NOVEL NEXT Chapter 52 - 52 Symbiosis (2)
Chapter 52: Chapter 52 Symbiosis (2)
Thinking of that woman, Shao Zifeng shivered inexplicably, took a deep breath, and tossed that thought to the back of his mind.
Huh?
Why had the air suddenly become so fresh? It was different from the way the white cat purified the air; it now felt to Shao Zifeng as if he were in the midst of mountain woods.
Having just emerged from the illusion, Shao Zifeng was still a little dazed, feeling that something was not quite right.
Why had the Elemental Egg stopped glowing, and why was everything in the room so verdantly green?
Startled into alertness, Shao Zifeng suddenly realized what was happening, his pupils contracting in shock.
Before him, the small but tidy rental room had sprouted all sorts of flowers and plants, as if a master gardener had intricately designed a botanical scenery room.
The wooden computer desk housed the Elemental Egg, cradled in a nest made from a vine plant. It radiated a mist-like glow, and the vine’s leaves swayed subtly in the light, basking in the nourishment of the wood element.
On the adjacent metal single bed, vines entwined around the legs and the headboard, where clusters of white blossoms in full bloom exuded an intoxicating fragrance.
Plants resembling morning glories draped down from the curtains, their lush leaves swaying without wind, dotted with small purple flowers, their petals appearing to have dew on them, sparkling under the daylight lamp with a crystal luster.
The snake cage and the walls were covered with tiny green mosses, and Qiuqiu’s fish tank had been transformed into a rainforest display tank.
Even from the cracks in the floor where the earth dog had urinated, a few mushrooms had grown. The air in the entire room was fresh and slightly cool after the rain, as if one were in a secluded mountain forest.
Stunned, Shao Zifeng gazed at his room, momentarily at a loss for words.
It was beautiful, indeed beautiful…
If a girl with dreams of being a princess saw this, she would definitely scream. The key point was, he wasn’t a burly man with a girlish heart.
To him, who profoundly disliked hassle, this was a colossal headache.
So how was he supposed to manage with the room turned into this state, and even if the Elemental Egg could help with it, how was he supposed to explain things to the landlord?
Speechless, he looked at the “dog’s urine moss” on the floor, sparkling with dewdrops. If he remembered correctly, this stuff was poisonous, wasn’t it?
Resigned, he turned to look at the culprit of it all.
Feeling Shao Zifeng’s gaze, the Elemental Egg suddenly exuded a self-satisfied sentiment, much like a child waiting for praise from parents after tidying up for the first time with a proud expression.
Shao Zifeng’s mouth twitched, managing to squeeze out a somewhat stiff smile.
“Little guy, not bad.”
He didn’t want to dampen the little one’s enthusiasm and could only muster a reluctant smile as he offered that bit of praise.
Gleeful with the compliment, the Elemental Egg beneath responded by rustling its vines, extending a thin tendril towards Shao Zifeng and giving it a gentle shake.
Shao Zifeng looked curiously at the tendril before him. What was this, seeking affection, asking for a handshake? He just couldn’t understand it.
Seeing Shao Zifeng’s lack of reaction, the Elemental Egg grew a bit impatient. Its tendril quivered incessantly, seemingly pondering how to make Shao Zifeng understand its intention.
All of a sudden, as if it had an epiphany, the tendril sprouted three small, slender leaves that looked like three fingers. The three little leaves made a rubbing gesture in front of Shao Zifeng while conveying a longing emotion to him.
“Money, money…”
Black lines appeared on Shao Zifeng’s forehead. That thumb-rubbing gesture wasn’t taught by me, so spit it out, which bastard taught you this?
Shao Zifeng desperately shifted the blame, adamantly refusing to admit that this prenatal student was taught by him.
After a moment of thought, he took out a one-yuan coin from his pocket and placed it on the leaf of the vine.
The Elemental Egg emitted a wave of happy emotions, the vine quickly retracted, propping the one-yuan coin on top of the egg… quivering excitedly, this was the first bit of money it had earned since it was laid.
After playing with the coin for a long time, it placed the coin in the vine nest beside it.
Then, feeling somewhat worried and taking advantage of Zifeng’s lack of attention, it quickly pressed the coin under itself, only then letting out a small sigh of relief.
Zifeng pretended to look around while secretly keeping an eye on the little one; seeing its behavior, he couldn’t help but smile—it really was like a little kid.
At that moment, the blue dot that had been spinning in his eyes finally slowly sketched out a pale blue screen.
[Name]: Wood Element Egg (?)
[Growth]: Incubation Phase/Fusion Phase
[Status]: Fusing
[Potential]: 4~5★
[Talent]: Talent (1): Symbiosis: Fused with the remnants of the elemental creature ‘Forest Divine Deer’ to obtain the Symbiosis talent; Effect: ???
(2): ???
[Skills]: Life Hymn (Inheritance), Life Seed (Inheritance)
[Description]: The Chinese parasol tree, after thousands of years of refinement, has condensed an Elemental Egg that may give birth to a pure elemental creature. During the consolidation phase, it fused with the remnants of a ‘Forest Divine Deer’, acquiring additional talents and inheritance skills. The Elemental Egg, while fusing, will consume a large amount of stored energy, and if it doesn’t receive supplementation within. three days, the fusion will fail, and the Elemental Egg will dissipate.
The newly emerged information gave Zifeng a pleasant surprise; the minimum qualification level had risen by one star, meaning even if he were to infuse it with the poorest quality Elemental Potion, what hatches would be a four-star creature.
Of course, Zifeng wouldn’t do such a thing. Isn’t a five-star creature more desirable?
The talent and skills were partially displayed, which meant that after hatching, the little one would have at least two talents and several skills.
However, Zifeng couldn’t find any records of the Symbiosis talent or the two skills on his phone on the “Ask Hoo” platform and forums, indicating they weren’t common goods.
The literal meaning of [Symbiosis] was easy to understand, but he didn’t dare to jump to conclusions.
It was only the last few sentences of the description that suddenly filled Zifeng’s heart with a sense of urgency, and his good mood disappeared without a trace, looking worriedly at his Elemental Egg, which was playing by itself.
Of course, the Elemental Egg wouldn’t know about its current predicament; it was sneakily taking out the coin hidden beneath itself, wrapping it with its vines and rubbing it against its face, emitting waves of happy and content emotions.
Zifeng sighed inwardly, knowing he must quickly come up with a plan to obtain the Elemental Potion Type VIII without arousing Luo Feng’s surveillance.
Even if Luo Feng was an official person, Zifeng didn’t mind suspecting him with the worst intentions.
Zifeng racked his brain for half a day but came up with nothing, scratching his head in irritation.
He stood up, changed into a tracksuit, and without disturbing the little ones still in dreamland, he decided to go out for a run to let off steam.
He retrieved the hidden blade from Qiuqiu’s embrace, closed the door, and left.
The Elemental Egg, engrossed in playing with the coin and sensing Zifeng’s departure, continued to rub the coin against itself, then suddenly felt that the money was no longer appealing.
It silently placed the coin beneath itself, and the whole egg radiated a sense of loss; the plants in the room also drooped their heads as if they had lost their water supply.