The two large characters "Appraisal" floated in mid-air, and Jiang Zhiying was so excited that all her fur stood on end. Her fluffy tail arched high, swaying back and forth in the air.
Her large cat eyes were filled with joy—her Golden Finger had finally arrived!
Appraisal…
She circled around these two characters a few times, and her initial excitement gradually faded. The tail swaying in the air slowly came to a stop. Jiang Zhiying muttered these two words, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart.
"Appraisal" had two meanings: one was to examine and determine the authenticity or quality of things; the other was to evaluate a person's strengths and weaknesses.
Taken literally, this ability was both useless and quite useful…
Her cat eyes were full of hesitation. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Zhiying said to the two large characters in front of her, "Appraise myself."
There was no sound in the air, and the two characters in front of her didn't change at all. Jiang Zhiying awkwardly scratched her ear?
Could she not appraise herself?
Just then, the two large characters before her slowly disappeared, and a mechanical system voice sounded in her ears as transparent text appeared in front of her.
[Species: Ragdoll Kitten]
[Skills: Appraisal LV.1, Dimensional Space LV.1]
That was it? She waited for a while, but no more text appeared. Jiang Zhiying stood frozen in place.
This was her Golden Finger? Just this? Just this? Just this?
Feeling slightly dejected, her sapphire-blue eyes turned to the wall. Jiang Zhiying silently recited, "Appraise."
[Wall.]
Her large cat eyes turned to the stool. "Appraise."
[Stool.]
Catching sight of Xie Anze lying on the ground out of the corner of her eye, her pupils brightened—she could appraise the great villain!
She scurried over to Xie Anze's side and silently recited in her heart, "Appraise."
Crouching on the ground, her fluffy tail sweeping left and right across the floor, she looked ahead with anticipation, wondering what abilities the great villain might have.
Here it comes, here it comes! The blurry text gradually solidified in the air. Jiang Zhiying couldn't help but stand up, stretching her furry little head forward.
[Insufficient skill level. Unable to appraise.]
Insufficient skill level…
Jiang Zhiying was stunned for a moment, then her whiskers bristled with anger. All the fur on her body stood on end as she let out a few indignant meows.
This one couldn't be appraised, that one couldn't be appraised—what use did she have for this useless skill!
She stalked off in a huff and faced the wall to contemplate life.
After calming down, she noticed that the skill level was 1, which meant there was room for improvement. But she had absolutely no idea how to level it up.
Sigh!
She flopped onto the ground dejectedly, all four paws in the air, spreading out like a cat pancake.
Maybe she should just focus on clinging to the villain's leg?
Her tail thumped against the ground intermittently as Jiang Zhiying pondered how to level up her skill.
A fly buzzed back and forth in front of her, and Jiang Zhiying glanced up at it. The clever fly immediately flew far away.
Hmph, lucky you!
Jiang Zhiying snorted, rolled over, and lay on her side, continuing to think.
Buzz buzz buzz… buzz buzz buzz…
The annoying fly kept circling around her, its buzzing disrupting her thoughts. Her eyes narrowed, her large cat pupils contracting into vertical slits that gleamed with the cold light of a predator.
Her chubby body leaped up nimbly, tracing a graceful arc through the air. Her paw struck the fly with perfect accuracy, smacking it to the ground. Jiang Zhiying landed on all fours, pressing her paw pads against the floor.
Jiang Zhiying let out a cold snort. A tiny fly dared to bother her?
[Conditions met. Title acquired: Slayer]
[Due to Slayer effect, skills learned: Cat Paw Strike LV.1; Stealth LV.1; Body Enhancement (Passive) LV.1]
She scrambled to her feet, staring blankly at the text in the air. She had actually acquired skills and that strange title just like that.
She paced back and forth with small steps, suppressing her excitement. Taking a deep breath, she decided to appraise herself again.
"Appraise!"
[Race: Ragdoll Kitten (Diminutive Slayer)]
[Title: Slayer]
[Skills: Appraisal LV.1; Cat Paw Strike LV.1; Stealth LV.1; Body Enhancement LV.1 (Passive); Dimensional Space LV.1]
Sitting upright, Jiang Zhiying fell into deep thought, digging through her pitifully sparse knowledge of games. In some games, certain skills and titles could be triggered by meeting specific conditions—it seemed like that was exactly what had happened to her?
Her tail arched high, wagging joyfully back and forth. Jiang Zhiying let out a few cheerful meows. At this rate, as long as she found a way to level up, she would eventually become incredibly powerful. This Golden Finger was actually quite impressive after all!
She walked briskly over to Xie Anze's side. The wound on his chest seemed to have fully healed, with a faint scar forming around the area. She reached out a paw and touched his forehead—still scalding hot. Noticing his lips were dry and cracked, Jiang Zhiying made two trips back and forth between the living room and kitchen to get him some water, moistening his parched lips slightly.
The heat on his forehead showed no sign of subsiding—if anything, it was getting worse. Jiang Zhiying grew worried. At this rate, would the big villain burn himself into an idiot? Cold water was useless; she needed to find some fever-reducing medicine for him.
She crept on cat paws up to Xie Anze's chest, looking down at him from above, and patted his cheek with her soft, fleshy paw.
Big villain, I will definitely find fever medicine and make you better soon.
Gurgle, gurgle…
No sooner had she made her grand declaration than her stomach began to growl. Jiang Zhiying tilted her head. Food first, food first.
She'd think about it after eating.
Leaping lightly off Xie Anze, Jiang Zhiying scurried toward the kitchen. She jumped up and down, rummaging through every cabinet and drawer, but found nothing edible.
The kitchen was cleaner than a field stripped by locusts. Her expression was complicated. Did the big villain never eat?
Hopping down from the counter, she made a circuit of the entire villa. Aside from a few crackers, there was no human food anywhere.
Wait!
As if a thought struck her, Jiang Zhiying ran back to the kitchen and examined it carefully. The refrigerator door hung open with crumbs inside, there were faint, chaotic footprints on the floor, and bottles on the stove were knocked over in disarray…
All these signs pointed to one conclusion: this kitchen had been ransacked. She remembered that in the novel, the friend who betrayed him had only taken a bit of supplies before leaving.
So there must have been a group of unknown individuals who entered the villa after Xie Anze fell unconscious and took all the supplies.
But the author hadn't written about this part. Jiang Zhiying's expression darkened as she suddenly realized—she was now in a real world, where even the details the author never wrote about would genuinely happen.
With this thought, her gaze grew heavy.
Her stomach kept rumbling. She pushed the thought to the back of her mind, rummaged around to find some crackers, and ate a quick bite. After she was full, she returned to Xie Anze's side. The flush on his face had spread down to his neck, and his lips were dry and peeling. She touched his forehead with her paw—he was burning even hotter. She couldn't wait any longer; she had to get fever medicine right away.
Jiang Zhiying looked out the window. The sky was half dark, and distant buildings loomed indistinctly in the shadows. She let out a sigh and decided to go out and search right now.
Crouching by the window, Jiang Zhiying gave herself a little pep talk. She pushed open the window and leaped down lightly.