Chapter 223

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei had already planned it out and even designed a special incubation magic circle.

The difficulty in hatching Demon Bird lies in the fact that it requires a constant supply of Magic Power, and it cannot be the "dead" Magic Power emitted by the Demonic Core; it must be combined with life force.

For the past two years, Xie Juanhan and his companions could only incubate the eggs with their own bodies, providing the Demon Bird with sufficient vitality to prevent them from dying inside the eggs.

This year, they unexpectedly created a rune template that absorbed the life force and Magic Power of various races, which made things much easier.

It's estimated that using rune templates instead of magical creatures to hatch eggs would also work.

However, in order to avoid the complete loss of this year's Demon Bird, they decided to try hatching the first batch of Demon Bird.

If they hatch successfully, then bring over the other dormant Demon Bird to hatch as well.

If that fails, they will revert to the traditional method and continue incubating the eggs with their own bodies.

Telingewei carved the magic circle, installed the Demonic Core and rune template on it, and then input Magic Power to activate it.

"Buzz--"

With a soft click, the magic circle began to activate, and the Dragon Power within the rune template dissipated, making the entire area of the magic circle warm and comfortable, as if it were being soaked in power.

It practically turned into a shallow pool of Magic Power and Dragon Power!

The furry creatures' eyes widened in surprise.

Haxi reached his paw into the magic circle, looked at it, then turned to look at the two dragons. "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan patted its round head. "Amazing, isn't it?"

Haxi: "Chirp!"

Haxi led the way, and all the furry creatures ran into the magic circle.

The comfortable temperature and Dragon Power inside caused them to roll over onto their backs.

Nibote rubbed his back against the magic circle, whimpering sweetly through his nose.

Xie Juanhan watched them for a while, then gently nudged them apart with his foot. "Stop playing, it's time to incubate the eggs."

The furry creatures didn't want to leave.

Nibote clung to Xie Juanhan's legs with his two thick front paws, whining, "Waaah!"

It's really comfortable inside the magic circle.

Xie Juanhan simply pulled Telingewei down to sit, and rubbed the furry creatures whose bellies were exposed for a while.

After lying with them for a while and letting them have their fill, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei spread a thick blanket on the ground, placed the Demon Bird on it one by one, and then covered them with the blanket again.

The Demon Bird will slowly hatch in this warm, comfortable, and Dragon Power -filled bed.

If all goes well, they should be able to harvest a brood of baby birds in a month.

After placing the Demon Bird, Telingewei specially set up a dragon's protective magic around them.

To prevent magical creatures from sneaking in and taking all the Demon Bird eggs while they are away.

The furry creatures looked at the placed Demon Bird without saying anything, but their eyes revealed reluctance, and they looked back again and again as they left.

Xie Juanhan bent down and cupped Nibote's large face in his hands, squeezing its soft flesh into a ball, and asked with a smile, "You really like this magic circle that much?"

Nibote mumbled, "Awoo."

Haxi, standing beside him, even sighed with a hint of melancholy, "Chirp."

The other furry creatures had bright reluctance in their eyes, and even Moli turned back to look at them.

Seeing their reaction, Xie Juanhan chuckled and said, "It's no big deal. If you like it, I'll make you a nest here."

Telingewei reached out and gently flicked Haxi's forehead with his finger. "Sighing over something so small, how pathetic."

Haxi's forehead fuzz was flicked open, leaving a shallow dent. He didn't make a sound, just licked his lips to the side.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei led the furry creatures back to retrieve their supplies. They then found another spot near the hot spring with relatively ample geothermal heat, which was also warm and dry. There, they rearranged the magic circle, buried the rune templates, and covered it with thick blankets.

"Alright," Xie Juanhan said, "You can come over here to play when you have nothing to do, and keep an eye on the Demon Bird while you're at it."

Harper and the others, heads held high and chests puffed out, answered quickly and loudly, "Awooo!"

The furry creatures didn't want to leave; they wanted to stay in bed right then and there. "Waaah."

Xie Juanhan: "Alright, you guys stay here, we're going out for a bit."

The furry creatures, having found a new nest, treated it like a new toy, refusing to go home for several days and completely unwilling to be separated from their new home.

Even for meals, Xie Juanhan had to call them from the doorway.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei went to the Kaonielin Plain several times to see their magic circle, and also took the opportunity to visit the Sea of Clouds Cottage a few times.

After about ten days, the furry little ones' enthusiasm for their new nest finally cooled down a bit. They no longer wanted to stay in the nest all the time and would occasionally go out to move around.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei continued to follow their previous routine, checking on the Demon Bird that were hatching in the magic circle every two or three days.

Their guess was correct.

Using this method of combining geothermal energy with magic arrays and rune templates, the Demon Bird egg hatched smoothly, and the embryo inside grew stronger day by day.

Xie Juanhan estimates that the baby birds will hatch in about half a month.

The baby birds are about to hatch, and the fluffy creatures are very curious about them, sniffing and listening to the sounds inside the eggshells every day.

That day, after breakfast, the furry creatures took a stroll through the Magic Forest. They trotted to the hatchery, checked the Demon Bird eggs, and then lay down in their nests.

As autumn deepens, the Magic Forest grows colder day by day.

Although the furry creatures had thick fur and soft, plump bodies, they could still feel the chill outside.

It's still more comfortable to snuggle into a warm, soft bed.

"Chirp." Habu squinted, burrowed into the covers, and prepared to snuggle up.

It's a bit uncomfortable underneath; it's been bothering me for several days now.

However, there were all sorts of rocks of different sizes around the hot spring, and Habu could tolerate it even through the thick blankets.

It shifted a few times, trying to cover the uncomfortable spot with its fleshy buttocks.

Previously, its rear end could just cover the hard thing underneath, but today, after it had been pupaeing for a while, it couldn't cover it anymore.

With a look of confusion in its eyes, it continued to pupate.

"Chirp!" Haxi got angry after being kicked several times by the cricket, and suddenly leaned over and bit its ear.

"Chirp?" Habu quickly pressed his ear tightly to his scalp and looked at Haxi.

Haxi bared its teeth at it, warning it that if it moved again it would bite. "Ouch!"

Habu whimpered, "Eek."

Haxi also noticed something hard on its side. "Chirp?"

After all that commotion, all the furry creatures finally realized what was happening.

Puzzled, everyone got out of bed, clutching their thick blankets as they retreated.

Then they saw two pale blue, thick-shelled Demon Bird that had appeared on the magic circle at some unknown time.

The Demon Bird was covered in intricate magical runes, clearly indicating it was a high-grade Demon Bird.

Habu finally realized what was poking its bottom and cried out, "Aww--aww!"

The other furry creatures gathered around the two Demon Bird, sniffing them.

After sniffing for a while, a few of the smarter, furry creatures showed strange expressions on their faces.

--These two Demon Bird bear the aura of Human-Faced Smoke Bird.

Xie Juanhan and Telingewei happened to be home and rushed over when they heard the commotion. "What's wrong?"

Habu loudly complained, "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan: "Did a Demon Bird secretly slip me Demon Bird? Let me see."

Habu made way, even pushing Habei aside. "Chirp chirp."

Xie Juanhan recognized it at a glance. "Human-Faced Smoke Bird's egg? Strange, why would it be laid here?"

After examining the bird, Telingewei said, "Most Human-Faced Smoke Bird probably only lay one egg, but this Human-Faced Smoke Bird laid two. Unable to incubate them all, it had to secretly slip one of them here."

Xie Juanhan: "That's possible. I was wondering why a level four Demon Bird would use a level three Demon Bird's hatchery. Now that you mention it, it makes sense. Did it find the hatching here to be effective, so it handed over another egg?"

The Human-Faced Smoke Bird belongs to the more intelligent type of Demon Bird.

The Goblin were on their menu, Xie Juanhan and Telingewei had even specifically sought them out to warn them.

After that, they dared not touch the Goblin.

With their intelligence, they might actually understand what this egg-incubating magic circle is for.

Xie Juanhan touched the two Human-Faced Smoke Bird eggs. "The embryos inside are still alive and developing well. That guy really knows how to slack off."

Xie Juanhan was quite impressed; the Human-Faced Smoke Bird really dared to gamble.

"No, we still need to go check it out and see what's going on."

Xie Juanhan took out a small gold coin, quickly performed a divination, and looked towards the Magic Forest, preparing to find parents for the two Smoke Bird.

Harper and Haxi exchanged a glance, their furry faces showing confusion.

Harper weakly murmured, "Chirp."

Haxi even pleaded for the Human-Faced Smoke Bird: "Chirp."

The Companion Beast stared wide-eyed at their two little friends.

Nibote exclaimed in surprise, "Meow?!"

Harper glanced hesitantly at her clumsy little friends. "Chirp."

Xie Juanhan: "Something's up?"

Harper obediently squatted in place, indicating that he could incubate the eggs for the Human-Faced Smoke Bird: "Chirp chirp."

Haxi agreed, "Chirp."

Telingewei looked at the two unusually furry creatures and, without hesitation, picked them up and pressed them to his forehead.

Then, Telingewei learned that the Companion Beast had guided the Human-Faced Smoke Bird to scare away the upper- Goblin, which directly frightened them away.

So much time had passed that Habu and the other furry, forgetful creatures had forgotten about it.

Harper and Haxi not only remembered it, but they had been thinking about it for a long time, which is why Telingewei brought it up.

Telingewei looked at them and nodded. "These past two years of meals haven't been wasted; they've all learned a lesson."