Natural Disasters Strikes: I stockpiled like crazy!-Chapter 203: Snowball

Nanzhi stared at the spider nestled on her palm.

So it was a spider colony that the Ant Queen had defeated.

"What exactly can you do? Can you show me?" she muttered, half-expecting silence.

But as she spoke, the little creature perked up, wiggling excitedly. A sudden, weightless sensation brushed against her mind. Then, a soft, uncertain voice echoed in her head—high-pitched and hesitant. Mama?

Nanzhi's eyes flickered. Did I just imagine that?

The voice appeared again.

Mama?

Nanzhi looked at the spider. "Are you the one who said that?"

The little spider nodded.

Nanzhi's forehead creased. Is its eyesight that bad? She didn't have eight legs or any spider eyes to be its mother.

With a proud little chirp, a shimmering thread of silken webbing unraveled from its spinnerets, floating in the air as if guided by an invisible force.

The spider wove the strands in a tiny, floating shape—a clumsy heart.

It infused the webs with water, making the heart grow bigger.

The heart bobbed up and down in the air before drifting toward Nanzhi, landing gently against her fingertips like a delicate gift.

Mama…for you…

An invisible arrow struck her heart.

Nanzhi slowly lifted the spider back to her lap. Alright, it was a lie to say that it wasn't cute.

"Okay. You passed the preliminary round. I'll let you stay for now."

Let's look at your stats.

[Tier 1 Puffspindle Spider]

[Attributes: Kinetic Webbing, Mental Link, Water]

It's a Tri-attribute beast too.

Mental Link should be the skill that allows it to communicate. Water is good. It's versatile.

The little one was still staring up at her with big, innocent eyes.

"Let's lay some groundwork before I introduce you to others." Nanzhi crossed her arms. "You need to follow some rules. First, don't harm my friends—"

Mama…hungry.

"Hey kid, are you listening to me?" Nanzhi poked it gently, nudging it.

The little spider grabbed her finger and made another heart.

Mama…hungry.

Nanzhi was silent for a few seconds before slowly loosening her arms and asking, "...Well. What do you want to eat?"

Since it was still a Tier 1, she searched for information about its diet.

The book said spiderlings typically eat small insects, nectar and pollen, liquefied food, egg sacs, molted skins, and prey leftovers from their parents.

Nanzhi tried feeding it with nectar and pollen from the daily dungeon and virtual farm. The little spider liked the nectar and pollen but seemed to love the ant eggs the most.

"That is not food." Nanzhi picked it up by the belly before it could capture the bees in its web.

The little spider seemed to understand and didn't approach the beehive anymore. Instead, it wove a small house under the eaves of the cottage.

As she looked at the web, an idea sparked in Nanzhi's mind. "Could you give me a strand of your web?"

The little spider was more than happy to spin webs for her.

After making a small roll, it let out a soft yawn and nestled inside.

Nanzhi thought raising it would be hard, but it was surprisingly obedient.

She inspected the web. It was surprisingly more durable than the tendons.

A few minutes later, Nanzhi handed the web roll to Yu Baoyin.

Yu Baoyin had already started sketching the Ant Queen's exoskeleton.

When she saw the thread, she was highly pleased.

"Sister Nan, where did you get this? It's stronger and more flexible than wolf tendons." Yu Baoyin couldn't wait to try it.

Nanzhi didn't hide anything and told her the truth.

"A—a spider... Alien beast! Get away from Sister Nan!" Yu Baoyin's fists turned to stone.

The little spider raised its spinnerets.

Heart-shaped attack—

"Chii—!"

100% Cuteness Overload.

Yu Baoyin's heart melted and her fear vanished. "What a cutie! Let me hold it! Hello, I'm Yu Baoyin! Let's go play!" A cutie couldn't possibly harm anyone!

Nanzhi was speechless. She had zero tolerance for cute things. Better watch over her more.

"Oh, right! Sister Nan, do you have a name for it?"

Nanzhi hadn't actually named it. Her eyes roamed over the little spider's body, its fluffy hair, and snow-white color.

After a while, she uttered, "Snowball."

"Hi, Snowball!"

The others had more or less similar reactions.

"Sister-in-law, normal people don't pick up alien beast spiders on the street and make them their pets! What if it stuffs us in a web cocoon one day and we end up in its stomach?"

"Chii—!"

100% Cuteness Overload.

"Do you think I would be fooled by that cuteness?! Never!"

"Chii—! Chi—!"

200% Cuteness Overload.

"What was your name again? Sister-in-law is so inconsiderate. She doesn't even give you a name. Come here. Let me give you a domineering name. How about Thunderfang, Nightmare Void Spinner, or Venom Emperor?"

"Its name is Snowball." Nanzhi said before Feng Ran logged out of reality.

Feng Ran paused, then burst into laughter. "Snowball? That's so lame!"

A few seconds later...

"Sister-in-law, wait! Where are you going? Let me play with it!"

Nanzhi never looked back and mercilessly left the room with Snowball. Hmph! Let's go, Snowball. He dares to call the name I gave 'lame'? He's bound to be alone!

As for Lin Weihao…

He was a very simple man. He only said this phrase, "As long as it doesn't harm you, you can keep it."

Snowball looked at Lin Weihao. It chirped insistently at him. "Chi—!"

Nanzhi raised her brows after hearing what Snowball said.

Lin Weihao sensed it seemed to be saying something to him. He stared down at the creature and frowned, "What is it doing?"

Nanzhi propped her chin up, resting her cheek on her palm. "It's calling you father."

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This spider's eyesight was really bad. Now, it even called Lin Weihao its dad.

Lin Weihao's expression changed. An alien beast with intelligence and the ability to communicate? "If it's calling me father, what does it call you?"

"This little fellow called me Mother, seconds after it hatched." Maybe because she was the first one Snowball had seen?

Lin Weihao remained silent. Then, he reached out a single finger and—very lightly—tapped the spider's fluffy head. "It's so soft."

The spider let out a delighted chirp, vibrating happily.

"Chi—!"

He somehow remembered Haoran and began rubbing the spider's head.

Nanzhi could guess his thoughts. She coiled her pinky around his finger, offering him warmth.