wonderland.
"Underground No. 2" wooden house.
The wooden door was slowly pushed open and Chen Lun walked out.
"The sanity value stored in Maggie's statue is already 1301 points, and this group of players has contributed about 150 points..."
He thought to himself.
At this moment I just want to say, welcome to visit next time.
I walked along the cobblestone path and returned to the place where I met the black cat before. I found it squatting on the side of the road like a statue.
"My Lord!"
Nada was extremely excited to see Chen Lun coming.
It stood up, without even bothering to pick up the giant axe, and quickly ran to Chen Lun's feet.
Chen Lun smiled, picked it up and placed it on his shoulder.
"I'm planning to go to the town of Kazt. Do you want to come with me?"
Chen Lun asked.
The black cat hesitated for a moment, and finally shook its head.
"No... the white cats won't welcome me."
"But aren't you also fighting for your hometown? Why is this happening...?"
Chen Lun asked doubtfully.
"When the pollution disaster struck, a huge disagreement arose between the white cat clan and the black cat clan of Kaz's. They adhered to the ancient traditions and chose to stay in the town... while we left our hometown and sought another way to survive."
Nada squatted on his shoulder and spoke in a low voice.
"We swore that we would not return to our hometown until we found a new home..."
Seeing that it was in a low mood, Chen Lun thought for a moment and said:
"Doesn't your high priest Daye welcome black cats either?"
That answer was very surprising.
"Master Favored also knows High Priest Daye?"
It immediately considered the identity of the follower and stopped hesitating. Instead, it shook its head and said:
"No, High Priest Daye has been very good to us, but this matter... is our own choice."
"In that case, you should walk with me for a while."
Chen Lun smiled.
He pointed to the end of the cobblestone path.
"You must miss your hometown a lot, so... we can just visit from a distance. It won't count as breaking our oath."
The black cat's eyes widened and tears began to well up in them.
"Thank you, Master Favored!"
Chen Lun chuckled.
He walked over and put the huge axe into the Blood Poetry Ring.
"Are you ready? Let's go."
Chen Lun said.
The black cat nodded silently.
Seeing this, he smiled, and a pair of black wings suddenly appeared behind him. They flapped violently, and the man and the cat took off into the air and began to fly along the cobblestone path.
This was the first time that Chen Lun used [Crow Feathers] to fly in the fairyland, because it was not suitable to spread his wings in the dark forest before.
It's not like he hadn't thought about breaking through the branches that blocked out the sun and flying over the forest. But as soon as this thought came up, his [Spiritual Intuition] began to frantically warn him.
It seemed as if there was something extremely terrifying outside the dense branches and leaves.
To be on the safe side, Chen Lun has been running around on foot, but now it is much easier.
"Lord Beloved...can fly!"
The black cat was very surprised.
The strong wind blew its hair all over its body, like a messy black ball in the wind. It held on to Chen Lun's shoulders tightly, somewhat unaccustomed to high-altitude flying.
"I heard from my grandfather that there was also a flying human who visited the town of Kazt... His wings were like a bat, and he looked very evil."
The answer's voice was disordered in the wind.
Chen Lun held up his black hat and asked:
"Did your grandfather tell you what that man's name was?"
"No……"
The black cat shook his head.
"But grandpa seemed very angry at the time, because that human had asked the High Priest Daye who was the most beautiful female cat in the town of Kazt."
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.
A thought subconsciously popped up in my mind.
"This guy...could it be Philip?"
He asked again:
"And then?"
"Later... the Cat God was enraged and brought down a golden divine punishment, smashing the human into pieces."
Said the black cat.
Chen Lun had a strange expression on his face.
"Philip is kneeling here? It shouldn't be..."
Although he was curious, he did not have enough clues, so he could only treat this matter as an interesting anecdote and keep it in mind for the time being.
After flying for about half an hour, Chen Lun saw a pile of rocks in the distance.
"Master, if you cross this area, you will reach the 'Cat God Bridge'."
The black cat said with a trembling voice.
It was about to return to the town of Kazt, which made it a little excited.
"Um……"
Chen Lun thought of the introduction in "Dream of the Town of Kazt", "where the sound of flowing water, among the piles of rocks", and asked:
"Was this cobblestone path a stream in the past?"
"Yes, my Lord."
The black cat nodded.
There was a look of nostalgia in its eyes.
"At that time, the stream water was clear, and the cat residents all liked to catch fish here... At night, you could see the reflected moon, which was very beautiful."
The pile of rocks is quite vast, with huge yellowish boulders standing unevenly and in disorder.
From a distance, Chen Lun could vaguely see the outline of a row of reddish-brown city walls, and a tall white spire protruding from the wall.
"Sir, please stay here."
The black cat on the shoulder spoke.
Chen Lun nodded silently, and the black wings behind him retracted, leaving only a few feathers and shadows before disappearing.
Snap!
He stood upright with a huge rock under his feet.
A gentle breeze blew by.
They didn't move.
The man and the cat just looked out at the outline of the town from afar.
The black cat's green eyes were shining, as if hiding countless memories.
After a while.
Nada jumped down from Chen Lun's shoulders and landed at his feet. He raised his head and said:
"Master Favored, thank you very much for bringing me back here. Seeing that Kazt is still the same as before, I feel relieved..."
Chen Lun took out the giant axe and returned it.
Nada placed the giant axe beside him, then crossed his two claws and performed that strange prayer ceremony again.
"Please save Kaz't...save this last home of the cat people."
The black cat is crawling.
At this moment, Chen Lun suddenly received a prompt——
[Trigger B-level mission: Kazt's Dawn! ]
Mission Description: At the border of the natural forest in the dream world, the hidden town of Kazt is under the threat of invisible pollution. Please help the cat residents living in Kazt resist the pollution so that they can live happily and stably.
Mission rewards: rewards are distributed according to contribution. The prize pool includes experience points, coins, favorability of residents in Kazt, moon wine, sun wine, blessed weapons, cat god amulet, natural faction extraordinary knowledge (sequence 9-sequence 7) and "Cat God Cult Tome", etc.
'The reward is so generous...?'
Chen Lun was a little surprised.
"But the distribution is based on contribution... The goal of this task is too general, and the specific requirements are not known for the time being."
He also noticed the word "dream world" that appeared in the mission description.
This was the second time he had seen this word, the last time being in the description of moon wine.
"So the real name of the fairyland is actually called 'Dreamland'? And this area is the 'Natural Forest'..."
Chen Lun thought about it and accepted the task.
The black cat Nada easily carried the giant axe on his shoulder, said goodbye to Chen Lun, jumped a few times on the boulders, and disappeared into the pile of boulders.
Chen Lun retracted his gaze, spread his black wings again, and continued to fly forward.
A few minutes later, he crossed the pile of rocks and landed in front of the Cat God Bridge.
This is a stone bridge, not very large, with cat patterns carved on the guardrails on both sides. At the bridge head on Chen Lun's right hand side, there is a huge statue of the cat god, facing the Cat God Bridge.
This is a slender cat with a long neck, sitting in a squatting position and looking forward. It has an acorn-shaped pendant on its chest and a laurel crown on its head.
Chen Lun looked up at the statue and stepped directly onto the Cat God Bridge.
In the distance, he saw two white cats patrolling the bridge, walking towards him.
The white cats held shields and swords. The swords were slender and delicate, engraved with strange words and wavy patterns. On the kite shields, which were as tall as their bodies, there were patterns of cat gods painted in red paint.
After noticing Chen Lun, the strange visitor, the two white cats immediately became alert, raised their shields and swords, and rushed towards him at a faster speed.
"stranger!"
"Outsider!"
The two white cats scolded.
"This is Kazt, the sanctuary of the God of Cats. Your visit is rejected! Please leave immediately, otherwise..."
One of the white cats stopped talking halfway.
It looked puzzled, and then whispered to its companions.
"strangeness……"
The white cat patrolman turned around again and looked at the black-hatted human.
"I feel like there's something very familiar about you, Excellency, and I can't help but want to get closer to you."
As it spoke, its tone softened.
It was obvious that Chen Lun's passive skill [Friend of Animals] began to work.
"Can you two take me into the town of Kazite to meet your High Priest Daye?"
Chen Lun gave a polite smile.
"this……"
The white cat looked hesitant.
The other white cat beside him suddenly widened its eyes and pointed at the young man in the black hat in shock. To be more precise, it pointed at the back of him.
"Look! The cat god statue lights up!"
Hearing its words, the white cat also looked up, and was stunned the next second.
"This is... the prophecy of High Priest Daye, the coming of the one favored by the Cat God!"
Chen Lun looked back in confusion and found that the eyes of the cat god statue were actually glowing. At the same time, those strange symbols appeared on its body, glowing slightly.
The way the two white cats looked at Chen Lun changed instantly - it became full of awe, mixed with some anticipation and excitement.
“Master Favored! It’s Master Favored! You’ve finally come… to save Kazt!”
With a clang!
The sword and shield landed.
The two white cats were crawling on the ground, worshiping Chen Lun like the most devout believers.
“It’s like this again…”
Chen Lun narrowed his eyes.
The black cat's reaction, and the reactions of the two white cats in front of him, made him even more confused.
"Take me to see the high priest."
Chen Lun said bluntly.
The two white cats stood up again, picked up their swords and shields, and respectfully led the way.
"This way please, Master!"
Chen Lun followed the two white cats and walked across the Cat God Bridge.
He noticed that the moat under the bridge had long dried up, revealing densely packed colorful pebbles on the riverbed.
After crossing the tall stone gate, Chen Lun finally arrived at the secluded town, the hometown of the cat residents - Kazt.
The ground here is paved with red and blue-gray stone bricks in alternating colors, giving people a unique local flavor.
Street lamps were erected beside the street, but they were not lights, but some magical fireflies flashing with light. They danced in the transparent crystal cover, illuminating the surrounding area.
There were houses of all kinds standing side by side, and compared to a human town, it was no different except that it was slightly smaller in size. In fact, it looked more refined here, and everything looked very refined.
In the center of the town in the distance, you can see a tall white spire reaching into the sky, which is very magnificent.
Countless white cats were moving around, just like people. Some were chatting on the street, some were hawking goods in front of shops, and there were also two white cats with shields and swords who were like patrol soldiers, maintaining order.
Many white cats saw Chen Lun coming and showed deep confusion in their eyes.
"Dear residents! Let us welcome the King of the Natural Forest, the Protector of Kaz's, the Favored One of the Great Cat God!"
The white cat leading the way shouted.
The other white cat hit the shield with its sword, making a banging sound.
"——The Lord of Favors has finally arrived!!"
Countless white cats looked sideways with shock on their faces.
"My Lord!"
"Has this day finally arrived?!"
"The Cat God's Blessed One! The Savior of our Kazt!"