Chapter 2276: Continuing the Transaction

————I really can't hold on today, I'll finish everything tomorrow or the day after~

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The next moment, that little cat flew backward from the 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 escaping.

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

With just a lift of his hand, Xia Duo "plucked" this black cat, which was still struggling incessantly, from the air and held it in his arms, constantly soothing it—stroking 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 at this moment; 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:

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

"Of course you can, but you have to 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, while not forgetting to add a Spell to soothe its mind. He wasn't sure how effective this kind of Spell was on a creature without Wisdom.

But judging by the result, at least it didn't have the opposite effect; the black cat lay quietly in Niya's arms, only occasionally looking at its surroundings with a wary 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 that Mulan 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 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."

"Divine Envoy? Savior? Hmph!"

Xia Duo couldn't help but sneer inwardly; this Mulan really had a big secret! So he asked Jiamu again: "Do the Mulan have a god they have Faith in?"

"This—"

Jiamu looked confused, soon shook his head, and said, "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. He asked Jiamu: "How many more Meow-wus can you find before I leave?"

"That's hard to say. Before this, we never knew the Mulan 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. 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 Command Jiamu to ask the Mulan where this cat was obtained. Jiamu didn't ask, but answered directly:

"Mage Asuosi, we 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's words, 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 tell the specific origin of this Meow-wu. In order not to delay Mage Asuosi, we sent this one over first."

"So that's how it is!"

Although Xia Duo believed Jiamu wasn't lying to him, the Mulan might not have told Jiamu the truth. Cats are not a specialty of the Main Plane—at least not a specialty of the Xilu. If Jiamu and Prince Aben were both not lying, it shouldn't be a Yimaska specialty either.

And if the Mulan wanted to summon their god, they would indeed need such a rare item to Condensation Faith, hence the trick of the deliberately crafted God-gifted 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.

People are born from a mother, and cats must also have a mother cat.

Recalling that the cat at Kelanni's place before was also pure black, and 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, 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 view cats as Holy Relics, they themselves are already Slaves. For some more "noble" goals, they might choose to sacrifice some Holy Relics to forge a purer Faith.

However, these questions didn't need the help of an outsider like Jiamu to ask. After sending that Mulan into the Floating City, he dismissed Jiamu and then returned to the Floating City together 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 their head.

Perhaps because he was truly regarded as a Divine Envoy, this Mulan 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 such conscious information to the other party within the Spirit Thought Network. This Mulan clearly hadn't experienced such a situation and 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's words through the conscious information transmitted in the Spirit Thought Network.

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

This time, although a large amount of messy thoughts were still transmitted, there was finally a clear answer to Xia Duo's inquiry—"This 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 God."

Sainide immediately transmitted such conscious information, but immediately after, Xia Duo's smart brain interpreted 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 couldn't understand the Mulan language, clearly what Sainide just said wasn't the content interpreted later.

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?"