Chapter 467: The Cat Spirit and the Item

"Cat spirit?!" x2

Although he had mentally prepared himself in advance.

But when Kali Site and Lily entered the forest of the labyrinth and saw an entire squad of adorable cat spirits walking toward them, they were still stunned.

Cat spirits possess the extraordinary ability of 【Manifestation】, and were heavily captured by mages in earlier times.

Even recent research reports suggest the current population of cat spirits may be fewer than 300.

Just the Royal Knights Squad led by Cat Pudding right before them numbers at least fifty.

"Luo De, if you know them, fine—but is it safe to bring us in?"

Lily couldn't help but worry:

"When tree spirits were hunted for research on spirit seed generation, they fiercely resisted outsiders—even now, some extreme tree spirits will launch indiscriminate attacks on any outsider who enters the forest."

"Don't worry—they trust me, and I trust you. There's no problem."

Luo De was pleased with their reaction and patted his chest proudly.

Just as he spoke.

Cat Pudding glanced at the girls, then at Luo De.

With sharp wit, he immediately raised both white gloves and shouted loudly: "Hail the arrival of the Dragon God's Envoy!"

The fifty-odd cat spirits behind him echoed in unison.

The girls were startled again.

Kali Site asked curiously: "Dragon God's Envoy? What's that?"

"Just a trivial little title."

The elf lady, seeing he wouldn't elaborate, snorted and stopped asking, turning her attention instead to the surrounding forest.

Luo De turned to Pudding and handed him the White Dragon Horn seal.

The Dragon Soul Naulin, who had seized control of this labyrinth's consciousness, had already notified them beforehand, saving Luo De the trouble of explanation.

Pudding held the White Dragon Horn, taller than himself, and studied it for a moment.

"Your Majesty, the Dragon God's Envoy, turning this into usable material will take some time. Allow me to guide you to rest first."

"No need. We'll plant a tree and leave right away."

A Jade Tree.

The 【Spatial Tree Form】 allows free movement—no need to wait here.

"Plant a tree?"

Pudding stared, his cute cat face utterly confused.

Luo De crouched down, patted his shoulder, and smiled: "Don't mind us—get to work. I'll take the girls to find the Witch Cat."

"Understood."

Pudding handed the White Dragon Horn seal to a nearby guard to hold, then bowed respectfully.

Only then did he lead his squad away.

Suddenly, he turned back and handed over a semi-transparent crystal stone.

"What's this?"

Luo De frowned.

"Some time ago, the Witch Cat learned you were coming and ordered us to urgently craft this magical item. When used, it produces a long, hollow, elastic sheath—primarily for isolating liquids. The Witch Cat rarely leaves her lair, and we've been unable to find her. Please, Dragon God's Envoy, deliver it to her."

".?"

Saying this, Pudding didn't wait for a reply, turned around, and organized his Royal Knights to return.

Luo De sighed and turned back.

Sure enough.

There was Kali Site 's look—like he was garbage.

And Lily—her eyes wide with shock.

She looked at Luo De, then at the cat spirit, as if comparing sizes.

After staring back and forth several times, she could hardly believe it: "Luo De… you… you can even with cat spirits…?"

Luo De refused to answer such a question.

Not long after entering Witch Peak.

The group encountered the Witch Cat's two headless knights: Mimi and Tata.

The two girls made their entrance as flamboyantly as ever.

Green flames and eerie winds, grotesque and imposing black full-plate armor, one wielding a longsword, the other gripping a massive warhammer—both without heads.

These two girls had once been captured by Luo De; they were surely still annoyed.

During their escort, the headful sister Mimi shot Luo De several covert glares.

Soon.

Luo De and the others climbed the mountain path and saw the Witch Cat, standing dazed before a cave.

The tricolor Witch Cat still wore her black mage robe; upon seeing Luo De, she immediately flashed a cute cat smile.

"Lord Luo De!"

She also politely greeted the other girls behind him.

After a few casual words, they had exchanged greetings.

Luo De handed the jade tree cutting to Kali Site and asked her to choose a location and perform the spell planting.

Lily, who had instantly bonded with her, was still thrilled and followed along.

Watching Lily, Kali Site, and No. 3 walk away.

The Witch Cat turned to Luo De with a faintly resentful expression:

"Other cat spirits are a bit dim—they don't care that you brought people into the 【Cat Spirit Paradise】. Only I have to play the villain and say unpleasant things… Are these ladies truly safe?"

"They're trustworthy. All of them."

Luo De reached out and rubbed the Witch Cat's head, surprised by how soft her fur felt.

He couldn't resist crouching down, cupping her face in both hands, and rubbing vigorously.

"Ah mmm ah mmm mmm—"

She genuinely emitted cute cat-like purrs.

But the Witch Cat clearly wasn't used to such treatment; she frowned and used her padded paws to shove him away.

Luo De added: "The elf Kali Site already knows a cat spirit named Xiao Ju, and the halfling Lily possesses the same 【High-Level Labyrinth Access Pass】 as I do—she's practically another Dragon God's Envoy."

"I'm not really distrustful of you…"

The Witch Cat remained uneasy. "But the continent isn't peaceful lately. I've heard a new race called Mind Flayers has appeared—they're experts at reading thoughts. I'm afraid…"

"Huh? You never leave your lair—how do you know what's happening on the continent?"

"Cat spirits must stay hidden, but Mimi can go out."

She blinked her big eyes.

Her paws clumsily smoothed out the fur Luo De had ruffled.

"Headless knights… won't they be treated as undead and driven away?"

Luo De was slightly taken aback.

Headless knights have a terrible reputation on the continent, especially now that Athelon and the Heavenly Flower Kingdom are locked in constant war—countless decapitated battlefield corpses have reanimated.

"Mimi has a head, so she can temporarily reattach it, add some hidden spells, and go out. But Tata can't—she's a headless knight who can't find her head, and she's too timid. If she steps out, she'll likely be slain by passing adventurers within minutes."

Thinking of Tata's timid demeanor, she couldn't help smiling.

"But you've fixed the 【Memory Wish Stone】, right? I've already told them they can edit memories about this part—though they only want you to handle it personally."

"Only you, Lord Luo De, personally? That feels… a little ambiguous."

Luo De noticed her expression looked displeased.

He went over again and rubbed her face, messing up the fur she'd just smoothed.

"Ah ah ah—"

The Witch Cat pushed him away in annoyance, then hurriedly fixed her fur again.

"You always bully me—even though I made you something special!"

(End of Chapter)