?Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Only the Proud and Cute Cats are Worth Training~_1 Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Only the Proud and Cute Cats are Worth Training~_1 After Luo Xi finished the late-night snack, the time had reached 3:30 a.m.


    The character in the game was still keeping watch through the night.


    [Would you like to speed up?]


    [Yes]×30.


    Soon, the text took on a new presentation.


    [Wei’er gently climbed down from the bed and silently came to your side; her light red eyes shimmered in the darkness like glowing gems, stunning and captivating.]


    [In a low voice, she said, “It’s about time for a shift change; Luo Xi, you can go to sleep now.”]


    [Traveler, you couldn’t help but think that this cat was so conscientious, waking up without waiting for you to call her. What an arrogant yet cute and empathetic little cat-eared Lolita.]


    [Note: Garbage traveler, isn’t the little cat-eared Lolita the main point here?]


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    [“Okay, then I’m going to sleep.”]


    [Traveler, you closed your eyes, turned your head, and fell into a deep sleep.]


    Luo Xi lay on the bed, also squinting his eyes shut.


    Wait a minute!


    If something suddenly went wrong in the game while he was asleep, just like the day he got cursed by the Rat King, wouldn’t that mean his character would be directly screwed?


    When will they ever add an emergency alert feature?


    [Friendly reminder: The crisis alert function is not yet online. It is expected to be updated in the next Dream world synchronization module. If you, traveler, want to detect danger in the Dream world promptly, it is advisable to use the lower substitute—a bell.]


    [Would you like to set up the bell?]


    [Description: When you, in the Dream world, encounter danger or an urgent situation, it will notify you, the traveler, to log in to the game promptly via the bell.]


    Luo Xi: “…”


    So, there actually is such a feature? Why didn’t you say so earlier?


    [Yes]


    [Setup successful]


    Luo Xi plugged his phone into the charger, placed it beside the pillow, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep.


    …


    After an unknown period, the phone suddenly began to vibrate violently, playing an old love song.


    Groggily, Luo Xi reached for the phone by his bed and instinctively silenced it.


    Then he suddenly remembered that as someone who never set ring tones, how could he have such an old-fashioned ringtone?


    Luo Xi’s eyes snapped open.


    By now it was already light outside; the phone screen showed the time had just reached 6:30 a.m.


    There was a red symbol in the “Dawn” notification box.


    Luo Xi unlocked his phone and hurriedly clicked it.


    [In your drowsy state, you feel something frantically slapping your face, urging you to wake up quickly.]


    [Traveler, you were awoken by slaps.]


    [The cat-eared girl glared at you angrily: “Are you a pig or something? Your skin is really thick, I’ve been… calling you for two minutes and you’re still not awake!”]


    Luo Xi: “…”


    Did that cat just almost say ‘slapping’?


    [Note: Unfortunately, traveler, the mutant factor in your body isn’t a pig factor, otherwise you’d really be a legitimate pig.]


    [Little Aina had gotten up, sitting on the bed and rubbing her eyes, seeming also to be not fully awake.]


    [“Sister, what’s wrong?”]


    [Traveler, you also asked, “What happened?”]


    [Wei’er quickly said, “Hurry up and pack up things like the bed and the sofa. I just went out to check; the Divine Tree Glory that shrouded over Winter City has already started to shrink. Although I don’t know how much it will shrink, it’s safer for us to move further inside.”]


    [“The Divine Tree Glory is shrinking?”]


    [“Yes, the Winter Divine Tree’s Glory is controllable, and it’s said that the control lies in the hands of the City Owner. The last time the wind disaster hit, the Divine Tree Glory still maintained its original range, so why would it shrink this time?”]


    Wei’er’s expression was somewhat uncertain, “Without the protection of the Divine Tree Glory, the residents of Grey Stone Street couldn’t even survive an Origin Disaster, let alone the Origin Beasts on the Snow Field, which could devour them whole!”


    Traveler, you packed up the beds and the sofa in the wooden hut and then stepped outside.


    By this time, the heavy snow had nearly stopped, and daylight was breaking; the pale golden radiance of the Winter Divine Tree was not conspicuous during the daytime, but if one looked closely, it was indeed evident that the radiance was shrinking.


    Hiss hiss hiss—


    Traveler, you suddenly heard the sound of snow being compacted underfoot.


    Looking towards the direction of the sound, at a distance of about three hundred meters, you saw a group of creatures, rotten all over and staggering toward your position, hardly resembling living people.


    Traveler, you recalled a type of monster well-known in your world—zombies.


    Ding! Your fear level increased by 10.


    Ding! Traveler, you have triggered a special task: The Purification of the Necromancy.


    Task brief: Not far from the city walls, in a lumberyard, you encountered a group of the living dead. They seem to be creations of some big-shot from within the city. You think you can hear the mournful wails of the living dead, but you’re completely baffled and unsure of what to do.


    Hint: Let the unjustly slain rest in peace, and let those who harmed them pay for their sins.


    Reward: Sublimation path—part of the “Necromancy” omen.


    Luo Xi was taken aback.


    A special task?


    And what exactly was this omen?


    Wei’er and Aina also saw those zombie-like creatures.


    Cat Cat’s expression was grave, while Aina hid behind you all, too frightened to come out.


    Wei’er gritted her teeth, “That direction, that’s where I saw people hanging from the hill last night!”


    Originally thinking that upon entering Winter City, it would be somewhat safe, but the continuous stream of accidents left Wei’er feeling somewhat panic-stricken and at a loss.


    You and the two beast-eared lolitas naturally wouldn’t stay put and wait for death, so you picked up your possessions and continued deeper into the snowy forest. However, if you kept going, passing through this snow forest, you would truly reach the inner areas of Winter City.


    As stowaways, encountering the city guards without a pass would be trouble.


    But it seemed that this was the only way forward; you had no choice.


    Soon, you arrived on the edge of a main road, lying prone on a cliff about twenty meters high, you could clearly see that the road seemed to lead deeper into Winter City.


    Wei’er glanced back at the way you had come; the living dead had not followed for the time being.


    Traveler, you saw a trace of panic in Wei’er’s eyes.


    Unlike Aina, who always wears her emotions on her face, like the tea gold-colored eyes of Little Aina next to you that were about to burst into tears.


    This cat-eared girl had always been able to control her emotions well since you met her; you never saw any signs of ‘fear’ from her.


    Traveler, you softly asked, “Are you afraid?”


    Wei’er was startled and turned her head away, “No, they are just dead people. What’s there to be afraid of?”


    Note: A proud cat-eared girl will never admit her timidity, but that’s where the value of ‘training’ lies.


    Shut up, damn text!


    Traveler, you said, “Actually, I’m quite scared.”


    After all, fear does not deceive you.


    Wei’er: “…”


    Cat Cat suddenly looked down, “Someone’s coming!”


    Traveler, you heard the clamor of distant voices coming from the main road.


    Aina wanted to peek, but Wei’er gently slapped her down.


    The three of you crouched down, using the high edge of the snow cliff to conceal yourselves.


    Traveler, you heard the sound of turning wheels, several vehicles with peculiar designs leading the way. At least a dozen Winter City guards sat within, followed by many others on foot.


    You were surprised to find that many of the individuals bore the distinctive Mutant Factors only seen in Variants, forming a long line on the main road stretching as far as the eye could see, easily numbering in the thousands.


    “Uncle Bear?”


    Wei’er spotted the towering figure in the crowd at a glance.


    Cat Cat exclaimed in surprise, “All the Mutant Patients from Grey Stone Street have entered Winter City? What in the world is going on?!”