Chapter 163 – Cat Dad Prepares for Audience
Xiaomao shook his head. He suspected as much, but he didn’t know that the famous princess was an apostle of Pangu. Now, he realized that he might have offended her and the emperor by ruining the Pangu Church.
‘They hid it well. I thought the emperor and the princess were not a part of the Pangu Church. But why did Bush Cox investigate the church when the royalties were on Pangu’s side?’
Sothing didn’t make sense here.
Before the regression, the Pangu Church dictated the Yuan Emperor and controlled the Yuan Empire. They even waged war against non-believers, player guilds, and other hostile NPCs that didn’t submit to the church.
But here, Xiaomao discovered the truth that Princess Yuan Hua was a mber of the Pangu Faction from the very beginning.
Xiaomao was confused, but he blad himself for not learning more of the ga world’s lore before the regression. The new info surprised him, and it disrupted his future plans.
‘But if Bush Cox worked for Yuan Emperor, then the emperor might not know about Yuan Hua’s status as an apostle of Pangu. Is that the case?’
He ca up with the hypothesis. Then, he looked at Mimir.
“Does the emperor know about his sister’s faction?”
“Probably not. He’s obsessed with glory and wealth to the point that he delegates all dostic tasks to the princess, but he still has several loyal retainers by his side. As far as I know, the thief guild is still working under him.”
“Cool. Do you know an agent by the na Bush Cox, munya?”
Mimir chuckled, “Is that a real na? For real?”
“I don’t know. He said that was his na, munya.”
“He probably got bullied when he was young. Anyway, I don’t know the guy.”
Xiaomao was disappointed. He wished that the wise archbishop knew every character in the ga so that he could simply ask Mimir whenever he wanted to learn more about other NPCs.
“By the way, what’s next?” Mimir smiled at Xiaomao.
“What happened to Zhao Fei, munya?”
“He escaped. Sorry that I failed you.”
“Err…”
Xiaomao didn’t expect that Mimir would apologize. He thought that the old man would be more dignified or prideful. However, he seed polite and humble despite his age and level.
“I’m planning to take a short break here until sunrise. Then, I’ll report to the emperor, munya,” Xiaomao changed the subject.
“Good. Let’s rest and wait for that silly lion.”
Xiaomao’s crew got in the cabin and rested for the day.
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7 AM
Xiaomao gathered his crew to discuss the backup plan during the audience with the emperor. Mimir was also among them as he was interested in what Xiaomao was planning. Vice versa, Xiaomao also needed Mimir’s wisdom.
When all mbers, except Taotie, were on the deck, Xiaomao told them what he had thought after a night of rest.
“I’m sure that the cultists can recognize . If they see in the palace, they will surely find fault with and have arrested, munya. What do you think, senior Mimir?”
Mimir glanced in the direction of the castle. His eyes glead for a mont before he bead Xiaomao with a bright smile.
“That won’t be a problem. I don’t detect any Zhao Fei’s n in there.”
“Are you sure, munya?” Xiaomao was surprised.
“Positive. However, their royal guards will surely recognize if I go with you, and it might jeopardize your plan. Therefore, I can’t go to the castle with you.”
Xiaomao understood Mimir. After all, Yuan Hua and Mimir were both apostles, and they might know each other. If she found him, she and her goons might start a fight, and Xiaomao would get caught up in the crossfire.
“Of course, I can’t ask senior to go with . So, for now, I’ll bring the strongest mbers here as my escort, munya!”
Hearing that Xiaomao wanted to bring the strongest escorts, Shepherd puffed his chest.
“Lucky and John. You two co with . As for the rest, stay in the ship, munya!”
Shepherd was crestfallen. He looked at Lucky and rechecked her level.
When Shepherd saw Lucky and John’s current level, he pouted and pointed at his level as well.
Xiaomao saw Shepherd’s reaction. His sight followed Shepherd’s finger.
Shepherd, Level 200
“Huh? Since when?!”
Shepherd smacked his chest with his fist, mimicking Peter and Andrew’s body language.
Xiaomao tilted his head, unable to understand. Then, he turned to Magdalene.
“What’s he saying, munya?”
“Are you sure?”
Xiaomao shrugged. He opened Shepherd’s status nu and viewed his progress.
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Na: Shepherd
Rarity: Super Rare
Race: High Human
Relationship: Engaged (Magdalene, the World Tree Fairy)
Classes: Fisherman, Apprentice Archmage
Class Skills and Spells: Fishing Spot Finder, Eight Elent Mastery, Eight Elent Manipulation, Nature Magic Mastery, Water Bullet, Cleansing Water, Bog Trap, Water Gathering, and 20 others.
Racial Skills: Entity’s Luck, Joshua’s Karma
Learned Skills (0/10): None
Learned Spells: (10/20): Chain Lightning, Earth Binding, Earth Armor, Hell Fla, Firewall, Tidal Wave, Weapon Summoning, Shadow Teleportation, Holy Light, Mass Heal.
Titles: Joshua’s Doppelgänger, and three others.
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LEVEL: 200/500
Status Attributes
STR: 1,991
DEX: 1,398
AGI: 1,283
VIT: 1,958
INT: 2,727
WIS: 1,129
LUCK: 1,100
Allocable Status Points: 0
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Spiritual Roots
Fire: 2,000
Water: 3,000
Wind: 3,000
tal: 2,000
Wood: 2,000
Lightning: 2,000
Darkness: 2,000
Light: 3,000
Allocable Status Points: 0
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This guy had been grinding! Moreover, his stats surpassed Xiaomao!
“HOW THE HELL?!”
The stats surpassed local boss monsters at the sa level by miles. Moreover, this wasn’t the status of a level-200 character even if it was super rare!
Magdalene grinned and smacked her chest with pride.
Xiaomao stared at Magdalene in astonishnt. He had the urge to kowtow to her for real.
However, Mimir revealed the truth.
“I sense blessing magic from an entity. He seems to be under the protection of a god or an immortal like . I think he gains power from external sources as well.”
“Hoh?”
Indeed, there were strange titles and other skills that Xiaomao hadn’t checked yet. Moreover, Shepherd had this weird racial skill “Entity Luck” which was hidden before when Xiaomao created his character.
Xiaomao raised his brows and smiled at Magdalene. He rechecked her level.
Magdalene, the World Tree Fairy, Level 1,038
She was not even level 1,000 when she first engaged to Shepherd. But now, her level reached four digits. It was obvious that they had been grinding levels behind the scene.
“I won’t question you how you got those stats, munya. But since you’re so strong, I’ll give the spirit stones to soone who needs them. Andrew, take these.”
Xiaomao passed the last batch of 100 spirit stones to Andrew. The dwarf took it in glee and gave him a thumbs up.
“You know what to do. Stay in the ship and cultivate in your free ti, munya!”
Andrew nodded. He took the bag of spirit stones and rushed to his cabin.
anwhile, Shepherd looked at Xiaomao with his puppy eyes, wanting to tag along. On the other hand, Lucky frowned and clicked her tongue, not wanting this man to ruin her date with Xiaomao.
“Alright, alright. You win, Shepherd. You co along with and Lucky, munya! I’ll only be two of you since we might have to fight our way out.”
Shepherd was overjoyed. However, he pointed at Magdalene and gesture if she could tag along.
“Magdalene can co, too.”
Magdalene’s mouth curved up into a smug smile. She nodded in approval.
Xiaomao sighed. He turned his attention to the eting and proceeded with his agenda.
“Alright. Even though I pick Lucky and Shepherd to co along, that doesn’t an that you have nothing to do on the ship, munya. Listen carefully and take notes…”
The eting lasted 30 minutes as Xiaomao gave everyone a task to do, including Mimir.
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8 AM
Shepherd walked in front of the party as he had the best appearance among them. Both Lucky and Shepherd wore costic cash-shop clothes, hiding his bone armor set underneath.
Lucky had a Valkyrie-like costic armor. Even her bone axe was hidden.
As for Shepherd, he wore a suit like a gentleman. He also had a cane and a tall black hat, replacing the outward appearance of his weapon and headwear.
Xiaomao remained as usual – A catopus with a golden crown and bone earrings. With these two additional pieces of equipnt, his combat prowess rivaled both Lucky and Shepherd.
Still, Xiaomao continued to hide his golden na for safety. He didn’t want to attract too much attention at the mont.
Walking for 10 minutes, the group reached the front of the castle. Then, Lucky walked toward the level-200 late-middle-aged guards in front of the castle gate.
“I’m here with Xiaomao. We’re here to answer the summon.”
Lucky showed the guard Xiaomao’s wanted poster and the announcent leaflet that asked Xiaomao to visit the capital city.
The guard stared at Lucky’s gears for a mont. Seeing that her clothes hid most of her skin, they clicked their tongues in disappointnt. But when they saw the levels of Shepherd and Lucky, they were taken aback.
“L-Level 200?!”
The guards in front of the castle were level 200 as well. However, they understood how painful it was to reach this far. Only when they looked at their nas and levels, they finally noticed the catopus on Lucky’s shoulder.
They compared the portrait and Xiaomao’s appearance. However, they frowned.
“Reveal your na, Sir Xiaomao.”
Xiaomao pursed his lips. Though reluctant, he canceled the chaleon skill and revealed his gold na.
Seeing Xiaomao’s na, the guard opened the gate for them to enter.
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