After Raiden finished his talk with Agent Smith, they both started walking back to where both Ruby and Sylvia were waiting for them.
When Raiden finally walked in, he was struck speechless by the sight in front of him.
In the centre of the place was Ruby, resting while being coiled up on the spot. Sylvia, on the other hand, was resting on her head, spread out like a starfish, giggling and speaking to Ruby, who hissed back in reply from time to time while nodding her head.
As for the Woolie, it was the most miserable out of the bunch, pinned under Ruby's massive tail, struggling to get out.
His eyes lit up as soon as they fell upon Raiden, and he started pleading with Raiden for help.
"Woo Woo Woolie Woo!!" Human!! You must save me from this evil big sister!! (,,>﹏<,,)
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Watching Woolie struggle and squirm under Ruby, something inside Raiden cracked, as he burst into loud laughter.
"Pfft, Hahahahahahaha!!" The more he looked, the more laughter came out of him, as he doubled over on the spot, falling down on the ground, still laughing while clutching his stomach.
Raiden ignored the weird looks everyone was giving him as he continued to laugh, showing no signs of stopping.
Sylvia, who grew concerned, slid down Ruby's body before coming over and poking Raiden.
"Hey, are you okay, big brother?? Do I need to call the mental hospital?"
Raiden didn't know what came over him, as he continued to laugh, only stopping after a good minute.
"I'm okay, I'm okay, just really happy. Thank you. I needed to get it out of the system." Raiden waved his hands to brush off her concern.
He had been pretty worried and feeling heavy after the conversation, but after seeing Woolie, he just became happy, all his tense thoughts just flowing away.
With such a partner in his life, he knew he would be okay and could take on any challenge; it's just a matter of time before he is standing on the peak. As a transmigrator, he had that much confidence in himself.
After composing himself, he moved forward towards Woolie, who was now glaring at him with resentment for laughing at him.
Ruby, who was now watching them both with curious eyes, lifted up her tail and watched as Raiden picked that reckless little one before coming to a stop in front of her.
"Aunt Ruby, I forgot to introduce you to him before. This is Woolie, my partner. Come, greet her properly." Raiden grabbed his head and made him bow before the great serpent, making Woolie feel very unwilling.
As if guessing his thoughts, Raiden continued to speak. "You want to be strong, right? Call her big sister, and she will teach you and make you stronger. Not to mention, she has a lot of tasty food."
"Woolie!!~" Big sister, please take care of me!! (•̀ ᴗ •́ )!!
Ruby:???
She felt very confused. She was strong, sure, but since when did she carry food with her? Also, how did her family's little boy end up being so shameless? She was only gone for 6 months and not 6 years, right? Even his partner Terran was the same, becoming as shameless as him. This won't do; she must talk to him and bring him back to the correct path afterwards in private.
After Ruby reluctantly acknowledged her new little follower and family, Raiden went back to Agent Smith to finalise the last bit of the paperwork.
"Alright, you just need to sign here and here, and we are done. Congratulations, Mr Raiden, you are now the official owner of Ashford Farm. If you ever wish to change its name in the future, or if you find out anything about that matter, contact us."
"Sure, sure, I will definitely contact you in case I find anything, have safe travels~" Raiden waved his hands very enthusiastically, watching as Agent Smith drove his brand new car away, while internally cursing him in his mind.
'Like hell I'll tell you anything! Who knows what you are scheming against my family!!'
With a sweet smile on his face, he waved until Agent Smith went away, and before he turned back, now looking at the dusty old buildings with a scowl.
"What should we do next, big brother? Should we get started cleaning, or should we go check out the rest of the farm?" Sylvia asked, though from her voice, she was clearly tempted to do the latter.
"You can go check out the farm with Aunt Ruby and Woolie. I'll go check on those trees. I also have some phone calls to make." Raiden rubbed his little sister's head, making her pout.
She wanted to have fun with her brother, but he was acting like he was too busy, even though he was jobless. Stinky brother, who doesn't have time for her!
"Fine!! Do whatever you want!!" With a huff, Sylvia walked away, towards Ruby, who was developing a headache after dealing with so many endless questions from Woolie.
Raiden: ???
He felt confused. How did he end up offending her? Even after thinking super hard, he couldn't figure out how, so in the end, he gave up blaming it all on teenagers and their hormones.
He was not brushing her off; he genuinely had work to do, and deadlines to meet, and the pressure felt soul-crushing.
Whipping out his phone, he called the number he acquired yesterday.
"Hello? Miss Maple? Yes, yes, Raiden here. I have the address I need you to deliver the Woolies at, can you do it today? That's great!! I have a question, though, do you also provide other services?? I also want some food for Gold Tier Terrans, the best quality one. Yes. Thank you."
After talking about his requirements in detail on the phone with her, Raiden hung up his phone 5 minutes later as he made his way towards the Berry Trees, which were swaying with the wind.
He reached out with his hand, gently touching one of the trees.
{Name: Blue Power Berry Tree}
{Potential: D Tier}
{Description: The Blue Power Berry Trees are known to be very sweet in taste, with one cycle of fruit bearing taking the time of one month. At the current Rank, it is very suitable for Bronze Tiers to consume.}
{Do you want to upgrade its potential??}
Looking at the familiar system screen, Raiden smiled as he clicked, feeling the wave of weakness go through him once more.