allonlinenovel Chapter 96 Phoenix Egg
Chapter 96 Phoenix Egg
Ding Mo said, "If you see something you like that's not too far off, your uncle will add it for you." He then added apologetically, "I also need to buy a spirit pet, so I'm afraid I can't help you much. I'm sorry."
Lin Zhifeng was flattered and quickly said, "Uncle-Master, you're too kind. I was just saying. I'm still hoping to find some bargains! Like the mysterious egg in the fourth auction item and the bear in the seventh auction item, the starting prices aren't too high. I'll ask the Treasure-Hunting Rat to take a look. It would be great if I could find them, but it's not a big deal if I can't. After all, I already have three spirit pets."
Ding Mo looked at the two adorable little spirit mice beside the table, and then thought about the spirit bee queen. He felt that Lin Zhifeng should get a mount or a spirit pet that could fight.
He shared this suggestion with Lin Zhifeng.
Lin Zhifeng went through all his spirit pets and realized that in his current state, if he were in the original cultivation game, he would be a purely life-oriented player.
Everything is great, except I'm just too incompetent! Without Ding Mo as my bodyguard, I'm not really safe anywhere.
The auction quickly moved on to Lin Zhifeng's previous target for bargain hunting—the mysterious egg.
The auctioneer pointed to a dark, black egg brought up by the staff and introduced it: "This mysterious egg was obtained by chance in a secret realm. Based on our experience, it is the egg of a spirit bird, and it should be of the fire element. As for what kind of spirit bird it is, the buyer will have to go back and hatch it to find out."
The auctioneer gently rotated the egg once to show it to everyone.
Lin Zhifeng examined it closely and found that the egg would occasionally emit a red glow, but it would disappear in an instant.
The auctioneer said, "We have tried to hatch it in our valley, but decades have passed and it still shows no signs of hatching. So today we are putting it up for sale, waiting for a destined person."
After hearing his introduction, the people below began to murmur amongst themselves.
Lin Zhifeng guessed they were probably saying: "Beast Valley is a real pitfall. They don't even know what this egg is, and it's been incubating for so long without hatching. Now they're putting it up for sale, but there's no guarantee it will hatch successfully! Who are they trying to suck up to?"
Lin Zhifeng turned to the treasure-hunting rat and asked, "Baby, stop eating! Give me some advice, is this egg worth bidding on?"
The treasure-hunting rat was feeding its girlfriend spirit fruits when it heard this. It glanced at the egg and said, "I sensed the aura of flames. It should be a high-level fire-type spirit bird."
Lin Zhifeng asked anxiously, "The auctioneers have all said, is it a phoenix? Is it alive? What are the chances of it hatching?"
The treasure-hunting mouse said, "I can't tell. I've already told you I'm only good at appraising treasures."
Lin Zhifeng: "..."
The auctioneer on the stage began to persuade again: "To be honest, this is the first time we in Hundred Beasts Valley have encountered such a situation. So whether this egg can hatch successfully, or what kind of spirit bird will hatch, is unknown. It may just be an ordinary spirit bird; it may not hatch at all; or it may be that by chance you buy it and it hatches into a firebird phoenix."
After saying this, he glanced at the crowd below and said calmly, "It all depends on whether you are willing to take the gamble. The starting bid is 300,000 high-grade spirit stones, with each bid increasing by 10,000 high-grade spirit stones. Let the bidding begin!"
Lin Zhifeng was sweating profusely. Was it really a phoenix egg? With a starting bid of 300,000, wouldn't it eventually sell for nearly a million? That was practically all of Lin Zhifeng's savings. Although his luck was currently boosted by 50%, he was still hesitant and dared not gamble.
As he was struggling with his decision, the system suddenly spoke up: "Master, there's a side quest that rewards you with the spirit bird Phoenix. Would you like to accept it?"
Lin Zhifeng was overjoyed and quickly opened the control panel to check.
Sure enough, a side quest to obtain the spirit bird Phoenix appeared. He excitedly clicked "Accept".
Why are you hesitating?
This black egg is a phoenix egg!
Since the auction for this mysterious egg began, only a few buyers have gradually increased their bids, and it's still less than 400,000.
Lin Zhifeng was determined to win, but he didn't want to make it too obvious, lest others notice and compete with him.
Therefore, he mingled among the bidders and also increased the price by tens of thousands.
When the price rose to 450,000, only Lin Zhifeng and another buyer were making bids.
When the other party offered 470,000, Lin Zhifeng deliberately held back for a while without raising the price. Only when the auctioneer called out "470,000 for the second time" did he suddenly raise the price to 500,000.
The man raised the price to 510,000, and Lin Zhifeng raised it to 550,000.
After that, there was no further movement from the other side.
After all, not everyone can afford to gamble, and over 500,000 high-grade spirit stones is no small sum.
Moreover, this egg doesn't look like anything particularly unusual on the outside.
Everyone is afraid of making the wrong bet.
Thus, Lin Zhifeng finally succeeded in acquiring the black egg for 550,000 high-grade spirit stones.
He was smug as he snapped the black egg, and said to Ding Mo with a big smile, "Now we shouldn't have to pay for the private room, right?"
Ding Mo didn't know why he wanted to buy the black egg, but seeing his bright smile, he didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded.
Lin Zhifeng pretended to continue watching the auction, but secretly opened the system control panel.
The section for obtaining the Phoenix Egg from the side quest clearly shows that it is now complete.
Lin Zhifeng happily clicked the "Complete" button and gained ten points of luck.
It was a complete success; this trip to the Valley of Beasts was incredibly rewarding.
The auction continued, and many spirit beasts were sold, most for over a million spirit stones. Lin Zhifeng, besides feeling envious, was also grateful that he had managed to snag this phoenix egg, which no one else recognized its value; otherwise, he would have left empty-handed.
His current taste is really not matching his financial resources—he doesn't like what he can afford, and he can't afford what he likes!
Ding Mo also participated in the bidding several times. However, when the price exceeded his expectations, he decisively gave up. Therefore, by the time the auction was nearing its end, he still hadn't bought a suitable spirit beast.
The item on display now is the penultimate auction item.
This is a white tiger beast, a metal-type spirit beast.
According to the auctioneer, it has the bloodline of the White Tiger, one of the Four Divine Beasts.
However, it is currently only a month old cub, and the buyer will need to take good care of it. Once it reaches adulthood, it should play a significant role—it can be used as a fighting beast in battle, and also as a mount, serving two purposes in one.
Because it is a young, immature beast, there is a risk of it dying due to improper care by its owner. Moreover, it is currently in its juvenile form, and its attributes as an adult are still unknown. Therefore, the starting bid for the White Tiger Beast is not too high: one million as the starting price, with each bid increasing by one hundred thousand.
Ding Mo's spiritual root happened to be of the metal element, which perfectly matched the white tiger beast, and the price was also within his budget. Therefore, Ding Mo participated in the auction for the white tiger beast.
Because this white tiger beast is in its juvenile form, although the price is reasonable, many people are not very interested in it.
The common sentiment among everyone was: Beast Valley isn't a charity. If this white tiger beast were an adult, its price would likely be several times higher. Why didn't they wait for it to reach adulthood before selling it? There must be something wrong with it.
Even experienced people like them aren't confident they can raise it to adulthood. If we laymen take it back and it dies, we'll have nowhere to turn for help.
So although there were more people participating in the auction than when Lin Zhifeng bid for the black egg, the competition wasn't really that fierce.
Seeing that Ding Mo liked the white tiger beast, Lin Zhifeng asked the treasure-hunting rat, "Baby, does this little white tiger beast really have the bloodline of the white tiger, one of the four divine beasts?"
The treasure-hunting mouse said, "Yes! But because it has the bloodline of the white tiger, it might not be able to grow up!"
Lin Zhifeng became interested: "What do you mean by that?"
The treasure-hunting rat said, "The bloodline of the divine beast is too domineering. This little beast's body is too weak. If it can't withstand it, it will die before it even reaches adulthood."
"Ah, this..." Lin Zhifeng was about to stop Ding Mo, who kept raising the price, when the system suddenly spoke up again: "Master, the Spirit Pet Pills in the system shop can enhance the bloodline and physical strength of divine beasts."
Oh, is that so? That makes things easier!
Lin Zhifeng turned to Ding Mo and said, "Uncle-Master, good luck! Take it down! I have a Spirit Pet Pill; I guarantee you can raise it!"