Perry walked along the path bathed in the sunset and decided to visit the school store and replenish some supplies. The dusk light shone on him, soft and warm. He randomly picked a small shop that looked like it sold potions, and pushed the door open and walked in.
As soon as he entered the door, he was attracted by the dazzling array of potion shelves in the store. Potions of various colors swayed in transparent bottles, like flowing gems. Perry walked closer to look at the prices and secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Fortunately, these prices are much cheaper than I thought."
Behind the counter stood a middle-aged uncle with a full beard and a pair of round-framed glasses, giving people a warm and easy-going feeling. He looked up and saw Perry, and immediately smiled: "Hey, Henry, long time no see! You haven't come to the store recently, what are you busy with?"
Perry was stunned for a moment, and realized that the other party might be someone Henry knew in the past, so he answered casually: "I've been busy with work recently, so I haven't come out much. This time I just need some potions, so I came to replenish them."
The uncle smiled and nodded heartily: "You are really a busy man! What do you need? Potions to restore magic power? There is a discount today, three large bottles for only 50 gold coins, a rare opportunity!"
Hearing this price, Perry was a little surprised, and his eyes fell on the three bottles of magic recovery potions on the counter. These potions are in transparent bottles, and the liquid emits a faint blue light, which is obviously a magic prop of good quality. He nodded readily: "Then I'll take these three bottles."
The uncle quickly put the potion into a cloth bag and handed it to him: "Happy transaction! I hope these can help you."
Perry took the cloth bag and was about to leave, but found that the little black cat standing at the door suddenly pricked up its ears alertly, and then rushed out like an arrow from a string. Perry was startled and shouted loudly: "Hey! Don't run!" Then he quickly chased after it.
The little black cat shuttled lightly among the crowd, as agile as a black shadow. Perry followed closely behind, watching it drill through the narrow alley, jump up the low steps, and finally stop under a dense shade of trees. Perry was still panting when he saw a familiar figure standing in front of him - Omar was leaning against a tree with his arms folded, his eyes locked on him coldly.
"Henry," Omar said, his voice full of disdain and mockery, "You are so brave that you dare not come to class. Do you think you have privileges, or are you just avoiding it?"
Perry frowned. Although he didn't like Omar's tone, he didn't want to argue with him at the moment. He bent down and tried to pick up the little black cat, but the little black cat easily avoided his hand and jumped to Omar's waist. Perry then noticed that Omar had a crystal clear blue gem hanging on his waist, and the little black cat's target was obviously it.
Before Perry could react, the little black cat had bitten the gem and pulled it hard, pulling it directly from Omar's waist. The gem glowed charmingly in the sun and emitted a faint magical fluctuation, as if it was a precious magic item.
"You damn cat!" Omar was furious and reached out to grab the little black cat, but the little black cat jumped flexibly and easily avoided his hand. It jumped onto a nearby stone pier, biting the gem and looking up at Omar, with a hint of provocation in its eyes.
Omar's face became even uglier, he pointed at Perry, with a bit of suppressed anger in his voice: "Henry! You can't even take care of your own cat! Do you know what it just stole?"
Perry quickly stepped forward, picked up the little black cat, looked down, and found that it was still biting the gem tightly. He looked up at Omar and said helplessly: "I don't know why it is interested in your gem. Don't be angry, I will find out."
"Find out?" Omar sneered, his hands folded in front of his chest, his tone more aggressive, "This is something that Lord Lionel personally told me to take back! You should know the background of the Lionel family, right? If something goes wrong with the things, do you think Lionel will let you go?"
Hearing Lionel's name, Perry frowned even more. Of course, he knew the status of the Lionel family in this area. It was a powerful business family. If he offended them, he would definitely not get any good results. He felt uneasy in his heart, and his eyes fell on the little black cat in his arms, trying to figure out why it had to bite the gem.
"Little guy, put it down," Perry whispered, but the little black cat seemed not to hear it, but bit the gem even tighter, and swung its tail proudly.
"I don't care what method you use," Omar said in a deep voice, with a threatening tone, "but this gem must be returned to me immediately! Otherwise, wait for Lord Lionel to come to the door in person!"
Perry took a deep breath and tried to suppress the irritation in his heart. He took a step back with the little black cat in his arms, trying to comfort Omar in a gentle tone: "Don't worry, I will handle the matter. You calm down first, I have to find out what is going on."
Omar's eyes were gloomy, and he obviously didn't intend to let him go easily, but he didn't continue to pursue it. He snorted coldly, stood aside, crossed his arms and stared at Perry, obviously intending to see how he would end.
In desperation, Perry walked to the side with the little black cat in his arms and whispered to it: "What's going on? What's so special about this gem to you?"
The little black cat meowed softly, staring at the gem, as if conveying some kind of message. However, Perry couldn't understand what it meant for a moment. He sighed and could only let the little black cat keep quiet for the time being while thinking about how to properly deal with the situation at hand.
Perry patted the little black cat's head gently and whispered: "Please, put the gem down? Otherwise we will all be in trouble." But the little black cat just glanced at him and made a low gurgling sound in his throat, obviously not intending to compromise.
At this moment, Omar's voice sounded again, with an undisguised threat: "This gem is the order of Lord Lionel, I have to take it back immediately. If you delay, you should know the consequences, right?"
Perry knew that dragging it on would only make things worse. He tried to calm himself down and thought about countermeasures quickly. He looked up at Omar and tried to say in a conciliatory tone: "Omar, I really don't know why this cat would steal your gem. Maybe we can--"
"No maybe!" Omar interrupted him impatiently, "Hand over the gem, or don't blame me for being rude!"
As soon as the voice fell, the little black cat suddenly jumped out of Perry's arms, quickly jumped into the bushes beside, and disappeared into the night. Perry was startled and subconsciously shouted: "Come back!" But the little black cat was gone.
"Are you kidding me?" Omar's voice was low and cold, and his eyes stared at Perry like a knife, "Now that the gem is gone, how are you going to explain to Lord Lionel?"
Perry sighed helplessly and could only bite the bullet and said: "I will find it back, don't worry, the gem will definitely be fine."
Omar sneered, obviously not believing it. He raised his chin and said coldly, "I hope you keep your word, otherwise you will see what Lord Lionel will do. You'd better find it before eight o'clock. I need to go to a meeting now. Remember to find me in the library after you find it." After that, Omar left.
Perry stood there, feeling a headache. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, secretly complaining about the unreliability of the little black cat, and at the same time he became curious about the origin of the gem. Why is the little black cat so obsessed with it? Moreover, the blue light emitted by the gem seemed to contain unusual magic.
After thinking for a while, Perry decided to chase the little black cat first. He couldn't let it run away casually. He quickly chased in the direction where the little black cat left, and kept thinking about how to calm the storm in his mind.
After passing through a dark alley, Perry finally saw the figure of the little black cat in an open space. It was squatting on a stone, still biting the gem, and looking around vigilantly.
"What on earth are you doing?" Perry stepped forward quickly and asked in a low voice, "What's so special about this gem?"
The little black cat meowed softly, and then gently poked the gem with its claws. At this moment, the dark blue gem suddenly emitted a faint but strange light, which spread like water waves and enveloped a small area around it. Perry felt as if part of the air was instantly sucked away, and the coldness climbed up his feet along the floor and spread to his whole body.
He was stunned, staring at the gem in his hand that was emitting strange light, with complex emotions surging in his heart. This is definitely not an ordinary magic item! Its power even made him feel an indescribable sense of oppression, as if a pair of invisible eyes were watching him from the gem.
"What on earth is this?" Perry asked in a low voice, even though he knew the little black cat could not answer.
The little black cat did not look at him, but his eyes were fixed on the gem, and some complex emotions seemed to emerge in those heterochromatic pupils - excitement, vigilance, and a little awe. It made a low purring sound in its throat, as if responding to something.
Just as Perry was trying to figure out the little black cat's behavior, Eno's voice suddenly rang in his mind: [System fragments detected. ]
Perry was stunned: "System fragments?"