Wasteland Development Diary

Chapter 217: Intentional or Accidental?


"Chairman, that's how it is."

Bai Shier finished speaking in one breath.

Zhou Yi was also confused.

How come I didn't know there's a new light-core electric cat in the company?

He looked at You Ai beside him.

The Minister of Power said, "Chairman, we just received the news as well. The Cat God confirmed this matter. We didn't know this situation before… so we came immediately to report to you."

Zhou Yi summoned the Cat God for inquiry.

Electric arcs on the Cat God's body flashed faintly: "Chairman, this matter was very sudden. At that time, Bai Shier underwent an unusual evolution, so I investigated and discovered a very strong consciousness. Finally, through St. George, it was confirmed to be that cat, Da Li."

"Its Savior Creed is nothing special, simply to save groups in crisis and give them hope and vitality."

"Cat Da Li has been missing for five days."

"I found electric cats associated with Cat Da Li one by one and eventually learned that it left for the Forbidden Continent during a thunderstorm. We have electric facilities along the way there, so it wasn't hard to get there."

Zhou Yi frowned.

The Forbidden Continent is highly dangerous.

The wild killer rats possess a [Deadly] trait, and their minimum strength is B level. Plus, they are fiercely aggressive, making it very dangerous for electric cats to confront them.

The places where Cat Da Li can go are very limited.

Zhou Yi asked, "The Sparking Plains?"

"Yes, Chairman."

The Cat God said, "It went to the Sparking Plains. I followed it there and visited the local electric cats, finding out that Cat Da Li was trying to persuade the wild electric cats there."

"It urged the wild electric cats to unite and said it would lead them away to escape the domination of the light-core electric cats. Many wild electric cats believed it and fled with it from the region. The number was at least 6,000."

Zhou Yi was shocked: "So many electric cats followed it? That environment should be most conducive to the growth of electric cats… how did it convince those wild electric cats?"

Even the Cat God had a hard time connecting those wild electric cats.

The Cat God said, "Cat Da Li told the electric cats there that it could help them gain freedom and become light-core bodies."

"And they believed it?"

"They believed it."

"…"

For a moment, Zhou Yi felt it was incredible.

The fiercely independent wild electric cats were actually swayed by Cat Da Li to leave their homeland and come out of the Sparking Plains.

"This is a promise I cannot make either, because I don't know how to turn them into light-core bodies."

The Cat God looked helpless: "But Cat Da Li was very confident. After checking its history, I found it was a member of the Thunderbolt Group. It didn't pass the company's exam due to overconfidence, aggressive style, and a love for high-risk extreme operations…"

"However, on second thought, only such a character could achieve this. No other electric cat could possibly do it."

"It wasn't deceiving those electric cats; it truly believed that by following this path, it could become a light-core body. By leveraging the Savior Creed and achieving the highest difficulty of the creed, one could receive feedback and power beyond common sense."

"As the results show, it indeed succeeded."

"Cat Da Li chose the electric cat community, leading a large number of wild electric cats out of the Sparking Plains. It indeed found much more freedom for them and taught them how to use conductors, thunderclouds, and electric facilities."

"The last information indicates that Cat Da Li became a light-core body in the Sparking Plains, clashed with the light-core electric cats there, and then disappeared."

Zhou Yi didn't know what to say.

One might say this guy was causing trouble, but it really made a name for itself. It became the first electric cat in the company's history to elevate itself to a light-core body, which could have founded its own sect in the past.

Because of its growth, Bai Shier, related to the creed, also received a huge boost.

You could say it found a path for the electric cats, but it was a nearly irreplicable path.

By leading a large number of low-level wild electric cats to escape, this major event would quickly spread in the Forbidden Continent. The next follower would probably not have such an effect.

Now, Cat Da Li became a light-core body, leading its electric cat army and wandering around the thunderclouds, turning into an unstable factor itself.

Zhou Yi pinched his brow.

"Cat God."

"Here."

"Find Cat Da Li."

"Yes!"

The Cat God cautiously added, "Just, Chairman, Cat Da Li is now also a light-core body. With the benefits obtained through the Savior Creed, its consciousness strength is now very high. It refuses to open its consciousness mark to me, and without summoning me, I can't find its whereabouts… I can only rely on clues from other electric cats."

"Keep looking."

Zhou Yi knew this was not going to be easy.

The Cat God disappeared.

Zhou Yi composed himself and looked at Bai Shier beside him, his face full of admiration: "You developed the Savior Creed, providing a path for unemployed electric cats to be independent and self-reliant. In a world where the number of electric cats will only increase, what you've done is significant."

"This undoubtedly deserves another Wasteland Invention Award. You're the first among the younger generation to win twice. Truly, a hero among the youth, a role model for the younger generation."

Hearing this praise, the young, white-haired man smiled modestly: "Thank you, Chairman, for your praise. It was just a stroke of luck and a spark of inspiration."

Zhou Yi asked, "Is there any reward you desire?"

The young man thought for a moment: "Chairman, I'd like to join the Power Department and participate in the deep development of the electric cat field. This is a great undertaking, not less than the Floating Heart, and I hope to contribute."

"Good."

Zhou Yi nodded: "But aren't you in the Mushroom Laboratory now? Are you going to completely leave your work there and come here?"

"No need."

The young man was self-assured: "I can handle both. Chairman, I'll work at the Mushroom Laboratory during the day and the Power Department at night. With the electric cat transcoder, a lot of work can be done online. I'm managing projects on both sides, and I don't need sleep, so I'll proceed with both simultaneously."

Zhou Yi was surprised, "Not tired?"

"Not tired!"

Bai Shier firmly said: "I won't delay either side. Please trust me. The Mushroom Laboratory and electric cats also have some interconnected points. Being overly immersed in a narrow field will instead limit one's ideas."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Alright. But take care of your health; for young people, health is most important. The future relies on you."

"Yes, Chairman!"

As the Savior Creed became popular among electric cats and the number of Cat Hero Organization members increased, St. George Church also saw some changes.

The cracks on its surface gradually disappeared, and the mottled stone walls appeared solemn and dignified, no longer as dilapidated as before.

St. George was very pleased: "Chairman, I feel great now! Coming to the company was the right choice."

"The Savior Creed has gained so much support and endorsement! I couldn't have imagined this in the past!"

"The company is fantastic!"

Zhou Yi was more curious: "This characteristic doesn't seem to have brought you much improvement?"

"Chairman, the more saviors, the more beneficial it is to Dragon Slayer Saint George. We are essentially one. When needed, I can summon it, but now, it is too weak and needs more saviors to activate and restore its power."

"Most of my power has gone to it."

St. George Church was unlike the company's other alien employees. It had a special innate link with specific concept life forms.

When necessary, it could summon to merge and become its complete form.

Two days later.

Zhou Yi was watching Yuan Xiao grill meat when the Cat God suddenly appeared.

It was glowing blue, and its electric arcs suddenly expanded, engulfing Zhou Yi and Yuan Xiao.

"Chairman, there's a light-core body approaching! It's very dangerous!"

Zhou Yi's eyes sharpened.

An assassin?

But in almost an instant, the Cat God said, "Huh, it's actually it…"

Its entire electric glow suddenly receded, and it shrank to its normal size: "Chairman, it's Cat Da Li. It's contacted me and wants to see you."

Zhou Yi was a bit surprised but said, "Let it come."

Ten seconds later.

A ball of electricity flashed into the room.

"Chairman, I am Cat Da Li. Please, save me."

Zhou Yi scrutinized the light-core electric cat in front of him.

Cat Da Li retained its cat head, but its lower half was composed of flickering electric arcs, forming a lightning cape, somewhat resembling a cat-headed Spark Knight.

At the moment, its glow was dim, the arcs on its cape were intermittently active, and one of its ears drooped, indicating poor health.

Zhou Yi asked, "What's wrong?"

"Chairman, they are hunting me."

Cat Da Li emitted a crackling, sorrowful sound: "It's those guys from the Sparking Plains. There are many of them, seven light-core electric cats chasing me. I can't beat them and am being constantly pursued. Please, save me!"

Zhou Yi's face twitched.

Those light-core electric cats absorbing power in the Sparking Plains were all provoked by this guy.

He opened a can of Lecco.

"What did you do?"

"I didn't do much, just took away more than 10,000 electric cats... "

Zhou Yi almost choked on his cola.

"How many?"

"12,117 electric cats, all poor electric cats. I just liberated those trapped by the olden times, and those light-core bodies started hunting me..."

Cat Da Li said angrily.

Zhou Yi frowned: "Would light-core electric cats care about other electric cats?"

"I took away two-thirds of the electric cats there and disturbed them. They cursed me, calling me a stray cat and saying I came to beg. They cursed really nastily... so I argued with them, and in a fit of anger, I accidentally moved a transparent castle in the clouds."

Damn!

Zhou Yi said coldly: "Was it intentional or accidental."

Cat Da Li was silent for a moment and then said softly, "It was intentional."

"Why move the transparent castle over there?"

"They cursed me first, saying I'm a wild cat and a filthy outsider coming to beg, calling me stupid, and spouting some impossible nonsense... I couldn't stand it!"

Cat Da Li, wrapped in flickering electric arcs, fumed: "Their most precious possession was the transparent castle, so I took the largest, most central one, and then they started hunting me."

"..."

"Chairman, I present the castle to you! Please save me... I'm about to be killed, they are many, and I'm the company's cat, you can't abandon me... they are searching for me everywhere."

Cat Da Li's voice carried a sobbing tone.

Zhou Yi's face twitched.

This kid only thought of running back for help after causing such chaos.

He thought carefully.

Overall, Cat Da Li hadn't done anything heinous; it was a new approach for the company's electric cats.

Zhou Yi made a quick decision: "Go and hide on Mars now, follow Ice Pot, and work on the Mars Project."

"Yes, okay!"

Cat Da Li rejoiced: "Thank you, Chairman, you always have a way!"

Then it said, "Chairman, I placed the transparent castle in a hidden place. It's quite unique, a treasure."

"There's a creature inside; its entire body is white solid, but it can't communicate."

Zhou Yi's eyes sharpened.

Does the transparent castle above the Sparking Plains also have that kind of Snowman?

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