When Pei Guang was synthesizing Cat Cakes, the Aeon of Destruction, Nanook, felt the will of Destruction and cast a brief glance at the Nanook Cake.
Within the starlight, Nanook saw the extra Cat Cake created by the path of Destruction. After a brief moment of contemplation, he vanished.
Nanook did not grant the Nanook Cake the power of a Emanator, but even this fleeting glance made the Nanook Cake a walker of the path of Destruction.
However, this was just the beginning of a series of surprising events.
The Aeons, it seemed, were avoiding Pei Guang's attention. As Pei Guang and Stelle were happily synthesizing more Cat Cakes, Qlipoth glanced at the Amber Cake.
Qlipoth, like Nanook, gave the Amber Cake a second look. Now, on the path of Preservation, it wasn't just Bucket Below One, but also the Preservation walker, the Amber Cake.
Then, the Abundance of the Yaoshi Cake was also noticed...
In just a few seconds, the Cat Cakes had garnered the attention of the Aeons. These strange lifeforms of the universe had drawn the gaze of the Aeons.
This kind of thing wasn't uncommon in the universe, as when certain lifeforms walk a specific path of destiny, their will attracts the attention of the Aeons, even if it's just a brief glance, enough to bestow them with immense power.
This power couldn't make them Emanators, but it was more than enough to grant them the strength of more than half the walkers of destiny.
But this wasn't the real issue.
The real issue was that these Cat Cakes had been granted the power of Elation by the Cat Cake of Knowledge, and when they received the attention of the Aeons, something strange occurred.
For example, the Amber Cake, when using its preservation power to guard the Cat Cakes' small living space, was using the concept of preservation, but it was consuming the power of Elation.
In simple terms, these Aeons had given the Cat Cakes special jobs, but their job skills were using the blue bar of Elation.
As the Cat Cakes received the attention, Pei Guang also used the last of his materials. Unfortunately, the Aeon Cat Cake did not appear, which left him a bit disappointed.
"Ah~ Looks like we can only make four Aeon-style Cat Cakes. But, you know, these Cat Cakes are actually pretty cute!"
In the eyes of the Cat Cakes, the ones who were regarded as gods were picked up by Pei Guang and Stelle, one on each side.
As they were embraced, these Aeon Cat Cakes mewed affectionately.
Stelle: "They're cute, but… what should we do with these Cat Cakes?"
Pei Guang: "Of course, we'll take care of them! But honestly, when I played games before, this kind of 'taking care' was just part of the setting. Now, raising them for real… I don't really know what to do..."
For a player, seeing these cute beings that they had personally summoned felt like their heart was melting, especially when the little ones meowed.
It triggered a soft, feminine feeling in Pei Guang's heart that he didn't know he had.
He decided, no matter whether these Cat Cakes looked like Aeons or not, whether they were golden five-star or white two-star, he'd raise them. His resources were limited, but he could always complete more tasks and gather more resources.
Moreover, he had just completed Asta's task today, and the reward hadn't been claimed yet. Couldn't he ask for some good stuff for his cute Cat Cakes?
With that in mind, Pei Guang began to take action.
He quickly contacted Asta: "Are you there? This time, can I request something specific as a task reward?"
Asta replied directly: "No problem! What do you want?"
Pei Guang sent a group of photos of the Cat Cakes: "So, I used the materials left by Ruan Mei to create some Cat Cakes. I want to take care of these little guys. Is that okay?"
Asta: "Since you asked, I'll take care of it. By the way, Ah Guang, this one! This Cat Cake looks amazing, can you send me another picture of it?"
Asta drew an illustration of the Amber Cake among the group of Cat Cakes: among them, the Amber Cake had a very special presence.
Looking at it, Asta couldn't shake the feeling that it resembled the Amber Lord.
Seeing Asta's reply, Pei Guang quickly responded: "Sure! This is the Amber Cake, ahem! It's a Cat Cake I synthesized that has a certain resemblance to the Amber Lord. By the way, it seems to have a little bit of the Preservation power?"
Pei Guang's reply left Asta stunned. As someone who had come from the IPC, she had a very deep respect for the Amber Lord, although there were some people in her family and at the company that she really disliked.
And because of that, when Asta saw the Amber Cake, she felt her excitement build up: "Really? It's like a little Amber Lord, can I take a photo with it?"
Upon hearing this request, Pei Guang looked at the Amber Cake: "Someone wants to see you, and even wants to take a photo with you. What do you think?"
Hearing Pei Guang's question, the Amber Cake meowed in response: "Meow~ Mew~"
Having received the Amber Cake's reply, Pei Guang quickly sent a message to Asta: "It says it's fine, but it thinks the space station is too fragile. As a condition for being hugged and having its photo taken, it wants to make the space station stronger."
Indeed, the Amber Cake noticed that although the trash can reinforced the space station, it still wasn't enough. The space station wasn't secure enough, so it wanted to reinforce the trash can's inner lining to prevent anything harmful from damaging it.
Regarding the Amber Cake's idea, the Nanook Cake disagreed. It believed the space station should be destroyed, and a new space station should be built within the ruins.
The Yaoshi Cake, on the other hand, said: "You're both right. Whoever needs my help, I'll help."
As the Cat Cakes argued, the wisest of them all, the Cat Cake of Knowledge, gave an answer.
"Meow~" The Cat Cake of Knowledge said it had already calculated the truth of the space station, and it only needed reinforcement.
At that moment, the Cat Cakes all excitedly meowed.
After all, Cat Cakes were not Aeons: although their will granted them the attention of the Aeons, overall, the Cat Cakes were still reasonable.
Watching the Cat Cakes argue, Stelle sighed and said, "As expected of the Aeon Cat Cakes, they really do resemble the Aeons in some ways! But why have these Cat Cakes become Pathstriders?"
Aside from the Cat Cake of Knowledge, Stelle realized that the other Cat Cakes also seemed to have become Pathstriders, as they exhibited powers that only Pathstriders should possess.
If she had known that these Cat Cakes had been watched by the Aeons, and that they were following their own Paths using the power of Elation, she might have questioned her life, considering she was still a baby by the universe's standards.
Pei Guang: "Since they were synthesized with special materials, isn't it only natural they would become Pathstriders? Oh, by the way! We should tell Ruan Mei about this good news. Although we didn't make a new Emanator, these Cat Cakes that look like Aeons and have corresponding Path powers will definitely interest her."
So, Pei Guang took a video of these Cat Cakes and sent it to Ruan Mei.
He noticed that Ruan Mei had read the message, but when she saw the Aeon Cat Cakes, she did not reply to him.