It was unknown whether it was the cold or the heat, but the Frost Phoenix flew to the ground and transformed into a beautiful girl with snow-white hair. The girl wore a colorful feather dress, and crystal flowers were pinned on her slender arms and thighs. She looked gorgeous. However, the girl was hugging her shoulders at that moment, and her cheeks were puffed up. She looked furious.
“What do you mean? Are you blaming me for laying too many Phoenix eggs every day? When there were fewer Phoenix eggs in the past, you did not say that. If you dislike my eggs, then spit out those that you’ve eaten.”
“I’m sorry, Lady Emperor Cluck. We were just joking. Please don’t mind us.”
The angels that came to collect the eggs lowered their heads and apologized, their expressions awkward.
“Hmph!”
The girl named Emperor Cluck snorted coldly, her expression still displeased. She turned slightly and noticed Allen, Liszt, and the elves standing beside them. She spoke arrogantly, “Why is there a group of strangers near my palace? Are they here to steal my eggs?”
“Lady Emperor Cluck, those are the Elven King’s subordinates. They came here specifically to taste the Phoenix eggs,” Allen replied politely.
Ever since Watson developed the ever-changing magic and passed it on to every magical beast, the powerful magical beasts on the mountain could transform into human forms, and Emperor Cluck was one of them. Many people no longer treated them as mere magical beasts.
“Is that true?”
“Of course, Lady Emperor Cluck. If you don’t believe me, you can ask those elves.”
Emperor Cluck turned to look at the elves. “Do you guys like my eggs very much? Even though it’s not appropriate to say that, I’ve recently laid too many eggs. So many that I’m even tired of looking at them myself.”
She had placed a lot of importance on her eggs as she had previously laid too few of them. She felt proud that her eggs had been tasted and praised by others. Once, she ruthlessly taught Golden Flash a lesson when he tried to steal her eggs, but her worries had changed. Golden Flash was tired of eating Phoenix eggs, so he no longer ate them. The people on Mount Creation no longer praised her eggs. They were already used to eating such food. Even the farm where she lived had too many Phoenix eggs, resulting in her smaller living area.
She heard that the elves liked the Phoenix eggs, so she could always give them away.
“Lady Emperor Cluck… we do like your eggs.”
One elf tried to say something, and Emperor Cluck immediately smiled as brightly as a flower. “That’s great. Since you like them so much, I’ll give you more eggs.”
He waved at the giant palaces behind him that had yet to open. Those palaces turned into giants and stood up. Countless Phoenix eggs rolled down from their chests and piled on the ground, perhaps tens of thousands of Phoenix eggs.
“These eggs are for you. These are only a small portion of the accumulated Phoenix eggs. Because they take up too much space, I moved the eggs to the spiral staircase in the sky. I’ll go get them for you now.”
“Wait!”
Seeing that Emperor Cluck was about to spread his Phoenix wings and fly into the sky, the Elven King quickly reached out to stop him.
He was excited that he had been given three Phoenix eggs. He had never tasted such precious food before. He was numb when he knew that there were tens of thousands of those Phoenix eggs. Then, he felt that something was wrong when he heard that it was only a small fraction of the total amount. It was one thing to raise a Phoenix on Mount Creation, but it seemed like the Phoenix was too good at laying eggs.
It seemed like the precious Phoenix eggs were nothing more than trash to Emperor Cluck. When he thought about how they were full of praise when they ate the Phoenix eggs, he felt stifled.
“What’s wrong, Your Majesty? Aren’t you satisfied with those Phoenix eggs? If you’re not satisfied, we can take you to the spiral staircase. The Phoenix eggs there are of the highest quality. If it’s because there are too many of them and you can’t take them, we’ll send the Blackmoon Knights to help transport them.”
“The Phoenix eggs are not something too precious. We will talk about transporting them later. Do you have anything more precious here?”
The Elven King forced himself to say something that he did not mean.
“Yes, of course. Please follow me, Your Majesty.”
Allen nodded and led the elves away from the farm. They continued to walk down the mountain. After walking for a while, they came to a forest shining with diamonds. The forest was very dense. Every tree in the forest was shaped like a dazzling diamond, exuding a powerful aura. A group of farmers with hoes on their shoulders was in a field not far from the diamond-shaped forest. They were sowing wheat of the same crystal color in the field.
“Every tree in the forest is made of diamond-tier magical staffs. Ever since Young Master Watson planted those magical staffs a few years ago in Mount Creation, the number had increased countless times! Initially, the purpose of cultivating those magical staffs was to decorate Mount Creation. However, many people coveted the diamond-tier magical staffs, resulting in them being produced too much.
“There’s also that piece of farmland. The seeds on the farmland are called crystal wheat. Eating them will strengthen your body, prolong your life, and make you immune to all poisons! In the early years, those seeds were obtained by making wishes. Later on, the farmers realized that making seeds that way was too dull. So, they have begun to replant them manually! There are a lot of seeds stored on the spiral staircase. Would you like to take some with you, Your Majesty?”
Obtaining resources had been too convenient and boring for them. That was the case for the residents of Mount Creation. When they first received the Wish for the World rings, they went from poor to rich overnight because everyone used them to duplicate resources. However, when the resources accumulated to a certain extent, it was just a number. They were already numb to it.
On the contrary, they could just use the ring to make a wish if they wanted something. Most of the time, they did not have to do anything else. Many of them had already lived a long life, so they did not need to make any wishes. They were pretty self-sufficient. Even so, Mount Creation still had many resources.
When Allen introduced the elves to the surrounding farmland and forests, some farmers noticed them and stopped what they were doing to greet them warmly. Allen and Liszt responded to them, one by one.
“Your Majesty, what do you think about those forests and crystal wheat? How much can you take?” Liszt looked at the Elven King and asked nervously.
Taking a deep breath, the Elven King’s expression became strange. He had sensed that something was wrong when Liszt had taken them to the farm to taste the Phoenix eggs. Liszt’s slightly nervous tone made him understand what it was.
“Gentlemen, are you giving us these things because you’ve accumulated too many things on Mount Creation and want to throw them away like trash?”
“How is that possible? Your Majesty, you must be joking. Those things are very precious outside. How can we throw them away?”
Liszt and Allen laughed and looked away unnaturally. That behavior confirmed the Elven King’s guess, and he did not know what to say.
