RPAGF Chapter 266 The Cub is Born
Chapter 266 The Cub is Born
This was his first pregnancy, and he was filled with wonder and anticipation for every stage of the baby's growth.
"It doesn't move around very often; I always feel like it's a lazy little thing."
"Can I touch it?" Lin Baiyan was genuinely curious.
Shu Yue smiled and nodded, then took Lin Baiyan's hand and placed it on her stomach. "I wonder if it can feel our High Priest of Ten Thousand Beasts City touching it."
As soon as he finished speaking, a small bulge appeared on his belly, landing right in Lin Baiyan's palm. He looked at Shuyue with surprise and delight, "He moved! He moved!"
Shuyue smiled and said, "Maybe it was because I called it lazy earlier?"
Lin Baiyan felt the wonder of life for the first time, "He's so lively now."
"I wonder if it will be a hamster or a foal."
Shuyue touched her belly, her face full of anticipation, "Everything is fine."
In the past, he might have hoped that the cubs resembled his male orc father more when he was pregnant, because hamsters are too weak to protect themselves.
He was afraid that if he had a baby hamster, it would be bullied by others just like he had when he was a child.
However, now he and Ma Yuan live in the Cangyan Tribe, a place where strength and weakness are not judged by beast form.
Moreover, the future City of Ten Thousand Beasts will be like this.
Shuyue wasn't worried at all that her little hamster would be bullied.
Their high priest loves the cubs so much, and the city lord listens to the high priest; the City of Ten Thousand Beasts will surely provide the cubs with a happy environment to grow up in.
The thought of his cubs being born here filled Rat Moon with anticipation for the future. As long as the High Priest and the City Lord were there, his cubs would never end up like him.
Before the two had exchanged more than a few words, Ma Yuan came over with a bamboo tube, saying, "This is freshly boiled radish soup. Drink some quickly."
He only noticed Lin Baiyan's presence after placing the bamboo tube in Shuyue's hand. Ma Yuan smiled and scratched his head, "High Priest, you're here too."
Lin Baiyan looked at the two of them jokingly, "I'm not air, how could I not see you?"
Ma Yuan chuckled twice but didn't say anything.
Rat Moon blushed slightly, glared at the male beastman beside her, but obediently finished drinking the hot soup in the bamboo tube.
Just as he was about to return the bamboo tube to Ma Yuan, he felt a slight pain in his stomach.
Shu Yue frowned, supporting Ma Yuan with one hand and holding her stomach with the other, looking extremely uncomfortable. "I... I think something's wrong with me."
Ma Yuan looked bewildered. "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly feeling unwell?"
Seeing his face slowly turn pale, Lin Baiyan slapped her forehead. "Oh no! Is the cub about to be born?"
After he finished speaking, Ma Yuan visibly panicked, unsure of what to do with his hands and feet. He wanted to pick up Shu Yue but was afraid of hurting him. "What should we do? What are we doing now?"
"High Priest, is there anything I should do?" He was a first-time father and had no idea what to do.
Lin Baiyan forced himself to calm down and directed Ma Yuan, "You quickly take her home, I'll go call Uncle Tu Lin, no, I'll go call Grandpa Hou Lin and the others!"
He's really confused. Uncle Rabbit Forest has never had any offspring, so calling him probably won't do any good.
Lin Baiyan jogged over to the logistics team, where Hou Lin was washing and chopping vegetables. He grabbed Hou Lin's arm and exclaimed, "Grandpa Hou Lin, come with me to see! Shu Yue is about to give birth!"
Hou Lin was taken aback for a moment, then quickly put down what he was holding. "Why did it come so early?"
He ran into Rat Moon a couple of days ago, and Rat Moon said she didn't feel anything yet.
Normally, the sub-beastmen would have a premonition when their offspring were about to be born, but there was no sign of it at all during the Rat Moon.
As he spoke, he pulled Lin Baiyan and started walking outside, asking, "Where is he now?"
Lin Baiyan quickly said, "It's at his house. I didn't know what to do, so I came to find you as soon as possible."
On their way there, the two of them also dragged a male orc to deliver a message to Rabbit Forest. This was the first cub to be born in their Azure Flame Tribe, and Rabbit Forest had been watching it for a long time.
When the two arrived, Rat Moon was lying on the bed with a pale face. As soon as Monkey Lin entered, he went straight to the bedside. "Why are you still in human form? Quickly transform into beast form. The cubs will be born soon."
Shuyue looked bewildered. "Huh? Do you want the beast form?"
Lin Baiyan, standing to the side, also looked at Hou Lin with a blank expression.
Monkey Lin slapped his forehead, "I forgot to tell you, we sub-beastmen have to transform into beast form to give birth to our offspring; human form simply can't do it!"
Upon hearing this, Shuyue obediently transformed into a little hamster.
Hou Lin pushed Lin Baiyan outside again, saying, "Go outside and stay outside, don't stay inside."
"Let me help you," Lin Baiyan quickly said. Besides Shuyue, only Houlin was in the room; Ma Yuan had disappeared.
Hou Lin frowned, looking displeased. "Where is Ma Yuan? His mate is here giving birth to his cubs, and he's running around everywhere!"
Sure enough, these male orcs are all incredibly unreliable!
Just then, Ma Yuan brought in a bowl of cucumber porridge. As soon as he entered, he saw Hou Lin and Lin Baiyan. Ma Yuan was overjoyed. "High Priest, you've finally arrived!"
When he was alone just now, Ma Yuan felt very anxious, fearing that something might happen to his partner.
"Where have you been?" Hou Lin asked first.
Reminded by him, Ma Yuan quickly stepped forward and fed the porridge in the bowl to Shu Yue's mouth, saying, "Yue said he wanted to drink porridge, so I'll go get him some."
Hearing him say that, Hou Lin's dissatisfaction lessened a bit; as long as he wasn't heartless, that was fine.
"Alright, alright, Bai Yan, hurry up and get out. There's no use for a cub like you staying here!" Hou Lin said, pushing Lin Bai Yan outside the door and then slamming the door shut.
"Just wait, it'll be ready in a minute!"
Lin Baiyan was turned away, and not long after, Tu Lin rushed over, accompanied by Hu Kuo.
Tu Lin looked anxious. "How is it? How is it? Have the cubs hatched yet?"
Lin Baiyan looked around the room again and shook his head at Tu Lin, "No."
Not only that, it was completely quiet inside, without a single sound.
Lin Baiyan panicked a little, "Uncle Rabbit Lin, why isn't Rat Moon calling out..."
Although Tu Lin had never given birth to cubs, he had seen others do so, and he comforted them, saying, "It's alright, sub-beastmen give birth very quickly!"
Of course, Shuyue didn't make a sound; he didn't even react at all. The little hamster was enjoying its cucumber porridge, while Ma Yuan carefully held the little hamster's body beside it, holding a bowl in his other hand.
Rat Moon's beast form is not large. Due to the limitations of the hamster prototype, his beast form is only about ten centimeters long. It is a large, fluffy, light milk tea-colored hamster, drinking porridge with a serious expression, and looks very cute.
Suddenly, Shuyue let out a muffled groan, and Ma Yuan saw that there was a cub on his leg.