Chapter 140: Cats are the gentleness of this world

"What exactly is a cat? Well... I didn't expect you to ask this question."
The orange cat Yang Lao was stunned for a moment, then stared at Tang Mu carefully for a while, and asked tentatively: "Do you really know nothing? There are some things that should come naturally the moment you become a cat. The earth knows."
Tom shook his head, it really didn't know these things.
It doesn't even understand its own identityWhether he is a cat or not.
Because it feels that although there are similarities between itself and other cats, there are more differences.
But it would be wrong to say that it is not a cat.
After all, its Meow star account and Meow City address were given to it by the system.
My Tom Cat body is somewhat related to cats.
"Forget it, we still have a lot of time anyway, let's go to the teahouse over there to eat and chat, let's go!"
Old Orange Cat Yang walked towards the antique teahouse on the side with his hands behind his back.
When Tang Mu saw this, he quickly followed.
The little money-lover still doesn't forget to complain: "Why do you want me to treat you?"
The old man Ju Maoyang didn't reply: "You young man has no martial ethics. Not only did you sneak attack on me, an old man, but I am already very old. You still want to fuck my balls. How can you apologize?"
"Well……"
Tang Mu was speechless, but Yang Lao seemed to have no problem with what he said.
Okay, let's treat him. Anyway, he made a lot of money from the system boss, so it's okay to treat him to afternoon tea.
Following the orange cat Yang Lao, he entered the teahouse.
Although the appearance of this tea house looks full of antique style, the interior decoration is somewhat reminiscent of McDonald's and KFC, but it is still in the ancient Chinese style.
"Come this way, let's go upstairs and talk."
Yang Lao was obviously a regular customer here, so he took Tang Mu directly to the second floor.
The two cats found a seat by the window and sat down. Yang Lao took the tablet on the side of the table and ordered a few snacks on it. He also ordered a bottle of liquor that he had never heard of before he stopped ordering. .
"What do you want to eat?"
When Tang Mu heard this, he pulled the tablet over and took a look, and found that there were quite a few things for sale here.
It's just that this meal is a treat for yourself, or you can just eat casually.
If Mr. Yang invites guests, he can eat with all his heart.
With this in mind, Tang Mu ordered a bottle of wheat juice and a dozen barbecue skewers.
The main purpose now is not to eat, just eat whatever you want.
After ordering the meal, while waiting for it to be served, Tang Mu looked at Mr. Yang with burning eyes, with an obvious intention to let him continue the previous topic.
Seeing this, Orange Mao Yang Lao shook his head and said in an old-fashioned way: "You said you, a young man, can just ask me if you have any questions. You still have to do the previous operations. Isn't this just a fool's errand?"
Mr. Yang is obviously still a little worried about Tang Mu's previous operations.
When Tang Mu saw this, he smiled flatteringly: "Isn't this a treat to apologize?"
Yang Lao shook his head again and sighed, and said: "Forget it, I thought you knew this at first. I didn't introduce it to you when you first came to Miao City. Now just treat it as completing the work I didn't finish before. "
"You ask me what a cat is. I don't know what other people think of it, but if you ask me, it should be a natural phenomenon."
"natural phenomenon?"
This statement is quite strange. Tang Mu did not expect Yang Lao to say this.
"Well, it's a natural phenomenon. It's not aliens or other intelligent life forms hidden on the earth. If we don't call them cats, it would be more appropriate to call them ghosts."
Hearing what Yang Lao said, Tang Mu's brows gradually relaxed, and his mind seemed to be opened, and he suddenly figured out a lot of things.
No wonder that when he first came to Miao City, Yang Lao would say something about obsession.
At that time, it felt a little strange.
Now I finally know what's wrong.
"You mean, the cats in this city were all humans in the past?"
This answer was something that Tang Mu had never thought of before. When he said this, there was still some uncertainty in his tone.
"Hey! Look at what you said, as if you were not a human before."
Yang Lao said casually, but Tang Mu's heart was hammered hard by this light sentence. The whole cat was shocked as if it was struck by lightning!
yes! It was also a human before it became Tom Cat.
Then why can't the cats in this cat city be humans?
If you put it this way, you can really be considered a cat, right?
It's just that unlike others who have turned into all kinds of ordinary cats, I have turned into a rather outrageous Tom Cat.
"Then...why do we people become cats?"

Based on what Yang Lao said before, Tang Mu actually had a guess in his mind.
But the emotional impact of this guess was too complicated. Tang Mu didn't know what he was feeling at this time, and he didn't know what he was worried about before Yang Lao gave him the answer.
But the fact is that facts will not change because of other people's thoughts.
Therefore, as it should be, it remains so.
"I didn't expect you didn't even know this, but it seems like you have already guessed the answer."
While Mr. Yang was chatting, the waiter had already brought the drinks. The other side dishes would take some time and would have to be served later.
After thanking the waiter, Mr. Yang opened the wine bottle and poured himself a small glass. He first ate some fried rice provided by the restaurant, and then took a sip of white wine.
Gently putting down the wine glass, Orange Cat Yang Lao looked at Tang Mu, and then continued: "Just as you guessed. It is the obsession that is strong enough after our death that makes meThey became cats. However, just having obsession is of no use. "
"If it weren't for this cat city, even if we became cat people, we would be just ordinary cats in the outside world. You should also know this very well."
What Yang Lao was talking about was its state outside.
It turned into an ordinary orange cat, and it didn't even know how to resist Tom's balls.
Having said this, Mr. Yang looked at Tang Mu with some doubts.
It's still very strange.
Why can Tang Mu still stay awake in the outside world? This is the first time Yang Lao has seen this kind of cat.
But now that Yang Lao is older, his inquiring mind is not as strong as when he was young.
Therefore, although I had some doubts in my heart, I didn't ask any more questions.
Thoughts about Tang Mu passed through his mind, and the orange cat Yang Lao continued.
"There is only one Meow City in the world, but the passages leading to Meow City are all over the world. As long as there are passages to Meow City nearby, cats without self-awareness will instinctively approach the passage."
"As long as you enter the channel, your memories and thoughts as a human will be restored. What you did when you were outside will also be retained as a memory."
"As I told you before, although we have become cats, our life span is as short as cats, only ten or twenty years."
"But this is just a trivial matter. After all, we have all died once. The years we have survived as cats can be regarded as earned."
"And all humans who can become cats must have certain obsessions before death. These people generally don't care too much about life and death. Most of them are thinking about how to satisfy their obsessions."
Tang Mu sat at the table opposite Mr. Yang and listened quietly.
After it had spoken so many paragraphs and was drinking wine and eating uncooked rice, Tang Mu took the time to sigh: "It sounds a bit like ghosts and the underworld. Meows are ghosts with obsessions, and Meow City is... Let them live in the underworld."
Hearing Tang Mu's metaphor, Mr. Yang couldn't help but smile.
Nodding in agreement, "You are right to say that. We are indeed a group of ghosts wearing cat skins, wandering around the world."
"Your dishes are here too. They're all here. If you need anything else, just call us."
At this moment, the snacks ordered by Tang Mu and Yang Lao were also served.
The food in this restaurant is quite fast.
Tang Mu picked up the beef skewers and ate them.
While chewing the barbecue in his mouth, he was also sorting out the information he had just received from Mr. Yang.
Based on the currently known information.
Mr. Yang was right when he said that cats are a natural phenomenon.
​First of all, a human being.
Either accidental death or natural death.
But because of his strong obsession, he turned into a cat after death.
At this time, this cat is just an ordinary cat.
It's just that under the influence of human subconsciousness, cats will behave differently from natural cats, which are all manifestations of obsession.
If there is a Meow City passage around.
They will be instinctively attracted to the passage, and finally enter the cat city like the underworld.
In this special space, all cats will regain their human memories and thinking and become real cats.
By thinking normally in Meow City, they can also make more preparations in Meow City, or make more money, thereby having an impact on the outside world.
That's exactly what the cat tower does.
If a cat's obsession is that it cannot leave a house for its family, it can make money as a cat at this time, and then buy a house for its family members outside through the cat tower.
Of course, every cat's obsessions are very different, and the ways they satisfy their obsessions are naturally also different.
But in any case, at this time, Tang Mu had roughly understood what the situation of the cats and the cat city was like.
Of course, this chat with Mr. Yang is not over yet.
Tom Mu still has one last question, which can also be said to be the most important question.
That violin that Tom Mu has no memory of...
This is the key to Tang Mu finding Yang Lao.
"Mr. Yang, will humans lose their memory after they become cats?"
Tang Mu looked at Mr. Yang nervously.
Guan Suisui probably didn't lie. She wouldn't lie and joke to a cat.
Since Guan Suisui said that the violin was given to her by herself before, then it should be hers.
Since Guan Suisui was not wrong, he had no impression of it at all.
Then there is only one possibility.
In the process of humans becoming cats, they will lose a piece of memory.
In this way, it seems that I have really lost a memory.
Think about it carefully, how did you enter the mission world "Demon Slayer" for the first time?
no impression.
No impression at all.
It seemed that I had appeared directly in the world of Demon Slayer.
Then start doing system tasks without any sense of disobedience.
At that time...
Or in other words, for a long time after that, Tom Mu didn't even think about similar issues.
If Guan Suisui hadn't said anything about the violin today, Tang Mu probably wouldn't have noticed this.
"Yes, it is true that every cat has lost part of their memory. Some cats have more and some cats have less, but without exception they all have symptoms of amnesia. I am the same. Maybe this is what it takes to stay in the human world. payPay the price. "
Yang Lao felt a little sad, but he was not sad about it.
It has long passed that sentimental age.
He is very satisfied with his current life.
How many people don't have this opportunity to have more than ten years to make up for their regrets?
Yang Lao feels that all the cats in the city are lucky.
Orange Cat Yang Lao's words undoubtedly proved that Tang Mu's guess was correct.
But Tom would rather guess wrong.
Because this means that not only did it die once, but it also lost part of its memory in the process of transforming into Tom Cat.
In other words, maybe Guan Suisui is really his girlfriend?
No wonder she would introduce herself as Tang Mu's girlfriend to the residents of the community and Grandma Lan.
At that time, Tom Mu was still shocked in his heart by this girl's boldness.
After obviously just going on a blind date and dating a few times, I dared to declare to the outside world that the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend was that of friends.
It took me a long time, but I didn't remember...
Depend on!
Fortunately, it turned into a cat at that time. If it had lost its memory as a human, it would have turned into a scumbag on the spot...
Tom Mu's thoughts had begun to wander.
In this short period of time, too much information has been received.
Completely explains the strange things that it either discovered or didn't discover before.
Looking at the stupid look of Tang Mu in front of him, Yang Lao shook his head and told the last thing he knew.
"The length of memory lost by each cat is not limited, but one thing is the same. They don't remember how they died."
"Well... it's not entirely correct to say that I don't remember it at all. At least I still have a general impression of how I died. I just don't remember the details, such as natural death and unnatural death."
"I died of natural causes, so I am luckier than those who died of unnatural causes. Because I have lived a complete life, and the life of a cat is a pure profit."
Speaking of this, Mr. Yang still looked a little proud.
After listening to Yang Lao's words, Tang Mu thought about it carefully. It seemed that it could really recall some memories about his own death.
But that memory is very vague.
It's like looking through the fog or fishing for the moon in the water, it's not always very real.
But just as Mr. Yang said, although I can't remember the details clearly, I can always remember the general outline.
Yang Lao was lucky enough to die naturally.
The ten or twenty years of this cat's life are purely earned.
But according to my own memory, it seems that I died accidentally...
He died in his twenties. Even if the cat's ten or twenty years of life were included, he would only live to be thirty or forty years old.
Unnatural death is indeed much worse.
Fortunately, I became Tom Cat, so my lifespan is not a big problem, and I can rely on the system to transform back into a human, so there is no problem.
However, judging from the vague memory, it seems that he was killed by the system...
Um……
Recalling this vague memory, Tang Mu's inner thoughts were very complicated for a while.
[System boss, don't you have any comment on this? I was eating hot pot and singing, and suddenly my head was hit by you! Have you considered my feelings and the feelings of hot pot? 】
After finally figuring out everything, Tang Mu began to investigate the system.
Although being able to be bound by the system and turn into Tom Cat is not necessarily a bad thing.
But his own death system does have an unshirkable responsibility.
"Buzzing——"
At the same time, Tom Mu's cell phone started to vibrate.
Tom Mu took out his mobile phone and found a transfer notification from its Meow Star app.
[Transfer 10,000 yuan into your account]
Seeing this, Tang Mu raised his eyebrows.
Oops! What a surprise!
Quickly suppressing the joy in his heart, Tang Mu looked sad again.
[Boss, do you want to buy a life for ten thousand yuan? It doesn't matter that I died, my girlfriend was so sad, and I even lost my memory because of it. 】
"Buzzing——"
[Transfer 10,000 yuan into your account]
Let me go, I have money again, it's really good!
At this moment, Tom Mu suddenly didn't want to work anymore.
Traveling across the world to work and make money is not as satisfying as collecting money from the boss of the system.

【Boss! 】
Tom was still ready to howl.
【Snapped! 】
The system chose to close the call and rejected Tom Mu's behavior.
It would be nice to give him 20,000 yuan as comfort.
If it were anyone else, let alone asking the system to give money.
Even if you bankrupt your family and give money to the system, you still want the system to bind you, even if you die and become a cat.
If Tom Mu's behavior was seen by others, he would be criticized as being ungrateful.
But Tom also has his own ideas.
The system is indeed a good thing.
But it wasn't Tang Mu who begged the system to bind it.
On the contrary, the system still forcibly bound Tom Mu without asking for his permission.
This even led to Tom's death and transformation into a cat.
Due to both emotion and reason, Tang Mu's compensation was taken for granted, even a little too little.
After all, given Tom's character, he didn't have much desire for Tom Cat's power.
It has always been a person who is content with a small amount of money.
"Okay, tell me everything you want to knowYour time is limited. Let's go back for the time being. Remember to pay the bill. "
After finishing the appetizers, Yang Lao asked Tang Mu to leave.
Tang Mu scanned the code and followed him out.
While walking, Tang Mu suddenly asked curiously: "Mr. Yang, what is your obsession?"
Hearing this, Mr. Yang chuckled and did not hide it. He said with a smile: "Of course it's your Grandma Lan. She is my wife. I can't bear to have her alone."
While talking, Tang Mu and Yang Lao had already left Miao City.
Yang Lao, who originally looked like an old man, suddenly turned back into an ordinary orange cat.
It seems that he has no memory of what happened in Meow City.
But under the influence of subconscious mind, the orange cat Little Sun trotted all the way to the backyard of the community.
There is his wife who has been with him all his life.
Even though its human body has decayed, the obsession of not wanting Grandma Lan to be lonely made Yang Lao transform into an orange cat and continue to accompany his lover.
Following Little Sun, she ran to the backyard of the community and looked at the happy smile on Grandma Lan's face as she bent over and picked up Little Sun on the lawn.
Tang Mu suddenly had a new answer to the question he asked Mr. Yang.
"What exactly are cats?"
"Perhaps, cats are the gentleness of this world..."
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