Chapter 141 - 109: Dividing the Spoils! The Rock Armor Eagle’s Terrifying Growth! Ning Yu Went to Hunt the Blood-tooth Python?
"Brother Chong, when did you catch an eagle this big?"
Suddenly!
The Rock Armor Eagle became extremely agitated and spread its wings, trying to peck Xu Jun as if it were deeply hostile to this stranger.
Startled, Xu Jun stumbled back again and again.
After some more soothing from Chen Chong, the Rock Armor Eagle slowly calmed down and buried its head in his arms again.
The two of them stared at each other blankly.
It seemed the Rock Armor Eagle was only attached to Chen Chong and held a deep-seated hostility toward everyone else...
Chen Chong said, "Where would I have gone to catch it this late? It hatched from the egg."
"Hatched?" Xu Jun was dumbfounded.
’Is it because it’s an Extraordinary Creature? Is that why its development is so unusual, having a full coat of feathers right after hatching?’
Though he didn’t understand it, he was utterly stunned...
It wasn’t just him; Chen Chong was baffled too.
’It’s growing way too fast. Could it be a combination of three things: the natural traits of a young Extraordinary Creature, the effect of the refined pellets, and the influence of the enclosure?’
In less than a day, it had reached a stage of growth that would take other birds a month to achieve.
This morning, before putting it in the enclosure, he had just been hoping it would grow into a fledgling before the next crossing. He never thought his wish would be granted so quickly...
’At this rate, it’ll probably be able to fly in two or three days and be nearly mature in ten to fifteen days.’
’By the time the next crossing comes, it’ll basically be a full-grown bird of prey. But...’
’A Stone Claw Eagle is huge. As its offspring, will the Rock Armor Eagle also grow to be enormous?’
’Even though it’s a mutant, and its egg was less than half the size of the other two, it’s still an Extraordinary Creature!’
’Even at half, or even a third, of a Stone Claw Eagle’s size, I won’t be able to keep it in my apartment. What will I do then...’
Chen Chong brought the Rock Armor Eagle back to his room.
Its temperament wasn’t suited for the living room, and he couldn’t put it back in the enclosure either; otherwise, it would eventually torment the pheasants and wild ducks to death.
Besides, the enclosure’s effect wasn’t giving it much of a boost anyway.
Its ability to grow so much in a single day was likely due to the pellets refined from its eggshell. As it happened, the shells he had tossed into the Forging Furnace before leaving had just yielded a new batch.
After feeding the Rock Armor Eagle a few pellets, Chen Chong brought his temporarily unused D-class enclosure into his room and placed the bird inside to keep it from flying about.
The Rock Armor Eagle was restless at first, but after a few sharp words from Chen Chong, it finally understood that it needed to be quiet and settled back into its nest.
Chen Chong felt a strange sense of satisfaction. ’Extraordinary Creatures aren’t just powerful; it seems they’re highly intelligent, too...’
"Sir, thirty jin of salt is ready."
A worker respectfully handed over a bucket of coarse salt.
"Okay, Ah Jun. You guys stay here and process the wild boar meat. I’m going to take this last batch of salt to Ning Feng and his people."
"Got it, Brother Chong..."
Carrying the coarse salt, Chen Chong went to apartment 709.
He knocked on the door...
After a long while, the door opened.
It wasn’t Ning Feng who answered, but two members of the Swordsmanship Club who were home recovering from arm injuries.
Chen Chong recognized them. If he recalled correctly, the man who opened the door was named Zhang Yu, whom Ning Feng’s group called Ah Yu.
"Here, this is the last batch of salt for you."
"Thanks!"
Chen Chong nodded and turned to leave, but he asked curiously, "You guys from the club are that dedicated? Training in the club room even after dark?"
Ah Yu shook his head. "Ning Yu and the others aren’t training. We train hard, but we usually rest at night."
"Not training?" Chen Chong paused. "Then where did they go? Out hunting for resources this late at night?"
Ah Yu looked confused as well, as if he wasn’t quite sure himself.
"I don’t know either. Just as it was getting dark, Ning Yu rushed back with some people. They grabbed armor and swords, and when Brother Feng chased after them to ask what was happening, they all just left."
"The two of us were in our room and didn’t hear anything. Before we had a chance to ask what happened, they’d all gone downstairs. It’s definitely strange that they’re still not back."
Chen Chong’s brow furrowed. The more he heard, the more uneasy he felt...
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