A girl whose appearance was completely unfamiliar to me stood before me. She was tall, about as tall as that rogue Viska, with long flaxen hair and an unremarkable yet beautiful face. Her eyes were somewhat lively. She wore an Empire military uniform, but I was certain this was the first time this face had appeared in the Military District. I was initially stunned by the unfamiliar girl, but she soon greeted me with remarkable familiarity. Then I noticed a small tag hanging from her chest, bearing a line of awful, scribbled handwriting: "Shilin. If found, please contact the Military Department. Thank you."
"You're Shilin?" I stared at the utterly unfamiliar girl before me in astonishment, feeling like my worldview was not enough for this. "How did you turn into this?"
"Mm, I spaced out while testing, then forgot what I looked like last time." Shilin grinned happily, seeming delighted and utterly unaware that there was anything wrong with changing herself so casually. Her answer left me dumbfounded. For the first time, I truly understood what a shapeless life-form meant... As expected of someone who had records of every known species and could switch bodily forms at will. The things she usually played with were simply on too high a level—wonder if Qian Qian had ever tried making her turn into a bicycle too.
Anyway, the unlucky slime at home was really close to learning how to turn into a bicycle now.
My gaze fell on the small tag on her chest. It was palm-sized, like the employee badge of some large company, tied around Shilin's neck with a red string. Qian Qian really was full of strange ideas...
"The Matriarch gave it to me. She said I run around all day and keep changing my appearance, so she was