Zhou Yi examined the card in his hand.
It was entirely black, with a matte texture resembling Light Soot Sand, featuring the outline of a white cat's head on the card's face.
This object wasn't actually physical but a visual result of the Fire Seed Civilization's consciousness projection onto the material side.
Just like the Night God and the Land God.
Xiao Fu impatiently said, "Let's see what it does."
Zhou Yi pinched the card between his index finger and thumb.
A female voice with an electric tone echoed in his mind.
It was Tietie's voice acting.
—— Guess who I am?
Zhou Yi's expression was odd.
The mechanism required an answer.
So he thought.
"Electric cat."
"Correct, it's the electric cat!"
Zhou Yi: "..."
What's the point of this process?
The card in his hand spun, transforming into an electric cat formed by blue arcs of electricity.
It stood upright like a human, with short limbs, carrying a black music player on its shoulder and standing on a white stone ball.
Zhou Yi keenly sensed that this conceptual electric cat was already a Light Core Body, with flowing, colorful lights all over.
It could use the mic master's [BGM Field], Tietie's [Forgotten], the Rock Core Clan's [Panoramic Reading], and the electric cat's inherent [Electric Shock] and [Penetration].
"Hello, Chairman! Nice to meet you, and thank you for giving me a new life."
The conceptual electric cat greeted politely with Tietie's female voice, appearing to be quite cheerful in personality.
Zhou Yi was a bit curious, "Are you the consciousness aggregation of the Fire Seed Civilization?"
"Yes."
The conceptual electric cat said, "Everyone formed me."
Zhou Yi conversed with it in detail.
The conceptual electric cat was a mechanism similar to drawing cards.
Initially, it appeared in the form of a cat card, presenting the riddle [Guess who I am], and as long as the answer was [Electric cat], it would establish a consciousness connection and project itself.
The power of the conceptual electric cat was provided by 150 electric cats, the mic master, Tietie, and the Rock Core Clan.
But each time it appeared, its skills were randomly combined.
It could be a combination of Tietie and the electric cat, sometimes the mic master and the electric cat, or even a full combination of Tietie + mic master + electric cat + T, but it all depended on luck.
The conceptual form of the electric cat was also related to its abilities; its upright stance came from the human Tietie, the player it carried was from the mic master, and the stone ball it stood on naturally belonged to the Rock Core Clan.
Only Zhou Yi could directly summon the full version.
He could also access this conceptual entity's perspective. Essentially, it was an extension of his consciousness.
Zhou Yi thought about it.
Adding more individuals with special abilities to this Fire Seed Civilization would result in an even more diverse combination of abilities, potentially creating a PLUS version of a dragon.
As long as there were enough Fire Seed Life forms, there would be an unlimited number of skills to call upon.
"That's theoretically possible, but practically difficult to achieve."
Xiao Fu reminded, "Currently, the conceptual entity has completed its basic structure. It will expand and grow along this system from now on. This means that the ratio of electric cats to the few Fire Seed Life forms is 150:3."
"If it's an ordinary ability or if the entity has no special features, integrating into the Fire Seed Civilization would just be a waste of a slot."
"The important thing is to enhance existing abilities and develop them further."
Zhou Yi calmed down as well.
During the battle with the dragon, its various abilities were flashy, but it couldn't use them after Zhou Yi took the initiative, making his single punch [Life Strike] more effective.
Abilities that produced a good chemical reaction were the best.
At least this electric cat could use both the BGM field and Tietie's [Forgotten], making it effective both for stealthy infiltration and as a combat vanguard.
Zhou Yi asked the Reverse Flow, "What should we do next?"
Xiao Fu said, "The conceptual entity has just been born and is only at LV1 Light Core Body. It will continue to grow. Due to the Fire Seed Civilization's special structure, it is almost immortal. As long as you, the carrier, are alive, even if it is eradicated by external forces, it can be reborn from within you."
"Right now, you are the Great Holy Spirit of this conceptual electric cat."
Zhou Yi thought that was great.
"Its growth is related to the strength and number of Fire Seed Life forms."
Xiao Fu said, "The 150 electric cats inside it represent its initial strength, and the more electric cats connected externally, the stronger it becomes."
"The crucial point is that as the Great Holy Spirit is unobservable directly, the origin of the conceptual electric cat being on you cannot be discovered. Even if seen, it will be assumed to be a naturally occurring concept of an electric cat."
Xiao Fu proudly said, "This design is tailor-made for you, utilizing existing environmental resources, something even seasoned Reverse Flow entities rarely achieve."
"Indeed amazing!"
Zhou Yi's praise was heartfelt.
Xiao Fu's mastery of the Circular Flow Technology and its control and utilization of the Fire Seed Life and Fire Seed Civilization were excellent.
This was evident over time.
"Da Zhou, from now on, the most critical tasks—searching for and acquiring those civilization legacies—can be entrusted to this guy!"
Xiao Fu said happily, "We're much safer now. Even if it dies, it can resurrect. There's no need for us to risk diving in ourselves, like last time which was very perilous."
It seemed this was the main reason for his active promotion of the conceptual electric cat's birth.
Zhou Yi said, "So how do we proceed? Let the conceptual electric cat operate freely?"
"Yes."
Xiao Fu said, "It knows what to do itself, though it's possible that some electric cats may not want to connect with it, but the majority should be willing to. The reason is simple—once connected, they can use the cat card and summon the conceptual electric cat for help in critical moments."
Zhou Yi understood.
The conceptual electric cat was somewhat like the manifestation of the electric cat organization's power. Joining it would mean responding to and receiving help from the concept, missing out if not joined.
Similar to a fraternity of electric cats.
Zhou Yi thus considered, "Can we also consider incorporating electric cats from the Spark Plain?"
He pondered.
That place, although dangerous, had a large number of electric cats.
If they could absorb some members from there, it would be truly beneficial.
"I don't know about that." Xiao Fu said, "Since I'm not a Concept Life, you'd have to ask the conceptual electric cat."
Zhou Yi immediately looked at the upright cat on his shoulder, "Can you go there?"
"Yes. I am currently in a consciousness form, unaffected by the material side."
The electric cat said, "But whether it works or not still needs a field test. I'll be back soon."
It turned into a mass of black and white mosaic and entered the consciousness side.
Ten minutes later.
The conceptual electric cat reappeared, with thicker electric arcs on its body, "I tried, it's possible."
"But there's a Light Core Body present there, yet [Forgotten] can prevent them from noticing my presence."
"I contacted more than 30 wild electric cats over there, who received me well. Due to their low intelligence, as long as they gain power and protection, they're willing to connect their consciousness."
"Some were unwilling, but I used [Forgotten] to erase their memories of me."
Thrilled, Zhou Yi said, "That's great, try to connect as many electric cats as possible."
"Yes, Chairman."
The conceptual electric cat said, "But I'll start by incorporating our own working electric cats before considering the Spark Plain."
"Do as you see fit."
Zhou Yi finally gave the conceptual electric cat a name.
"Let's call it [Cat God], simple and memorable."
"Understood. Cat God at your service, Chairman!"
Cat God began organizing the electric cats.
...
After organizing Cat God, Xiao Fu said, "Da Zhou, we need to have a serious talk."
"What do you think about this world?"
"You are an Old Human... although I don't know how you survived the Circular Flow impact, possibly due to your peculiar body."
"However, the reasons and the past don't matter; what matters is the future."
"Initially, you told me you wanted to establish a base and recreate the aspect of the Old Human era. You've done well."
"What I admire most is your measure of a life's value is not based solely on absolute power, much like us Reverse Flowers."
Xiao Fu said, "The various forms of life have their reasons and advantages. Collecting and reading enough civilization legacies will deepen this realization."
"There's no invincible race or worthless life."
"Superior beings fall to insignificant microorganisms; such occurrences are not uncommon."
"In this vast universe, only death and change are eternal."
Zhou Yi sensed a deeper meaning.
"Speak plainly, no need for circumspection between us."
"Alright."
Xiao Fu asked, "You plan to fight the Heavenly People, right?"
"Correct."
Zhou Yi's attitude was clear.
In this Wasteland World, the true enemy was the Heavenly People, the behind-the-scenes rulers and invaders.
The company's power was still very limited and might need decades or even centuries of development to establish a foundation and perhaps find a weakness in the Heavenly People.
The current strength was far from sufficient, focusing on development was essential.
"Understood."
"Since you're determined to fight the Heavenly People, I need to consider this formidable group seriously."
The Reverse Flowers said, "Although our group is not adept at combat, we have our growth methods."
"Generally, a life's growth path is either through individual enhancement and evolution or through collective power."
"But civilization and individuals are not separate paths but ultimately converge, merely entering different ascension channels."
"The path of the Reverse Flowers is to gather Fire Seed Life to create Fire Seed Civilizations and develop powerful conceptual entities for use."
"Civilization becomes a great personal force, our method. Your style aligns with ours, which is why I've always agreed with your approach, our concepts and paths are unified."
"Now, you have your first conceptual entity, Cat God, and the Development Alliance as your material foundation. It's time to enhance your own elements."
"Increasing element quantities to create light cores will turn them into levers to tap greater powers, magnifying effects by tens or hundreds of times."
Zhou Yi smiled wryly, "But my element is a mobile phone. To activate Channel 6, I need 4.3 billion phones... even searching the world won't suffice for further advancement."
"You can make them yourself."
"Given current industrial capabilities, it's impossible..." Zhou Yi shook his head.
Xiao Fu said, "You misunderstood. The essence of elements is their specific relation configuration affecting the consciousness side from the material side."
"The mobile phone element is a model of information connection and transmission."
"In this era, there are substitutes, with enough for continuous acquisition."
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