Sky-cracking Rider

Chen Fei naturally detected the envious and jealous tone in the mental sound transmission of the Sky Dragonfish Magical Beast.

For an average household, even if they spent their entire savings without eating or drinking, it is probably impossible for them to amass such resources for Xiao Jiu in their lifetime.

He held the spherical bird nest and said, "When Xiao Jiu advanced from First Rank to Second Rank, it only shed all its feathers, but this time, for some reason, it turned into a ball."

Although Chen Fei understood that Xiao Jiu's rapid advancement from Second Rank to Third Rank was partly due to the Elemental Affinity Potion improving its absorption of the Light-element Magical Beast Crystal Core, it was also due to the Lord of the Sky, Lin Mo, personally casting a Third Rank Light-based Spell "Holy Daytime Praise" and provided extra care during the casting process.

The Pure Light Sparrow started from a low base, so the effects of its advancement were immediately obvious.

"Wait! I'll look for other Magical Beasts; maybe this little guy still needs something else."

The Magical Beast Sky Dragonfish swam back and forth in the water, seemingly thinking of a solution.

In front of the wall aquarium, there was a long reception desk, where nobody was present, but an all-in-one computer was switched on.

Under the brightly lit monitor, the keyboard was being tapped rapidly by an invisible pair of hands, clattering nonstop.

A stylus pen floated up and scribbled a few strokes on the screen of a cellphone on the side, beginning to dial a number.

"Old Yu (Fish), what's up?"

The phone connected, and a strange tone of voice came through.

"White Phoenix, there's an issue with a Pure Light Sparrow trying to Advance in Rank."

The monitor of the all-in-one computer, equipped with a sound unit, uttered the voice.

Mental sound transmission using spiritual power has its advantages, except that it can't make phone calls, particularly touchscreen displays, which are completely unresponsive to spiritual power and need a medium to be used normally.

The Sky Dragonfish used its spiritual power to strike the keyboard, inputting text into the computer, which then converted it into voice and spoke it aloud, indistinguishable from a human's spoken words.

"What kind of problems could there be with a First Rank Pure Light Sparrow advancing in Rank?"

The eccentric voice emanated from the phone.

The lowest Rank Magical Beasts advancing from First Rank to Second Rank either can't Advance in Rank or do so smoothly; there's rarely a third possibility.

The higher the Rank of the Magical Beast advancing, the greater the risk. But on the flip side, the lower the Rank of the advancement, the smaller the risk.

If a Light Series First Rank Pure Light Sparrow were fortunate enough to accumulate sufficient resources, once it starts the advancement, the success rate under normal circumstances would essentially be one hundred percent, posing a negligible risk.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

It's the same for other Magical Beasts.

"The problem is advancing from Second Rank to Third Rank!"

The all-in-one computer replaced the Sky Dragonfish to convey the voice.

"A Third Rank Pure Light Sparrow? What kind of special breed is that?" the other end of the phone, "White Phoenix," exclaimed in surprise.

It's common knowledge that Pure Light Sparrows are usually First Rank with rare occurrences of Second Rank, but Third Rank is unheard of.

Encountering problems when advancing from Second Rank to Third Rank isn't impossible.

Using the text-to-speech function of the all-in-one computer, the Sky Dragonfish Yu Dajiang communicated with White Phoenix: "It's been brought up with a huge amount of resources. White Phoenix, if you're free, come over and help me look at it. I, Old Yu (Fish), am not very familiar with Pure Light Sparrows."

"Wait for me a moment, I'm on my way!"

After hesitating for a while, White Phoenix hung up the call after saying this sentence.

The Sky Dragonfish dialed the internal landline phone again.

"Hello, this is Old Yu (Fish) at the reception desk. Fetch me a set of the L-20A Life Wave Array Disk and grab a power conversion cable as well, olé!"

After hanging up again, the Sky Dragonfish's mental sound transmission followed in Chen Fei's mind.

"I'll add something for the little guy first, it will be beneficial for it."

A short while later, a human male holding a box walked swiftly over, glanced at Chen Fei, then at the Magical Beast Sky Dragonfish in the aquarium, and said, "I've brought the Life Wave Array Disk, who's it for?"

Clearly, they couldn't just throw it into the aquarium; it would be ruined instantly.

"See that bird nest? Place it underneath and hook it up to electricity for a test!"

The Sky Dragonfish guided the human man to take out a disc-shaped object from inside the cardboard box and, with Chen Fei's help, placed it beneath the bird nest inside the spherical enclosure, raising the little nest up by nearly an inch.

Once powered on, then... besides the power indicator light coming on, there was no other reaction.

This disc did not produce heat, light, vibration, or sound; it remained silent the entire time.

"That's good, let's keep it running for now."

The big fish in the aquarium nodded, and the man who delivered the item then left.

Chen Fei looked at the remaining cardboard box and asked with confusion, "Director Yu, may I ask, what is this thing?"

The Sky Dragonfish Yu Dajiang explained, "It's Magic Technology that can release special waves to stabilize the State of life; it's a very practical auxiliary Magic Array powered by electricity."

The Urban Monster Management Center is also known as the Home of Magical Beasts. It's responsible not just for registration, consultation, and other management services for Magical Beasts, but can also provide a certain level of medical assistance.

Only cities with a population exceeding 1.5 million have a dedicated Monster Management Center, otherwise, they rely on the provincial Magical Beast Management Center for related services.

"How much for this?"

As long as it was useful for Xiao Jiu, Chen Fei would definitely not be stingy with his wallet.

The Sky Dragonfish spoke unhurriedly, "Don't worry, we'll settle the bill together later."

Listen! Listen! That's the spirit, the very essence of a Richie!

Absolutely no haggling like a petty bourgeois, pay up without a second word—what a show of wealth!

But then again, could a petty bourgeois afford to keep a Magical Beast?

He_Tui!!!

Since ancient times, how could the poor commoners who lived meal to meal ever have fish every year?

The sound of furious flapping wings rose from outside the hall of the Magical Beast Management Center, accompanied by the whisper of air currents.

"It's here, it's here!"

The Sky Dragonfish swam rapidly back and forth in the aquarium, its Mental Sound Transmission echoing in Chen Fei's mind.

A large shadow was cast into the hall from outside the gate.

The ground trembled slightly as a huge bird head peeked through the entrance, its neck thick and long, followed by another identical head and neck, then a body... Wait, two heads, one body, standing tall and chest out, taller than an adult human. Fortunate it was in the hall because it would easily hit the ceiling in a smaller room.

"Dual-Headed White Wind Crane?"

Chen Fei blurted out, finally remembering that half a year ago the media had specifically reported that a Magical Beast with two heads had joined the City First Hospital as the associate chief physician of internal medicine.

This First Rank Magical Beast played it straight, having completed an integrated undergraduate and master's degree in medical university, spending another five years to get its Ph.D., and even published several high-impact factor papers—human peers had no choice but to grant it the credential.

Using two heads to study and take examinations was just too advantageous.

Most of the remote diagnostics of the internal medicine department at City First Hospital were actually conducted by this Magical Beast; through the internet, no one could tell whether it was a human or a Magical Beast on the other side. Whether it was human didn't matter—the key was the effectiveness of the treatment.

Just now, Chen Fei did not connect the "White Phoenix" that Sky Dragonfish Yu Dajiang referred to with this large two-headed bird.

The left head nodded at Chen Fei saying, "Recognize me? Ah, that makes things easier! I'm White Phoenix A!"

The right followed closely, "I'm White Phoenix B!"

Two heads representing two consciousnesses, A+B, were quite modern.

"Hello, Doctor White Phoenix!"

Chen Fei decided to follow the Sky Dragonfish's example and not differentiate between A and B, addressing them directly as "White Phoenix".

"Can you drop the 's'? White Phoenix A is White Phoenix B, together known as White Phoenix! Where's that miraculous little Pure Light Sparrow?"

The Dual-Headed White Wind Crane's two heads spoke in unison, looking left and right as they quickly spotted the spherical bird nest placed on the reception desk.

Since it was connected to an electrical outlet, it couldn't continue to be held in hand, so it had to be set down temporarily.

With one head bearing the talent of the Wind System and the other of the Water System, White Phoenix, a Dual-Elemental Magical Beast, began checking the Little Bird nestled inside.

After all, the Dual-Headed White Wind Crane was a Magical Beast bird, and it was more familiar with the Pure Light Sparrow, also a Magical Beast Bird, than the Sky Dragonfish that swam back and forth in saline water.

"Look! The heartbeat, blood pressure, and breathing are all normal; it seems to be restricted by its bloodline—it requires a longer time and more Light Elements to gradually complete its metamorphosis, just like breaking out of its cocoon. If it received the Essence Blood of a higher-ranked bird of the same system, the advancement process might be easier."

While White Phoenix B's head continued to carefully observe, White Phoenix A turned back to explain to Chen Fei.

"Dr. White Phoenix, may I ask, how long will it take for it to complete its advancement in rank?"

Chen Fei didn't want the Little Bird to remain "stuck" in this state forever.

Although initially, he had hoped Xiao Jiu would carve a unique path as a Pure Light Sparrow, hence missing the chance to receive the Essence Blood of the Light-element Magical Beast Sun-Transforming Skylark.

Chen Fei had no regrets though. Passively accepting the Essence Blood of the Sun-Transforming Skylark would have made the ranking up process much easier, but the path ahead would have become more constrained as a result.

"The incubation period for the Pure Light Sparrow is 56 days, and its rank advancement should also take about this time, not much difference. Its current state is essentially oogenesis, using feathers as a shell to undergo a transformation akin to rebirth. If it can successfully advance in rank, there's a very high probability of breaking the shackles of its own bloodline."

Sure enough, as a doctor, the knowledgeable Dual-Headed White Wind Crane connected theory with practice to arrive at such a conclusion.

"56 days?"

Chen Fei quickly counted on his fingers; there were still 54 days to go, truly an agonizing wait.

"The only thing you can do now is wait patiently. Old Yu's (fish) Life Wave Array Disk is being used correctly; it's best to keep it on all the time, it benefits the little fella."

Finally, White Phoenix B finished its observation and added a sentence.

"Hahaha, seems like I had the foresight!"

The Sky Dragonfish swam in circles in the aquarium, obviously delighted, its motion causing ripples and a splashing sound.

The old fish's pride was through the roof; time to put hands on hips—ah, wait, with only a head and tail, essentially all mid-section, how's it to put hands without any?

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