Chapter 78: The Unknown Gift

"Do you want to open the secret realm treasure chest: Giant Dragon Treasury?"

"Yes."

"You have obtained equipment: Bloodline Material—Gold Dragon (Level 10)."

Bloodline Material—Gold Dragon (Level 10):

Quality: Purple

Origin: Dragon Country

Keywords: Metal Dragon, Luck

Bloodline Attributes: Intelligence (Purple), Charisma (Purple), Perception (Purple), Strength (Purple), Constitution (Purple), Agility (Blue)

Bloodline Level: 10

From the Gold Dragon's bloodline attributes, one can see the strength of the Dragon, a Transcendent creature.

It can almost be said that there are no shortcomings; even the weakest attribute, Agility, can be well compensated on the basis of being able to fly.

"This thing..."

Mu Yi looked at the bloodline material in his hand, with no intention of using it on himself; he is human and has no interest in making himself neither fully human nor fully dragon.

"Woof?" Chu Yi jumped out of his little nest, curiously eyeing the bloodline material in Mu Yi's hand.

"What, Chu Yi, do you want this?" Mu Yi looked at Chu Yi.

But Chu Yi sniffed it, quickly lost interest, and leapt into Mu Yi's arms, showing no real interest in the bloodline material.

It seemed only because the scent on the bloodline material resembled his chew toy—Dragon Scale.

Mu Yi put away the bloodline material and involuntarily patted Chu Yi in his arms.

According to unreliable statistics, petting cats and dogs is an activity beneficial to physical and mental health, especially for those who have little social interaction.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't we find a way to give Chu Yi a powerful bloodline too?" Mu Yi patted Chu Yi's head.

When one attains the Dao, even chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; this has been the case since ancient times.

Since Chu Yi has already become a part of his daily life, taking Chu Yi to explore the Zong Network seems like a good choice?

However, before that, he needs to get Chu Yi a bloodline material, at least not let Chu Yi fall behind at the starting line.

Raising a dog, like raising a child, seems to have many similarities.

He spent a while mindfully playing with Chu Yi; though he called it play, Mu Yi was actually testing a cultivation package he had bought earlier from the Beast Paradise, which, according to the plan, can teach even a foolish roe some prerequisite skills.

Later, using a skill-learning device will yield double the result with half the effort.

But Chu Yi is really too young, and Mu Yi is not overly strict; the playtime outweighs the training.

Just as Mu Yi was preparing new food for Chu Yi, a message arrived to his ears via the Zong Network.

"Hey, Jiuzhou kid, the delivery deadline is approaching; if you can't pay the remaining balance on time, I'm going to melt this flag back in the furnace!"

The bearded dwarf's message surprised Mu Yi; dwarves are considered long-lived, yet he seemed so impatient, even though there was still a week left before the agreed deadline.

Could it be that this is the Bearded Dwarf's way of reminding him?

Unable to reach a conclusion, Mu Yi didn't think much further; after preparing Chu Yi's dinner, he chose to teleport to the Zong Network Trade Center to claim his flag.

This thing is the foundation of his first step in forming a legion; he hopes the dwarf artisan's craftsmanship is reliable.

"Do you want to enter the Multiverse Trade Center? This operation requires consuming 100 Zongwang Disaster Coins!"

"Yes!"

"Consumed 100 Zongwang Disaster Coins successfully, searching trade channel..."

"Connecting to Comprehensive Trade Channel P12138!"

"Transferring character to the trade location..."

Mu Yi walked straight through the bustling trade zone and arrived at the Iron and Fire Association office.

Behind the desk at the Iron and Fire Association office, the bearded dwarf sat with eyes closed, appearing to have no business.

However, given their steep fees, most Zongwang Players indeed cannot afford them.

Yet as a renowned Zong Network faction, their craftsmanship justifies their prices.

Mu Yi lightly tapped the desk.

"What would you like to craft?" the bearded dwarf said casually.

"We meet again, Master!" Mu Yi said softly, "I've come to collect my custom-made flag!"

Upon hearing that, the bearded dwarf opened his eyes.

"It's you! Jiuzhou kid, have you gathered the full balance?" the bearded dwarf said, jumping up from his seat.

Mu Yi handed the agreed-upon balance to the bearded dwarf, with Zong Network Witness present; there is nothing to worry about.

"Your luck is good; the item is exquisite, even I am amazed!"

The bearded dwarf asked, while pulling a flagpole from the void.

A silver-white pole bore a flag of black and red.

"What is this?" Mu Yi asked, looking at the design on the flag with surprise.

"You don't recognize it? You should know it better than I do?"

The bearded dwarf was momentarily stunned; he had spent a long time researching to learn about this Jiuzhou ferocious beast, and the beast on the armor of the guy who smashed his skull should indeed be this.

"I recognize it, just didn't expect, Master, that you also have knowledge of Jiuzhou culture!" Mu Yi shook his head; of course he knew what was on the flag.

Although it's rare to see this thing painted on a flag, it does fit well.

Zhu Yan!

Classic of Mountains and Seas, Western Mountains Chapter: "On Little Ci Mountain... there is a beast, its shape like an ape, with white hair and red feet, named Zhu Yan; seeing it brings great troops."

"I first saw this on a powerful Jiuzhou Military Strategist; when crafting this flag, inspiration struck and I painted it on, and the effect is quite good!"

The bearded dwarf said, handing the flag to Mu Yi.

Drip your blood onto it, and the character you think of will appear. I've learned about you Jiuzhou people; military flags usually bear a single character, right?

The big-bearded dwarf said, recalling the large character he had once seen on that military flag; later he browsed a Jiuzhou dictionary and realized that the character was a surname, namely 'Xiang'.

He had also heard of what happened afterward to that terrifying fellow: in the War God's Arena he won a staggering 999 consecutive victories, and finally, with a Transcendent body, he challenged the gods—losing to them was nothing to be ashamed of.

Mu Yi followed the big-bearded dwarf's instructions, dripping his own blood onto the flag; sure enough, as his will flowed, the character 'Mu' slowly appeared on the flag.

'Thank you!' Mu Yi thanked the big-bearded dwarf, feeling the devotion the latter had poured into this flag.

'Hmph, there's still room for improvement—figure it out yourself slowly. I hope you don't disgrace this flag!'

After Mu Yi walked away, another dwarf emerged from behind the big-bearded dwarf.

'Teacher, you earned nothing this time, forging that military flag for that kid free of charge! This probably isn't allowed!'

'Hmph! I don't want to make money—who can force me to?' the big-bearded dwarf snorted coldly, somewhat displeased.

'But you don't even know him—what's the reason then?'

'Who knows? I just want to see what waves this kid will stir up in the future!' the big-bearded dwarf gazed after Mu Yi's disappearing figure, full of feeling.

As for why, he didn't know either; perhaps he meant to let others experience, just as he did, the fear of being ruled by a Jiuzhou kid.

'From today onward, increase your hammer swings by ten thousand each day—after all this time you still haven't reached Legend; it's downright embarrassing! Look at Mu Lading kid, how fast he's progressing!'

'Ah!' the dwarf apprentice was utterly dumbfounded, not knowing what had provoked his master.