Zhou Yi first thought of the Big Buddha.

It had been crushed by the Dead Sea Master twice, but had grown rapidly. However, the Big Buddha was currently on the Moon with the White King, creating the Sun Eye and learning the technical experience of its predecessor.

It needed to settle down for a while.

Otherwise, if it consumed the energy blocks and ended up getting destroyed again, it would be a waste.

Among the company's alien employees, only Jade City and Yalong Bay were not yet Light Core Bodies.

From a personal perspective, Zhou Yi's No. 1 alien was Jade City.

Jade City, however, said, "Commissioner, Yalong Bay deserves this opportunity more. Please let it be promoted."

"The current focus of the company is transforming the Dead Sea, with all departments concentrating their efforts."

"I handle logistics, providing homes for residents. Though it's not a large scale, combined with the Mushroom House District, it meets people's housing needs."

"Yalong Bay possesses unparalleled talent; it is the energy supply end of our building lives, continually transforming and absorbing the Dead Sea energy and transmitting it into our bodies."

"Having it turn into a Light Core Body first would be more beneficial for the company and would help all the building lives."

"An LV5 energy block can enable Yalong Bay to undergo qualitative change."

From a benefit standpoint, this was indeed the case.

Zhou Yi said, "You're right, but I've already decided, this time it's your turn."

Jade City was puzzled, "Why? Commissioner, I don't understand."

Zhou Yi sat on the rooftop, watching the snowflakes fall lightly in the courtyard under the umbrella.

"Jade City, you are the home that all employees long to live in; you represent a place of belonging in the company."

"You are also my home."

"No matter how far the company goes, everyone needs a comfortable and relaxing home to return to after work. We all always yearn for a better house."

Jade City said, "Commissioner, I'm sorry, I haven't been able to keep up with everyone's progress."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but laugh, "I'm not criticizing you. Anyway, I've decided, it's you. Quickly absorb the energy block and become a Light Core Body!"

"Yes."

Upon receiving the order,

Jade City absorbed the LV5 Light Core Body into itself.

The Cat God began to protect and assist Jade City in transforming its body.

A large amount of snow solidified on Jade City's surface, turning it into an ice sculpture building, with other small and high-rise buildings exhibiting the same condition.

The Cat God said, "Chairman, please don't worry. Jade City has concentrated all its energy to create the Light Core, stopping the heating on the surface. It seems to be related to its element choices, which are different from the existing elements of other building lives."

Basic housing functions were not affected, except the built-in heating, water, and lighting systems were paused.

Zhou Yi instructed Cao Dayuan to issue an announcement, informing everyone that Jade City was undergoing internal facility maintenance to ensure the stable operation of daily functions and would soon meet everyone again.

Residents were seeing such a situation for the first time, but they remained very calm.

Two days later.

The snow on Jade City melted, and its building surface gained a faint light film, with a slight change in appearance.

A red samurai crab logo was etched on the building wall, along with a large number ①, indicating its designation as Building A.

The other side became a black glass projection wall, which began to play Samurai Crab Adventure, with significant improvements in detail and finesse.

A blue arc cat head also appeared on the curtain-like glass wall.

The cat head flew from the upper right corner to the center of the screen, enlarging and turning into an anime girl with pink hair and cat ears.

Smiling, she said in a girlish voice, "Hello, residents. I am Biting Cat."

"This is a news bulletin. Jade City has completed its maintenance and upgraded with new functionalities."

"The new features include: Each building is equipped with a projection wall, with resolution increased from 640x480 to 1280×960. The projection wall and Electric Cat have been connected and integrated into the Net under the Machine Stacks Service."

"We have added Electric Cat Walkie-Talkies, which will be gradually assigned to each household. From now on, each Jade City building can directly communicate with everyone, and residents' needs and feedback will be addressed more promptly."

"For more changes, please experience them firsthand."

"Today's news ends here. Thank you, meow. See you next time."

Biting Cat then shrank back into a cat, returned to the upper right corner, and disappeared.

Residents, initially stunned, quickly started discussing excitedly.

"Electric Cat… So this is what it looks like!"

"I want to have one."

"No way. That's an A-grade Working Electric Cat, a senior company's official employee! More likely, it would adopt you!"

"Not impossible..."

"Will the news cat appear again in the future?"

"Biting Cat is from the Program Department; let's ask around there."

"I heard Electric Treasure is also nice. I listened to it once; it has a soft voice."

"Thunderball is great too. When I worked at the Mushroom Laboratory, I saw it. It's super lively, very polite, and composed..."

All this information reached Zhou Yi's ears.

He was a bit helpless.

The evolution of Jade City, the protagonist, had its limelight completely stolen by the Electric Cat host.

Quite pitiful.

However, this was actually Zhou Yi's idea.

After Jade City advanced to Light Core Body, it underwent a comprehensive upgrade based on its existing structure.

The projection wall enhanced the resolution, and the Electric Cat Walkie-Talkies, already in the internal testing phase, began to roll out massively within the Development Alliance.

Building lives and Electric Cats could become integrated.

Zhou Yi contemplated using the traits of Electric Cats to involve them in more affairs.

For example,

as Masked Men.

It was naturally fitting for them.

And the effect seemed very good so far.

The strength of the Electric Cat group was high, at least B-grade, equivalent to Sea Territorial Master Level. Due to the company's training model, they were very stable in character, appearing harmless and often making people forget they were actually terrifying monsters in the wild.

Initially, Zhou Yi thought about allocating an Electric Cat to each person.

However, after encountering various Working Electric Cats, from Pikachu to Electric Treasure to the now popular Cat Dali, he realized that Electric Cats had their own personalities and preferences.

They were also employees of the company now.

No longer simply pets or powerful combat creatures.

Plans had to be adjusted accordingly.

Yet, Zhou Yi had always sought ways to further integrate them into the lives of new humans, without finding the right entry point.

After all, Electric Cats' way of life differed significantly from humans. They lived on electricity and had no desire or need to interact with people.

This time, Jade City's advancement presented an opportunity for Zhou Yi to experiment.

The result was positive.

He called Qian Su to share his plan.

"Let Electric Cats appear on screens as virtual figures, engaging in various exchanges and broadcasting work... This is unprecedented."

Qian Su was intrigued, but also said, "But there is no prior example; we don't know if everyone can accept it."

"There are such examples."

Zhou Yi explained, "Old humans widely used virtual figures, many real people even used virtual avatars for live broadcasts, with great success. This has been validated, so we can be assured."

In the entertainment-scarce Wasteland era, Electric Cats as virtual figures would be a great addition.

"I plan for you to manage this."

"Me?"

Qian Su touched the furry hat on her head, "But Chairman, I only know how to sell weapons and handle military supplies. I've never done anything like live broadcasts or virtual avatars before. Totally inexperienced in this."

"No problem, I've had Recursive City collect a large amount of old human video material for you to study. After all, it's a form of service sales. The audience is the customer, spending their time. As long as they spend their time watching our news and interactions, it's a gain for us…"

Zhou Yi, not deeply versed in this area, could only explain what little he knew.

Qian Su's eyes brightened, "Oh, so we're building a media! Yes, this way we can surpass the existing Machine City services. Though their information is comprehensive and detailed, it needs to be filtered and is very stiff, focusing only on efficiency and poor user experience due to the lack of understanding of human nuance."

"With Electric Cats offering video services, they can maintain personalized images!"

"Just like the clubs in Flower Town, offering more emotional services, allowing people to stay happy and relaxed during conversations... That will be our huge competitive strength!"

"Chairman, I understand your idea!"

"But I'll need to find Xiao Tao and the others; they specialize in this and can better package the Electric Cat hosts!"

Zhou Yi said, "Go ahead, do it!"

Qian Su hurried to the Clothing Factory to find Xiao Tao.

Zhou Yi then turned his attention back to Jade City.

"How do you feel now?"

"Commissioner, I feel good."

Jade City said, "After becoming a Light Core Body, my consciousness capacity has expanded greatly. Many things that used to confuse me or that I couldn't understand, I now find easy to comprehend and figure out."

"After advancing, my sensitivity to perceive the world has greatly increased. A vast amount of information can be processed through consciousness fragments, allowing me to emerge from past confusion."

"No wonder you wanted me to advance."

"It puts me on a higher peak, with the fog at my feet, no longer a problem."

Zhou Yi felt gratified, "That's good."

"Commissioner, I've been troubled about how to make the new beings better than me. Other lives can enroll in Mushroom Forest Primary School, but building lives can't."

This alien employee said slowly, "Now I realize that building lives inherently possess unique physiological structures. They don't need to grow in the human manner but should freely grow according to their advantages."

"As long as a building life exists, it will grow, the difference being the pace."

"Currently, this is the best era for building lives. We can communicate with each other, move, fly anywhere we want, and strengthen ourselves…"

Jade City said, "Commissioner, I've decided to make good use of my abilities."

"The Light Core Body broke through my previous limitations. I am no longer bound by twelve units and can expand indefinitely. However, to keep them thinking and growing, I will extend their development cycles."

"Now, I will continually cultivate new Jade Cities and support them in establishing their own districts."

"They will enter all parts of this world to coexist and integrate with other life forms, finding their own paths."

"Please approve."

Zhou Yi waved his hand, "Approved! Go for it!"

"Thank you for your approval."

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