Chapter 2275: Clues from the Eastern World

————I've made up the previous two chapters, and the rest will be finished tomorrow or the day after~

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

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 just raised a hand and "plucked" this black cat, which was still struggling incessantly, from the air, holding it in his arms to soothe it constantly—petting its head, scratching its chin, and not forgetting to gently pat its back at the same time.

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

Seeing that Xia Duo had started petting the cat, Niya also leaned over, cautiously extending 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, but you have to be careful; it's still very shy."

As he spoke, Xia Duo handed the black cat, which had become much calmer, into Niya's hands, not forgetting to add a calming Spell for the mind; he wasn't sure how effective this kind of Spell was on creatures without Wisdom.

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But judging from the result, at least it didn't have a counterproductive 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-woo so quickly!"

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

Xia Duo couldn't understand the Mulan language, so he asked Jiamu: "What is he saying?"

"Uh—" Jiamu hesitated for a moment, seemingly not knowing how to speak, 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 couldn't help but sneer inwardly; this Mulan person really did have a big secret! So he asked Jiamu again: "Do the Mulan people have a god they have Faith in?"

"This—"

Jiamu's eyes were dazed, and he 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 trouble yourself, I was just asking casually."

Xia Duo then turned the topic back to the cat, asking Jiamu: "How many more Meow-woos can be found before I leave?"

"That's hard to say. Previously, 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; if we are unlucky, this might be the only one."

"It's definitely not the only one."

Xia Duo had already seen a black cat at Kelanni's place before, and adding the one Niya was holding now, that made two. Moreover, it wasn't certain 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 that Mulan person where this cat was obtained. Jiamu didn't actually ask, but answered directly:

"Mage Asuosi, we have already asked this question before. He said this Meow-woo 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 words of the Mulan people, this was a gift from God."

"Gift from God? What god would be so bored as to specifically send an animal to their believers?"

"We think so too, but we asked many people and none could state the specific origin of this Meow-woo. In order not to delay Mage Asuosi, we sent this one over first."

"So that's how it is!"

Although Xia Duo believed Jiamu hadn't lied to him, the Mulan person 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 both not lying, it shouldn't 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 gather Faith, hence the trick of the deliberately crafted God-given cat.

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

Humans are born of human mothers, so cats must have cat mothers too.

Associating this with the fact that the cat at Kelanni's place was also pure black, and since cats are not an endangered species in Xia Duo's hometown and have strong reproductive capabilities, Xia Duo couldn't 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 weren't pure black?

This is very possible. Even if the Mulan people view cats as Holy Relics, they themselves are already Slaves; for the sake of some more "lofty" goals, they might choose to sacrifice some Holy Relics to build a purer Faith.

However, these questions didn't need to be asked through an outsider like Jiamu. After sending that Mulan person 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 handing over an Inspiration Headband and signaling the other party to wear it on their head.

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

"What is your name?"

While asking, Xia Duo used his smart brain to simultaneously transmit this conscious information to the other party within the Spirit Thought Network. This Mulan person clearly hadn't experienced such a situation and immediately knelt on the ground again, muttering incessantly about Divine Envoys, fate, and the like.

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

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

Although a large amount of messy thoughts were still transmitted this time, there was finally a clear answer to Xia Duo's question—"This lowly one is named Sainide."

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

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

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

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

Good fellow, he didn't even blush while lying! Although Xia Duo couldn't understand the Mulan language, it was clear that what Sainide said just now was not the content interpreted 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 referring to?"