Chapter 98: Gazing

"Face-to-face communication? Do you want me to go out?"

"When Du Jia Jia said this, she surprisingly didn't feel too much fear; perhaps in her subconscious, she had already regarded the cat as one of her own."

'"Yes." Tang Jing nodded.'

'"No, too risky." Dong Junwei immediately objected.'

'"Of course not all at once; Du Jia Jia can slowly walk out from under the door gap to test Little Yellow's reaction."'

"The door gap is about 1 centimeter high; the kitten's claws can't reach in, so as long as not the whole person goes out, there's no problem."

"By now, the most anxious person is actually Du Jia Jia herself; therefore, even though this still carries some danger, she is willing to take the risk."

'"I'll make an opening in the door so you don't have to bend over to go in and out." Chen Mu said.'

'"Mm." Du Jia Jia nodded firmly.'

"However, at this moment the commotion outside the door had ceased; evidently the cat had gone home."

'"We can only wait for it to come again next time."'

'"It seems that's indeed the case; as long as Du Jia Jia has something to do and doesn't feel bored, Little Yellow won't come."'

'"What if I pretend to be bored?" Du Jia Jia had a sudden idea.'

'"You can try, but I doubt it'll respond; can you really fool yourself like that?" Dong Junwei laughed.'

"The fact proved it."

"The psychic sense between Du Jia Jia and the cat truly cannot be feigned; perhaps because animals don't deceive people, humans also cannot communicate with it using a pretended mindset."

"Du Jia Jia even felt a bit guilty at one point."

"She felt sorry toward her soul mate."

"……"

"Sealing the door gap still had a final touch-up left, but to cooperate with Du Jia Jia's experiment, Lu Zhe temporarily stopped and turned to making an opening at the bottom edge of the door that allows a person to walk upright."

"This is much simpler than the previous lookout platform."

"Thus it was completed in just a few minutes."

"But after completion, Chen Mu stood in the slit resembling a passage, thought it over, and eventually fetched a piece of glass to place on the outside of the door."

"The others returned to their posts, only Tang Jing appeared behind Chen Mu at some point."

"Because the number of special-ability users in the team kept increasing, the diversity and complexity of abilities rose sharply; following Dong Junwei's proposal and everyone's agreement, Tang Jing was no longer assigned specific tasks—in other words, she could do nothing and devote each day to researching various abilities and offering strategies."

"It's rather interesting that someone who hasn't awakened spends every day teaching others how to develop their abilities."

'"Last time we discussed how your ability adheres to different materials; it seems progress is going well?"'

"Tang Jing watched Chen Mu install the glass onto the wooden door without any grooves or snap‑fit; from the outside it looked as if the glass's edge had melted directly into the wood rather than being simply inlaid."

'"This idea is good, not difficult; the only problem is that it consumes a lot of mental power."'

"The so‑called adhesion is actually like using glue to bond two objects of different materials."

"With Chen Mu's original ability, he could easily split a piece of stainless steel into two parts or fuse two pieces into one."

"But when the two materials are completely different, the effect becomes quite interesting."

"For example, after using the ability to fuse metal and glass into one, you can clearly see transparent glass mixed inside the metal block."

"And the uniformity of their mixture depends on Chen Mu's ability strength."

"Chen Mu even wondered whether, once his mental power becomes strong enough, he could completely fuse two different materials to produce a new material."

"And adhering glass to wood is merely a preliminary test of this idea, yet the result is surprisingly good—almost as if the glass had grown directly on the wood."

"However, the difficulty of bonding different materials varies; for instance, bonding plastic to metal is relatively easy, but connecting glass to wood is comparatively harder, and Tang Jing currently cannot explain the pattern or reason behind it."

"Chen Mu originally thought that at least the manifestation of his ability was already clear, but the deeper he researched, the more he discovered many unsolved mysteries."

"For example, he once used his ability on water and found that, although there was a slight effect, it could only produce ripples; he could not actually carry out the so‑called "change of shape," not even for an instant."

"From this he further wondered whether he could affect gases."

"In theory, the intermolecular forces of gases are weaker and their density lower than liquids', so they should be easier to reshape."

"But in fact, when Chen Mu directed his ability at the air, he produced no effect at all—not even a sensation."

"Of course, with his hands raised in the air as if to generate electricity, he still drew laughter from Wei Dalei and the others."

"……"

"Du Jia Jia was initially torn; she really didn't know how to communicate with a cat, feeling both hope and loss—she wanted the kitten to return quickly, yet also wished it would stay away until she was ready."

"But when an entire day passed the next day without seeing Little Yellow's shadow, she finally began to worry."

"Her anticipation instantly turned into fear."

"And just a few minutes later, the familiar meow appeared again outside the door."

"At this moment she finally confirmed that this kitten indeed shares some kind of psychic sense with her."

"Du Jia Jia took a deep breath, and under everyone's watchful eyes, she slowly walked to the door."

"Although there was glass separating them, Chen Mu still followed behind her as a precaution, with a chain attached to Du Jia Jia's waist and the other end held in his hand, ready to pull her back at any moment."

"The cat clearly sensed Du Jia Jia's presence; as the distance closed, its meows outside grew more urgent."

"Du Jia Jia glanced back at Chen Mu, who nodded at her."

"Then, summoning her courage, she stepped into the passage."

"Through the glass she could clearly see the cat's appearance."

"Pale yellow fur;"

"Each whisker crystal clear;"

"Adorable triangular "small" ears;"

"Curious and deep eyes;"

"……"

Although their physiques are worlds apart at this moment, humans' fondness for cats seems unchanged; even though they know the other could swallow them in one bite, girls like Zhao Xiao Yan and Du Jia Jia still can't help but have the crazy urge to hug the little kitten.

Outside, Little Yellow let out an urgent cry, obviously sensing Du Jia Jia's approach but unable to see her, a little anxious, scratching its ears and cheeks.

It kept making the eager yet clumsy movements characteristic of a little kitten, jumping up and down.

However, when Du Jia Jia pressed her hands against the glass and slowly brought her face closer,

the kitten's movement suddenly stalled.

Its eyes fixed firmly on the spot of the glass.

Chen Mu's heart was in his throat, waiting for it to do something out of the ordinary so he could pull Du Jia Jia back.

However, the next moment.

The kitten's movements slowed down.

It first blinked its eyes lightly.

Then it slowly walked to the side of the door, lay down gently, lowered its little head slowly, chin touching the ground, its pink nose pointing at the glass, its gaze curious and gentle as it stared at Du Jia Jia inside.

One person, one cat.

Thus they gazed at each other through the glass.

"Meow…"

The little kitten let out a soft cry that went straight to the bone.