I Have Countless Clones - Chapter 44

44 Unofficial God and Night Grinders

The next morning, Lin Shen went straight to the central library.

His understanding of the cat general was limited to the fact that it was an unofficial god and nothing more.

Before considering whether to agree to the cat general’s request, Lin Shen had to understand what kind of existence the other party was.

Dragonside Library, which was located in the central area, was the largest among all the libraries opened to the public in Dragonside City. It had the most books and the most complete variety.

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The entire library was divided into four floors, which were all connected. Every floor was filled with densely packed bookcases. At a glance, there were probably no less than a million books.

If Lin Shen were to slowly search for it on his own, it would take him a long time to find the information he wanted.

Therefore, he made a prompt decision and spent 200 spirit coins to get a librarian to help him find books and information about the unofficial god.

It didn’t take long for Lin Shen to find information about the cat general.

According to the book’s description, although the cat general wasn’t a legitimate god and was only an unofficial god, it cultivated on the orthodox path. It was different from the evil gods, who walked the unorthodox path and did strange things, sacrificing people’s lives for cultivation.

Such unofficial gods paid the most attention to karma. They wouldn’t interfere in the affairs of the mortal world, nor did they easily harm the lives of innocent civilians. Their actions were upright.

“In that case, the cat general’s deal should be sincere.” Lin Shen looked thoughtful.

That was true. If the cat general was an existence like some evil god, why would it care so much? It would kill or save someone on its own. There was no need to ask him.

In other words, as long as he successfully rescued the cat general’s friend, he would be able to obtain the God Seeking Token and Dragon Roar Through the Clouds promised by the cat general!

After pondering for a moment, Lin Shen stood up and put the book back. Then, he left the library.

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Calm Sun Martial Arts School.

Lin Shen came to the combat room where he often found Yang Zhongyi. He took a closer look and saw the latter was indeed inside, continuously hitting a humanoid iron puppet.

Judging from his sweat, he had been practicing here for a while.

He had probably been shocked by Lin Shen’s breakthrough yesterday, so he had increased his cultivation time.

When he heard the door open, Yang Zhongyi turned around and looked surprised.

“Why are you here so early today? It’s not even noon yet.”

“I have something to ask you.”

Lin Shen went straight to the point.

“Where did that club you took me to last time find those catgirls?”

Hearing this unexpected question, Yang Zhongyi was bewildered for a moment before smiling suggestively.

“Why? Have you finally realized the beauty of catgirls? Why don’t I bring you there tonight? I guarantee you’ll never forget the experience!”

“That’s not what I meant…”

Lin Shen was caught between laughter and tears and simply told the truth.

“I heard some news that someone specializes in hunting spiritual cats. After feeding them manifestation pills, they’ll sell the cats to some entertainment venues…”

He didn’t finish his sentence, but Yang Zhongyi already understood what Lin Shen meant. The smile on his face disappeared, and he frowned.

“I’ve also heard of such things. I’m not sure about the other places, but the catgirls of the Night Dream Club definitely came through formal channels. They bought spirit cats from the Three Sect Prefecture’s animal training park and domesticated the cats themselves.

“In fact, with the Night Dream Club’s background and connections, there’s no need for them to buy spiritual cats from illegal traffickers. They won’t deal with those people.”

Lin Shen nodded in relief.

He didn’t doubt the authenticity of Yang Zhongyi’s words. There was no need for the latter to lie about this.

“Lin, why are you suddenly asking this?” Yang Zhongyi looked at him in confusion.

Instead of answering, Lin Shen asked, “Do you know about the Night Grinders?”

“Night Grinders?”

Yang Zhongyi raised his eyebrows.

“Did you get into trouble with them?”

“We did have some conflicts,” Lin Shen said vaguely.

Yang Zhongyi didn’t suspect anything and said,

“Night Grinders is a domineering name, but it’s just an inferior organization. It’s said they had more than a hundred people at their peak. However, they have taken a hard blow from the Martial Enforcement Hall recently. I think there are only 20 to 30 people left now.”

“I heard most of their members are Qi Transformation cultivators?” Lin Shen asked.

“That’s true. The leader of the Night Grinders is called Luo Yi. He’s a criminal on the wanted list of the Martial Enforcement Hall. He’s a cultivator at the first level of the Long Breath Stage and has some strength.

“Apart from him, the other members are only Qi Transformation cultivators. Most of them are at the early stage or mid-stage only. They don’t pose that much threat and can only bully those spiritual cats that have just developed intelligence.”

Spiritual beasts generally had a characteristic. The older they were, the stronger they became.

As for the spirit cat that had just developed intelligence, it only knew some illusion techniques at most and could only handle ordinary people and early-stage Qi Transformation cultivators.

Any cultivator at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Transformation could easily deal with a spiritual cat that had just developed intelligence.

The Night Grinders specialized in attacking such spiritual cats. It was no wonder that Yang Zhongyi looked down on them.

“Lin, do you need my help?” Yang Zhongyi asked.

Although the Night Grinders weren’t a threatening force, that was only to the Martial Enforcement Hall and the influential families.

To ordinary people, it was still an existence that they couldn’t provoke.

Although Lin Shen was quite capable, he was still just a student. If he wasn’t careful, the Night Grinders could give him a hard time.

“Don’t worry about it. Thank you,” Lin Shen declined with a smile.

Yang Zhongyi gave him a long look and patted his shoulder without saying anything.

“If you need my help, feel free to ask.”

The two of them then tacitly changed the topic and started training.

After training for a while, Lin Shen left the martial arts school and returned home.

His main purpose for coming to see Yang Zhongyi today was to see if he could obtain information about the Night Grinders.

He was very satisfied with the result.

According to Yang Zhongyi’s description, the strongest person in the Night Grinders was Luo Yi, who was at the Long Breath Stage.

With Lin Shen’s current strength, even if he ran into Luo Yi, he would have a high chance of killing him.

As for the remaining Qi Transformation members, they wouldn’t give him much trouble.

As long as he wasn’t surrounded by more than twenty people at the same time, Lin Shen was confident he could destroy his opponent with his clones.

Of course, it didn’t mean there was no risk against the Night Grinders.

However, compared to the benefits that could be obtained, this risk was still acceptable.

“God Seeking Token and Dragon Roar Through the Clouds…”

Lin Shen’s eyes flickered.

The God Seeking Token was good news, but the Dragon Roar Through the Clouds was even more attractive to him.

A powerful martial arts technique could greatly increase a cultivator’s combat ability.

If Lin Shen could obtain the Dragon Roar Through the Clouds, he would have a greater chance of defeating the top geniuses of those influential families in the upcoming exam.

Lin Shen had a deep understanding of how difficult it was to obtain martial arts techniques.

Now that there was a rare opportunity to obtain a powerful one, and the risk was controllable, Lin Shen naturally didn’t want to give up so easily.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Shen quickly made up his mind.

“I’ll do it!”