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  "description": "Pet a kitten five times, contract a mysterious disease, and bargain with a feline overlord in Hexi's Jade Gate Pass.",
  "path": "/how-to-unlock-and-complete-cat-fever-in-where-winds-meet/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T07:21:20.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Cat Fever is an Encounter side quest tucked into the Jade Gate Pass area of Hexi, introduced with Where Winds Meet's Version 1.4 Home Afar update. It's a short, lighthearted chain that starts with an innocent kitten and ends with you pledging servitude to a talking cat — or refusing, if your Mindset stat is high enough. Completing it unlocks the Immortal Cat for the Sentient Beings Cat Play collection and hands you a solid pile of rewards.\n\n**Quick answer:** Complete the Wandering Tale \"The Final Retreat\" in Squarewall Hold, then pet the kitten Pawsie five times at the base of a tower southwest of the area to trigger Cat Fever.\n\nImage credit: __NetEase (via YouTube/@JBGamingExp)__\n\n* * *\n\n## Prerequisites — What You Need to Finish First\n\nCat Fever won't appear until the Squarewall Hold area is safe to explore. Two earlier questlines gate it:\n\nQuest| Type| Why It Matters\n---|---|---\nA Tassel and a Tale| Wandering Tale| Part of the Squarewall Hold storyline that secures the village\nThe Final Retreat| Wandering Tale| Direct unlock requirement — Cat Fever triggers only after this is done\n\nUntil both are complete, the area around Squarewall Hold remains hostile, and Pawsie simply won't be interactable in the way the quest demands. Finish these first, then head back.\n\nCat Fever won't appear until the Squarewall Hold area is safe to explore | Image credit: __NetEase (via YouTube/@JBGamingExp)__\n\n* * *\n\n## Finding Pawsie and Triggering Cat Fever\n\n**Step 1:** Travel to Squarewall Hold in Jade Gate Pass, Hexi. Look for a tower southwest of the main area — Pawsie, a small kitten, sits at its base.\n\n**Step 2:** Pet Pawsie five times. After the fifth interaction, your character contracts Cat Fever. The screen distorts briefly to signal the disease has taken hold, and the Encounter quest officially begins.\n\n🐾\n\nEvery other Cat Play kitten in Jade Gate Pass is available without prerequisites, but the Immortal Cat only appears after you finish Cat Fever. If you're chasing 100% on the Sentient Beings collection for the region, this quest is mandatory.\n\nPet Pawsie five times | Image credit: __NetEase (via YouTube/@JBGamingExp)__\n\n* * *\n\n## Cat Fever Walkthrough — Detailed Steps\n\n**Step 1:** Follow the quest marker to the Furr-vent Immortal, an NPC found petting a white cat nearby. Speak with them about your newly acquired Cat Fever.\n\nInteract with the Furr-vent Immortal NPC at the marker | Image credit: __NetEase (via YouTube/@JBGamingExp)__\n\n**Step 2:** The Furr-vent Immortal asks you to obtain an Udug Bird Feather. Defeat the Utuk Raptor marked by the quest objective — it's a straightforward combat encounter close to the NPC's location. Return the feather to the Furr-vent Immortal.\n\n**Step 3:** A strange black cat materializes in front of you. Pet it. This is supposed to cure your Cat Fever, but it doesn't work — the disease persists.\n\nPet the Strange Black Cat to proceed | Image credit: __NetEase (via YouTube/@JBGamingExp)__\n\n**Step 4:** A second NPC called the Purr-fect Immortal shows up, claiming he can help. He opens a tome and shows you a series of cat drawings. The Cat Fever still won't go away, and the Purr-fect Immortal abandons you.\n\n**Step 5:** Your character passes out. When you wake up, you're surrounded by cats. Approach and pet the Cat-ismatic Immortal — a white cat who speaks to you directly.\n\nPet the Cat-ismatic Immortal after waking up | Image credit: __NetEase (via YouTube/@JBGamingExp)__\n\n**Step 6:** The Cat-ismatic Immortal offers to cure your Cat Fever, but only if you agree to become its servant. This is where your Mindset stat matters.\n\n* * *\n\n## Agree or Disagree — Does the Choice Matter?\n\nThe Cat-ismatic Immortal presents its demand as a series of prompts. Your response depends on your Mindset stat:\n\nMindset Level| Options Available| Outcome\n---|---|---\n60 or below| Forced to agree| Cat Fever cured, quest ends\nAbove 60| Can disagree to each prompt| Cat Fever still cured, quest ends\n\nRegardless of whether you agree or disagree, you pet the cat three times, and the quest resolves the same way. There are no branching consequences, no hidden penalties, and no alternate rewards. The Mindset check is purely a flavor choice — a bit of extra dialogue defiance if your stat is high enough.\n\nImage credit: __NetEase (via YouTube/@JBGamingExp)__\n\n* * *\n\n## Cat Fever Rewards\n\nReward| Amount\n---|---\nHero Title — Feline Friend| 1\nEcho Jade| 25\nHexi Exploration| 25\nEnlightenment Points| 200\nCharacter EXP| 12,000\nCoins| 12,000\n\nThese totals include everything earned during the quest steps and upon completion. The Feline Friend title is exclusive to this Encounter.\n\nImage credit: __NetEase (via YouTube/@JBGamingExp)__\n\n* * *\n\n## Unlocking the Immortal Cat for Cat Play\n\nAfter Cat Fever is complete, the Immortal Cat relocates inside the village of Stonewall Hold. Visit it there and pet it to register the entry in your Sentient Beings Cat Play collection for Jade Gate Pass. This is the only Cat Play kitty in the region that requires a quest to unlock — all others are available just by finding them on the map.\n\nIf you're working through Hexi's exploration checklist, knocking out Cat Fever early saves a return trip later. The quest itself takes only a few minutes once the prerequisites are done, and the 12,000 Character EXP alone makes it worth the detour.",
  "title": "How to Unlock and Complete Cat Fever in Where Winds Meet",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T07:21:22.261Z"
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