Chapter 90: Chapter 90 - Flame of Life (6)
Chapter 90 . Flame of Life (6)
With a blank look, Yeon-woo and the Phoenix stared at the egg for a long time to confirm whether it would hatch or not .
However, no matter how long they waited, nothing happened .
A slight furrow formed between Yeon-woo’s brows .
In contrast, stuck right next to the egg was Chirpy, chirping ever so merrily at the thought of not having to say goodbye to her friend just yet .
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『Hmm… I have never witnessed such a strange phenomenon myself . I do not understand why your egg is not hatching . 』
“What do you think the problem is?”
『Well, to be precise, there is no ‘problem’ . I would know if there was any . 』
The Phoenix’s voice sounded a little offended .
The Holy Flame the Phoenix had granted Yeon-woo was not just a random creation of hers, it also was part of the Phoenix’s own soul . In other words, saying that there was a problem with the Holy Flame was practically saying there was a problem with the Phoenix’s soul .
Realizing his mistake, Yeon-woo quickly bowed down to apologize .
“Oh… I’m so sorry for my slip of tongue . ”
『It is alright . I understand that humans view things from a different perspective than us beasts . 』
The Phoenix then focused back on the egg .
『However, I must admit, this surely is abnormal . I can see the beast inside the egg has already completely developed, but I am afraid I cannot put my wing on the reason why it is refusing to come out . 』
And neither did Yeon-woo have any clue about this, as the diary didn’t mention anything similar .
『Let us take some time and observe the egg . It will come out soon, I believe . 』
Yeon-woo had no choice but to comply with the Phoenix’s suggestion .
After that, Yeon-woo once again started wandering around the Dream World in order to collect more materials .
It was because the Phoenix had suggested that the egg might require more of her Flame of Life to hatch .
『I cannot grant you another flame of high quality, but it is not particularly hard to create a flame of normal quality . So, let us give it one more try』
Complaints about the scarcity of the materials could be heard from other players everywhere, but Yeon-woo, who had no time to care about others, proceeded to once again sweep through the already hard-to-find ingredients .
After having gathered the required materials a second time, the egg absorbed the second Flame of Life, growing another meter and becoming three meters tall .
A three-meter-tall egg . While it didn’t sound too shocking when described with words, the egg was almost twice as big as Yeon-woo .
Knowing that the beast inside the egg was in a fetal position, Yeon-woo couldn’t imagine how big it would be once it broke out of its shell .
“Haha… . ”
『This is just unbelievable . 』
Yeon-woo couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh at this endlessly growing egg .
『I have never seen an egg growing this big before hatching . It seems like my flame will run out before it stops growing . 』
Of course, the Phoenix’s flame wouldn’t deplete even if she continued creating Flames of Life, but that showed how frustrated she was .
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Only Chipy was still chattering joyously . It looked like a child bragging about her friend, ‘Mom, Mom! Look how big my friend is!’ .
But Yeon-woo was so deep in thought that nothing reached his ears .
‘This is almost like shoveling sand against the tide . ’
Despite this deadlock, he could feel without a doubt that his connection with the egg was growing stronger . He could clearly feel the egg’s happiness being transmitted to himself .
The problem was that he could only feel its emotions, but not its thoughts .
As if it was intentionally hiding from Yeon-woo . Not because it was afraid of him, but just to play pranks on him .
‘Can it really be doing this as a joke?’
But he knew the situation couldn’t be that simple . Because Mythical Beasts were beings so simple in nature, yet so profound at the same time .
‘I’ll be stuck on this floor for a long time if this continues . ’
Though the bartender had said that the war’s first battle would most likely take place on the 11th floor, that wasn’t completely certain .
There were still a large number of variables that could upset his calculations .
‘Even if the war does take place on this floor, I have to finish the trial before it happens . . ’
Meanwhile, the Phoenix carefully voiced her opinion about the egg after a long time of organizing her thoughts .
『Perhaps… This could be the reason… . 』
Yeon-woo’s head jerked up at the Phoenix’s murmuring .
“What is it?”
『Motivation . 』
Yeon-woo put on a puzzled look .
“Motivation?”
『Yes . As you know, dreams are paramount to all Mythical Beasts . They feed off of dreams and are always in pursuit of them . And I have heard that in places where there are no dreams at all, they refuse to be born . 』
Yeon-woo’s eyes started to shake slightly as he could already see where the Phoenix was going with this .
『And to my knowledge, most humans have dreams, whether they are big or small . 』
And he felt as if the Phoenix’s two eyes were staring into his very soul .
『But human, do you have a dream?』
Yeon-woo was struck dumb at her question .
『It looks like you do not . 』
He let out a bitter laugh .
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‘Dream… . ’
Just as the Phoenix presumed, he didn’t have a dream .
If anything, it would be his revenge .
But that wasn’t exactly a dream . Rather, it was more like an objective, or a goal he had set for himself .
Players climbing up The Tower usually had dreams like gaining power or becoming a god, but that did not apply to Yeon-woo .
Power was merely a means to achieve his mission, and he didn’t even wish to become a god .
In fact, Yeon-woo thought that dreams were nothing but trivial and rather cumbersome things to have .
‘That’s what’s causing this?’
Yeon-woo was running into difficulties he had never expected to encounter .
He had no idea how to solve such a problem .
‘I guess a trial’s still a trial . ’
A trial that brought him physical adversities as well as mental anguish .
Yeon-woo glanced at his egg with a slight frown on his face .
But the egg’s pleased emotion was still being conveyed through the connection .
Yeon-woo raised his head to see the Phoenix .
Although he hadn’t said anything yet, the Phoenix had seen his desperation through his eyes .
『For now, take your time and make sure to clear up your situation . Hasty decisions will only delay the progress of your work . 』
Yeon-woo answered with a grave nod .
‘Dream . ’
Yeon-woo sat quietly at the edge of the cliff and started to organize his thoughts .
‘It’s a tough problem . It’s not something I can just make up . ’
He had never thought about a purpose other than carrying out his revenge .
Moreover, he had a mountain of work to do now .
Not to mention the trial, the war between the two giant clans was imminent . Wasting his time stuck in there was not an option .
After breathing some fresh air, he felt his head clearing up a bit at least .
Just then,
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Chirpy came flying and sat on his lap .
The way she flapped her small wings, trying so hard to keep herself floating in the air was adorable .
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Chirpy stared at Yeon-woo with her twinkly eyes and started jumping around his lap while wagging her beak as if trying to tell him something .
“You came here to cheer me up?”
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“You’re saying that your friend is just sleeping so I don’t have to worry too much?”
Yeon-woo couldn’t hold back his laughter anymore and ended up letting out a hearty laugh .
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“Okay, I’ll stop laughing . ”
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Thanks to the contract he made with Chirpy, Yeon-woo was able to read her thoughts to a certain extent .
She was trying to defend her friend, saying that the beast inside the egg did not mean any ill with this .
But the way she was trying to persuade him was just too cute, Yeon-woo started petting and fidgeting with the little bird .
While feeling Yeon-woo’s touch, Chirpy looked up with anxious eyes .
But he continued to pet her without giving any answer .
There was, in fact, something that Chirpy misunderstood .
She thought Yeon-woo was depressed because of the egg, but he had different thoughts in mind .
‘You want me to have a dream? What if I make you so full that you won’t even need my dreams?’
Yeon-woo’s eyes shone with a strange glow .
If there was anything he had learned as he climbed The Tower, it was that there was never a set answer for a problem in a trial .
‘Do you think you can keep on being stubborn and stay like that even if I give you tons of energy to feed on?’
Yeon-woo was planning to continue feeding the egg with the Flame of Life until it hatched .
And if, even after that, it still refused to hatch,
‘I’ll bring you the energy of the other three Legendary Beasts . ’
The Abyss Turtle, The Void Dragon, and The Sabretooth Tiger .
As far as he knew, the three other Legendary Beasts also gave their energy as a reward for players who completed their quests .
The reason why Yeon-woo insisted on the Phoenix’s Flame of Life was that he needed a Mythical Beast with the fire and wind property .
Now that the situation had changed, he couldn’t stick to his original plan anymore .
‘Maybe this will be even better . ’
No egg in The Tower’s history had ever hatched while possessing the energy all four Legendary Beasts .
His egg would be the first one to ever make it .
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Not just that, he would be able to collect tons of Karma points during the process .
‘If that still doesn’t work, I’ll bring you every kind of feed I can find on this floor . Let’s see how much you can eat . ’
Yeon-woo’s lips began to curl upward .
At the same time,
*Tremble*
The egg that was sleeping back at the nest suddenly flinched and started to shake crazily .
But Chirpy, who was ignorant of either of the situations, tilted her head and let out a puzzled chirp .
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That night, Yeon-woo prepared a new plan .
‘Before I feed my egg, I want to know its current status . ’
He had to make sure if it was okay to provide his egg with such overwhelming amounts of nutrients .
If the egg shattered before it could hatch, it would be a big problem .
But his Draconic Eyes didn’t show him any detailed information about the egg .
What he needed right now was Edora’s Insight .
‘Where the hell are they?’
He was certain that Phante and Edora hadn’t entered this floor yet . Because the mark he had left back in the starting point had not been destroyed yet .
‘Maybe it has something to do with this war . ’
While Yeon-woo was lost in his thoughts,
『Excuse me, but you have a visitor . 』
“A visitor?”
As per habit, Yeon-woo raised his head at the Phoenix’s remark .
Then, some images were suddenly transmitted to his head .
Yeon-woo was startled at first, but he soon got used to it .
In the images, there was a long, bushy-haired man confronting two beasts that were blocking the road .
Though he didn’t know who the man was, he could easily guess his origin thanks to his purple pupils and the horn sticking out of his temple .
“One-horned tribe?”
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