1302 I Trust the Work You Do (2/2)

There was a bubble in the bathtub. Sihwa was murmuring away while dreaming. She turned over in her sleep, and her tail was splashing water all around.

She must be educated to save water. Since she'd arrived here, the monthly water bill had reached a new high.

After washing his face, he returned to his room. Vladimir was woken up by the sounds he made. He rolled out of the bed, rubbed his eyes, yawned, and moved to the windowsill.

Now early summer was becoming midsummer. It was very cool. It made Zhang Zian miss the woolen vest worn by the Bedouins. His windows only had a screen to cover things up, but air could pass through freely.

Vladimir used his claw to open the window. He heard footsteps and lifted his claw to the ear. He looked as if he were giving a polite greeting. ”I shall hand over everything to you now! I trust the work that you do!” With hardworking eyes, he would take a bow and then leave.

Having been gone for quite a while, he was not sure how everything had been, or whether the foundations of the organization were stable. He'd gone to sleep immediately upon returning. He decided to inspect only after he had woken up. Previously, he would have definitely gone out at night. Going out the next day was a big step for him.

He felt that he had a lot to worry about. After all, the Holy Cat statue had been sent back to Egypt, and more than a dozen animal gods were looking after it. In addition, it was imprisoned in a pyramid of several million tons, buried under tens of millions of tons of yellow sand. Unless it was dug up, it would not be able to do nasty things again. In this case, what else could threaten Vladimir and his stray cat army?

But anyway, he was unstoppable. He would play. Eventually, he would return.

With the window opened, the noise from the outside got louder, and the elfins, with their sensitive hearing, gradually got up. When they woke up, they looked somewhat confused. They had a look of ”Am I still dreaming or what?” on their faces. It took quite some time for them to be fully awake.

In Egypt, Pi had spent most of the day sleeping in the mobile phone. At night, it used a laptop to write novels. The yellow sand and high temperatures had no effect on it. It quickly jumped back onto the familiar desk, opened the Word document, and started typing. It was nevertheless more comfortable typing at home then in the mobile phone.

The same was true for the other elfins. In their home, they could be lazy, relax, and simply be as kings.

In the bed of the princess, Fina woke up. However, she did not lift the veil.

”Look at you. Congratulations. You seem to have lost weight,” Zhang Zian said casually, quickly running downstairs before Fina internalized what he'd said.

There were fewer familiar faces in the pet shop now than there had been before they'd left. There were a few new cats and dogs. Those they knew had grown older, their fur a little thicker and denser. The new ones were observing them, even letting out low growls to act as a deterrent.

Other than that, there were no visible changes in the store, and everything was about the same as when he'd left.

He opened the shutter door and stood by it. He thought that, rather than driving those jeeps in the desert, it would have been less troublesome if they'd driven large tanks. They could withstand almost anything thrown at them, carry heavy loads and lots of people, and travel through treacherous terrain and undulating slopes. That would have been so much better.

”Mr. Manager, good morning!”

As always, Lu Yiyun was the first to come to work. While the boys wore short sleeves, she wore a long-sleeved shirt and long pants. She made Zhang Zian believe once again that the weather really was not that hot.