The one making the wish before me was a cat, a black cat.
" Baofeng greets Chaos Lord." Upon seeing Ling Yi appear, the Black Cat's front body slightly bowed.
Her movements were elegant, yet they conveyed a sense of nobility and aloofness.
His voice sounded like that of an old man, carrying a sense of vicissitude.
Ling Yi was completely stunned.
" Baofeng, right?" Ling Yi asked after a while, regaining his senses.
"Yes, Chaos Lord."
What are your wishes?
"Really? Can any wish come true?" The Black Cat's jewel-like blue eyes turned slightly red, and its voice deepened.
"Most of them can be achieved, but it also depends on what your wish is."
The Black Cat tilted its head slightly, as if deep in thought.
He murmured to himself, "For example, what if I wanted you to help me with my wish to destroy humanity?"
Ling Yi shrugged. "I am human, yet you want me to destroy humanity?"
"Even if humanity committed acts that could destroy the world?" The Black Cat's voice rose a few decibels, and its eyes turned completely red, as if filled with boundless hatred.
Ling Yi shook his head. "This is a matter of factions!"
"I understand." The Black Cat's voice weakened instantly, and the crimson in its eyes also subsided.
After a long silence, he said, "My wish is to protect all the Black Goldwood on Red Maple Mountain."
"I can become your cheat code, to help you."
Ling Yi didn't know what Black Goldwood was.
If it's just for protection, then there shouldn't be any problem.
Mainly, Ling Yi was very curious about the world the Black Cat lived in.
This was the first non-human wisher Ling Yi encountered.
As for whether the Black Cat was willing to become a cheat code, Ling Yi didn't care at all.
"Okay, I'll take this job. Chaos, get to work!"
The next step is the usual procedure.
Sign Contract, Copy memories, and embark on a countdown.
Ling Yi's vision went from dark to bright, and the environment changed.
When they came to their senses, they were already in a tree.
Although it was the first time Ling Yi had transformed into a cat, he felt no discomfort because he retained the original owner's memories.
"What an interesting world."
Ling Yi's body, as smooth as black satin, stretched out on the tree trunk.
Then he looked up and looked around.
This is Red Maple Mountain.
South of Red Maple Mountain lies Dafeng City.
However, it was completely different from the Red Maple Mountain I remembered.
The entire Red Maple Mountain is now devoid of any plants except for a type of tree called Black Goldwood.
Black Goldwood has a black outer skin, while the interior is available in four colors: red, orange, and black.
Spring cesium is the lowest grade, while black cesium is the highest grade.
Black Goldwood closely resembles an elm tree in appearance, except it lacks leaves.
Perhaps it's due to the influence of the Black Goldwood, or perhaps it's because this land itself is special.
The ground here is all black.
Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is the magical properties of these Black Goldwood.
Each piece of Black Goldwood can be bound to a non-human being.
Once bound, this being will gain intelligence, immense power, and awaken Divine Ability, and...
As long as the Black Goldwood exists, it will never die!
After each death, the soul returns to the Black Goldwood, reshapes the body, Resurrection.
The higher the grade of the Black Goldwood, the stronger the bound creature will be from the start, and the shorter the Resurrection period will be.
The lowest grade of spring-loaded cesium Black Goldwood Resurrection after one month.
Red cesium takes a week, orange cesium takes a day, while black cesium only takes an hour.
Creatures bound to the Black Goldwood can become stronger.
As living beings grow stronger, the Black Goldwood will also grow stronger, advancing in rank.
The creatures bound to the Black Goldwood are no different from the Legend demons.
Therefore, in the human world, they are collectively referred to as demons.
Based on their strength, they are further divided into five levels: Demon Soldier, Demon General, Demon Marshal, Demon King, and Demon Emperor.
Each level is further divided into Ninth Tier.
First Tier is the lowest, Ninth Tier is the highest.
The only way these demons become stronger is by devouring the flesh and soul of humans.
Other living beings are not allowed?
No, no, only humans.
After devouring the first human, it will gain the ability to transform into human form.
Generally, all demons have three forms.
Human form, animal form, demon form.
However, within the Red Maple Mountain area, all demons can only maintain one form: their original beast form.
Furthermore, it can only exert its conventional power.
The power of demons is completely suppressed within the Red Maple Mountain area.
It is precisely because of this design that Red Maple Mountain has become a forbidden zone for humans.
Humans and any equipment involving humans are strictly prohibited from approaching.
Otherwise, all demons will only become lambs to the slaughter.
Demons grow stronger by devouring humans.
Humans, too, can become stronger by defeating demons.
However, this requires Black Goldwood as a medium.
Only by using weapons made of Black Goldwood to kill demons can one obtain their power.
"Heh, interesting!" A smile curved Ling Yi's lips.
"Demons devour humans to become stronger, and humans kill demons to become stronger. Humans need Black Goldwood, and Black Goldwood is the source of all Demon Beast Power."
"In other words, the conflict between humans and demons is fundamentally irreconcilable."
"And my mission is to protect all the Black Goldwood on Red Maple Mountain."
As soon as Ling Yi finished speaking, a semi-transparent data panel popped up in front of him.
[Ding, the Mountain Guard Sign-In System has been successfully activated.]
A mechanical electronic voice sounded.
[Please protect the Black Goldwood on Red Maple Mountain. The mission will be considered successful if the number of Black Goldwood lost each month does not exceed ten.]
[During this period, the host can sign in once a day and receive a sign-in reward.]
However, if the monthly Guard mission fails, all sign-in rewards for that month will be revoked.
[If the Guard mission fails for three consecutive months, this system will disappear.]
[One sign-in attempt remains for today. You may sign in at any time.]
The system's functions are simple and straightforward.
Ling Yi didn't rush to sign in.
Instead, he was thinking about how to fulfill the wish of the Black Cat named Baofeng once and for all.
Ling Yi knew very well that he couldn't Guard at Red Maple Mountain forever.
Only by finding a permanent solution can we truly fulfill Baofeng's wish, or rather, his Obsession.
Just as Ling Yi was thinking of a solution...
A black Raven fluttered down in front of Ling Yi.
"Gah gah, Baofeng! A new Logging has arrived, and this time he's a handsome young man."
This is Raven, its name is Black Fiend.
It looks ordinary and doesn't seem to have much Combat.
In reality, however, it was a Ninth Tier Demon Marshal.
Above that is the Demon King.
In the human world, Demon King is a being capable of destroying City Grade.
"A new Logging!" Ling Yi murmured.
"Yeah, haha, how about we let Old Xiong scare it away this time!" Black Fiend Demon cackled.
"No, this time I'll take action myself. Tell all our companions to hide and stay away from the cabin."
After saying that, Ling Yi jumped down from the tree.
It disappeared very quickly.
"Hehe, Lord Baofeng is actually going to take action personally? Isn't that too risky?"
Baofeng, at the Ninth Tier of the Demon King realm, is close to the Demon Emperor at his Limit.
It is also among the top three Battle Power in Red Maple Mountain.
No matter how strong it is, within the Red Maple Mountain area, it's just an ordinary Black Cat.
If they were killed by that human, the Red Maple Mountain lineage would lose a dozen or so Battle Power!
"No, I have to go find Old Xiong and ask him to keep an eye on things, haha!"