Reincarnated as a Tabby Cat: Daily Life with the School Beauty Empress

Chapter 41: Sticking Together Brings Warmth Points (2)

Yichen decided to conduct an experiment.

He nuzzled closer, burying his head even deeper into Murong Qingfeng's arms, while increasing the frequency and intensity of his kneading.

"Oh dear, you're getting more and more clingy, my cat." Murong Qingfeng laughed and pulled him closer, resting his chin on the top of his head.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have unlocked a new scene and had a close encounter with your master's friend! Warmth value from Murong Qingfeng +2000!]

Yichen's cat head buzzed.

[Two, two thousand? Adding to the previous two hundred, Teacher Qingfeng alone gave two thousand two!]

My God—is this the power of social interaction?

[Before, I toiled away trying to get close to Su Qianxue, working myself to the bone all night for just a few hundred yuan. Now, with a couple more people petting the cat, it's like taking off!]

[Wait, I need to calm down. The reward for "unlocking new scenes" should be a one-time event; I can't expect to trigger it every day. But daily contact warmth points are a stable source. Letting them hug and rub against me every day can easily accumulate several hundred points.]

[Previously it was a single source of income, now it's multiple sources running in parallel! Warmth index? Easily controlled!]

Yichen was so excited that its tail spun around.

Su Qianxue stood aside, watching her cat roll around in another woman's arms, rubbing against her and stepping on her, her expression somewhat subtle.

I can't quite describe the feeling.

I'm not angry.

I just feel that this cat is a bit heartless.

"Alright." She walked over, reached out and pulled Yichen out of Murong Qingfeng's arms, placing him back on her shoulder.

The movements were light, but firm.

Yichen: "Meow?"

【Huh? What's going on? I'm generating revenue right now!】

Su Qianxue ignored him and turned to Murong Qingfeng: "Teacher Qingfeng, why don't we let the contracted beasts stay together for a while to develop their rapport? We can watch from the sidelines."

"Good idea." Murong Qingfeng summoned the wind dragon again, and Murong Hui also released the phoenix.

The three contracted beasts—a 20-meter-long azure wind dragon, a 5-meter-long clear fire phoenix, and a palm-sized black tabby cat—met in the center of the training field.

The scene was extremely jarring.

The phoenix tilted its head and stared at Yichen, then gently touched him with the tip of its wing.

The wind dragon brought its huge head closer, and the airflow from its nostrils blew Yi Chen half a meter off the ground.

Yi Chen's hair stood on end, and he turned around to glare at Feng Long.

[Try spraying it again? Believe me, Cat Lord will give you a hundred times the gravity!]

The wind dragon seemed to sense something, and its head retracted slightly.

Murong Qingfeng chuckled beside him, "Don't worry, Cangbi won't hurt it."

Su Qianxue found a seat and watched the interaction between the three contracted beasts, one large and two small, in the center of the training field.

Yi Chen weaved between the phoenix and the wind dragon, the difference in their sizes making him seem as if he were strolling between two mountains.

Phoenix occasionally lowered its head to preen Yichen's feathers with its beak, while the wind dragon lay quietly, occasionally flicking its tail.

Murong Hui sat down next to Su Qianxue, took out a bag of snacks, dried fruit made from some kind of spiritual fruit, and handed it over.

"Want some?"

Su Qianxue glanced at it but didn't reach out: "Thank you, no need."

"Okay, I'll eat it myself then." Murong Hui picked one up and threw it into her mouth, chewed it a couple of times, "Your cat is really interesting. Yesterday, its illusion magic on the arena almost got me into serious trouble, but today it's as obedient as a real kitten in my hands."

Su Qianxue did not respond.

Murong Hui didn't care and continued chewing on the dried fruit, her gaze fixed on the center of the training field.

A few minutes later, she spoke again: "So, what's your decision?"

"What?"

"Regarding the Murong family," Murong Hui said casually, not in a pressure tone, "I said you're welcome anytime. It wasn't just polite talk."

Su Qianxue looked at the center of the training field, where Yi Chen was standing on the back of a phoenix, being carried around the field. The cat had its four legs draped over the phoenix's feathers, its ears were blown against its head by the wind, but it looked quite content.

"I don't need anyone to back me up right now," Su Qianxue said, "but if I need help someday..."

She paused for a moment.

"I will speak up."

Murong Hui smiled.

"Then I'll wait."

At the other end of the training field, Yichen rode on the back of a phoenix, which flew low and slowly, the air currents created by its flapping wings feeling warm. The wind dragon lay on the ground, its eyes half-closed. Looking at this large and small pair, the dragon's expression could be translated as: childish.

Yichen lay nestled in the phoenix's soft feathers, squinting as he calculated his day's harvest.

[Candlelight dinner: 8,800. Murong Hui: 1,100. Teacher Qingfeng: 2,200. Total: 12,100.]

[Adding to the previous reserves, the Warmth Value should be over 15,000. We need 50,000 to reach the next evolution, so we're still 35,000 short.]

At the current pace—if we can maintain daily interaction with these few people and then find a way to unlock more new scenes—

[One month. At most one month, Cat Lord will be able to evolve into an Emperor-level being.]

He rolled over and lay on his back on the phoenix, his emerald green cat eyes gazing at the ceiling of the training field.

Upon reaching the Emperor level, you can learn the sixth skill: summoning an alien cat-like being from another world.

By then—hehe.

The phoenix circled once more before landing steadily in front of Su Qianxue.

Yichen jumped down, shook its fur, and jumped back onto Su Qianxue's shoulder.

Su Qianxue reached out and touched his head.

"Have you had enough fun?"

"Meow."

[This isn't play; this is work. Cat Master calls this social media monetization; you wouldn't understand.]

Murong Qingfeng clapped his hands and walked to the center of the training ground.

"Alright, we've gotten to know each other pretty well. Classes will officially begin tomorrow. Su Qianxue and Murong Hui, report to the training ground at 6:00 AM every day. One minute late will result in an extra hour of training, and ten minutes late will result in running twenty laps around the outer perimeter of the academy."

Her tone was calm, but the light in her phoenix eyes left no room for bargaining.

"Let's go back and rest today." She glanced at Yichen on Su Qianxue's shoulder. "And by the way..."

Her lips twitched slightly.

"Bring your cat tomorrow too. I'm very interested in its skill set and would like to do a detailed test."

Especially that gravitational space—if I'm not mistaken, that cat's potential is far beyond the King level.

Su Qianxue nodded.

[Test it is, Cat Lord isn't afraid.] Yi Chen snorted inwardly. [But Teacher Qingfeng, could you hug me again tomorrow? The longer the better. Warmth points, the more the merrier.]

He yawned and nestled into Su Qianxue's shoulder.

That's how our first day of meeting ended.

As I stepped out of that small building, the sun was shining brightly. In the autumn of the capital, the sky was high and the air was crisp, with the sweet scent of osmanthus blossoms carried on the breeze.

Su Qianxue walked along the tree-lined path, her shadow stretched long by the sunlight.

Yichen leaned on her shoulder, half-closing his eyes, pondering how to find the best balance between "training" and "revenue generation" tomorrow.

A cat's life is fulfilling and wonderful.

Current Warmth Level: 15150/50000