"I'll try your suggestion."
He felt that once this project started, Stelle might be interested, and he would ask her later if she was.
Just as Bai Luan was thinking this, 343's voice came through.
"As a leader, my experience is still too limited."
"It seems 756 leaving Beta Star to gain experience on other Mech Stars was the right decision."
"Did 756 go on a business trip?"
"You could say that; otherwise, I wouldn't be this busy. I've never missed 756 so much."
"It seems that whether it's inorganic life or organic life, the attitude towards overtime is the same."
After saying this, Bai Luan waved, bidding farewell to 343:
"You're so busy, I won't disturb you further. I'm going to find Xiu."
"Goodbye, I hope you have a good time."
Bai Luan nodded, smiling as he left.
Walking on the streets of this city, Bai Luan could see obvious changes.
The metal content was significantly increasing, and the entire city was rapidly transforming into a true steel behemoth.
If 343's vision could truly be realized, then perhaps many wonders could be achieved in the future, such as completely controlled planetary landscapes that could be altered at will.
After the Mech's personality was further perfected, perhaps a need for other creatures to accompany them would arise, and at that time, they might create a series of electronic pets.
Some creatures wouldn't even need to be confined to physical forms; perhaps electronic fish schools swimming in the air could be seen?
He truly wondered what kind of planet this one would eventually become.
Bai Luan looked at the Mech life forms moving about in the city.
In any case, it was definitely much more vibrant than when he had first arrived.
These new Mech life forms must be experiencing many firsts.
The first time self-awareness was generated.
The first time truly understanding what emotions were.
The first time finding something they wanted to do.
The first time embarking on their destiny... Although their appearance wouldn't grow like humans, the stages of growth they needed to experience were no less than humans'.
This could be considered a new type of life form's growth stage.
Although the external manifestations differed somewhat from humans, the core was still the same.
All would complete their spiritual growth through the precipitation of time.
How truly wondrous.
While sighing with emotion, Bai Luan hurried towards the coordinates of the Inspiration Shroom.
"Inspiration Guli Guli Wacha Inspiration Shroom ~"
Bai Luan's face showed a ghostly expression.
Because this familiar tune wasn't sung by the Inspiration Shroom, but came from a passing Mech.
Then, what surprised Bai Luan even more was that this wasn't an isolated incident.
Other Mechs were also singing the Inspiration Shroom song.
What was going on?
Had the Inspiration Shroom song become a cyber virus invading Beta Star?
Just as Bai Luan was confused, his phone vibrated, and Xiu sent him a photo.
The photo showed 882 leading a group of Mechs to help the Inspiration Shroom build a super-sized snowman.
From the photo, it looked quite substantial thanks to the efforts of the Mechs.
Xiu: We didn't intend to build it this big.
Xiu: While we were building it, 882 passed by and wanted to help.
Xiu: And then it turned into this.
Xiu: The Inspiration Shroom sang to cheer them on, and they learned the song the Inspiration Shroom sang.
Xiu: The Inspiration Shroom said it was a spell that could make them happy.
Bai Luan scratched his head.
Throwing the Inspiration Shroom, with its maximized social skills, into a group of highly capable learning Mechs... ultimately led to the Inspiration Shroom spreading like a virus among the new Mech life forms?
Would all Beta Star people who left Beta Star in the future sing the Inspiration Shroom song?
"Are you happy?"
"This is the prosperous era you created single-handedly."
The system's tone carried a hint of exasperation, while Bai Luan felt complex inside, unsure how to comment for a moment.
Turning a meme into the cultural gene of a planet, how remarkable.
"Forget it, as long as the Inspiration Shroom is having fun."
Bai Luan quickened his pace, heading towards the Inspiration Shroom's location.
From afar, he saw the giant Inspiration Shroom snowman, like a city landmark sculpture.
The Inspiration Shroom was floating above that snowman.
It spotted Bai Luan from a distance and immediately shouted:
"Bai Luan, look! Gu is building a super—big snowman-gu!"
Hearing that incredibly joyful tone, Bai Luan's lips unconsciously curved upwards, and he also responded loudly:
"I see it! It's really super big!"
"Inspiration Guli Guli Wacha Inspiration Shroom ~"
The Inspiration Shroom excitedly started singing again.
And below, the Mechs busy building and polishing the snowman also synchronously echoed a few lines with their mechanical resonance.
The scene instantly became incredibly surreal.
It was like work chants on a construction site, and also like the fervent collective cheering of fans at a concert.
This surreal scene made Bai Luan truly unable to hold back his amusement.
Xiu walked over slowly, stopping beside him, looking with him at the enthusiastic Mechs and the giant snow shroom.
"Actually, I've wanted to ask for a long time."
Xiu suddenly spoke, with pure curiosity.
"Ask what?"
"'Inspiration Guli Guli Wacha Inspiration Shroom'... What exactly does this phrase that the Inspiration Shroom always says mean?"
"If you insist, it originally had no actual meaning."
Bai Luan squatted down, scooped up a handful of white snow from the ground, and began to casually pile it up.
"It's just a... catchy melody and syllables."
His fingers deftly pinched and carved, and the snowflakes in his hand seemed to come alive, quickly forming a lifelike small Inspiration Shroom snowman.
The effect of the wondrous item remained; this snowman would never melt.
Bai Luan examined the work in his hand, nodding with satisfaction.
"However, after all these things, in your, my, and the Inspiration Shroom's hearts, the meaning it represents has long been different."
He looked up at Xiu, with a warm smile in his eyes.
"Now, just as the Inspiration Shroom says, it's a... spell that makes people happy."
Xiu looked at the Inspiration Shroom snowman in Bai Luan's hand and asked:
"Can I have this snowman? I want to put this Inspiration Shroom snowman in the museum too."
"Why?"
"Because today, the new Beta Star people experienced the charm of songs for the first time, and also, for the first time, learned what a spell that makes one happy is."
"You're right."
Bai Luan smiled and nodded, handing over the small snow shroom.
"This truly should be put into a museum."
After Xiu took the snowman, he looked at Bai Luan again and asked:
"Can you make another snowman?"
Bai Luan cast a questioning gaze at Xiu.
"This time it's different."
Facing Bai Luan's confusion, Xiu explained.
"This time, I want it."
Bai Luan was startled at first, then laughed.
"No problem."
Bai Luan squatted down and started piling up snowmen again.
Xiu directly sat cross-legged on the snowdrift.
Seeing him do this, Bai Luan also relaxed, plopped down in the snowdrift, and focused on building a snowman for his Mech friend.
Presumably, this snowman would often accompany Xiu when the Inspiration Shroom returned to the Space Station.