Chapter 281:51: The Secret Keeper
"Meow!"

In the forest, William and Xiaotao's conversation was interrupted. Behind the trees in front of them, a team of cats consisting of cow cats blocked their way.

"Hello~"

Xiao Tao greeted them and after making sure that they didn't show any resistance, she slowly walked a few steps closer.

Feiya and Xiongda have already stayed outside. Xiaotao is afraid that these two guys will cause stress to the ordinary cats after they go in, and something bad will happen.

"Meow meow meow gu——" The leading cow cat made a strange tone.

"Uncle, they are the patrol team of the cat village, let's not get close to them." Xiaotao translated his words.

William patted his backpack gently and took out a can from his pocket: "I brought a lot of cat cans. Is it possible to use this to reduce their hostility?"

Xiao Tao nodded and took the can: "I'll try it."

After saying that, he opened the can and started meowing as well.

The man and the cat communicated in cat language.

William was watching from the sidelines, his eyes flickering.

It can be seen that the cats here seem to be strangely intelligent, which is in sharp contrast to the animals Xiaotao had just summoned. They are only slightly inferior to the dog named Feiya and the big bear Xiong. After all, those two guys seem to be able to understand even human language.

It shouldn't be the case that so many cats have become extraordinary. It can only be the influence of the ability of one extraordinary cat.

Maybe the smell of the canned food took effect. Captain Cat, who had been patrolling for half a day, felt a little greedy. After scolding his men not to move, he slowly approached Xiao Tao, but still stared at William vigilantly.

Xiao Tao had an aura that made it trust, but William didn't have that.

Adhering to the good habit of not talking while eating, Xiao Tao waited until it finished eating before continuing to communicate in cat language.

Xiao Tao pointed at William's backpack along the way. William immediately understood what she meant and shook the backpack hard, making a jingling sound.

After hearing that there were so many cans, the cow cat licked his lips and hesitated.

Finally, the Cow Cat compromised and expressed his willingness to help them call the general over.

"I've never seen the leader of these cats. I've only met the orange cat named General. At that time, there was a misunderstanding between Big Bear and it, and they started fighting," Xiao Tao told William about what happened before.

It was nothing more than accidentally breaking into the cats' territory. The black bear didn't take these little puddings seriously, so his tone was naturally 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 Xiaotao to try to bribe a few more cow cats.

"Meow meow!"

"Meow?"

Soon, the two of them and a bunch of cats became friends, and William hadn't even used the extra-pure catnip he brought from Amy.

"Meow!"

Several cow cats that were lying down and having their bellies played with by Xiao Tao suddenly jumped up like springs when they heard the sound, and quickly returned to their original places, cleaning the marks on their bodies.

After a few seconds, a ginger cat that was obviously larger in size arrived at the scene with about twenty ginger cats in an orderly manner. They surrounded the two of them like a small orange army, and they were quite disciplined.

The orange cat obviously still remembered Xiaotao. He looked around as if looking for the black bear.

This is the primitive form of an army. If these cats continue to develop like this, I'm afraid they will become another natural kingdom.

But these have little to do with William, he came here only for the secret.

After these few years, the biggest change in him compared to the past is his desire for greater power.

In today's world, without power, no matter how smart you are, it is difficult to protect yourself.

Xiao Tao negotiated a little nervously, and the orange cat paced around the two of them, occasionally replying with a few powerful voices.

"Uncle, it said that it had indeed seen some strange humans with ears nearby, but the leader had an agreement with those people not to invade each other, and it can't take you to find those weirdos."

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.

Upon hearing this, William remained silent and looked at the cats around him again.

Although these cats look quite neat, most of them have dull fur and some are extremely thin, which is obviously due to malnutrition caused by insufficient food.
The ecological chain here is simply not enough to support such a large group of cats, so their food must be insufficient most of the time. There are no human habitation nearby, and even if there were, they couldn't get it back if they robbed it.

"Xiao Tao, help me open all the cans and tell them that this is a welcome gift for them. I can get more later, as long as I can meet their leader."

When Xiao Tao heard that she could feed the cat, she seemed very happy. She helped open the cans and communicated with the orange cat.

The orange cat obviously didn't trust William and it smelled a threat.

Just when it was about to scold, a large bag of catnip was taken out. As William sprinkled it, a group of cats began to sniff and get restless.

The orange cat immediately became perky, pointing at William's catnip and meowing curiously.

"It asks you what this is."

"A kind of food that revitalizes the spirit." This is the only explanation William could give.

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 goods.

An orange cat strode out, walked in front of William, scooped up a handful of catnip with one paw, twitched its nose, and narrowed its eyes.

"Meow meow!"

"Meow meow!"

Xiao Tao tilted her head, finding it a little hard to translate: "It said, this thing is very pure? That's probably what it meant."

William curled his lips. The cat had a broken collar around its neck. It was probably a former domestic cat. It might have tasted catnip, so it knew what it was.

But this cat looks so experienced that it makes me want to call the police.

Even though the whole bag was given to the cat, it didn't even bother to enjoy it. It quickly took it back to the orange cat and put it on the ground.

The orange cat carefully took a handful and put it close to his nose.
Just five minutes later, looking at the scene of cats dancing wildly in front of him, William began to wonder if this batch of goods bought from Amei was mixed with some local specialty powder. Are these cats now a little too excited?

Xiao Tao was a little curious, but after smelling it, she lost interest.

After nearly half an hour of enjoyment, the orange cat finally came to its senses. It had enjoyed itself so much that it scattered several packets of catnip all over the sky. Now only 30% of the cats in the group had no reaction and were silently looking at these fools.

"Meow meow meow."

"It said it was a general and was very optimistic about you."

"Meow meow meow."

"It can decide to take you to see the leader."

"Meow~"

"But in addition to the food, you have to bring the same batch of goods next time."

"Meow!"

"At least five packs." William looked hesitant, as if he needed to make a difficult decision.

The orange cat was a little panicked and meowed a few times again.

"If not, three packs will do, at least two packs."

"Hehe, no need. Just tell it that I will do my best and bring it at least five packs!" William said with a determined look.

Hearing William's promise, the orange cat was in a good mood. With a meow, he gathered all the cats together and took the two of them to the core area of ​​the cat village.

At this time, Maocun stared vigilantly at the unidentified guy in black robe in front of him.

".I know you can understand. What I just said is not bad for 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 beings a chance. As long as you don't cooperate with humans, she will naturally favor you. Let you continue to live peacefully in this forest."

A human-like expression took on One Eye's face and it slowly stood up, its body and fur swelling up like a mottled tiger cub.

"I refuse threats."

As if thinking of some bad memories, One-Eye roared and swung out its sharp claws, with a flash of silver light.

The man in black robe was a little stunned and a little surprised, but he didn't panic and dodged it easily.

"Then, I will wait for you in Tokyo, dig out your other eyeball and let you feel the grace of the Mother Goddess with your heart, hahahaha."

The man in black robe did not fight back. Amid the meowing of a group of angry cats, he disappeared into the woods.

One eye slowly returned to its original appearance, staring at the direction where the black-robed man disappeared, silent.

After a while, the orange cat came back.

The orange cat, who had wanted to show off his prestige in the tribe in front of William, was swept by a fierce gaze. His whole body suddenly became limp, and his voice became choked up. He was no longer as majestic and majestic as he was outside.

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 find him that he attracted the threat from the man in black robe.

Although it rejected the threat from the man in black robe, it did not mean that it would help any human. It had a very deep impression of what happened back then.

The cat village is not big. It is just a few small huts built with various garbage or branches around a slightly larger tree to shelter from the wind and rain. At a glance, there are at least seventy or eighty cats. It is difficult to feed them without external help.

It was only because of the two extraordinary cats that could hunt medium and large animals that they were able to survive here. If they were ordinary cats, they would have to leave and endure the survival of the fittest in nature.

But such behavior of gathering together will undoubtedly destroy the local ecological chain, and hunting will inevitably become more and more difficult.

After listening to the orange cat's introduction, One Eye looked at William.

"What do you want from me?"

William was not too surprised to hear the One-Eye speaking human language. He had seen many more strange things when he was an ambassador to the Natural Kingdom.

"I'm here to trade."

He had studied the experience of this extraordinary cat countless times. The other party must dislike humans, and using the most sincere words might be the only way to communicate.

One eye narrowed. It thought William would use some nonsense like making friends to lower its guard, but it didn't expect him to just explain the deal directly.

"What deal?"

"I am willing to help you in the Cat Village with three things, as long as they are within my ability, in exchange for the answer to one question." William said solemnly.

The answer to a question?

Taozi looked at William strangely, always feeling that something was odd.

Yiziyan didn't quite understand what this meant, but if just an answer could get such a human being to do three things, it seemed like a good deal.

"We'll talk after you defeat him."

One eye pointed at the orange cat.

The latter reacted immediately, meowed, and jumped in front of William, sending out a battle signal.

"Xiao Tao, go a little further away. There are still some cat cans. Maybe you can play with the kittens over there for a while." William did not refuse. He handed the backpack with a few cans of food left to Xiao Tao and asked her to go play first.

"Well, uncle, be careful, Xiaoju is pretty powerful."

"Don't worry, I'm better than it." William smiled gently.

【Secret Keeper】

[Curiosity is instinctive, truth is the pursuit, but after you know the truth, can you keep your mouth shut and keep the secret for the rest of your life? ]

[Current Secret: 3]

[Current leak: 0]

This is his ability. As long as he knows important secrets and keeps them secret, he can gain various additional abilities. Once he leaks the secrets, or the secrets are known and spread by others, the effects of the additional abilities will be reduced or even disappear.

Of course, there will be ups and downs, if other people who also know this secret are killed.
And in this world today, what secret is greater than the origin of the extraordinary?

Even if he is not involved in the origin of the supernatural, One-Eye is definitely the earliest supernatural being, and perhaps he knows some secret that is worth the price he pays.

If he wins the bet, his strength will increase greatly. If he loses the bet, it will just be a waste of time, and even the three things he promised may not necessarily be fulfilled.

So, he is sure to make money!
"Meow!"

After a fight, William won the victory without much difficulty, perhaps because the orange cat let him win on purpose.

One eye looked at him for a long while and said, "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 its eyes looked a little dazed, and subconsciously looked at the orange cat that was licking its fur.

It no longer remembers what that person looked like.

At the beginning, in the vague memory, the man once forced himself to eat something, and then when his child was in danger of life, he appeared again and fed the same thing to his child.

Therefore, the source of the ability should be the person whose face I can't remember.

"He is a..." One-Eye was speechless, "I don't know how to describe it. He is a human being among you, a man. He fed me and my child something. I think our power comes from that."

This was not an answer that satisfied William, but the surging power that began to flow wildly from his body made it almost impossible for him to bear it.

"Is this also considered a secret?!" William's eyes rolled back in confusion, and he was knocked unconscious from the inside by the power brought by this secret.

Looking at William who suddenly fell down and twitched, Yieye quickly jumped a few meters away, feeling confused. Are you here to scam me?
The orange cat came over and complained: "Meow meow meow!"

"This wasn't my fault!" One-Eye slapped the idiot in the face.

The orange cat pouted his lips, looking unconvinced. He was still waiting for at least five packets of catnip from William.

(End of this chapter)