Vaanavan was walking between the forest in between the bristling of leaves and chirpings of birds in unhurried manner the calm and beautiful scenery made him immersed in it he felt ever so welcoming and comforted by everything there is ringing of bees and wasps green and brown scenery with gentle breeze
was might make one forget this was not a place to be absentminded as it was where ferocious beasts lurking around but he wasn't certainly one of these people fearing hidden danger.
This place was more than few hundred miles away from the place where he dug out the energy vein it was almost near the border are the speed of the avatar was more than twice that of who reached the illusory special realm.
After he finished with his duty as an ancestor to a race the system he decided to allocate couple of hours for himself which was long past his previous bargain with system when he asked for two more hours, system was very irritated of course part of the problem has to be because he didn't use any sure and quick means to search for the vein simply claiming training his perception and other senses effectively silence the system point of view not that he care he was extremely unwilling to going back immediately.
The system didn't forcibly dragged him back after which he decided to wander around learn more but he know his limitations, the system clear with him what he should and shouldn't do in this stroll due to this the system, decide it tolerable didn't hinder him. He didn't worry too much because he was only going to wander around this region, besides if it was anything more than that, system could simply dragg him back to the cave at any given moment he was powerless to do anything.
Even though that was the case for that he have to fight tooth and nail to get this opportunity, there is nothing he can do he was thankful it didn't use that energy vein as means to bring him back it was temporarily safe kept by system under the condition if he takes anymore time he have to take it in person and carry it back which means the energy vein losing it's vitality.
What Is the problem in this was it's not he couldn't go fast but there is a chance of that the energy vein would started to whither immediately they cant keep out side for only certain period of time from what he understand they are also like a plant they needed to planted in the appropriate environment to live not just any pit can revive them so he had to be careful of this Mattet if its died outside the energy in it would dissipate at alarming rate.
Vaanavan took note of minor races territory on his way and observe them he didn't intend to visit every minor race in human region at least not this time, and he was clearly instructed by system to not come in contact with anyone else even the patrol experts, he was little depressed by such a condition he would now and then would grumbling about system way of stacking conditions.
Vaanavan finally come to stop after hearing system warning as it informed him that he was reached the border of the region and shouldn't go any further he was helplessly shrugged his shoulders but he was curious about another thing when he take look at the front He stopped because he shouldn't cross the border it could be sensed by the heavenly treasures as a person carrying fate he had to kept a mind of what he do.
"Hey system! don't you say you,did something to this region border how come I don't sense anything from here is it because its my avatar or you disable that thing?" Vaanavan curiosly asked the details, the system scoffed at his question.
[You were trying to sense my method with your pitiful senses , keep dreaming! it's not like any crude array formation of newly born races but it's me don't you remember it took at least some special means to find traces of what I have done]
[Host! are you insultimg me? Just because you able to find illusion array you question my skills, don't you think its over the top the level difference was like huge chasm between the two!]
Vaanavan expression was frozen and he subconsciously turn his head away from the border in shame so that he would better control his expression and understand what did he done wrong this time his face was still flushed from the insult he heatedly said " There is no need to belittle anyone aren't they all trying their best understand the formation if one diligent and persevered anyone could reach your level" he snorted.
"Weren't you implying I was dumb one here do you think I can't find what you done here without my eye powers do you want to take a bet? " in his eyes there were sharp glint as he was going to something rashly system replied in indifferent voice.
[Sure Why not? I didn't mind it at all but host has to remember that you still have to find it quickly if not I still hand over the energy vein to you as I mentioned back then, there wouldn't be anymore exception and excuses I'm also follow such a principle like keeping my word what do you think?]
"...."
Vaanavan snorted in disdain but didn't dare to agreeing to it but he take a few steps forward and closed his eyes try to feel the array construct he estimated it would be probably better than the one he currently could make he couldn't feel any Special intent in near by energy, from his array formation knowledge the array constructed without certain treasures have array master intent or purpose should have imprinted in them so if one sensitive towards this thing they could roughly tell there was an array formation and the purpose behind it unless it was natural array formed in nature which wouldn't have such a thing or subtle energy leaking.
"Is it you or Norda who built this thing it doesn't have any intention aren't you tricking me?" Vaanavan asked with a frown the system merely laughed derisively.
[Hehehehe, does it hard? ]
He indifferently spoke "What's with your attitude, I have my reason to come into such a conclusion not because I lost okay! first with your character I doubt you would spend any treasure here second I really didn't feel any intent so it's possible you made Norda to do something was I wrong?"
What he didn't spoken outloud was the system has what one would name as hoarding issues was very greedy and it would certainly wouldn't take out anything to do here for the humans to his surprise the system reply was something he didn't expect.
[Wrong! wrong in both sense you are not only the person capable of creating natural formation, such a small Matter why should I waste treasure materials, what! you seem surprised I'm a heavenly lifeforms don't forget this wasn't a feat I couldn't achieve]
Vaanavan was speechless the system the other day praised him, when he managed to create natural during his training, informing it was impossible for anyone to achieve similar feat so he naturally left out such a thoughts, who knows there was something like that.
He walked side way as if he perceive anything different, his attention always on his front for more than twenty minutes he was losing his patients he knows he had to return can't delay any further so he was tempted to check it with his truth eyes he was suddenly attracted by something little distance from where he stands.
A dozen meters away from where he stands was a peculiar site attract his attention he took few more steps to get a clear look system cold voice woke him from the daze.
[What are you doing didn't I told you not to get too close if you take few more steps you would walk out of the human region]
Vaanavan gestured towards the thing he was looking at and whispered "What do you think is it safe to get a closer look?" he asked with little bit of excitement.
[You can but only take few more steps any further than that you would officially Cross the border you know what that means don't you?]
The system explained to him In warning tone, Vaanavan obediently nodded he cautiously looked around but he stealthyly take this few step forward and stop when the system said so in front of him was a huge boulder under the shade of strange grand tree on the boulder a basin size pit formed in it few dozen Logan size gems left lying there.
The rays of setting sun somehow cast on the gems make them give of a light purple glow but what made him move here was he figured out what it was as in the light he could see the silhouette inside these things clearly It was somehow quite beautiful why he chosed to walk here was he could see the movement on the eggs they are hatching.
"Are they snakes!? " Vaanavan whispered in awe.
[Yes!]
"Are they ferocious beasts?" he further asked without taking his eyes off
[Yes!]
"Which race was it again?" he continued to ask the system made an annoyed voice
[Why does that matter to you?]
"What's the matter you are annoyes because such a small thing, didn't I tolerate your annoyance" Vaanavan asked back still not taking his eyes off the movement inside become more and more restless then suddenly there was sudden poke in one of the eggs.
"....."
[....]
From the first egg after the initial poke another poke this time with more force the egg has teared off little with another poke a small head peaked out it slowly teared off the hole get out of the egg its body was covered in slimy liquid it's body was giving of purple hue.
As if the spell has been broken one after another started to poke on their eggshells the first started to swallow the egg it was come from 'Was it hungry?' he thought to himself slowly rest of the snakes come out of the eggs and started to eat their egg shells the light was almost gone now but he saw the few snakes moving towards a unhatched eggs with suspectable intentions.
Vaanavan felt little uncomfortable by seeing them tearing unhatched eggs he noticed something weird so to check it he activate his eye powers all of these eggs seems no life, as if paying attention to him the system commented to him.
[This things are called crystal serpents a ferocious beast with medium grade potential, yes it's family closely related to the snake you have seen the other day, even though the female snake lay few dozen eggs not all of them survive past this stage]
[You see! when the mother snake felt it's children going to born it would desert its eggs there is a possibility it's eggs would eaten by some other ferocious beast-]
"Then why it's leaving them here shouldn't it protect them" he hurriedly asked interrupted the system but system continued like it didnt hear him.
[They are said to be heartless in this matter even if the eggs escape the fate of being meal if it take much more time to hatch than it would still devoured by it's brethern, it's like they were racing against time]
Vaanavan was little bothered by why it was telling these things, as he listened to it's information on such a species he was speechless he never know the beasts also have to live in hardships to reach their full potential he never know even breaking the eggshells would help them temper their body and stimulating their bloodline, thoes who first come out of their eggs not only achieving these two things they also steal the blood essence of their brethren to strengthen their bloodline.
When he about to turn back to walk away his eyes noticed the movements of another egg in the corner the snake inside was started to ram into the eggshells tried to poke a hole in the eggshells.
[It was somewhat rare incidents the unborn youngling was intuitively aware of its death so it want to escape from the confinement of its shells, George! did you see the thing protected the youngling most became it's shackles though it was rather underdeveloped it has lesser chance to breakthrough]
Vaanavan stopped as he stared at the snake who struggle for its life and it's brethren who having hearty meal frowned his face was passive as his eyes moving between this two things there was a strange gleam in his eyes.
[Do you think it would survive past this?] the system asked his opinion so suddenly.