The Last Cat in the Universe

Chapter 6

Yue An stopped causing trouble, which made the Marshal feel that everything was much smoother.

After getting enough sleep, Ji Xiuyun began to carefully sort out the remaining supplies in the safety cabin.

Yue An looked at Ji Xiuyun checking the supplies on the screen. He yawned, jumped off the bed, walked to the door and scratched it.

"Meow." He turned to Ji Xiuyun and meowed.

The Marshal glanced at him and asked, "Are you going out?"

Yue An looked at Ji Xiuyun walking over and turned his little head around. "Meow."

Ji Xiuyun raised his hand and was about to open the door when he seemed to have thought of something. He lowered his head and looked at the milky white furball. In the end, under the gaze of those round eyes, the marshal didn't say anything and opened the door.

Yue An took a step forward and disappeared without a trace.

The Marshal stood at the door for a while and left the door ajar.

He wanted to ask Yue An what he was going to do, but then he realized that he could not understand Yue An's meowing.

Thinking of the communication barrier, the Marshal was a little worried as he sorted out the supplies.

Since Yue An had agreed to go with him, Ji Xiuyun naturally began to think about the problem of raising Yue An.

Although using the word "raising" to describe the relationship between him and an intelligent creature of the same level seemed inappropriate, Ji Xiuyun could not find a suitable adjective for the time being due to Yue An's small size and habits that were very similar to that of a wild animal.

The communication problem had to be solved.

The Marshal recorded this matter on the holographic screen on the wall.

He also had to determine the level and type of the little fellow's ability. Since it was willing to go with him, if the little fellow had enough ability and he didn't mind, Ji Xiuyun would definitely carry the little furball with him to the battlefield.

After all, Little Furball had a special ability. If someone were to notice its abnormality, trouble would definitely follow. It would be more convenient to carry it around with him.

Apart from that, he also had to perform a genetic test on Little White after returning to the Imperial Planet and record the gene into the Star Web database …

There were too many things to do. The Marshal looked at the items recorded in the memo, put down his hand, and continued to count the supplies.

When Yue An returned, Ji Xiuyun had just finished checking the messages in the invisible chip. The message box was empty, and Marshal Kevin hadn't replied.

Ji Xiuyun heard the rustling outside. He pulled out the chip and turned to look at the crack in the door.

A white furry claw reached in through the crack in the door, trying to push the door open.

The Marshal looked at the claw that was waving around and wanted to laugh.

Yue An, who was outside the door, twitched his ears when he heard footsteps coming from inside the room.

"Meow!" Yue An retracted its claws and meowed towards the door.

Ji Xiuyun opened the door.

Yue An walked in, picked up the bag of seasoning, and walked back to the door. It reached out its claws and hooked Ji Xiuyun's trousers.

"Meow!"

The Marshal looked down at the little furball.

Little Furball also looked up at the Marshal.

This time, the Marshal didn't wait for Little Furball to speak again before he understood. "You want to eat barbecue?"

Yue An rubbed Ji Xiuyun's trousers. "Meow!"

The Marshal didn't think much of it. He had already finished counting the supplies and was about to walk around to maintain his daily exercise routine.

At the same time, Ji Xiuyun also wanted to satisfy his craving.

He put on an oxygen patch, picked up his tools, and followed Yue An out. When they reached the pond, the Marshal stopped in his tracks.

Yue An put down the bag of seasoning in its mouth and obediently rubbed Marshal's long legs.

Ji Xiuyun looked at the large circle of meat around the pond. The meat had already been skinned and dismembered. He looked down at Yue An expressionlessly.

Needless to say, the Yue An had been out for a long time. It had probably been doing this for a long time.

The Marshal looked at the perfectly dismembered animals. They flew in the sky, ran on the ground, and swam in the water. None of them had escaped.

"This."

The Marshal picked up a bird that was often served on the dining table. This bird's meat was fresh and chewy. It tasted great regardless of whether it was stewed or fried.

However, this kind of bird usually lived in forests.

As far as the eye could see, this area was full of barren land and withered grass.

"Where did it come from?" the Marshal asked as he scooped water to clean the meat.

Yue An stretched out its claws and pointed to the south. "Meow."

"Take me there when you're done eating," the Marshal said.

Yue An looked at Ji Xiuyun's skillful movements. It wagged its tail and said, "Meow."

"In the future, will you follow others when they give you something to eat?"

The Marshal teased the cat with the roasted bird. He looked at Yue An's anxious face and said, "Other people can't cook as well as I can."

— — Speaking purely from the aspect of roasting.

Yue An felt that Ji Xiuyun was extremely sinister. He was trying to use delicious food to tie him down!

Yue An didn't feel that it was his fault for being greedy. He happily passed the responsibility to the Marshal Ji, who was diligently roasting the meat beside him.

After the meal, they followed the Marshal for a stroll in a barren forest.

Yue An stopped halfway and looked up at the sky.

The gray sky was a little dark, and the water vapor in the air was getting thicker.

Ji Xiuyun also noticed the change in the air. "Is it going to rain?"

"Meow."

It wasn't just that.

The rainy season was coming.

The seasonal cycle on this planet was very special. When there was a drought, people would die. When there was a flood, they would die.

Yue An used to have a nest on a high slope. However, the slope had been smashed and even caved in. Now, they only had Ji Xiuyun's safety cabin left.

Now that it was the rainy season, if they left the safety cabin where it was, they would definitely be able to experience the beauty of the underwater world when they opened the cabin door in less than two days.

Therefore, when the first rain fell, which symbolized the end of the dry season, Yue An and Ji Xiuyun returned to the safety cabin. They turned on the thrusters and flew towards the withered forest that Ji Xiuyun had chosen.

The safety cabin's AI determined that the most suitable place to land was the trunk of a tree with many branches.

Marshal left everything to the AI. He looked at Yue An, who was squatting on his pillow and creating a pile of dirty plum blossoms.

"Little White."

Ji Xiuyun suddenly reached out and picked up the furball. He walked to the side of the console and pulled out a chair from the tightly sealed cabin wall. He then placed the furball in his hand on the console and asked, "Can you read?"

Yue An was stunned. He turned around and looked at the characters on the screen. He was shocked to find that he had become illiterate.

It had only been a few decades!

How did you humans even change your language?!

Yue An's expression said it all.

Marshal held the cat and pointed at the buttons on the control panel. He then started to teach Yue An how to read.

Yue An vaguely recalled the fear of being thrown into a classroom full of human children by the seniors of his clan when he had just gained sentience.

Marshal noticed that Yue An was not very interested. He said calmly, "Your name is not Little White."

What he meant was that once Yue An learned how to read, he would be able to tell him what his name was.

Yue An's pointy ears twitched. He was instantly energized.

"These three are Ji."

"Meow!"

"The pronunciation is …"

"Meow!"

"Okay. Next …"

"Meow …"

Every few hours, Yue An would rely on the fact that he had eaten spirit stones to waste his spiritual power. Therefore, he couldn't help but go out for a walk with his spiritual energy shield to block the rain.

Ji Xiuyun went out for a walk every day in a waterproof suit to make sure the water level was safe.

The man and the cat were trapped in the safety cabin by the heavy rain. Their teaching progress was extremely fast.

These days, Yue An found that Ji Xiuyun's emotions were actually quite rich — although he always had a straight face and looked expressionless, in fact, his temper was very good.

Ji Xiuyun discovered more than Yue An. He even had a small notebook dedicated to recording Yue An's habits.

For example, Yue An loved cleanliness and would spit out fur balls. Every few days, it would lie on the side and count its eight tails. After counting, it would hide seven tails and leave only one behind. Then, it would curl up into a ball.

Another example was that Yue An especially liked to sleep in warm places. It liked to chase its own tail in circles. It liked to catch moving things.

Another example was that Yue An's ability really caught Ji Xiuyun off guard.

Yue An had no problem in digging pits and setting fires, drawing water and blowing wind, and even summoning thunder and freezing ice. There were even a few deep claw marks on the wall of the cabin. Yue An had accidentally scratched too hard and left a few deep claw marks on the wall.

Every time Ji Xiuyun saw those claw marks, he felt that he should thank Yue An for not killing him.

Yue An never used its claws on him. When it was anxious, it would just angrily slap him with its paw or point its butt at him. Yue An had never used any special abilities on him.

Marshal Ji Xiuyun retracted his gaze from the claw marks and turned to look at Yue An, who was gently patting the back of his hand with its paw.

When Yue An saw him looking at it, it turned around and pressed a few buttons on the console.

Marshal Ji Xiuyun looked at it. "… Yue?"

"Meow ~" Yue An pressed a few more buttons.

"An?"

The little white furball wagged its tail happily. "Meow!"

"Yue An?" Ji Xiuyun was puzzled for a few seconds before he came back to his senses. "What's your name?"

"Meow!"

Yue An.

Marshal Ji Ji Xiuyun pursed his lips. His slightly raised and somewhat fierce eyes curved slightly. He forced himself to smile.

Then, he reached out and patted Yue An's little head.

Yue An let him pat it for a while. Then, it jumped off the console and walked to the small cabinet where the bags of spices were placed. It scratched the cabinet door.

Unfortunately, Ji Xiuyun told it, "We ran out of spices."

"…???"

Yue An looked as if it had been struck by lightning. It turned its head to look at Marshal Ji Xiuyun, who was sitting in front of the console and inserting the chip.

Forget it if there were no spirit stones!

It couldn't even eat barbecue!

Oh my god!

What was the point of a cat living!

Yue An squatted in front of the cabinet and curled up into a ball sadly.

Ji Xiuyun was routinely checking the information in the invisible chip. He inserted the chip and walked over to Yue An. He squatted down and gently poked the little furball. "There's still food."

Yue An raised its head to look at him.

In fact, among the food stored in the safety cabin, there were more than ten boxes of delicious compressed instant food other than the nutrient solution.

The food was placed in the safety cabin to relieve the psychological pressure of the escapees. After all, when faced with a difficult situation, people couldn't help but have pessimistic thoughts. Delicious food would more or less make people feel better.

"Meow!"

Yue An placed its two paws on Ji Xiuyun's knees. Its two cat eyes were shining.

Ji Xiuyun stood up and was about to take out the food when he saw a message on the screen.

It was a series of frequency band numbers.

Marshal Ji Xiuyun stood up and memorized the frequency band numbers. Then, he deleted the message and pulled out the chip. Then, he turned on the safety cabin's communication system and entered the frequency band numbers.

Yue An stood in front of the cabinet and saw Marshal Ji Xiuyun's series of actions. It groaned as it got up and walked over.

The person on the other end of the frequency band seemed to have been waiting for a long time. The moment the communication was sent, the person on the other end of the line picked up the screen.

The person who appeared on the screen was Ji Xiuyun's second-in-command.

He was so excited that he almost pressed his face against the screen. "Marshal Ji Xiuyun!

Are you okay?! "

Yue An paused when he heard this address. He walked to Ji Xiuyun's side and looked up at him.

He could clearly feel that Ji Xiuyun's aura had changed.

Yue An's relaxed and comfortable aura, which made Yue An want to doze off, disappeared completely. Instead, it was replaced by an aura that made all the hairs on Yue An's body stand on end.

This aura was very suitable for the title Marshal Ji Xiuyun.

Ji Xiuyun looked like he was in his thirties. He was completely different from the middle-aged Marshal that Yue An had the impression of.

It turned out that in the few decades that he had been away, Earth had not only developed a new language, but it had also entered the Universal Era. Even the highest military rank was no longer that important.

Yue An thought as he shook the hair on his body. He stretched out a little fingernail and began to climb up Mr. Marshal Ji Xiuyun's pants.

The other side of the screen was still asking questions.

"What injuries do you have on your body?

Do you need to bring medics?

What about supplies?

How is the planet's environment? Is it still safe?

Are there enough supplies left in the cabin? Also … "

Marshal Ji Xiuyun did not answer. He sensed that the little furball on his leg was moving. He directly lifted it up and placed it on the control panel. He then interrupted his second-in-command and said coldly, "Position."

"Yes!

The First Army is currently stationed in the capital of the 13th Star System! "

The second-in-command reflexively straightened his back. The next second, he glanced at the little white ball sitting on the control panel. His face was full of curiosity and confusion.

Marshal Ji Xiuyun had no intention of answering his doubts. He directly ordered, "All troops, break camp and return to the Imperial Planet. When you pass by the S13 system's 22nd planet, send a D-class reconnaissance ship down."

"Yes!"

"Also."

Marshal Ji Xiuyun glanced at Yue An, who was looking at the screen with his head tilted and his tail wagging behind him. He coldly added, "Prepare some snacks on the ship and put them directly in my bedroom."

As soon as he finished speaking, Marshal Ji Xiuyun hung up the communication.

Second-In-Command: …

Second-In-Command:???

Huh?

Snacks???

Did Marshal Ji Xiuyun hurt his head?!

The second-in-command's expression instantly turned to one of horror.