Cat Princess and Human Knight

The vast Milky Way, with countless stars forming a sea of ​​stars, is invisible in its origin and destination.

In the endless sea of ​​stars, two stars radiate different lights, one like sunlight and the other like a black hole.

They seemed to be moving forward, yet hesitant about whether to turn back, constantly searching for the right direction.

Suddenly, the black star erupted into a storm, its roar echoing through the sea of ​​stars.

"That damned little stinky cat, how dare she! When I get back, I'll personally rip her head off!"

The sun shone with a soft light, like a warm spring breeze.

"I've told you countless times to control your power, not to be controlled by it."

If you cannot do this, you will never understand the true meaning of power, and will forever remain its servant, not its master.

Black Star seemed to be sneering.

"You're so calm. The King of Another World is back! They're back! Don't you feel even a shred of fear?"

The sun was shining.

"Fear? No, when a problem arises, you have to solve it. Fear can't help me solve problems, so I'm not afraid."

Our little cat friend seems to have grown up. In the days without us, as the only true god on the continent, she has also acquired her own inviolable sacred dignity.

You should treat her with more seriousness, instead of bowing down and looking down on her. She is someone we should take seriously.

The black star emitted a dangerous light.

"You always talk nonsense, and your words are never of any use!"

Astraea, it seems your allies have given up, these humans... I knew they couldn't be trusted!

"Astraea... I regret her choice. I thought she was rational enough to know what was in the best interest of humanity."

"So you don't need to worry about it anymore! I'll handle everything!"

"What do you want to do?"

"Hehehe... Before we cast the exorcism spell back then, we both left seeds on the continent, didn't we?"

Don't deny it, you hypocrite are better at putting on airs than I am, and I can't be bothered to listen to your explanations.

What that stupid cat Darkclaw can't do, I'll let her do, because she's my most prized possession.

Before Heixing could finish speaking, Yangxing suddenly flew off in one direction.

"Found it! This way!"

"Wait for me!"

Two stars traverse the sea of ​​stars, constantly searching for a way back to their original world, just as they have been doing for thousands of years.

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Gravelly hills, limestone castles.

The surging river submerged most of the battlefield. After escaping the fate of being drowned, the remaining armies began searching for surviving weapons and equipment and collecting the cat corpses on the battlefield.

In spring, all things flourish, and corpses soaked in water can cause plagues. The priests and paladins who fought in the war helped pile up the corpses and burn them, singing hymns so that the souls of the fallen could find peace.

Bishop Norma of the diocese in the rocky hills. The golden shaded cat, looking at the desolate scene before him, frowned.

This sudden flood disrupted all of the Vatican's plans for postwar work by the College of Cardinals.

Chief Raymond of the Ash Knights approached with Grand Knight Elena, who knelt on one knee.

"I'm very sorry, the remnants of the nomadic cats escaped. They burned all the bridges and boats along the river, making it impossible for us to cross and pursue them."

"Your subordinate is incompetent; I request disciplinary action."

Bishop Norma shook his head, helped Elena up, and said.

"It's not your fault. This flood came too suddenly. Your timing in entering the scene was just right, saving the rocky hills."

Unfortunately... what should have been a glorious moment for the Papacy is now left to the Iceborn Knights and the Silver Cross Knights to decide.

Raymond snorted, a hint of disdain flashing in the blue eyes of the dashing ragdoll cat.

"These damned heretics..."

Bishop Norma's face turned cold.

"Silence! Your Excellency, this is not something a high-ranking member of the Holy See should say!"

As the saying goes, heretics are more hateful than pagans. Pagans can be converted, but heretics can only be physically eliminated.

Having a shared belief does not mean belonging to the same religious sect.

The belief in the Earth Mother Goddess has spread across the Cat's Paw Continent for thousands of years. Different customs in different regions and different political demands of various forces have led to distinct sects that have long been clearly separated.

Even a small faction like the Nomadic Cat Clan, with its 100,000 members, possesses its own unique shamanistic culture and independently prays to the Earth Mother Goddess. How could the larger factions allow themselves to be manipulated by the Papacy?

The Frostwhisper royal family of the North, taking advantage of their remote location and distance from the central government, had long since become independent of the Church.

Back then, the Northern Order clashed with the Vatican over whether or not a holy bread should be fermented. The two sides got serious and ultimately the church split.

The Northern Order has become independent, with the Patriarch as its supreme religious leader, and directly prays to Mother Earth for guidance. They no longer acknowledge the Papacy as Mother Earth's earthly representative.

The church split caused by whether or not a piece of holy bread fermented may seem absurd, but it is actually the result of years of confrontation between the two political forces, which finally broke off relations.

From then on, the Papacy was powerless over the frozen snowfields north of the Boundless Plateau, and its religious influence had been replaced by the Patriarch supported by the Frostwhisper royal family.

And what about the Starfall Plains?

The Golden Harvest Royal Family is the most powerful royal family on the entire continent. They own the wealthy Starfall Plains, control 8,000 manors of various sizes, and have a population of 4 million cats.

The powerful royal authority was unwilling to share power with the Papacy. The Mai Lang royal court repeatedly proclaimed its unparalleled devotion to the Mother Earth Goddess, and in turn, sought to suppress the authority of the Papacy.

The Starfall Plains are vast and rich in resources, and the local diocese leaders are of a much higher rank than the archbishops of the Shattered Hills.

However, the right to nominate the archbishop had already been seized by the Golden Harvest royal family, and the Vatican could only reluctantly accept the nominal appointment.

The Silver Cross Knights, as the direct knightly order of the Golden Harvest Royal Family, are led by Milor, whose leader is known as the devout Holy Claw Knight and is a representative figure of the paladins.

By employing both civil and military means effectively, the Golden Harvest Royal Family has significantly weakened the Papacy's influence in Starfall Plains, leaving only the possibility of a second Patriarchal incident.

The Ash Knights, directly under the Holy See's Inquisition, naturally hated these heretics to the core.

However, from Bishop Norma's perspective, he could not allow the military commander of the Ash Knights to utter such words that undermined unity.

Religious struggles are more brutal than political struggles, but for now they are still in a state of struggle without breaking apart. The Ash Knights, these fanatical believers who see things in black and white, have always been strictly controlled by the bishops to prevent them from going out of control.

Bishop Norma sighed as she watched the orange cat Paladin Bell helping to heal the wounded in the distance.

Unlike the Ash Knights, the Golden Flame Knights, though affiliated with the Holy See, never meddle in these messy religious conflicts.

The Golden Flame Knights are all holy knights who have sworn to protect, and they adhere to the principle of never killing or abandoning the wandering knights of the continent. These orange cat holy knights are gluttonous but kind-hearted, chivalrous and righteous, and have good relations with all kinds of forces.

Sometimes, you don't need to be too smart to be a cat; just stick to your principles and follow your own path.

The Golden Flame Knights adhered to the principle of never killing or abandoning their loved ones, doing good deeds year after year, and as a result, they built a good reputation.

Despite Bell's seemingly foolish actions, using the church's albatross to handle private matters for outsiders, Bishop Norma could only offer a smile and help him get away with it in the name of divine revelation.

If he were to take a serious, business-like approach and detain Bell, the Golden Flame Knights behind the orange cat would have countless connections to plead for him and help him, enough to make Bishop Norma look utterly humiliated.

Bishop Norma shook his head. Just then, a rider galloped in from afar. The Ash Knight dismounted, bowed, and said...

"Report! Duchess Sophia and her knights have returned."

Bishop Norma and Elder Raymond exchanged a glance and spoke.

"Let's go take a look."