Upon hearing Cillin's words, the gray cat lazily half-opened its eyes and let out a slow yawn, "What did you say?"
Silin pointed at Huimao's back. "What's that thing on your back?"
"My back?" Huimao suddenly felt an itch on its back, so it cocked its head and raised one of its hind legs to scratch it. The moment it did, however, it realized something was wrong.
Thus, on the vast grassland, the sound of a cat's meow suddenly spread out with a different tone. The tamed beasts that had just calmed down were thrown into chaos once more.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?!"
Kari and the others searched for Huimao everywhere they went. They were all very familiar with the cat's meow. Meanwhile, Xingfu's bodyguards quickly formed a defensive formation the moment the cat's meow rang out. It was a conditioned reflex.
There were two gray things growing out of Huimao's back. He didn't know what they were, but when Huimao woke up, the two gray things slowly unfurled and grew wider and wider.
Wings?
Silin couldn't help but wonder. Who would've thought that the cat's words would come true? But … Silin stared at Huimao's round body. Can it really fly?
The wings were shaped like wings, but they weren't made of feathers. Instead, they were made of the same ugly gray fur as Huimao's body.
Huimao extended its wings a little more, so that it could wrap itself around its body several times. Huimao rubbed its wings with its paw and grinned like an idiot. It didn't even care about the bag of fish biscuits anymore.
"How did you grow wings?" Silin asked.
"I wanted them to grow, so I did." Huimao bounced around like it was showing off, flapping its new wings loudly. It didn't know why, but it kept dreaming of a pair of wings, and that's how it grew them.
Huimao wondered when its next dream of eating fish biscuits from a starship would come true.
"Fly around and get used to your new wings," Silin said.
"Alright!"
Huimao shook its feathers, raised its head, straightened its tail, and flapped its wings!
Shake again!
Shake again!
Two minutes later, Silin looked at Huimao, whose four paws were still on the ground, and could not help but say, "You're flapping your wings, not riding a bicycle. It would be strange if you could fly with your wings out of sync!"
In order to stop Huimao's uncoordinated vibrations, Silin squatted in front of Huimao and raised his hand. "Look at my hand. Flap your wings according to my gesture. Come, up … down … up … down …"
Huimao also knew that he had to coordinate the two wings, but it wasn't easy to control them. It tried its best to make the two wings vibrate according to Silin's gestures. After a long time, the two wings were finally able to synchronize, and its plump body gradually left the ground.
"Meow meow meow —"
Cillin couldn't help but give the gray cat a reminder when he saw that it was getting carried away while flying in irregular arcs. "Focus!"
Huimao was indeed getting carried away. After flying in the air, it wanted to show off to Xueqiu and the others.
Just as it was flying towards where Kari and the others were, a gust of wind suddenly blew and disrupted Huimao's rhythm. Plus, it was not familiar with controlling its wings, so it fell from the sky and knocked out an exotic beast that was dozing off and could not dodge in time.
The group of exotic beasts looked at their companion, who was lying on the ground for a long time, and immediately classified Huimao as highly dangerous. Therefore, as soon as they saw a suspicious figure in the air, the exotic beasts would run away as if they were avoiding their natural enemy. Fortunately, the place was big enough, or else they would be in trouble.
"What … What is that?" Kari asked Eudy, dumbfounded, as he looked at the familiar-looking fellow that flew out from the chaotic group of exotic beasts.
"It's a snore."
"Cats don't have wings, right?"
"Normally, yes. But that fat cat doesn't belong to the 'normal' category. "
"Tsk tsk. Other people fly like eagles, but this one? From afar, I thought that it was a wild duck at first glance, but when I looked closer, oh my, it's a fat one. "Cary pointed at the gray cat flying leisurely in the air not far away and said with a smile.
"I'm afraid we'll have a lot of trouble in the future." Eudy sighed.
Kari couldn't agree more.
Since Huimao could fly now, Moon and Sigma flew up to play with Huimao and help Huimao familiarize itself with its wings.
While watching Huimao, Moon, and Sigma fly in the air, Xueqiu squatted next to the fence and bit its paws. Tang Qiuqiu couldn't stand it anymore and tossed it a hoverboard.
"See? That cat doesn't have time to talk to you right now," Silin said to Lung on his communicator.
Lung also saw the blurry figure in the sky and became excited when he learned that Huimao had just grown a pair of wings.
"Quick, call Grandpa Cat over. I've never seen a cat with wings before!"
Silin called Huimao over to greet Lung, and Huimao did come over. But after a brief greeting, he flew back to chase after the bird with Moon.
They were obviously fast enough to catch up to the bird, but they just had to stay ten centimeters behind it and scratch it with their claws from time to time, scaring the bird so much that it kept chirping away.
"Heh, it looks like the 'good' breeds I got aren't going to work. Let me see if I can find a female cat with wings," Lung said in a serious tone.
"Are you free right now? You still have the time to care about something like this? "Silin said.
"Of course not!" Lai Long grumbled at the mention of this topic, but he glanced at where Silin was and winked at him. "Let's talk somewhere else."
This was the Andriera family's property after all, so it was easy for him to order people around. Lung asked someone to arrange a room for Cillin. Whatever they were going to talk about was not to be leaked out.
Xingfu made up his mind when he saw one of the managers respectfully ushering Silin into the building. It was obvious that Silin was much more important to Lung than Fen Yuzuo, so Xingfu was trying to figure out a way to build a good relationship with Silin. He didn't want to rely on his grandmother and aunt for protection, not to mention that his grandmother and aunt weren't in a good position right now. He shouldn't trouble them with everything, so he needed to establish his own network of connections.
After Cillin entered the room that was decorated to look like a study, he inspected his surroundings. The protection measures in this room were indeed very good.
"Silin, isn't the situation in the Hunter Alliance a little unstable right now?" Lung asked.
"Yeah. The conflict between the four great forces is growing more and more intense, and Vanguard and Heaven's Birth are probably going to fight each other very soon. How are you guys doing? "
"What else can we do in this situation? No one can rest easy. "Lung's expression turned serious." Something happened in the army. Outsiders only know that the Eight Marshals are in power, but there's one thing they haven't told anyone. Only three of the Four Heavenly Edict Generals are still alive. "
Silin was truly shocked. That was a Heavenly Edict Warrior they were talking about. Setting aside the fact that they weren't surrounded by guards, they were incredibly strong themselves. Killing a Heavenly Edict Warrior was no easy feat. For example, when Silin killed Oskulos, it was all thanks to a combination of factors that Silin seized the opportunity to do so. Strictly speaking, Silin wasn't the only one who killed Oskulos. Huimao and Czedow had contributed as well.
"Do you know who killed that Heavenly Edict Warrior?" Lung asked mysteriously.
"Who?"
"Sihuang."
Who was Sihuang? Silin was puzzled.
"Oh, maybe you don't know this yet, but he's pretty low key. Sihuang, it's Azrael's. " Lung gave Czedow a thumbs-up. "That guy killed a Heavenly Edict Warrior the moment he did. The balance in the army has been messed up a long time ago. The Eight Marshals are in power, and the Ci Family and the Yu Family are the strongest among them because they both have a Heavenly Edict Warrior. As for the last Heavenly Edict Warrior, he's keeping a low profile because no one from his family is among the Eight Marshals. His actual military power isn't as strong as the Eight Marshals, but he does have a lot of other non-military forces under his command. He's actively avoiding the Ci and Yu Families. He's a smart man. "
The Ci Family was Ci Jincheng's family, and the Yu Family was Yu Linglong's family.
Be it the military, the government, the business world, or the academic world, these two families had powerful connections and networks. Add to that the fact that they had a Heavenly Edict Warrior in their ranks, there was no doubt that they were powerful.
The Heavenly Edict Warrior's presence wasn't just because he was powerful, but also because of his connections and deterrence. This was the only way the Heavenly Edict Warrior could gather more forces for their own use. It was no wonder that the third Heavenly Edict Warrior was avoiding them.
"Silin, the military and the government are now divided into eight factions. The relationships between them are complicated, so you Hunters shouldn't get involved. Even if others want to get involved, don't join them. They're just cannon fodder. The power of the army is far greater than people can imagine. This is what Ci Jincheng and Knight told me as well. They told me to tell you in passing. "
"I understand. I have a lot of things to do, and our new team doesn't have many members, so we'll do what we can."
Lung and Silin's conversation only lasted for an hour, but the amount of information Silin had gathered was enough for him to investigate for a long time. There were some things that Silin wouldn't have access to in such a short period of time. As expected of the Andriera Family, they had a lot of information at their fingertips. Silin believed that Ji Feng knew about these things as well, but Ji Feng wouldn't tell him. Ji Feng probably didn't think that Silin would learn these secrets from Lung either.
"Silin, be careful of the Yu Family. Don't get involved. Yu Linglong might not attack you, but the rest of the Yu Family might not …"
This was the last thing Lung said to Silin before he ended the call. Silin knew that there were many things that Lung hadn't told him, but he could guess a few things from what he said.
What a chaotic era.
After the call ended, Silin stayed in his room and pondered quietly for a moment, sorting out the information he had received.
"Azrael," Si Huang. As expected, they were both unfathomable people.
"Azrael's" men didn't come looking for him, but Silin didn't think that Azrael's men and Gadar didn't know about his return. They were probably preparing to deal with the League of Stars first before coming looking for Silin. They didn't think that Silin could do well in a foreign galaxy in just two to three years.
Just as Silin thought, the reason Azrael's men didn't spread the news of Silin's return was because they wanted to deal with the League of Stars first. After Si Huang killed the Tian Zhao warrior, "Azrael" had a lot of trouble to deal with. Every Tian Zhao warrior was related to many people, and "Azrael" had to deal with these people first.
Currently, Gadar wasn't with "Azrael's" men. There was a rumor among the hunters that Gadar would be the new solo hunter after Oskulos, becoming one of the Six Stars of Hunting.
The military was a mess, but how much better were the hunters?
When Silin went out, Huimao was holding a mole in his hands.
When it saw Silin, Huimao flapped its wings and flew over. Now that Huimao was familiar with using its wings, its flight was a lot more stable.
Based on Silin's understanding of Huimao, the cat was sometimes even better at playing dumb than Moon. No one would have guessed that the cat was actually listening to Silin Helong's secret conversation while it was flying.
"Are you done eavesdropping? Don't tell anyone. Don't tell anyone. "Cillin looked at the gray cat.
Wheeze tossed the listless animal to the side of the grassland. After the animal regained its freedom, it immediately changed its listless appearance and began to dig a hole with its claws. In the blink of an eye, it had burrowed into the ground and disappeared.
"Is there a lot of trouble here? But I don't think there's anything to worry about. Worst comes to worst, we can just bring our people to Master Second Grandpa. "
It was getting better and better at calling him "Master Second Grandpa."
Silin smiled but didn't say anything. It wasn't easy to run away from a giant whirlpool like this. But it was also an opportunity for the Eleventh Squad to grow stronger. Heroes are born in troubled times, and I bet there would be a lot of good seedlings in this chaotic environment.
Right now, Silin was looking at Xingfu's direction. It would be a lot easier to get to Sector S with Xingfu leading the way, and Silin would be able to find the notebook Genya mentioned as soon as possible. Then, he could take it to the "Queen". He would have a great help when the time came.
Without the notebook as proof, Silin wasn't stupid enough to run to the Queen and say anything.
After asking Xingfu about their next plans and learning that they were returning to Sector S soon, Silin expressed his desire to travel with them. He didn't go into detail about his true goal, and only said that he was going to meet a friend at Sector S.
Xingfu was very welcoming of Silin's company. Now it was a three-way trip. Silin, Xingfu, and Fen Yuzuo.
There were only a dozen or so Lan Hudie people who came to pick up Guidie Shiqi and Swallowtail, but every one of them was an elite. When they learned that Silin's group had saved Guidie Shiqi and Swallowtail, they thanked them sincerely. However, Huimao flew up to them right after they thanked them, and they looked like they had just drunk a bucket of bitter melon juice with chili.
After the matter with Guidie Shiqi and Swallowtail was taken care of, Silin, Xingfu, and the others departed for Sector S.
On the starship, Silin, Xi Kai, Czedow, and the others were researching how to embed the AI into the starship. Kari couldn't help them at all, so he stayed in the command room alone and munched on nuts.
The door to the command room was open, and Cary could see the few guys outside the door flying around the passageway playing games.
Ever since Huimao grew wings, they had changed their playing field from the ground to the sky. Inside the starship's passageway were Huimao, Moon, Sigma, Xueqiu, and the Miantuan hopping between the four of them. These guys were always making a ruckus.
Huimao generously took out his snakeskin ball. At first, Xueqiu and the Miantuan were a little afraid of the snakeskin ball, but they soon grew numb to it. One of their nerves was just too thick.
For Huimao, the biggest advantage of growing wings was that it could eat while flying. Without wings, he would have to stop eating. He could only continue after he finished eating. But now, Huimao was flapping its wings and munching on a bag of dried fruits. Everywhere it flew, there were food crumbs on the floor.
The more Kari looked outside, the deeper his frown became. The bag of dried fruits Huimao was holding … looked very familiar.
Crack!
Kari crushed the bag in his hand.
"You little bastards have raided my cabinet again!"
Xueqiu and the Miantuan heard Kari's roar and ran away.
Wheeze wasn't afraid of Cary though. It leisurely flew to the door and cast a glance at Cary, "There are only seven bags of dried fruits and three cans of food. We haven't even pried open that big cabinet of yours yet. Also, the dried fruits don't taste good. Fish biscuits are better. "
"You think you're in the right?!" Kari looked at Huimao. "Don't go too far!"
Huimao ignored him and continued to gnaw on the dried fruits. It crunched loudly and the crumbs fell all over the floor.
Kari pointed at the crumbs on the floor. "Look at the crumbs on the floor. They're everywhere. Do you have any civility?!"
Huimao raised its fat paw and picked up a piece of dried fruit from the bag. "What is civility?"
Kari was speechless.
Kari grabbed a handful of nuts and threw them at Huimao. Huimao flapped its wings and did two backflips to dodge the "hidden weapons" thrown at it. It said to Kari, "So lame!"
This cat could always move at a speed that didn't match its size.
"I'm telling you, Huolu, don't be too proud of yourself as a cat!"
Huimao bared its fangs and flapped its wings. Before it could reply, Silin grabbed its wings and pulled it over like a chicken.
Silin pointed at the food crumbs on the floor and said to Huimao, "I'll give you three hours to clean up the place where you dropped the crumbs."
"Don't we have cleaning robots? The starship even has a self-cleaning system! "Huimao retorted.
"Then I'll deduct your cat food. You're on a diet anyway."
Huimao's ears drooped. "Fine."
Kari was just about to gloat when he noticed a notification on the monitor.
"A starship is coming! They even have a corvette. Which family's benefactor is this? "Cary asked.
The starship wasn't looking for Silin's group. Instead, it was looking for Xingfu and Fen Yuzuo.
Silin learned from Xingfu that it was the young master of the League of Stars, Peneus, who had over eighty contribution points. He was a media magnate in the media industry, Limitless, and Silin met him at a gathering in Lung.
Fen Yuzuo was also on the starship that Peneus had entered Xingfu with him.
Xingfu was very happy to see Peneus. "What's the good stuff this time?"
Peneus had a lot of video recordings of exciting games, and Xingfu liked them very much. Ever since he got to know Xingfu and Xingfu, Peneus would always show Xingfu and Fen Yuzuo some of his favorite videos.
This time was no different. Even Peneus couldn't sit still when he learned that Fen Yuzuo and Xingfu had come to Hunting Planet together. He came to them with a video he just obtained.
"It's the best this time! Super, super awesome! "Peneus waved a small storage device in his hand.
"Come on, let's go take a look!"
Xingfu hurriedly dragged Peneus and Fen Yuzuo to the specially remodeled recording room.
The bodyguards were used to this kind of thing by now, so they didn't mind it at all. If they pestered Xingfu too much, it would only anger him.
Only two bodyguards followed them into the recording room and stood at the entrance.
Due to his physical condition, Xingfu couldn't use a lot of powerful guns that required a lot of control, so he could only find comfort in the game. The bodyguards could understand.
"This video hasn't been released to the public yet. Even if it is, it'll cost a lot of money to watch. It's worth it!"
Peneus happily connected the storage device to the projector, and the entire recording room was instantly filled with the video of the battle.
Xingfu stared longingly at the scene in front of him. He could almost feel the hard metal of the guns and the sparks that sprayed out of them. He could see many nimble figures dashing through the smoke-filled battlefield one after another. Explosions erupted one after the other.
It looked as if he could touch it, but when he reached it, it was nothing more than an illusion. It was just like his own unattainable dream. Xingfu loved to stand in this kind of video. Even if he knew it was just an illusion and a screenshot of a battle, it was still an addictive and sad experience for him.
Xingfu unwittingly became immersed in the scene as he stared at the video. No one else in the recording room noticed that Xingfu's pupils were acting strangely. The rate at which they contracted and expanded gradually synchronized with the flashes of fire in the video.
Xingfu felt a sense of anxiety and frustration that he couldn't vent. It was as if something was stuck in his heart, and it was only growing stronger by the second. His dizziness grew stronger by the second, and the images of people running around and the flickering of the flames assaulted his optic nerves. Xingfu's breathing grew more and more ragged by the second. He felt as if he were trapped inside a box, and every breath he took would use up the limited amount of oxygen in his body.
The alternating light and shadow in the video assaulted Xingfu's retina and stimulated his brain, disrupting his central nervous system and triggering a series of adverse reactions. To others, this might have been a spectacular and shocking battle. The beautiful video and the fact that it wasn't inferior to the battles of elites in real life was enough to excite any fan of the game. But to Xingfu, it was an unexpected killing tool.
Sometimes, one didn't need a weapon to kill someone. A video was more than enough!
The two bodyguards in front of the door were handpicked by the "queen", and the more they looked at the video, the more uneasy they felt.
There's something wrong with the video!
"Turn it off!!" one of the bodyguards yelled.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
Xingfu felt like he had reached his limit, but he still couldn't break free from that state. His legs finally gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.
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