After Lu Ming returned home holding Xiao Hua in his arms, he walked straight to the living room. Lin Wan, who was watching television, and Lu Ye, who was holding a newspaper, both looked up.
At the same time they saw Lu Ming, they also noticed the cute little fellow in his arms.
"Mom, Dad, I found this in the park. I want to adopt it, and I've named it Xiao Hua," Lu Ming said, stroking the little fellow in his hands.
Seeing this, Lin Wan walked over to Lu Ming and leaned in to look at the little fellow in his arms. "What a cute little thing!" Lin Wan reached out to pet the kitten in Lu Ming's arms.
Xiao Hua squinted its eyes from being petted!
Lu Ye put down the newspaper in his hand, coughed, and said, "Lu Ming, since you want to keep it, we have no objection, but you must take good care of it from now on."
Lin Hua had just returned from outside. As soon as she entered, she saw Lu Ming and Lin Wan. Only after getting closer did she realize there was a cute kitten in Lu Ming's arms.
Lin Hua's eyes sparkled as she looked at Xiao Hua. "Wow! Little Lu Ming, where did you get this kitten?"
"I found it while playing in the park with a friend. It seemed very well-behaved, so I decided to keep it," Lu Ming said, his eyes darting guiltily.
Lin Hua walked up to Lu Ming, took Xiao Hua from his arms, and held it up to nuzzle her face against its.
"I've decided! I'm going to build a little house for Xiao Hua in the yard, buy cat food, a cat bed, and cat toys, and raise it to be nice and chubby."
Xiao Hua seemed to understand, letting out a soft "meow" in Lin Hua's arms. The living room was filled with warm laughter. Looking at the scene, Lu Ming's heart was full of joy as he welcomed Xiao Hua's arrival.
After dinner, Lu Ming collected some blood and hair from Xiao Hua before returning to his room and entering the Manufacturing Space.
Holding the collected blood and hair, Lu Ming went to the artificial mechanical ovary and placed them inside, injecting mechanical cells.
The mechanical cells instantly covered Xiao Hua's blood and hair samples. Under the fusion of the mechanical cells, the blood sample and genes gave birth to a brand-new mechanical cell.
With the emergence of this cell that fused all of Xiao Hua's genetic information, the remaining cells quickly converted into its structure.
Lu Ming activated the artificial mechanical ovary, allowing the cells to divide continuously. Through the observation window, he saw a tiny mechanical embryo being nurtured inside.
According to the simulation data from the artificial mechanical ovary, it would take about a day for this little fellow to be born.
Looking at the tiny humanoid silhouette in the observation window, Lu Ming was full of anticipation for her birth.
After finishing this, Lu Ming checked his mind for the production method of the moving map.
Following the detailed information in his mind, Lu Ming easily manufactured the item.
Lu Ming looked at the item in his hand. He had no interest in it since it was almost useless to him, but it would be of significant help to his parents' company.
"I'll just find an opportunity to give this item to my parents." Saying this, Lu Ming casually tossed it aside and went back to his room to sleep.
But lying in bed, Lu Ming tossed and turned, unable to sleep. In the quiet room, he stared at the chandelier on the ceiling.
However, Lu Ming's thoughts were on the artificial mechanical ovary in the Manufacturing Space, thinking about the mechanical embryo being nurtured in the ovary, the little fellow enveloped in light blue energy fluid.
Also, the data panel of the artificial mechanical ovary showed normal cell division and stable gene fusion. This beat against his heart like a drum, making Lu Ming unable to suppress his anticipation for her birth.
As Lu Ming thought about it, he gradually drifted off to sleep.
The next day, Lu Ming lacked motivation no matter what he did. Even when he followed Lin Hua to take a bath above the clouds, he was uninterested.
It wasn't until nightfall that Lu Ming regained his spirit. He entered the Manufacturing Space excitedly and walked straight to the artificial mechanical ovary.
Arriving before the artificial mechanical ovary, Lu Ming looked through the observation window and saw that the originally tiny embryo had already grown to be as large as himself.
Her small, naked figure curled up inside the embryo. On top of her head was a pair of large golden cat ears, and behind her was a white fluffy tail.
Looking at the perfect silicon-based life form he had created in the embryo, Lu Ming swiped his finger in the air over the artificial ovary to bring up the embryo's detailed data.
Seeing that all the embryo's data far exceeded expectations—mechanical skeletal cells, blood, and various organs—the mechanical cells had been completely simulated.
Lu Ming waited impatiently for the mechanical ovary to deliver. The light blue energy fluid flowed slowly within the artificial mechanical ovary.
The silhouette of the girl inside the ovary became increasingly clear. Lu Ming watched the observation window nervously, even softening his breathing.
As the delivery countdown on the ovary flashed, time passed second by second.
Just as the birth was imminent, a silver-gray mechanical tentacle slowly extended from the inner wall of the ovary. A soft white light shone from the tip of the tentacle as it gently touched the cat-eared girl's forehead.
A stream of light blue data flowed through the tentacle into the girl's mind. Lu Ming knew this was transmitting basic common knowledge of this world.
From language to life skills, this would allow her to adapt quickly to the world after birth.
A few seconds later, the tentacle retracted into the inner wall of the ovary. Following that, the hatch slowly opened, and a transparent egg was expelled from the ovary.
Inside the transparent egg, the girl slowly opened a pair of light blue eyes. She broke through the transparent shell before Lu Ming's eyes and slowly stretched her body.
First, she curiously looked around at the vast white surroundings and the massive mechanical ovary behind her. Finally, her gaze landed on Lu Ming, and as if realizing something, her eyes lit up.
Stepping on the warm, light blue energy fluid with her bare, tender white feet, she walked up to Lu Ming and looked him over.
Lu Ming watched as the golden cat ears on her head twitched slightly, and the white tail behind her swayed along.
She also looked at Lu Ming, tilted her head, and her crisp, soft voice reached Lu Ming's ears.
"Are you... my papa?"
Lu Ming was about to nod in response but froze upon hearing those words.
That "Papa" left Lu Ming completely stunned. He opened his mouth, but the words he had prepared were stuck in his throat. Looking into the girl's clear eyes and recalling the whole process from collecting genes to nurturing the embryo...
Lu Ming had indeed given her life, so calling him "Papa" didn't seem wrong.
Lu Ming looked at the little tot before him, about 1.2 meters tall. Her figure was slender but didn't look frail, and her skin had a faint milky-white glow, as delicate as white jade.
The golden cat ears on her head looked fluffy and soft, standing out prominently amidst her jet-black hair. The little white tail behind her was also furry!
Looking at the flawless little fellow, Lu Ming couldn't help but praise his own aesthetic sense.
Snapping out of his wandering thoughts, Lu Ming created a beautiful little dress in the Manufacturing Space and handed it to her.
Her eyes were full of stars as she looked at the little dress Lu Ming handed her. She impatiently took it and put it on.
After she finished dressing, Lu Ming gently stroked her cat ears. The moment he touched them, a soft sensation spread through his palm.
There was no difference from the feel of a real kitten; it was even slightly better.
Having her ears stroked by Lu Ming, the little fellow's eyes curved into crescents, and her tail began to wag happily as she drew closer to Lu Ming.
"Papa, do I have a name?" Hearing this, Lu Ming looked at the little fellow and thought for a moment.
"From now on, your name will be Lu Yue. You'll take my surname and become a member of the family!"