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Chapter 172: A Unique Skill
Chapter 172: A Unique Skill
After dinner, Li Qian didn't waste any time and went straight back to the small white building where he was temporarily staying, continuing to browse through the cultivation materials in his VR goggles.
He was well aware that the golden finger was merely an aid and not something to rely on too heavily. These incomprehensible things could disappear one day without warning, and that would be perfectly normal.
If that day ever came, Li Qian knew he had to stand on his own two feet. Even without the golden finger, he must strive to become a competent breeder, ensuring he wouldn't fall from grace and become a shameless fraud.
The most crucial aspect of cultivation was that ability was ability, and lack thereof was just that. There was no room for deception.
Time passed slowly, and it was around ten o'clock in the evening when Li Qian removed his VR goggles to rest. Suddenly, a shadow darted through the window.
"Cackles..." The shadow paused at the windowsill, pecked at the glass, and then emitted a familiar cry.
Almost immediately after the cry, Li Qian recognized the intruder. It was none other than Jiafa, the Golden Crown Crimson Phoenix Chicken he had trained and evolved just that morning.
"Jiafa, it's quite late. What brings you here at this hour?" Li Qian's face showed a hint of curiosity as he recognized the chicken.
The chicken's appearance at this time clearly indicated it was looking for him, but what could it possibly want? Puzzled, Li Qian decided not to overthink it. He walked straight to the window, opened it, and looked out at the windowsill.
"Cackles..." Jiafa let out another urgent cry, turning its head and then leaping down from the third floor.
Li Qian understood its intention instantly. Without hesitation, he stepped forward, descended the three floors, and followed.
"Are you leading me somewhere?" Li Qian asked as he noticed Jiafa heading in a specific direction after seeing him downstairs.
Jiafa turned back and "cackled" a few more times, responding to Li Qian's question. Li Qian, seeing this, guessed its intention and followed without a word, keeping pace with the chicken.
Li Qian was very familiar with the direction Jiafa was heading. He stood at the edge of the small forest, observing carefully.
Jiafa didn't waste any time. It flapped its wings and flew, landing swiftly on a branch.
Li Qian followed its flight path and soon spotted it.
"Hmm? Is that a female Crimson Phoenix Chicken?" Li Qian noticed another Crimson Phoenix Chicken on the branch where Jiafa had landed. After getting to know these chickens over the past few days, he could identify them easily. Standing next to Jiafa was a female of the same species.
"Is this your girlfriend? In the middle of the night, you're not calling me over just to show off your lovey-dovey display, are you? If so, beware, for I might just boil you both into a pot of chicken soup." Li Qian watched as Jiafa landed next to the female chicken, and the two birds seemed to be in a cozy, intimate position. He couldn't help but mutter under his breath.
"Cackles..." After landing next to the female, Jiafa cried out again, as if it had something important to tell Li Qian.
Li Qian frowned, seeing that Jiafa indeed had something to say, but its constant "cackles" made it impossible to understand.
Just as Li Qian was considering summoning Qi Zai to serve as an interpreter, a change suddenly occurred in the location where the female Crimson Feather Chicken was perched on the tree branch.
To be precise, it was the female chicken that underwent a transformation. A faint, silvery-gray glow began to emanate from her body.
The glow was not very noticeable, so at first, Li Qian didn't notice it. It was only after he focused his gaze that he became aware of it.
"Is it the Light Energy Storage skill?" Seeing this familiar scene, Li Qian couldn't help but think of Jiafa's mastery of the "Light Energy Storage" skill.
"Is this moonlight?" Glancing at the faint moon in the sky, he quickly formed a guess.
The skills were extremely similar, almost identical, except for the color difference. Li Qian couldn't help but make this association.
The male Crimson Feather Chicken displayed the Light Energy Storage skill, absorbing sunlight, while the female Crimson Feather Chicken used the same skill to store moonlight.
No wonder Gao Yahxin said she hadn't seen a female chicken learning this skill. It turned out they wouldn't exhibit it during the day.
"Although both the male and female Crimson Feather Chickens have learned the Light Energy Storage skill, the energy they absorb is completely different. It seems my earlier guess was correct; there are two high-level evolution forms for the Crimson Feather Chickens, one for males and one for females." After muttering to himself, Li Qian became more certain.
Quietly observing Jiafa's girlfriend as she exhibited the Light Energy Storage skill to absorb moonlight, Li Qian stood motionless, deep in thought.
At this moment, he contemplated many things and gained many insights.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Qian snapped out of his reverie. At that moment, Jiafa's girlfriend also stopped using her skill.
Jiafa and his girlfriend jumped down from the tree branch, landing in front of Li Qian. Together, they began to cackle loudly.
Li Qian understood Jiafa's intention and smiled, pointing at the female Crimson Feather Chicken cackling alongside him, "You want me to help her evolve as well?"
"Cackle, cackle, cackle..." Jiafa's cackles grew even more vigorous upon hearing these words, clearly indicating that Li Qian had hit the nail on the head.
At this moment, he finally understood why, in the middle of the night, Jiafa had come to him. It turned out it was for this reason.
This Crimson Feather Chicken was indeed intelligent. It was worth it for Li Qian to have taken it from Gao Yahxin.
Although the two training sessions had been challenging for it, its determination was clear: as long as it could become stronger, these hardships were insignificant.
Evidently, it had realized that meeting Li Qian was not its misfortune but, instead, its opportunity.
It wanted to share this opportunity with its girlfriend, allowing her to grow alongside it. Moreover, Li Qian noticed that the female chicken's intelligence was not low, which explained why she accompanied Jiafa in conveying this message to him.
"I no longer have Fire Cloud Grass, but if you want to evolve, come with me tomorrow." Li Qian smiled at Jiafa and his girlfriend, then spoke calmly.
Li Qian was quite confident about acquiring another Crimson Feather Chicken from Gao Yahxin. If it didn't work out, paying a small price wouldn't be a problem.
After all, the value of a Crimson Feather Chicken was not that high, and even if he had to pay a price to acquire it, it wouldn't cost much.
(End of Chapter)
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