Chương 85: The Maid Catgirl

With the technical hurdles of the artillery temporarily cleared, a long phase of experimentation began. Before the first real cannons were even finished, Li Qinwu started training his crews using wooden models and sandbags, mandating strict adherence to his newly written Artillery Manual. During this gap, Gobu-Spear and Gobu-Bow returned from their mapping missions. Li Qinwu gathered the officers to teach them map-reading skills—a captain who couldn't navigate was useless to the Alliance.

Personally, Li Qinwu reached Level 28. He dumped all his attribute points into Intelligence, bringing his stat to 15. This "Monstrous Wisdom" finally unlocked his magical potential. After countless attempts, he managed to condense a magic ball the size of a marble. It had zero power and flickered out after traveling two meters, but it meant his Magic Proficiency was finally active. As he drained and refilled his Mana (MP), his maximum capacity slowly rose from zero to 45.

However, draining MP caused severe nausea and vertigo. When he asked Miss Hana about it, she explained it was mental exhaustion—mana is drawn from spiritual strength. Most apprentices meditated to build a buffer, but Li Qinwu wanted a shortcut. He called Gobu-Witch over and tapped his own head.

"Come on! Hit me right here with your strongest Fear spell!" Spiritual Masochism and Mana Spikes Gobu-Witch wanted to cry. Why did the Boss love eating Fear spells so much? He performed a ritual, draining his entire mana pool into a massive orb of violet-black energy and slamming it into Li Qinwu's brain. The result was chaotic: Gobu-Witch collapsed, rolling on the floor and vomiting from mana exhaustion; Li Qinwu thrashed on the bed, screaming in agony. It took thirty minutes for the chaos to subside.

The next day, Li Qinwu checked his stats. His MP cap had jumped by 20 points, reaching 65! That was a week's worth of meditation. He began a cycle of "self-torture" to grind his stats and peek into the future. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. For many days, the two stayed locked away. Rumors spread among the Alliance citizens, birthing "literary classics" like The Leader's 23 Days and Nights and A Tale of a Dog and a Goblin.

They assumed the Boss was "selling his back door" for pleasure. Li Qinwu, oblivious, watched his MP climb: 110... 160... and finally 210. With higher MP, the visions from the Fear spell became crystal clear. He finally saw the enemy that would "slice him up." The Crimson Reaper: A Future Catastrophe The vision took place years in the future. The Alliance capital was a bustling city of 100, 000 people. One day, an uninvited guest arrived. She was a beautiful Beastman Catgirl, standing about 1.

6 meters tall in a pristine white maid outfit. With black ears, black hair, and black eyes, she walked with a lazy smile, occasionally licking the back of her hand and let out a cute "Meow." She walked down a deserted street, surrounded by hundreds of 10th Company soldiers with muskets aimed at her.

"Meow-ha~ So annoying, having to deal with small fry!" The officer lost patience and ordered fire. Hundreds of muskets discharged. The Catgirl went berserk. She dropped to all fours as black miasma snaked across her skin like sentient tattoos. Her tail was swathed in darkness, condensing into a massive black scythe.

"MEOW-HISS!!!" She leaped ten meters into the air, causing the volley to miss. Rolling in mid-air, she landed and shot forward like black lightning, entering the defensive line. With a single spin, her scythe bisected every soldier in the squad and sliced clean through the brick buildings flanking the street. She was a whirlwind of death. She moved through the city like a lethal shadow, turning squads of elite soldiers into piles of meat.

Even when cannons were deployed, she used the urban terrain to flank them, slicing the heavy guns into scrap metal. Thirty companies were wiped out; the city was in flames. The great Alliance had no one strong enough to stop her. Finally, she cleared the "trash" and leaped toward the Alliance Parliament. She slaughtered the guards and eventually broke through ten reinforced steel doors to find Li Qinwu in a bunker 200 meters underground.

"Oh, meow~ found you~" She winked at Li Qinwu playfully.

"Hmm... let me think, meow~ Master's request was... to make you die in agony, meow~" The blades flashed. Li Qinwu became "Goblin Sashimi."