By this time, the little black cat had grown noticeably, reaching a height of 1.4 meters—no longer just the size of a single pan. Her pupils and irises were a pure, abyssal black, like deep holes in space. Her once-cute ears had become longer and more slender, and her tail had grown as well.
Even more striking was her ship-rigging, which differed from that of most Subspace Mecha-Clan warships. It resembled a naval dress uniform, primarily black with subtle red stripes—much like the color scheme of Z24 from *Azur Lane*. The main structure of the rigging was sparse, featuring only a blue, half-meter-diameter halo floating behind her back, along with a massive 1.1-meter-long greatsword sheathed behind her.
"Hmm... the blue halo is likely a manifestation of electric field vortex propulsion, but what on earth is that giant sword?" Zhurong squinted, eyeing the approaching black cat.
Chapter 40