Zhao Huai finally understood why this myna had refused to call before and had kept staring at his Mysterious Ring.
So it was a pay-to-win bird—no spirit stones, no work, huh?
It had been eyeing the spirit stones on him from the very beginning.
Could it be that he would have to feed it spirit stones from now on? As Zhao Huai grumbled inwardly, another thought crossed his mind.
Since this myna could undergo such a transformation, it must have encountered some kind of fortuitous opportunity.
Otherwise, it could not possibly possess such unique traits.
Zhao Huai gave the myna another look.
Man and bird stared at each other for a long while.
After thinking for a moment, he took several more spirit stones out of the Mysterious Ring.
Before feeding them to it, Zhao Huai said to the myna with great seriousness, "Since you eat spirit stones, you'd better at least serve some purpose. Otherwise, I'll pluck you clean and make a dish of braised myna."
"Braised myna! Braised myna!"
The myna repeated his words, flapping its wings with great enthusiasm.
Whether it understood or not, Zhao Huai did not care. He simply stretched out his hand and began feeding it spirit stones.
The first spirit stone was swiftly swallowed by the myna.
Then came the second, then the third.
It looked small, but it truly ate with astonishing speed.
By the sixth spirit stone, the myna stopped swallowing. It shook the feathers all over its body, looking like it had eaten its fill and was giving itself a satisfied shiver.
Afterward, Zhao Huai took out some herbs, opened the cage, and applied them to its wing and head, hoping its injuries would heal.
As he busied himself, Pei Xiangyun happened to walk over. Looking at Zhao Huai's back,