Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

The "Humans are inferior to cats" series?

"Yes!" The black cat nodded slightly, looking at Fang Rui with expectant eyes, as if asking, "Can you help me find Ah Xiang?"

"Aci~"

The Great Compassion Tree King was helpless upon hearing this. She had clearly stated her name, but Fang Rui had never called her by it once, always using nicknames like "A-Ci~" or "Little Tree~".

That's really...quite interesting~

It felt like going back to the past. The people who used to call her by nicknames had disappeared, silent in the desert.

"It will take some time." The Great Tree King said, suppressing the emotions that arose from recalling the past.

Finding people within the earth's veins is a difficult task. Unlike the souls of demons, immortals, and monsters, the souls of ordinary humans are very weak and easily swept away by the torrents of the earth's veins, carried far away...

There's so much information in the ley lines; if the soul isn't still in the same place, finding it is a very troublesome task.

In other words, the Great Tree King can search through the World Tree, while others would never even consider doing so.

Even so, it will still take some time.

While the Great Tree King was searching for information, Fang Rui and the Black Cat chatted casually.

Raiden and the others explored the shrine. There were no traces of people living there, and thick dust was piled up everywhere. Cleaning the room was quite a challenge for the cat.

However, the books and clothing were well preserved.

Without even thinking, you can guess whose function it is.

Using demonic powers to clean dust off clothes and care for books is an extremely tiring task.

This shows that these things are the black cat's treasures.

"There are no diaries, only books that record spells."

Fox Palace slowly shook its head. Perhaps seeing that someone cherished these books, it assumed that these books were very important to that person and therefore took special care of them.

"Is that so?" Raiden didn't say anything, but quietly observed the various parts of the house.

Instead of entering the shrine, Kizuki wandered around the edge of the island, gazing at the distant ocean. His expression was not pleasant...

During the Demon God War, the demon gods from the ocean were one of the main hostile forces of Gui Zhong and others. The creatures in the ocean were not only numerous but also disgusting. Here, it specifically refers to a certain slippery marine creature. Its achievements directly made Zhong Li hate all marine creatures.

"Speaking of which, how is the ocean these days?" Gui Zhong asked.

"Even without demons causing trouble, there are demons' followers and various giant sea monsters... It's not very peaceful."

Zhongli offered a simple assessment: although the Water God was among the Seven Rulers, the ocean was not included in the Water God's jurisdiction.

Those demons who were defeated in the Demon God War and refused to flee to the Dark Outer Sea all hid in the ocean, living peacefully without attacking passing merchant ships...

The yaksha and the immortal were studying the broken tree. How did such a big tree break? And where is the broken tree?

As for the cats scattered throughout the island, they didn't attract much attention; they were just ordinary cats, nothing surprising.

If someone possesses the foundation to become a demon, then someone might be interested.

"Found it~" the Great Compassion Tree King suddenly spoke, raising his right arm, his five fingers loosely clenched, and slowly lifting it upwards...

A phantom figure was pulled from the ground.

"Ah-Xiang!" the black cat exclaimed in surprise.

The somewhat bewildered figure paused upon hearing this, turned to look in the direction of the voice, met the black cat's gaze for a moment, then gave a warm smile and softly called out, "Shin-chan~"

Fang Rui gently touched the shoulder of the Great Tree King with his fingertips, feeling a soft touch, and at the same time, the Great Tree King turned its head to look at him.

He pointed his index finger to the side without saying anything, but the meaning was very clear.

The Great Compassion Tree King nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and the two moved to the side.

"Ah Xiang, will you stay here?"

Elsewhere, a soul and a cat have begun to converse.

………………

Meanwhile, in the other countries...

The Free City, within Mondstadt.

Suddenly, the giant statue of the wind god in the Wind God Square burst into bright light, and Barbatos' voice spread throughout Mondstadt, telling everyone about the Seven Nations Trade Conference.

Whether they were knights or ordinary people, they all exclaimed in their hearts: Barbatos has appeared!

The record shows that the wind god, who had not appeared in Mondstadt for hundreds of years, suddenly appeared and gave a decree, which caused an immense shock!

On the other hand, the G7 trade fair was equally impressive, with many merchants looking to make a fortune and others wanting to have a good time.

The Seven Nations Trade Fair, an event organized by the gods, must be very interesting.

Liyue Harbor, a place where wealth converges.

The prerequisite for the dream-telling technique is that the person receiving the dream must be asleep, so Zhongli chose another method.

The Geo Archon has retired, and the few who know that he still exists are high-ranking members of Liyue. Therefore, upon receiving the news, they had no doubts and immediately organized a team to begin work...

The trade fair was held at Guyun Pavilion. Because it was where many demon gods were suppressed, the sea area near Guyun Pavilion was somewhat special, and there were also many demons on the isolated island.

To set up the venue, it must be cleaned up.

Led by Keqing, several Thousand Rock Army units have already set off by boat.

Ningguang was in charge of procuring the goods, and upon noticing her actions, the other merchants sprang into action.

Although no information was obtained, following in Tianquanxing's footsteps might yield some gains...

On the other hand, top guilds and merchants within Liyue received the news one after another, and their preparations accelerated rapidly...

A large-scale, high-level event can help to alleviate the sadness brought about by Rock God's retirement.

The progress of Inazuma's preparation of goods is slow. The nobles want to redeem themselves and reduce their punishment, so they are naturally going all out. Unfortunately, Inazuma is in a bad situation and doesn't have many goods to offer.

As for Sumeru, Nasita did not notify the Order of the Church, but instead prepared a caravan on her own. The caravan, with Dolly at its core, was purchasing various goods within Sumeru, and a corresponding guard team was also being recruited.

On the other hand, due to the disappearance of the Little Grass God Lucky, the Order House is in chaos and has no extra energy to deal with Dolly's affairs. They are searching everywhere for the Little Grass God Lucky...

However, the disappearance of the Grass God could not be stated openly, and the Order of the Church could not mobilize manpower for a large-scale search, so nothing was found.

The progress in the Winter Kingdom is the fastest. When it comes to making money, the executive officer "Rich Man" is always full of energy, while the top people in the Winter Kingdom are not very interested.

The Winter Queen was in a daze; all her years of preparation had been for naught, and her opponent was already preparing to hand over the throne to her…

The enforcers of justice were so ruthless back then, how did they end up like this?

The clown was very puzzled, unable to connect the former guardian of justice with her former self; the difference was too obvious.

What on earth could have caused such a dramatic change in her?

Furthermore, the G7 trade conference...

"I sense there are some issues; I'll investigate them later."

The clown seemed to be deep in thought. He felt that the Seven Nations Trade Conference was not the idea of ​​the God of Justice, but rather a suggestion from others.

And that person is very likely the reason for the change in the guardian of the natural order.

The remaining two countries, while not as enthusiastic, are still making preparations in full swing.

At the same time, the Abyss Order discovered the actions of various kingdoms and obtained information, returning to the Abyss to inform His Highness the Prince.

"The Seven Kingdoms Trade Meeting..." Kong frowned slightly. He knew that the Seven Gods used to hold gatherings to discuss trade matters.

However, trade negotiations involving a few people are incomparable to trade exchanges with an unlimited number of participants; the difference is quite obvious.

What force could possibly compel the seven nations, with their rift, to participate in the exchange meeting? There must be a problem at play, and a very serious one at that.

“Send people to investigate this matter, and arrange for some people with mimicry skills to follow me. We will also form a caravan to infiltrate and gather information.”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The apostle of the abyss had no objection and immediately left to gather manpower and prepare goods in other areas.

Their goal is to gather information, so they can't prepare overly excellent goods, as that would attract attention and hinder their information gathering. Nor can they prepare very poor goods, as that would stand out from the crowd and also attract unusual attention, increasing the difficulty of the mission.

"Antiques... should be quite suitable."

The Abyss Order's people have been exploring various ruins and have brought back quite a few antiques, which have come in handy.

………………

Seirai Island, inside the shrine.

After finishing their stroll, Fang Rui and the others returned to the center of the island, to the open space in front of the shrine.

“If you want her to stay, I have a suggestion: make her a shikigami.”

Yae no Miko pointed to the soul named "Hibiki" and gave her advice.

"What do you think?" Fang Rui asked someone.

Upon hearing this, the person known as "Ah Xiang" looked at the black cat, thinking that she had waited for him for many years, and now it was time for him to respond to her.

"Of course I have no objection, I just want to ask if the form of the shikigami can be modified?"

After signing a contract to become a shikigami, there will be a process of energy reshaping the body. This body is an energy body, and although it has some of the functions of a normal body, it is significantly different from a normal body. One of the differences is that it can be shaped...

"Sure, what shape do you want? A tanuki? A tengu?"

"No, no, no, it's in human form, just some details have been changed."

Someone quickly stopped Yae no Miko from continuing, feeling that if she kept talking, a bunch of strange things would come out.

“Alright~” Yae no Miko had no objection to this. The energy for shaping the body was obtained through a ritual, and she was just helping to sculpt the form—it was a small favor…

The ceremony can be held here, but we are short of materials and will have to wait a while.

Regarding the materials, Fox Palace has already sent a fox back to Shadow Mountain to retrieve them, and the corresponding bill will be sent to "A-Xiang" so that the debt can be repaid slowly in the future.

Fang Rui and the black cat were chatting idly...

"Can you transform into human form?"

"Meow~ Why do I want to turn into a human? I feel more comfortable in cat form~"

The black cat's question left Fang Rui speechless. After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "So you want to become human? I can teach you the art of transformation!"

"No, I'm not interested." The black cat's expression seemed to say: Why change when you're comfortable as a cat?