Chapter 1267: The Legendary Osmanthus Fey
The blossoming springtime was slowly turning warm, and people were starting to shed their bulky insulated clothes for thinner garments.
Today’s weather happened to be clear skies, and the puffs of clouds resembled cotton candy laying on the plate that was the sky.
As the sunlight pierced through the fluffy clouds, it did not feel scalding when it beat down on people’s skin. Rather, the warm sunlight reflected off each person and caused them to shine with transparent light.
Lin Yuan was swathed in sunlight as he observed the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow, which peered back at him curiously.
Perhaps it was due to the fact that he had consumed the Earth Center Fine Milk and transformed his body, but the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow was not afraid of him.
It flapped its wings and flew over to his shoulder.
At first, the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow looked like an unassuming yellow swallow. It was only when it spread its wings and took to the air that it was revealed that it had about four or five light superfluous yellow feathers.
One of these superfluous feathers stood out as it was at least five times longer than the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow’s body.
The light yellow superfluous feathers glinted with a crystal hue.
Lin Yuan immediately noticed a deep injury on the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow’s abdomen.
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This was unsurprising as an avian-type fey with no attack skills and such an eye-catching appearance would definitely attract the attention of predators. Moreover, the lovely superfluous feathers would also slow down its flying speed.
It was likely that the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow had recently been hunted, and it had flown to the mansion to seek help and healing.
Lin Yuan did not immediately turn to the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow when it landed on his shoulder because he could sense that it had not found solid footing yet, and he could not feel its weight pressing down on his shoulder.
He was afraid that turning his head too quickly would scare the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow off.
Lin Yuan silently circulated the Jasmine Lily’s Heal, and vitality flowed from his shoulder to heal the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow’s injury.
After Lin Yuan made this kind gesture, the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow slowly let down its guard.
Lin Yuan finally felt the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow’s weight on his shoulder a moment later. Evidently, it had finally lowered its guard!
Although the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow did not exactly trust him, it was unlikely that it would be startled if he made small movements.
Hence, Lin Yuan slowly turned his head and noticed that the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow was looking at him with its head cocked.
Fear, curiosity, and faint gratitude could be seen in its gaze.
Lin Yuan smiled brightly when he saw the adorable Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow.
A breeze blew by and messed up Lin Yuan’s hair. His hair fell over his eyes, so only his curved lips could be seen.
‘When a young man smiles, a bird of fortune will descend from the sky.’
The young man’s smile looked like a painted portrait beneath the sun.
Wen Yu, Liu Jie, and Zong Ze were unspeakably taken aback by this scene.
The three of them all felt that his features had suddenly become more exquisite.
At first, they thought that it was only their imagination. But after taking a closer look, even Wen Yu and Liu Jie, who saw Lin Yuan often, were certain that his appearance had transformed.
Both his features and bone structure had noticeably changed.
Such changes were usually due to an improvement in the genetic model. As such, it was evident that Lin Yuan’s genetic model had improved during his overnight stay at the Radiant Moon Palace.
Zong Ze, Liu Jie, and Wen Yu all felt pressure come crashing down on them
Lin Yuan suddenly recalled a legend as he looked at the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow.
If the legend was true, it was not the people at the mansion or the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow that would benefit the most but the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus.
According to legend, the number one fortune osmanthus fey was the Crimson Jade Osmanthus, which mutated from the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus.
In the past, this legend had led to crazy inflation in the price of the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus of upward of five times its original price.
But in the end, all the hopeful people who had bought the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus to evolve it into the Crimson Jade Osmanthus had ended up sorely disappointed as the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus stubbornly refused to show any signs of mutation no matter what was used to coax it.
That was until one Class 4 Creation Master discovered that the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus’ flowers would turn redder when it absorbed fortune aura, indicating that fortune aura would be able to trigger its evolution.
By that time, the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus’ value had fallen after the widespread failure of its mutation.
When the Class 4 Creation Master posted his findings in a thesis on Star Web, those who had bought the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus with the dream of nurturing it into the Crimson Jade Osmanthus started cursing profusely.
Fortune aura was fundamental to fortune feys’ evolution and one of the reasons they were so expensive.
If the fortune power within fortune feys were extracted, it would be as good as killing the fortune feys.
If those who had bought the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus had the disposable income to buy large numbers of fortune feys, they would not have to try to garner wealth through evolving the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus in the first place.
Eventually, the hype surrounding the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus cooled.
The Class 4 Creation Master who had made the discovery broke his bank to buy fortune feys to extract their fortune aura and prove his finding.
Each time the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus absorbed a certain amount of fortune aura, it would transform.
Unfortunately, even after extracting the fortune aura of over 1,000 fortune feys, the Class 4 Creation Master failed to trigger the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus’ evolution into the Crimson Jade Osmanthus.
The Class 4 Creation Master ended up chopping down the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus and posting the video of the chopping onto Star Web, turning himself into the laughingstock of the year.
At that time, Lin Yuan had not started using Star Web. However, mocking comments about the Class 4 Creation Master had been posted on forums that Lin Yuan frequented. Hence, he was aware of this incident.
Through the sea of knowledge that Genius had gained, Lin Yuan could guarantee that fortune aura would be able to incite the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus to evolve. Its appearance changes after absorbing fortune aura were proof of this.
Lin Yuan guessed that the Class 4 Creation Master had failed because he had not used enough fortune power.
Once the Fortuitous Blessing-Carrying Swallow made its nest in the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus and used its ability to share fortune aura with the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus, the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus would have the opportunity to evolve eventually.
Lin Yuan would gain another mountain of wealth to mine if the Cinnabar Sweet Osmanthus could truly evolve into the number one of the ten fortune osmanthus feys the Crimson Jade Osmanthus.
