Starting with the sentries on the frontier

Chapter 98 Good Friend Cat

The calico and white cat were too afraid to go inside. After all, as fairies, even if they turned into cats, they were still relatively weak. If the homeowner was difficult to talk to, being chased out would be a minor matter; they might even get a beating with a broom. Even though Snowball repeatedly assured them that there would be no problem, they only dared to stay in the garden.

"Oh, you must be Snowball's friends? We Snowballs are amazing, we already have followers!"

Mrs. Marsh had already spotted the three kittens in the garden through the large window of the dining room, so she specially brought out three creamy fishbone breads and thoughtfully placed them on the largest long plate in the house, so she could feed the two visiting "guests".

Snowball proudly held its cat head high, boasting shamelessly, "I told you! I'm a fairy worshipped by this family! I even have my own room! So next time you can just go straight in!"

"Offered to them? You mean, this family knows you're a fairy!?"

"Mother Goddess! Are you out of your mind?"

The calico cat and the white cat's ears were so scared they practically stuck to their scalps. The calico cat even kindly advised, "You'd better find a way to run away! If they find out how much a fairy can sell for on the black market, you're definitely doomed!"

The white cat nodded vigorously, "That's right! The Northrends only care about money! Even with the Mother Goddess's threat, they'd risk their lives for it! If they get caught, even if they manage to escape, they'll suffer greatly!"

Snowball's ears drooped at its friend Cat's tone, but it still answered firmly, "No way! And Mrs. Marsh doesn't know, only Zag, I mean her son, or rather, not her son, but a creature from another world that drifted to the Dawn Continent, related to dragons but not a dragon, a dragonborn, um, called 'Dragonborn'..."

"Well, anyway, he's not human at all! He only worshipped me to blend in with the human population! He even had to ask me to tell him everything about humans! Hmph! So there's no way he'd betray me! Otherwise, a 'dragon descendant' from another world would be worth far more than a fairy! I have a fairy family to escape from, but he has no way to escape!"

The white cat, being raised by humans, wasn't as wary as the calico cat. Instead, it was captivated by Snowball's words and bombarded the cat with questions: "'Dragonborn'? Is he a dragon hybrid? Why would he infiltrate a human race? Why doesn't he go to Dragon Island? Why does he stay in East Port?"

Snowball stretched and yawned, then slowly explained, "'Dragonborn' is a person who possesses the bloodline of a magical creature like a dragon... or something like that. They're not a dragon hybrid, and are said to have nothing to do with dragons. They're more like a human with a special bloodline..."

"But he speaks Dragon Language! And his spirituality is terrifyingly high! Let me tell you, who knows, another legendary archmage might appear on the Dawn Continent in the future! A legendary archmage, you know!"

The white cat wrinkled its nose: "Humans with special bloodlines? Like elves or Gore people?"

Now, Snowball didn't know how to explain. All it knew was what Zag had told it, so it could only lick its fur a few times to hide its guilt and then answer, "More or less!"

"Will he really become a legendary archmage?" Sanhua asked doubtfully, scrutinizing the house with disdain. "If he's so spiritually gifted, why would he live in a place like this? Someone would have sponsored his magic studies long ago! He should be in the Golden Palace by now!"

"In fact, yes, someone did offer to sponsor his studies at the Golden Palace, and the advisor at the association's office in Dongchui Port also said he was willing to write a letter of recommendation for him. But he prefers to earn the money himself. Well, you know, using other people's money will definitely make you vulnerable..."

Snowball racked his brains, half explaining and half fabricating a reason, then emphasized as if to make up for it: "He's only been in Dawn Continent for a short time, he's still adjusting! Soon, he'll become the greatest mage on Dawn Continent! Without a doubt! He's from a race that can learn magic on his own!"

Sanhua didn't argue with Xueqiu, after all, the creamy fish paste mini bread was indeed delicious.

It leisurely swung its tail, no longer as frightened as before, and said, "Well, sounds like a proud race, but I've never heard of 'Dragonborn.' It sounds like a strange name, like the offspring of dragons... But, it doesn't matter, as long as the Norse don't know you're a fairy. Besides the Norse, even demons are more trustworthy than the Norse!"

"That's right! Compared to the Norse, even demons are kind!" The white cat nodded vigorously, but then, as if remembering something, it added, "Of course, except for the Norse I keep!"

Sanhua immediately turned her head and sneered, "Hmph, forget it! All Norse are the same! If she knew you were a fairy, you'd be sent to the Golden Palace's cage sooner or later! Definitely!"

"No way! She would never sell me! I guarantee it!"

"That's because she's rich. She's from the wealthiest family in all of Eastgate. Just imagine if she were a laborer living in one of those filthy apartments in the North District, wouldn't she sell you for money! The Norse are a disgusting race that only cares about money!"

"She definitely won't!"

Snowball didn't want to get involved in the argument between the two best cat friends, but upon hearing "the richest family in East Coast Harbor," it instinctively became alert and interjected, "The 'richest family in East Coast Harbor' you're talking about, you wouldn't happen to be the Cecilius family, would you?"

Sanhua immediately replied, "Of course! Is there any dispute about that? Half of the business departing from Dongchui Port to Kun'en Island belongs to their family! In fact, in the entire Dongchui Territory, besides the Golden Helmet Family, the Cecilius Family is probably the richest, right?"

At this point, it earnestly said to the white cat again, "You can't trust that girl too much. She's only nice to you because she's rich—she's a Norther! What wouldn't she do!"

The white cat bared its teeth and hissed, protesting, "She wouldn't!"

Snowball narrowed its eyes and looked at the white cat: "So, you live in the Cecilius family?"

Snowball's expression startled the white cat, causing its fur to stand on end. It involuntarily took two steps back and asked fearfully, "W-what's wrong...?"

Snowball said, "As far as I know, the Cecilius family worships an evil god. Are you sure this is okay?"

"I thought something was wrong! You scared me!" The white cat licked its paw nonchalantly and replied, "You've heard about it lately, haven't you? They do have connections with a cult called the 'Life Transformation Association.' But by Northeran standards, there are actually about a dozen cults, big and small, that have dealings with the Cecilius family! Even the infamous Shadow Guild, which worships the Mother Goddess, is a client of the Cecilius family. What's so surprising about that!"

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[Snowball's Rant]: Why can't we have fairy friends? It would be so novel! Fairies may like to live alone, but that doesn't mean they don't have a social life! We have a "Fairy House"!