Since Becky had moved out, there was an empty room in the house. Nangong Sanba couldn't leave for the next few days either (he still hadn't met Raven 12345, after all, and even if he was going to leave, he had to do that first), so he stayed at Hao Ren's place that very day. As a newcomer who had just joined the group, Nangong Sanba went around asking everyone about the organization's inside information before bed, and even found Big Beard. The latter spent half an hour telling him about low-carbon health practices and the Goddess's doctrines before finally adding, "Actually, I'm staying here too." That finally put out some of Nangong Sanba's overflowing enthusiasm for the time being.
Hao Ren didn't sleep very soundly that night. He was still thinking about the stupid cat that hadn't returned all night. "Roll" had gone out to play plenty of times before, and for a former stray cat, staying out all night was nothing unusual. But this time alone felt a little strange. The information Lily had provided left Hao Ren somewhat restless, and combined with all the wild speculation brought on by his recent frequent contact with the Firstborn, he had several dreams that night. In one, the cat people arrived in a gigantic spaceship and conquered Earth. In another, he dreamed of the Goddess of the Dream Plane sowing seeds. Finally, he even dreamed that he had been dragged underwater and was about to drown, with water vapor filling his nose and mouth just like the real thing. He woke with a start, only to discover that it really was real: Doudou had somehow leaped onto him and fallen asleep, and the wet thing was the little one's tail...
The Data Terminal lay lazily on the bedside table, explaining