Chapter 216: Witch Cat 2

"But I cannot give you the Wish Stone; who knows what you might do?"

"What else could I do? My sole desire is to make my homeland better and keep outsiders away!"

The Witch Cat frowned.

Her voice grew agitated, tugging at her wounds, and she couldn't help but cry out in pain.

She rummaged through her spell satchel, found a potion bottle with only a quarter left, drank it as if it were a treasure, and didn't even miss the drops clinging to the walls, waiting for the liquid to drip down.

Rod appraised it.

Yet this was clearly just an ordinary healing potion; his satchel held at least fifty, if not a hundred, bottles better than this.

After recovering for a while.

The Witch Cat spoke again, this time with a touch more bitterness:

"You do not know that the manifestation ability of the Cat Sprites has long been a secret of the continent. Although some high-level mages who know of this do not speak of it, they often send personnel to search for the 【Cat Sprite Paradise】 under other pretexts. If they find it, it will be a catastrophe for us!"

"The power of the Cat Sprites is too weak; we need the help of the 【Memory Wish Stone】. This way, even if enemies accidentally wander here, we will have a chance to fight back."

Rod thought for a moment; indeed, that was true.

Just he alone could level this maze, let alone the high-level mages coveting this place; they truly needed power.

But the power of this Wish Stone was somewhat too heaven-defying; even a high-level mage like the Witch Cat, and an eighth-rank professor in Bahadur, had fallen victim to it, which was imaginable.

"Entrusting the repair to you is not impossible, but I need certain means to control you."

"Are you referring to a magical contract?"

He shook his head and softly uttered a single word: "Enslavement."

The Witch Cat's expression changed; she lowered her head and thought seriously.

Seeing the firewood was insufficient, Rod smiled and added, "Being enslaved by me is not merely a simple master-servant relationship; I can actively enhance your talents and abilities to a certain extent."

Having said that, he conjured a spirit seed he had not yet had time to consume.

The spirit seed looked plain, merely a green seed.

Yet the unique spiritual energy it contained was known to everyone on the continent.

The Witch Cat instantly widened her already large cat eyes, shocked: "A spirit seed?!"

"Indeed, and I have a stable source for them. As long as you agree, I can gift you one."

Hearing this, her expression shifted.

Although she had once entered the Bahadur Magic Academy to study, her actual talent was not particularly high.

At that time, Bahadur was undergoing a transition of power, so various school rules and unwritten rules were not very clear, and policies favoring non-human races had even been issued.

As a rare Cat Sprite, she was fortunate enough to enter the school during this period.

Shortly after, she could no longer bear the atmosphere of human superiority and the increasingly crazy experiments, so she chose to conceal her Cat Sprite traits, steal the 【Memory Wish Stone】, and leave.

Insufficient strength was precisely the reason she had been unable to protect her homeland all along.

And this man before her, though boasting shamelessly that the Dragon God served him, had to be admitted to be exceptionally powerful; even an eighth-rank mage could influence the 【Memory Wish Stone】, yet it had no effect on him whatsoever.

Now that the maze consciousness was gradually able to influence reality, an envoy of a powerful Dragon God was indeed someone worth relying on.

Moreover, he was tall and quite handsome, except for having the face of a coward.

"I agree."

"Very good."

Rod smiled and cast the Nu Yi Zhou at her.

【Nu Yi Zhou used successfully】

【Enslaved Target 10: Witch Cat】

【Race: Cat Sprite】

【Age: 16】

【Obedience: 47】

【Details: The Witch Cat is more similar to humans at birth. If she has not yet accepted a true cat, she might be the beginning of your attempt to explore more beast-like alien races. Note: She still possesses the Cat Sprite's unique barbed tongue; if she has regeneration abilities, it would be a delightful activity one absolutely must try.】

More beast-like alien race

Rod stated he did not wish to try.

Look, there are several canid alien races: half-werewolves, kobolds, and gnolls.

Half-werewolves are fine; they are just humans with wolf ears and tails, which are more stimulating to the senses.

Kobolds and gnolls, however, are not so good; this isn't just stimulating the senses, it directly shocks the mind.

Rod did not want to hang himself on these two races.

The Witch Cat was surprised: "This Nu Yi Zhou... is so complex, completely not a low-grade item."

"Of course."

Now that the enslavement was successful, Rod simply stopped pretending: "It allows me to enslave you until death; no matter what I do, you cannot refuse me."

He wore a wicked smile, brimming with pride.

Tally, standing aside, pretended to be pitiful and said, "Cat, look at me; I am also his enslaved target. Since the enslavement began, every day he forcibly makes me drink his essence... wuwuwu."

"But he is not your brother!"

"Wuwuwu, he is a pestle that grinds both meat and vegetables; he spares not even his own sister. The house even keeps ghasts and female orcs, and they get pounded by him every single day!"

The Witch Cat was terrified, thinking she had boarded a villain's ship.

She hurriedly protected her chest clothes, which had been blown open by the 【Burst Emerald】.

Rod pinched Tally's face and gave her several sharp flicks on the forehead.

Only after briefly explaining this creature's succubus identity did the misunderstanding clear up.

He also handed her the spirit seed.

But the Witch Cat didn't take it right away; she put it away instead.

"I suggest you eat the Spirit Seed as soon as possible. It'll lose its spiritual essence — though it's only very slight."

"My body's in terrible shape right now. If I force myself to take it, I'm afraid the loss will outweigh the gain."

Rod thought of the quarter-bottle of potion she had left and said helplessly:

"You're a sixth-tier mage, after all. How come you don't even have a single full bottle of magic potion?"

"I-I'm not a mage who specializes in this path, s-so I don't know how to brew magic potions."

Seeing her blushing, pitiful little face.

He shook his head.

Forget it. She's family now, after all.

Rod pulled out a big handful of various magic potions from his spell pouch, along with a handful of not-so-high-grade magic rings.

The Witch Cat was dumbfounded.

Looking at these things, she was a little at a loss.

Rod firmly placed them into her hands, then patted her little head.

"Don't worry. Working under me, I won't treat you poorly."

Unexpectedly, the cat girl before him had a glint of tears flash in her eyes, and they came pattering down.

"What are you crying for?"

Rod laughed in spite of himself and hurriedly used his sleeve to wipe away her tears.

"I-I was abandoned by my parents at the Witch Peak the moment I was born. *sniffle* No one has ever been as good to me as you are."

She cried pear blossoms in the rain, looking very pitiful.

Especially since she was still a cute, petite cat girl.

Hmph hmph.

Now was the perfect moment to take advantage of her vulnerability!

Rod gently held her in his arms, softly soothing her back and little head.

Feeling the little body in his arms hiccupping with sobs, he leaned down beside her drooping cat ears and said softly:

"With me here from now on, I will never let you suffer the slightest grievance."

(End of chapter)