Is the closed beta test of King of Loque over? The official release is here!

Zhao Mingyuan's situation is much simpler; he only has two pets.

Chapter 64: Accelerating the Hatching of the White-Browed Ape?

The little T-shirt and the protective dog made an appearance together.

"Alright, everyone, go inside."

The six pets stepped into the hot spring pool one by one.

A soft halo appeared on the surface of the hot spring water, and the floating specks of light seemed to be summoned and began to gather towards the six pets.

The moment the light entered the pets' bodies, all six pets simultaneously let out a comfortable hum.

The fire-spiky lizard lay in the hot spring, the sharp spines on its back slowly contracting and pulsating, and a layer of luster appeared on the faintly visible scales on its back.

The oasis mammoth had half its body submerged in the water, its long trunk scooping up slicks of water and splashing them onto its head.

The man in the small T-shirt lay supine on the water, limbs outstretched, looking completely relaxed.

The guard dog tried to lie down like the little T-shirt, but its size limited it, and it almost splashed water all over Doling's face after a couple of thrashings.

The white-haired lazy man found a rock by the pool, leaned against it, half of his body submerged in the water, and closed his eyes.

It was really taking a bath.

"You two really know how to enjoy yourselves." Zhao Mingyuan squatted by the pool, watching his two pets splashing around in the hot spring, and couldn't help but smile.

Just then, Zhao Mingyuan watched the magical flow of the hot spring water.

Suddenly, it was as if something had occurred to me.

He reached into his backpack and touched something.

Warm to the touch, with a smooth surface.

It was the pet egg of the White-browed Little Ape.

Zhao Mingyuan took out the pet egg. The white eggshell gleamed with a jade-like luster in the mist, and the pattern of a small white ape's face in the center was clearly visible.

Mo Fan noticed his movement: "What is this?"

"A pet egg." Zhao Mingyuan held up the egg for Mo Fan and Feng Ling'er to see. "It's from a white-browed ape. I got it from a mini-game called Tree Hole Adventure. It says it takes two days to hatch."

He briefly recounted his experiences in the tree hole—stealing treasure chests, being chased by giant apes, and the fact that the third treasure chest was actually a pet egg.

When talking about the part where he was chased by the giant ape and almost lost his soul, Zhao Mingyuan's expression was extremely vivid.

After listening, Mo Fan glanced at Zhao Mingyuan.

It turns out that Zhao Mingyuan was also partly responsible for the version update.

in addition......

"Wouldn't you say you stole a giant ape's child?"

"...Could you put it another way?" Zhao Mingyuan coughed twice. "This is called..."

"Forget it, I won't say anything more. There's no way to return it anyway."

"Besides, it might be better off with me!"

Feng Ling'er didn't participate in the topic, but the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

Zhao Mingyuan looked down at the egg in his hand, then looked up at the hot spring.

"I'm thinking about something."

Mo Fan asked, "What is it?"

“This egg will take two days to hatch if I keep it in my backpack,” Zhao Mingyuan said, his eyes darting around. “But what if I put it in this hot spring?”

Mo Fan paused slightly.

Zhao Mingyuan certainly dared to think that way.

What if the egg is cooked?

Zhao Mingyuan then said:

"This hot spring is formed by the convergence of magic, which may speed up the hatching of the eggs."

"Besides," Zhao Mingyuan said, shaking the egg in his hand, "the hot spring's instructions only mentioned a limit of six pets. It didn't say pet eggs couldn't be put in. These aren't pets, so strictly speaking, they don't take up a spot, right?"

Feng Ling'er glanced at Zhao Mingyuan sideways.

This guy's thought process is similar to Mo Fan's; both are quite different from ordinary people.

Mo Fan paused for two seconds, looked at the prompts on the hot spring panel, and then at the pet egg in Zhao Mingyuan's hand.

"Let's give it a try. Maybe it will really work."

"If it succeeds, we'll have another fighting force."

This was exactly what Zhao Mingyuan was waiting for.

He stood up, lifted the pet egg with both hands, and carefully placed it into the hot spring water.

The moment the pet egg hits the water —

There was no prompt sound, no obstructing force field, and no system intervention.

The eggshell came into contact with the hot spring water without any abnormalities.

However, the egg did not sink.

The next moment, some of the light spots that were originally surrounding the six pets suddenly changed direction and converged towards the pet egg.

"It's reacting!" Zhao Mingyuan's eyes widened.

The light slowly disappeared into the pet egg.

The white eggshell began to glow, and the outline of the ape face pattern in the center became clearer and clearer, and you could even see the patterns on the pattern slowly wriggling.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A muffled heartbeat came from inside the eggshell.

The three of them held their breath at the same time.

Time passed by, second by second.

The number of light spots in the hot spring is decreasing, and a large amount of energy is being absorbed by the six pets and the pet egg at the same time.

About half an hour later.

"Click".

A crisp crack appeared on the surface of the eggshell.

Immediately afterwards, the cracks spread out at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a dried-up riverbed, densely covering the entire eggshell.

"It's broken!" Zhao Mingyuan suddenly stood up.

The eggshell shattered completely.

A ripple spread across the surface of the hot spring water, and the shattered eggshell turned into specks of light and dissipated.

A tiny figure appeared on the water's surface.

Its body is covered in tawny fur, and its face and belly are also brown.

It was about the size of a child, with short but thick legs, and arms that were like palm-leaf fans.

A pair of round eyes opened, the pupils a clear gold.

The most striking feature is the two long white eyebrows above its brow, which resemble two crescent moons extending from its forehead.

It sat on the water, tilting its head, looking around blankly at everything.

【White-browed Little Monkey】

[Level: 1]

[Attribute: Martial]

[Hobby: I like being used as a sofa.]

[Description: His white eyebrows make him look like a little old man, but his innocent eyes are endearing.]

The moment the panel popped up, Zhao Mingyuan was stunned.

The incubation process, which takes two days, is completed in half an hour.

Moreover, after the white-browed ape appeared in the hot spring, the system did not eject it.

There are currently seven pets at the hot spring.

"The rules state six pets," Mo Fan observed, "but the pet eggs aren't pets when they're put in; they only become pets after hatching. What you're doing..."

“They’ve found another loophole,” Feng Ling’er added casually.

Zhao Mingyuan slapped his thigh: "I'm fucking a born bug!"

The white-browed ape was soaking in the hot spring, and the remaining specks of light were also converging on it.

Although the six pets had absorbed most of the hot spring's energy, the remaining portion was still quite considerable for a level 1 pet.

A long time passed.

The glimmers of light on the surface of the hot spring water completely disappeared, and the mist began to thin out.

The panel beeped repeatedly.

[Fire-Eyed Lizard Level Up: 10 → 15!]

[Oasis Mammoth Level Up: 15 → 17!]

[Dorki's level has increased from 14 to 17!]

[The lazy white-haired character's level has been increased: 16 → 18!]

[T-shirt level upgrade: 15 → 17!]

[Guardian Dog Level Up: 15 → 17!]

All six pets have received significant upgrades.