Chapter 281 51: Keeper
“Meow!”
In the forest, the conversation between William and Xiao Tao was interrupted. Behind the trees directly in front, there was a group of cow cats. The team blocked their way.
"Hello~"
Xiao Tao said hello, and after confirming that they did not have too strong resistance, he slowly took a few steps closer.
Fei Ya and Xiong Da had already stayed outside. Xiao Tao was afraid that if these two guys went in, they would cause stress to ordinary cats and something bad would happen to them.
"Meow, meow, meow, meow--" the leader of the cow cat made a strange accent.
"Uncle, they are the patrol team of Cat Village, please don't get close to us." Xiao Tao translated its words.
William patted his backpack gently and took out a can from his pocket: "I brought a lot of canned cats. Is it possible to use this to make them less hostile?"
Xiao Tao nodded. , took the can: "I'll try."
After saying that, he opened the can and started meowing.
One person and one cat communicated in cat language.
William was watching from the sidelines, his eyes twinkling.
It can be seen that the intelligence of the cats here seems to be strangely high. It is obviously compared with the animals that Xiaotao summoned just now. They are only slightly worse than the dog named Feiya and the big bear. After all, that is The two guys seemed to be able to understand even human speech.
It shouldn’t be that so many cats have become extraordinary, it can only be the influence of the ability of one of the extraordinary cats.
Maybe it was the smell of the can that played a role. Captain Cat, who had been patrolling for a long time, was a little greedy. After scolding his men not to move, he slowly approached Xiao Tao, but he still watched William with vigilance.
Xiao Tao has an aura that makes her trust him, but William does not.
Adhering to the good habit of not talking when eating, Xiao Tao waited until it finished eating before continuing to communicate in cat language.
Xiao Tao also pointed to William's backpack on the way. William immediately understood and shook the backpack vigorously, making a jingling sound.
After hearing that there were so many cans, the cow cat licked his lips and hesitated.
In the end, the cow cat compromised and expressed its willingness to help them call the general.
"I have never met the leaders of these cats. I have only met the orange cat named General. At that time, Xiong Da had a misunderstanding with him and they started fighting." Xiao Tao told William about the previous incident. matter.
It was nothing more than an inadvertent intrusion into the territory of a group of cats. How could the black bear take these little puddings seriously? Naturally, his tone was a bit fierce, and then he was taught a lesson by the orange cat general who rushed out.
William took out a few more cans and asked Xiao Tao to try to see if he could continue to bribe other cow cats.
“Meow Meow!”
"Meow?"
Soon, the two of them and a bunch of cats were mingling, and William hadn't even used the extra pure catnip he brought from Ami.
“Meow!”
The cow cats who were lying down and being played with by Xiao Tao suddenly jumped up like springs when they heard the sound, and quickly returned to their original place, cleaning themselves up. Marks on the body.
Within a few seconds, I saw a significantly larger orange cat, with about twenty orange cats, arriving at the scene in an orderly manner, surrounding the two of them, like A small orange army, and quite disciplined.
The orange cat obviously still remembered Xiao Tao. He looked around and seemed to be looking for the black bear.
This is the primitive form of the army. If these cats continue to develop like this, I am afraid it will not be another natural kingdom.
But this has little to do with William. He comes here only for secrets.
After so many years, the biggest change in him compared to the past was his desire for stronger power.
In today's world, there is no power, no matter how outstanding the wisdom is, it is difficult to protect oneself.
Xiao Tao started negotiating slightly nervously, and the orange cat paced around the two of them, replying with a few powerful words from time to time.
"Uncle, it said that it has indeed seen some strange humans with ears nearby, but the leader and those people have made an agreement not to invade each other, and it cannot take you to find those weird people."
Xiao Tao conveyed the orange cat's words to William. At this time, she still thought that William's purpose was to find the whereabouts of the so-called fox man.
Hearing this, William remained silent without replying, and looked at the surrounding cats again.
Although these cats look quite neat, most of them are not brightly colored, and some of them look particularly thin, which is obviously malnutrition caused by insufficient food.
The ecological chain here is simply not enough to support the life of such a large group of cats, so their food must not be enough most of the time, and there are no people nearby. Even if there is, you can't get it back if you rob them.
"Xiao Tao, help me open all the cans. Just say, this is a meeting gift for them. I can bring more after that. You just need to let me meet their leader."
Xiao Tao seemed very happy when she heard that she could feed the cat. She helped open cans and communicated with the orange cat.
The orange cat obviously couldn't trust William, it smelled something threatening.
Just when it was about to scold, a large bag of catnip was taken out. As William spilled it, it was obvious that a group of cats began to sniff and get ready to move.
The orange cat immediately perked up, pointing curiously at William's catnip and meowing.
"It asked you what this is."
"A kind of food that rejuvenates the spirit." William could only explain it this way.
The orange cat didn't dare to believe it. He licked his nose and gave an order to one of his subordinates to try the product.
An orange cat strutted out and walked up to William. He took out a handful of catnip with one paw, his nose twitched and his eyes narrowed.
"Meow meow!"
"Meow meow!"
Xiao Tao tilted her head, it was a bit difficult to translate: "It said, this thing is very pure? That's probably what it means."< br>
William twitched the corner of his mouth. There was a broken collar on the cat's neck. It was probably a former domestic cat. It might have tasted catnip, so he knew what it was.
But this cat looked so experienced that it made me want to call the police.
After giving the whole bag to the cat, it didn't care about enjoying it. It quickly returned to the orange cat and placed it on the ground.
The orange cat carefully took out a handful and brought it close to its nose.
Just five minutes later, looking at the sight of the cats dancing in front of him, William was a little suspicious of the batch of cats bought from Ami. Are the goods mixed with some local specialty powder? Are these cats a little too high now?
Xiao Tao was a little curious, but lost interest after smelling it.
After almost half an hour of fun, the orange cat woke up a little. He was so happy just now that he sprinkled several packets of catnip into the sky. Now 30% of the cats are still unresponsive. Look at these fools silently.
"Meow, meow, meow."
"It said it is a general and thinks highly of you."
"Meow, meow, meow."
"It can make the decision to lead you. Go meet the leader"
"Meow~"
"But in addition to food, you have to bring the same batch of goods next time."
"Meow!"
"At least five bags." William made a hesitant look, as if What tough decisions need to be made.
The orange cat panicked a little and meowed a few words again.
"If not, three packs are fine, at least two packs."
"Ahem, no, just tell it, I will do my best, and I will definitely bring it at least five packs!" William looked determined.
Hearing William's promise, the orange cat was in a good mood. With a meow, he regrouped all the cats and led the two of them towards the core area of the cat village.
At this time, in Cat Village, one eye was warily staring at the unidentified guy in black robes.
“.I know you can understand. What I just said is not harmful to you. You know, it doesn’t take me much effort to kill you, but the Mother Goddess is kind and willing to give all living creatures a Opportunities, as long as you don't cooperate with humans, will naturally favor you, allowing you to continue to live peacefully in this forest."
A human expression appeared on the face of one eye, and it slowly stood up, its body and hair swelling, like a mottled tiger cub.
"I refuse the threat."
As if thinking of some bad memories, he roared with one eye, swung out his sharp claws, and flashed with a silver glow.
The man in black robe was a little surprised and a little unexpected, but he didn't panic and easily dodged it.
"Then, I will wait for you in Tokyo, dig out your other eye and have a taste, so that you can feel the grace of the Mother Goddess with your heart, hahaha."
The man in black robe did not fight back, and disappeared into the forest amidst the meowing of a group of cats with explosive fur.
One eye slowly changed back to its original appearance, staring in the direction where the man in black robe disappeared, silently.
After a while, the orange cat came back.
The orange cat, who originally wanted to show off his general's prestige among the tribe in front of William, was swept by a fierce look. His whole body suddenly became weak, his voice was hoarse, and he was no longer outside. The mighty and majestic.
Seeing the two humans behind the orange cat, it could feel the same aura from both of them.
It was probably because these two people came to him that he attracted the threat from the man in black robe.
Although it rejected the threat of the men in black robes, it did not mean that it would help any humans. What happened back then left a deep impression on it.
The cat village is not big. It is just a few huts built with various garbage or branches to protect it from wind and rain around a slightly larger tree. At a glance, there are at least seventy or eighty cats. Without external assistance, it is difficult to provide for them.
It is because there are two extraordinary cats that can hunt medium and large animals that they can barely survive here. Ordinary cats can only leave each other and endure the survival of the fittest by nature.
But such gathering behavior will undoubtedly damage the local ecological chain, and hunting will inevitably become more and more difficult.
After listening to the orange cat's introduction, he looked at William with one eye.
"What are you looking for me for?"
Hearing one eye speaking human words, William was not too surprised. When he was stationed in the natural kingdom as an ambassador, he saw more strange-looking things. thing.
"I'm here for the transaction."
He has studied the experience of this extraordinary cat countless times. The other party must not like humans. In the most sincere words, maybe is the only way to communicate.
One eye narrowed. It thought William would lower his vigilance by talking nonsense about making friends, but unexpectedly he explained the deal directly.
"What deal?"
"I am willing to help your cat village with three things, as long as they are within my capabilities, in exchange for the answer to a question." William said solemnly.
An answer to a question?
Taozi looked at William strangely, always feeling that something was strange.
One Eye doesn't quite understand the meaning of these words, but if just one answer can be exchanged for such a human to be able to do three extraordinary things, it seems to be a good deal.
"You beat him. Then."
Pointed at the orange cat with one eye.
The latter reacted immediately, meowed, jumped in front of William, and issued a battle signal.
"Xiao Tao, go a little further. There are still a few canned cats. You may be able to play with the kittens over there for a while." William did not refuse and handed Xiao Tao his backpack with a few cans left. , let her play for a while.
"Well, uncle, be careful, Xiaoju is quite powerful."
"Don't worry, I'm better than it." William smiled softly.
【Keeper of Secrets】
【Curiosity is instinct, truth is pursuit, but after you know the truth, can you keep your mouth shut and keep this secret for the rest of your life? ? 】
【Currently keeping secrets: 3】
[Current leaks: 0]
This is his ability. As long as he knows important secrets and keeps them secret, he can obtain various auxiliary abilities. Once he leaks the secret, or the secret is known to others, it will be passed on. If you go out, the effect of the attached ability will be reduced or even disappear.
Of course, if there is a decline, there will also be an increase. If other people who also know this secret are killed.
And in the current world, what secret is greater than the origin of the extraordinary? .
Even if the origin of the extraordinary is not involved, One Eye is definitely the earliest extraordinary. He may know some secret that is worth the price he pays.
If he wins the bet, his strength will increase greatly. If he loses the bet, he will waste a little time. Even the three things he promised may not necessarily need to be fulfilled.
So, he is sure to make a profit without losing anything!
“Meow!”
After a battle, William won the victory without any difficulty, not knowing whether it was the orange cat’s deliberate aggression.
Looked at him with one eye for a long time: "What do you want to know."
William took a deep breath, stepped forward, and lowered his voice: "Where does your ability come from?"
One of his eyes was a little dazed, and he subconsciously looked at the orange cat licking its fur.
It doesn’t quite remember what that person looks like.
At first, in the vague memory, the man had force-fed himself something. Then when his child was in danger, he appeared again and fed the same thing to it. child.
So the source of the ability should be the person who can't remember his face.
"He is..." One Eye said at a loss for words, "I don't know how to describe it. It was one of you, a human being, a male, who gave me and my children something to eat. Our strength probably came from this."< br>
This was not a satisfactory answer to William, but the raging power that began to spread crazily from his body was almost unbearable for him.
"Is this considered a secret?!" In William's confusion, he rolled his eyes and was knocked unconscious from the inside by the power brought by this secret.
Looking at William who suddenly fell down and twitched, he quickly jumped a few meters away with one eye. He just felt inexplicable. Are you here to touch porcelain?
The orange cat came over and complained: "Meow, meow, meow!"
"I didn't do this!" He slapped the melon boy with one eye and one hand.
The orange cat curled his lips with a look of disbelief. He was still waiting for at least five packs of catnip from William.
(End of this chapter)