The Hospital and the Mission

When night came, Zhao Yao used his illusion to trick the cats into entering the extradimensional belly. However, he was not able to complete the first of his chain missions.

Evidently, the population for cat nation was calculated based on permanent residents and not one-off visitors. Hence, instead of completing his mission, his cat population had dropped to 8/10 with the departure of the Pallas's cat.

"Hmph, why is the Pallas's cat included in the cat population? The population size will also be affected when the cat leaves the belly."

After rounds of experimenting and analyzing, Zhao Yao finally concluded that a minimum stay was required for the cats to be included in the census.

He had considered bringing the cats in his café into the belly. However, he gave up the thought as he realized that it would be a bad idea for them to stay permanently with Ares and friends.