DING!
[MISSION COMPLETED]
[UNLOCKING REWARDS…]
Rewards Unlocked:
Moonlight Core Upgrade — Stage 2
₤2,500 Elyria
+1 Intelligence, +1 Charm
New Skill: Culinary Intuition (Beginner)
Enhanced Storage Pocket (10 → 25 slots)
+50 System Reputation Points
Bonus Reward for completing within 7 days:
Moonshadow Beast Transformation — Awakening Stage.
After receiving the rewards, Lyria felt her senses sharpen and her absorption of lunar essence become easier, so she decided to absorb it for a while.
While Lyria was absorbing the lunar essence, Serena, who was in her study, noticed the fluctuation of lunar essence in the house. She immediately went to Lyria's room to confirm her guess. Reaching Lyria's door, she realized the concentration of lunar essence was quite high, so she decided to leave her be until she was done meditating.
Meanwhile, in the room, a luminous phenomenon unfolded. Her tail blazed with silvery light, and the crescent mark on her forehead practically glowed.
An hour went by as Lyria began to assimilate the Moonshadow Beast Transformation technique, which is a temporary combat or escape form unique to Moonlight Nekolets. Lyria opened her eyes, which glowed a bit, after taking a deep breath and exhaling. The changes in her body disappeared just as they had appeared. Lyria decided to check her status immediately to see the changes.
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[HOST STATUS PANEL]
Name: Lyria Snowpelt (formerly Ariella Vaylor)
Race: Moonlight Nekolet (Rare Variant)
Age: 19
Rank: Mid-Tier Moonlight Core
Energy Affinity: Lunar Essence / Cold Element / Emotional Resonance
Beast Form: Snow-furred Nekolet with blue luminescent markings
ATTRIBUTES
Strength: 3/10
Agility: 5/10
Intelligence: 9/10 (+1)
Charm: 7/10 (+1 from Charm Resonance Aura)
SKILLS
TradeSense (Passive)
Charm Resonance (Minor)
Basic Moonlight Claw
Beginner Beast Instincts
Culinary Intuition (Beginner)
SYSTEM ASSETS
Storage Pocket (25 Slots)
Identity Shield
Fragment of MoonPelt Legacy
Beginner Business Pack
SYSTEM REPUTATION POINTS: 50 (Rising Host)
HOST TOTAL ASSETS: ₤4,050
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"This is nice," Lyria thought, satisfied after seeing her status, before she laid on her bed, drifting off to a peaceful sleep.
The next morning, waking up early as usual, Lyria went to brush her teeth, then joined her fathers in the kitchen. While they cooked, she baked and made coffee. Since the demand for the cupcakes and coffee had increased, Lyria spent a longer time in the kitchen as she had increased the quantity of production. After she was done, she went to the flower shop with Cyris, since it was his turn to man the shop today.
The moment the shop was opened, business kicked off as customers lined up.
By noon, Lyria sold out. She went to eat lunch, and while eating, Cyris, who was also eating lunch, informed Lyria of the coming trade fair.
"I think we should go display this very early in the morning at the market since it will be busier due to other merchants coming to sell their goods as well," Cyris said to Lyria.
"That's a great idea, Dad. I will have to buy more ingredients since I have used up the ones I had over the past few days," Lyria said.
She worried about how she would manage selling to her regular flower shop customers and handling the crowd at the trade fair, which was coming up the next day. Seeing the worry on Lyria's face, Cyris assured her, saying, "Don't worry about your customers here; Rowan will be here to help you sell while we will both go sell at the market."
"Daddy, we will have to rent a cart for tomorrow's sale at the market, and since I have decided to sell at the trade fair, it is best if we prepared early," Lyria said after finishing lunch.
"I am not expecting any customers again. Let's go to the market together. I have a friend who will definitely let us rent his cart," Cyris said before going to lock the flower shop.
A few minutes later, they got to the market. While Cyris went to see his friend about the rental, Lyria went to replenish her ingredients. They both agreed to meet at the entrance of the market.
After Lyria was done, she went to wait at their agreed meeting place. After waiting for a while, she took out her Clawcom to call Cyris.
Ring… Ring…
On the second ring, he picked up.
"Lyria, I'll be there soon. Sorry for the delay."
"Okay, but I have been standing here for a while now," Lyria said, not what she had intended to say, but Cyris's assuring voice softened her tone.
While she cut the call, a hand touched her shoulder from behind. Lyria turned, seeing it was Cyris, and smiled.
"Lulu said we can rent it for tomorrow. Sorry for the delay; Lulu informed me that he is pregnant, and I got carried away during our conversation," Cyris said, trying to explain the reason for his delay.
"Really, that's nice. And how much is the rental fee?" Lyria asked.
"Oh, it is not really expensive. He said just ₤10 Elyria," Cyris said.
"Okay, that's affordable," Lyria said.
"Let's go see the food cart then," Cyris said before collecting the bag containing what Lyria bought in the market from her.
When they got to where it was kept, Lyria smiled as the food cart was larger than she expected. After Cyris opened the food cart with the keys he got from Lulu, a cloud of dust greeted them, so they cleaned it thoroughly. Lyria was happy because it looked like the cart was customized for her, as it had enough space for her to move during baking sessions, and there was an oven that, while not like the one she customized, would still be able to be used for baking, and a hot plate she could use to boil water to make coffee. After they were done cleaning, Lyria decided to keep the ingredients she would be needing for tomorrow's baking and coffee making.
By the time they were done, it was almost evening time. They then locked the cart and left for home.
After getting home, Lyria was surprised to see her mom in the sitting room, since she always came home later.
After greeting everyone, Lyria went to drop off the ingredients she bought in the kitchen.
Then she went to her room to freshen up.
After taking a cool bath and changing into a sleeveless shirt and shorts, she joined her siblings who were watching a movie in the sitting room.
A few hours later, "Dinner is ready!" Thorne announced from the kitchen, which prompted Lyria and her siblings to go set the plates.
After dinner, Lyria went to her room. Knowing she had a tough day ahead of her, she went to sleep after watching some videos on Pawgram.
Meanwhile, in Serena's Study, Serena and her fecunds were discussing.
"I sensed Lyria's breakthrough last night," Serena said with a serious expression, which made her husbands exchange glances.
"So are you going to tell her?" Cyris asked.
"Not yet. My baby is not strong enough, and she is definitely not ready for what is to come," Serena said with an expression showing she had decided.
"I understand, but what about those people? Are we telling her about them?" Thorne asked.
"We will when she is ready and capable to house them. You know they are all at a much higher level than she is right now. But don't worry, something tells me everything will change soon," Serena said before going to her room.
A heavy silence fell over the study as they processed the weight of their wife's decision.
After a few minutes, they all left the study, each wanting to go to their wife's room, only for Cyris to reach the door and not allow the rest to enter, saying, "It's my turn to sleep with wife today, so good night," after which he waved at them before closing the door.
"I thought he forgot," Thorne grumbled, looking at the door with hatred, as if it were to blame.
"Like as if. if you were in his shoes, will you forget?" Rowan asked before going to his room, happy that he would get his turn tomorrow.
The next morning was a very bright one for Lyria. She baked the usual amount for her customers at the flower shop. After which, she wrapped and then handed them to Rowan.
After taking her bath and having breakfast, Lyria, along side Cyris, went to the market.