The Gift of Reincarnation Is… a System?

Everything proceeded smoothly, without any hitches or unexpected complications.

No one detected any abnormalities; Gao Xin, the special operations team member, meticulously checked repeatedly and found no issues whatsoever.

Several psychologists took turns interviewing the young man until he was parched.

Their conclusions were surprisingly consistent: he was exceptionally healthy, perhaps even unnaturally so.

Indeed, for someone engaged in such high-risk, high-stress work, perfect psychological health was the greatest anomaly.

After some discussion, Gao Xin himself agreed to remain with the cat in confinement for further testing.

And so, Bai remained in a humid, simulated jungle, staring wide-eyed at Gao Xin.

The cat uncomfortably licked her fur, which had lost much of its fluffiness due to the humidity.

She let out a discontented meow.

Gao Xin quietly stayed to the side, observing the cat and recording something.

Outside the containment room, the rescued Dr. Sun stroked his chin once more.

‘This thing… does it really possess intelligence?’

“Change its environmental simulation room.”

They tried a desert environment, which was very hot.

Bai’s fur didn’t dissipate heat well, and the sand that burrowed into her coat cut her tongue when licked, making it uncomfortable.

Next was a mountain forest, a scene Bai was familiar with.

However, aside from trees, Bai couldn’t see any familiar snakes to hunt or find any companions.

She disliked it.

The highland rocky terrain was cold, which Bai didn’t mind.

But besides sparse, pitifully thin grass, there was nothing else.

Moreover, the nearby human looked flushed, as if on the verge of suffocating, which Bai also disliked.

Ultimately, after several changes, they settled on an unexpected environment: a normal residential home.

It featured clean floors, a room filled with various small objects for Bai to investigate, a suitable temperature, and a soft, fluffy cat bed.

Having lived in the human world for over a decade, Bai indeed preferred human environments.

The human beside her also looked comfortable and relieved.

‘Meow-aow-aow! Thank the cat, right!’

Bai proudly tilted her head and swished her tail, approaching the human to play.

Enjoying gentle strokes, Bai spent a short period free from worries about food or drink.

During this time, Gao Xin left several times, and Bai wasn’t allowed to follow.

Other people came and went intermittently.

One particularly unpleasant individual even tried to prick Bai with a sharp object.

After circling him for a long time, and just as the special operations bureau was about to release anesthetic gas, Bai finally realized this person was probably there to give her a ‘physical exam.’

Having seen how humans visited doctors, Bai reluctantly allowed him to administer an injection.

“Don’t touch it, okay?”

Bai stood on a high shelf, while Gao Xin tensely watched the glass bottle precariously close to the cat’s eager claws.

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Bai pretended not to hear, pushing her claw forward slightly.

‘This thing is really in the way, it interferes with a cat climbing up and down.’

“No, no, no, don’t push it, my ancestor!” Gao Xin cried out repeatedly, trying to stop her.

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‘It’s perfectly normal for there to be some loss when exploring new things, isn’t it?’

Bai pushed it forward a little more.

Since she was bored with nothing to do, watching the human’s changing expressions and exaggerated movements in response to her paw’s actions was truly amusing.

Even more interesting was seeing several of his futures repeatedly flicker, making it even more entertaining.

Bai pulled the bottle back a little, watching Gao Xin’s expression relax, then suddenly pushed the bottle forward with force again.

Watching Gao Xin’s face instantly shift from relief to alarm, Bai purred contentedly.

She retrieved the bottle, set it back in place, and then satisfied, made a few imaginary paw-steps before leaping down from the shelf.

Bai would never truly cause destruction.

Humans wouldn’t play with her if they had to clean up, and shards might even prick her.

While the human and cat coexisted harmoniously, outside, discussions raged.

After several days of observation, they finally confirmed one thing: this anomalous containment object possessed intelligence!

DNA comparison also showed over 96% overlap with a Siberian Forest Cat, essentially classifying it as a distinct species.

This statement might not have an immediate impact, but in this world, ‘anomalies’—entities of unknown origin—existed.

The history of anomalies was untraceable, possibly spanning thousands of years, yet these bizarre phenomena continued to surprise humanity with unexpected twists from time to time.

Regardless of an anomaly’s appearance, or any patterns summarized about them, whether they were physical, beast-like entities or terrifying, spiritual illusions, they all shared one common characteristic:

They lacked intelligence; some were even inanimate objects devoid of instinct.

“This is unique; a completely new discovery.”

“If it weren’t for the ‘Calming Cat’s’ psychological healing effect truly exceeding all logic, I would have thought it was just a smart ordinary cat.”

Oh, ‘Calming Cat’ was a codename or nickname, yes, it was Bai’s codename, a rather peculiar one.

Regardless of the intense discussions outside, or what level of existence was stirred by the commotion, Bai had been in this room for several days and was starting to feel somewhat bored.

When bored, Bai would revert to her old habit of spacing out, staring at a butterfly a researcher had placed inside, watching its various futures intersect, forming intricate flight paths, as she drifted into a daze.

Halfway through her daze, Bai suddenly remembered the Tabby cat she had encountered in her previous world.

It seemed to have stuffed a lot of incomprehensible things into Bai’s mind.

Bored as she was, Bai decided to rummage through those strange bits of knowledge.

As she looked, Bai discovered something interesting:

[Installation Package]

‘What is this?’

Bai couldn’t understand what this information cluster was for, but she could decipher a portion of the annotation Reincarnation had left on it:

“This installation package is my gift to you. It’s the framework of the system I used to assist me in managing the vast work of Reincarnation. We are inherently constructs of information. After installing this package, our own information will automatically populate, forming a system that can help you understand yourself better. Even if your active processing ability is insufficient, and you cannot comprehend certain information, it doesn’t mean that incomprehensible information doesn’t exist. This system can organize that information and present it in a form you can understand. I hope you find it useful. Later, when you can freely manipulate this information, you can uninstall it or modify it to be more efficient.”

Hmm, Bai mostly understood, at least a part of it.

‘It can help me!’

She saw no threat after installation.

‘Hmm, good! Install!’

Bai happily lost consciousness.

Fortunately, she quickly recovered.

‘Hmm…’

Bai carefully sniffed herself.

‘Meow, no changes.’

She stood up and meticulously examined her surroundings.

No other objects either.

‘Where is that wonderful thing called the system?’

Bai searched around, puzzled.

The moment she thought of the system, a stream of information surged into Bai’s consciousness.

Though Bai could easily block it, realizing this might be the system, she allowed the information to flow out, forming a transparent screen before her eyes.

The screen displayed no text, just a blank panel.

‘Is this the system?’

Bai curiously extended a paw, touching it.

‘I can touch it! It’s cool and soft, and it deforms if I press hard.’

The panel flickered, as if it had finally finished reading and processing the information.

The flickering panel then began to display streams of information that others couldn’t see, but Bai could understand.

[Name: Xuan Bai]

“Meow? Meow!”

Bai happily patted the panel.

‘This ‘system’ thing is really interesting. I can even control it to become bigger or smaller, and it can even take me flying!’

Bai squatted on the panel, swaying her head, controlling the panel to move up and down, carrying her into the air.

‘Didn’t it say it could help me understand myself?’

It was only after flying around for a while that the cat remembered this.

‘It only shows a name, doesn’t seem very smart.’

As if sensing Bai’s thoughts, new information appeared on the panel.

[Ability: All-Seeing Eye: Capable of perceiving all information related to what is observed, as well as related information. Through informational mirror reflection and inertial interference effects, it can also observe the future and parallel possibilities.]

Bai tilted her head in confusion.

‘Mirror what interference? What does that mean?’

The system, detecting the user’s confusion, reloaded itself, adhering to the rule of ‘making it understandable to the user.’

[Ability: All-Seeing Eye: Capable of perceiving all related information of what is observed, as well as the future and parallel possibilities.]

‘Oh, now I understand.’

Bai licked the fur on her paw, pulling at it with a little effort, then continued reading.

[Soul Lantern Contract: Sign a soul contract with a target. Upon completion, you can acquire a portion of the target’s traits and skills. The target can also expend mental energy to use your currently equipped public skills. The maximum number of public skills depends on the number of contracted units (a significant mental energy disparity between the contract target and you may lead to a backflow of information).

Current Contractors (1): Reincarnation (Can be shielded)

Acquired Traits/Skills: Versatility: Freely change your appearance.

Reincarnation: Recycle souls and deliver them to other locations via your information channels.

Public Skills (0/1): None (Soul Lantern Contract cannot be selected as a target)

Reincarnation (Self-created version, integrated); Absorb souls and randomly throw them to an unknown location.

Pure Land of the Heart: Soothe life at the soul level; can unfold to create an illusion of the target’s most desired scene.

Auxiliary System: Summon an operational interface that can freely change shape and be freely manipulated. The maximum size of the operational interface depends on the mental energy invested. You can review your own related information and information retrieved by the All-Seeing Eye within this interface. (Can be uninstalled).

Currently Available Mental Energy Value: 198132/83/∞

Mental energy is essential for using abilities and processing information. It recovers automatically, is acquired when Soul Lantern Contractors use publicly equipped skills, and is obtained by absorbing souls and emotional fluctuations.

Mental Flow determines your information processing capability, skill release speed, and expands your information coverage (e.g., releasing one unit of Pure Land of the Heart requires 50 mental energy, and the release time is 50/83 units of time).

Your mental energy has no upper limit.]

Since the system was written by Reincarnation, who had no complete understanding of Bai, much information that Bai didn’t know, and Reincarnation also didn’t know, couldn’t be displayed.

This included details about passive abilities and specific usage, and the functions were also relatively incomplete, as it was merely a framework.

Nevertheless, even in its current state, the help it offered Bai was immense.

This was brand new power!