Cat Princess and Human Knight

Before the Marquis of Iron Oak, Yi Yin successfully sent Durotan out of Eagle's Beak Pass with just the words "He is my friend".

This incident made Yi Yin realize just how unique his human identity was to the cat race.

Durotan's message has already reached the Shattered Hills; he himself is of no value to the Marquis of Iron Oak.

Whether Durotan was a spy or not, the Marquis of Iron Oak was beginning to make a correct judgment.

As the nobleman beside him said, Durotan's words were such clumsy jokes that even a third-rate novelist couldn't come up with, but it was precisely because they were so clumsy that they seemed so real.

Because only novels need logic, while reality does not.

A clan chieftain who claimed to have received revelation from the Earth Mother Goddess risked the annihilation of his entire clan to come to Eagle's Beak Pass just to spout some nonsense.

Because it's so absurd, it's quite possible that it's true.

Moreover, this is a world where a true god exists. The Shattered Hills itself has a parish of the Earth Mother Goddess. All we need to do is ask the church to find out whether Durotan was lying or not.

From initial disbelief to a gut feeling that something was amiss, the Marquis of Iron Oak clearly began to figure things out.

But if Lord Ironoak were to simply let Durotan leave, he would find it difficult to explain to his subordinates.

The nobles of the Shattered Hills don't trust the clan cats of the nomadic cat packs, and the Marquis of Iron Oak needs to consider their feelings.

But it's different when Yi-eun steps in.

This strange human actually went to the cat society to become a knight. He must be out of his mind, but even if he is, he is still a human.

Marquis Iron Oak merely used a worthless fake spy to gain a favor from Yi Yin, a human, and to give his subordinate an explanation.

Why not do something that kills three birds with one stone?

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Outside Eagle's Beak Pass, Yi Yin led a lynx mount to Durotan and spoke to him.

"There's some dry food prepared for you in the baggage on the back of your mount, enough for you to eat on the road."

Ten tons of corn will appear in the underground snow pit northwest of Frostfire Ridge in five days. Remember to check it in time.

With red eyes, Dulongtan pounded his chest twice against Yiyin's chest and said.

"Thank you, thank you for your generosity, my friend. You are a forever honored guest of the Frostfang Clan."

I will return to reunite with the clans, and once we obtain the grain, we will distribute it to those clans and tribes that are unwilling to migrate south, thus minimizing the military pressure on the scree hills.

Yi Yin nodded and said.

"The mount and provisions are a gift from my lord. Remember them on the shoulders of the Lady of Huru. Take care on your journey, and may the Earth Mother Goddess bless you."

Durotan nodded, bowed to the lynx princess, then mounted the cat, squeezed his legs together, and the lynx mount sped off, carrying him, eager to return home, into the depths of the grasslands.

Watching his departing figure, Sophia, standing beside Yi Yin, asked with a hint of sourness.

"Didn't you tell me you were out of corn?"

Yi Yin shook his head.

"This time it might really be over."

Yiyin bought a new lot of corn futures, using 2297 points of interest. Luckily, corn futures prices have dropped recently.

However, after buying two batches of corn, he only had 3029 points left out of the 7829 points he received from Ilya.

If agricultural futures prices surge again, he might not even be able to afford a single lot and could only sigh longingly at the sight of the commodities.

Now that Ilya and he are deeply in love, it's hard for Ilya to even slap him, let alone beat him to death to get a few thousand points of affection.

Ilya had no idea how overpowered Yi Yin's cheat was. Even if Yi Yin deliberately acted like a jerk and picked a fight, Ilya wouldn't beat him to death.

Earning these "heart points" is so difficult; Yi Yin is really suffering.

But the heartless dwarf cat knew nothing of this, and Sophia just hummed in response.

"Really none left? You're quite generous to that clan cat."

Sophia's sarcastic remarks annoyed Yi Yin, who retorted.

"This is called 'spreading wealth while the cat gathers it,' do you understand?"

You only have Luna, the cat knight, and a dozen or so laborers under your command. What do you need so much food for? Are you going to throw it into the water again?

The church's 50,000 tons of corn is one thing, but they really do their job after getting paid.

But what about Duke Snowclaw? You gave him five tons of corn to please him, and how did he treat you?

You've learned your lesson, cat. Can't you be a little more mature?

You should understand one thing: grain should not be used to please some so-called feudal lord, but rather to win over the hearts and lives of cats!

Let me tell you a story.

There was once a lord whose people owed him a lot of money, so the lord sent his knight with IOUs to the countryside to collect the debts.

The knight asked him, "My lord, what would you like to buy with the money I've collected so I can bring it back?"

The lord said, "You decide for yourself."

Later, when the knight arrived in the countryside, he burned all the IOUs in front of everyone.

The lord was furious and questioned the returning knight about why he had burned the IOU.

The knight said, "I see you have plenty of food and drink and nothing to lack, so I bought you some cat hearts."

The lord disagreed.

Until one day, the lord suffered a disaster and fell into poverty. When he returned to his territory, he saw his people lining the streets to welcome him and enthusiastically supporting him.

Moved, he said to the knight, "Today I saw the cat heart you bought for me."

Sofia listened thoughtfully, but she was still somewhat conflicted and said...

"You value Durotan so much? You think he will become the leader of the nomadic cat pack, so you want to win over the hearts of the nomadic cat pack in advance for me?"

But you must understand, the nobles of the Shattered Hills don't like nomadic cats. If I get too close to those clan cats, it will offend the nobles of the Shattered Hills.

Yi Yin looked at Sophia and sighed.

"The broader your mind, the bigger your stage."

Are you prepared to spend your entire life in this tiny place called Shattered Hills, dealing with short-sighted bastards like Duke Snowclaw?

Sofia's words were like a sudden awakening, waking me from my reverie.

Seeing that she seemed to have come to her senses, Yi Yin continued to speak earnestly.

"If you can't break the existing order and fight for fairness for the cat people, why should they support you?"

You're all bastards who sit on our heads and bully us. So what's the difference between you and the existing beneficiaries to the cat people?

Sofia, you told me you wanted to revive the royal family, but your approach is to desperately try to please those feudal nobles. Do you think they will support you just because they accept your grain?

Look at what the Snowclaw Duke did. He took all the benefits you gave him and then threw you to the front lines to embarrass yourself!

There has never been a savior in this world. Relying on others will lead to their downfall, and relying on others will lead to their departure. If you want to revive the royal family, you must rely on yourself.

You should go and help cats in need, and stand up for cats that are treated unfairly.

Power is a bottom-up endorsement; power without the support of the grassroots is merely a castle in the air.

The Mankiham royal family collapsed overnight. Why? Because you became detached from the masses!

If the royal family all thought like you, only knowing how to curry favor with the Seven-Tailed Council and those noble families, then the royal family would be begging on their knees and should have perished long ago!

Sofia rubbed her temples and spoke slowly.

"My mind is a bit of a mess, let me process it."

Yi Yin nodded.

"No rush, take your time to think about it."

I also need to think of ways to get food so you can spend money to win over the cat. To be honest, it feels so good to have a cat so grateful to you.