Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into a Cat Cake on the Herta Space Station, Lin Feng faced being dissected until the Aeon Evolution system appeared and helped him pass Herta’s first two questions. The chapter left him facing Herta’s final test: completing three sentences about Ms. Herta within ten seconds.

• Lin Feng awoke as a Cat Cake in a laboratory and realized Ruan Mei and Herta’s puppet were preparing to study him by dissecting him.
• The Aeon Evolution system activated and gave Lin Feng a crisis mission to pass Herta’s interest test.
• Lin Feng drew Herta’s attention to the surveillance camera to answer why the puppet approaching him was special.
• To demonstrate that he had a self, Lin Feng nuzzled the puppet’s scalpel hand, exposed his belly, and purred.
• Herta’s puppet began a timed fill-in-the-blank test asking Lin Feng to complete three sentences about Ms. Herta.

Lin Feng survived Herta’s test by pointing an arrow at her, unlocking the Data Devouring skill and earning a place among Ruan Mei’s creations. In his new habitat, he faced Dumpling Boss’s demand for protection, then secretly drained a nearby sensor light with his new ability.

• Lin Feng pointed an arrow at Herta to pass her timed flattery test, and she spared him while warning she might dissect him later.
• Ruan Mei carried Lin Feng to the Seclusion Zone and placed him in a habitat shared by Cat Cakes and other creations.
• After Ruan Mei left, Dumpling Boss and its underlings demanded energy blocks from Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng activated Data Devouring on a flickering floor sensor light and gained 0.1 energy.

Lin Feng used Data Devouring to disable the robot and humiliate Dumpling Boss, only to discover that Ruan Mei had been testing his social behavior. When The Herta Puppet proposed dissecting him, Lin Feng tried to escape but was stopped, leaving him trapped under Ruan Mei’s watch.

• Lin Feng used Data Devouring to extinguish a floor panel and then disable the robot, whose nutrient paste splattered Dumpling Boss.
• Dumpling Boss and its underlings retreated in fear, while Lin Feng gained energy and a slight increase in spiritual power.
• Ruan Mei revealed that she had been observing Lin Feng as part of a social behavior and stress response test.
• The Herta Puppet suggested dissecting Lin Feng to study his unusual core logic, and Lin Feng panicked and tried to flee.
• A researcher blocked Lin Feng’s path, and The Herta Puppet left to meet Asta after telling Ruan Mei to keep him from escaping.

Lin Feng, trapped in a Cat Cake body, was soothed by Ruan Mei, who promised to protect him from Herta and named him Ruan Mei Ultimate Creation. After Ruan Mei left him in the laboratory, a data stream transformed him, and he discovered he had a human body again.

• Ruan Mei gently picked up Lin Feng and comforted him, while his Cat Cake instincts overcame his suspicion and made him nuzzle against her.
• Ruan Mei told Lin Feng he was unusual and promised not to let Herta dissect him, making him wonder whether she was testing him.
• Ruan Mei named him Ruan Mei Ultimate Creation and set him down before leaving to attend to other matters.
• A data stream was absorbed and converted into a mimicry ability, and Lin Feng found that he had grown into a human body.

Lin Feng briefly transformed into a human before his mimicry ended when its data stream ran out, and he learned how the ability worked. After hiding it from Arlan and Peppy, he set out to absorb more data, but a bare foot blocked him at the laboratory door.

• Lin Feng transformed back into a Cat Cake when the data stream sustaining his human mimicry was depleted, and the system explained how mimicry worked.
• Lin Feng decided to keep his transformation ability secret from Herta and realized he could understand Peppy's barks.
• Arlan followed Peppy into Ruan Mei's laboratory while searching for the owner of a fox mask, but Peppy pointed out Lin Feng as the source of strange energy fluctuations.
• Lin Feng acted like a harmless Cat Cake, and Arlan left the laboratory with Peppy to continue looking for the mask's owner.
• Lin Feng wriggled toward the doorway to search for more data, but a bare foot blocked his path.

Lin Feng, trapped in his Cat Cake body, encountered Sparkle, who teased him and promised him a mysterious “big present.” He later sneaked into the Master Control Zone to absorb a data stream, narrowly avoiding detection by Asta and Herta.

• Sparkle stopped Lin Feng from escaping, picked him up, and examined him with curiosity.
• Sparkle told Lin Feng she had prepared a “big present” for him, then vanished.
• Lin Feng resolved to absorb more data and regain his human body so he could face Sparkle.
• Lin Feng sneaked into the Master Control Zone and spotted Asta discussing station plans with Herta.
• Asta heard Lin Feng moving but saw no one, allowing him to pass unnoticed.
• Lin Feng reached an absorbable data stream and began absorbing it.

Lin Feng, disguised as a Cat Cake, absorbed enough data to gain a one-minute transformation, then tried to sneak back to Ruan Mei’s laboratory. Asta caught him in the master control zone, and he pretended to be a frightened, helpless pastry.

• Lin Feng finished absorbing the data stream and learned it could sustain a mimicry construct for one minute.
• After checking that the master control zone seemed empty, Lin Feng planned to return to Ruan Mei’s laboratory without being noticed.
• Lin Feng tried to launch himself off the table but landed against Asta’s calf.
• Asta recognized Lin Feng as one of Ruan Mei’s creations and questioned how he had reached an energy monitoring node.
• Lin Feng suppressed his apparent intelligence and whimpered to make himself seem like a lost, frightened Cat Cake.

Asta found Lin Feng in his Cat Cake form near the energy monitoring area and contacted Ruan Mei to ask about him. Ruan Mei assured her he was safe and told her to let him stay with Peppy, leaving Lin Feng alone with the overjoyed dog.

• Asta picked up the frightened Cat Cake and decided to return him to Ruan Mei’s laboratory.
• Arlan and Peppy arrived, and Arlan recognized the Cat Cake as the one he and Peppy had seen in Ruan Mei’s laboratory.
• Asta grew suspicious about why the Cat Cake was near the station’s energy equipment and called Ruan Mei.
• Ruan Mei said the Cat Cake’s behavior was safe autonomous exploration and suggested letting him stay with Peppy.
• Asta left Lin Feng with Peppy, who approached and eagerly licked the terrified Cat Cake.

Asta learned from Herta that the fox mask belonged to a Masked Fool, but Herta dismissed the threat as minor. Arlan found Peppy happily playing fetch with Lin Feng, then Lin Feng was startled when the fox mask suddenly appeared behind him.

• Arlan gave Asta the red fox mask, and she asked Herta and Ruan Mei about it in the station group chat.
• Herta identified it as a Masked Fool's mask and said the Fools might be on the station for a reason, but she told Asta there was no need for an alert.
• Asta sent Arlan to check on Peppy while she went to the main surveillance room.
• Arlan found Peppy enthusiastically retrieving a ring that Lin Feng tossed with his tail, and left after seeing that the two were getting along.
• Lin Feng threw the ring farther into a cluttered corner, and Peppy disappeared behind the boxes.
• A fox face wearing the red mask appeared behind Lin Feng, startling him.

Sparkle gave Lin Feng a rare data fragment, extending his Mimicry Construction to 100 minutes, and left him to improvise with an unexplained prop. After Lin Feng found Peppy playing under his direction, he overheard Ruan Mei and Asta discuss the Trailblazer’s expected arrival and grew wary of Sparkle’s plan.

• Sparkle teased Lin Feng with a rare metal data fragment and offered it as a reward for his performance.
• Lin Feng absorbed the data stream, completing the mission and increasing his Mimicry Construction duration to 100 minutes.
• Lin Feng searched for Peppy so he would not be blamed for losing Asta’s dog.
• Ruan Mei and Asta found Peppy performing backflips at the Cat Cake’s direction, and Ruan Mei remarked that they seemed to be getting along.
• Asta told Ruan Mei that the Trailblazer was expected to arrive soon, and Lin Feng worried that the arrival might be part of Sparkle’s script.

March 7th and Stelle arrived at the space station for the Simulated Universe test, while Stelle carried a mysterious metal block Kafka had sent through Silver Wolf. March 7th and Asta went to see Ruan Mei’s new creation and Peppy, leaving Stelle to follow them.

• March 7th and Stelle arrived at the space station, where Asta greeted them and explained that Dan Heng, Himeko, and Pom-Pom had not come.
• Stelle recalled Silver Wolf delivering Kafka’s metal block and saying it could turn a variable in the script into a constant, though neither of them knew what the variable was.
• Stelle kept the block with her and noticed it tremble briefly after she wiped it, but she put it away without realizing anything was unusual.
• Asta told March 7th that Arlan was on patrol and Peppy was playing with one of Ruan Mei’s creations.
• March 7th dragged Asta off to find Peppy, then repeatedly went the wrong way, while Stelle decided to catch up with them.

Lin Feng, exhausted from playing fetch with Peppy, was picked up by Stelle and began absorbing an unfamiliar data disorder flow. He wondered whether the flow came from Stelle’s Stellaron, but the system ruled that out before someone interrupted the absorption.

• Lin Feng collapsed from exhaustion while Peppy kept urging him to play, and he refused to get back up despite Peppy’s teasing.
• Stelle found Peppy, then noticed Lin Feng’s blue-marked Cat Cake body and picked him up to examine him.
• Lin Feng received a system notification that he was absorbing data disorder flow, and the progress reached 4.99%.
• Lin Feng suspected the flow came from Stelle’s Stellaron, but the system said the devouring skill could not absorb power at that level and suggested a data meme instead.
• Stelle set Lin Feng down as two people approached, ending the absorption at 6.91%, and a pink-haired figure called him adorable.

March 7th took the Cat Cake from Stelle and became enchanted with it, while Lin Feng used the interruption in his data absorption to plan how to stay near Stelle. After the group left for the Simulated Universe, Lin Feng teamed up with Peppy for a ride to catch up with them.

• March 7th snatched the Cat Cake from Stelle, admired its blue patterns, and eagerly played with Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng realized that absorbing the disordered data flow had stopped when he left Stelle and reasoned that he needed to remain close to her, possibly through the Simulated Universe.
• Asta told March 7th she would ask Ruan Mei about the Cat Cake after the Simulated Universe test, and the group set off toward the test.
• March 7th forgot which way to go and awkwardly doubled back, while Lin Feng waited until the others were gone before sneaking out.
• Lin Feng struck a deal with Peppy for a ride, climbed onto the dog's back, and urged him to charge after the group.

Lin Feng and Peppy followed Stelle and March 7th into the Simulated Universe after Lin Feng feared Herta would study and slice him up. Their arrival triggered a sudden change during the test, leaving the Simulated Universe in alarm.

• Researchers watched Lin Feng ride Peppy through the Master Control Zone and enter the Simulated Universe compartment.
• March 7th suggested that Lin Feng could enter the Simulated Universe, while Herta considered the possibility and frightened him.
• The Simulated Universe finished calibrating, and Herta's consciousness left the puppet as Stelle and March 7th entered.
• Lin Feng decided to enter too, then rushed in with Peppy after the puppet began starting the Simulated Universe.
• The puppet noticed alarms and a giant red exclamation mark on the holographic screen and contacted Ms. Herta.

Lin Feng woke in Stelle’s body during Kafka and Silver Wolf’s first meeting, unable to control his actions or dialogue. After Stelle was killed by Voidrangers, he woke again to Kafka’s greeting, apparently trapped in a loop.

• A colossal mechanical entity detected an anomalous computational entity and began a system-wide verification and correction program.
• Lin Feng woke to Kafka and Silver Wolf, but his body forced him to recite dialogue and call Kafka “Mama” before they left.
• Lin Feng saw Stelle’s face in a mirror and realized he had been thrown into the story’s opening, though he had entered the Simulated Universe.
• A group of Voidrangers surrounded Stelle, and one struck her down before Lin Feng could act.
• Lin Feng woke again to Kafka and Silver Wolf and wondered whether he was trapped in a loop.

Lin Feng broke free of the repeating Kafka scene and took control of the body, but the Simulated Universe began to collapse as True Stings swarmed him. Just as he was about to be overwhelmed, Sparkle appeared and froze the bugs.

• Lin Feng realized he had experienced the same Kafka and Silver Wolf sequence hundreds of times.
• Lin Feng gained control of the body, but the expected Voidranger failed to appear and the scene began to glitch.
• The world turned scarlet, and Voidrangers emerged only to shatter into True Stings.
• Lin Feng found his body cracking and could not move as the True Stings surrounded him.
• Sparkle appeared between Lin Feng and the swarm, snapped her fingers to freeze the True Stings, and Lin Feng recognized her.

Lin Feng encountered Sparkle in the corrupted Simulated Universe, where she asked whether he wanted to become an Aeon and revealed that she knew he was from another world. She sent him into a vision of Nous before he lost consciousness and awoke beside March 7th and Stelle, who joked that he had become a girl.

• Sparkle appeared beside Lin Feng and assured him he had not been assimilated by the verification data.
• Sparkle retrieved a fox mask from Lin Feng and asked if he wanted to become an Aeon.
• Sparkle identified Lin Feng as a visitor from another world, then snapped her fingers and collapsed the Simulated Universe around him.
• Lin Feng saw the enormous mechanical head of Nous before darkness swallowed him.
• Lin Feng regained consciousness beside March 7th and Stelle, who told him the surgery had succeeded and joked that he was now a girl.

Lin Feng woke in human form inside the Simulated Universe and gave March 7th and Stelle a fabricated story involving Nous to explain his presence. After deciding to investigate Sparkle’s plans, he learned his system had completed an evolution that let him switch freely between human form and mimicry.

• Lin Feng woke with a human body, thanked March 7th for letting him use her lap as a pillow, and admired his new appearance.
• March 7th questioned Lin Feng about his name and how he had entered the Simulated Universe, so he first claimed he was Aha and then described an interstellar experiment disrupted by an Aeon-level power.
• Lin Feng said he had seen Nous watching him, prompting March 7th and Stelle to decide to inform Himeko, Welt, and Herta.
• Lin Feng recalled his concern about Sparkle and her intention to make him become an Aeon, then contacted his system after it had hidden from the higher-level power.
• The system reported that Data Disorder Flow absorption was complete and that Lin Feng could now freely switch between creations and human form.

Lin Feng used Mimicry Switch to take human form, but when March 7th and Stelle left the Simulated Universe, he changed back into a Cat Cake and slipped out unnoticed. Herta picked him up and remarked that he had gotten heavier, while Lin Feng acted innocent to hide his identity.

• Lin Feng celebrated gaining the ability to switch between his human and Cat Cake forms as March 7th prepared to contact Herta.
• Herta demanded that Lin Feng explain who he was, but March 7th claimed he was an off-world researcher who had entered the Simulated Universe through a data stream.
• Herta opened an exit and invited March 7th, Stelle, and Lin Feng to come out and talk.
• At the threshold, Lin Feng changed into a Cat Cake and failed to emerge with March 7th and Stelle before the exit began closing.
• Lin Feng squeezed through the remaining opening as a Cat Cake, and Herta picked him up, noting that he had gotten heavier.
• Lin Feng acted like an innocent Cat Cake and meowed to keep Herta from discovering his identity.

Herta questioned March 7th and Stelle about the Simulated Universe's abnormalities after discovering that the Cat Cake had entered just before the gateway closed. She concluded that Sparkle had infiltrated the system and attracted Nous's attention, then shut the Simulated Universe down for investigation, unaware that Nous had actually noticed Lin Feng.

• Herta showed surveillance footage of the Cat Cake riding Peppy into the Simulated Universe three seconds before its entrance closed, but set the creature aside to question March 7th and Stelle.
• March 7th and Stelle described the time loop, distorted images, Voidrangers, and chaotic data streams they had encountered inside the Simulated Universe.
• March 7th recalled seeing a red, blurry humanoid figure, and Herta identified it as the Masked Fool, Sparkle.
• Herta reasoned that Sparkle's intrusion had prompted Nous to gaze upon the Simulated Universe, while Lin Feng realized that Nous had actually noticed him.
• After running a system check, Herta shut down the Simulated Universe for a thorough investigation and focused on analyzing Nous's intentions.