I picked up the pet egg and examined it closely.
"Beep beep, Stone City, do you wish to hatch the pet egg?" The system prompted me.
"Hatch."
"Beep beep, congratulations to the player Stone City on the successful hatching of the pet, obtaining a little phoenix."
A small bird with vibrant red feathers hatched from the egg I held in my hand. The little phoenix had a long beak and chirped incessantly. Its fiery feathers were strikingly beautiful, and its tail had three lovely, feather-like tails that fluttered in the air.
What a gorgeous little phoenix, so adorable! Let's take a look at its attributes.
Little Phoenix: a level seven fire-type pet, level: zero, with 200 health points, 200 mana points, 100 attack points, 100 defense points, and a skill called Fireball, a simple attack for the Little Phoenix.
Not bad, it's actually a level seven pet! Pets at level five or higher are considered high-level pets, and it's not easy to obtain such a pet.
"Beep beep, congratulations to the player Stone City for obtaining the Little Phoenix. The Little Phoenix currently has no name, please give it a name."
"Little Phoenix."
"Beep beep, congratulations to the player Stone City for successfully naming the Little Phoenix. The Little Phoenix has entered the pet ranking list. Would you like to reveal your name, Stone City?"
"No."
Great, my Little Phoenix is strong, it even made it onto the pet ranking list! Let's take a look.
Pet Ranking List:
First place: an eighth-level pet, the Twin-Winged Tiger, owned by a player with a hidden name.
Second place: a level seven pet, the Little Phoenix, owned by a player with a hidden name.
Third place: a sixth-level pet, the Black Panther King, owned by a player named "The weather is so cold."
Fourth place: a fifth-level pet, the Three-Eyed Fox, owned by a player named "Fox Cat."
What? The pet ranking list only has four players on it? Except for the first-place player's eighth-level pet, the other pets aren't particularly impressive. Obtaining pets is really difficult!
But my pet actually made it to second place, I'm so happy! Now, it's time to complete the mission and head to the residence of the merchant Wang Cai.
"Brother, it's time for lunch."
My little sister called me from the living room, it's already lunchtime. I quit the game and got ready to eat.
Upon arriving in the living room, Li Tong and little sister had already prepared the meal and were waiting for me.
"Lin Feng, go wash your face quickly, it's time to eat. We have your favorite braised pork."
"Great, I'm starving. I'm definitely going to eat more."
The three of us, Li Tong, little sister, and I, were all happy and harmonious. In that moment, a warm family was formed. It had been a long time since I had experienced such a joyous and happy time of dining with family, since the year we lost our parents.
Happiness.
The feeling of happiness overwhelmed me as I looked at the lovely little sister and gentle Li Tong. This is my world, and they are my most precious treasures.
After dinner, we played rock-paper-scissors, and while I sadly washed the dishes, I watched little sister and Li Tong revel in their victory. After a short rest, we continued our battles in the game. Li Tong and little sister were only level five and were still struggling in the beginner's village. There wasn't much I could do to help them.
"Stone City, you're back. I heard that there was a problem with the Blackstone Tower, and I was worried about you. Are you okay? Did you get back my wife's Kui Dong necklace?"
As soon as I entered the courtyard of the merchant Wang Cai, he saw me and ran over to ask me.
"Yes, there was a big problem on the Blackstone Tower side. Several powerful bosses were guarding the passage, and it was very dangerous. However, thinking of Uncle Wang and Auntie's steadfast and great love, I was filled with admiration and strength, and I fought my way through, finally finding the Skeleton Witch."
I started boasting shamelessly.
"How about it? Did you get the Kui Dong necklace back?"
Hey, why are you ignoring such an exciting story? It's your loss.
"I got it. Look, what is this?"
Well, I'll let my actions speak for themselves.
"It really is my Kui Dong necklace."
Merchant Wang Cai snatched the wooden box containing the Kui Dong necklace from me, which I had obtained from the Skeleton Witch. He opened the box and burst into tears that wouldn't stop flowing.
"Stone City, you have truly helped me retrieve my beloved wife's Kui Dong necklace, which is my lifeblood. I must express my gratitude to you."
Such directness, excellent. I like it.
"Stone City, you have done me such a great favor, I must give you a splendid gift."
Splendid gift, not bad. I wonder what it could be? Perhaps an exquisite pet, a skill book, or even a divine artifact. I am filled with anticipation.
"Stone City, hold on a moment. Let me think about what to give you." The merchant Wang Cai began to speak to himself.
"I will give you half of my fortune."
"No, that would be too mundane."
Hmmm, not mundane at all. Judging from the wealth of this merchant Wang Cai, he must have at least tens of billions in assets. Giving me half would be a considerable amount of zeros. But before I could agree, the merchant Wang Cai unexpectedly vetoed his own offer. I was left feeling disappointed.
"I will give you a pet."
That works too.
"But my pets are just chickens, dogs, pigs, and the like. There's no good pet to offer."
Thank goodness you didn't give me one, or I would have been upset.
"I will give you a divine artifact."
Ecstatic, please do not veto this.
"Good idea, but unfortunately, I don't have any divine artifacts."
I see.
"Oh wait, I do have one."
"Stone City, I am grateful for your help in finding the Kui Dong necklace. I will give you this map as a token of my appreciation." The merchant Wang Cai finally spoke to me directly, no longer talking to himself.
Let me take a look.
The secret path of the Five Elements: the map to the Five Elements land.
Isn't this the Five Elements land that Dongfang Xing mentioned? Looking at some of the landmarks on the map, as long as we find the landmarks depicted on the map and follow the annotations on the map, we can reach the Five Elements land.
Oh, I thought I could get something good. Of course, this map should be a good thing, but now it's of no use to me. Thinking about so many things in my backpack that I can't apply right now, it's really depressing.
Leaving the residence of the merchant Wang Cai, I arrived at the auction house of the system to collect the gold coins for the auctioned level 15 to level 20 equipment.
The equipment sold quickly, except for a few level 15 white equipment, all the other equipment had been sold, and at high prices. Looking at the more than 5,000 gold coins received, I was really happy.
Alright, now I have money and can appraise the legendary Golden Diamond Shield lying in the warehouse.
"Appraiser Grandpa, I'm here, I want to appraise something."
"What thing? Let me take a look." The appraiser grandpa said in his usual indifferent tone.
"Skeleton staff for 220 gold coins, what? It's actually a ghost weapon, and it's the Dark Ghost Cloak." The appraiser grandpa was surprised when he saw the Dark Ghost Cloak and praised me a lot.
"Young man, not bad, you actually got such a good thing. You have a bright future."
This arrogant appraiser also knows how to praise people, and was a bit surprised, but it seems that the Dark Ghost Cloak is really a good thing.
"Not bad, all of them are good gold equipment."
As I continued to take out my gold equipment, the appraiser grandpa began to exclaim.
"Dark Ghost Cloak for 2560 gold coins, Kabaro's Board Axe for 580 gold coins, Kabaro's Shoes for 610 gold coins."
"What? What is this?"
The appraiser grandpa looked up at me in disbelief when he saw the purple radiance of the Purple Radiance Stone.
"What's wrong? Have I made a mistake?" I looked at the appraiser grandfather innocently.
"Is this the Purple Radiance Stone? Is this really the legendary Purple Radiance Stone? It's amazing that such a young person like you could find such a treasure."
The legendary treasure, it seems, determines a great thing.
"Is it? Is the Purple Radiance Stone powerful? What is its function?" I asked curiously.
"This is the legendary treasure, you know... in the past..."
The appraiser grandfather looked up at the blue sky, lost in thought.
"Grandpa, what happened in the past? Can you tell me?" I asked.
"Oh, sorry, I lost my composure. Of course I can tell you, but it will cost you a hefty appraisal fee of 50,000 gold coins."
I can't believe it, this is too cruel!