152: Legendary quality, Xiaoxian

Night fell.

Only two days remained until the return to Blue Star.

Inside the Lords Manor bedroom, Mo Yan intently watched the egg, which was slowly developing cracks.

Crack!

Dense cracks quickly spread across the entire eggshell.

Brilliant golden-red light burst forth from the cracks, dazzlingly bright!

A scorching aura instantly filled the entire room.

Mo Yan held his breath.

Finally, it was about to hatch.

Bang!

The eggshell shattered, turning into countless specks of light that dissipated into the air.

A palm-sized, golden-red feathered hatchling, composed entirely of flames, appeared in the center of the incubation nest.

The edges of its wings had pale purple and cyan flame tips.

It was still a bit unsteady, wobbling and flapping its tender wings, curiously looking around.

When its gaze landed on Mo Yan, its eyes instantly lit up.

“Chirp!” Its cry carried a strong sense of intimacy and dependence.

It stumbled towards Mo Yan’s outstretched hand, gently rubbing against his palm.

Joy and filial affection, originating from the depths of its Soul, flowed into Mo Yan’s mind through the contract.

“Tip: Congratulations, your Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix egg has successfully hatched!”

“Tip: Due to absorbing the legendary quality Elf Spring during the incubation process, your pet Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix’s Bloodline has been sublimated, and its quality has been enhanced!”

“Tip: The Epic quality Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix has successfully Advanced to legendary quality!”

Mo Yan’s hand, stroking the little one, paused slightly.

It Advanced?

From Epic, it became legendary?

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He had only invested in the Elf Spring without considering the cost because he had an abundance of it.

He hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise.

“Chirp, chirp!”

As if sensing Mo Yan’s joy, the little one in his palm chirped even more happily, extending its tiny beak to gently peck his finger, tickling him.

Mo Yan looked at this clingy little creature.

“From now on, you’ll be called Xiao Xian.”

“Chirp!”

Xiao Xian responded cheerfully, seemingly very fond of its new name.

Mo Yan had a thought and opened its attribute panel.

Pet: Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix (Xiao Xian)

Rank: LV1

Quality: Legendary

Attributes: Fire/Elf

Loyalty: Die-hard (Soul Contract)

Talents:

1. Elf’s Blessing (Blessed by the Elf King, minor increase in life recovery speed and energy affinity.)

2. Elf Resonance (Can resonate with the elves in nature, perceive changes in environmental elements, and can soothe or incite other elf creatures.)

3. Nirvana Fire (Upon death, can consume all Origin to transform into a Nirvana Egg, with a certain chance of Rebirth and inheriting part of its power. Cannot be used in current state.)

Skills:

1. Life Sacrifice (Beginner): Consumes part of its own vitality, transforming it into flames of life energy to heal allies or catalyze items.

2. Wither Curse (Beginner): Releases a dark flame to mark a target, continuously draining the target’s vitality and energy, and weakening its recovery ability.

3. Fiery Meteor (Beginner): Flaps its fiery wings, shooting out several fireballs with long flame tails. These fireballs continuously split during flight, forming a small-scale rain of fire with a continuous burning effect.

4. Flame Dance Guard (Beginner): Flies rapidly around itself or an ally, using flames to create a rotating flame barrier that can reflect some ranged physical attacks and burn approaching enemies.

Description: An Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix that underwent a beneficial mutation by absorbing Elf Spring. It is both a favored child of fire and an emissary of life, possessing an unimaginable future.

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Looking at the luxurious initial panel and those skills, Mo Yan was very satisfied.

It was worth all the effort he put into hatching it.

The most crucial part was the Nirvana Fire; it granted an extra life!

Although there was a chance of failure, its value as a trump card was immeasurable.

“Chirp… chirp…”

Xiao Xian let out a weak cry, its head drooping listlessly.

Just born, it had expended a great deal of energy and was already hungry.

Seeing this, Mo Yan took out a fire crystal stone from his talent space and offered it to its beak.

Xiao Xian’s eyes instantly lit up, and it pecked at the fire crystal stone, which was larger than its body, without hesitation.

Click.

It pecked off a small piece of the hard fire crystal stone.

It swallowed the crystal fragment, and the dim firelight on its body brightened again.

Mo Yan watched it gnawing with relish, its greedy appearance covered in crystal fragments, and couldn't help but smile.

This little one was like Gun Gun, a foodie carved from the same mold.

Just then, Uncle Qin’s knock sounded from outside the door.

“Sir, Wang Wu has an important matter to report, he says it’s a great piece of good news!”

“Let him in.”

The door was pushed open, and Wang Wu walked in quickly, still carrying the scent of earth, but his face was beaming with excitement.

He knelt on one knee, his voice trembling slightly.

“Lord! We’ve struck it rich!”

Mo Yan raised an eyebrow: “Speak.”

Wang Wu took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.

“This afternoon, I discovered a mine in a valley west of the territory!”

“The Ore there is all golden; it’s actually a medium-sized gold mine!”

Mo Yan’s eyes lit up.

Gold coins were the most important hard currency in the Lord World; upgrading Advanced buildings, recruiting talents and Soldiers, all required massive amounts of gold coins.

He had previously relied on killing Lords and the automatic output from his talent, never having a stable source of gold coins.

“What about the reserves and output?” Mo Yan went straight to the most crucial question.

“The reserves are enormous; our preliminary exploration indicates it can be mined for at least several months! As for the output…”

Wang Wu excitedly held up two fingers.

“We organized one hundred people to mine, and in just half a day, we dug out over a thousand gold coins!”

“If we mine at full capacity, we can produce at least two thousand gold coins daily!”

Two thousand gold coins a day!

This news significantly brightened Mo Yan’s mood.

The territory had finally escaped the predicament of unbalanced income and expenditure.

“Well done.” Mo Yan nodded in approval.

“Allocate three hundred Soldiers specifically for the mining and guarding of the gold mine; I want to see maximum efficiency.”

Wang Wu accepted the order: “Understood, my Lord! I guarantee the completion of the task!”

With the biggest shortcoming, gold coins, resolved, Mo Yan could finally let loose and make a big move.

“It seems my Lord is in a good mood today?”

A charming, lazy voice came from the doorway.

Mo Yan looked up to see Bai Lingyue leaning against the doorframe, her silver hair shimmering in the moonlight, smiling at him.

“Your subordinate just resolved a troublesome matter and brought back a small gift for my Lord.”

Bai Lingyue walked in with light steps, and with a flip of her jade hand, three shimmering Alliance badges appeared on the table.

Mo Yan glanced at them and recognized them as badges of the Yu Han Alliance.

“Have you dealt with everyone in the Volcanic Area cleanly?”