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The Almighty Tyrant - Chapter 18

Published at 3rd of January 2019 03:11:26 PM


Chapter 18

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Hearing the melodious voice from the cat, Shi Li couldn't help but feel like he was in some sort of paradise. But that feeling was short-lived.

"Since you answered my question, I'll call you Moddy then."

The reason why he called the cat Moddy was that it was easier to memorize. And because he had bad naming sense, given by the fact he named his cat from his previous life a name that didn't suit it.

Standing up, he looked at the eye's map and confirmed that the yellow blinking dot was in the center area.

"Now...where's the Ruin Forest Wood?" Shi Li muttered.

As if hearing Shi Li's question, Moddy headed towards the wood it was tapping on earlier and stood on top of it, catching Shi Li's attention.

The wood was quite long, reaching a length of over 40 meters. It was not thick, but it gave the feeling of being indestructible from its bark alone. The bark was pitch black, giving off a sleek aura instead of a chilling one.

The inside of the wood was slightly rotten on the ends, but it allowed Shi Li to see the previous vitality of the tree. Multiple rings circled the center of the wood, showing the age of the tree before it was cut. The insides were colored a light gray, complementing the dark bark.

Seeing that Moddy was on top of the wood, Shi Li pondered for a bit before exclaiming in shock.

"Is that the Ruin Forest Wood?!"

Moddy tapped on the wood, resonating a deep and thumpy sound a few meters in radius around the wood. It was a sign that Moddy said yes.

Moddy was something he had just seen in this center area, so he still had some doubts if he could trust it.

"Then again, cultivation is all about risks right?" Shi Li lightly chuckled.

He went closer to the wood Moddy stood on top on and examined it with his eye.

'Identify.'

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[Ruin Forest Wood]

A type of wood only available in the center of the Forest of Ruin. Holds a small amount of the essence of lesser space, thus making its color monotone.

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Shi Li was left with his jaw hanging. He looked at Moddy as he couldn't explain what he was feeling. But fortunately, the creator of the universe [1] can with its all-seeing eyes. Shi Li was feeling a mix of shock, disbelief, excitement, and awe as he looked at Moddy.

"It is the Ruin Forest Wood!" Shi Li jumped up in joy as he looked at the wood that was in front of him.

"I could now unlock the Storage function!" Shi Li came closer to the wood and placed his hands under it, trying to get a good grip.

All of a sudden, a displeased sound could be heard.

"Nya."

Shi Li looked at Moddy that was emanating a feeling of being unsatisfied. He shrugged his shoulders before continuing to lift the wood up.

"Nya!"

Moddy didn't like that the wood it used for tapping was going to be taken away. Having no choice, it tapped on the wood twice, two sounds resounding from the wood.

Bang! Bang!

The first bang was heard by Shi Li, which made his body limp in an instant, made him look back at Moddy with shock.

The second bang made Shi Li fly a few meters from the wood, giving him slight injuries.

Shi Li hurriedly stood up and dusted his robe as he looked at Moddy with a frown.

"Why'd you do that?"

Moddy made an angry face and replied.

"Nya! Nya nya, nya nya! Nya nya!"

Hearing Moddy's answer, Shi Li slapped himself in the face. He forgot he was talking to a cat.

'But its intelligence is higher than mine, so it could probably understand what I'm saying,' Shi Li pondered at his current situation. 'But how do I understand what it's saying?'

After a few seconds of silence, he slapped himself in the face again. In an instant, his pupils turned crimson red, showing that Shi Li was going to use the eye again.

'What price do I have to pay to understand that cat's language?'

In a few seconds, a white screen appeared in front of his face rather than a translucent screen he used to get once he entered the forest.

'The screen type probably means something,' Shi Li had this thought but he pushed this in the back of his head the instant information was revealed on the screen.

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Price to be paid: Strand of Harmonious White Cat's fur, 5 Ruin Forest Leaves, 10% of user's mental energy

Item in exchange: [Basic Cat Language Comprehension]

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Seeing that the price was just simple for him to pay, he came closer to Moddy, who had its face tilted as it looked at Shi Li with curiosity.

Shi Li raised his hand up before apologizing to Moddy.

"I'm sorry. I have to do this so we could understand each other better."

Moddy was still processing what Shi Li said before it felt a small pain from one of its ear. Shi Li pulled out a strand of its fur, causing it to screech.

Shi Li covered one of his ears as he went towards one of the trees in the center area. Its trunk looked similar to the wood Moddy was standing on, but it also exuded an aura of vitality with its leaves also pitch black, making it look like some sort of tree of death.

Without hesitation, he grabbed five leaves from the tree before standing a few meters from Moddy.

Moddy looked at this with curiosity. 'What is this human doing? I still haven't forgiven him for grabbing my fur, even if it's just one strand.'

Shi Li placed the items down on the ground before his pupils turned crimson red again.

'I want to obtain [Basic Cat Language Comprehension].'

He said this instead of asking the price again since he did see the item in exchange from the previous question.

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Price to be paid: Strand of Harmonious White Cat's fur, 5 Ruin Forest Leaves, 10% of user's mental energy.

Item in exchange: [Basic Cat Language Comprehension]

All items have been accomplished. Would you like to trade the items with [Basic Cat Language Comprehension]?

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'Yes!' Shi Li said without hesitation.

As if it came from a fantasy story, the leaves and the strand of fur vanished in plain sight, to which Shi Li understood as it was the eye taking the items. Moddy, on the other hand, was shocked that the items Shi Li laid in front of himself disappeared with a trace. But then Moddy realized something.

'This is an Eastern Fantasy story, a variant of a fantasy story. Same with fantasy stories, anything can happen [2].'

Taking 10% of Shi Li's mental energy caused him to stagger a bit because he was deprived of 30% of his mental energy, from the temporary movement boost he exchanged earlier. But even if he staggered, he was still awake, but felt quite tired.

Not long after, an influx of information shaped like a sphere entered his brain and radiated multiple beams of light, imprinting all of the information he exchanged into his brain. Seconds after, a pop-up appeared in front of him.

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User has learned the Passive Skill: [Basic Cat Language Comprehension].

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Afterwards, he took a deep breath and looked at Moddy before opening his mouth.

"Can you...understand me?"

Moddy's mouth opened, revealing a melodious and soft voice, but this time, it was mixed with mischievousness.

"Yes? Why-nya?"

Hearing these two words come out from Moddy's mouth made Shi Li break out into laughter as he jumped up and down.

"It worked! It worked! Hahahahaha!"

Moddy tilted its head as it asked, "Eh? What worked-nya?"

Shi Li looked at Moddy and smiled. "Well, me understanding you."

"Nya?!" Moddy was surprised. "I didn't expect that at all-nya!"

"Well with this, I won't have a one-sided conversation with you anymore," Shi Li let out a sigh of relief after saying this.

"Nya. So that's why you pulled a strand of my fur?" Moddy asked.

Shi Li nodded. "Yep. Having a strand of your fur allows me to understand your language, even though not much."

"Eh? How does that work-nya?" Moddy didn't understand how a strand of its fur gave Shi Li the ability to understand its words.

"Well…" Shi Li scratched his head. "I'll explain to you in the future."

Moddy let out a sigh. "We all have secrets. Guess it can't be helped-nya."

"First, I have a question. Why don't you want me to grab the log under you?" Shi Li asked since they were able to understand each other now.

"Well-nya, this wood allows me to use my skills to the fullest-nya. There's something special about this wood that the other wood [3] don't have-nya," Moddy answered.

"What's so special about it?"

"This wood resonates sound to a larger range compared to the other wood-nya, allowing me to create a barrier that is significantly bigger than if I used a wood that didn't have this-nya."

"Wait...so the barrier around the borders of the center area was made by your wood tapping?" Shi Li looked at Moddy in a new light as the barrier scared a beast that was a few stages higher than Moddy.

"Nya! That was just an experiment of mine-nya, since I didn't want to be disturbed as I increase my proficiency with the skills I have."

"I see," Shi Li thought it was quite logical. But he was still adamant about the wood under Moddy's paws. If it was special, then it could possibly bring special effects to the storage. So he asked one more time.

"I know I'm being stubborn, but can I have this log under your paws?"

Moddy looked at Shi Li directly at the eyes with a stern gaze. It opened its mouth to say a word that held a lot of weight.

"No."

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[1] The creator of the universe is someone beyond our realm. He knows anything and everything.

[2] Definitely not a fourth wall break.

[3] What I'm trying to imply is that Moddy's Ruin Forest Wood is special compared to the other Ruin Forest Wood found in the center area.




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