The King of Death, who was immersed in the illusion, had absolute trust in Zhao Yao.
That night, he gave a confirmation to Zhao Yao. "I will try my best to gather all of Ivory's apostles within a week. You will then intervene and capture them in one swoop."
Zhao Yao agreed and called Uncle Ho, informing him of possible maneuvers of Ivory's apostles and to monitor their movements.
Zhao Yao did not fully trust the King of Death. He wanted more intelligence from Uncle Ho's official channel.
Black Panther was helping Uncle Ho identify the puppets of the King of Death so that important government intelligence could not easily leak. Because of this, Zhao Yao was not concerned that he had tricked the King of Death.
Zhao Yao was relieved after contacting Uncle Ho and returned home.
Recalling the dangerous apostles under the King of Death, Zhao Yao felt he should make use of the available time to gain more experience points.
He studied the experience points panel.
Matcha: Level 8 (5210/50000)
Elizabeth: Level 9 (0/100000)
Dust Ball: Level 8 (27055/50000)
Ares: Level 7 (5200/20000)
Lucifer: Level 6 (9100/10000)
Sphynx Cat: Level 6 (6500/10000)
The requirements of Matcha, Elizabeth and Dust Ball were too high so they were skipped. Ares, Lucifer and Sphynx cat had the best chances to upgrade to the next level.
For the next few days, the legend of the Headless Horseman reemerged in Jianghai. Zhao Yao worked very hard for experience points day and night hoping that he could upgrade a few of his supercats before the King of Death gathered his apostles army.
Meanwhile, the expansion of the cat café proceeded in good order. The shops in the shopping mall moved out allowing Bai Quan to convert the mall into a giant cat café.
Uncle Ho ordered the prohibition of non-Dust Ball catmint in Jianghai. All the shops selling catmint, regardless of whether it was for normal humans or supercats, were given warnings.
…
"What?" Fish Ball stood in front the bar counter in the catmint bar, his eyes looking at a British Shorthair. "No catmint? If there is no catmint, why are you still opening a catmint bar?"
The British Shorthair shrugged his shoulders and said, "Didn't you hear news of the catmint prohibition? Any shops selling non-Dust Ball catmint in Jianghai are deemed illegal. We are waiting to contact Dust Ball and order a new stock of Dust Ball Catmint before selling."
"D*mn!" Fish Ball slammed on the table and his body trembled. "Prohibition of catmint? Is there justice at all? Are these lousy officials intending to rob us?"
Seeing Fish Ball's upset expression, the British Shorthair said, "You can go directly to Dust Ball to get the catmint." He passed a business card discreetly to Fish Ball and whispered, "Didn't you say you were on close terms with Dust Ball? If you manage to find her and help us obtain the stocks, we will provide free catmint to you for a lifetime."
"Really?"
"Of course it is real."
Fish Ball left the catmint bar excitedly and bolted towards the cat café.
"Humph, based on my capability, sleeping with Dust Ball is a piece of cake." Fish Ball could not resist letting his imagination run wild. "Helping you get Dust Ball Catmint? Do you think I am retarded? After the prohibition, Dust Ball is the only sole supplier of catmint. If I sleep with her, I will not be concerned with money anymore."
Fish Ball's imagination ran very wild and he could not resist fantasizing about his deepest desires.
…
Fish Ball was lying on top of a sea of catmint and Dust Ball was at his side, carefully licking his leg fur.
"My lord Fish Ball, is this comfortable?"
Fish Ball kicked Dust Ball aside and shouted with displeasure, "Why are you using so much force? My fur's shedding due to your inappropriate licking. You are a good-for-nothing."
Dust Ball sprawled on the floor in terror and pleaded, "I am very sorry, my lord Fish Ball."
Fish Ball brandished his cat claws and asked, "Where is the income for last month? Why hasn't it been transferred to my bank account?"
Dust Ball begged, "My lord Fish Ball, I cannot afford to transfer any more money. What's left is my operating capital…"
"Do not be over-emotional! Who cares about this?" Fish Ball walked to her, took away her cell phone, and ordered ruthlessly, "What is your secret code? Tell me now!"
…
As Fish Ball was fantasizing, a water bullet smacked his face.
The Cat Queen of the South, Li Li, who had control over water, came out from the corner of a wall, her lifeless eyes staring at Fish Ball. She said grimly, "It has been a long time since we met, Fish Ball."
Fish Ball felt his knees getting weak as he grinned wryly. "Hasn't it Li Li? It has been a long time. Your fur is looking very smooth. Where did you get it done?"
"Don't be pretentious. Aren't you hiding from me?" Li Li became unhappy. She opened her mouth and spat out a stream of water, that grabbed Fish Ball like a huge hand. "Tell me! When are we getting married?"
Fish Ball struggled for a while but in vain. He gave a forced laugh and said, "Marriage is a serious affair. It can't be casually decided. Why don't we sit down and discuss things so that you can consider it carefully. You are such an outstanding female cat. I don't think I am a good match for you…"
Li Li's eyes emitted sparks of anger as she said, "Do you intend to leave after taking advantage of me?"
"How could I do such a thing?" Fish Ball gazed lovingly at Li Li and said, "The times we were together were the most memorable, fantastical, and enjoyable moments of my life. I will never forget them for the rest of my life."
Li Li inhaled deeply to calm herself down and said peacefully, "Why are you always hiding from me?"
"You are one of the cat queens who leads the Jianghai supercat realm. However, I am a small pitiful cat who cannot even afford a kitty tower. I want you to get married regally instead of being gossiped about."
Fish Ball said with affection, "I hope that one day, I will become the world's hero and ride on a large dog, lead a cart full of catmint, buy a house full of kitty towers to marry you. So I work very hard on my own and improve myself to earn more money!"
"You!" Li Li's heart fluttered and the water droplets surrounding Fish Ball fell to the ground. She rushed forward and held his head, saying, "Fish Ball, you are silly. I like you, I like your trashiness, incapability, and foolishness. You don't have to do all those things for me!"
The green veins on his forehead pulsated momentarily, however, he stifled his anger and said, "No, I want to give my best to you. Give me a year. I will become a notable cat in the Jianghai supercat realm and marry you grandly."
Li Li nodded and blushed as she whispered, "Very good… Ball, I will wait for you."
Fish Ball heaved in relief. After Li Li waved goodbye, he left the Cat Street and bolted towards the cat café.
Fish Ball arrived ebulliently at the front of the cat café. As he was about to enter, he was surprised to see that the facade was already full of cats.
There were more than a hundred supercats blocking the way into the cat café.