I started by watching videos, and I chose 10,000 combat power.

Time flies, and November 1st has arrived.

The seven-day National Day holiday went by faster than I expected.

Li Xiulan gets up early every day to cook porridge and steam buns, preparing breakfast in various ways.

Luo Ying's roommates were a little reserved at first, taking small sips of porridge from their bowls.

On the third day, things were different. After finishing her second bowl of porridge, Chen Yu handed the bowl to Li Xiulan and said, "Auntie, could you please give me another bowl?" Zhang Yue and Liu Qian also stopped being polite and started picking up food with their chopsticks faster than anyone else.

These past few days, Li Xiulan has been in charge of teaching them the first set of body-refining exercises.

Chen Yu has the best flexibility; she can perform the first movement perfectly after only two repetitions.

Zhang Yue was quite strong, but her body was a bit stiff. When she bent over, she couldn't reach the ground with her fingers, and she was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Liu Qian was the slowest learner, but she was the most serious. While others rested, she continued to practice. If one attempt wasn't enough, she would practice twice, and if two attempts still weren't enough, she would practice ten times.

After the seven-day holiday, all three of them were able to complete the first set of movements. Although the movements were not yet smooth, they had basically mastered the key points.

Luo Fei then instructed his two younger sisters and Chu Yue to learn the third set of body-refining techniques every day.

Zhao Lin was young and flexible, and although she struggled with the third movement for a few days, she quickly mastered it; Luo Ying had taken gene-enhancing drugs, so she learned even faster than Zhao Lin.

After the holiday, they all returned to school to continue their studies.

By mid-October, Chu Yue was finally able to steadily complete the final movement of her third set of movements.

She stood in the center of the courtyard, her hands slowly falling to her sides, her breathing gradually becoming steady. She opened her eyes, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.

Luo Fei said, "That's fine," and Chu Yue nodded.

That afternoon, she returned to her post and began teaching the other teams there.

Li Xiulan had been talking about it frequently since the first day Chu Yue left. When serving dishes, she would always set an extra set of chopsticks and bowls, only realizing it a while later, then shaking her head and taking the set away.

The next day, she set out an extra set of chopsticks and a bowl. Luo Weidong saw it but didn't dare to say anything.

In late October, scientists on board the spacecraft began producing the first batch of weapon prototypes.

Under Xiao Wan's guidance, the first particle cannon energy focusing crystal was successfully synthesized. It was a palm-sized, light blue, transparent crystal that felt slightly warm to the touch.

The reflective lens of the laser cannon was also successfully coated, and the silvery-white mirror surface was so smooth that no flaws could be found.

When Director Qin called Luo Fei to inform him of the news, his voice sounded less tired than usual. He said, "The first batch of samples passed the tests; the next step is small-batch production."

Luo Fei replied with only one word: "Okay".

He turned to Xiao Wan and asked, "Didn't you say you'd be studying for a month? Why is it started several days early?"

Xiao Wan explained that the calculations were based on normal daily study time, but none of those people were studying normally...

He went to space several more times during that month.

Each time he returned, the ring was filled with all sorts of ores, which were piled up in a warehouse in Kyoto. Eventually, the warehouse couldn't hold any more, so they were simply piled up outside, covered with a waterproof tarpaulin, making it look like a small mountain from a distance.

The robots on the spaceship worked day and night, carrying out purification, smelting, synthesis, and processing.

He also marked several key locations near Earth's orbit—low ​​Earth orbit, geosynchronous orbit, and Lagrange points.

For the past month, he has been voluntarily triggering the system every morning.

The items provided by the system are mostly daily necessities and electronic products. For example, one day it might be two thousand pairs of thermal socks, another day five hundred power banks, and yet another day a thousand down jackets, and so on.

Luo Fei put all these items into the ring, thinking that winter was coming soon and the elderly and children in the village might need them.

There are four options that are truly worth paying attention to.

The first is the complete set of technical data for the seawater desalination plant.

Luo Fei glanced at the instructions and learned that the device could process 100,000 tons of seawater per day and convert it into fresh water, while consuming only one-tenth of the energy required for existing seawater desalination technologies.

When Luo Fei handed the USB drive to Director Qin, Director Qin was eating a boxed lunch. He took the USB drive, placed it next to the lunchbox, and continued eating.

The second is the complete set of production materials for the weather controller.

The controller can regulate weather conditions within a 500-kilometer range, including rain, snow, hail prevention, and fog dissipation, making it many times more precise than current weather modification technologies.

The third is that his combat power doubled. Luo Fei's combat power increased from 20,000 to 40,000, and the energy in his body became even more abundant.

The fourth item was the formula for a specific drug for ALS. When Luo Fei handed the USB drive to Director Qin, Director Qin was in a meeting. He came out of the meeting room, took the USB drive, leaned against the corridor wall, and closed his eyes for a while.

This morning, Luo Fei woke up in the sunlight.

He rolled over, and the system activated in his mind.

[A divine choice has been triggered today.]

Options appear:

[Option A: Obtain one 'Divine Beast Cub'. This divine beast possesses pure blood, exceptional intelligence, and can communicate telepathically with its host. The cub is currently in its infancy and is small in size, but will gradually increase in size as it grows. Upon reaching adulthood, it will possess immense combat power, can freely change its size, and can control wind and thunder. After selection, the cub will be soul-bound to the host and will never betray them.]

Option B: Obtain a 'supercomputer' (with computing power one thousand times that of the most powerful supercomputer currently existing on Earth, and energy consumption of only one percent).

Luo Fei looked at the two options and tapped his finger lightly on the bed sheet.

The computing power of supercomputers would certainly have helped the development of Blue Star's technology in the past, but with spaceships and Xiao Wan already around, they seem rather useless.

As for the cubs of divine beasts, they can change their form, control wind and thunder, and communicate telepathically.

This thing is not a life form that should exist on Earth.

He chose A.

[Option A: Obtain: One Divine Beast Cub (Female, Race: Tiger). It is now soul-bound to the host and can be communicated through thought. The cub has been teleported to the host's side.]

A soft white light shone by the bedside.

After the light faded, a white tiger stood beside Luo Fei's bed.

Its size is similar to that of an adult Siberian tiger, with a body length of nearly two meters and a shoulder height of more than one meter. Its snow-white fur is without a single blemish.

Its eyes are ice blue, with vertical pupils that shrink to a thin line in the morning light.

It tilted its head and looked at Luo Fei, letting out a low growl.

Luo Fei was stunned.

He lay on the bed, and the tiger stood beside it, their eyes meeting.

The tiger's nose was almost touching his face, its cool tip brushing against his forehead, its breath carrying an indescribable scent.

He sat up, and the tiger took a step back, its tail swaying gently. The tip of its tail was pure white, like a whisk.

The man and the tiger stared at each other, neither of them moving.

He silently asked himself, "Can you hear me?"

A voice rang in his mind, a little girl's voice, clear and slightly childish, like a five or six-year-old girl being coquettish yet also answering a question seriously.

"Yes. You are my contractor. From now on, wherever you go, I will go. Whatever you ask me to do, I will do. But I am still young now, and many of my abilities have not yet developed. When I grow up, I can carry you, help you fight, and help you strike down enemies with lightning." The voice was very childish.

Luo Fei was silent for a moment before asking, "Can you shrink a little? I'm afraid you'll scare my parents the way you are now."

The white tiger tilted its head and thought for a moment, then blinked its icy blue eyes.

Its body began to shrink.

The limbs are shortened, the torso is narrowed, the tail becomes thinner, and the fur becomes shorter.

A few seconds later, a small white cat stood on the floor beside the bed. It was about the size of an average house cat, about three or four months old, with fluffy fur all over its body, round and chubby, like a white ball of fur.

Its eyes were still ice blue, and its pupils were still vertical, but they looked exceptionally large on its small face, like two blue glass beads.

It looked up at Luo Fei, its tail held straight up with the tip slightly curved, and said in the little girl's voice in his mind, "Will this work?"

"OK".

Luo Fei gave it a name and continued to communicate with it using his consciousness.

From now on, you'll be called Xiaobai.

Little White tilted its head, turned its ears, and wagged its tail, its inner voice carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Little White? What an ordinary name. I am a divine beast, and you call me Little White?"

Luo Fei said, "Easy to remember."

Xiao Bai thought for a moment, then lowered its ears and perked them up again. It sighed and said, "Fine, Xiao Bai it is. It's better than having no name at all."

Luo Fei got up, and Xiao Bai followed right behind him. Its paws made almost no sound as it stepped on the floor, its footsteps were very light, like stepping on cotton.

While he was washing up, Xiaobai squatted by the sink watching him brush his teeth. Toothpaste foam overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and it reached out its paw to touch it, but Luo Fei dodged it.

While he was changing clothes, Little White lay on the bed, its tail covering its nose, only revealing a pair of icy blue eyes, peeking at him through the gaps in its tail fur.

When he went downstairs, Xiaobai followed behind him. Its steps were very light, and each step landed next to where Luo Fei's feet landed, like a small shadow.

In the kitchen, Li Xiulan was serving porridge to the table.

The white porridge was thick, with the rice grains bursting open, and a few red dates floating on top, their red skins standing out vividly against the white porridge.

She was still holding a plate of pickled vegetables when she turned around and saw Luo Fei coming downstairs, followed by a small white cat. She paused, the plate of pickled vegetables wobbled in her hand, and a little juice spilled out and dripped onto the ground.

"Where did this kitten come from? It's so white and clean, like a snowball."

She placed the dish of pickled vegetables on the table, squatted down, and stretched out her hand.

Xiao Bai looked at the hand, hesitated for a moment, then walked over with cat-like steps and rubbed its head against Li Xiulan's fingers.

Its fur is very soft and smooth, like silk, like freshly carded cotton.

The moment Li Xiulan's fingers touched the top of its head, its eyes lit up and the corners of its mouth turned up.

"Oh my, this kitten is so cute, it's even rubbing against people."

She picked up Little White, who didn't struggle and nestled obediently in her arms, its tail wrapping around to cover its paws, its eyes narrowed into slits.

Luo Weidong walked into the yard, carrying a kettle. He saw the white cat in Li Xiulan's arms, paused at the door, and asked, "Where did this cat come from?"

Li Xiulan said, "Xiao Fei brought it back." Luo Weidong glanced at Luo Fei, said nothing, put the kettle in the corner, and walked to the dining table to sit down.

But while he was eating, his eyes kept glancing towards Xiaobai. Occasionally, when he was picking up food, his chopsticks would point in the wrong direction. He would pick up a slice of ginger and only realize it after chewing it a couple of times.

Luo Fei sat at the dining table drinking porridge and said something to Xiao Bai in his heart.

"Little White, from now on you'll stay with my parents. When I'm not home, you'll protect their safety. You're a mythical beast, and although you're still young, you should be fine, right?"