Ethan looked up and finally saw that it was the white hawk.
It dropped the Nightmare Rats beside him with its claws and beak as if showing off its achievements.
The little cat girl clearly refused to be outdone.
"Meow-hmph!"
Thud!
She directly tossed two Nightmare Rat corpses at Ethan's feet.
But before he could praise her, that little thing turned away all proud, leaving only her fluffy swaying little butt for him to look at.
Then she ran off again to fetch the Nightmare Rats she had played to death.
[Seven dead Nightmare Rats found. Disassemble?]
"Disassemble!"
[Nightmare Rat Meat +35]
[Nightmare Rat Blood +700 ml]
[Earth Beast Core +7]
'Nothing much.'
Ethan opened the info for the Nightmare Rat meat to see if it had any special effect.
[Nightmare Rat Meat: Ordinary rat meat, but tastes decent. Special effect: Sleep Quality +1]
[Nightmare Rat Blood: Ordinary blood. Slight metallic smell, a bit salty, not great tasting. But pets really like it, so it's an essential iron supplement for raising pets. Special effect: Loyalty +1%]
"Huh?", He didn't expect the meat to be so normal, but the blood actually had something special. It could increase pet loyalty.
'Nice. Very nice.'
'Definitely a rare good item.'
Once the white hawk and cat girl dragged back all the Nightmare Rat corpses, they had piled into a small hill.
After Ethan finished disassembling everything, he received: Nightmare Rat Meat +120, Nightmare Rat Blood +2400 ml, Earth Beast Core +24.
A massive harvest.
Ethan casually tossed a few pieces of disassembled Nightmare Rat meat to the white hawk, and the white hawk hopped around excitedly, gulping them down.
After eating, it happily rubbed against Ethan's hand and chirped nonstop.
But the little cat girl showed zero interest in the meat he threw her.
She turned her head away proudly, refusing to even look at the good stuff, and even showed a disgusted expression.
"Uh!"
'This little cat girl is way too tsundere.'
Ethan rummaged through his backpack, wanting to find something suitable to reward her.
After all, if she hadn't shown up today, he might have died to the Rat King's nightmare attack.
After digging around for a long time, he finally found a piece of roasted Scary Box meat.
The cat girl let out a burp, and she didn't seem interested at all in the Scary Box meat in his hand.
Hearing that burp, Ethan suddenly understood.
She was full. No wonder she had no interest in raw rat meat.
Ethan kept searching, and when he reached the Rat King's crown... He noticed the cat girl's eyes suddenly brighten.
Her blue pupils narrowed into thin slits, which meant she was extremely interested in the crown.
But she was too prideful, so even if she really liked it, she wouldn't show it.
She only peeked at the shiny crown out of the corner of her eye from time to time.
The cat girl might look like a little girl. But girls love pretty things. Clearly she was drawn to shiny, glittering stuff.
[Gemstone Crown: Heavy is the head that wears the crown. A crown that increases kingly presence. Wear it and your kind will submit. Charm +50%, Overlord Aura +50%]
'Charm +50%?'
Seeing that, Ethan suddenly had a strange thought.
'If I wear the crown, would the little cat girl think I am amazingly charming?'
'Worth a try.'
Ethan placed the golden crown with the ruby diamond inlay onto his own head.
[Charm +50%]
[Overlord Aura +50%]
The moment he put it on, two new prompts appeared, and for an instant he actually felt like he looked much more handsome.
And full of presence.
Flash!
The cat girl's bright eyes instantly sparkled.
The way she looked at Ethan suddenly became a little obsessed, like she was seeing her idol or something she adored.
"Little kitty~"
Ethan waved at her.
The cat girl actually walked toward him with a dreamy expression, completely losing her earlier cold pride.
Very soon, she reached his side.
Then she even rubbed her fluffy little head against his hand.
Ethan stared at her in surprise, then at his hand, amazed at how effective this crown was.
Taking advantage of the moment, he quickly reached out and rubbed her head several times.
'Ah! Her head is so soft.'
Her golden fur was silky smooth, like she had just used conditioner.
And her ears, when he pinched them lightly, they were soft and a little cool.
She didn't seem to like people touching her ears, so they twitched involuntarily. It was ridiculously cute.
"So good."
Ethan had finally gotten his fill of petting a cat.
After satisfying himself with that, he pulled his hand back and pointed at the crown on his head. "Little kitty, do you want this?"
The Gemstone Crown was basically useless for him.
Charm, overlord aura, those things were useful only for beast leaders.
Humans wouldn't be intimidated by charm stats.
Especially players in this death game. And Ethan had no plans to find a woman.
With resources so limited, another mouth to feed was more consumption.
So charm was meaningless to him.
From the start, he planned to sell it or give it to a pet. Since the little cat girl liked it, he might as well give it to her.
Even a small loyalty increase would be worth it.
After all, her loyalty was currently right on the borderline.
Once loyalty dropped below 50 percent, she would run away.
So he had to find a way to raise it.
"Meow?"
The cat girl tilted her head at him, looking shocked.
Then she pointed with her pink little paw at the crown on his head, then at herself.
Obviously she was asking if he was really giving it to her.
"Yes, it's yours."
Ethan nodded and took the crown off, placing it on her head.
Her eyes lit up immediately.
"Meow! Meow!"
She happily hooked his leg with her little tail.
She looked absolutely thrilled.
[You have gained the cat girl's trust. Loyalty +20%]
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