no.

Yu Wan stood in front of the sink and saw the small tentacles shaking vigorously above her head in the mirror.

"Alright, alright."

With her mouth full of toothbrush, she mumbled, "Ah-Yuan, you're such a cheapskate..."

She rinsed her mouth, took the small tentacles off her head, and put them back inside her collar.

Satisfied.

Chen Yuan retreated to that soft, warm place, curled up again, and rubbed against her collarbone.

.....

She planned to leave the city this morning.

What if we happen to encounter an injured level 4 magical beast?

It's better than doing nothing at all, otherwise you won't have any chance.

Yu Wan changed her clothes, checked her gear, and was about to leave.

The communicator in my pocket rang.

She took it out and saw that it was a message from Lao Zhou.

[Alliance Mission Recruitment: Abandoned Ruins Investigation, Rating: B+. Reward: 120 Merit Points, points will be calculated based on actual resources recovered.]

Yu Wan stared at the words "120 merit points" for a while.

Merit points and merit points are not the same thing.

Points can only be used to buy daily necessities, household items, and ordinary weapons.

Merit points can be exchanged for many more things, including items that are not available on the market and resources that are restricted from circulation by the alliance. Only merit points can be used to exchange for these items.

Or rather, as long as you have merit points, you can buy anything, and if you can't buy it yourself, the alliance will get it for you.

Although level 4 magic cores are rare, the alliance might be able to get one out of their reserves if you have enough merit.

However, this level of mission isn't something you can just accept whenever you want.

Besides requiring ability, someone also needs to be in charge.

But with what Ah-Yuan left behind... that should be enough...

Yu Wan put the communicator back in her pocket and was about to leave.

Another notification popped up on the screen; it was a message from the league.

She glanced at it, then stopped.

[The Alliance wishes you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. City quests will be suspended during the holiday; please plan your travel accordingly.]

Mid-Autumn Festival.

Is it already... Mid-Autumn Festival?

Yu Wan stood at the door, staring at the notice, stunned for a moment...

She looked up at the window; the sky was pale blue, and there were gray clouds in the distance.

Sunlight filtered through the clouds and shone on the city wall.

Time flies. She remembered the last time she spent Mid-Autumn Festival alone.

Sitting on that old sofa, watching the lights of other people outside the window, eating mooncakes bought from a roadside stall, I went to sleep after finishing.

She doesn't like to eat it, but Ah Yuan used to always buy it for her... she remembers.

This year is different.

She glanced down at her collar, where a tiny tentacle peeked out and was rubbing against her chin.

I'm not alone this year...

The mission is in the last three days, so I'll take a break and have a good rest with A-Yuan.

She turned and walked back to the living room.

I sat down on the sofa and leaned back.

Then he bent down and lifted Chen Yuan out of her collar, holding her up to his eyes.

"Ah Yuan," she whispered, "Mid-Autumn Festival."

Chen Yuan's tentacle tip twitched in response.

Yu Wan placed him on the sofa armrest, lay down herself, and rubbed her little face against his tentacle body.

Then she pulled the old game controller out from under the coffee table and pressed it on the TV.

The screen lights up, displaying a pixel-art level-based puzzle game.

She handed the handle to Chen Yuan.

"Does A-Yuan want to play?"

The small tentacles curl around the handle.

The handle was larger than his entire tentacle; he wrapped it around his grip, and the tip of his tentacle could barely reach the buttons.

He pressed a button, and the little figure on the screen jumped and then fell into the pit.

Yu Wan smiled gently. She didn't take another controller; she just lay there, turned her head to the side, and watched him clumsily operate the controller.

The little man falls into the pit again, and then starts all over again.

Chen Yuan himself didn't care; he was just idling around anyway...

But after playing for a while, they started doing serious things again...

Yu Wan nestled within the circle of tentacles, burying her face in his body and rubbing against him.

His tentacles gently pressed on her lower back, and she relaxed a little more.

"Let's rest today."

She spoke softly, her voice muffled within his tentacle-like body.

Chen Yuan pulled her even closer.

.......

Cough cough... At this rate of energy absorption day and night, he should reach Lv.9 in less than half a month...