He couldn't possibly use the authority to control the world and overturn the situation, could he? That would harm all the bees inside, and everything would have to start over.
But... if he didn't bring it out, there wouldn't be enough food for it to eat.
Fang Yuan felt somewhat troubled, feeling like he was shooting himself in the foot with a stone.
At this moment, Fang Yuan also noticed that the rooster, after absorbing a drop of the source, seemed to have gained awareness. It was now intelligent, which was quite astonishing; it had become smarter.
In the end, Fang Yuan decided to sell this rooster because the steel bead world was still small and couldn't withstand its havoc.
As for how to capture it, Fang Yuan could easily release it, leaving the capturing problem to the buyer. He would finalize the details after negotiating.
"Coincidentally short on cash, this rooster should fetch quite a bit of money. Maybe it could even end up in a museum. Tsk tsk..."
Immediately, Fang Yuan placed his phone into the steel bead world and controlled it with his consciousness to take several high-definition close-up photos of the giant rooster from various angles.
He then posted these photos on Weibo with the caption: "Domestically raised mutant millennia-old giant rooster, height of six meters, now up for auction, starting at 100,000 RMB, highest bidder wins, contact details..."
After posting, Fang Yuan pondered how to place the rooster. He was worried that the rooster might go berserk and wipe out all the bees.
Fortunately, the rooster had just awakened its consciousness and seemed to be pondering its existence. It shouldn't cause trouble in the short term; the main concern was its hunger.
Fang Yuan didn't pay much attention to his own Weibo, but little did he know that as soon as those photos were uploaded, they spread rapidly across the internet.
In the photos, a standing giant rooster towered over flowers and grass, even crushing small trees around it, adorned with a purple crown, exuding an imposing aura.
"Damn, is this for real?"
"Is this from a movie? The special effects are too realistic..."
"Millennia-old giant rooster? That's absurd. In five thousand years of Chinese history, there's never been anything close. Did this chicken come from ancient times?"
"Confirmed, it's a movie special effect..."
...
These were the uproars from netizens and forum users.
However, individuals knowledgeable about photo authenticity and special effects had entirely different reactions.
A subtle undercurrent began surging with the appearance of this giant rooster.
Those who truly understood knew that if this rooster was real, it would definitely attract national, even international attention.
After all, even elephants weren't as large as this rooster, symbolizing something profoundly unique.
...
That night, Fang Yuan received numerous phone calls, each one asking if the rooster was real.
Fang Yuan replied uniformly: if they were serious, they should come to Danyuan County. They could see the rooster first before the auction.
Just as he hung up one call, another one rang.
"Fang Yuan, you're something. Did you really raise that giant rooster? Is it really that big?" A familiar female voice came through the phone.
Upon hearing this voice, Fang Yuan couldn't help but think crookedly about such a large rooster... cough cough...
"Hey, are you Wang Lili?" Fang Yuan recalled the voice's owner and said in surprise, "Are you interested in buying the rooster too?"
"Not really, I'm calling to tell you that a few college classmates are coming to Danyuan County tomorrow, and someone specifically mentioned wanting you to join us," Wang Lili said.
"College classmates? Who specifically wants me to join?" Fang Yuan asked curiously.
"You'll find out when you get here. Tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock, Danyuan Grand Hotel. Remember, okay?" Wang Lili said and hung up before Fang Yuan could refuse.
Helplessly shaking his head and smiling, Fang Yuan didn't resist the idea of a college reunion. However, he was curious about who had specifically asked for his presence.
Seeing another call coming in, Fang Yuan immediately hung up, then added a note on Weibo: "Please do not call; if you're serious about buying, come to Danyuan County tomorrow afternoon for the auction. You can see the rooster before bidding."
He then turned off his phone and transferred several large baskets of corn into the steel bead world—food for the giant rooster.
The next morning, when Fang Yuan woke up, he found an extra drop of the source. Curious, he checked the steel bead world and was horrified to find the giant rooster flapping everywhere.
The edges of the islands, even on the islands themselves, were covered in the giant rooster's footprints. The flowers and grass were trampled beyond recognition, and most of the bees were on the brink of extinction.
"Damn it, quiet down!" Fang Yuan directly shouted through his consciousness.
The giant rooster, flapping around everywhere, immediately shrank its head in fright and looked uncertainly towards the sky.
"Huh, can it understand me?" Fang Yuan was astonished. His actions just now were entirely instinctive, and it was the first time he realized he could communicate with the steel bead world through his consciousness.
At this moment, the giant rooster crowed again, and Fang Yuan received a stream of consciousness, seemingly asking who he was and where this place was...
Fang Yuan was shocked: "Damn, this rooster has become sentient."
"Crow crow..." The giant rooster called out again, its consciousness conveying inquiries about its whereabouts and a desire to leave.
"If you want to leave, stay quiet. I'll send you off in a few days. Don't cause trouble for me, or else I'll cook you," Fang Yuan said, using his consciousness to invoke the power of the steel bead world, causing it to tremble as if under divine retribution.
The giant rooster was scared stiff, nodding its head hastily, its neck shrinking, and Fang Yuan couldn't help but feel that this rooster had definitely become sentient.
Now he suddenly felt uncertain about whether selling this giant rooster was a good idea or a bad one. After all, selling an intelligent creature wasn't entirely ethical.
However, Fang Yuan believed that with such a unique and extraordinary giant rooster, those buyers probably wouldn't just use it for chicken meat. So, he wasn't too worried.
With only around thirty to forty thousand RMB left on him, he must sell it to earn money.
After calming down the giant rooster, Fang Yuan quickly found the four queen bees. He discovered that although most of the ordinary bees had died, all four queen bees were still alive.
"Since there's already an extra drop of the source, I might as well strengthen these four queen bees too. I wonder if their breeding speed will increase after enhancement?"
Immediately, Fang Yuan divided the drop of source into four equal parts and injected them into the bodies of the four queen bees.
Similar to the giant rooster, the four queen bees trembled for a moment after absorbing the source, then rapidly grew larger, their colors turning toward golden.
In just a few minutes, each queen bee was the size of a palm, several dozen times larger than before.
"I'll cut you some slack this time. Hopefully, my investment pays off."
Without further attention to the queen bees, Fang Yuan began to handle the auction of the giant rooster.
People started arriving at Fang Yuan's place from three in the afternoon, and by five o'clock, there were about forty to fifty people present. Fang Yuan had no interest in knowing who they were.
Soon after, Fang Yuan entered the helipad in his yard and released the giant rooster.
Whether it was Fang Yuan's instinctive scolding in the steel bead world or not, as soon as the giant rooster saw Fang Yuan, it immediately shrank its head in surprise and behaved very obediently.
This reassured Fang Yuan quite a bit. After instructing the rooster not to misbehave, he allowed the prospective buyers to come and inspect.
When everyone saw the six-meter-tall giant rooster with their own eyes, their jaws dropped.
"How on earth could there be such a large rooster in the world?"
"Oh my god..."
"I thought it was fake before. How on earth did you raise something this big?"
Everyone was dumbfounded; while they hadn't been very impressed when looking at the photos before, seeing it in person was a completely different experience due to the overwhelming visual impact.