147: The Greed of the Yuhan Alliance

The eggshell’s luster was dim, and its life aura was almost imperceptible, as if it could extinguish at any moment.

Mo Yan gently placed it into the central depression of the incubation nest.

Buzz—

The moment it touched the fire crystal stone, the entire incubation nest's energy seemed to be activated.

Countless fire element energies transformed into visible red light threads, slowly pouring into the pet beast egg.

The golden patterns on the eggshell seemed to brighten slightly.

But it was still far from enough.

Mo Yan did not stop, then took out seven or eight bulging beast-hide water bags.

He opened one of them and slowly poured the Elf Spring water, which resembled liquid amber, onto the pet beast egg.

The legendary quality spring water did not flow off when it touched the eggshell.

Instead, it was absorbed like a sponge, instantly seeping into the eggshell and disappearing.

Gulp, gulp.

Mo Yan poured all the Elf Spring from all the water bags onto the egg in one go.

The pet beast egg was like a bottomless pit, absorbing all the spring water that contained immense life energy.

Visibly, the luster on the eggshell surface became moist and warm, and that faint life aura also stabilized significantly.

The first and second steps were complete.

Now, only the last and most crucial step remained.

Nourish it with his own vital blood and establish a Soul contract.

Mo Yan took a deep breath, his eyes becoming focused.

He brought his fingers together like a sword and lightly cut the tip of his left index finger.

A drop of crimson blood seeped from the wound.

This drop of blood was different from ordinary blood; it emitted a faint halo, containing Mo Yan’s own Origin life energy.

This was vital blood.

Mo Yan controlled this drop of vital blood, letting it float at his fingertip, then pointed it towards the top of the pet beast egg.

The moment the vital blood touched the eggshell.

Buzz!!!

A strong Soul tremor suddenly emanated from within the egg!

The entire pet beast egg burst forth with dazzling golden-red light, illuminating the entire space brightly!

That drop of vital blood quickly merged into the eggshell, disappearing.

The next second, Mo Yan felt his spirit establish a faint yet incredibly close connection with the fragile Soul inside the egg.

He could even sense the emotions of joy, longing, and dependence coming from that small life.

[Prompt: You have established a preliminary Soul link with the Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix (unhatched)!]

[Prompt: Please nourish it daily with vital blood for the next three days to solidify the Soul contract and complete the final hatching.]

[Hatching countdown: 71 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds.]

It's done!

Mo Yan felt that connection from the depths of his Soul.

The life aura within the egg was beginning to grow vigorously at an astonishing speed.

The scorching fire element energy and the vast life energy perfectly fused within the egg.

He could hear a faint yet powerful heartbeat coming from within the eggshell.

“Thump… thump… thump…”

“Sleep well, little one.”

His face was pale from losing a drop of vital blood, then he sat down cross-legged by the incubation nest to act as Protector for his first pet companion.

As night deepened, the territory was peaceful.

......

On the other side, in the Yu Han Alliance channel, people were chatting idly.

“Why haven’t those two guys, Lord Kim Min-jun and Park Zhiyu, sent any news yet? It’s almost night, isn’t it?”

“Who knows, maybe they found something good and are making a fortune there, forgetting about us.”

“Haha, I guess so too! A team of over three hundred people clearing out a no-man’s land, isn’t that easy?”

“Maybe they took a liking to the women there and are having a good time! Hahaha!”

The channel was filled with a relaxed and playful atmosphere; no one thought anything unexpected would happen.

In their view, Lord Kim Min-jun and Park Zhiyu’s operation this time was a sure thing.

“Speaking of which, what exactly did they find? Such a big energy fluctuation, it definitely isn’t an ordinary treasure.”

“Who cares, when they come back, we’ll just get our share. It’s just their luck that they were closest.”

Just then, a Lord named Lee Sung-ho suddenly sent a message in the channel.

“Did… did you guys look at the Alliance member list?”

“Why look at that? No new members joined.”

“Lee Sung-ho, don’t be so jumpy, just say what it is.”

Lee Sung-ho didn’t reply with text, but directly took a screenshot and sent it to the channel.

That image was the Yu Han Alliance member list.

On the list, among the ten names, two had turned a glaring gray-black.

They were Lord Kim Min-jun and Park Zhiyu!

The channel instantly fell into a deathly silence.

It was a full ten seconds later before someone broke the silence with a trembling voice.

“Gray… gray names?”

“What… what does this mean?”

Although someone asked, everyone knew in their hearts that in the Lord World, a gray name only represented one thing.

Death.

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could they die?!”

“A force of over three hundred Soldiers! Even if they encountered a powerful exotic beast, it’s impossible that they couldn’t even send back a message!”

“Did they encounter another country’s Alliance? Were they ambushed?”

“Who did it! Was it the Eagle Country people or the Gaul Country people?!”

Shock, anger, and disbelief instantly exploded in the channel.

Although Lord Kim Min-jun and Park Zhiyu’s strength was at the bottom of the Alliance, their combined power was absolutely not to be underestimated.

For them to be completely wiped out with over three hundred Soldiers in such a short time, without even a chance to call for help, the opponent’s strength was simply beyond their imagination.

Just as everyone was in chaos, wildly guessing, a golden avatar lit up at the top of the channel.

It suppressed all the chaotic messages.

“All of you, be quiet.”

It was the Alliance Leader, Kim Tae-woo.

The moment he spoke, the entire channel instantly fell silent.

“They died, just an hour ago. I’ve been watching the Alliance panel.”

Everyone’s hearts chilled.

The Alliance Leader already knew?

“What do you think could easily eliminate a force of over three hundred Soldiers like them?” Kim Tae-woo ignored everyone’s shock and asked to himself.

“Is it… is it a powerful exotic beast?” a Lord cautiously guessed.

“Exactly.” Kim Tae-woo’s voice finally revealed unconcealed excitement and greed.

“With such a powerful exotic beast guarding it, it proves that there must be an astonishing treasure there!”

“Lord Kim Min-jun and Park Zhiyu failed in their duties and caused the loss of three hundred of our brave Soldiers; their deaths are not to be regretted! But they used their lives to find a true treasure land for us!”

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Lords in the channel began to breathe heavily.

Fear and anger were instantly replaced by greed.

That’s right, what a powerful exotic beast guards must be a rare and precious treasure!

Epic-grade?

Or a legendary-grade treasure?

Kim Tae-woo was satisfied with everyone’s reaction, and he continued: “Those two fools thought they could take it all for themselves, so they deserved to die.”

“But we are different.”

“The resources and treasures in that area can only belong to our Yu Han Alliance!”