Chapter 1737: Chapter 1738: Big Cat’s Gift

The Little Husky, who had slept until noon, noticed someone poking his back and groggily opened his eyes, looking around in confusion. Seeing Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan standing nearby, he yawned and asked puzzledly,

“What’s up?”

“Aren’t you hungry?”

Scanning the quickly departing classmates, Qi Chen asked in confusion. Earlier, he had asked Veronia and learned that Feng Yuan hadn’t stayed up late last night, so why did he look like he hadn’t slept?

“Hmm… Is school over?”

Stretching lazily, the Little Husky jumped to the ground, transforming back into his original form. Feng Yuan casually picked up Xiao Ji and said,

“No idea what the menu is today.”

The Big Cat had followed him to class early, so there shouldn’t be any ingredients back at the dorm, and now it wasn’t enough time to make lunch either.

The Big Cat purred, stretching its wings. Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan in surprise and said,

“Big Cat says Kong Qing is preparing lunch in the dorm, waiting for you all to return and eat together. But of course, if you don’t want to, it’s fine.”

Scratching his head, Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan in confusion. Feng Yuan remembered something and said,

“What’s this? Is there good news?”

Purring smugly, Big Cat seemed quite excited. Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan considered they had no reason to go to the cafeteria, after all, this was Big Cat’s invitation, and they were also curious about what was up with it.

Unfortunately, Big Cat had learned to be mysterious like Feng Yuan. Despite Feng Yuan probing a few times, it hadn’t explained what’s going on. Veronia looked puzzled at Big Cat, recalling that around eleven, Big Cat had been playing with a phone and then got excited. Did something really happen?

Following Feng Yuan back to his dorm, the enticing aroma hit them as they entered. Feng Yuan remarked in surprise,

“Didn’t expect Kong Qing can cook so well.”

“Perhaps influenced by someone? Cooking for Homeward Snakes isn’t an easy task.”

Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan pointedly, scratched his head, and Feng Yuan chuckled without refuting. Unlike Big Cat, Kong Qing isn’t a Spirit Beast accustomed to using telekinesis, so while it can cook, it’s akin to forcing it to do something unfamiliar.

But today, Big Cat had gone out with Feng Yuan, so only Kong Qing could manage. As for Little Ice Cream and Little Flame Wolf? Better not. Little Ice Cream’s telekinesis barely handles light objects, and as for Little Flame Wolf? Its telekinesis is likely even weaker than Little Ice Cream’s.

And the muddled Pomiti? It was excluded from the start, not to mention whether it even understands what cooking means.

“Still can’t say what the good news is?”

Looking at the lavish spread on the table, Feng Yuan questioned Big Cat in confusion, but it still didn’t explain. Veronia noticed a new Skyship model accessory Kong Qing had brought for Big Cat and seemed to deduce why it was so happy.

The oblivious Xiao Ji remained by Feng Yuan’s side, while Big Cat walked over, purring to call it aside. Seeing the little interaction between Xiao Ji and Big Cat, Veronia gave an odd smile, it looked like Feng Yuan was in for big trouble again~

“Even Kong Qing managed to prepare such a sumptuous lunch, what do you usually do?”

Seeing the colorful and aromatic food on the table, Qi Chen couldn’t help but say to Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan looked speechless at Qi Chen and replied,

“What does this have to do with me? I didn’t even know Kong Qing had this ability. But thanks for the effort, Kong Qing~”

Everyone sat down ready to enjoy lunch, but Big Cat walked over with Xiao Ji, looking curiously at the one black and one white. Feng Yuan couldn’t help but ask,

“What are you guys up to? Hurry, Xiao Ji, eat up, there’s class this afternoon.”

Xiao Ji glanced at Feng Yuan, and without beating around the bush, held a red-gold card in front of Feng Yuan, looking excitedly at him. Puzzled, Feng Yuan picked up the bright red card with golden paint etched patterns and exclaimed,

“Is this a Skyship ticket? But why do you have it now?”

If he remembers correctly, the Skyship evaluation hasn’t ended, let alone the registration hasn’t closed. Issuing tickets at this point, aren’t they afraid of issues?

“What do you think?”

Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan, unable to suppress her suspicion that he was feigning ignorance. This was quite straight forward. Feng Yuan paused, scratched his head, and examined Big Cat incredulously, saying,

“Did you partner with Entertainment World? Hold on, how did they… you guys shouldn’t have much interaction, right?”

If Big Cat was a research scholar focusing on life technologies, then maybe. Quite a bit of cutting-edge technology has come from scholar owls among humans. But Big Cat isn’t that; it’s a scholar owl specializing in games, with no footing in real-world tech.

This is why Feng Yuan found it odd. Despite being a scholar owl, Big Cat shouldn’t have connections with Entertainment World, so why would they gift it tickets? As for gifting Xiao Ji or giving Feng Yuan face?

That was even less likely; he hadn’t asked. They wouldn’t just randomly gift tickets. Setting aside the embarrassment of rejection, Feng Yuan was aware he didn’t have enough clout for them to offer perks.

And Xiao Ji was out of the question, they couldn’t know Xiao Ji’s special status, naturally, they wouldn’t treat it uniquely. A Good Level Spirit Beast didn’t catch Entertainment World’s notice.

“Big Cat has been busy collaborating with Entertainment World, didn’t you think of that?”

Veronia listened to Big Cat’s explanation and rolled her eyes, Dou Yanlan touched her chin, puzzled. Used to Feng Yuan’s improbabilities, she couldn’t fathom why Entertainment World didn’t choose Feng Yuan but opted for his side Big Cat in solo partnership, what could they work on?

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan suddenly remembered something and said,

“Skyship cooperation? But that seems off too.”

“Adding a crossover event in the game?”

Qi Chen immediately caught what Feng Yuan meant, Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan exasperated, saying,

“Is there any other possibility? Don’t forget Entertainment World’s primary business.”

Although their Skyship is recently famous, Entertainment World itself remains an entertainment business. As for why Feng Yuan didn’t think it was directly Skyship-centric, that’s because the Skyship was designed to be more of a high-end venue from the start.

Indeed, despite the current ticket distribution through the Skyship model contest, they don’t plan to openly sell tickets afterward. They’re aiming to turn this Skyship into an upscale entertainment and event center, so direct crossover could lower its prestige; this was why Feng Yuan found it unlikely.

However, if it’s linking their stars… that’s more plausible. Despite Big Cat’s lack of real-world tech contributions, it thrives in the Data Domain.

Even Feng Yuan heard rumors suggesting Big Cat had a special Data Lineage Attribute; plus, its game consistently ranks in the top three on hot lists, making their partnership seem not too far-fetched.

“So you’ve got the tickets before the contest ends? Okay, since Xiao Ji invited me, I can’t refuse your generosity.”

Feng Yuan petted Xiao Ji’s head, smiling. Though he knew the tickets came from Big Cat through Xiao Ji, he didn’t bring it up, or rather, everyone understood the situation but didn’t strip the pretense.

Flapping its wings, Xiao Ji blushed slightly, chirping happily. Since Feng Yuan hadn’t openly said it, it’d pretend Feng Yuan didn’t know. It couldn’t just claim Big Cat’s invite, though Big Cat didn’t mind, Xiao Ji would feel uncomfortable.

Patting Xiao Ji’s back, Feng Yuan amusingly tucked away the ticket, urging it to eat, while Big Cat took the chance to hand out tickets to Qi Chen and the others.