Chapter 65 – Cat Dad and Overgeared ves


    As it was nighttime, sailing in the open sea was dangerous. Most ships docked near a port or a coast to avoidplications. However, one fishing boat jetted through the high tides as if it was a rocket.


    Shepherd sweated profusely while he was holding the wheel. Meanwhile, Magdalene manipted the seawater to elerate the ship’s momentum. Instead of sailing at the usual speed of 5 to 10 knots, the fishing boat had be a speed boat with a water jet engine.


    Shepherd nced at his boat’s current speed. It went over 60 knots. He immediately checked the durability of the boat.


    The durability bar was 50%.


    “…”


    <Magdalene assures you that the boat will not break that easily.>


    He looked at his feet. Water slowly gushed into the ship from below.


    “…?”


    <Magdalene says it was not her fault. The fishing boat is too fragile.>


    “…!!”


    <Magdalene will do something about it.>


    RUMBLE


    The wooden ship suddenly grew roots and branches. The vines plugged the holes and absorbed all water inside. In a minute, leaves and flowers sprouted from the vines and branches.


    It was no longer a wooden fishing boat anymore. It was now a tree boat. With a sturdier vessel, Shepherd was relieved.


    Minutester, Shepherd brought the boat to Gnoll Ind. However, he was nervous.


    Tuna-like mermen roamed on the shore around the ind. They stared at Shepherd’s name and the ship for a moment before they smiled at him. Some of them even waved their hands as a greeting gesture.


    Shepherd parked the vessel in front of the usual dock. Although he noticed the remains of the shipwrecks, he ignored them.


    “Took you a while, munya!”


    Shepherd gazed at his master. He slightly bowed toward the catopus while he nced at his master’s newpanion._.


    Then, his eyes and the giant woman’s eyes met.


    “…”


    “Hello,rade!”


    They briefly exchanged greetings with their look, but Shepherd immediately shut his eyes as if he remembered something terrible.


    <Magdalene asks you if you nced at that bitch’s boobs.>


    “…!”


    <Magdalene wants you to close your eyes until that bitch leaves your sight or she will castrate you.>


    Shepherd repeatedly nodded.


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    Xiaomao was puzzled why his ve seemed restless. He turned his attention to the fishing boat and frowned.


    “Thest time I saw my boat, it was a normal fishing boat, munya. How does it be a freaking tree boat, munya?”


    Shepherd slightly grinned, but he didn’t answer.


    “And why are you closing your eyes, munya? Am I that unsightly?”


    Shepherd repeatedly shook his head.


    “Anyway, I’mte for that quest. Take us to the Seaside Town, munya!”


    Shepherd nodded. He turned around and walked back to his ship. Unfortunately, as he walked around blind, he slipped from the dock and fell into the water.


    Xiaomao and Lucky stared at the clumsy retainer with a pokerface expressions. They were curious why he turned into a klutz.


    Shepherd opened his eyes and climbed back on his boat. He coughed and averted his eyes, avoiding eye contact with Lucky.


    Xiaomao noticed the reaction. He turned toward the beast girl and frowned at her current half-naked appearance.


    “Lucky, put these on, munya.”


    Xiaomao brought out gears from his inventory and passed them to Lucky. They were the super rare set of heavy armor that was dropped from Warg Lord.


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    Galm Breastte (Galm Set)


    The breastte of Galm once belonged to the heinous monster of the destroyed Gnoll Dungeon. It was created by his dungeon core, and it served as his personal gear for years.


    Type: Equipment


    Requirement: Level 50, Beastmen Only


    Equipment Effects:


    DEF + 500


    M.DEF + 200


    Max HP + 5,000


    Regenerate 100 HP per second to the wearer


    Set Effects:


    (3 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Increase additional DEF by 100


    (4 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Regenerate an additional 1% of the user’s max HP per second


    (5 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Increase Max HP by 5,000


    (6 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Enable an active skill, [War Cry].


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    War Cry


    This shout technique was the unique skill of Warg Lord, Galm. By unleashing this warcry, everyone within a radius of 50 meters will suffer from an abnormal status effect, Fear. At the same time, the warcry encourages allies and party members, giving them a boon status effect, Courage.


    Skill Type: Active, Item Skill


    Rarity: Super Rare


    Cost: 5,000 MP


    Cooldown: 24 Hours


    Effects:


    – Inflict [Fear] to all enemies within a radius of 50 meters.


    – Inflict fixed 2,000 damage to all enemies.


    – Bless [Courage] to all allies within a radius of 50 meters.


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    Although Xiaomao wanted to give this to Shepherd, it had the restriction of Beastmen Race. Thus, he could only give the set item to Lucky.


    The beast girl rejoiced. She kissed Xiaomao’s cheek and happily put the gears on. Aside from the breastte, there were armguards, leggings, boots, a helmet, and a shoulder guard to make the full set. Each of them gave a different DEF and boons.


    When Lucky equipped everything, she no longer looked like a stunningdy. On the other hand, she became a medieval knight with a fancy wolf helmet.


    Xiaomaoughed as he passed two additional items to her. One was a blue-named war ax while the other one was a tower shield that dropped from a gnoll general.


    When she equipped everything, Xiaomao examined her stats.


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    Name: Lucky


    Race: Gnoll


    Loyalty: 100%


    Job: General, ve


    Unique Skill: Leadership (Max), Dungeon Blessing (Max)


    Racial Skill: Territory Marking (Max), Reproduction (0%), Scent Memory (Max)


    Normal Skills: Rally (Max), de Spinner (Max), Long Leap (Max), Throw (Max)


    ve Training Progress: (0%)


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    Level: 50/100


    STR: 250


    DEX: 75


    AGI: 75


    VIT: 125


    INT: 50


    WIS: 50


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    Combat Status


    ATK: 525 (+400)


    DEF: 2,863 (+2,800)


    M.ATK: 25


    M.DEF: 725 (+700)


    HP: 101,250 / 116,250 (+115,000)


    MP: 5,500 / 6,500 (+6,000)


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    Her stats now looked scary. Xiaomao doubted that any monster could physically harm her now when she could simply regenerate over 1,000 HP per second.


    ‘She’s overgeared, isn’t she? And this is not even her final form! I haven’t used my ve Training Skill on her yet!’


    Xiaomaoughed as he wondered how she would surprise Otto’s mercenaries in the uing journey. He rechecked the quest log to remind himself of what he should do next.


    But before that, Xiaomao turned to Shepherd, who was waiting for them on the boat.


    Xiaomao and Lucky got on the boat, and they sailed back to Seaside Town.


    On the way there, Xiaomao arranged skill books, spell books, and new gears for Shepherd. While he was at it, he examined the old quest, which he had been neglecting for days.


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    Unique Quest: Suspicious Guild Branch Manager’s Activities


    You have been forced to sell the unidentified ck stone to Otto. Fortunately, you chose topromise and avoid a direct confrontation, so Otto no longer pays attention to you.


    Still, this behavior is not something a guild branch manager should have. You should report this to the Yeet City’s authorities or the Church of Pangu to report the suspicious activities of Otto.


    Quest Objective: Find a bishop of Pangu Church or Guild Branch Manager of Yeet City’s Adventurer Guild and report this incident to one of them.


    Reward: Unknown


    *[?????? Instinct]: Be wary of Otto’s veteran mercenaries.


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    A few days ago, Xiaomao wasn’t confident that he could survive Otto’s scheme. But now, he grew a lot stronger, and he had two trustypanions to help.


    ‘Alright. Back to the maind. I have two overgeared bodyguards, and I’ll crush whoever Otto hires to kill me!’