Cathulhu Online, MUNYA!

Xiaomao didn't understand the game sometimes. Ever since the mysterious instinct skill showed up, his superpower acquisition project was so smooth that it seemed like a dream. Initially, he thought that it might take him months or a year before his synchronization rate. But in reality, he got everything that he wanted within a couple of days.

It was too smooth that he was concerned. He was afraid that a butterfly effect might change future events, making his knowledge obsolete.

The land deed was the proof of the changes. Xiaomiao was certain that the future would soon deviate from what he knew.

‘There are still issues with Mu-Nyang's cryptic words and his knowledge. From the looks of it, he transmigrated with me after the accident, but he was too knowledgeable. I'm sure this isn't his first regression.'

Xiaomao reread Foresight's comment. It hinted that this wasn't Xiaomao's first regression or reincarnation.

‘I was stronger two lives ago? Is that what you imply?'

His imagination ran wild. He daydreamed about himself as a powerful half-human half-Oni young master in a fantasy world, and he had a sizable harem. His father was a handsome cultivator, and his mother was a sexy Oni. They governed a town, and they had so many subordinates.

Daydreaming could be addictive, and Xiaomao was lost in thoughts. He forgot about his surroundings and his current tasks.

"MASTER!"

A few minutes later, Lucky yelled into Xiaomao's ear, snapping him back to his senses.

Xiaomao's world span and his eyes were rolling. He shook his head and stared at Lucky.

"What was that for, munya?!"

"Geez, master. I've been calling you. Where are we heading next? What's our plan?"

<Magdalene is also curious. Will you upgrade any skills with your current credits?>

"…"_.

Miaomiao slapped his face and took a deep breath. He remembered what he was doing earlier.

"Thanks for the reminder, munya. Let's take off the pirate flags and sail southwest. We'll hug the shoreline instead of exploring the open sea, munya!"

<Magdalene asks you. What about the upgrade shop?>

"I have 10,000 credits, right? I'll upgrade the [Protein from Fish] first, munya!"

<Magdalene likes your choice.>

The fairy flew from Shepherd's shoulder and sat on Xiaomao's head.

Suddenly, Magdalene's expression turned dark. She smirked and brought out a black wooden needle. Then, she shanked Xiaomao as if she was a psychopath serial killer.

2,000 Damage!

Xiaomao's HP dropped, and his blood spurt like a mini-fountain. He widened his eyes and screamed.

"OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR, MUNYA!!?"

Magdalene burst into laughter as she enjoyed bullying Xiaomao. She flew back to Shepherd and hid behind him.

Before Xiaomao could get angry, the bleeding stopped, and the blood gathered in the air. The red mass condensed into a small water ball and floated in front of Xiaomao.

Magdalene tossed a twig into the water ball, and its color changed. The crimson blood turned white, and it returned to Xiaomao's body.

DING

<Your skill [Protein from Fish] has evolved.>

<You have learned a new add-on skill – [Essence of Life]>

<You have unlocked a new status attribute – Life Qi.>

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Essence of Life (Mastery 0%)

In ancient times, cultivators collected Life Qi and condensed them into Life Essence to extend their lifespan. However, people of this world have already forgotten about the techniques. Even the current cultivators in society are a lot weaker than cultivators in the past.

Essence of Life is one of a billion methods to enhance one's body with Qi. By consuming Qi, you can increase your permanent status attributes and spiritual roots.

Skill Type: Active, Qi Conversion

Rarity: Legendary+

Cost: At least 1,000 Qi

Cooldown: 24 Hours

Effects: 

– Convert Life Qi into random status points or spiritual roots. Conversion Ratio: 1,000 Qi to One Attribute or One Spiritual Root.

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It was an alternate way to obtain extra status attributes and spiritual roots. However, before Xiaomao could use this skill, he needed Life Qi, which was an advanced attribute of a cultivator class.

Normally, this skill was useless for Xiaomao as he had no way to increase or acquire Life Qi. However, he had acquired a source of Qi recently.

Xiaomao smiled and looked at Shepherd. As he could view the inventories of his retainers, he could see all their items in their possession.

"Can I have the items you got from the mansion, munya?"

Shepherd nodded. He brought out the documents that he got from the safe box. As loyal as he was, Shepherd brought out Spirit Stone Chest as well.

Lucky also gave her items. Surprisingly, she collected so many rare books from the library. Although most of them were recipe books, alchemy research notes, and historical records, a dozen of them were fire-type spell books.

Moreover, Lucky brought the [100 Ways to Overcome Horniness] book with her. It seemed that she collected it unintentionally when she was in a rush.

Xiaomao passed the book back to her.

"Read it three times when you're free, munya!"

"Master, it's irrelevant to me."

Xiaomao leaned his face closer to her. However, he had the same triggered-smile expression on his face as a Pop Team Epic Manga character's meme face, aka Popuko's angry face.

"READ.IT.MUNYA!"

"…"

Lucky's tail and her dog ears drooped. She pouted and took the book. But as soon as Lucky took the book and opened it, the book vanished.

DING

<Lucky's constitution has evolved. She has gained 50 natural resistance against an abnormal status effect – [Estrus].>

Seeing how Lucky obtained an abnormal status resistance by using books, Xiaomao picked a random book and tried to do the same. The book that he grabbed was called [Basic Alchemy].

DING

<Your job slot is full. Please increase your spiritual roots and status attributes to increase a new slot.>

<You cannot obtain Alchemist Job. Your level is not high enough. (Required 100).>

<You cannot learn Alchemy. Your Intelligence is not high enough. (Required 2,000).>

<Please increase your level and Intelligence Status.>

Xiaomao frowned and checked the number of his character jobs.

Slavemaster, Regressor, Dungeon Master, Novice Water Mage, Novice Dark Mage, and Novice Priest were the six jobs of his current character. Three novice jobs appeared when his spiritual roots reached 100, which he didn't really want.

He checked the number of jobs that he could have at the moment.

(6/5)

Xiaomao frowned. He had six jobs but the max number of jobs was five. As this was his first time delving into the number of jobs that a character could have, he rechecked the help option to see how the job limit worked.

The calculation was not difficult. The game summed all status attributes and spiritual roots. Then, it was divided by 1,000 to get the number of max jobs that a character could obtain.

However, this game left a loophole for characters that had multiple spiritual roots. When a player specialized in more than one spiritual root, they automatically obtain mage classes regardless of the available job limit. This perk was a double-edge sword that crippled many ambitious players that specialized in multiple spiritual roots.

Quests and achievements also automatically added new jobs to a player's character. Similar to the mage classes, the Dungeon Master and Regressor Job fell into this category.

And now, Xiaomao could no longer obtain a new class manually. He needed to increase his level and status to unlock more rooms.

Still, increasing his stats was not a problem. Xiaomao opened the Spirit Stone Chest and counted the number of stones he had.

A hundred of them sat in the chest. Moreover, they were the clean version!

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Cleansed Spirit Stone

Raw spirit stones can be found in spirit stone mines in Yuan Empire, Holy Land Continent, and Neptune Mountain Range. However, this stone is the purified version of the corrupted spirit stone. As its name implied, it has been cleansed of the curse, and it can be safely consumed. However, the effect of the spirit stone degrades because of the rough refinement.

Item Type: Consumable, Array Ingredient

Rarity: Super Rare

Effect: 

– Increase EXP by 10,000,000

– Unlock Dantian Menu and Cultivator Job.

– Permanently increase Qi by 100.

– Permanently increase LUCK by 1.

– Permanently increase all status by 1.

– Permanently increase all spiritual roots by 1.

– Permanently increase max HP and MP by 10.

*[?????? Instinct]: Essence Cores, Soul Stones, Dao Stones, and Catnipium Stones are a lot better than this mediocre stone. Using it as a currency is a wiser choice.

*[Foresight]: It's wasteful and inefficient, but it's good for a low-level character.

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"Free stats, here we go, munya!"

Xiaomao used them all at once!