Chapter 100 - 80: Counting the Loot, the First Flying Pet

Chapter 100: Chapter 80: Counting the Loot, the First Flying Pet

The words had barely been spoken when Hellish Roar, who had been sitting on the giant rock, vanished from the spot, leaving only a faint breeze in his wake.

「At the same time.」

With a loud BANG, the Horned Eagle had already smashed open the granary door.

It squeezed its massive body inside, and the sound of frantic gulping quickly followed.

War Axe in hand, Hellish Roar charged inside at his fastest speed. A series of "WHACK! WHACK!" sounds rang out, followed by the Horned Eagle’s mournful cries.

"SKRAW! SKRAW!"

In less than thirty seconds, Hellish Roar dragged the Horned Eagle out with one hand. The creature looked completely dejected and limp.

The eagle’s head was battered and bruised. It still held a piece of cured ham in its long beak, which it swallowed with the last of its strength.

Shen Xing quickly wheeled himself over. As he looked at the absolute mess in the granary, his heart ached.

’Damn it! All the Food I just snatched... I mean, *collected*, is now strewn all over the floor by this thing.’

’And what’s worse, the creature ate a ton of meat.’

’It devoured nearly half of our only two hundred kilograms of cured meat.’

"You little bastard!"

Shen Xing was about to order Hellish Roar to give it a good thrashing.

But then he saw the creature lying on the ground, gazing up at him with its big, bright yellow eyes, looking utterly pathetic.

"Chrrp..." The Horned Eagle let out a low whimper, as if to say it was very hungry.

Shen Xing was silent for a moment before finally sighing. "Fine, let it eat."

’As the saying goes, if you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass.’

’This thing looks like it has a huge appetite. And since it was just summoned, it probably hasn’t eaten in a long time.’

He had Hellish Roar drag out dozens more kilograms of cured meat from the granary.

When the Horned Eagle saw the meat on the ground, its eyes lit up and the whole bird instantly perked up.

With a deft peck of its curved beak, it tossed a chunk into its mouth, and the meat disappeared. Shen Xing didn’t even see it make a swallowing motion.

In the blink of an eye, the creature had devoured nearly two hundred kilograms of meat—almost a full day’s worth of Food for forty Beastmen.

’It’s over. Now the territory has another bottomless pit to feed.’

Shen Xing suddenly felt a headache coming on.

’The Beastmen already ate enough as it was, and now there’s a creature with an even bigger appetite.’

"KREEE~ KREEE~"

Its hunger sated, the Horned Eagle got to its feet, walked over to Shen Xing’s side, and gently flapped its wings.

It bobbed its pointed head up and down. It was, admittedly, rather cute.

Shen Xing sighed in resignation and threatened, "You ate so much of my Food. You’d better pull your weight, or I’ll stew you and make Horned Eagle soup!"

"Chirp chirp..."

The Horned Eagle nodded gently, as if to say, ’As long as there’s food, I’ll work my hardest.’

Its docile, earnest demeanor was a complete mismatch for its magnificent and powerful frame.

Only then did Shen Xing nod in satisfaction. "From now on, your name is Fried Chicken."

"Kree?" The Horned Eagle tilted its head, as if it didn’t quite understand the name.

Shen Xing didn’t explain, instead opening its attribute panel to take a look.

[Horned Eagle: Fried Chicken]

[Lord: Shen Xing]

[Level: 7]

[Potential: Elite ★★★]

[Attributes: Power 65, Spirit 57, Agility 71, Constitution 62]

[Skills: Wind Blade Claw Strike (Condenses Wind Element into its claws to unleash 3 crescent-shaped wind blades, dealing slashing damage to frontal enemies and applying 3 stacks of a Bleeding effect. Cooldown: 25 seconds)

Gale Wings (Infuses its wings with Wind Element, increasing movement speed by 150% for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 75 seconds)

Screaming (Emits a piercing shriek that deals sonic damage to all enemies within a radius of [Agility x 0.5] meters, reducing their movement speed and Hit Rate by 30% for 9 seconds. Cooldown: 90 seconds)]

[Talent: High-altitude Perception (Grants night vision, extreme long-range sight, and the ability to see through Fog.)]

[Bonds - Horned Eagle (Unactivated)]

(Note: This Horned Eagle is still in its growth phase, yet it already possesses excellent aerial reconnaissance capabilities.)

...

’Huh? This little guy’s Skills... are pretty interesting.’

Shen Xing’s gaze brightened as he looked over the Introduction.

As a flying unit, the Horned Eagle possessed unparalleled speed and formidable aerial combat abilities.

More importantly, its Talent Ability allowed it to see through the Fog.

This meant Shen Xing could now ride the Horned Eagle to explore the world outside his territory.

Combined with his Monocular Telescope, both his exploration efficiency and mobility would increase dramatically.

"Hellish Roar, take this creature and teach it how to absorb Soul Stones. Get its Level to 9 as soon as possible," Shen Xing ordered.

"Yes, Lord!"

The Bald Beastman immediately complied, beckoning to the Horned Eagle as he headed for the village entrance.

Fried Chicken strode forward on its sturdy legs, obediently following him.

After they left, Grand Lord Shen leaned back in his wheelchair, feeling melancholic once more.

’I thought that harvesting thousands of pounds of Food would be enough to last the territory for half a month.’

’But now with a glutton like Fried Chicken around, it’ll probably last less than a week.’

’And now it’s raining, so it’s not a good time to go out exploring...’

He had harvested so many resources and obtained a powerful flying mount. This should have been an occasion for double the happiness.

So why couldn’t Shen Xing feel happy at all?

Shaking his head, he wheeled himself over and built a few more residences in the territory.

He then spent 160 Soul Stones and 40 Frost Crystals to upgrade the eight Level 1 Arrow Towers around the territory into [Ice Arrow Towers].

When he and Xia Wanyin attacked the Silver Holy Land earlier today, he had taken the opportunity to trade some Black Crystals with her for these materials. They were coming in handy now.