Chapter 2273: Transaction

The next moment, that little cat flew backward from a distance to Xia Duo's side. Even though its entire body was suspended in mid-air, it kept scratching with its limbs, wanting to continue its escape.

But clearly, having already been caught after running a distance away, how could it escape Xia Duo's "clutches" now, no matter how desperately it struggled?

Xia Duo simply raised a hand and "plucked" this black cat, which was still struggling incessantly, from the air. He held it in his arms and kept soothing it, petting its head and scratching its chin, while not forgetting to gently pat its back.

It was only because this cat's movements were restricted at this moment; otherwise, Xia Duo really wouldn't have known how to handle such a rowdy little fellow!

Seeing that Xia Duo had already started petting the cat, Niya also leaned over. She cautiously stretched out a hand to gently stroke the little cat's head, and soon let out an exclamation:

"So smooth, so cute! Can you let me hold it?"

"Of course you can, but be careful, it's still very shy."

As he spoke, Xia Duo handed the black cat, which had become much more docile, into Niya's hands. At the same time, he did not forget to add a calming Spell; he was not sure how effective this kind of Spell was on creatures without Wisdom.

But judging from the result, at least it didn't have the opposite effect. The black cat lay quietly in Niya's arms, only occasionally looking around with a vigilant gaze.

Seeing this scene, Jiamu praised repeatedly, "Mage Asuosi, I didn't expect you to tame this Meow-wu so quickly!"

Similar to Jiamu was the Mulan man who had been brought over, but he was more exaggerated, kneeling directly on the ground and muttering something incessantly.

Xia Duo could not understand the Mulan language, so he asked Jiamu: "What is he saying?"

"Uh—" Jiamu hesitated for a moment, seemingly not knowing how to start, but under Xia Duo's gaze, he still bit the bullet and translated:

"Mage Asuosi, he says you must be a Divine Envoy, the savior of the Mulan people."

"Divine Envoy? Savior? Hmph!"

Xia Duo could not help but sneer inwardly; this Mulan man truly had a big secret! So he asked Jiamu again: "Do the Mulan people have a god they have Faith in?"

"This—"

Jiamu looked confused, and soon shook his head, "I don't know either. I've heard of it, but I've never seen it. Mage Asuosi, do you need me to send someone to investigate?"

"No need to bother, I was just asking casually."

Xia Duo then turned the topic back to the cat. He asked Jiamu: "How many more Meow-wus can be found before I leave?"

"That's hard to say. Before this, we never knew the Mulan people were hiding such an animal that they regarded as a Holy Relic. If we are lucky, we might find many, but if we are unlucky, this might be the only one."

"It is definitely not the only one."

Xia Duo had already seen a black cat at Kelanni's place before. Adding the one Niya was holding now, that made two. Moreover, it was uncertain where Kelanni had obtained that one in Yimaska, but there was a time interval, so there were definitely more than these two.

Subsequently, Xia Duo directed Jiamu to ask the Mulan man where this cat was obtained. Jiamu did not ask, but answered directly:

"Mage Asuosi, we have already asked this question before. He said this Meow-wu appeared out of thin air in their settlement, and then they honored it as a Holy Relic according to the customs of their hometown. In the Mulan people's words, this is a gift from a god."

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"A gift from a god? Since when is a god so bored as to specifically send an animal to their believers?"

"We thought so too, but we asked many people and no one could tell the specific origin of this Meow-wu. In order not to delay Mage Asuosi, we sent this one over first."

"I see!"

Although Xia Duo believed Jiamu was not lying to him, the Mulan man might not have told Jiamu the truth. Cats are not a specialty of the Main Plane—at least not a specialty of Xilu. If Jiamu and Prince Aben were not lying, they should not be a specialty of Yimaska either.

And if the Mulan people wanted to summon their god, they would indeed need such a rare object to facilitate the Condensation of Faith, hence the trick of the deliberately crafted god-given cat.

Although this was Xia Duo's own speculation, he was certain his previous examination was correct: that cat was just an ordinary animal. And an ordinary animal must have an origin; if it has no origin, it can only mean there is a story behind it.

Humans are born from human mothers, so cats must also have cat mothers.

Recalling that the cat Kelanni had before was also pure black, and since cats are not an endangered species in Xia Duo's hometown and have strong reproductive capabilities, Xia Duo could not help but have a guess: could it be that the Mulan people, in order to deliberately create a Holy Relic, disposed of all cats that were not pure black?

This is very possible. Even if the Mulan people view cats as Holy Relics, they themselves are already Slaves. For some more "noble" purposes, they might choose to sacrifice some Holy Relics to forge a purer Faith.

However, these questions did not need to be asked through an outsider like Jiamu. After sending that Mulan man into the Floating City, he dismissed Jiamu and then returned to the Floating City with Niya.

Niya was busy petting the cat, while Xia Duo himself summoned that Mulan holy cat keeper to his front, casually handed over an Inspiration Headband, and signaled for the other party to wear it on his head.

Perhaps because he was truly regarded as a Divine Envoy, this Mulan man was very obedient to Xia Duo's Indication. He respectfully placed the Inspiration Headband, which looked like it was crafted from Crystal, on his head as if he were holding some treasure.

"What is your name?"

While asking, Xia Duo used his brain to synchronously transmit such conscious information to the other party within the Spirit Thought Network. This Mulan man had clearly never experienced such a situation; he immediately knelt on the ground again, muttering about Divine Envoys and fate incessantly.

But unlike before at the Red Square outside, this time Xia Duo understood the Mulan man's words through the conscious information transmitted in the Spirit Thought Network.

Thus, he repeated it once more, "Tell me, what is your name?"

This time, although a large amount of chaotic thoughts were still transmitted, there was finally a clear answer to Xia Duo's inquiry—"The small one is named Sainide."

"Sainide, tell me, did that Meow-wu really appear out of thin air in your settlement?"

"Yes, Lord Divine Envoy, that is a gift from the god."

Sainide immediately transmitted such conscious information, but immediately after, Xia Duo's brain decoded other information from a cluster of nervous and awe-filled emotional information—

"That Meow-wu was sent by Elder Huni."

Good fellow, he didn't even blush while lying! Although Xia Duo could not understand the Mulan language, clearly what Sainide just said was not the content decoded afterward.

So Xia Duo continued to ask—"I will ask you again, why do you call me a Divine Envoy? Which god's Envoy are you?"