The next morning, Ding Yun got up a little past nine, freshened up, and reviewed the communication logs from the previous night, finally confirming that it wasn't a dream.
Fu Shiryun had indeed contacted her.
"The Meow Star Body Refining Technique and Meow Star Guidance Technique are perfect for this. I can give them to it. The medicine specifically for treating meow stars, as well as expanding its brain capacity, will likely extend its lifespan.
It's a happy decision then.
The most important thing now is to figure out how to interact with that Yunmeng. Ideally, become friends with her, which would indirectly allow me to contact Ju Zhu.
Although Ding Yun hadn't fully thought through some aspects of her reply last night, a little thought this morning solidified her plan.
After all, she didn't have work to go to anymore.
And she wasn't short on money temporarily.
So, Ding Yun quickly began the first step of her plan: to continue pulling out wires and charging the Meow Star communicator. At the very least, she needed to store enough energy to expand a cat's brain capacity once. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to do certain things when she met with Xiao Ju Zhu.
For instance, teaching the Meow Star Body Refining Technique and Meow Star Guidance Technique. The prerequisite for a little meow star to learn these two techniques is for its brain capacity to have been expanded.
It's the same with medicine. If a cat whose brain capacity hasn't been expanded takes Meow Star-specific medication, it's akin to taking poison.
Expanding brain capacity is the core difference between a Meow Star and an ordinary cat. The principle is simple: the fundamental difference between humans and beasts lies in intelligence.
It's about intelligence that surpasses that of beasts.
A cat whose brain capacity has been expanded won't immediately gain a lot of knowledge, but it will at least have the foundation for learning.
This is why it can become a Meow Star.
Differentiating it from ordinary cats.
Therefore, it's highly necessary to store energy in advance that can expand Xiao Ju Zhu's brain capacity.
This time, Ding Yun persisted for a bit longer, about half an hour. Her hands were a little sore before she stopped. After fusing and sensing again, the response was...
Only enough for a small cat for one brain capacity expansion.
Not enough for a cat of Ding Yun's size.
To perform another similar brain capacity expansion.
But this was enough. No matter how heavy that little Ju Zhu was, it couldn't compare to medium to large felines. So, it was definitely a small cat, absolutely no problem.
With the preparations complete, there was only one thing left to do: find a way to connect with the cat's owner, Yunmeng.
Ding Yun had several plans for this.
For example, frequently giving tips to deepen their connection, communicating more, and finding a way to add each other as friends. Since they were both women, there was nothing to be shy about, and it shouldn't take long before they could meet and interact with Ju Zhu.
Another option was to find Yunmeng's address, move nearby, and try to become neighbors, thus getting closer to Ju Zhu.
Or perhaps buy a few cats to raise, becoming peers with her as pet bloggers, which might also lead to interaction.
"Except for directly becoming neighbors, the other methods are a bit too circuitous and seem like a waste of time. However, many young people these days are quite reclusive. The original owner's apartment building had five households on her floor, and she only knew Granny Hua, no one else. So, even though becoming neighbors is direct, it doesn't necessarily mean the relationship will be good.
"Doing the same work might be seen as competition, which isn't ideal. Forget it, I'll just keep on tipping slowly.
Deepen the impression, deepen the connection.
Once a connection is established, and preferably after adding each other as friends, I can find an excuse about my lease expiring and wanting to move, then find a way to move in as a neighbor. That would be more natural and convenient for visiting.
"It's a pity Yunmeng doesn't seem to be short on money, otherwise, we might even be able to rent together, which would put me even closer."
After considering several potentially useful methods of contact, Ding Yun carefully weighed the probable outcomes of each method and ultimately decided that the first and second methods, used in conjunction, would be the best.
However, Yunmeng didn't stream every day.
Even when she did, it was usually in the evening.
Since Ding Yun had nothing else to do at the moment, she simply lay down on the sofa and began to read the Meow Star Alien Survival Guide. Although she wasn't a Meow Star herself and wouldn't find practical use for this knowledge, she had time to kill and might as well treat it as reading a novel.
The content was a bit dry.
But the excitement was considerable, especially the various special civilizations and species involved. Their authenticity far surpassed ordinary science fiction novels because human imagination has its limits, while nature's absurdity and miraculous creations are infinite.
Deep-sea creatures already grow in bizarre ways.
Let alone life on alien planets.
No matter how strange or peculiar they might look, it wouldn't be excessive.
Although Ding Yun's civilization level was decent, and she even worked in the Origin Universe, she was undeniably human. Her department, the Plane Mission Administration Bureau of the Origin Universe, was actually just a branch of the human race.
The planes involved were mostly human planes.
Furthermore, she had no interest in alien races.
So, she didn't know much. Reading the Meow Star Alien Survival Guide was quite enjoyable.
The most crucial point was that the guide included pictures, colored ones.
Although not as good as watching videos or documentaries, it was much better than pure text descriptions.
As she read, Ding Yun suddenly thought of a key point: she wasn't lacking money right now.
But others wouldn't think so.
Familiar acquaintances or neighbors nearby knew that the original owner had been looking for a job constantly a while ago.
They also knew about her mortgage pressure.
These were things the original owner had revealed when confiding in others. If she were to stay at home from now on, not looking for work or doing anything else, it was likely that gossip would soon start spreading.
Therefore, her immediate priority might not be to contact Yunmeng, but to find a way to explain her source of income. At the very least, it needed to be plausible and legal, otherwise, it would be difficult to avoid gossip.
Although Ding Yun wasn't afraid of gossip, it was better to have none than some.
In an instant, holding the guide, Ding Yun pondered whether she should claim she had suddenly inherited some fortune or how else to explain it.
In the end, excuses like inheritance or winning the lottery were all rejected by Ding Yun.
Because sudden windfalls would also lead to discussions.
The best approach was to find herself a source of income. It didn't matter how much, as long as there was one, it would be explainable.
People wouldn't forcefully demand to see bank statements.
As for how to create a legal income source, Ding Yun raised her head, saw the guide in her hand, and immediately had an idea. Wasn't this ready-made material?
Directly using this Meow Star Alien Survival Guide.
To serialize a "Meow Star Cosmic Journey Guide."
Wasn't that an easy task?