365 A Though ? (1/2)
Lion Head was adamant that she was right.
”I'm telling you,” she stated, ”Zhao Yao must have moved us to a new home! Look at how much bigger this place is! There's so much light now. And look at that glowing door! How is it possible that we're still in the space place?”
Uncle Egg was displeased. ”Why must he make so many changes? Weren't we perfectly fine before?”
A group of supercats had gathered to discuss the transformations made to their home. While they complained and whined, Zhao Yao had connected the pocket socket from his home to the power strips in the belly.
In that moment, the Cat Nation officially received electricity.
He then grabbed a modem and a bunch of cables and set up internet access in the belly.
After he explained his actions to the supercats, their doubt and suspicions immediately morphed into unadulterated excitement.
”I'll never lose connection in the middle of a match again!”
”The automatic toilets will never have to be charged again!”
”My phone will never run out of battery!”
Zhao Yao plugged each laptop to a socket in the power strips, granting them endless electricity. He then announced the wifi password to the eager supercats.
Those familiar with the internet scrambled to go online instantly. The majority of the cats, however, had never touched the internet before. They wore curious expressions as they started exploring new features.
Zhao Yao grinned. ”They're just curious now, but they'll be addicted in a couple weeks.”
He had successfully checked off the fourth task, earning 800 x 2 experience points. This brought his Book to Level 6 (4,562 / 20,000).
A fifth task had appeared as well.
Mission: Welcome more supercats
Objective: There's electricity, internet, great food, and a fantastic space. Your Cat Nation is now ready to accommodate more residents. Raise your supercat population to 50.
Reward: 1,600 experience points
Punishment: None
Zhao Yao licked his lips eagerly. ”It's really 1,600 points!”
He was thrilled that the reward points were doubling with each task, but this one worried him a little. It would not be easy to care for 50 supercats at once. He was not even sure how he could get his hands on so many.
”Each task brings me to closer to developing the perfect Cat Nation,” he thought.
He felt that he was at least halfway there. The cats' living space was now massive. The Light of Creation illuminated the once dank belly with loads of natural light. Even the food was great. The pairing of Michelin-starred cat rice and the Light's special powers had boosted the well-being of each resident. Every cat here was in the pink of health and had a thick, glossy coat of fur to show for it.
The belly also offered them opportunities to pursue their interests and hobbies. Dust Ball's little catmint plantation had been flourishing. The Sphynx had access to his own special training area. Most of the cats were absorbed by the plethora of online games available.
Zhao Yao could not help the amused smile that spread across his lips.
”Perhaps one day, there would be hundreds of supercats living here. This would be pretty interesting.”
As he savored this thought, the spirit of a cat gradually floated up to him.
It was Nekomata.
He had been diligently following Zhao Yao since the day the Cat King Competition ended. Every day, he would traverse back and forth from this house, to the cafe, and to Xiao Yu's house. This had been going on for close to two weeks.
He spent all his time closely watching and observing Zhao Yao's every move. He bore witness to his attempts at figuring out the Dimension Doorways. He had even followed Zhao Yao through the portal and ended up on the other side.
His eyes widened as he took in the new surroundings.
”Unbelievable. He has amassed an extraordinarily large number of cats for a person his age,” Nekomata thought.
He let out a low whistle. ”Is this fancy mansion just for them?”
His eventually turned his attention from the physical space to the number of cats that took up residence in it. Including the ones in the cafe, it seemed like Zhao Yao had more than 20 supercats.