Chapter 118: Shall We Raise It Together?
Upon hearing this, Yuan Bao's eyes instantly widened, and he couldn't help but scream in his heart: "Ah, no, bro, you've really done it! Truly worth it!"
While the people of the Dou Qi Continent were still stuck in a simple trading economy, Jiang Lin had introduced them to the concept of the 'sharing economy' at just the right moment.
As for Eagle Sauce, let's raise it together! When you need it, just call it over to help, and when you don't, let me use it!
Princess Yao Yue stood dumbfounded, staring at the shameless man in front of her. For a moment, she couldn't comprehend the meaning behind this phrase, "Let's raise it together."
"Goo goo goo!" However, Eagle Sauce, who heard this, instantly brightened up. Yes! The little eagle was making a choice! The big eagle, of course, wanted it all! So Eagle Sauce began madly nodding and chirping, thinking this way, it could be loyal and filial at the same time!
"You..." Princess Yao Yue snapped out of her daze and took a few steps back, her eyes uncertain as she looked at the young man who was a whole head taller than her. She suddenly realized that after several confrontations, their thinking was being constantly overwhelmed by this young man's unconventional way of thinking!
Looking at the excited, nodding Storm Eagle by her side, Princess Yao Yue immediately understood where all the bad habits of the eagle came from. This was a clear case of "like master, like pet," wasn't it?!
As a traditional thinker from the Dou Qi Continent, Princess Yao Yue had difficulty understanding the concept of "sharing," and as a royal, she disliked those two words even more.
"Eagle Sauce, it's your time to perform. Whether you can live the good life or not depends on your skills." Jiang Lin said, not at all bothered. He patted Eagle Sauce's wing, and it immediately woke up, quickly lying on the ground, adopting a harmless pose, and slowly approached Princess Yao Yue. It rubbed its head against her calf, even turning its belly up like a dog, offering a display of affection.
"Ah! This eagle is simply monstrous!"
"This intelligence might even rival that of a five-star magical beast, right?!"
"Eagle dog, eagle dog... Now I finally understand what eagle dog means!"
"Fool! What do you understand?!"
"Ah!!! I envy that eagle dog so much!!"
Facing the Storm Eagle's many changes in behavior and attitude, the surrounding crowd gasped in awe and shock. Was this still an eagle? It was more like a human who couldn't speak!
Even Fa Ma on the city wall couldn't help but throw a surprised glance at the Storm Eagle, who was rolling on the ground in front of Princess Yao Yue. He understood, the Gama Royal Family would likely not give up on this eagle. The young man didn't know where he had found such a clever eagle. Fa Ma didn't even doubt that if a transformation pill was given to this second-tier Storm Eagle, it would be able to blend into the crowd seamlessly.
On the city wall below, Princess Yao Yue stared at the eagle, which was now belly-up at her feet, both shocked and pained. Shocked by the eagle's intelligence, which was on par with a six-star magical beast, and pained because the eagle's intelligence was too high!
The higher the Storm Eagle's intelligence, the harder it would be for Princess Yao Yue to tame it!
Although Princess Yao Yue didn't know what position Jiang Lin held in the eagle's eyes, she understood one thing: from the eagle's bold actions to capture her, she knew she couldn't deceive the eagle. After all, who could say if this clever eagle would perform a "Thirty years of the East River, thirty years of the West River, don't bully the young eagle when it's poor" kind of trick after borrowing the egg from the chicken?
This extraordinarily talented eagle-dog, with such a dog-like master, had already developed a very erratic character. No one knew whether the eagle, which had just shown its belly to you, was now getting ready to turn its claws toward your throat.
"...How can you give up on the Storm Eagle?" Princess Yao Yue wanted to say something, but then she remembered the tragic backstory Jiang Lin had just made up for the eagle. For a moment, her words got stuck in her throat, unable to come out.
Jiang Lin had just said he would never abandon the Storm Eagle, but now he was asking the eagle to give it up in front of so many people—how awkward!
But Jiang Lin was still quite composed: "If Princess can prove she can protect Eagle Sauce better, then I have no objections."
Having found a family willing to raise Eagle Sauce, Jiang Lin wasn't willing to give up on it.
The Storm Eagle's excessive intelligence was both a blessing and a curse. The bond between Jiang Lin and Eagle Sauce was more about a shared interest, one where the two of them often fought and played together—a fun that Princess Yao Yue and the others dared not indulge in.
Even if the plan failed and the Storm Eagle completely stayed with the Gama Royal Family, once Jiang Lin himself broke through to the Dou Huang level, he could still take Eagle Sauce away. If he couldn't break through to Dou Huang? Well, that wasn't necessary. He could live a quiet life, which was his mother's greatest wish for him.
"You..." Princess Yao Yue raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her, her expression flashing with panic. "Do you want to challenge me?"
"Ah?" Jiang Lin blinked, looking at his fist, which was as large as a sandbag, then glanced at Princess Yao Yue's delicate nose. If he punched her, she'd probably cry for a long time, right?
Quickly shaking his head, Jiang Lin dismissed the dangerous thought from his mind and immediately said, "No, no, I wouldn't dare. Things between us juniors should naturally be resolved by us juniors."
"Like me, like my senior brother." Jiang Lin pointed to Yuan Bao, who patted his chest, signaling that he could be relied upon.
Princess Yao Yue seemed to understand, her eyes flashing slightly, then she said, "Then let's have a bet! If you lose, you must stay away from our Gama Royal Family's Storm Eagle!"
Uh... Jiang Lin felt uncomfortable when he heard this.
It sounded as if there was some interspecies friendship between him and Eagle Sauce.
"What if... we win, Princess?" Jiang Lin asked, hoping to use Princess Yao Yue's words to push another plan forward. And that plan would minimize the impact on Jiang Lin, whether they won or lost the bet. Of course, if they won, it would be even better. At least, he could act a bit more arrogantly.
"If you win?" Princess Yao Yue thought for a moment, then snorted. "I'll give you a chance. It's two rounds, two victories. You and your senior brother can compete. If you win one round, I will agree to raise Eagle Sauce together. If you win both rounds..."
"If you win both rounds, I'll give you two Xuanling Pills." Fa Ma's eyes flickered as he glanced at the city and interrupted Princess Yao Yue's words.
Xuanling Pills, a fourth-tier pill that could increase the Dou Shi by one star, with a resistance to overdosing. Only two could be consumed.
"But there's a condition. Your opponents will be stronger. You're not limited in your choice of Dou Qi weapons, but Yuan Bao's opponent will be Yao Bai."
"If you lose both rounds, the Storm Eagle will belong to the Gama Royal Family."
When Yuan Bao's eyelid twitched, Jiang Lin immediately realized that Fa Ma's generation might have had a hand in this, so he gave Yuan Bao a "thumbs up" gesture behind his back and then looked up at Fa Ma: "Senior, we'll need a week to prepare. Even though a Refining Master can transcend levels, the difference between a Dou Ling and a Dou Wang is too great. We need some time to prepare!"
What better way to advertise than to make a Dou Ling, who should be suppressed by a Dou Wang in flight, end up suppressing the Dou Wang instead? One week's time was the time Jiang Lin needed to modify the Four-Leaf Feather Scabbard Wing.
"Okay."
When these two words reached Jiang Lin's ears, he suddenly felt as though a Formation Master had challenged someone to a fight, and the person agreed.
(END CHAPTER)
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