When Ruan Mei saw the message from Pei Guang, she fell into complete silence.
Using her own equipment and the genes she had left behind to create an Emanator... this made Ruan Mei fall into an even deeper silence.
As she remained silent, she looked at the message on her phone. After a few seconds, she replied.
"Feel free to use whatever is left behind."
Earlier, through Pei Guang, she had obtained what she wanted. The results of the two tests on simulating the universe also told her not to compare herself with someone as special as Pei Guang, who was beyond comparison.
This special existence of his seemed to be a being who aligned with all paths of destiny, whose every action would draw the attention of the Aeons. In this case, overthinking would only lead to unnecessary frustration.
But despite saying that, the thought of Pei Guang using the things she left behind to create an Emanator did leave Ruan Mei with a slight feeling of... unhappiness.
Pei Guang, on the other hand, looked at Ruan Mei's indifferent reply and curiously turned to Stelle. "Look at this, she only replied with a few words. Maybe we hit a nerve?"
Stelle, shrugging, responded, "Considering what we're doing, most people would probably be upset, right? But now that you mention it... if even the Aeon of Erudition can create a Cat Cake, can we do the same?"
Stelle had a bold idea at this moment, while Pei Guang, looking at the remaining Light Cone, began thinking seriously. "Let's give it a try. Who knows, maybe we can make an Aeon Cat Cake!"
Pei Guang was intrigued, though he felt that having a Aeon version of himself wasn't all that surprising.
Many games have small in-game items or pets that resemble cute versions of their characters—like the Doom plush toy in Doom?
But when he thought about using a Light Cone for synthesis, he felt a bit of pain in his heart. Though he could get it back once, who knew what would happen next?
What else could be used besides the Light Cone? Pei Guang fell into deep thought, and after a moment, his eyes lit up.
Actually, there was something else that could be used besides the Light Cone. With this realization, Pei Guang happily started his synthesis journey, with Stelle continuing to assist him.
While Pei Guang was synthesizing Cat Cakes, the Cat Cake of Erudition that was created began to contemplate the world. Due to its body's influence, it couldn't calculate the world like the Aeon of Erudition could.
However, with the power granted by Aha, it could use the path of Elation to get what it wanted.
As a Cat Cake, it felt like it had discovered the truth of the universe at that very moment.
With the help of Aha's Elation path power, the Cat Cake of Erudition quickly calculated the truth of the universe.
"Meow meow meow meow meow~ meow meow~ meow~ meow~"
At that moment, the Cat Cake of Erudition cheered and leapt for Elation.
Although its appearance was similar to the Aeon of Erudition, it was still a special Cat Cake synthesized by Pei Guang. Moreover, it had received the power of Elation, which made it even more jubilant.
Seeing the universe's truth unfold before it, Aha laughed heartily. No one knew exactly what Aha found so amusing, as this kind of thing was just part of the daily routine.
After a brief laugh from Aha, a truth began to spread across the universe.
It was a fable from the Aeon: "The drunk Aeon of Erudition revealed the truth of the universe, and the truth of the universe is... 42."
Yes, the Cat Cake of Erudition, also known as the Aeon of Erudition, is not wrong.
This fable was interpreted by a very special scholar who saw ripples appear unnaturally in their wine glass. This revelation conveyed the truth of the universe to the world.
Countless scholars received this divine message from the Aeons. To most people, the Aeons were beings to be admired from afar, their existence beyond reach. So, when they received the Aeon's revelation, they were naturally ecstatic.
Thus, the topic of the universe's truth became a trending topic across the galaxy. There had always been a theory that the universe was composed of numbers, and some scholars even published views saying, "Our world is made of numbers!"
Now, with the appearance of this revelation, the entire universe was stirred, and as the 42 truth spread, the Riddlers also joined the conversation.
For Aha, watching the changes in the universe was delightful, but what happened next made Aha even happier.
As the Cat Cake of Erudition discovered the truth of the universe, it fell silent and started observing all the other Cat Cakes.
These Cat Cakes, seeing the aura of the Cat Cake of Erudition, could feel its immense power, and they all began to revere it as an Aeon.
The Cat Cake of Erudition, now revered as an Aeon, soon found several other intelligent and gifted Cat Cakes among the group. It then granted a portion of its power to these Cat Cakes.
The Cat Cakes, who received the Aeon of Erudition's power, began to feel more powerful. They saw themselves as Emanators of this Aeon and began calling themselves apostles.
These Cat Cakes, now filled with power, began to view the Cat Cake of Erudition as the Aeon of Knowledge.
Granting power was something that typical Emanators could not do, as their powers also came from the Aeons. But the Cat Cake of Knowledge was different. If it wanted to grant power to a Cat Cake, it did so.
This act of granting power made Aha even happier, for the Cat Cake of Knowledge, using the power of Elation's path, created the path of Knowledge. People in the world called it Elation, while the Cat Cakes called it Knowledge.
Aha was curious about what this small civilization would become in the future, and even more curious about what new Cat Cakes Pei Guang could create.
While Aha eagerly waited, Pei Guang successfully synthesized more Cat Cakes. He tried using various materials he had on hand, and to his surprise, he managed to synthesize several unique Cat Cakes.
A Yaoshi Cake created from the cooked Ambrosial Arbor fruit; a Nanook Cake synthesized from Voidranger Cans; and an Amber Cake synthesized from a trash bin.
After a whole round of synthesis, Pei Guang had created three special Cat Cakes.
The appearance of these three Cat Cakes made Aha extremely happy.
The Amber Cake, not caring about the other Cat Cakes' thoughts, considered their living space unsafe.
Despite the trash bin reinforcement, it wasn't enough. So, the Amber Cake, jumping around with a hammer, began constructing high walls around their living space.
The Nanook Cake thought the space station wasn't safe and believed it was better to destroy this place and create a new "world."
The Yaoshi Cake declared that there were still many Cat Cakes in need of help in this world, and their mission was to assist more Cat Cakes, as that was what their creator had given them to do.
The actions of the Cat Cakes made Aha overjoyed.
In the eyes of these Cat Cakes, Aha was protection, abundance, destruction, and wisdom. As the Cat Cakes defined the power they had been given, Aha felt immense Elation.
But what happened next made Aha even happier.