In the Kingdom of Hua Nabo, some people may not know who the current Prime Minister is, or who the current President of the Kingdom's Parliament is and what their name is. But if you mention the Stadik family, every citizen of the Kingdom will speak highly of them, praising them as true heroes.
49 years ago, during the Battle of Shanxi Pass, with only a thousand troops, Stadik led the resistance against a ten-thousand-strong army of the Tai Long Empire for seventeen days, until they had reclaimed most of the southern lands of the Kingdom. Stadik was just a young vanguard officer at the age of 20 when he was entrusted with this critical mission.
28 years ago, during the Battle of Bi Po Grassland, when the situation reached a stalemate, Stadik, who was serving as the military commander at that time, defied the order to stay in place and instead appointed his own son, the then 21-year-old Yulai Stadik, as the captain of a suicide squad. They charged into the rear base of the enemy's Tai Long Empire and beheaded the commander-in-chief and renowned general of the enemy, Huan Long.
This battle led to Stadik's promotion to the Deputy Commander of the Kingdom's Army, while Yulai became the youngest Ten Thousand Cavalry Commander in the history of the Kingdom.
Ten years ago, during the turmoil in the royal court, Commander Lambert Caden of the Sky Warriors rebelled against the Empire. He was eventually defeated by the Han Luo father and son, Yulai, along with Changsun Yahua and Changsun Yaxu, who were in an audience with the king at that time. They joined forces and eliminated over 130 core members of the rebellion, each of whom was a formidable fighter capable of taking on multiple opponents. It was surprising that they were completely defeated by just four people, especially considering that two of them were only 15 and 16 years old.
This battle led to the establishment of a new position of Chief Commander above the three major commanders in the kingdom, which naturally fell to Han Luo. Yulai took over as the commander of the army, and his two sons assumed the positions of chief and deputy captains of the cavalry, respectively.
Five years ago, the Aberc Port was attacked by a pirate group of 500 members who possessed Beast Phantom Armors. The garrison was completely wiped out overnight, but they encountered Yahua, Yaxu, and their younger brother Yaruo, who were on vacation. In an intense battle that lasted for a night, the three young men, with an average age of 20, defeated the entire group of 500, with a ratio of three to five hundred. As a result, the three brothers were hailed as heroes, and Yaruo quickly rose through the ranks to become the captain of the 500 cavalry.
In comparison, Yawen Stadock, the youngest son of the Stadock family, seemed insignificant. He was not really terrible, but he was just an ordinary fifteen-year-old boy without exceptional talents, outstanding looks, or exceptional martial arts skills or magical cultivation.
In short, he was just an ordinary boy who could be found randomly on the street.
In contrast to his talented and dazzling father and brothers, Yawen was indeed disappointing. If that was all, it would have been acceptable. However, when he was ten years old, the king of the kingdom, King Deno, wanted to know what special talents the youngest son of the Stadock family had. So, he made an exception and tested Yawen at the age of ten, hoping for a remarkable discovery. However, to his surprise,Yawen was ordinary in all aspects, except for his remarkably low stability index of mental strength, which was less than half of the average person's. This meant that he couldn't even possess the most basic Beast Spirit Tools that were essential for daily life, making him even lower than an average commoner, and belonging to the inferior race of slaves.
The prestigious Stadak family unexpectedly had someone like Yawen, how disappointing.
Even so, Yawen's father still used his influence to get Yawen enrolled in the Foundation Class of Yunliu Academy. However, over the past three years, Yafang's situation has not improved at all. Instead, his annual spiritual ability test results have been declining, and now it's less than one-fifth of an average person's score. The name of the incompetent Yawen from the Stadak family has spread throughout the entire Yuan Shucheng.
Note 1: A lower spiritual index indicates poorer stability of spiritual waves, weaker self-control, and makes one easily viewed as an oddity or a lunatic by others. The ability to control a magical beast relies heavily on the stability of spiritual waves. According to the laws of the Duchy, only those with a spiritual index of 200 or above can possess combat armor or magic armor-type magical beasts, while those with an index between 120 and 200 can only possess magical beasts in the form of beast spirit. However, this is just a general rule. Nowadays, as long as one has money and power, even if their abilities are insufficient, they can still become the owner of a high-level magical beast.
Note 2: The spiritual index of an ordinary person generally falls between 180-290, with higher-level magical beasts requiring a higher index.
Looking at the cold and imposing gate of the Duke's Mansion, sometimes Yawencan't help but envy ordinary families, with a small house and a few family members, even if their lives are difficult, they are still filled with warmth.
On the other hand, it's not that his father and brothers treated him poorly. On the contrary, his father and brothers treated him well beyond words. It's just that they have been stationed outside for official duties for years, and the time they spend together is too little. For him, this magnificent Duke's Mansion seems too cold and enormous.
Pushing open the door and entering the hall, the old butler, Bran Siva, came forward and said immediately upon seeing him, "Young master, I heard Naken say that you may have some business today and may be back late, but you should still pay attention to the time. I don't think you've had dinner yet! I will immediately have someone bring your dinner to your room." Without giving Yawen a chance to refuse, Bran Siva walked away on his own.
Looking at the butler's figure, Yawen couldn't help but smile. He's such a kind person, caring and... a bit naggy to everyone in the family. Returning to his own room, the table was already filled with a feast of dishes. Yawen ate some of them briefly before asking someone to take them away.
After everyone left the room, Yawen took out a wooden box about 30 centimeters in size from a hidden compartment in his wardrobe. He unlocked the secret lock on the box and removed the lid, revealing a box filled with velvet cloth. In the middle of the box, there was a unique magical beast egg, about the size of a palm. The entire egg had an ivory-white color with a pearl-like luster. When illuminated by moonlight, faint silver patterns would appear on the surface, while under sunlight, golden patterns would be visible. This magical beast egg had a complicated history before it came into Yawen's possession. It was a gift from his uncle.
When Yawen was 10 years old, the emperor of the kingdom discovered that his mental index was too low, which caused his family to be in disbelief.
Although he was still young at that time, he knew that he had been disqualified for life. He fell into a low period and happened to be visited by his uncle, who was known as a strange person by his father. Upon hearing the news, his uncle was very angry and yelled at him, "Do you really think you can't live without a magical beast? Look at me, I'm doing just fine without one."
Note: Magical beasts are usually only cultivated by wealthy, influential, or special-needs individuals. Ordinary commoners usually only cultivate low-level magical beasts provided for free by the country. If a magical beast dies due to the expiration of its lifespan, it will not be replaced with another one. Some people even deliberately avoid magical beasts.
However, despite all this, his uncle still gave him the magical beast egg the next day, saying, "This is a holy magical beast egg. If I can hatch it, no one will dare to underestimate me." At that time, he was really happy to possess such a beautiful magical beast egg and eagerly wanted to hatch it as soon as possible.
But now he knows that his uncle was just comforting him and trying to prevent him from being sad, because a year ago, he found the so-called mysterious and grand Magical Beast Merchants Association mentioned by his uncle, which turned out to be just a shabby little shop selling damaged magical beast eggs in a small corner two streets away.
When he went to the shop with the magical beast egg, it was obvious that the shop owner was impressed by the egg. As soon as the owner saw the egg in his hand, he smiled and said, "This egg was found by his grandfather once when he went on an adventure to an ancient ruin with eight partners. After finding nothing, his partners all left disappointed, but his grandfather didn't give up and searched again. Finally, he found this magical beast egg in an inconspicuous corner, probably laid by some magical beast that sneaked in! He brought it back casually and displayed it in the shop. As a result, from his grandfather's generation to his generation, it was sold one after another because of its unique and beautiful appearance, but they were all returned because it couldn't be hatched at all. Later, he had it checked by experts and found that there was no sign of activity inside the egg, it was basically "dead". However, because it looked very beautiful, he kept it in the shop as a decoration. Almost every magical beast shop has a few of these eggs..."
After the boss asked if the man was Yawen's uncle, he smiled and showed a bill to Yawen, saying, "Perfect timing! Your uncle owes me the remaining 50 gold coins, and you need to pay it off."
Yawen couldn't help but be startled and exclaimed, "50 gold coins? Are you trying to rob me? That's so expensive! It's enough to feed a family of four for half a year! How much did you sell this egg for?" The boss smiled and said, "Not expensive! Only 200 gold coins. The legendary beast eggs always have a certain value!"
Yawen couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, and was about to ask the boss if he could return the goods. But the boss was one step ahead and pointed to a sign on the wall to the right, which read, "No returns accepted once goods are sold."
Biting his lip, Yawen took out his two years' worth of pocket money and paid for it.
As he looked at the magical beast egg in his hand, he remembered what happened a year ago. Although the hope of the legendary beast egg had been shattered, Yawen still had the habit of holding it and talking to it every day while using his body temperature to hatch it.
But today, the feeling of dissatisfaction in his heart expanded infinitely, and the desire for power surged uncontrollably, almost driving him crazy. He was about to use his usual method to calm down the excitement in his heart when the magical beast egg in his hand suddenly felt different. The temperature of the egg in his palm rose abnormally, almost burning hot, and there seemed to be something moving inside. In five years, this egg that had been deemed dead had changed, filling Yawen with surprise and joy.
In anticipation, Yawen watched as cracks appeared on the previously shiny shell of the egg, and then the cracks grew larger. A strange, indescribable scent, neither pleasant nor foul, started to fill the room, albeit faintly resembling the smell of rusted iron.
Then, a wolf-sized head, resembling a wolf with brown fur, emerged from the egg, followed by the entire body revealing itself. It seemed to be the size of a palm. Yawen's first instinct was, "So small! So cute."
The short and chubby limbs were supposed to be silver in color, but they appeared pearly due to the slippery mucus coating them. The small magical beast looked at Yawen, stuck out its tiny tongue, licked his thumb a few times, and made a mosquito-like chirping sound. Then, it started to eat the eggshell, and Yawen noticed that this little creature ate quickly with agile movements. In no time, the eggshell that was the same size as the magical beast was completely eaten. The small creature let out a satisfied burp, stretched lazily, and comfortably nestled in Yawen's palm, making Yawen burst into laughter.
The anger and frustration from before had disappeared without a trace. Yawen realized that the previously unpleasant smell had turned into a sour and pungent odor. He hurriedly took the newly born magical beast to the bathroom and gave both himself and the creature a refreshing bath. That's when he noticed that the creature had long, dense fur on its body, which appeared silver in moonlight and white in candlelight, just like when it was in the egg. Yawen couldn't help but wonder if it would appear golden in sunlight.