The passageway was deep and secluded, yet when they emerged from it, bright starlight and moonlight greeted them.
It was a scene of leisurely sandy flats, yet it did not lack rivers or the breath of life. Small spherical sand houses resembling igloos stood scattered through the woods and fields, while countless Cat Lamps floated over the boundless sand. They chased one another, batting sandballs with their tails, existing in this world without a care.
Within a huge rift behind them stood Xiya's nest: an enormous hive-like structure made from wood, wax, melted minerals, and flowing lava, suspended in the middle of the chasm and supported by hundreds of tough, threadlike chains.
That was roughly what a Pharaoh Cat Lamp nest looked like.
"Ever since I became a Pharaoh Cat Lamp Witch, I've been researching methods from the Cat Book for evolving into a Pharaoh Giant Cat Lamp... The more complex a Cat Lamp's abilities are, the more resources and specific requirements it needs to evolve into a Giant Cat Lamp. Not to mention the Cat Gold Pawprint Coins you have to obtain from Long Sleep, along with all sorts of materials that make things difficult for cats... And different advancement paths give you different attributes..." Xiya complained.
The entrance to the nest was a long corridor made of wax. The cat honey wax produced by Cat Spider Bees was also an extremely effective material, with the advantage of being stable.
Explosives made from cat honey wax would not detonate even if burned with fire, shot with guns, or ignited with magic. Only a fuse mixed in precisely the right proportions could set them off. Likewise, because it was soft yet did not deform, it was used in all kinds of construction materials. It was also difficult to melt—even lava