Twelve Flavors

Miasma drifted through the air. From the unknown clusters of bluish trees came the occasional caw of a crow. After walking through the deep marsh for a long time, Ji Feng finally arrived before a massive cave.

The entrance to the deep cave was covered in overlapping footprints. Scales could vaguely be seen scattered among the tracks and mud. Picking up one of the scales, Ji Feng confirmed that this was the Murlocs' lair.

Under normal circumstances, Dragonflights had their own nests, and their eggs hatched within them. At that moment, the system map clearly showed signs of life inside the cave. Obviously, there were Dragon Eggs—or young dragons—within.

Glowing stones were scattered across the ceiling of the cave, allowing Ji Feng to roughly make out the scene inside.

Through the haze, he saw the creatures in the cave. There seemed to be living Young Murlocs inside.

System Quest: War Legion.
Quest Requirement: Powerful Murlocs are undoubtedly the finest war machines. This is a force capable of changing the course of the war in Pandaria. Steal Dragon Eggs under the cover of the bushes.

Quest Reward: Achievement Points +10. Unlock the basic Garrison System. (Loading, progress 1%.)

The quest arrived the instant Ji Feng saw the Young Murlocs. He had not expected the system to mention a "Garrison" this time.

An alchemy laboratory, a forge, an enchanting workshop, stables... I wonder whether the basic Garrison System includes those. If it does, I won't need to worry about potions or equipment anymore... Ji Feng could not help sighing.

It had been over half a month since he arrived in Azeroth. The potions, bandages, and other supplies in his backpack were nearly depleted. Unlocking a Garrison now would undoubtedly solve his worries.

In the World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor, every player could establish a Garrison of their own. A Garrison could automatically produce ores and herbs and provide players with all-around support. Just thinking of the words "Garrison" made Ji Feng's heart race.

The Murlocs in this cave should still be juveniles. They should be far weaker than adult Murlocs, so stealing Dragon Eggs shouldn't be too difficult, right? Whatever. I'll go in and take a look first...

According to the system map, even juvenile Murlocs had red skull nameplates. In other words, they should not be weak. Under normal circumstances, Ji Feng would not risk entering the cave, but for the Garrison System, he could only gamble on it.

Taking a deep breath, he cautiously entered the Murlocs' lair.

In World of Warcraft, there was a particularly famous swamp called The Stranglethorn Vale. It was famous because of the dragon lair within it. That swamp was the territory of the Black Dragon Princess, Onyxia.

Compared to Onyxia's lair, this nameless cave was vastly inferior. After taking only a few dozen steps, Ji Feng saw two sleeping juvenile Murlocs and three Dragon Eggs that had yet to hatch.

Black Dragons had far greater reproductive abilities than Murlocs. While Onyxia could lay a hundred Dragon Eggs at once, Murlocs could only lay one or two at a time. Before entering the cave, Ji Feng had thought he would obtain plenty of Dragon Eggs. He had not expected there to be so few.

"Snore..."

The juvenile Murlocs were snoring loudly in the cave. Even while asleep, they still exuded a fierce and intimidating aura.

Although these two juveniles could not compare to that elite Murloc, they were still enormous. Ji Feng roughly estimated that if they stood up, they would be at least one story tall.

System Notice: Live stream maintenance complete. The live stream is about to begin.

As Ji Feng stared at the two Murlocs, the system's voice rang out again. The Live Streaming System had now reached Lv. 6.

As the notification sounded, the livestream slowly opened. It was around one in the afternoon, just after everyone had finished lunch—a perfect time to watch a stream.

The moment the livestream opened, comments flooded the screen.

"Just finished eating, and Brother Feng's stream started. Awesome."

"Watching Brother Feng's stream while taking a dump, with a Hongtashan cigarette on the side—now this is the life."

"Brother Feng, where are you having fun now? Why is the stream so dark? Don't tell me you're somewhere unspeakable..."

"Big brother streamer, my mom is making lunch. Later, I'm going to call my dad and mom to watch with me, so don't do that kind of thing! I'm still a kid, cute and innocent..."

Just like usual, the old drivers showed up immediately. If he had been somewhere nice, Ji Feng might have chatted nonsense with the viewers, but he was currently in a tiger's den and had no interest in it.

He adjusted the camera and switched the view directly onto the juvenile Murlocs.

"Viewers, I'm Ji Feng. I've already left Whispering Cloud Village, and I'm now inside a Murloc lair. What you're seeing are juvenile Murlocs and Murloc Dragon Eggs. That's right, the kind of super Tyrannosaurs that can grow into Uldyssian and Sork."

"Today, I'm going to livestream stealing Dragon Eggs and making a delicious dish for the taste buds—tea eggs..."

As a professional bullshitting streamer, Ji Feng naturally would not let the livestream atmosphere become dull. He did not mention the quest at all and instead brought up food.

The instant he finished speaking, countless comments flooded the livestream.

"Brother Feng, don't act so pretentious. Stealing Dragon Eggs to make tea eggs? Do you think we're idiots? Confess already, and maybe we'll go easy on you."

"...Watching Brother Feng commit suicide."

"Stealing Murloc eggs? Let me hug an '82 girl to calm myself down."

"Anyone upstairs still got an '82 girl? I'll trade an '82 Sprite and half a bag of Weilong spicy strips..."

"Brother Feng, this quest is so easy! Just sneak over, pick up a Dragon Egg, then sneak back out. Done."

"Stealing Dragon Eggs? Streamer, don't get yourself killed! Don't underestimate juvenile Murlocs. They're definitely elite-level monsters. If you anger them, you'll probably be a pile of bones by tonight."

"Brother Feng, I study biology. Carnivorous animals like these usually have sharp senses of smell. If you get any closer, they'll wake up."

Sure enough, the comments did not offer Ji Feng the slightest bit of help.

"Viewers, I really am planning to make tea eggs. And you all think stealing Dragon Eggs is just a dream? You're seriously underestimating me!" Showing off, proving people wrong, turning the tables—without a challenge, there would be no entertainment value. The harder the task, the better the show once he succeeded. Ji Feng continued boasting.

The system-issued quest had to be completed. Rather than letting the viewers know it was a quest, it was more fun to treenewbee them.

"Viewers, once I get the Dragon Eggs, shall we start livestreaming Twelve Flavors? Then I'll livestream making tea eggs."

After casually chatting nonsense with the viewers for a while, Ji Feng cautiously moved forward.

These Dragon Eggs possessed immensely vigorous life force. Even from quite a distance away, Ji Feng could feel it. Given enough time, the life within the eggs would break out of their shells.

Fresh Murloc Egg: Incubation time: 30 days. Unique. Cannot be picked up.

As expected, the eggs could not be placed in the system backpack. Ji Feng had initially planned to forcibly take all three eggs and retreat from the Murlocs' lair as quickly as possible, but it seemed that would not work.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Feng suppressed his unease and slowly walked deeper into the cave.