Bengtie: A Genius's Out-of-the-Domain Idea

Zhu Xing used the power of pleasure to quickly calm Dongfang Qiqing down, which amazed her.

"Is this the power of pleasure? It's amazing, I was completely unaware of it."

Zhu Xing: "I'm sorry, Sister Qi Qing, I couldn't control that passive emotional infection."

Dongfang Qiqing waved her hand: "It's alright, Zhuxing. To be honest, that feeling wasn't bad. But did you mean the 'gravity walk' you mentioned before was the legendary 'gravity walk' from the original doctor?"

Zhu Xing nodded: "Yes, the teacher found a damaged 'Gravity Walker' and successfully replicated it. I suspect it's not as good as the original, but it can be easily mass-produced."

Zhu Xing added, "Sister Qi Qing, your welfare list is in the document. We'll distribute a lot of things together after we take you to your residence."

Dongfang Qiqing: "Then I'll look forward to it (*^o^*)"

Zhu Xing pointed to a relatively large meteorite in front of him.

"Ta-da! Sister Qi Qing has arrived! This is 'Cat Cake House'!"

Upon hearing the words "Cat Cake," Dongfang Qiqing began to ponder: "'Cat Cake House'? This name..."

Chapter 67 A Glimpse into Cat Cake's Home

Dongfang Qiqing: "I remember that Cat Cake was on the 'Global Cutest Pets List.' It's generally said to be a creation of Ms. Ruan Mei, and Cat Cake is listed alongside Icefield Bear and Dream Beast as one of the most difficult-to-obtain cute pets!"

——"Adorable Pet Anecdotes, Part 1"——

This is an interesting anecdote from around the world. It was originally a competition among a few well-meaning people to see whose pet was cuter.

But 'cute' is a vague concept, and no one can make a fair and impartial judgment—except for the Pure Beauty Knight.

Pure Beauty Knight gladly accepted the invitation to this 'beauty' competition. However, this matter gradually aroused interest on the Interstellar Peace Network. "Interstellar Peace Company" took the opportunity to step in and sponsor the event, launching the "First Global Cutest Creature Competition".

The competition was unexpectedly popular, and people were very enthusiastic, so the second and third editions were held every year.

However, the list is usually dominated by the same races, with very few new species joining the ranks.

So some enthusiasts compiled a "Global Cutest Creature Ranking" based on past competition results. The ranking was based on multiple factors: the rating of the "Pure Beauty Knight," the financial support from sponsors, the results of the "Global Cutest Creature Competition," well-known individuals within the same species, popularity, rarity, etc.

Each aspect carries a certain weight, but the most interesting one on the list is undoubtedly the legendary 'honorable bottom spot', which has been at the bottom of the list for many consecutive years and has achieved a ranking of 100th – the piggy bank!

Because the piggy bank's position has remained unchanged, while the rankings of other items on the list have changed, the piggy bank's honor at the bottom has never changed, neither rising nor falling out.

But many people feel that there are many species that are even more 'cute' than piggy banks, and that piggy bank scores are inflated and there is something fishy going on.

And coincidentally, Toppa, a senior executive in the strategic investment department of "Interstellar Peace Company" and a debt collection expert, owns a piggy bank.

So everyone jokingly said that Director Toppa must have spent money to buy his way onto the leaderboard, otherwise Piggy Bank's bottom ranking wouldn't be so stable.

This is undoubtedly a very interesting speculation, but according to research, it is a rumor, a complete and utter rumor.

At the start of the first "Global Cutest Creatures Contest", Director Topa had not yet joined the Strategic Investment Department of "Interstellar Peace Company", nor did he own a piggy bank.

All of this is fabricated by fictitious historians; please be careful to distinguish between fact and fiction!

Furthermore, this newspaper has never received any tips or financial support from Director Toppa; this is also a rumor.

Author: Rice

Zhu Xing nodded: "Yes, this shop is indeed run by a giant cat cake."

Dongfang Qiqing's mouth dropped open: "Huh? Cat Cake Shop opened it??? I thought the owner kept a cat cake..."

Zhu Xing nodded: "Ah? That's right, it does indeed keep cat cakes."

Dongfang Qiqing was full of questions: "Cat cake... raise cat cake?"

Correction by Zhuxing: "It's about a big cat named Cat Cake who opened a cake shop called 'Cat Cake House' to earn money to support Cat Cake."

Dongfang Qiqing felt as if a head full of cat-shaped cakes were flying around her, spinning in circles.

Zhu Xing simply pulled Dongfang Qiqing over and planned to take her inside to see for herself; seeing is believing.

"Mmm~ Mummie~"

As soon as you enter, you can see a bunch of cats playing and frolicking.

In a corner of the kitchen, you can vaguely see an enormous cat-shaped cake, dressed in a strange-looking chef's uniform.

"There really are so many cat-shaped cakes!"

Dongfang Qiqing exclaimed in amazement, "There really are so many adorable creatures here!"

Dongfang Qiqing picked up one of them and said to Zhuxing, "Hey Zhuxing, this one looks just like you."

Zhu Xing took the Zhu Xing Cake: "Sister Qi Qing, don't you know Cat Cake well? You should know this is normal, right?"

"Why are there so many cat-shaped cakes here?" Dongfang Qiqing turned around and picked up another Ruan Mei cake.

Zhu Xing: "These are all cats abandoned by Ms. Ruan Mei. Many people wanted to adopt them, but as you can see..."

"A giant cat cake, or rather, a giant cat cake, whose genes had been added by 'Aha,' proposed the slogan of self-sufficiency while awaiting Ms. Ruan Mei's return, which garnered a collective response from the other cat cakes."

"They don't want to be adopted, otherwise I would definitely take this one with me~" Zhu Xing hugged Zhu Xing Gao and found a seat to sit down.

Dongfang Qiqing put down Ruan Meigao because she saw Aisida Gao. Dongfang Qiqing picked up Aisida Gao and sat opposite Zhuxing.

Just then, several cats hopped and skipped to the table. One stood still, another jumped onto it, and yet another gave it a powerful hop.

Finally, the three cat-shaped cakes were stacked together, and a form was handed over from the bottom up.

"Mmm~ Mummie~"

Zhu Xing took the order

"Wow, you have quite a lot of stuff today, but we don't need this order form. You're all regular customers, don't you know us? Four of each, um, five, three to go."

The three cats flew away one after another after hearing what Zhu Xing said.

Dongfang Qiqing: ?

Dongfang Qiqing: "If it can fly, why did you fold it up just now?"

While kneading the Zhuxing cake, Zhuxing said, "This is a performance. Some customers come for the pastries, while others come for the cat-shaped cakes."

Dongfang Qiqing: "...That makes sense."

—"Adorable Pet Anecdotes, Part Two"

Why are cat-shaped cakes so expensive?

Cat cakes are incredibly rare and highly sought after. It's rumored that whenever Ms. Ruan Mei's research makes some progress, she uses new technology to create entirely new cat cakes, but soon discards them.

Even so, there are not many cat-like creatures in the world, because they cannot reproduce on their own (suspected), are very fragile, and are very picky about their living environment.

Cat Cake's ranking high on the "World's Cutest Animals List" is largely due to its rarity.

As a result, each cat cake is worth a fortune, and this has even given rise to a profession called "cat hunter," who goes to the planet where Ms. Ruan Mei once lived.

He hopes to find a stray cat that was abandoned by Ms. Ruan Mei and not picked up by anyone else, and sell it to a wealthy person who is willing to pay a high price, thereby achieving financial freedom.

Whether these hunters got what they wanted is unknown, but a cat cake was indeed auctioned for a record-breaking 272 billion credits at the "Atuin Universal Auction".

—Excerpt from "Encyclopedia of the World 2157"

The giant cat cake hopped slowly and powerfully, followed by several plates of various kinds of pastries flying in the air.

I don't know why, even though things come flying in, it refuses to fly and instead insists on hopping.

One after another, beautifully arranged and delicately shaped pastries were placed on the table.

"Mmm~ Mmm~"

"Mmm~ Mmm-chu~"

Chapter 68 Cat Cake Doesn't Want to Work Hard

A cat-shaped cake wearing a chef's hat hangs on the edge of the table, making slow, rhythmic sounds.

Zhu Xing: "Regular synesthetic beacons cannot translate their language; they are introducing these things to us."

"Mmm~ Chu! Mmm~"

"This is a five-flavor yogurt, made from fermented hot goat milk from Luofu, and it has five flavors."

"Umm! Umm!!"

"It says this is a pudding tart made with giant terror bird eggs from 'Morelens'."

"Mmm! Mmm! Chu!!!"

"It says this is an almond meringue shortbread from the Medici region, fragrant, crispy, and crunchy."

"Woo~~~"

"This cake is sprinkled with cedar flakes from Orkelon, and the jam on the side is winter sun jam from Clementine."

Cat Cake looked teary-eyed, as if she was about to cry, and rushed towards Zhu Xing, but Zhu Xing caught her and held her in his arms, suppressing her with a flip of his hand.

Dongfang Qiqing said weakly, "Um... is that really what it means? I feel like something's not right."

"Ugh! Ooh! Awooo!!" Cat Cake bit Zhu Xing's hand.

"Zhu Xing remained unfazed: 'It said thank you for my translation.'"

Dongfang Qiqing realized that Zhu Xing was definitely talking nonsense.

Dongfang Qiqing rolled her eyes: "That sentence could mean anything, but it definitely doesn't mean this!"

Zhu Xing couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, okay, what it actually meant was that it didn't want to work hard anymore and wanted to find a long-term meal ticket to support it. It realized that you are a rich woman."

Then Zhuxing picked up the cat cake and swung it around by one leg.

Zhu Xing: "You ungrateful little thing, I wanted to take care of you but you wouldn't, how come you're already rushing to cling to Sister Qi Qing on her first visit?"

Cat Cake looked aggrieved and spoke in incomprehensible words, seemingly denouncing someone.

Zhu Xing gave an awkward smile.

Dongfang Qiqing didn't care about anything else. When she heard Zhuxing say that the cat cake wanted to follow her, her eyes lit up immediately, and she snatched the cat cake with both hands: "I'll keep it!"

Zhu Xing suddenly frowned almost imperceptibly, then immediately returned to normal.

Zhu Xing: "Sister Qi Qing, you eat first, I'm going to the restroom."

......

Lin Yi turned to look at the doorway, where a woman wearing a candy-colored tulle dress stood by the door, holding a small scalpel.

She moved forward with light, unhurried steps, the scalpel making a harsh, grating sound as it scraped against the wall.

Lin Yi's expression hardened: "Polka Kakamu?"

Lin Yi crossed his arms and tapped his fingers unconsciously: "Alright, you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days."

Polka Kaka's hand holding the scalpel left the wall, as if the sound she had just made was merely a deliberate reminder of her arrival to Lin Yi.

Polka Kakamu: "Hello, this is our first meeting, and it will also be our last. Genius from another world, you still have the chance to say your final words."

Lin Yi frowned: "You know?" After a moment of contemplation, he said: "Well, that's not surprising."

Lin Yi pressed Kakamu for an answer: "I expected you to come, but I didn't expect you to actually come. I want to know why? I shouldn't have crossed any so-called boundaries of knowledge, right?"

Lin Yi: "Why come now when we've been at peace for so many years? I don't think I've had any earth-shattering inventions or achievements recently."

Polka Kakamu: "It seems you know a lot, but although my visit is somewhat related to the singularity of knowledge, it's not much. More importantly, your very existence is like a fish entering a stagnant pond."

Polka O Kaka walked unhurriedly, but had already crossed the door, walked through the corridor, and officially entered the center of the Divine Firmament Space City where Lin Yi's main body was located.

Polka Kakamu: "The ripples you inadvertently created have already shaken the predetermined future. Your very existence is a provocation against that constant of chaos. Everything is turning towards the unknowable."

Lin Yi smiled broadly: "Then I am truly honored to be able to have such a significant impact on the world. This is enough to prove that I am no ordinary person, and it is also enough to prove that my thoughts and actions are not in vain."

Lin Yi strode forward: "Besides, what's the point of a world where everything is unchanging and fate is predetermined? That would be a boring world even more meaningless than nothingness itself."

Lin Yi spread his hands and looked sincerely at Polkakaka, saying:

“Polka, I don’t understand why you are so obsessed with such a monotonous and unexciting world. If you really want to be obsessed with that godlike feeling, you can just dream about it.”

Polka Kaka shook his head: "There is no need to conduct such a test. Everything I have done has never been for personal gain. Only a predetermined and knowable future can prevent the inevitable end."

Lin Yi retorted, "But the fact that the End Star God still exists says it all. I don't believe you don't understand what that means. There's no need to pretend to be selfless."

Kaka remained silent, seemingly too lazy to refute. She had heard similar words countless times and had offered countless explanations, but later she realized that silence was actually the best option.

Because it makes no difference whether you explain to a dying person or not, and it also makes no difference whether the person accepts it or not.