Reproducing Offspring

The Wind Sword swept across the Murloc's neck. With a thunderous crash, Ji Feng took down one juvenile Murloc. Beside it lay another Murloc that had fallen to the ground but had yet to breathe its last. This "dragon-fighting performance" was finally over.

Using the vines and the forest to his advantage, Ji Feng utterly crushed the two juvenile Murlocs. Sometimes, strength was far less useful than wisdom. Today, the viewers had learned an interesting lesson as well.

Paying for lessons was only natural. Now, the barrage of comments in the livestream room went completely wild.

"Showing off in the flashiest way, firing the most satisfying shots... Akina Mountain Veteran Driver tipped Brother Feng School Belle *8. Sir, your talent is extraordinary; please accept this reward..."

"Haha... Just now, my grandma asked me how much dragon meat cost per pound? Hahaha... Brother Feng, please send me some Thunder King Dragon meat by SF Express. Tipped Great Sword *3..."

"Brother Feng, my little brother in first grade just said he wants to fight tigers at the zoo. What should I do? Waiting online, urgent! Tipped Airplane *1..."

"Tipped Doubao *1000 combo..."

"Your little brother wants to fight tigers? Then recommend the Badaling Wildlife Park to him! There are plenty of tigers there. If your little brother gets bitten to death, the zoo will even pay you a huge sum of compensation. Your little brother is bringing you benefits! Don't forget your big brother after you get the payout. Tipped the streamer Great Sword *1..."

The livestream room's momentum soared wildly. They had even turned an elementary school kid fighting a tiger into a meme. The viewers really knew how to have fun!

"Viewers, brothers and sisters, thank you all for the tips. Thank you, thank you. If you like the stream, remember to add it to your favorites! Oh, right, that's it for today's stream. More excitement tomorrow..."

As he watched the comments, Ji Feng chatted idly with the viewers.

"Brother Feng, it's already two in the afternoon. The gates of our Chaoyang Elementary School are open, so I'm off to cram school... See you."

"Streamer, we're from America and live in Seattle. It's early morning here, so I'm going to sleep. When I wake up, I'll keep watching..."

It was two in the afternoon in China and early morning in the Western Hemisphere. Those who needed to work went to work, those who needed sleep went to sleep, and those who needed school went to school. The comments gradually dwindled, and the viewer count dropped by more than half.

"Viewers, brothers and sisters, I'm ending the stream. Don't forget to subscribe and follow."

After chatting in the livestream room for a while longer, Ji Feng ended the stream.

Juvenile Murloc (collectible). Can be skinned, cooked, and refined into potions...

Murloc Hide, crafting material. Can be made into magic-resistance sets, leather backpacks, leather armor belts...

After ending the stream, Ji Feng briefly inspected the Murloc corpses when the system suddenly sent out a notification.

Murlocs were exceedingly rare beasts. Their hides, flesh, and even their eyes were all valuable items that could be stored in the system inventory. Now, it was time to collect the spoils of battle.

"Haha, I originally only wanted the dragon hides. I never expected the system to give me such a bonus. Collect."

The inventory could not hold living creatures, but it could store dead objects. After Ji Feng collected the two juvenile Murlocs, his inventory contained a long row of food and dozens of beast hides. He had made a killing this time.

"Right... the quest. Why hasn't the quest been completed yet?"

"Could it be... does it only count as complete once I leave the Zuldazar Mountains?" At that moment, Ji Feng remembered the quest to steal the Dragon Eggs. After some thought, he came up with a guess.

"Since I already have the Dragon Eggs, I should leave first..."

After collecting the corpses, Ji Feng retrieved the three Dragon Eggs. Carrying them carefully on his back, he headed out of the marsh.

As Ji Feng left the Murloc cavern, the battle between the elite Murloc and the cloud serpent flock outside the marsh had also ended. In the end, the elite Murloc died at the hands of the cloud serpent flock, though the flock had paid a devastating price as well, with nearly all of them dead or wounded.

"Roar, roar!"

Outside the marsh, an injured cloud serpent howled in agony. Beside it, two cloud serpents desperately tore at the Murloc's corpse. By now, aside from them, every other cloud serpent was dead.

"Roar, roar!"

They continued mutilating the corpse until they had torn through the Murloc's belly before the two cloud serpents finally stopped.

The two cloud serpents were extremely close to the injured one. They dug out the elite Murloc's heart and tossed it before the injured cloud serpent. Cloud serpents were not unintelligent; clearly, they were avenging their injured companion.

"Roar..."

After a dull sound, tears streamed from the cloud serpent's eyes as it lowered its head. In the end, it died.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

They circled overhead, circling for a long time. Only after the two cloud serpents confirmed that their companion was dead did they slowly fly away.

To end the Murlocs' era, the cloud serpents had given everything as well.

After the two cloud serpents left, Kang and Yao Shi exchanged nods from within the bushes and stepped out. The surroundings were silent now; the danger had passed.

"Kang, Master Ji has yet to return. Should we wait here for Master Ji to come back?"

The sun had still been high in the sky when the elite Murloc died, but now it had already slanted westward. Yao Shi and Kang had to decide where to go. This was the Zuldazar Mountains, a place filled with danger. Before the sun completely set, they had to choose a good place to settle down.

"Wait a little longer... I feel like big brother will be back soon."

Kang wanted to wait for Ji Feng's return, and Yao Shi had no objection. Before long, the group set up camp.

Since leaving Sindragosa Village, passing through Whispering Cloud Village, and arriving at the Zuldazar Mountains, Meridale had seen many things she had never encountered before. While the Pandaren were setting up camp, Meridale took advantage of everyone's inattention and quietly walked over to the dead cloud serpent. At that moment, she wanted to examine this wingless dragon up close.

Curved eagle claws, a slender serpent-like body, deer antlers, a cow's nose, fish scales, and whiskers at the corners of its mouth. Even after examining it carefully, Meridale was not satisfied. To her surprise, she actually placed her hand on one of its horns.

"Roar!"

At that moment, the cloud serpent came back to life. It had actually come back to life.

"Ah!"

Meridale fell onto the ground in fright. She could no longer say a word; she had been scared senseless.

"Roar!"

The cloud serpent exhausted all its strength to barely prop itself up on its forelimbs. As it roared, a round red stone appeared in its mouth.

Meridale's scream and the dragon's roar drew everyone's attention. At that moment, everyone rushed over. In just a little while, they would be able to save Meridale.

"Blech..."

As if vomiting, the cloud serpent spat out the red stone. It rolled to Meridale's feet.

Egg

What the cloud serpent had spat out did not seem to be a stone, but an egg?

Legend had it that cloud serpents were not native creatures of Azeroth. Legend had it that they were a species created by the Titans. How the first cloud serpents reproduced was impossible to verify ten thousand years later. Yet at this moment, Meridale Sindragosa witnessed an ancient cloud serpent giving birth.

No one could have imagined that, in the era before The Sundering, cloud serpents reproduced through their mouths...

(The game never specifically explained the birth or origins of cloud serpents. However, in Yu'lon's trial quest, we could see that Yu'lon's true form was stone. Stone, Titan vaults, cloud serpents—these elements were filled in according to imagination.)