Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 1043: Chapter 577: Keke’s Origins—Did It Sneak In?

When he opened his eyes again, it was already three hours later.

He lifted his wrist to check the time; it wasn’t too late, around ten in the morning.

The moment he opened his eyes, a notification sound echoed in his ears.

[Treehouse decoration level detected to be over 1000, today’s random augmentation gained: Vision enhancement, lasts for one day, can select the second augmentation from historical ones.]

[Additionally, choose a survivor who has slept for at least three hours in the treehouse to receive a random augmentation.]

The familiar voice, he hadn’t heard it in days.

A familiar cool sensation surged over his eyes, making his vision incredibly sharp again.

Xu Xin looked outside the window.

The edge of Crystal City several kilometers away, and beyond it, he could see everything clearly.

"When I have time to sleep, I should definitely take a nap," Xu Xin mused aloud as he flipped over on the bed, "The difference between having abilities and not having them is simply enormous."

However, he almost forgot that he could also randomly augment someone else.

Today, sleeping in his treehouse...

Should only be Shi Wanyun, right?

Shi Wanyun’s own treehouse had the capability for random augmentation, and she should be quite familiar with it as well.

After tidying up his attire, Xu Xin walked out of his room.

The door to the second bedroom was ajar, leaving a gap about fist-width.

"...? She is already awake?"

Xu Xin walked to the door and glanced inside through the gap.

Shi Wanyun was still asleep in bed.

A thin blanket covered her, and from her exposed shoulder, it seemed she had taken off her clothes.

Had she been sleeping all this time?

Xu Xin operated the watch and found he could already grant her the random augmentation ability.

Which meant her sleep duration had also exceeded three hours.

It seemed she had been sleeping all along.

Looking at her expression now, though she was dreaming, she didn’t appear relaxed, rather her brows were slightly furrowed.

"Hmm..."

She let out a soft hum.

"Ying..."

The sound of Keke’s call came from inside the room.

Xu Xin was slightly startled.

Why is Keke inside?

He gently pushed open the door, only to see Keke standing up, both front paws clawing the edge of the bed, gazing at the sleeping Shi Wanyun’s face.

As Xu Xin pushed the door open, Keke immediately glanced back, saw it was Xu Xin, and quickly ran over, climbed up onto Xu Xin, "Ying!"

"What are you doing in here?" Xu Xin stroked the little one’s head, softly asking.

No wonder the door was open; it seemed Keke was the one who opened it.

This little one stood up and could just reach the doorknob.

"Yingying!" Keke called twice, waving its little paws.

Even though Xu Xin and Keke made quite a bit of noise, Shi Wanyun still didn’t wake up.

She just nuzzled the pillow and continued to sleep.

It appeared that those previous memory transmissions, and the fear brought by memory, truly left her mentally exhausted.

"Let’s head out first."

Xu Xin glanced at her, retreated from the second bedroom, and gently closed the door on her.

At this moment, Shi Wanyun’s eyelids slightly trembled twice, she half-opened her eyes, glanced at the door.

Then she softly tugged the blanket, covering the exposed shoulder again, closed her eyes, and continued sleeping.

Outside the room, Xu Xin was sitting on the sofa holding Keke.

"Are you saying you felt something unusual inside the room, so you went in to check?"

Xu Xin asked Keke with some puzzlement.

"Ying!" Keke nodded its little head.

"Unusual... What kind of unusual, is it dangerous?"

"Ying." Keke shook its head, then waved its paws twice, "Ying!"

"No danger, just somewhat strange and somewhat appealing to you."

"Ying."

"Because of Shi Wanyun?"

"Ying!" Keke wagged its tail.

Xu Xin looked at the door to the second bedroom that he had closed.

Could it be that she has something to hide?

...Forget it, just this doesn’t prove anything; maybe Keke just feels close to Shi Wanyun, which is why it snuck into her room.

He couldn’t always doubt those around him; otherwise, no one could be trusted.

That would be too exhausting.

Shi Wanyun’s ability was certified by Yingying, and he had seen her experiences at the time as well.

She could be trusted.

Whether she’s hiding something or not, it also doesn’t matter.

Everyone has things they don’t want others to know.

For instance, he also hadn’t told anyone about his ability to listen to the voices of the native inhabitants of this world.

...Wait?

The voices of native inhabitants...

Xu Xin suddenly felt something wasn’t quite right.

Isn’t this Earth?

Aren’t they survivors, considered Earth’s native inhabitants?

Even though they traveled from a thousand years ago, they are Earth people.

Does this mean that the "native inhabitants" don’t refer to any Earth beings, but...

Creatures that haven’t experienced time travel?

Only creatures that haven’t experienced time travel can he listen to their voices.

Is it like that?

...This seems highly likely.

He looked down at Keke in his arms.

This little one, he couldn’t read its mind.

"Ying?" The little one tilted its head, its fluffy ears moved slightly.

If his speculation is correct...

This little one has also experienced time travel?

"Keke, you... aren’t originally a bear from this era, right?"

Xu Xin suddenly asked.