At home.
There was the Jaw Fossil Li Wei had given his cousin.
He explained away its origins by saying a hiker he had happened to meet on his travels had given it to him.
It was a little far-fetched, but considering Li Wei's luck all this time, they did not question it too much.
People who gave things away like that really did exist, after all.
As for Mizuki, who could have been a Great Detective, she said that although she could tell Li Wei was lying, she saw no need to expose him.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Li Wei took out the heavy Ancient Statue.
The statue was fairly large, about fifty centimeters tall, and depicted the upper body of a woman wearing a crown.
When Li Wei's cousin Vera saw the Ancient Statue, her eyes suddenly lit up.
Although she could not immediately identify its origins, Vera could tell that the Ancient Statue was definitely not a replica.
Vera examined it carefully for a long while before finally shaking her head. "I don't know where this statue came from yet. I'll have to ask my teacher or Grandma Carolina."
"I'll ask for you when I get back."
Since Vera did not know either, Li Wei decided to use it as an ornament for now and put it somewhere prominent.
The system had not given it any special annotations. Perhaps the Ancient Statue really was just an ornament.
Or perhaps it was a collectible.
A very valuable collectible, for example.
September 1.
It was the day the children went back to school.
The Breeding Center had become much quieter. The children had all gone to school, so nobody came here to play.
But once school let out toward evening, the place would come alive again.
Li Wei