The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!-Chapter 1225 - 761: Si Xue: Don’t Give My Hair to Anyone Else
The flow of light from the vein patterns gathered towards the hand, forming a massive flame suit, which clutched the dragon egg.
The dragon egg was not swayed by Liu Zheng’s words, and the energy crystal attached to the shell emitted a brighter light.
"Why bother? This will only waste the little Life Essence you have left. If I’m not mistaken, your current consciousness also needs Life Essence to be sustained, right?"
"If you exhaust yourself, then even if I hatch this egg, the one coming into this world won’t be you."
Liu Zheng said calmly.
The radiance that was about to burst suddenly halted, then gradually dimmed.
"A good child listens to advice. Anyway, I will give you a chance to fly, as I promised you."
He said with satisfaction.
The dragon egg ceased its agitation, and Liu Zheng took it into his hand.
"Name: Dying Red Dragon Egg (One-time Use)"
"Type: Tool"
"Quality: Excellent"
"Effect One: After use, Strength and Constitution +10, replenishes a large amount of stamina."
"Effect Two: After use, a Willpower Check is conducted. Passing the check gives a 50% chance to acquire the ’Dragon Descendant (Red Dragon)’ lineage, and a 50% chance to gain Spirit +10. Failing the check results in massive flame damage."
"Note: Birth! Birth! Birth!"
"Can be taken out of the instance: Yes"
"50%, that’s quite a high probability."
Moreover, the side effects can be prepared and mitigated in advance, like acquiring some Extraordinary Items that can immunize against flame damage.
If a novice just entering Hell’s Game or an experienced player entering a simple instance obtains this dragon egg, there’s a good chance they could turn things around.
Unfortunately, Liu Zheng is no longer a novice, and unfortunately, his instance is the Metropolis.
"Well, I’m off now. Let me know if there’s any news on my end, and you can inform me if anything comes up on your side."
He said after putting away the dragon egg.
"Don’t worry, Mr. Liu, since the topic’s out there, I won’t hold back with you."
Hui San said with a smile.
Leaving the "Sadao You" trading company, Liu Zheng returned to the restaurant.
Entering the break room, Niu Ma delivered a flying kick, which he dodged with a sidestep.
"You got some nerve, coming back late and still trying to dodge?"
Niu Ma raised his big horns, eager to try.
Though uncertain as to what prompted this, finding an excuse to beat him up was still quite agreeable.
"I have a reason for returning late."
Liu Zheng told Niu Ma about buying the dragon egg.
"Hmph~"
Niu Ma lay back down, uninterested.
"Don’t rush to lie down, buddy, help me call the boss."
He said.
"You always have so many minor issues every day."
Concerning the boss, Niu Ma could only grumble a couple of times before making the call.
"The boss wants you to see her right now."
Niu Ma said after hanging up the call.
"Alright, I’m on my way."
Leaving the break room, Liu Zheng headed directly to Si Xue’s office.
Today, the office theme was the Gobi Desert, but unlike the western style of the Tomb Guardian, Si Xue’s Gobi was dotted with half-weathered low mud and stone buildings, resembling the ruins of Loulan Ancient City.
Si Xue sat on a low wall, wearing a Dunhuang Feitian-style dress, playing a pipa.
Music can reflect a person’s emotions. Although Liu Zheng didn’t know what melody Si Xue was playing, he could tell from the pipa’s sound that Si Xue was playing quite poorly.
"Boss."
Liu Zheng walked up to Si Xue and respectfully called out.
He also tried to lower his gaze to avoid seeing anything inappropriate.
"The dragon egg?"
Si Xue got straight to the point.
"Here it is."
He took out the "Dying Red Dragon Egg."
"What an unlucky egg."
Si Xue immediately saw the dragon egg’s plight.
"But fortunately, you encountered me."
She pointed, and a Crescent Lake appeared on the sand.
"The Dragon Fishing Pole?"
She asked.
"Here it is."
Liu Zheng hurriedly took out the "Temporarily Reinforced Dragon Fishing Rod."
"What did you catch with it?"
Si Xue asked casually as she took it.
"Caught a reindeer. No, caught a Santa Claus. Wait, caught a Kempes."
"Messy."
Si Xue gave him a glance, and cast the line into Crescent Lake.
One, two, three...
In total, nine Heavenly Dragon Centipedes were fished out, falling before Si Xue like dumplings.
Liu Zheng dodged around, narrowly avoiding being hit by them.
After soaking in Spirit Treasure Lake for a day, the Nine Dragon Heaven Centipede seemed more spirited, almost as if they were coming to life.
"Let them soak a bit longer, and they would develop consciousness. But by then, they wouldn’t be useful. Your dragon egg came just in time."
Si Xue seemed to read his mind.
"Efficiently and accurately completing tasks has always been my self-requirement."
Liu Zheng said, not being modest.
"Efficient, maybe barely, but accurate...are you referring to how delivering takeouts also let you fish up some eggs from the sewers?"
Si Xue quipped.
"Hehe."
He didn’t dare argue, only responding with an awkward yet polite smile.
Si Xue didn’t pay him any further attention and began handling the Nine Dragon Centipedes.
She placed her hand on one of the Heavenly Dragon Centipede’s head-shells, instantly melting the tough shell.
Inserting her hand into the centipede’s head, she retrieved a fist-sized jewel from inside.
The jewel radiated brilliance, with a shadowy figure of a Heavenly Dragon Centipede swimming around it, clearly not an ordinary item.
Without explaining what it was, Si Xue repeated the process on the remaining Heavenly Dragon Centipedes, eventually obtaining nine Bright Pearls.
