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Chapter 262: [261] The House is Full of Green Hats, Can This Cat Turn into a Human? The Moment of War

One day before New Year's.

The Parliament Building.

Top floor office.

When Cheng Han saw the female secretary walk in, he was momentarily confused.

Miss Youwu was carrying a paper bag and wearing a beautiful emerald green hat with two green branches interwoven around the brim, swaying gracefully as she walked.

"Your Excellency, good morning!" Her pleasant voice floated over.

Cheng Han replied, "Good morning," and then realized.

This is a traditional custom in this world.

This hat is called the "Rongshou Hat." From the day before New Year's, which is today, until the seventh day of the new year, everyone will wear the Rongshou Hat.

The term "Rongshou" means "endless longevity under the protection of the Banyan God," and the two green branches symbolize the blessings of the Banyan God.

The female secretary put down the paper bag and took out an exceptionally luxurious Rongshou Hat, smiling coquettishly. "Your Excellency, this is your hat."

Cheng Han nodded. "Put it on the desk."

This hat was unbelievably gorgeous. It was not only embroidered with exquisite patterns using gold and silver threads, but also adorned with more than a dozen large and small gemstones.

If measured in terms of money, it would be worth no less than thirty gold coins.

Cheng Han glanced at it and muttered to himself, "Fortunately, it's not a green hat."

According to the memories of his predecessor, the base color of the Rongshou Hat is mainly green, symbolizing the vitality of life, such as the emerald green of the female secretary, or light green and dark green.

A small number of Rongshou Hats are not green, but still have a slight connection to green, such as brownish green, yellowish green, or dark green.

In short, there is a little bit of green on top of the head.

Xie You quickly said, "The daily routine meeting will start in twelve minutes. The main agenda is to finalize the celebration process. Will you attend?"

Cheng Han thought for a moment and nodded. "Let's go."

Fifteen minutes later.

Cheng Han strode into the conference room and twitched his mouth imperceptibly.

What he saw was a room full of green hats.

Every official present was dressed formally, sitting upright, and wearing a deep green Rongshou Hat on their heads.

Everyone stood up together and said in unison, "Your Excellency, we salute you!"

Cheng Han watched this scene and had an urge to burst into laughter.

*

Qinglin City.

In a warehouse one kilometer away from Shaohua Lane.

According to custom, the two days before New Year's and the four days after New Year's are public holidays, and they are also the longest holidays of the year.

Most business associations will close their doors, and all employees will have time off.

Naturally, this warehouse belonging to a business association is no exception.

The warehouse area, covering dozens of acres, had no signs of human presence.

At this moment.

The black cat walked lightly to the front gate and suddenly disappeared.

The next moment.

It reappeared inside the warehouse out of thin air.

The black cat flicked its tail and scanned the eighteen motionless figures. Each of them had no expression on their faces, and their pupils had no focus. Only the slight movement of their chests proved that they were alive. This scene was indescribably eerie.

The black cat walked around, observing each person's abdomen one by one, and a satisfied look appeared in its human-like eyes.

Master's alien plan is progressing very smoothly!

The "offspring" nurtured by the "mother body" can develop into their complete form at midnight, which is the moment the new year arrives.

Of course.

The eighteen "experimental subjects" chosen are not innocent people.

The Black Cat's understanding of this city far surpasses that of ordinary people, easily finding a group of criminals.

Honestly.

This is an extremely cruel plan.

However, the Black Cat is not human, and its way of looking at things is very different.

It actually finds it very interesting, even considering it a super creative masterpiece.

The Black Cat raised a paw and looked at it, a strange thought popping into its mind:

Can the extraordinary life transformation method created by the master turn this cat into a human?

It suddenly became excited.

This is a very, very interesting idea!

This cat likes it!

"Snap!"

It stomped on the ground.

In an instant.

A smooth ice mirror, formed by freezing ice, silently stood before it.

Within the mirror, a cat was clearly reflected.

The Black Cat stared at its own reflection and couldn't help but think of another question.

If this cat were to become a human, what would it look like?

After a while.

The Black Cat activated the Soul Link of the Spirit Seal and asked the master a question.

One second later.

A reply came: "This involves a thorough change in the essence of life, I need to conduct further research."

The Black Cat felt a bit disappointed.

The second reply quickly followed: "Once my power reaches the level of Xuan Du, or perhaps even stronger, it should be close enough."

The Black Cat became happy.

Just Xuan Du?

With the master's level of genius, that day shouldn't be too far away!

*

Two hours later.

Anhua City.

Cheng Han witnessed the scene of "green hats everywhere" once again.

This time, the participants were not officials, but civilians, specifically ten lucky individuals selected from the Dongshan Park Wishing Monument.

The ten people wore identical green hats.

Clearly, these were standardized longevity hats specially given to them by the Council of Political Affairs.

Cheng Han had promised to help these lucky individuals fulfill their New Year's wishes.

As the Grand Chancellor, Cheng Han naturally had to keep his word.

"Your Excellency, the Grand Chancellor, I...I greet you!"

"Your...Your Excellency, are you well?"

Each face was filled with nervousness, even stuttering while speaking.

It was quite obvious.

For the first time in their lives, they encountered such important figures, which gave them immense psychological pressure.

Cheng Han didn't want to make things difficult for ordinary people, let alone show superiority in front of the commoners. He said seriously, "Everyone, it's a pleasure to meet you."

The group of people looked sincerely anxious and fearful.

Cheng Han lightly waved his right hand and said, "Everyone, please accept my New Year's gift."

Xie You immediately walked over and handed a stack of red envelopes to his superior.

Cheng Han distributed the envelopes one by one, while firmly shaking hands with each person and sincerely saying, "Wishing you a happy New Year."

After everything was done, Xie You helped add, "Please open the envelopes after you return home."

The group of commoners dared not disobey and naturally agreed.

An official said loudly, "Everyone, the crystal energy cars are ready. Please follow me."

This brief meeting came to an end.

Half an hour later.

A middle-aged man named Guo Yi met his wife and two children.

The family gathered together, excitedly watching him open the envelopes.

In an instant.

There was a loud "bang," and a large number of colorful lights burst out from the envelopes.

They flew in the air, forming a line of colorful characters - "Happy New Year."

The family had never seen such a magic trick before, so naturally they were all stunned.

After a moment.

The four words disappeared.

His wife came back to her senses and asked anxiously, "Quick, see what's inside the envelope?"

Guo Yi took out a resin card from the envelope and glanced at it. He was overwhelmed with joy, "We have a new house!"

It was actually a residential certificate.

A few minutes later.

The whole community knew about this, and this family became the envy of everyone.

After all, although the gifted house was not large, its market value was no less than twenty gold coins. Who wouldn't envy it here?

There was also a comment that spread throughout the nearby blocks:

"The honorable Grand Chancellor is a very kind person. He said 'please' to me and personally wished me a happy New Year."

Not long after.

This statement reached the ears of a mid-level official from the Civil Affairs Bureau.

This gentleman couldn't help but complain to his colleagues, "One-third of the officials in the entire Civil Affairs Bureau have been imprisoned, and another one-third have been demoted and had their salaries reduced."

"Everyone is as busy as a dog every day. In the past ten days, I haven't slept for more than five hours a day."

The mid-level official couldn't help but exclaim, his tone becoming more and more agitated, "And this is called 'kind'?"

Although this complaint didn't explicitly mention who it was targeting, even a fool could tell who it was referring to.

His colleague hurriedly stopped him, "Old Wan, are you trying to get yourself killed? Speak softly."

The official known as Old Wang forced a smile and immediately lowered his voice, "I was just talking nonsense earlier, don't take it to heart."

This guy immediately changed the topic, "There will be a New Year celebration tomorrow. We have to arrive at the Council Hall at three in the morning. I guess we won't be able to sleep tonight."

His colleague comforted him, "Just endure this period, and it will be fine."

There was no other way.

Faced with the strict Grand Chancellor, since they had no power to resist, they could only silently endure.

The two looked at each other and sighed together.

*

Seven o'clock in the evening.

Night completely enveloped Qinglin City.

Compared to before, the city was noticeably brighter.

Because the Council of Political Affairs issued an order, all the oil lamps in the city area were filled with brown oil and kept burning until dawn.

Under normal circumstances.

According to regulations, the oil lamps are only lit about half, with a lighting time between five and six hours. Considering the issue of oil consumption, the actual time is shorter.

At this moment.

Inside Base No. 3.

The so-called "base" is actually a hidden underground cave.

Black Cat has worked hard for so long, establishing a total of six bases in the city, distributed in various corners of the city as gathering places for the Cat Clan Legion.

A group of cats are lined up in neat rows, with a total number of over two hundred, each carrying a gray-toed mouse in their mouths.

Black Cat gazes solemnly at its subordinates and shouts loudly:

"Meow!"

The group of cats all put down the mice in their mouths and respectfully lower their heads.

From this small action, it can be seen that this is definitely a well-trained group of cats.

Black Cat immediately waved its right paw.

At the same time.

It activated the imprints in its spiritual sea.

In an instant.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

A group of gray-toed mice cried out in pain.

Their bodies immediately twisted into a ball, and two meaty masses quickly bulged on their backs, rapidly growing into a pair of bat-like membrane wings.

The group of cats were all stunned.

Oh my lord!

The mice grew wings?!

Black Cat shouted again, "Meow!"

These gray-toed mice, or flying mice, tried to flap their wings and then took off one after another.

A hint of curiosity could be seen in Black Cat's eyes.

The method of transforming its master's life is really interesting!

It also knows that flying mice are actually products of life force overdraft, with a maximum lifespan of only sixteen hours, so now is the best time to transform them.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

The cave was filled with the sound of flapping wings.

The group of cats all raised their necks and watched the mice practice flying.

This scene was quite amusing.

At first.

The group of flying mice flew crookedly, as if they could fall at any moment.

Soon.

They mastered the flying skills and flew in groups above the cave.

Black Cat then turned to four cats beside it and ordered, "Meow!"

The four cats opened a black wooden box together, and inside the box were a pile of wooden beads, each about the size of the tip of a little finger.

Black Cat issued another command, "Meow meow!"

The flying mice collectively landed and rushed to the wooden box, each biting a wooden bead with their mouths, their cheeks bulging high.

Satisfaction appeared in Black Cat's eyes.

The preparations for battle instructed by its master are finally complete.

When the New Year celebration begins, it will be the moment of war!

In about two chapters, it will be tomorrow, and I can be promoted to Xuan Shi.

(End of this chapter)