Chapter 175: Pregnant State.
Little Maren ran around with the water, letting it spray everywhere without a target. It didn’t even touch anywhere vital but poured out all over.
Everyone laughed at the chaotic scene, watching Azure run after Maren until she fell down on the ground, the water spilling all over her.
She started crying as Sunnie and Azure rushed toward her, picking her up. Sunnie smiled as she said, "Sorry... sorry, dear... there, there, don’t cry."
Azure carried her gently while patting her until she stopped crying. He said, "That’s not how you work. Okay, don’t cry. Go and sit down with Little Black and rest. We’ll handle it."
"No. I want to help," she insisted. When Azure refused, she cried some more. They were forced to let her do something.
Sunnie and Azure decided to keep her in a corner and handed her some pebbles, sticks, and things like that. While they worked, she busied herself with those, planting them into the ground as though she were helping.
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They were soon done planting all the crops on the land. When they finished, the chipmunks moved around to inspect it further.
"I think we need to sprinkle some manure around it again, along with water. Do you have any left?" the leader inquired from Sunnie while they monitored the area.
Sunnie summoned her system store to check what she could get. But as she opened it, all she saw was a notification.
[Ding!]
[New Reward available in system store!]
[Perfect for the moment. Would the Host like to view it?]
Sunnie didn’t hesitate. She accepted, and it opened to another tab.
[For successfully getting pregnant with the bear cub, the system has granted you your reward.]
[Reward: Special Fertilizer]
[Fertilizer that will help your plants grow faster and healthier—a guarantee for a quick and successful harvest.]
[Congratulations, Host! Would you like to accept it now?]
Sunnie shrugged as she accepted it.
She presented the bag of fertilizer before the chipmunks and explained what it was.
"Hmm, I haven’t seen this before. Are you sure it’s going to work?" one of them asked.
Sunnie assured them. "It’s going to work like magic, trust me. It’s from my homeland," she explained.
The chipmunks slowly nodded. They had no choice. They wondered if the bag would be enough to cover everywhere. Sunnie explained that it was effective and that she only needed to sprinkle it around, and it would work regardless.
"I’ll help," Sunnie insisted.
The chipmunks and her husbands stared at her.
"You’ve been working since morning without a break. I really think you should take a break," the chubby chipmunk explained.
"Don’t worry at all! I can handle it for sure," Sunnie said with a smile. She insisted and spread the entire fertilizer all over the place by herself.
They all simply stood and watched her.
"Is that normal?" the leader of the chipmunks inquired.
Her husbands slowly nodded. "Yeah, it pretty much is."
They watched her work until she was finally done sprinkling the fertilizer and approached them. "Now we’re done. All we have to do is keep a close eye on it, check on it regularly, and maintain it until it grows."
They slowly nodded as they stared at the land. They didn’t want to let her know that they already suspected she was pregnant, so they kept quiet and looked at her stomach.
Sunnie blinked. "What?"
Luka rushed to her side. "You’ve worked too hard today. Let me help you head back home for some rest," he smiled brightly.
Sunnie shook her head. "No need at all. I’m okay. I can walk on my own." She turned to look at Maren, who was trying to pull her out of the farm.
"You could help bring Maren out. It seems she hasn’t had enough of the farm yet," Sunnie said with a smile.
"Oh! On it!" Luka rushed off to help carry Maren out of the land.
While he went to do that, Sunnie turned to take a step down. But she instantly felt dizzy. She went unconscious immediately.
Zayn was the only one alert, watching her as she fell, so he rushed to her rescue. He said no words; he instantly swept her off her feet and carried her firmly in his arms while she was unconscious.
Everyone paused and stared in shock. Luka had little Maren in his arms as he walked up to them. "What happened to her? Why did she faint? How is she?" He demanded as they stared worriedly at her, gathering around.
Zayn didn’t look at her; he casually said, "She’s probably exhausted. I think she needs to rest."
They all nodded in agreement. "We should get going now." They made preparations and set off back home. Zayn carried Sunnie in his arms throughout the journey without flinching.
He simply stared at her face from time to time, watching her sleep peacefully along the way.
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They soon arrived at their destination as the women gathered, shocked at the scene. But they urged everyone to calm down and keep quiet while they carried Sunnie inside to rest.
They laid Sunnie inside and left her to rest.
"She’s pregnant?" Elza said with a broad smile as Eris broke the news to her. She and the other women had expressions filled with joy as they stared into the cave.
"Who’s the father?" one of them asked as Eris turned to stare at Luka, who stood quietly.
He blushed, running his hand around his neck and hair. "Eh... yeah, I am the father." He was completely shy about his new status, and this made the women giggle and smile at the scene.
Elza shook her head with a smile. "What a thing of joy indeed. No wonder she left so early to work alone. I see the pattern now." She smiled as she turned to Zuna, who was playing with Mii and Maren.
"Hurry, let’s go prepare some ointment for cleaning the pregnant woman’s body. We don’t know when she’ll be expecting."