Seized by the System

Chapter 403: There’s Always a Light at the End of the Tunnel

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The summer sun cast down from the void before the vibrant verdant herb garden bamboo gates, bringing warmth to people.

However, the fierce dark tiger in front of the gates, black cat Tom, felt only chills under the summer sun. In fact, it never felt colder before.

‘Back then in the Upper Realm when I was still just a kitten, I huddled in the bushes and struggled to survive. Even when winter came, I didn’t find it that cold, and just survived easily with the strength of my bloodline.’

However, right now, whether it was from the intuition of death or the genius of the Spiritual Cat Clan, it felt a painful marrow-deep cold with a meaning of impending death.

‘Why did this happen?’

Tom screamed in its heart. Could it be that the Demon Lord Zhi Nan had set it up?

However, there was no reason to do that! If he wanted to kill it, he would be able to do it with just one finger. There was no need to borrow Vigilante A’s hand to do it!

‘Even Death could not see through the transformation Zhi Nan imposed on me, so why did Vigilante A see through me so easily?

‘This is impossible!

‘I’m the last official heir to the Spiritual Cats Clan, I can’t die here!!’

Tom was overwhelmed with thoughts, but it did not dare to turn its eyeballs to observe Vigilante A as it was playing the role of a sculpture.

‘Right, no wonder I was exposed. So that was the reason…’

‘It was all the fault of that despicable ugly stone person who had the gall to try and invade the privacy of a royal Spiritual Cat. It could not even control his basic instincts. It was utterly abhorrent. Who said that the Whitestone people were honest folk?

‘Honest men were obscene inside as well.

‘Vigilante A doesn’t know that I’m black cat Tom. He just realized that I’m not a sculpture…’

Thinking about this, black cat Tom’s heart calmed.

It suddenly shook its body. A dark tiger awoke from the static sculpture and began to act.

“Oh, where is this? How long did I sleep this time… Strange young man, did you wake the great Thomson?”

Fang Ning had fled ten feet away to ensure that the System would have enough time to save him if something happened. Only then would he be composed enough to watch Tom’s performance.

‘Go on, continue acting for Sir Fang. I’ve already seen through all your cunning and tricks…’

Fang Ning had long been planning and discussing with the System. In this Draconic Realm, although the System did not have the authority it did in the System Space, crushing this little cat was still a cinch.

That was why he thought of an idea after learning from Claus. Why not make Tom a free laborer?

The value Claus created was no small amount.

‘Look, all the other Whitestone people are secretly watching what’s happening. Only he’s still working diligently and single-mindedly.’

Where else would one find such a good employee?

Now that another free laborer was sent to him, Fang Ning would have to figure out how to use it. It would be too much of a waste to just kill it.

Seeing the dark tiger speak, Fang Ning said lightly, “Brother Thom, I don’t know when you started sleeping. The Qing Dynasty is already long over, we’re in a new era now…”

“Oh, what’s the Qing Dynasty? I was born into the Upper Realm’s Spiritual Tiger clan, my name is Thomson. The vitality in the Upper Realm suddenly dissipated, and as the last remaining member of the Spiritual Tigers, I fell into a place with heavy Yin Energy and ended up falling into a deep sleep. Thank you for saving me. I’ll definitely repay you,” the dark tiger said with a face full of gratitude.

“Oh, that’s good. I do need something you can repay me with. This herb garden lacks a beast to expel pests, so I’ll leave this to Brother Thom,” Fang Ning immediately seized the opportunity to request.

“Hm, alright, alright. Young man, don’t you want power? I’m from the Upper Realm, so I’m proficient in many abilities,” the dark tiger did not lose heart.

Although it could not tell who this young man with such a dense soul and a faint dragon aura was, judging by the attitudes of the Whitestone people around him, it could guess that this young soul had quite a strong position.

‘It should be that guy, the one which rarely shows up in the intelligence reports. If I take a guess, it should be one from the Draconic Penitentiary…’

“Hehe, I don’t need any power here,” Fang Ning was right to chuckle.

“Then what do you need? I’m a Spiritual Tiger from the Upper Realm. My wisdom is vast, and I am quite capable, so I’ll be able to help you in many aspects. It’ll be hard to repay your kindness just by repelling pests…” the dark tiger insisted.

“Then, do you know how to calculate pi?”

The dark tiger was stunned, ‘Why is he asking this?’

It said sheepishly, “My apologies, I didn’t learn about this in the Upper Realm.”

“Oh, in that case, do you know what has to be done to make this world a ‘hemispherical dome’?” Fang Ning continued to ask.

“Ah, that sounds very difficult. The Upper Realm investigated this world before and found that it was like chicken’s egg. To make the world a ‘hemispherical dome’, even the most outstanding and divine Buddhas would not be able to do anything,” the dark tiger continued to shake its head.

“Hehe, looks like Brother Thom can’t slack off on learning. Very well, I’m having a ‘learn how to promote production’ activity now. Brother Thom can join as well.” Fang Ning said in a tone that left no room for refusal.

“‘Learn how to promote production’? That’s a great idea, it’s the right thing to do. Right, I haven’t asked for your name?” the dark tiger said with gratitude.

“Hehe, I’m the Venerable White Dragon, the master of the Draconic Realm, the prison officer of the Draconic Penitentiary, the Venerable Dragon God’s brother, the most outstanding young representative of the True Dragon Clan, the symbol of new trends…”

Fang Ning gushed and brazenly added various titles to himself.

The black cat Tom smiled outwardly but held disdain in its heart. ‘This person holds so many titles. Looks like he’s the kind to like ass-kissers…’

‘Oh, isn’t this a great chance to bring Sir Tom’s specialty into play?’

There was always light at the end of the tunnel.

The Demon Lord Zhi Nan really was wise. He might have calculated this from the very beginning.

Only then would it able to approach him and clearly probe all the details of that Heavenly Monument.

Thus, Tom immediately said, “This cat… no, this tiger really is ignorant. I’d have never thought that you would be a True Dragon. To think that there would be a magnificent one such as you in this world, I imagine, with Your Excellency here, that the True Dragons would be able to sleep without any anxiety. They should give you a big medal.”

“Well said, well said,” Fang Ning said with a modest face, “As a Spiritual Tiger, I’m sure Brother Thom must have many special skills. Why don’t you share them with me, and I’ll be able to arrange for more suitable things for you to do.”

The black cat Tom was overjoyed when it heard this. At least it seemed to have gained the favor of this guy.

It hurriedly said, “I can see life and death, blessings and misfortunes, I’m good at avoiding disadvantages, and also know the profound technique, Space Diversion. The latter can only be done by divine Buddhas, or very few people who are naturally talented with spatial techniques…”

“Hiss…” Fang Ning was shocked at the words. No wonder it was so hard to catch this Tomcat.

If it had not voluntarily come to them, it would really be impossible to catch it.

The System said excitedly, “This fella really knows so many things? None of the ones captured inside the Penitentiary have abilities like that.”

“Duh, if they had its abilities, they wouldn’t have ended up in the Penitentiary in the first place…” Fang Ning explained.

“Oh, you’re right, Rich-man Host,” The System said obediently.

“Disregard the others for now, but could Brother Thom teach me a thing or two about Space Diversion?” Fang Ning said lightly.

The black cat Tom immediately said, “Of course, with your qualifications as a True Dragon, it’ll be easy to learn this skill. Actually, you don’t even need me to teach you anything. You’ll naturally comprehend it after living for ten thousand years.”

Although that was what it said, in its heart, it thought, ‘Hmph, did you really think I’ll teach that to you? Isn’t it equal to teaching a tiger how to climb trees…’

‘Oh, but it seems I’m the tiger now…’