Husband, children, and a warm hearth (continued)

The forces behind those informants are different. In their eyes, even if he is favored by the Snow Bird, he is nothing more than someone who occasionally gets a few prey from Snow Bird.

The people behind them wouldn't even look down on the meat of such a low-level mutated monster.

But what if they found out that Snow Bird can turn into humans, can grow fruits with unique effects, and even helped him obtain materials from high-level mutated monsters?

Lou Yu couldn't even imagine how crazy they would get.

He realized his answer was impulsive, so he honestly admitted his mistake. "I was just being presumptuous. Thank you for reminding me, Qiuqiu. I will be careful."

Tao Qiu smiled and patted his head, "My Little Yu is so good."

Afterwards, the two of them flipped through the photos one by one and watched more than a dozen videos. Tao Qiu would explain to him what the situation was at the time and how the kids reacted.

Tao Qiu's storytelling was captivating, and Lou Yu listened intently, as if he were actually there, personally participating in the events depicted in the photos and videos.

Judging from the video content and Tao Qiu's explanation, the three children are indeed as cute and smart as Tao Qiu said.

These kids have IQs and EQs far exceeding those of other human children their age; they possess both childlike innocence and the maturity of little adults.

Several times when the kids practiced hunting live prey, and the Black Rabbit wasn't around, Tao Qiu recorded the whole process on his phone. Afterwards, he would watch the videos with them to review the strengths and weaknesses.

Lou Yu had just watched those videos as well. In the videos, the kids displayed their unique skills when hunting alone, all exuding an imposing aura, patience, and swift, accurate, and ruthless attacks. Although their actions were still somewhat immature, their resolute ruthlessness already hinted at the domineering presence of high-level mutated monsters.

When the team hunts, each member performs their assigned role, obeys orders, avoids recklessness, and strictly follows the plan. They understand each other's personalities and tactical habits, rationally allocate tasks, and diligently complete instructions, demonstrating excellent training and consistently achieving results greater than the sum of their parts.

It's clear that the children have perfectly inherited Tao Qiu's and his family's excellent genes, and Tao Qiu has taught them very well over the past two years.

"Thank you for your hard work," Lou Yu sincerely to Tao Qiu.

Tao Qiu accepted his concern, after all, he had truly devoted a lot of time and energy to raising and nurturing the child. Although this was his responsibility, the hard work involved was undeniable.

Tao Qiu said, "Once we're reunited, you'll have to fulfill your responsibilities as a father."

With one more person, Tao Qiu was happy for the children.

Lou Yu said, "That's natural."

Lou Yu has to rush back to the base today, so there's not much time left for the two of them to be affectionate.

Tao Qiu instructed Lou Yu to drive the car to a secluded spot outside the valley, unload all the supplies there, and then transport them back to the valley when he returned that evening.

He left his scent on these items, so even if some mutated monster dared to sneak into this valley, it probably wouldn't dare to cause any damage.

Last time, Tao Qiu almost wiped out the entire clan of those three thief mutated monsters, so it had a strong deterrent effect on other mutated monsters.

The next step, naturally, was to take Lou Yu hunting.

This time, with prey in the car, there's no need to dig up the stinky mud from the radish patch to mask the aroma of the crops.

The crops were packed in a very airtight food container. Tao Qiu then caught two mutated monsters with a strong bloody smell and placed the food container closer to the flesh and blood, which should be enough to mask the smell of the crops.

After loading the prey onto the vehicle for a while, even Tao Qiu, with her sensitive sense of smell, couldn't smell the fruit's aroma unless she got too close. This method was indeed effective.

The two prey, one loaded into the vehicle and the other carried by Tao Qiu in flight, were both transported to the vicinity of the human base's safe zone.

This time, Lou Quan wasn't waiting outside, but to avoid being monitored, Tao Qiu didn't speak human language. Lou Yu simply hugged him and whispered for him to go back, as the children were still waiting for him in the valley.

After learning about the children's existence, Lou Yu placed Tao Qiu and the children at the top of his heart.

In the past, he wouldn't have let Tao Qiu leave without giving her a few more kisses and hugs.

They said goodbye reluctantly, Lou Yu soon received his teammates.

Upon seeing two large prey, the teammates, though already used to it, were still taken aback.

But after the initial surprise came only joy, because there was fresh meat to eat again.

Thank you, Snow Bird! Thank you, Captain!

In the valley, the afternoon sun was too hot, so the kids stopped practicing with the Black Rabbit after a little over an hour. They spent the rest of the time lying in the shade by the pool to cool off.

As evening approached, Black Rabbit returned home. His children gave him two large carrots to take home as dessert.

It was almost dinnertime, and Tao Qiu still hadn't returned. Eldest Cub flew into the cave to check and found three food boxes on the table with chopped meat and crop pieces, clearly dinner prepared for the three of them.

The Eldest Cub called the Second Cub and Third Cub up to eat. After they finished eating, they washed the food box and chopsticks and put them away. Then they sat at the door waiting for Tao Qiu to return.

Just before dawn, Tao Qiu's figure appeared in their sight.

The kids stood up and cheered, "Daddy's home!"

Tao Qiu placed the supplies in a corner of the cave and said to the children, "There's quite a lot of stuff this time. There are still two bags outside. If you want to know what's inside, you can open them first. I need to go back and get them."

As soon as he left, the kids reached for the sealed bags and boxes with their chubby little hands.

When Tao Qiu returned, everything had already been unpacked, but the kids were very well-behaved; they only looked at what was inside and didn't take anything out, afraid of messing it up and making it difficult for Tao Qiu to clean up.

The kids all went to hug Tao Qiu.

"Thank you for your hard work, Dad. We love you."

"I love you all too." Tao Qiu kissed her children's soft, sweet little faces, like cotton candy.

Afterwards, Tao Qiu led the children to unpack the packages. Rice, flour, and cooking oil took up two bags, and the other miscellaneous items, such as snacks, seasonings, toiletries, books, and various pens, ink, and paper, were roughly twice the quantity of the previous packages.

No wonder Tao Qiu had to move it twice.

Now Tao Qiu could take the opportunity to praise Lou Yu again, "I only told him what I wanted, but I didn't expect him to add so much, as if he was afraid we wouldn't have enough. He's a very thoughtful person."

The kids thought to themselves, "He's so late this time, it's only right that he brings extra things."

Hmph, and he did this definitely to please his father. He's not only meticulous, but also very cunning.

Those despicable fox spirits? Humans, they have so many tricks up their sleeves!

However, under Tao Qiu's gaze, the kids still pretended to agree, saying, "Yes, Lou Yu is a very thoughtful person."

Seeing that the kids seemed to have a better impression of Lou Yu, Tao Qiu was overjoyed.

A new batch of power banks has arrived, so the kids can finally resume their daily animation time.

In the evening, while the kids watched cartoons, Tao Qiu went to take a bath, using the soap Lou Yu had brought. After catching prey and traveling for several hours, she was inevitably dirty.

The three kids sat side by side, holding snacks in their hands, their eyes glued to the screen.

This was the fifth time they had watched this episode, and they remembered the content, so they weren't watching it very attentively and even had time to chat.

Second Cub chewed and chewed. "This potato chip is delicious. I don't dislike Lou Yu. One minute."

The Third Cub chewed and chewed. "Potato chips are good, Lou Yu is bad. I like potato chips, I hate Lou Yu."

The Second Cub was taken aback for a moment, then realized and said, "Little sister is right."

The Eldest Cub chewed and chewed. "The TV series said we can't fall for the enemy's sugar-coated bullets. As long as Lou Yu is still fighting with us for our dad, we can hate him?"

The clever Second Cub said, "Eat the sugar coating, throw away the cannonball!"

The Eldest Cub and Second Cub nodded. "That's exactly it!"

When the kids say they dislike Lou Yu, it's more like a habitual expression; they simply see him as a rival for Tao Qiu's affections, rather than genuinely hating or loathing him.

Otherwise, given how stubborn those kids are, not even ten oxen could pull them back. If they truly dislike Lou Yu, they would absolutely refuse to eat or use anything he sends.

Tao Qiu and his crew started using the new supplies Lou Yu had sent. After Lou Yu delivered the mutated monster meat to the base, he handed over the task of processing the meat to his teammates, while he took the opportunity to go to the research institute.

Ostensibly, he came to check on Zhao Tao to see if his condition had stabilized in the past two days. If Zhao Tao encountered any problems in training his superpowers, he could also ask this senior for advice.

His excuse was reasonable, and since everyone trusted him, they didn't suspect anything.

This time, Tao Qiu gave Zhao Tao more than thirty berries.

The main issue is that the existence of the crop must not be discovered. After it is delivered to Zhao Tao, Lou Yu must watch him eat it all quickly, so the quantity cannot be too large.

Otherwise, Tao Qiu could send him several food boxes; that wouldn't be a problem.

The tomatoes from last time were grown at the base. Although Zhao Tao rarely ate them, he had seen them before. But these wild berries today were clearly not something the base would grow. The base wouldn't waste land growing such small, unsatisfying fruits.

So when Zhao Tao saw the berries in the food box, he paused for a moment, then suddenly realized something.

Were the tomatoes from last time and the berries from this time really all sourced from the Central Base?

Lou Yu's travel-worn appearance and the bloodstains on his clothes, he had clearly just returned from outside.

Could it be that Lou Yu brought all these fruits back from outside?

Zhao Tao looked at Lou Yu in shock.

Lou Yu pressed a finger to his lips, gesturing for him to be quiet. "Don't ask anything. Just know that I'm not trying to harm you."

As he spoke, he shoved the food box into Zhao Tao's hands. "Eat up, it's all washed and very clean."

Looking at the plump, red wild berries in the food box, which resembled blood pearls, and smelling their sweet aroma, Zhao Tao couldn't help but swallow hard.