In the bright night, the Phoenix-Tailed Luan Birds here had their heads tucked into their wings, already asleep.
The water troughs and feeding troughs were clean, indicating they had been eating constantly.
As long as they can eat, there's no problem.
Xia Chujian said to herself, "Next step, I need to try hatching the little Luan Birds."
Only being able to hatch Luan Birds can be called sustainable development.
San Zong, seeing Xia Chujian approaching, happily rushed over.
"Young Lord! Young Lord! Do you have any instructions?"
Xia Chujian said, "It's almost dinner time, I came to see when San Zong is going back to eat."
San Zong smiled happily, "Young Lord can just send San Zong a message! San Zong can use the Smart Bracelet!"
Xia Chujian said, "I'll definitely send one next time! Let's go back for dinner now!"
As the group turned around, A Yuan, standing on Xia Chujian's shoulder, suddenly chirped softly a few times.
Then, San Zong's ears twitched.
He then turned around in surprise, rushed back to the fenced-in Phoenix-Tailed Luan Bird nest, picked out several large eggs, which looked about the size of goose eggs, and said, "Young Lord is amazing!"
"The last time Young Lord came, these Phoenix-Tailed Luan Birds started eating!"
"The second time you came, these Phoenix-Tailed Luan Birds laid eggs!"
Xia Chujian glanced at the Little Chubby Bird on her left shoulder.
The Little Chubby Bird looked innocent, staring straight ahead, concealing its merits and fame.
Xia Chujian curled the corners of her lips, withdrew her gaze, and said to San Zong, "It's just a coincidence, it's also the time for them to lay eggs, and they've had two days of good meals..."
San Zong nodded repeatedly, "Young Lord is right!"
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Xia Chujian led San Zong, Wu Fu, and the large and small animals back to her own Manor mansion.
San Zong happily showed the Phoenix-Tailed Luan Bird eggs to Xia Yuanfang, Aunt Chen, and Zhu Yingying, saying, "The Phoenix-Tailed Luan Birds laid eggs! San Zong wants to try to hatch them!"
Xia Chujian's gaze could be described as kind, she looked at the big bird eggs in San Zong's hand with relief, and said, "San Zong, do you need any hatching equipment?"
San Zong nodded, "Yes! San Zong will place an order right away! It can be delivered in half an hour!"
Xia Chujian said, "Why don't you order after dinner?"
San Zong said, "Young Lord, don't worry, ordering doesn't take time, it'll be done right away!"
He ran back to his room excitedly, pulled out the virtual display screen from his Smart Bracelet, and planned to order a batch of hatching equipment.
San Zong has his own pocket money.
Xia Yuanfang didn't treat San Zong as free labor, she gave him a certain amount of compensation, and also a bonus.
But when San Zong looked at the hatching equipment, he felt uneasy.
He has one thousand Beichen Coins of pocket money a month, and has saved about five thousand so far, but the bonus is not until the end of the year, so he actually can't afford even the cheapest hatching equipment.
What to do? In San Zong's mind, there is no need to ask for money from others.
He takes what he is given, and if it is not enough, he saves it himself.
He never takes the initiative to ask people for help.
But this time, San Zong didn't hesitate for long, Xia Chujian transferred him a sum of money.
Note: Family hatching equipment fund.
San Zong replied happily.
[San Zong]: Thank you, Young Lord! San Zong will save money to pay Young Lord back!
[Xia Chujian]: No need to pay back, San Zong is hatching eggs for everyone, this is collective equipment, it should be paid for by me, the Young Lord.
San Zong rubbed his rough hands excitedly, secretly shedding tears of gratitude.
[San Zong]: Young Lord, you are too good to San Zong! San Zong will follow you forever!
[Xia Chujian]: Thank you for following, San Zong! Young Lord is also very happy to have a family member like San Zong! Okay, are we done being moved? Can we come down for dinner now? If you don't come, Aunt won't let us start!
San Zong quickly collected the money, placed the order, and ran downstairs to the restaurant.
He sat to Xia Chujian's left.
Under their table, Si Xi was squatting.
To Xia Chujian's right was Wu Fu's Children's High-Back Chair, and under their table, the Teacup Dog A Wù was squatting there.
The Little Chubby Bird A Yuan was specially allowed to be on the dining table.
It was right next to Xia Chujian.
The Little Chubby Bird had already eaten several meals with everyone.
Although it was a little chubby bird, it was clean and tidy when eating. After eating, there wasn't a single food scrap on the table or in the plate.
Xia Yuanfang and Aunt Chen both knew that this Little Chubby Bird was probably not an ordinary bird.
But they also knew that the Little Chubby Bird, like the Teacup Dog, was not a Humanoid.
So what it was, probably only Xia Chujian knew.
Seeing how dependent these two little ones were on Xia Chujian, Xia Yuanfang was also relieved.
It was definitely not something bad.
That was enough.
Xia Chujian happily ate the dishes carefully cooked by Xia Yuanfang, and said contentedly, "Aunt Chen, Yingying, are you free tomorrow? Let's go to the Exotic Beast Forest?"
Aunt Chen subconsciously glanced at Xia Yuanfang.
Xia Yuanfang said with a smile, "Chujian, what are you going to do in the Exotic Beast Forest?"
Xia Chujian said, "I'm about to leave Guiyuan Star and go to Beichen Star for university, and I'm quite reluctant to leave here. I want to go to the Exotic Beast Forest to see if I can get some Red Bloom Wood and Jia Rong Grass to plant."
"Also, catch a few more Phoenix-Tailed Luan Birds. We can raise them at home now, so let's get more to lay eggs and expand the breeding scale."
Xia Yuanfang said, "It's enough to raise a few of these things at home. Let the wild ones continue to be wild. Draining the pond to catch all the fish is not a good thing."
Xia Chujian obediently agreed, saying, "Then I'll catch some Unicorn Cattle to raise for milking. Also, I want to see where the Wild Rhinoceros Pigs in the Exotic Beast Forest have gone."
"The Wild Rhinoceros Pig meat at home is almost finished, right?"
Xia Yuanfang said, "There's still a little bit of that box of frozen Wild Rhinoceros Pig meat you brought back last time. If you like it, we'll keep it for you to eat."
Xia Chujian quickly waved her hand, "No, no, everyone can eat these foods, don't keep them for me. Freezing them for too long affects the texture of the meat."
"In short, I want to go to the Exotic Beast Forest to see, I always feel there is something wrong there."
She still remembered that when she went to the Exotic Beast Forest to perform a mission at the end of last year, she clearly saw a lot of Wild Rhinoceros Pigs.
Moreover, Aunt Chen would go there from time to time to get a Wild Rhinoceros Pig to subsidize the family.
The Wild Rhinoceros Pigs in the Exotic Beast Forest were still in groups half a year ago, so why did they suddenly disappear? Xia Yuanfang pondered for a moment, "Then you have to pay attention to safety. What if there is some change in the Exotic Beast Forest..."
Aunt Chen quickly said, "I'll take Chujian there. If there is any danger, we can return quickly."
Aunt Chen's "Stealth" Ability is really the best help for hunting, traveling, and hitting people with black clubs.
Zhu Yingying coughed at this time, and took off the Cat Ears hat on her head with a smile, saying, "I also want to announce something."
Xia Chujian looked up and saw that Zhu Yingying's two fluffy white Cat Ears were gone, and said in surprise, "Yingying, where are your Cat Ears?!"
Zhu Yingying's eyes curved, "My development period has officially ended!"
Xia Chujian exclaimed, "But Yingying, it hasn't even been a year!"
She looked at Aunt Chen, "Aunt Chen, didn't you say that Yingying needs a year to get through the development period?"
Aunt Chen said with a smile, "Generally speaking, that's the case, but our Yingying, with the help of Xia Researcher, has shortened the time of the development period."
Xia Yuanfang said with a smile, "This is just a preliminary experiment, only shortening it by three months."
"If Yingying had received assisted treatment earlier, her development period could have been shortened even more, maybe a month, or even a week would have been enough."
Aunt Chen said with emotion, "Xia Researcher, if I ever encounter another Fei Fei in its juvenile stage, I will definitely ask you to help treat it!"
Xia Yuanfang said with a smile, "Let's wait until you encounter one. Fei Fei are divine beasts, and their descendants are not so easy to come across."
"Actually, other Humanoids would also be fine, if they have a developmental stage."
Aunt Chen shook her head, "I don't know much about other Humanoids, I don't know if they have a developmental stage."
"For Yingying's sake, I haven't really interacted with others much."
"Whether it's Humanoids or humans, I don't know many."
Only Xia Chujian, Aunt Chen felt a sense of joy when she saw her back then, and always wanted to take care of her, help her, and get close to her...
In the end, she was the one who saved them, mother and daughter.
Even without Xia Yuanfang helping them improve their genes, Aunt Chen had already set her sights on Xia Chujian and would not have any other thoughts.
Xia Chujian asked Zhu Yingying, "Yingying, your developmental stage is over, so do you have any Ability?"
Aunt Chen's Ability is Stealth, which is an amazing skill, and Xia Chujian is envious.
Zhu Yingying had been obediently listening to her mother talking to Xia Yuanfang, and at this moment, she said, "I have also developed my own Ability!"
"What is it?!" Xia Yuanfang and Aunt Chen asked in unison.
Aunt Chen looked particularly excited, "Yingying, you really developed your own Ability?! You never told me!"
Zhu Yingying said, "I think it should be 'Dispelling'."
Xia Chujian was very interested, "Dispelling what?"
Zhu Yingying thought for a while, she stared at everyone and the animals in the restaurant, her big eyes blinked a few times.
Suddenly, her ink-colored pupils turned dark green, looking disproportionately large on her face, as if she had the cat face of the Fei Fei stage.
Then Zhu Yingying said, "I see some black substances surrounding you all, they are living things, trying to get into your bodies by any means."
Then, pointing at Xia Chujian, Wu Fu, and Little Chubby Bird, she said, "It seems like there is a layer of barrier around you, those black substances can't get in, they just linger around you."
Then, pointing at San Zong, Xia Yuanfang, Aunt Chen, and herself, she said, "We also have these black substances around us, but we don't have a barrier to block them, so these black substances sometimes enter our brains through our nasal cavities."
She then made a headache expression and said, "When these black substances enter our bodies, we become mentally decadent, pessimistic, irritable, uncomfortable, uneasy, and frightened."
Then she blew a breath towards Xia Yuanfang, Aunt Chen, and San Zong, and said, "I have now dispelled them all. Do you feel more comfortable?"
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