Chapter 45

Darren naturally didn't know that Dumbledore was lamenting that he had chosen the wrong wand.

If he knew, he would definitely spray, "My great Eastern Azure Dragon can't compare to your hairless turkey?"

What a joke!

He held his Azure Dragon reverse scale wand and found it more pleasing to the eye the more he looked at it.

This was a light brown wand, smooth and soft to the touch.

When holding this wand, Darren could feel that it contained powerful strength.

Clearly, this wand was not as simple as Ollivander said.

He didn't really believe the talk about "caring for the world" or "easy to break if too rigid."

Because he wasn't someone who cared for the world!

So this wand must hide some secret, right there in *Journey to the West*.

He had some guesses, but didn't know if they were accurate.

Darren, feeling itchy, really didn't want to stroll around Diagon Alley anymore.

He wanted to go back and see his gains from these past few days.

"Pocky, send me back; I just remembered that those cakes need to be eaten as soon as possible, otherwise they won't be good.

As for other things, Pocky, you can take me out to buy them tomorrow, okay?"

School starts the day after tomorrow; he could brush some temporary tasks here every day for these two days.

"Very well, little master, you are truly too kind!"

Pocky exclaimed.

Darren humbly accepted this praise and was taken back by Pocky.

After taking a bath and lying on the large Gryffindor bed, Darren had Pocky distribute all the cakes.

Then he could rest.

What he needed now was to quietly check his gains from these past few days.

First was his phoenix pet egg.

Darren took out the phoenix egg, touching his chin and considering how to hatch it.

Perhaps he could just crack the shell, or throw it directly into a fire?

He heard phoenixes aren't afraid of fire; throwing it into a fire shouldn't cook it, right?

【Ding, host, drip your blood onto the phoenix egg, and it will hatch.】

Perhaps sensing Darren's unreliable idea, the system's voice sounded immediately.

【Alright, what else could I do, eat it?】

Darren complained.

He used a needle to prick his finger and squeezed a drop of fresh blood onto the phoenix egg.

Crack!

After the blood dripped on, the phoenix eggshell immediately made a cracking sound.

Then a hairless turkey crawled out from inside.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

Darren silently looked at this chirping, ugly little thing, hesitating whether to send it to the kitchen to make a pot of turkey soup; maybe it could nourish his body?

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

The little phoenix, completely unaware of Darren's thoughts, affectionately rubbed its head against Darren, then stumbled to its eggshell and generously offered it to Darren to eat.

Darren hesitated for a moment and curiously pinched a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

Mmm.

So fragrant!

It felt like a combination of chocolate and crispy cookies.

Realizing this was good stuff, he quickly grabbed another piece.

The little phoenix clearly hadn't expected that it was just being modest to express its loyalty, but the human who shouldn't have eaten the phoenix eggshell had actually eaten its shell.

Even more terrifying was that after eating one piece, he wanted to take another.

The little phoenix panicked and protected its eggshell, frantically and clumsily swallowing the eggshell into its stomach.

After finally swallowing it, it looked at Darren with condemnation.

Its little master.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

It chirped indignantly.

Darren didn't feel embarrassed at all; instead, he showed an "innocent" expression and curiously asked the little phoenix if it could find a way to get more eggshells.

He still wanted to taste it.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

The little phoenix pecked his finger gently with its beak to express condemnation.

That was the eggshell it used to supplement nutrition; humans couldn't eat it at all.

The little master is truly a freak.

"Alright."

Although the little phoenix was chirping, Darren probably understood what it meant.

It should be because of that drop of blood.

"How about this, I'll give you a name; by the way, are you male or female?"

"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

"If you're female, then let's call you Carol, which represents happiness; I hope you, as a phoenix, can also be happy forever!"