Chapter 8 (1/2)

– The Green Scaled Eagle

The dark skinned Er Meng was giggling foolishly to the point where his saliva almost dripped out of his mouth. He quickly walked forward and said, “This is the biggest nest I’ve ever stolen from and the biggest egg I’ve ever seen.”

“Hehe, that’s right. It’s only when I steal from this kind of nest that I feel a sense of accomplishment.” Pi Hou insipidly laughed like a mountain monkey.

“Truly beautiful!” The little guy Shi Hao’s eyelashes fluttered as his large eyes blinked. He watched the three warm bird eggs that were full of luster glisten like crystals. He could not help but rejoice. Being the youngest, he was extremely curious and wanted to hold the eggs to examine them closely.

Shi Meng approached closer, but right when he reached out his hand to touch the giant egg, he let out an aiyou sound. He felt like his arm had gone numb, as if it had been shocked by electricity.

“What is going on?!” The several children were alarmed.

On the jade-like egg shell, spots and markings shone beautifully like a star glowing in the sky, and a mysterious power was flowing around it.

“Truly powerful. The Green Scaled Eagle is the descendant of an Archaic beast, and although its bloodline has not been pure since long ago, inside its life imprint were still several Bone Texts that had been passed down.” The little guy said this with a crisp voice. He studied the Bone Text every day and managed to draw an inkling of insight from this.

The children were all startled and happy. The creature who gave birth to these eggs was rare and powerful, and so the hatchlings would definitely inherit its rare and precious bloodline. In the future, they could protect the village and be comparable to a village’s guardian spirit.

“The brilliant radiance only flows about the spots on the eggshells. Be careful not to touch those areas, and put them into the animal hide pouches. We need to hurry and leave.” Shi Dazhuang was tall and strong, as well as very sturdy and solid. He urged the others to hurry up, as now was not the time to be idling about.

Naturally, they had already made preparations earlier. Each person carried an animal skin pouch, and they quickly opened it and very carefully placed the vicious bird eggs into them. Altogether there was three water basin sized jasper eggs, and other than the little guy, each of the other three individuals carried one pouch.

“This is great, we actually succeeded.” Er Meng was very happy, and he laughed until a snot bubble almost formed.

Pi Hou was also giggling, and he said. “In the future, our Stone Village will have powerful vicious birds as guardians. The chief, uncle Linghu and the others will all be convinced that we have done great and look at us in a different light.”

“Aiyou!” Shi Dazhuang staggered and almost fell, but was propped up by the little guy.

The vicious bird’s nest was covered in golden silk grass, making it really soft. However, in the center, there were a few hidden scales that gave off flashes of chilly metal luster. Shi Da Zhuang wasn’t paying attention to the ground and stepped on one. It pierced through his shoe, causing some blood to drip out from his sole. Fortunately, only the skin was scratched.

“Such sharp scales!” The little guy Shi Hao took the green scales and collected them with his hands. They were each the size of an infant and flickered with cold light.

“This has to be the mature vicious bird’s scales, no wonder it is out of the ordinary. I reckon that even a broadsword nearing 100 jin in weight would not be able to split open these scales!” Pi Hou said.

The few kids did not dare dawdle around, and they rapidly descended along the cliff like lizards. They reached the ground extremely quickly, wiped off their sweat, and let out a deep breath.

“How was it? Did you guys gain anything?” The group of children all gathered around.

“We succeeded. We smuggled out a bunch of bird eggs. Haha…” Er Meng laughed loudly.

The children opened the animal hide pouches and looked at the contents inside. They all gasped in admiration when they saw the eggs that were as large as water basins. The eggs were shining like gems with mysterious clear specks.

“Awesome! We succeeded!”

“These are actually the powerful vicious bird’s eggs. Our Stone Village will have flying battle birds in the future.”

“Let’s leave!”

They were happy and excited, and they pranced around like a group of little mountain beasts. Moving swiftly, they soon left Stone Forest and the Green Scaled Eagle’s home.

“This time, things really went smoothly. Let’s leave this place quickly!”

The mountain forest was dense with plant growth, and the dead leaves piled up into thick layers, providing soft ground to step on. Large trees reached high into the sky as they covered the scorching sun. Old vines were like dragons as they snaked around the trees. In the distant area, various beasts roared from time to time, shaking the mountain area.