The misunderstanding was finally cleared up.
Xiao Bai's Owner truly had not realized Xiao Bai was a Relic; he had only thought it was an ordinary cat.
The Relic Management Department staff registered Xiao Bai and warned Xiao Bai's Owner that Relics with autonomous consciousness were dangerous.
"You are not allowed to leave until we verify this Relic's abilities."
"Why can't I leave?"
"Because you are this Relic's owner. Your departure could cause the Relic to undergo uncontrollable changes, and this is a Relic with autonomous consciousness, making it even more unpredictable. You must stay here and keep it stable. Only after we verify the Relic's function and confirm that it poses no danger will we let you leave."
"But I have to go to work..."
"What work? We investigated. Every day, you go to a company owned by your family conglomerate just to sleep. You don't have to do anything. You hide in your office, lock the door, and sleep all day without even eating lunch. I really don't understand people like you. What's the point of going to work?" The staff member grumbled resentfully as she walked away, leaving Xiao Bai's Owner standing there, speechless from the scolding.
"If you won't let me leave, then fine. Why did you have to be so hurtful..."
He muttered a few aggrieved complaints, then obediently stayed at the department.
The days that followed consisted of conducting experiments and testing Xiao Bai's abilities every day.
Before long, Xiao Bai's abilities were figured out:
"It is an overlapping Four-Dimensional Space. This Relic's main body is not on the cat, but somewhere else. Its shape resembles a cat, and it has attached itself to the cat. You can think of it as a cat-shaped void."
"I don't understand." Xiao Bai's Owner answered bluntly.
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