Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 3)

hapter 481 - Hatching the Netherthunder Eagle!

"My heavens! Are my eyes deceiving me? This is a Darkwing Dragon Egg!" Collinson cried out. "Nirvana Flame, sir, would you allow me to take a look?"

Nie Yan didn't expect Collinson to be so shocked. He handed over the Darkwing Dragon Egg.

Collinson carefully accepted the egg into his embrace. As a Beast Tamer, he naturally understood how precious it was. Great General Breakspear had braved numerous dangers in order to obtain it. Even for Collinson, a man who spent all his life researching beasts, this was his first time seeing one!

Collinson gently stroked the vein patterns on the shell. He was completely engrossed in examining the Darkwing Dragon Egg, his face flickering between excitement and regret.

After a while, Collinson turned to Nie Yan with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry, but I can't hatch this egg. It was taken from its nest too early. That's why it looks translucent."

Nie Yan's heart sank. Could it be that the Darkwing Dragon Egg couldn't be hatched? But that didn't make any sense. There should be a way to hatch the egg, or else Great General Breakspear wouldn't have gifted it to him as a quest reward. He probably had to meet some special requirements.

As Nie Yan was deep in thought, Collinson continued, "I can't hatch it, but this Darkwing Dragon Egg is still very much alive. You just need to find a few items that will perhaps give the creature inside enough strength to break free of the shell."

"What items do I need to find?"

"You need at least 20 Magic Crystals, 30 Radiant Crystals, 2 Life Crystals, and 1 Power Crystal."

Nie Yan took a deep breath. Obtaining these items was as difficult as scaling the heavens. The Magic Crystals and Radiant Crystals were relatively easy to obtain. They could still be found in the marketplace. However, the Life Crystals and Power Crystal were extremely rare. Ordinary players wouldn't even know where to start looking for them. However, it was still manageable for him. He knew where these things were located. In fact, he could go and fetch them in as little as 10 days.

The Darkwing Dragon was a powerful flying mount. It would be an enormous boon to Nie Yan if he could hatch it.

Collinson handed back the Darkwing Dragon Egg, and Nie Yan put it away in his bag.

"Can you help me appraise this pet then?" Nie Yan said. He paid the 2,000 gold fee, then gave the other egg to Collinson.

Collinson propped up the egg with his left hand, then began carefully inspecting it. As he gently caressed the shell, he suddenly felt something, and his hand lit up with a warm light.

Nie Yan anxiously stared at Collinson who appeared to be carrying out some sort of mysterious ritual. The outcome of this appraisal was extremely important to him. If it was an ordinary pet, it would only be worth several thousand gold or possibly tens of thousands. If it was appraised as a flying mount, it would become a priceless treasure. Flying mounts were simply too rare right now. Even a single one could greatly impact the growth of Asskickers United.

After a while, Collinson opened his eyes. "This is a flying mount, the darkness attribute Netherthunder Eagle."

Nie Yan felt a weight lifted off his shoulders. It was a flying mount! As for what sort of rank the Netherthunder Eagle was, he couldn't say for sure. However, even the lowest rank flying mounts were exceptionally precious.

"Nirvana Flame, sir, are you sure you want to hatch this Netherthunder Eagle? Every person is permitted only one flying mount. If you hatch this egg, you can't give it to anyone else. Furthermore, before it dies, you can't own another flying mount," Collinson said.