Chapter 94

Holding the pet beast egg he had just bought, Dongfang Xiuzhe felt a very strange sensation, as if he were holding a heart that was gradually failing, weak and on the verge of stopping beating.

"Such a small pet beast egg, I would have definitely overlooked it!" Dongfang Jinxuan commented from the side.

Without speaking, Dongfang Xiuzhe seemed to be completely focused on the pet beast egg.

"What a strange pet beast egg."

Frowning, Dongfang Xiuzhe held the pet beast egg and felt a weak energy fluctuation that suddenly intensified, like the last struggle of a baby about to starve to death.

He tentatively injected a bit of true essence into the pet beast egg, but unexpectedly, a suction force suddenly came from the egg, and in less than a second, it drained one-third of Dongfang Xiuzhe's true essence.

What a terrifying absorption power!

"Little Five, what's wrong?"

Seeing the strange expression on Dongfang Xiuzhe's face, Dongfang Jinxuan hurried over. Looking down, she noticed that the surface of the pet beast egg in Dongfang Xiuzhe's hand had cracked slightly, revealing a thin green thread.

"This should be a dead egg."

Based on her past experience, Dongfang Jinxuan concluded. Seeing her younger brother's abnormal expression, she thought he was upset and quickly comforted him: "Little Five, don't be sad. How about I help you pick two more?"

Taking a deep breath, Dongfang Xiuzhe calmed down from his shock, gently shook his head, and said, "Second Sister, I'll choose this one!"

This pet beast egg was so strange that it seemed necessary to study it thoroughly.

With this thought, Dongfang Xiuzhe quickly put the pet beast egg in his pocket.

Seeing that Dongfang Xiuzhe had no intention of picking another one, Dongfang Jinxuan was about to take him to other pet beast areas to look around. If there were any suitable ones, she wanted to pick one for herself to have a companion during mercenary missions.

"Second Sister, is it really you?"

At this moment, a shout came from a distance.

"Huh? Yu'er? Why is she here? Does she not have classes today?"

Dongfang Jinxuan recognized her fourth sister, Dongfang Yu'er, from afar.

Dongfang Yu'er, who was also Dongfang Xiuzhe's fourth sister, was only five years older than him and was currently studying at "Baiqi Magic and Martial Academy," where she was a water mage.

Running over, Dongfang Yu'er was pulling a girl of about the same age, who was likely her classmate.

Mages really didn't have good physical fitness; despite the short distance, Dongfang Yu'er was already out of breath, and the girl beside her was the same.

"Yu'er, why are you here? Don't tell me you skipped class today?"

Dongfang Jinxuan chuckled, with a look that said, "Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished."

"No... no!" Dongfang Yu'er hurried to explain, "We don't have classes this afternoon. I'm here to help my classmate pick a pet beast egg."

After a few casual chats, everyone got to know each other.

Dongfang Yu'er's classmate was named Shu Wan, a earth mage.

Mentioning earth mages, Dongfang Xiuzhe thought of Wang Junqi. He wondered how the little girl was doing now.

"Yu'er, I'll give you a pet beast egg too. You can choose one for yourself," Dongfang Jinxuan said with a smile.

"Really?" Dongfang Yu'er was overjoyed, "Second Sister is the best!"

Dongfang Yu'er and Shu Wan spent a long time choosing but couldn't decide.

"Second Sister, I don't know which one to choose. Can you help me?" Dongfang Yu'er hesitated and finally begged Dongfang Jinxuan.

"You should choose for yourself. Your second sister's luck isn't as good as yours!" Dongfang Jinxuan smiled awkwardly.

"Little brother, how about you help me choose?"

Dongfang Yu'er was afraid of picking a bad egg, so she entrusted this task to Dongfang Xiuzhe.

"77, 3789, 6701, any of these three numbers will do!" Dongfang Xiuzhe said calmly.

While using the Yin-Yang Eye to find the energy fluctuations, he had noted these three numbers, knowing that these pet beast eggs could hatch, though he didn't know what type of pet beast they would be.

Dongfang Yu'er chose "3789," and after much hesitation, Shu Wan chose "77." Both followed Dongfang Xiuzhe's advice.

Dongfang Jinxuan found it somewhat amusing, knowing that Dongfang Xiuzhe had just chosen a dead egg for himself.

After paying, Dongfang Jinxuan asked Dongfang Yu'er, "Yu'er, I still need to take Little Five around. Do you two want to come along?"

Shaking her head, Dongfang Yu'er said, "Second Sister, you and Little Brother go. Shu Wan and I still need to look around. By the way, tell Mother that I'll be back in three days."

"You greedy little thing, do you want Mother to make you some sticky rice cake in advance?"

Dongfang Jinxuan teased her a bit and, before parting, gave Dongfang Yu'er some pocket money.

After Dongfang Yu'er and her classmate left, Dongfang Xiuzhe asked, "Second Sister, what was that card you took out just now?"

"You're asking about that? It's a storage card. You can store a large amount of money in it, making it convenient to carry and transfer. An important point is that it has personal information verification, so no one else can use your storage card except you. You don't have to worry about it being stolen, and even if it's lost, you can get it replaced..."

Dongfang Jinxuan explained the features and usage of the storage card in detail.

After listening to the introduction, Dongfang Xiuzhe decided to get a storage card for himself to save space in his storage ring.

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Dongfang Yu'er and Shu Wan did not leave "Sifang Pavilion" directly but went straight to the reception area in the central hall.

"Hello, may I help you with anything?"

A female server in a uniform smiled politely.

"We want to identify our pet beast eggs!"

Dongfang Yu'er mustered her courage and said, taking out the pet beast egg she had just chosen.

According to the rules of "Sifang Pavilion," any pet beast egg purchased here could be identified for free, and a free identification certificate would be provided.

Led by the server, Dongfang Yu'er and Shu Wan came to a reception hall where many people were waiting to have their pet beast eggs identified.

Finding a seat, they placed the queue number on the table and waited quietly.

"Yu'er, do you hope your pet beast egg is a幻兽 (illusion beast) or a魔兽 (magic beast)?" Shu Wan broke the silence and asked.

Looking at the pet beast egg in her arms, Dongfang Yu'er's bright eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"I prefer magic beasts more. What about you?" Dongfang Yu'er looked at the pet beast egg in Shu Wan's arms.

The two pet beast eggs they chose were about the same size, the only difference being that Dongfang Yu'er's egg had many brown spots, while Shu Wan's egg was light blue.

"Me too!"

Shu Wan smiled gently, revealing two cute dimples on her cheeks.

As they waited, the two began to discuss what kind of magic beast their pet beast eggs might be, getting more and more engrossed.

Just then, a mocking laugh suddenly came from behind them. Turning around, they saw a bearded uncle.

"Girls, are you buying pet beast eggs for the first time?" The bearded man retracted his foot from the table.

Dongfang Yu'er and Shu Wan nodded.

"I thought so!" The bearded man laughed and continued, "Do you know the probability of selecting a pet beast?"

Both shook their heads.

"Let me tell you, it's one in ten thousand!" Glancing at the pet beast eggs in the girls' arms, the bearded man laughed again. "Based on my experience with 'egg gambling,' the pet beast eggs you bought are definitely dead eggs. The biggest taboo in 'egg gambling' is choosing colorful eggs. You two are too naive, thinking it's so easy to win. You can't just buy any egg and expect to win!"

'Egg gambling' is treating the purchase of pet beast eggs as a form of gambling. If you win, you make a big profit; if you get a dead egg, you're disappointed.

"This was chosen by my brother, and it will definitely win!" Dongfang Yu'er stood up to argue.

"Your brother? Who is your brother? Let me tell you, I've studied 'egg gambling' for over ten years and can only say I'm just starting to understand it. I can't guarantee a win, so why should your brother have such confidence?"

The bearded man reached out and pulled a net bag from behind him, which contained over a dozen pet beast eggs.

Dongfang Yu'er, who was about to argue, immediately widened her eyes when she saw so many pet beast eggs.

Smiling smugly, the bearded man continued, "'Egg gambling' requires keen eyesight and financial strength, which you two young girls can't handle. I'm not afraid to tell you, I bought so many pet beast eggs, and I'll be satisfied if just one of them wins!"

"My brother said, 77, 3789, 6701, any of these numbers will do. As long as he said it, it will definitely win!" Dongfang Yu'er stood up, puffed up with anger, and argued.

"Unreasonable little girl, I won't argue with you." The bearded man put the pet beast eggs back behind him. "We'll see the results soon. If both of your pet beast eggs win, I, Fang Chengyan, will take your brother as my master!"

Dongfang Yu'er wanted to argue but was pulled back by Shu Wan, who whispered something in her ear.

Dongfang Yu'er's expression first froze, then she looked up and down at the bearded man, asking in surprise, "You said you are Fang Chengyan?"

"Absolutely!"

Fang Chengyan wondered if these two girls had heard of his name.

The atmosphere suddenly became strange. Dongfang Yu'er looked at the bearded man, unable to connect him with the person Shu Wan had mentioned.

At this moment, someone called out Dongfang Yu'er and Shu Wan's numbers, and it was their turn to have their pet beast eggs identified.

"Girls, I'll wait here. I don't believe your luck will be so good that both of your pet beast eggs will win!"

Fang Chengyan was full of confidence, truly not believing such a thing could happen.