"In Boni's memories, besides using a Warlock's power to sign a Soul Contract with that egg, there was another method. That was for you, Master, to remain here with the egg for twenty days, no less than three hours each day, while drawing over 50 milliliters of blood from your body every day to water the egg and establish a connection with it. Together with the altar's power, this would make the creature inside the egg develop a filial attachment to you. Then, once you possessed the power of an official Level-1 Warlock, you would be able to easily sign a Soul Contract with it and make it your Contract Beast."
After listening to the robot Boni, Yang Feng could not help sucking in a cold breath. "To hatch an egg, they actually slaughtered 1,376 virgins! What a vicious bastard!"
"Using living humans for biological experiments was nothing unusual for Warlocks. Many forbidden experiments required biological experiments on humans to obtain the most accurate and reliable data. In the eyes of most Warlocks, mortals were no more than ants. During the Second Dynasty, when forbidden experiments were at their most frenzied, hundreds of millions of humans died in all kinds of insane forbidden experiments. Demons, humanity's great enemy, were the product of one forbidden experiment conducted by the Second Dynasty. The Second Dynasty was also destroyed at the hands of Demons and humans."
"However, after countless painful lessons, the Durando Subcontinent now prohibited large-scale massacres of civilians for biological experiments. Of the 1,376 virgins Boni used, more than 1,000 were slaves bought from various places. The rest were gifts presented to him from different regions. Using those slaves and gifts for biological experiments did not violate the laws established by the Warlocks. At most, he would receive some moral condemnation. Even so, he acted with great secrecy and placed the altar underground. In the entire Wizard Tower, only he could enter this place," the robot Boni said.
Yang Feng's brows furrowed slightly as he vaguely felt that he had come to a somewhat insane world.
Yang Feng said quietly, "If I had lost to Boni back then, he would probably have captured me and turned me into material for human experiments as well!"
"Yes!" the robot Boni replied.
"A Contract Beast..." Yang Feng stared at the strange egg in the center of the altar, which inhaled and exhaled blood and qi, his eyes flickering as he weighed his options.
After killing Boni and taking Black City, Yang Feng would face the counterattack of the Fein Deluo Principality. That would also be the most dangerous period.
The best strategy, naturally, would be for Yang Feng's true body to hide in a basement known to no one and wait for the storm to pass. He had already manufactured a large batch of Level-6 and Level-7 Main Battle Robots. At any time, he could abandon everything, leave the Fein Deluo Principality, and start over.
If Yang Feng chose to hatch the strange egg that had appeared from the Forbidden Stone, he might face enormous danger. The Fein Deluo Principality had stood for more than three hundred years, and no one knew what foundations it possessed. In any case, over the past three hundred years, every Warlock who had tried to challenge the Fein Deluo Principality had died. Even an official Level-2 Warlock had fallen.
Yang Feng hesitated. "Can it be moved, or can the hatching be delayed?"
"It has now entered the final stage of incubation. Once the egg leaves this altar, it will suffer severe damage, and its potential for evolution will decline. According to the records in Boni's memories, only a powerhouse with the extensive knowledge of a Great Warlock or above might be able to remove the egg from the altar or delay its hatching. If this egg is moved now, it will lose its value as a Contract Beast. However, it can still serve as a rare specimen for researching the forbidden experiments of the Second Dynasty."
Nearly a million years had passed since the Second Dynasty, and Forbidden Stones sealing all kinds of items had become exceedingly scarce. For Boni to obtain that Forbidden Stone had been an immense stroke of luck. Even if the egg inside the Forbidden Stone died, it would still possess astonishing research value in the modern age.
Yang Feng pondered for a while before finally making his decision. "Fine! My true body will get here as quickly as possible. You will ensure that the ritual proceeds."
Forbidden Stones were incomparably rare on the Durando Subcontinent. Once discovered, they were basically used by someone or taken into the possession of the six great powers. This egg obtained from a Forbidden Stone might be the last egg on the Durando Subcontinent capable of becoming a Contract Beast. Yang Feng did not want to let this opportunity slip away no matter what.
Boni said respectfully, "Yes, Master!"
Yang Feng gave the strange egg on the altar a deep look, then turned and left the Wizard Tower.
Inside the city lord's mansion of Black City.
Wizard Apprentices clad in gray robes stood in neat rows, staring at Yang Feng seated in the seat of honor. The eyes of quite a few Wizard Apprentices flickered with venomous resentment.
Beside those Wizard Apprentices stood four hundred fully armed Mechanical Swordsmen. If any of the Wizard Apprentices made the slightest unusual move, they would slaughter them all.
"This Head Ring can detect your thoughts, and this collar contains an Alchemy Bomb! The moment you harbor any thoughts harmful to us, this collar will blow off your heads. Now, immediately line up and put on these collars and Head Rings one by one. Otherwise, die right now!"
Yang Feng clapped his hands lightly. Mechanical Swordsmen carrying basins filled with black collars and Silver Rings emerged from both sides.
Upon hearing this, the Wizard Apprentices all turned pale. They looked at one another, hesitant to move.
Yang Feng said coldly, "I will only give you ten seconds to think. Anyone who has not lined up after ten seconds dies! Ten..."
Hearing the death countdown, the Wizard Apprentices all went pale and quickly formed a long line.
Yang Feng swept his gaze across the hall and said coldly, "Zero! Kill everyone who did not line up!"
Two hundred Blade Soldiers charged into the ten hesitant Wizard Apprentices, swinging their blades in a frenzy and effortlessly chopping the ten Wizard Apprentices into pieces.
The surviving Wizard Apprentices all turned pale and trembled, endless terror flickering in their eyes.
"Begin!" Yang Feng sat in the seat of honor, propping his face on one hand as he cast a cold sidelong glance at the remaining Wizard Apprentices.
Under Yang Feng's command, the Wizard Apprentices of the Black Hut stepped forward one after another and carefully put on the black collars and Silver Rings.
Bang!
After one Wizard Apprentice put on the black collar and Silver Ring, the Silver Ring flashed, and the black collar instantly exploded, blasting the Wizard Apprentice's head clean off.
At the sight, the Wizard Apprentices all trembled in fright, their eyes filled with terror. They looked at Yang Feng as if he were the great demon king of fear.
Yang Feng sneered coldly. "Trying to pretend to surrender to me, then seize the chance to assassinate me? Interesting! Your thoughts cannot possibly be concealed from the Silver Ring, this secret treasure. Continue!"
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