Seeing Lily's dazed and confused expression, Hao Ren knew she had no idea what had just happened, so he briefly explained, "Raven 12345 projected herself through the opening created when you 'stowawayed' in, possessed you, and said a few words to me."
Lily didn't find it strange at all that someone had possessed her. Instead, she grinned cheerfully. "Awooo? What did Goddess say?"
"We might have more 'helpers' in the future," Hao Ren said. "As I retrace history, the isolation of this distorted spacetime will weaken. If we happen to encounter other acquaintances along the historical trajectory, we can have them 'stowaway' in just like you did. However, since all of you entered as consciousnesses, you can't bring the equipment and power of your later selves with you. You can only maintain the combat strength you had during that historical period."
Lily understood Hao Ren's meaning easily. She lowered her head and looked at her hands, her face filled with sudden realization. "No wonder. I was wondering why this body felt so weak, and I even failed to summon my claws just now..."
As she spoke, the usually carefree Husky spirit revealed a trace of wistfulness. "I really miss it... the days on the Siberian snowfield. After I left the village back then, I wandered around all over the place, my head filled with all sorts of exciting ideas. I never worried about anything, and I didn't know enough to think about making a living in the Human world. I got lost, but I still had so much fun every day with a pack of wolves... Landlord, did you know? I actually made it all the way to near the Arctic Circle. Then I found the road blocked by a glacier, realized there was nowhere to go, and turned back..."