Chapter 783: Chapter 620: The Crow Master’s Challenge
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Tom raced along the tree shadows on the wall with Moore in his mouth.
Moore was extremely excited. He thought turning into a squirrel was a dead end, but never expected to be involved in a Cthulhu-level event quest.
Although he wasn’t sure about the map, the location of the Evil God Secret Cave in Oak City had been made public. He could use that as a reference. Overall, it seemed like it required a squad, maybe even the power of the China District—no, this was clearly like enjoying Brother Chun’s treatment, wasn’t it quite exciting to think about?
"Brother Tao, I need all the information on Oak City’s treasure!"
Brother Tao got enthusiastic: "I thought that Curry was just bluffing, but it’s real?"
Moore impatiently asked, "Is there or isn’t there?"
"We’re looking for it, thousands of people are scouting around where Tata appeared and disappeared. The space there is a bit distorted; normally it would require a high-level thief profession for treasure hunting..."
Knowing there’s a spatial distortion is already a major clue!
While Moore was gathering intel, Tom had reached the abandoned factory area, entered the sewer, and continued to sprint.
Only then did Moore realize that the black cat wasn’t running at all; it was using space shrinking!
This... The whole thing that Old Moss mentioned about the cat’s owner is almost unimaginable.
Full of anticipation, the black cat stopped by a water flow area, meowing into the water.
Soon, bubbles rose from the water, and a murky mass floated up, with dull crystal light emanating from within.
Moore understood, this was the Crystal Core of a Slime Monster. Under normal circumstances, a Slime Monster with a core this large would fill the entire sewer, but this one didn’t, meaning it was a very restrained expert. Moss said it could potentially become an Evil God!
The Slime Monster spoke: "Tom, weren’t you supposed to find me after you dealt with that jerk?"
The black cat whimpered.
The Slime Monster sighed: "Alright, maybe it was a bit too much for you. So, what’s the situation now?"
Tom meowed extensively.
The Slime Monster sighed: "Fine, I can’t rely on kids to settle my score, so I’ll look into it myself."
Then the Slime Monster’s Crystal Core illuminated Moore: "Can you find it?"
Moore chirped in reply: "Though I’m not sure, I have clues. There’s a spatial distortion phenomenon near the Secret Cave, located near the old sewer—Oak City is like that."
The Slime Monster said: "I see. Indeed, there are some slight disharmonies in a few old sewers here. I thought they were just due to deterioration. Being weak does have its advantage, which is detecting the small details that stronger ones overlook. I’ll bestow upon you a space detection magic, lasting for a day. If you find it, come back to me. If not, maybe you’re not cut out for this..."
With that, a beam of light shot from the Crystal Core onto the squirrel, and Moore instantly felt the screen brighten.
Moore got excited: "May I ask, is my detection better than the black cat’s?"
The Slime Monster said: "They serve different purposes. The black cat has range perception to foresee distant movements, while yours is precise close-range detection. The weaker you are, the more precise you are. Go, you have a day..."
Being weaker also has its advantages!
Moore confidently said, "Half a day will do!"
After all, if he couldn’t manage in half a day, by nightfall his physical body would die outside, and he’d resurrect in the prison, ruining his career...
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The old forest area of Oak City.
Every city has an old district with old houses, but Oak City’s old district is in an ancient woodland. It’s more like a forest market from Southeast Asia, with wooden houses and rope bridges in the trees.
Tata War God also arrived at Crow Master’s tree house in the woods. Outside, there were no crows on the trees.
Had it not been for the crow attack on the Mirror Demon surveillance incident in Blue Grey Village of Gem City, and the fact that the Black Iron Church’s animal protection organization had connections with the Crow Master, he couldn’t have found such a place, such a controversial hidden figure.
Crow Master opened his eyes from his morning meditation: "Young animal protector, do you have any clues?"
Tata replied: "Well, we can only prove Master wasn’t at the scene in Blue Grey Village, but we have no clues on the opponent..."
Crow Master snorted: "Then why are you here?"
Feeling the pressure from the master, Tata had to speak gently: "In the Evil God Secret Cave, I found a Demonic Puppet claiming to be the King of Oak City. He admires Master and hopes to... become friends with you."
The master was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Not interested."
Tata nervously said: "Master, the Demonic Puppet is very powerful."
The master spoke seriously: "Which means, I have to make this friend?"
Actually, it means submission, or else...
Tata pointed to himself: "This is the power given to me by the Demonic Puppet."
The master snorted and waved his hand. A black ball appeared in his palm, compressing with thunder flashes, a crow appeared.
"Storm Crow, you take this crow to meet it. I want to see if it’s qualified to speak with me."
With that, the crow flew and landed on Tata’s shoulder, and Tata felt the sight of that half of his shoulder start to blur.
—System prompt: You have temporarily obtained the Storm Crow, which can only be used to challenge Pinocchio.
Invisible? More than that, the energy is so strong it can distort space!
Tata was a bit panicked: "Understood, understood."
The next moment, Tata felt the threads on his hands and feet seem to tremble. What was happening? Did the Demonic Puppet sense it from behind? Could it be, it was afraid?
Tata also thought, how could a small puppet possibly beat Crow Master? Even if it obtained a piece of artifact tree root, it would require an adaptation period, right?
Wait! This temporary acquisition...
Tata asked: "Master, how long is this Storm Crow temporary?"
Crow Master spoke seriously: "Depends on my mood. If I am in a good mood, I can also allow you to use the crow for other things, for example, find that impersonator!"
Tata suddenly realized the opportunity to exploit a bug, soon it would be midnight refresh time for the leaderboard. With the crow’s immense energy, coupled with the Demonic Puppet granting me half its strength, reclaiming, no, surpassing Chun is certainly no problem! It’s not just about vanity, but my ranking impacts Tata Group’s stocks...
"Alright, I will certainly work well for Master, making Master’s mood great."
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Chun was dozing off waiting for Earth Mother’s reply.
Then, there was a message prompt from the business guild channel on the main account.
Chun opened his eyes, yikes, the Eye of Dibilon was still transmitting.
Switching to the main account, it was Aziza speaking in the guild channel: "Guild leader, Pinocchio has escaped from the Secret Cave, saying a Crow Master wants to fight him!"
Holy shit!?
Chun hurriedly asked: "Did he find the artifact tree root?"
"He found it and crafted a new body for himself, it’s pretty cute."
Uh?
Chun exclaimed: "It’s daytime, how could he walk on the street as a puppet? Can he become invisible?"
Aziza laughed: "Something like that, but that’s not the point. The point is that the Crow Master wants to fight him."
