Chapter 75 â Cat Dad and Cernunâs Test
âO-Okay, munya.â
âTarnished child of Cathulhu, go forth and hunt all demi-gods. Only then can you protect your world and future.â
âBut Iâm not tarnished, and I donât want to become the Elden Lord, munya!â
Cernun smirked, âYouâre maidenless, though.â
ââ¦â
Xiaomao had the urge to question Cernun about how he knew about the iconic game of the year, but he didnât want to continue the weird conversation. He was afraid that he might offend these fairies and the crocodile dragon.
âJokes aside. I sense that you interacted with agents from Mermaid Kingdom. Have you joined their faction?â
âYes, but they havenât given me a green card yet, munya.â
âGreen card?â
âI meant, they havenât acknowledged me as their official citizen yet, munya.â
âI see. Let me test your knowledge!â
DING
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Cernun is curious about your background and your unique class â Regressor. He is currently testing you if you are worthy of his trust.
You simply need to answer five questions and answer them correctly. If you give an incorrect answer, you will fail the quest, and you will not be able to take Changâe Faction Quest for a month.
Correctly answer Cernunâs questions.
Your answer is incorrect.
You can take requests from Cernun and fairies from this Island.
You will not be able to take any quest from this island for a month, and you will have to retake the test of knowledge quest again.
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Xiaomao widened his eyes. Nobody in Xiaomaoâs previous life had taken this quest before, and it surprised him. Moreover, he couldnât decline this quest as it was automatically accepted.
He took a deep breath and gazed at Cernun.
âTest me, munya.â
âGood. Since you are a regressor, so you should be able to answer this question. What is a regressor?â
Xiaomao racked his brain and crafted his words.
âA time traveler, munya. He comes back to the past, but he regresses back to the time before life-changing events occur. Sometimes, a regressor gets his youthful body back to redo the things he couldnât do before the regression, munya.â
âGood.â
DING
Xiaomao gulped as he started to get anxious. Since Cernun began his question with the definition of a regressor, he might have already figured out that Xiaomao was not a regular player.
âSecond question, as you are a regressor, what do you think a regressorâs job is?â
This time, Xiaomao had to pause and think. The question was a bit deep. Because the question was too sophisticated, Xiaomao gave a vague and cliché answer.
âGreat power comes great responsibility, munya. A regressorâs second chance is not his only second chance, but his former worldâs second chance. Someone must have sent his soul back to the past on purpose so that the regressor can complete a task that everyone in the world before the regression failed to do, munya.â
Cernun smiled and nodded. He gazed at the stars and closed his eyes.
DING
While closing his eyes, Cernun asked the third question.
âChild, as you know the purpose of a regressor, what do you think your role is?â
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This question attacked Xiaomaoâs existence and his purpose in life. Xiaomaoâs tentacles fidgeted, and his breathing became ragged and short.
It was an uncomfortable question. Xiaomao felt like he was in a job interview, where random HR employees bombarded him with sophisticated questions.
âSave the world, munya?â
Ding
âWhich world? Save from whom? How? And Why?â
âAre those new questions, munya?â
âThose are a part of the third question. Be concise, young Cathulhu.â
Xiaomao took several deep breaths and recalled the past memory and the knowledge about the game. As Cernun didnât give him a time limit, he meditated in silence for 10 minutes.
No one disturbed Xiaomao. Even the naughty fairies respected their interactions and trials.
The cat finally came up with an answer. He mustered his courage and confessed.
âTo be honest, I donât know who I should save, which world I should intervene in, or how I can save them, munya. But I know one thing. You, sir, will become a victim in a future conflict, and Iâm here to change it. Iâm here to save your life, munya!â
The fairies gasped and murmured while Shepherd and Lucky gave Xiaomao a meaningful look. On the other hand, Cernun burst into laughter.
âSo, are you saying that I will meet my demise, and you come back to the past to save me?â
âExactly, munya!â
âBAHAHAHAHAHA!!â
DING
Cernun laughed so hard that he cried. It took Cernun 10 minutes to regain his composure. He created a semi-transparent human hand with mana and wiped his tear.
âOh, dear. I never laughed like this for ages.â
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âAnyway, next question. Let me think.â
âYou believe me, munya?â Xiaomao was surprised that Cernun didnât doubt his answer.
âWhy shouldnât I believe you? Actually, Iâve been using a Lie-Detection skill on you since the beginning. Had you lied to me, I would have eaten you on the spot.â
Xiaomao got goosebumps again. When he was searching for an answer, he was tempted to lie and answer with something vague. Fortunately, he came clean with Cernun, and he survived the ordeal.
âAlright. This will be more difficult. Before I ask the fourth question, I need to clarify things. Do you know anything about corrupted spirit stones and spirit stones?â
âI do, munya,â Xiaomao brought out the two black stones that he stole from Otto, âAre these the corrupted spirit stones?â
âCorrect. Those are contaminated spirit stones that Chaos Demon God Tlaloc left behind to weaken Pangu Churchâs foundation. They also corrupt the mind of the local population and the spirits, but it strengthens the Seven Calamity-Class monsters. However, they can be used to dispel the Curse of Nian. Now, this comes to my fourth question. Who are Chaos Demon God Tlaloc, Pangu, and Nian?â