Alligator's Ark of Tomorrow

If this happened twice more, Gard doubted he would completely lose interest in such things.

If they could control their size using the power of ascension, then with Laurentina and Seria's physiques, they could definitely last much longer.

Gard floated on the water, thinking listlessly.

Or, both together?

Gard's mind was filled with unrealistic fantasies.

But it's good enough that the girls can get along peacefully; if they really get together, Gard is afraid they'll fight. Most importantly...

The matter of Seraya and the matter of Laurentina.

He didn't tell Gavial at all.

Glug glug~

The crocodile man sank into the water; he was now like a man who had just cheated on his wife, standing at the door of his house, too afraid to go in.

The territory of King Ibart is actually quite close to the rainforest, and the river where Gard is currently located flows directly into the rainforest.

As long as Gard doesn't move, even if he floats, he'll eventually drift into the rainforest.

But he was going to Colombia and wouldn't be back for a while, so Gard thought he should tell Gavial and the others.

Without much hesitation, Gard climbed out of the river and looked back for the package he had left on the bank, which contained the letter of introduction Serea had given him.

However, as soon as Gard picked up the package in his hand, he realized something was wrong.

Why did his package get heavier?

Gard's package didn't contain much; it just contained some letters, snacks, and decorations that girls might like.

He had decided to return to the rainforest when he left Mellon City, so he had already bought the things. Some were for Gavial, some were for Temimi, and some were for Zuma.

Zuma was his and Gavial's childhood playmate; she was from a neighboring tribe.

When Serea and her group came to find him, Zuma was nowhere to be seen. She was probably somewhere in seclusion, fiddling with her mechs, something Gard was used to.

However, if you're going on a long trip, it's best to let them know beforehand.

Gard considered that if he could establish a foothold in Colombia, he could bring Gavial and Termimi to Colombia.

Gavial is interested in medicine, so he can send him to the medical university there. Temimi is too young, so he can send her to primary and secondary school.

If Zumama wants to learn professional mechanical skills, he can help her; there should be quite a few specialized technicians in Rhine's life.

Of course, it all depends on their own wishes.

He wasn't taking them with him now simply because he wasn't sure if he wanted to stay in Colombia.

Even though Serea wanted him to become the head of Rhine Lab's defense department, for Gard, Colombia was merely a midpoint on his journey, not the destination.

However, before that, let him see what exactly was mixed into his package.

When Gard opened the package, the first thing he saw was a pair of short, radish-like legs. It seemed that because Gard suddenly lifted the package, the owner of the two short legs fell into the package.

It rummaged around inside the package and a small head appeared. It looked up and, beneath short gray hair, a pair of large, bright blue eyes stared unblinkingly at Gard.

Gard's crocodile face was inches away from hers.

Facing Gard's terrifying crocodile face, the little girl who had somehow crawled into Gard's bundle was not afraid at all. Instead, she reached out her chubby little hands and touched Gard's face.

"Giggle~"

A bell-like laugh rang in Gard's ears. Gard looked at the little guy who was scratching his face and quickly moved his face away.

"Where did you come from?"

Gard sniffed the air but didn't smell anything strange. He couldn't help but open the attribute panel.

"figure:???

Code name: ? ? ?

Gender: Cubs

Combat experience: None

Birthday: May 3

Race: Argo

Height: 96cm

Ore-related disease infection status: Non-infected individuals

Physical strength: defects

Battlefield Mobility: Defects

Physiological tolerance: defect

Tactical planning: weaknesses

Combat skills: weaknesses

Originium Arts Adaptability: Normal

Assessment: Within the Agor people, there exists an extremely rare branch with a very unique constitution. Due to their racial characteristics, this branch of the Agor is physically very fragile. When their bodies cannot withstand the harsh environment or suffer severe injuries, they will revert to an infantile state. Your memories tell you that you may know this Agor child.

Gard looked at his attribute panel, then at the little girl in his inventory, who was about the same size as a three-year-old human child.

The image of the little girl overlapped with the one in his memory, and after a long while, Gard managed to utter a single line.

"Are you there? What should I do if I found a Raindrop Cub? I'm waiting online, it's urgent."

......

Chapter Nineteen: Drizzling Rain: Dad!

In the rainforest of Akahura, a crocodile-man walks through the forest, and inside the pack on his chest stands a little girl of three or four years old.

Every time she passed a place, saw something new, or encountered a Rift Beast, the little girl would point and comment on it.

"Yeeeeeeeeee~"

The little girl pointed to a venomous creature that looked like a snake. The beast, as thick as an adult's thigh, was coiled around the tree roots. When it saw the little girl pointing at it, it immediately let out a threatening hiss.

"ah!"

The little girl was frightened and retreated into the bundle on Gard's chest, with only her head sticking out, looking at Gard with a pitiful expression.

Gard reached out and tapped her head.

"You're timid, so don't wander around the tribe later."

"Yeah?"

Although Gard could understand various languages, he still couldn't figure out the thought process of human babies, and there was no possibility of communication.

Three or four hours had passed since Gard saw Xiaoxuyu. At first, he thought of looking around to see if he could find any information about Xiaoxuyu's identity.

I'm temporarily naming the little girl from Argoll on me "Xuyu" because she might be someone from my memories.

Although she was an Argonaut like Laurentina and the others, she was frail and sickly, as if even a minor cold would take her life.

However, death is not the fate of Argolans like Xiaoxuyu. When they suffer a blow that threatens their lives, their body's self-protection mechanism is activated, and their bodies degenerate until they are like infants today.

Gard didn't know why Xiaoxuyu had crawled into his bag, all soaking wet, but she had ruined all the snacks he had bought for Temimi and Gavial.

In just three or four hours, Xiao Xuyu grew taller. At this rate, she will be able to grow back to adulthood in just a few months.

Gard did not hesitate when it came to whether or not to abandon Xiaoxuyu.

If Xiaoxuyu is left in place without food, her life will remain in the infant stage, and she will continue to grow and degenerate.

It's one thing if you didn't see it, but to see it and then stand idly by is not the way Gard should act.

He wouldn't mind returning to Mellon City later and spending some time finding a daycare for Xuyu, or leaving her at the local Rhine Life Station so she could grow up in a safe environment.

Gard believed that Xiaoxuyu's infancy period should be very short, and with sufficient nutrition, she would soon regain her original intellect.

"Papa?"

"It's not Papa, it's Dad."

"father!"

"Um...no, wait, are you calling me?"

Gard stared at Xiaoxuyu in the package, his golden eyes meeting Xiaoxuyu's large, sapphire-blue eyes. Xiaoxuyu tilted her head back and called out, "Daddy!"

"No, I'm not your father!"

Gard patiently explained, "She was just babbling like a baby a moment ago, how come she can talk all of a sudden?"

“My name is Gard, remember that.”

"dad?"

"Not Dad, it's Gard."

"Papa?"

Well, it's back to normal.

Gard discovered that the little one in the package seemed to only know how to say that now, so he decided not to hold it against her for the time being, and that she wouldn't call him that anymore once she grew up and regained her intelligence.

"Galderpapa?"

Gard stumbled and quickly covered Xiaoxuyu's mouth.

"Little one, you can't shout like that."

They were about to enter the tribe, and he dared not let Xiaoxuyu continue to call him that. What if people misunderstood?

He's only eighteen! Could it be that he had a child three or four years ago? If Gavial finds out, he'll be in big trouble if he gets angry.

"Little one, don't call me that when we go inside, or I'll get angry."

Why?

"The word 'dad' can only be used to refer to your father."

"What is a father?"

"The father is the paternal figure who, in biology, builds your genetic map."

"Biology? Genes?"

"Biology is..."

Gard suddenly got stuck. How was he supposed to explain biology and genes to a little girl whose intelligence was at most that of a three-year-old?

Moreover, does the clan to which Xiaoxuyu belongs really have fathers and mothers in the traditional sense?

Although they have a similar appearance to humans, humans cannot regress into infants and grow up again when injured.

Generally speaking, the human soul should be stored in the brain, and the communication of various neurotransmitters ultimately forms what is known as the human soul.

The brain is the most important part of the human body. Even if the heart is damaged, the cause of death is still the brain's lack of blood supply.

The root cause of death is still the brain.

However, it seems that Xuyu's clan is not like this. When they are injured and degenerate, they suffer from amnesia at best, and their personality disappears completely at worst, dying in another sense.

Their fragile bodies made them prone to dying easily when facing this cruel land.

Thinking of this, Gard couldn't help but rub Xiaoxuyu's head with his fingers, causing Xiaoxuyu to subconsciously raise her head and try to grab Gard's fingers with her own hand.

An Adakris from the rainforest appeared.

"You...you're Gard!?"

Upon seeing Gald, the Adaklis man was clearly startled.

"You came out of this land alive again?"

"This hot land can't stop me."

Gard grinned, a confident smile spreading across his face.

"Where's Gavial? Is she home?"

"Yes, it is..."

The Adaklis man sighed and threw down his spear. Now that Gard was back, it was impossible for him to win the next chieftainship contest.