I, the little cat, am a substitute for others who are starving and thin

"Great, teach me quickly."

Chapter 4: Rewards of Hard Work

"Meow~"

I ran too far and didn't get the thing that was right in front of me, and I also forgot to practice talking to the two big cats.

The cat glanced at its stomach and barely felt not hungry anymore.

"Remind the host that the energy you contribute is a drop in the bucket. Please earn portal energy by completing tasks and achievements."

"Remind the host, please be sure to claim the new achievement rewards."

"Remind the host that you have one chance to draw a lottery that has not been used yet."

Yimi, who had just learned the language, took a while to react and only paid attention to the second sentence.

It opened the achievement system and saw two completed achievements. Other than that, the area below was blank, with no prompts for the remaining achievements.

As soon as the thought came to it, the reward of "Never Go Empty-Handed" was automatically presented to it. It was a thin booklet almost as big as its head.

[Basic Fishing Manual]: Type "Skill Book", some basic fishing knowledge and bait types and usage

Learning difficulty: low

Note: Skill books are not disposable items that can be used directly. The user must read them individually. If you don't learn something after reading them, read them a second time. If you still don't learn it the second time, read them a third time. This is determined by the user's own understanding.

The difference from ordinary books: even the knowledge that ordinary people cannot learn (such as chakra refinement) can be understood through careful reading.

System: "No knowledge can be learned by reading it once. Please experience the meaning of knowledge repeatedly."

"Meow."

Maomao didn't read the long string of text, but Maomao listened to what the system said.

Let it experience the flavor of this book.

Yimi took a bite of the fishing manual, nibbled off a corner, chewed it, and swallowed it.

Unappetizing.

Knowledge flowed into the cat's head like a spilled drink.

"Meow, Old Wu..."

unpalatable.

Yimi finished the whole book while cursing.

"..."

The system loaded for a moment, apparently reacting to the cat's behavior.

The fixed voice line said: "Congratulations to the host for understanding the basics of fishing. This is the due reward for the hard work of studying."

At least my stomach was filled.

The cat, in a good mood, meowed in the tune it had liked before traveling through time.

"Meow (3) meow (3) meow (4) meow (5)..."

"..."

Less than ten meters away from the cat, contestant Ted Khan, who was feeding the horse, almost poked the carrot into the nostrils of his beloved horse when his hand shook.

If he heard correctly, this is the score of Ode to Joy?

Ted Khan raised his flashlight and looked in the direction of the sound. When he saw Yimi's true face, he dispelled his suspicion that it was a person imitating a cat.

It is said to be a cat, but its pattern looks very similar to that of a ferruginous beast. It is so weird, could it be a cat demon?

"Meow?"

Yimi noticed the man and walked over to him with a hunched step.

"What's wrong? Are you hungry? I don't have any extra food to share with you." Ted Khan stared at the cat in front of him, because of the weird pattern, he decided not to provoke it.

Despite its uncanny fur color, this cat is quite adorable. Its body is plump but not overweight, and its round head doesn't look greasy. The panda-like pattern, combined with its long tail and large blue eyes, makes it seem a bit strange to those who have actually seen a panda.

Ted Khan was carefully trying to determine if it was a cub of the ferruginous slug or a close relative, when he suddenly opened his three-lobed mouth and uttered in a clear, childish voice, "Good morning."

He stood there in a daze, as if the phantom of a blue brain floated around him, and a strange background music sounded in his ears.

"Remind the host that the correct pronunciation of this greeting is 'good morning'."

Yimi understood, no wonder this man was stunned.

"Good morning." Yimi repeated word by word stiffly.

It's looking for someone to practice speaking with.

Ted Khan's hand shook again, and the carrot went straight into his horse's nostrils.

“S-speaking?!”

"Meow?" Yimi didn't understand.

Isn't it wrong to say hello?

The system replied: "Based on the host's situation, the most suitable greeting method for you has been collected from the entire network:

1. Human etiquette for first encounters places great emphasis on first impressions, starting with proper appearance, formal clothing, and standing straight. 2. If the host is a cat, the standard greeting should not be used. The specific phrase should be…"

Stand up straight?

Yimi looked down at his front paws.

It's so troublesome to talk to Big Cat.

Yimi tried hard to stand on her hind legs and straighten her body.

System: "Youngster."

Yimi followed suit: "Young man."

System: "Do you think I look like a human or an immortal?"

Yimi learned in a stumbling childish voice: "Do you think I look like a human or a fairy?"

"..."

Ted Khan from Mongolia jumped onto his horse with a start. Regardless of his average level in this horse race, his speed in getting on the horse definitely exceeded that of 99% of the other contestants.

"Fight! Fight! Retreat, retreat, retreat, leave quickly!"

He whipped the horse's butt until it bled, and he almost learned the "Fuck" that became popular a century later.

This is terrifying! How can I come to the US and still encounter a spirit cat fairy asking for a title? Isn't this the story of the Yellow Fairy?

Feeling frustrated, Yimi lay on the ground again.

"Meow." Impolite.

Yimi walked forward, shaking her head, trying to find a good place to take a nap.

"Congratulations to the host for unlocking the achievement [Meow Qisheng], and be rewarded with 5% portal energy."

"Meow?"

"Congratulations to the host for unlocking the achievement [Ask for a Title], and be rewarded with 5% portal energy."

"Meow meow?"

This energy is not that difficult to obtain.

Yimi stared at the system again and looked at the task panel.

The cat had an idea, and the fat catfish with a slightly funny body appeared in front of it, suppressing the malicious tide.

Yes, the fat man did not disappear. Instead, he established an indescribable connection with Yimi.

"Meow meow meow." Find other bodies, all of them.

The demon's smile seemed to grow even more intense. "This counts as my second deal, ma'am. This time, my terms include the 'delicious food' you'll enjoy over the next three days."

Its words were as concise as possible, making it easy for Yimi to understand.

Cats don’t understand the consequences of being hungry for three days because they can’t remember how many days they were hungry before.

After just a quick thought, Yimi almost agreed.

"Never listen to the devil, cat."

Somehow, the saint's words once again echoed in Yimi's ears. It was not a sudden memory, but the cat really heard its voice.

"Meow?" The cat didn't understand.

Yimi wagged his tail and stared at the devil quietly. The devil's eyes, which were too narrow compared to his entire head, were not looking at the cat itself, but seemed to reflect the "saint" who was gently reminding the cat.

"It's not the next corpse, it's 'all'. This is what you just expressed your desire for, 'other corpses', not 'the next corpse'."

The demon's response seemed to carry an inexplicable magical power: "You can exchange the food you'll enjoy for three days for everything you need. And I'm looking for 'food'. This doesn't include anything unpalatable but filling. Isn't this a good deal?"

all!

"Accepting a deal with the devil will only lead you deeper into the abyss, Cat..."

Yimi looked straight at the devil.

"…reject it…"

"Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement [Little White Man and Little Black Man], and be rewarded with 5% portal energy."

The system's notification seemed to awaken the cat's last vestiges of sanity, revealing that energy could be acquired through other means without requiring a mission. Along with it, Yimi's keen sense of smell was also recaptured, allowing it to detect the primal malevolence of the abyss.

"Meow."

"Really? I'm sorry, ma'am, but this decision is as wise as a squeaking mouse in a trap. I look forward to working with you again."

The demon disappeared.

Chapter 5 Cat is the champion!

When the first rays of sunlight shine through in the early morning, keen riders have already started working for today's sprint.

Perhaps in order to prevent the contestants from having any bad ideas, or more importantly, the President wanted the contestants to proceed according to the location where the saint's remains were buried. Although this race does not strictly restrict the contestants' routes, there are nine stations that must be passed.

Not only can you get free supplies and food, the most important thing is the points system used in the SBR competition.

That is, the first few people at each station can get time bonuses based on their ranking. Even if the second person lags behind the first person at the finish line, if the total time bonuses he obtained at the previous stations far exceed the total score of the first person, then the second person will be ranked one place higher and win the championship.

According to the distance, those who are in the front can sprint directly to the fourth station today, which also means that the horse race has already gone halfway.

This still has nothing to do with Yimi.

"My name is Yimi."

"I'm a good cat."

It was practicing language alone in a stiff, baby voice, speaking to the air.

The next second, a lizard of unknown species crawled out from the sand, looked around vigilantly for a while, stretched out its tongue and swallowed the earthworm not far from itself into its mouth.

Then - Yimi immediately bit the pole he picked up from somewhere and pulled the fish that was hooked over.

Fishing knowledge is really useful.

Cat bites off the lizard and savors it. This is his breakfast today. The first thing that comes to mind is the rich earthy smell, followed by the fishy smell of raw meat.

You can score 10 points out of 4.

Last night, it wanted to sneak up to the two people at night to see if there was any way to get the body, but as a domestic cat, Yimi obviously didn't expect that humans would take turns to keep watch when they fell asleep in the dangerous wild. Fortunately, the people of Gold Teeth didn't think too much about it. They just looked at the sleeping Johnny guiltily and stuffed two fish into Yimi's hands as hush money.

The good boy Yimi did not accept it, because Yimi knew that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him fish, so Yimi snatched his fishing rod away.

Yimi is a smart cat with a quick mind. Since there is no chance here, it will go look for the remains of other saints first.

For some unknown reason, the cat can almost smell the approximate location of the remains of all the saints, as if the remains are actively luring it forward, making up for its shortcoming of not being able to understand the pattern guidance.

Yimi walked for almost the entire night, but for some reason she only felt hungry but not mentally or physically exhausted.

Just as it was about to swing the rod for another meal, it heard the noisy sound of horse hooves and the shouting of a familiar voice from behind.

"Johnny, go! Get rid of them!"