{"id":17740,"date":"2026-02-08T19:49:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T00:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=17740"},"modified":"2026-02-08T19:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T00:51:53","slug":"clwp162","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/clwp162\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossing to Live in the Wilderness Plains 162"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17740\" class=\"elementor elementor-17740\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42b0e849 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42b0e849\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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400;\">Chapter 162<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27289d08 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27289d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96ed63 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b96ed63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the evening, after Chen Qi had finished washing, he came out and saw Aze sitting blankly by the fire; Aze\u2019s hair still held droplets because it had not been dried, and the shoulders of his pajamas were wet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chen Qi walked over, placed his own towel on the other\u2019s head, and slowly wiped, reproaching, \u201cHow could you wash your hair and not dry it? What if you caught a cold like this?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze slightly raised his head and looked at Chen Qi, saying, \u201cI won\u2019t get sick.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes, yes \u2014 you\u2019re so healthy you won\u2019t get sick, but you still need to dry your hair properly after washing, you know.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d Aze obediently answered.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two stopped talking; the wood crackled in the silent hall, and the water in the pottery kettle had boiled. Aze took the kettle out, placed a few dried flowers into both their teacups, then poured the boiling water in \u2014 the dried flowers spun in the cups with the current, and the originally clear water slowly took on a faint yellow tint.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDid you have something on your mind?\u201d Chen Qi asked softly as he pinched Aze\u2019s earlobe, which had looked a little translucent against the backlight of the fire.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze heard this and nodded, paused, then shook his head.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chen Qi sat down beside him with amusement, placed the towel \u2014 which had become damp from wiping Aze\u2019s wet hair \u2014 on his own head, and continued to dry it; he had just washed his hair too, and the ends were still dripping. \u201cWere you actually worried about something or not?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze naturally took the towel from Chen Qi\u2019s hand; Chen Qi handed it to him, and then skillfully found a comfortable position to lie back, resting his head on the other\u2019s thigh.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAyan\u2019s words today\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHm?\u201d Chen Qi narrowed his eyes lazily, enjoying the feeling of the other\u2019s long, slightly cool fingers rubbing across his scalp as he waited for him to continue.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze fell silent for a moment. \u201cSince last winter, the dragon activity in the forest has been very abnormal. This coming winter would probably be more dangerous than usual. Even if we hid in the tribe, the dragons would likely attack the tribe directly as before.\u201d Aze\u2019s hand, which had been drying his hair, paused. \u201cIn previous times, there hadn\u2019t been many dragons, so the moat traps alone could stop them. But if next time the dragons came in several times or dozens of times more than before, these earthen walls alone might not be able to hold them back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6fbca elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd6fbca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crossing\u00a0 to Live in the Wilderness Plains (CLWP)\u00a0 is translated by Betwixted Translations. The site you&#8217;re reading this chapter on stole our translation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782a5f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782a5f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze had been through that battle, which had nearly driven the Rock-Mountain Tribe to extinction \u2014 no matter how long the fight lasted, the area had been full of the silhouettes of hyena-drakes, the fallen were all tribesmen\u2019s corpses, and blood had stained the snow red. Aze had once thought he would die in that battle; fortunately, they had held out in the end, and despite heavy casualties, many people had survived.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Aze did not want Chen Qi to experience such a great battle; he could not guarantee that he could protect Chen Qi from even a little harm in such chaotic scenes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chen Qi opened his eyes, reached out and touched the furrowed spot between Aze\u2019s brows, his lips curving slightly as he smiled, \u201cWhat? Are you afraid?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo.\u201d Aze shook his head. \u201cI\u2019m just worried you would get hurt.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThen what do you plan to do?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHold the walls \u2014 if one hyena-drake comes in, I would kill one, if a pair comes, kill a pair.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze\u2019s gaze darkened, and the determination in it made Chen Qi feel warm inside; he hooked a finger to signal the other to lower his head, and when Aze bent slightly, he quickly kissed the corner of his lips.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf a few giant creatures like stegosaurs charged in, the moat alone truly wouldn\u2019t hold. Last year, we encountered hyena-drakes that used snow bears to dig through; this year, it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if hyena-drakes used stegosauruses to cross the moat traps.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHyena-drakes using the strength of stegosauruses to cross the moat?\u201d Aze looked at Chen Qi in surprise \u2014 he had never considered that possibility. For reasons unknown, hyena-drakes had already appeared cooperating with ironshell-drakes; if even stegosauruses started appearing with hyena-drakes, it wouldn\u2019t just be this small Qi Ze City of a few dozen people that might not hold \u2014 even the Lion-Wolf Tribe of several thousand might not be able to defend itself.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would happen to the beastmen living in this area then? Move inland? Or merge into tribes more powerful than the Lion-Wolf Tribe?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was only a conjecture; after all, as long as we planned for the worst and considered defense with that as our objective, we wouldn\u2019t fear whatever method the hyena-drakes might use to attack.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze nodded in agreement.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f208568 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f208568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crossing\u00a0 to Live in the Wilderness Plains (CLWP)\u00a0 is translated by Betwixted Translations. The site you&#8217;re reading this chapter on stole our translation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11327b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11327b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chen Qi continued, \u201cWith our current defenses, we can still barely hold off one or two stegosauruses, but stopping a whole group of them would be impossible. And you saw the situation with the locust dragons last year \u2014 if a swarm of them charged toward us, their massive bodies alone could fill up the moat in no time. As long as they trampled over their fallen companions and attacked without restraint, our earthen walls would probably collapse within minutes.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Chen Qi\u2019s speculation went on, Aze\u2019s expression grew heavier and heavier. The moat had originally been designed merely to prevent the relatively smaller hyena-drakes. If even those large dragons went mad alongside the hyena-drakes, Aze didn\u2019t even dare to imagine it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Loya Forest, only herbivorous dragons tended to grow to enormous sizes. Carnivorous dragons \u2014 such as hyena-drakes, ironshell-drakes, and pterosaurs \u2014 rarely exceeded three meters in height. Adult hyena-drakes were about the same size as lions. This trait had long maintained a balance between the beastmen living near the forest and the dragons.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, with the various disturbances among the dragons in the past year, it felt as though they were no longer content to stay confined to the forest. In previous summers, beastmen never needed to worry about encountering dragons on the Dora Plains, but now not only were they appearing \u2014 they were doing so in groups. The hyena-drakes in particular, which used to attack beastmen only in the food-scarce winters, had begun prowling around the tribes much earlier. This was undoubtedly a warning to the beastmen: the long-standing balance between beastmen and dragons, maintained for thousands of years, was on the verge of breaking.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing Aze\u2019s somber expression, Chen Qi reached out to pinch and tug at the corners of his mouth. \u201cWhy do you always keep such a serious face at your age? Don\u2019t you know how good you look when you smile? You should smile more.\u201d Chen Qi grinned broadly, demonstrating, \u201cLike me \u2014 smile more, and my Aze will become the most handsome beastman in the tribe.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chen Qi had never liked how beastmen distinguished between \u201cfemales\u201d and \u201cmales.\u201d To him, these so-called females looked no different from ordinary men.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze\u2019s mouth twitched; he caught Chen Qi\u2019s mischievous hands from his face and lowered them. Though it felt awkward, he still tried smiling as Chen Qi had demonstrated, which only made Chen Qi burst into uncontrollable laughter, loud enough to draw Ajing out from his room, where he had been studying.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ajing stood at the doorway, blinking at the two people rolling around by the fire. He bent down, covering the eyes of the little wolf cub who had followed him out. \u201cSee no evil, see no evil,\u201d he muttered as he scooped the cub up, returned to his room, and locked the door.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing the sound of the door locking, Aze turned around, his face flushed red, only to see the already-closed door.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After laughing his fill, Chen Qi wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes. Aze, a little helpless, picked up the now fully steeped flower tea beside him and handed it over so Chen Qi could soothe his throat.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chen Qi sat up, took the cup, and sipped it. \u201cActually, you don\u2019t need to worry too much. Like I said, I was only thinking of the worst-case scenario. Hyena-drakes are carnivorous and even feed on herbivorous dragons \u2014 stegosauruses and locust dragons wouldn\u2019t necessarily obey their command.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a99261 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67a99261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crossing\u00a0 to Live in the Wilderness Plains (CLWP)\u00a0 is translated by Betwixted Translations. The site you&#8217;re reading this chapter on stole our translation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6c5899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f6c5899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, stegosauruses and locust dragons were solitary creatures. Attacking beastmen brought them no benefit at all. As long as the beastmen didn\u2019t provoke them first, it was hard to imagine they would attack the plains without reason. Of course, if something provoked them, that would be another matter.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe situation you described isn\u2019t impossible,\u201d Aze said. \u201cWe should tell Uncle Azhang about this. If it really happens, we can be prepared early. Whether we fight, retreat, or merge with another tribe, Qi Ze City needs to plan its fallback route in advance.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chen Qi nodded. \u201cBut even if it happens, that doesn\u2019t mean we have no way to defend ourselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze looked at him with doubt. \u201cDidn\u2019t you just say our moat and city walls couldn\u2019t hold?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt would indeed be difficult to defend completely relying only on the moat and earthen wall.\u201d Chen Qi stood up, went to the table, and fetched a bound sketchbook. Taking a cooled charcoal stick from the fire, he began drawing while speaking to Aze. \u201cWinter is almost here \u2014 and what\u2019s most abundant in winter? Snow. We have an endless supply of snow to use.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLast year we built an ice wall, and we\u2019ve discussed it before. This time, we can build another ice wall outside the moat. Then we can set up barriers like deer stakes and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chevaux-de-frise*<\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and dig several large traps beyond the ice wall. Most importantly, we still have one crucial weapon.\u201d Chen Qi quickly sketched a few diagrams in the book, tapping one with the charcoal. \u201cGunpowder. As long as we use it properly, no matter what kind of dragon comes, we\u2019ll make sure it never returns.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*A chevaux-de-frise is a defensive obstacle consisting of a timber frame with spikes, blades, or barbed wire protruding from it, used to block enemy troops, especially cavalry. It can be a portable barricade for closing gaps in fortifications or a static row of spikes or broken glass on top of a wall to prevent intrusion. The name is French for &#8220;Frisian horses,&#8221; supposedly because it was first used by the Frisian army to counter enemy cavalry (src google)\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listening to his partner\u2019s calm yet powerful voice, Aze felt momentarily dazed. He had always believed that his mate needed his full protection \u2014 yet even though Chen Qi wasn\u2019t a warrior, he could protect himself, and even protect the entire tribe. No one else in the tribe had ever spoken or acted the way Chen Qi did.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aze\u2019s lips parted slightly, but in the end, he only buried his head against Chen Qi\u2019s shoulder. He didn\u2019t know if Chen Qi\u2019s ideas could truly stop a dragon attack, but whether or not they worked, if dragons dared to assault the tribe this winter, he would never allow even a single one to set foot in Qi Ze City.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLet\u2019s discuss the defenses with everyone tomorrow and prepare early,\u201d Chen Qi said. \u201cAfter all, winter\u2019s almost here, and some things must be ready before it arrives.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMmm.\u201d Chen Qi ran his fingers through Aze\u2019s still-damp, soft hair. \u201cBy the way, you missed your birthday this year while you were out hunting snow bears. I never told you \u2014 happy birthday, my Aze.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a89aa6d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a89aa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44373b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44373b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Words from the Translation Crew<\/span><\/h3><p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal;\">Miiya: 2 of 3 for the week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563a1ca5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"563a1ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60e6f737 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60e6f737\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71a7c28b\" data-id=\"71a7c28b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58978080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58978080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Translator: Miiya<\/em><br \/><em>Editor: MushroomKnight73<br \/>Proofreader: Yume<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d02f6c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50d02f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e340787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e340787\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b50dfb\" data-id=\"71b50dfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3078c43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3078c43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Editor stepping into the realm of MTL translating, starting with CLWP. Support this translation with a Ko-fi. Three Ko-fis will add an extra chapter from the stockpile to the next weekly release.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a74a3f2\" data-id=\"2a74a3f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d78a0fe elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d78a0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/mimiiya\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mug-hot\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy Miiya a Coffee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fc8c6a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fc8c6a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-440f869f\" data-id=\"440f869f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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