pjbooks Chapter 3: There really is life growing inside this egg!
Chapter 3: There really is life growing inside this egg!
"My sister just called me and said she met a weirdo. They were supposed to be on a blind date, but he ended up trying to sell her dragon eggs..."
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"Later, my sister was so angry that she called the police. You know, Da Xia always puts the safety of people's property first."
"Um, well, I..."
"But after thinking about it, my intuition tells me that your indiscriminate promotion of dragon eggs doesn't seem like the kind of thing you do to scam people, so I decided to come and see for myself."
"..."
"Although both my intuition and worldview told me that you were more likely to be a fraudster, my teacher told me that no matter how much I doubted it, I had to investigate the truth for myself."
"..."
Yu Xiao felt that there were surprises everywhere.
The matter is quite clear: it was Yu Xiao's aunt who arranged for Yu Xiao to go on a blind date with Xia Wei.
For Yu Xiao, who had been trying to sell the dragon eggs, this was naturally an opportunity to promote them.
But this was painful for Xia Wei.
We agreed on a blind date, and you're selling dragon eggs? Have these pig-butchering scams evolved to such an impatient level?
So after Xia Wei went outside, she immediately told Xia Qinglan that she had encountered a weirdo.
After saying that, Xia Wei immediately called the police.
Yu Xiao's behavior over the past three years has been too outrageous, after all, selling dragon eggs is a rather bizarre thing.
The local police station, which had been keeping a close watch, immediately took action upon hearing that someone had called the police.
After all, fraud must be nipped in the bud.
However, Xia Qinglan thought, let's put that aside for now. What if there's even a one in ten thousand chance? Would they really lock someone up?
Therefore, Xia Qinglan made a special application to her superiors.
He walked towards the office door.
"Let's go back to my house, I'll take out the dragon egg."
Yu Xiao waved his hand and spoke without turning his head.
Yu Xiao didn't seem to care much.
Regardless of what you have or don't have, when the dragon eggs are sold, won't I be the biggest beneficiary?
...
Yu Xiao lives in a rented room.
Three years ago, on the day Yu Xiao graduated from university, he received news that his parents had an accident while traveling abroad.
There's no other way; you'll have to rely on your parents' inheritance and make a living yourself.
"Crunch—"
As the room door was pushed open, Yu Xiao walked in.
As Xia Qinglan, who was following behind, was about to take a long stride, she smelled a pungent odor.
He frowned subtly, then quickly relaxed his brow.
"Your place is quite nice! Small but perfectly formed!"
Forcing a smile, Xia Qinglan looked ahead.
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiao curled his lip.
A room of about 20 square meters, with a bed, a table, and three chairs, with several pairs of underwear and clothes lying on the three chairs—is that considered good?
Well, for Xiao, it really isn't a big deal.
I thought about it.
"Wait here at the door for a moment, I'll take out the dragon egg."
Turning to look at Xia Qinglan, Yu Xiao spoke earnestly.
After saying that, Yu Xiao closed the door without waiting for Xia Qinglan to speak.
...
Yu Xiao turned his back to the door.
[Would you like to spend 300000 to purchase a dragon egg?]
Looking at the data panel that popped up in front of him, Yu Xiao suddenly felt a little short of breath.
Suppress your fluctuating emotions.
Yu Xiao issued the command in his mind.
[Please select the type of dragon egg you wish to purchase.]
[Host, are you sure you want to spend 300000 to purchase an Abyss Shadow Dragon egg?]
[300000 has been deducted to purchase a dragon egg for the host]
Looking at the data panels that kept popping up in front of him, he then looked at the egg on the ground that was half the height of a person.
"So this is a dragon egg...?"
Looking at the exquisitely shaped dragon egg, Yu Xiao suddenly felt a pang of emotion.
Most importantly, the surface of the dragon egg was engraved with strange runes, each of which shimmered with an inexplicable luster.
Each flash of light gave Yu Xiao a feeling of boundless power welling up within him.
Shift your gaze away from the dragon egg.
[Host: Yu Xiao]
Lifespan: 25 years (65 years remaining)
[Skill Level: Average]
[Physical Fitness: 11]
【Spirit: 11】
[Agility: 11]
Dragon eggs sold so far: 1
[Currently obtainable abilities from Dragonborn: Abyssal Roar (lv1), Abyssal Creator (lv1), Night's Edge (lv1)]
Current assets: 126000
"All three-dimensional attributes have been improved slightly..."
Looking at his data panel, Yu Xiao murmured to himself.
No wonder I felt a surge of power just now... it wasn't an illusion after all...
"But what are these three abilities?"
Looking at the second-to-last column, Yu Xiao was a little curious.
All three abilities can be activated.
As Yu Xiao's thoughts touched each one.
【Abyss Dragon's Roar (lv1): Creates a powerful stun effect on creatures within effective range.】
[Abyss Creator (lv1): Can shrink living beings and strip them of all abilities]
【Night's Edge (lv1): Allows for teleportation at night; during this time, the user's vision and reaction speed are doubled】
"This is……"
Looking at the data panel that popped up again, Yu Xiao clicked his tongue in amazement.
As expected, they were able to acquire the abilities of the dragon's offspring.
Look at that incredible ability... I can only say, this truly deserves to be called a dragon!
"And then the dragon was hatched."
"The attributes that the Dragonborn gains each time they grow stronger are proportionally transferred to me..."
Yu Xiao touched his chin.
...
As Yu Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.
On the other side of the door.
"Professor An, do you think Yu Xiao is capable of producing the dragon egg?"
Xia Qinglan turned to look at a man with graying temples but a spirited demeanor beside her and asked in confusion.
This is something she specifically requested from above just now.
An Ming, a renowned paleontologist from Daxia.
"I doubt it because it's too far-fetched. Even if Yu Xiao really does produce dinosaur eggs, since tens of millions of years have passed since the Jurassic period, it's impossible for living dinosaur eggs to exist, so the idea of them hatching is even more absurd."
"But based on what you said before, Section Chief Xia, I think Yu Xiao himself might actually have some kind of confidence, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed so readily after knowing your identity."
Upon hearing Xia Qinglan's question, An Ming adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and spoke earnestly.
Upon hearing Anming's words...
Xia Qinglan's gaze flickered for a moment, then she nodded.
Just as I was about to speak.
"Crunch—"
The door was opened.
Then, Yu Xiao walked out of the house, holding an egg in his arms.
Seeing this scene.
"Huh? Really?"
Xia Qinglan was instantly stunned, her mouth agape.
Wait, you actually pulled out an egg? And it's more than half a person's height?
Ostrich eggs don't seem to be that big...
Xia Qinglan was still in shock and doubt.
"Shut up! Don't make a sound!"
A furious shout came from the side.
Upon hearing this, Xia Qinglan snapped back to reality.
Then, under Xia Qinglan's gaze as she turned her head.
An Ming's eyes widened, his face filled with inexplicable excitement as he stared intently at the dragon egg in Yu Xiao's arms.
"Impossible! How could this be?!"
Meanwhile, Anming kept muttering to himself.
It lasted for several minutes.
It wasn't until Yu Xiao coughed that the strange atmosphere was broken.
"Xiao Liu, did you bring the sterile gloves and biodetector? Don't just stand there! Give them to me now!"
An Ming turned his head and looked at the other man beside him, urging him loudly.
Upon hearing this, the man wearing round-framed glasses standing next to An Ming nodded and stammered a reply.
After receiving the sterile gloves, Anming put them on.
next moment.
"Thump!"
Anming knelt down with one leg in front of the other.
Looking at the dragon egg in Yu Xiao's arms, she placed her hand on it with a mixture of anticipation and resistance.
His face flickered between light and dark for a long while.
Anming attached the instrument to the surface and looked at the information and data on the display screen.
"What kind of egg is this? Its activity level is higher than any other life form on Earth!"