"Well, thank you very much, my lady." Roch smiled.
"You better take care of the little tortoise like our child or else I'll take it back, alright?" She looked at him with threatening eyes. Roch was not scared but felt she was so lovely.
However, Roch was startled at her words, his eyes widening a little. He didn't expect to hear her say, their child, so his heart was in shock.
Staring at the woman's beautiful eyes, he seemed to see the blooming plum blossoms. He was so charmed that he knew he would agree to any of her requests.
With this thought, he smiled helplessly, "En, I'll take care of it… like our child." Taking the egg from Zemirah, he carefully held the egg that will now be treated as a little ancestor of Whitelock House.
A satisfied smile appeared on her lips, letting Roch know that he did right.
At the same time, in Zemirah's mind, a familiar voice sounded.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for triggering 99,999 fold-back and getting a Mountain River Tortoise, a spiritual beast that has a level 6 bloodline]
A spiritual egg appeared in my mind, beside the egg was the image of a fully grown Mountain River Tortoise. The tortoise was bigger than any mountain she had seen on Earth, its back seemed to carry the mountains and rivers. All living creatures can live in peace with the Mountain River Tortoise as their guardian.
The tortoise spiritual beast should not be any worse than the divine beasts, Zemirah thought in her mind.
Such a huge beast, those divine beasts should be just like that, right?
Seemingly sensing her thoughts, Sia talked more than usual. 'Ding! Host should know that divine beasts are called as such because of their uniqueness, not just in size but also in power and majesty. You'll understand it once you see one in the future.'
'So powerful?' Zemirah exclaimed in her heart, she felt that her vision was already high but Sia's words made her feel that her imagination couldn't fathom this world.
'Ding! Divine beasts are at the apex of this world, of course, they are powerful.'
'Then can I get a divine beast as a reward in the future?'
'Ding! The Host can explore the system's functions by herself, maybe you'll get a surprise.'
She curled her lips at Sia's vague answer. This exchange happened in her mind and no more than a flash passed in reality. Zemirah saw Roch taking out a small nest and placing the spiritual beast's egg inside.
"Is that an artifact?" She asked curiously.
"En, a functional artifact that can help the beast egg hatch smoothly," Roch explained to her, letting Zemirah hold the nest as she explored it.
"What a good thing," Zemirah murmured after she asked the system to let her see the information on the artifact.
[Name]: Warm Egg Nest
[Grade/Level]: Peak Level Grade 1
[Introduction]: A nest-type artifact made from warm gold grass that has the function of keeping spiritual beast eggs warm and a certain effect of helping in hatching.
'This is like an incubator but a cultivation world's version.' She thought amusedly.
Roch watched Zemirah and when he saw her giving it back to him, he said, "Do you want one for the other egg?"
"Hmm? Do you have an extra?"
Roch nodded, "Want one?"
"Yes!"
So Zemirah happily put her disciple's spiritual egg in a nest, the egg was quietly waiting to be given to its destined owner.
"Now that we're done with our business here, let us get going," Roch announced, he took out his flying sword and held Zemirahs waist.
A blue sword light appeared in the sky, the group of tortoises saw it and knew that the kind lady was gone.
"Roar~"
A familiar beast roar sounded in Zemirah's ears before they disappeared into the forest. She thought that those tortoises must be saying goodbye to her, making her quite happy.
In the following days, Zemirah and Roch flew toward the east. Sometimes they are in Roch's flying sword, sometimes when Zemirah wants to rest, they will use his flying boat that can carry a group of people.
The flying boat was a luxury item to cultivators, so using one was eye-catching. Roch tried to avoid using it, but he wouldn't refrain from using it when needed. For him, Zemirah's comfort was his priority. As for the danger that this may attract, Roch was confident in his strength to protect his beloved.
Just as Zemirah planned, she gave her lover a gift every day. Not just because of the benefit of her system, but also to show her affection.
On the first day, Zemirah made a bunch of Ice Sword Talismans in her spare time and gave them all to Roch.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for triggering 100,000 fold-back and rewarded with a supreme-quality Peak-Stage grade 3 talisman, Ice Storm Sword Talisman 50x]
On the second day, Zemirah remembered the artifacts she bought in that stall with Roch. She gave him the [Cold Jade Flute], a Common-Quality Low-Stage Grade 1 musical instrument. The grade and quality are very low, making Zemirah a bit embarrassed, but it is beautiful so she still gave it to him.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for triggering 199,999 fold-back and rewarded with a celestial-quality Peak-stage grade 2 artifact, Snow Moon Jade Flute ]
"Hm?" Roch looked puzzled at the flute in his hand, wondering why Zemirah gave him this. He then asked her his confusion which Zemirah answered, "It's quite good-looking so I'll give it to you."
Roch laughed happily at her words, not minding the artifact's grade and quality. Since Zemirah thinks it looks good then it must be good.
However, that evening, Zemirah handed him something before she entered her room to start practicing. It was a wooden box and inside it was a precious gift for him.
A flute that seems to be carved from precious materials, emanating the power of cold snow and white moon. Roch has been looking for a suitable artifact to use and unknowingly, Zemirah gave it to him.