Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 99: The Palu Egg Incubator at the Breeding Ranch is unlocked! (Please subscribe!)
Inside the base, Cha Nan specifically cleared out an area and began selecting breeding ranches.

Unlocking the breeding ranch requires two tech points. After accumulating and opening treasure chests over this period, Cha Nan has six tech points saved up, which is more than enough to unlock the breeding ranch.

The materials needed to build a breeding ranch are not complicated: one hundred pieces of wood, twenty pieces of stone, and fifty pieces of fiber. These are very basic materials that do not require processing.

After the breeding ranch was built, Chanan immediately unlocked the Palu Egg Incubator.

To craft a Palu Egg Incubator, you need ten Palu Ore Fragments, five Pieces of Cloth, thirty Stones, and two Ancient Civilization Components. The Ancient Civilization Components are the most valuable of these, while the other requirements are not particularly high.

After the Palu Egg incubator was completed, Chanan took out an ordinary Palu Egg from the place where the Palu Eggs were stored and placed it in the incubator. The incubator immediately displayed a countdown timer.

"Five minutes! That's pretty fast." Cha Nan breathed a sigh of relief. The others also looked at Cha Nan's actions with curiosity. Although they didn't know what he was doing, his serious demeanor clearly showed that he took it very seriously.

Five minutes isn't a long time, but Cha Nan's emotions were quite high throughout, so time seemed to pass very slowly.

Although even the lowest-level common Palu egg takes five minutes to hatch, this hatching speed is certainly not as fast as the hatching speed that is deliberately adjusted in the game. By analogy, even the higher-level Palu eggs, or even dragon eggs and giant eggs, cannot have a long hatching time. At least it is definitely not nightmare difficulty.

Cha Nan was genuinely worried that once the fantasy world was made a reality, the time required to hatch a Palu egg would be greatly extended. If that were the case, the value of the core gameplay element of breeding would be significantly reduced.

After all, in the mid-to-late stages, the purpose of breeding is twofold: firstly, to concentrate the required excellent attributes, and secondly, to use a large number of similar mythical beasts to upgrade the star level of the key individual mythical beasts. In order to improve efficiency, this requires multiple breeding ranches and multiple Palu Egg incubators to work at the same time. At the same time, the incubation time should not be too long, otherwise it will be too late and the required mythical beasts will not have hatched yet.

After waiting for five minutes, the Ordinary Palu Egg hatched. Cha Nan went to watch and saw the eggshell gradually melt away in the incubator. With a flash of light, a pink lamb with curly fur like cotton candy appeared at her feet, bleating and looking both cute and adorable.

Cheng Ying, who was watching from the side, clearly showed her interest. Even Huang Rong, the old-fashioned Rolls-Royce, also seemed somewhat interested, but due to her status and age, she didn't want to show it too obviously.

"Marshmallow?" Cha Nan was a little surprised.

In a game, this would definitely be an ineffective Paru.

Aside from being used for breeding, the only value of the Cotton Candy mythical beast is that it can be placed on livestock farms to produce cotton candy.

According to the description, the cotton candy it produces is very sweet, and may even cause other mythical beasts to faint from the sweetness.

But it's all for naught... In the game, even Cha Nan wouldn't bother to give such a mythical beast a second glance when passing by.

However, it seems to be somewhat useful now. After all, sugar was a luxury item in ancient times and had many uses. If the cotton candy produced by the Cotton Candy Beast is taken to Xiangyang City to make sugar water, it can effectively help the soldiers defending the city to quickly recover their physical strength and spirit.

Of course, Cha Nan would not admit that he would also give cotton candy to young girls like Guo Xiang to satisfy their cravings and increase their favorability.

Although Guo Xiang is currently in an inviolable state protected by the supreme god, people always grow, don't they?

Cha Nan doesn't mind developing feelings earlier and having a reluctant but pure love affair.

Having confirmed the effectiveness of the Palu Egg incubator, and looking at the newly repaired breeding ranch, Chanan was full of anticipation.

Open the stronghold, add Monarch Melupa to the party, and look at Monarch Melupa's stats.

"Sure enough, it looks like it has dropped a lot..."

"Although the captured BOSS-level phantom beast is still stronger than ordinary phantom beasts of the same type, it is far inferior to its level when it was a wild BOSS. The main difference is that its health and defense have decreased significantly." Cha Nan didn't care much. He hadn't originally expected to reach his current level of combat power and be fearless of Grandmasters after capturing a BOSS.

However, the level 23 monarch Melupa still gave Chanan many surprises. For example, its skill list has a total of six skills, including two powerful skills with strong attack power.

Then there are its attributes, including the gold attribute "Athlete" which increases movement speed by 20%, and "Healthy Baby" which increases maximum stamina by 30%.

Based on these two terms alone, this monarch Melupa absolutely has to visit the breeding ranch.

"It's a pity that Monarch Melupa isn't Melupa. Otherwise, if I paired it with that wolf with the Agility trait, I could create a Cloud Sea Deer with both the Sportsman and Agility speed traits. Then, my movement speed would be temporarily freed up, whether in the martial arts world or the fantasy world." Cha Nan sighed inwardly, and then began packing things into his backpack.

When Monarch Melupa appeared in the party, her companion skill took effect, directly increasing Chanan's load to 5,000 jin.

Moreover, this is before riding; if riding items are equipped, the boost will be significantly increased.

A large amount of supplies were transported back to Xiangyang City by Cha Nan and stored in the Liu family's warehouse.

Meanwhile, with Huang Rong's help, honey and milk were found.

Although Xiangyang City is short of supplies, it is still possible to collect a small amount of these things by pooling the resources of the entire city.

After returning to the world of Fantasy Beasts, Cha Nan unlocked the cooking pot.

At this time, Cha Nan's metal ingots and flamethrower were running low. The original iron ore in the stronghold had been exhausted. If he wanted to refine more metal ingots, he would need to collect iron ore from other places. However, Cha Nan entrusted Fang Dongbai and Shi Shugang to collect these, so he didn't have to worry about it.

Fang Dongbai possesses fire-attribute true qi, making him immune to most low-power fire-type skill damage. He can hunt fire-type Palu to obtain fire-breathing organs.

Meanwhile, Shi Shugang led the Mischievous Cats team to form a mining team, collecting useful ores from various places in the mountains and forests, especially iron ore, and sending them back to be smelted into metal ingots in a primitive furnace.

Mix flour, red wild berries, eggs, milk, and honey in the correct proportions, then put them into a cooking pot and wait for about fifteen minutes...

What came out of the oven was not a formed cake at all, but a suspicious lump of mush.

Clearly, Cha Nan's plan failed; the milk and honey brought from the martial arts world were not suitable for cooking cakes here.

He needs to get his hands on 'real' milk and honey.

Without much hesitation, Cha Nan immediately took Guo Fu and Cheng Ying, along with Monarch Melupa, Yun Zhonghe, and Swift Falcon, to find Knight Bee and Bo Ba Niu.

Neither of these two mythical beasts is particularly strong. However, the Knight Bee also has a 'self-destruct' skill, and its 'self-destruct' damage is much stronger than that of the Pipi Chicken and Cotton Yoyo. It is also easy for them to detonate in a swarm, making it much more intense than the Pipi Chicken and Cotton Yoyo. Therefore, when catching the Knight Bee, you can have the Monarch Melupa tank in front, while Chanan uses her light footwork to move around and try to whittle down its health to capture it.

If catching them is really difficult, you can choose to hunt or capture the Phantom Butterfly. Although the Phantom Butterfly cannot produce honey regularly on the ranch, you can get one to three portions of honey when you capture it.

The key point is that the role of the Illusionary Butterfly is also very important, that is, it can team up with Cotton Deer to match the Cloud Sea Deer.

Cha Nan has collected several hundred Cotton Yoyos, and among the four speed attributes, she has already collected Athletic and Agile. As long as she gets the cake and the Illusionary Butterfly, she can at least equip a second-speed Cloud Sea Deer. As for the Bo Ba Niu, it's a bit more troublesome. Its attack power is not strong, but its speed is not slow, and it basically does not appear in groups. It only appears randomly in some corner of the forest, making it relatively difficult to find.

Cha Nan certainly wasn't just wandering around aimlessly on this trip.

Although Yun Zhonghe did not mark on the map where the Knight Bees appeared, he did indicate where there were large areas of flower fields.

This was something Cha Nan had explained to Yun Zhonghe beforehand, so that he could mark down any particularly unusual areas of the environment for further exploration.

In a realistic fantasy world, the locations where fantasy beasts appear should also be more logical.

For example, ice-type mythical beasts will almost certainly stay in snow-capped mountains and glaciers, and are unlikely to wander into relatively warm forests. The same goes for fire-type mythical beasts, which will appear more often in volcanoes, deserts, or places where lava flows.

Similarly, mythical beasts like Knight Bees and Illusionary Butterflies, which feed on nectar, will naturally appear where flowers are in full bloom.

After passing through the teleportation point closest to the sea of ​​flowers, Cha Nan and Guo Fu rode on the back of Monarch Melupa.

Of course, Guo Fu is currently in the work section, not in Cha Nan's team.

Otherwise, in the world of fantasy beasts, she wouldn't be able to be selected and summoned at the same time as other fantasy beasts or Palu.

When not sprinting, Monarch Melupa, with the 'Athlete' tag, is only slightly faster than the Wolf Hunter. However, it has the advantage of running exceptionally smoothly. In addition, with its broad back, Cha Nan and Guo Fu can even lie on its back for a nap as long as they are seated firmly.

The aura emitted by BOSS-level mythical beasts can effectively drive away some lower-level mythical beasts, preventing them from jumping out and provoking you.

Soon after crossing a hill, we saw vast fields of flowers, seemingly stretching as far as the eye could see.

Guo Fu lay in Cha Nan's arms, gazing at the vast sea of ​​flowers, a look of intoxication on her face.

"This place is so beautiful!"

"I really want to stay here forever!" Guo Fu said emotionally.

Cha Nan laughed and said, "There will be a chance! Once I unlock the building template, I'll build you a big villa right here!"

Guo Fu took the initiative to hug Cha Nan, her peach blossom eyes brimming with tears, truly embodying the saying "Peach and plum trees do not speak, yet a stream naturally forms beneath them!"

Cha Nan was also somewhat tempted, but considering her grand plan for breeding magical beasts, she decided to put her little problem aside for now and not be too indulgent.

Half an hour later, the two, who had made a quick decision in the sea of ​​flowers, set off again. Monarch Melupa shook her fur, which was wet with dew, and snorted helplessly. She followed steadily behind the two, acting as a human shield and a support, appearing very reliable.

As you walk deeper into the light-colored flower field, the colors of the flowers become increasingly vibrant.

Meanwhile, large swathes of flowers, some as big as human faces, stand tall and grow towards the sun, displaying vibrant life under the sunlight, their alluring fragrance even carrying a rich scent of nectar.

Cha Nan turned her head and saw a 'small mountain' in the distance. Upon closer inspection, she felt a chill run down her spine.

That wasn't a 'small hill' at all; it was a giant beehive.

With a long, thin purple hair on its head, almost as tall as a person, the black and yellow knight bees flapped their wings and went in and out of the hive. Any one of the groups probably had more than a dozen of them.

"Holy crap...!" Cha Nan was shocked. How could he dare to rush up and capture such a terrifying swarm of bees that could self-destruct one after another?

After putting away the enormous Monarch Melupa, Cha Nan pulled Guo Fu down to crouch, and then summoned Cheng Ying.

"Auntie! Auntie! Squat down! Squat down! Open your mouth... No! Don't make a sound!" Cha Nan almost let it slip, pulling Cheng Ying down to squat in the flower bushes with her. Then, without changing her expression, she pointed at the knight bees and said, "Auntie! Do you have any way to drive away those knight bees, or lure one or two of them?"

Cheng Ying is, after all, a special talent with expertise in medicine, and Cha Nan thought that asking her might be helpful.

At this moment, Cha Nan felt particularly sorry that Yang Guo had not found Xiaolongnu.

After all, Xiaolongnu does have some expertise in beekeeping.

Cheng Ying didn't mind... or rather, she didn't understand Cha Nan's slip of the tongue. She looked at the creepy beehive and the knight bees that were almost the size of an adult, thought for a moment, and tried to say, "We can boil a big pot of sugar water and then add more sleeping potion to it?"

Cha Nan's eyes lit up upon hearing this!
Why didn't he think of this idea before?

He happens to have a 'Cotton Candy' mythical beast, whose cotton candy produced in the livestock farm is perfect for making sugar water.

"Auntie, that's a great idea!" Cha Nan praised with a smile. Her only regret was that she hadn't brought any cotton candy with her and would have to go back to the stronghold to collect some. As for the sleeping potion... cough cough! As a person in the martial arts world, it's reasonable to carry one or two pounds, two or three pounds, or three or four pounds with you, right?

Put away Cheng Ying, quickly flip back to the other side of the mountain, take out Monarch Melupa, and let it run at full speed towards the nearest teleportation point.

Half an hour later, Cha Nan teleported back to the base, collected more than a dozen cotton candies produced by the cotton candy phantom beasts from the livestock farm, broke off a small piece and put it in his mouth.

sweet!
So sweet!

So sweet!

But this sweetness also gives people a kind of intoxicating, hallucinatory feeling, as if after eating it, the whole person relaxes and enters a soft, sweet dream.

Fortunately, he didn't eat much, otherwise he might have really gotten drunk from the sugar.

After putting away the cotton candy and bringing over a large iron pot, Cha Nan excitedly led the group on another trip.

On the flower-covered hillside, Cha Nan first poured a large amount of water into a pot, then set up a simple stove, lit a fire underneath, boiled the water, and then quickly poured in three catties of sleeping potion. At the same time, he switched to internal breathing and held his breath to avoid harming himself.

Finally, drop the marshmallows into the pot and stir them with a wooden stick.

A rich, sweet aroma then dissipated, spreading towards the beehive not far away.

(End of this chapter)