Melee Mage

Chapter 14: Diamond Dragon

According to the different ranks of pets, the value of pet eggs varies greatly. Low-level pet eggs are divided into three categories: high, medium, and low, with prices of 100, 1000, and 10000 respectively.

Similarly, mid-level pet eggs are also divided into three categories, with prices of 100,000, 1 million, and 10 million! The Frost Giant Dragon egg belongs to the highest level of mid-level eggs, roughly equivalent to the lower end of high-level eggs. Its value is so high that it can be sold for nearly one billion gold coins. That's why the girl couldn't understand why Adrian infused magic power without any hesitation.

As for high-level pet eggs, their prices start at one billion and can go up to trillions. A warrior who possesses a top-level pet can be considered invincible. Just relying on their pets, they can easily destroy a small city.

However, it should be noted that an adult form of a high-level pet is not necessarily the most powerful mythical creature. It's just that within the limited lifespan of humans, they can reach adulthood. For creatures like the Frost Giant Dragon, although they are powerful, it takes a thousand years for them to reach adulthood, and even then, they are only considered mid-level pets. Who can live for a thousand years? And once the owner dies, these pets become wild.

Currently, the strongest pets are lion, tiger, leopard, and elephant species. These are creatures with relatively short lifespans but grow very quickly. Of course, not all eggs of these species are high-level. Only the likes of Lion King, Tiger King, and Leopard King, which are considered royal beasts, are. A king-level pet can easily defeat hundreds of non-king-level counterparts.

Speaking of which, it is the method of obtaining pets that limits their classification. If it weren't necessary to personally hatch them to tame them, how could the Frost Giant Dragon, the strongest pet, be just a high-level mid-tier pet?

While the girl was still puzzled, Adrian finally depleted his magic power and let out a sigh of relief. Adrian murmured, "It's worth exchanging 1000 gold coins for a Frost Giant Dragon. This is the arrangement of the heavens, and I won't go against it."

"1000 gold coins?" After hearing Adrian's words, the girl pondered for a moment, and soon, a bitter smile appeared on her face. She knew that Adrian obviously hadn't realized that 1000 gold coins were merely the price of a low-level mid-tier pet egg. Although the Frost Giant Dragon egg was excellent, it was only relative to high-level pet eggs. After all, how easy was it to obtain a king-level pet?

It was well known that there could only be one king in a region. Even if you looked at the whole world within the range inhabited by humans, there were only a few hundred king-level mythical creatures. Even if they were all stolen, how many would there be?

The girl opened her mouth but eventually gave up on telling Adrian the truth. She believed that if Adrian found out that he had just hatched a magical pet egg worth billions, he might go insane. Basically, even nobles and aristocrats wouldn't be so extravagant unless they were the heirs to a family. Other people wouldn't be willing to spend so much on such a good pet.

"Ah..." The girl sighed, gazing at Adrian with envy. Don't think that Adrian's success was just a stroke of luck, selecting the Frost Giant Dragon from among tens of thousands of pet eggs. If that were the case, the store would have suffered a great loss.

In reality, this pet shop was just one of the thousand branches of the World Pet Alliance, distributed worldwide. Each store had a hundred thousand pet eggs. This pet shop was merely a distribution point. The total number of pet eggs for this event reached one billion, and Adrian's luck was exceptional to draw the Frost Giant Dragon egg from such a massive pool. Although it wasn't one of the top ten high-grade pet eggs, who's to say that misfortune may not be a blessing in disguise?

Watching Adrian leave the store in excitement, the girl hesitated for a moment. Then, she quietly tore the card into pieces. She didn't want the news of the birth of the Frost Giant Dragon to spread. Firstly, it was a regulation within the organization not to release such news to enhance the appeal of the event. Secondly, the girl didn't want anything bad to happen to that boy. In the words of an old saying, "The innocent shouldn't be implicated by the guilty."

It was nighttime again, and Adrian's mother had already fallen asleep. Adrian eagerly cupped the pale blue pet egg in his hands and continuously infused it with magical energy. The pet egg emitted a chilling aura, gradually becoming brighter and radiating a pearl-like glow under the infusion of magic.

Slowly, the cold became denser and thicker, unknowingly completely enveloping Adrian. However, miraculously, it didn't dissipate but formed a cocoon-like barrier, wrapping Adrian and the pet egg within.

"Crack... Crack... Crack..." After an unknown period, finally, with a crisp cracking sound, the surface of the pale blue eggshell began to c***k. More and more cracks appeared one after another. Seeing this scene, Adrian knew that the Frost Giant Dragon was about to hatch.

"Pop!" Finally, after the most intense sound, the pale blue eggshell completely shattered into pieces. At the same time, a soft, cotton-like creature resembling a worm appeared in Adrian's palm.

Up close, Adrian carefully observed this little creature. It had a pale blue, translucent body with two soft wings on its back. However, at the moment, the liquid on its body stuck its wings to the surface, making it difficult to discern them as wings.

It had four tiny claws, with the front limbs being short and delicate while the hind limbs were relatively stout and much longer. It had a long, gecko-like tail awkwardly curled up in the pale blue liquid. From the external appearance, it did indeed resemble the shape of a giant dragon.

However... watching this soft and frail little creature struggling in the liquid, Adrian couldn't help but believe that he could crush it with a single finger. Was this the Frost Giant Dragon? The most powerful existence? Was he deceived?

Under Adrian's gaze, the little creature finally struggled to stand up, extending its cute little paws and grabbing a nearby piece of pale blue eggshell, devouring it voraciously. Despite its apparent weakness, it devoured the eggshell with the ferocity of a wolf.

After finishing the eggshell, the little creature seemed much stronger. It managed to stabilize itself on Adrian's large hand, shook its head, and made an effort to stretch its wings on its back. However... due to its body being covered in fluid, it couldn't accomplish even such a simple movement.

Watching the adorable appearance of the little creature, Adrian was overjoyed. Regardless of its capabilities, this cute little creature would undoubtedly make Adrian ecstatic even in his dreams.

"Smack..." In Adrian's laughter, his hand involuntarily trembled. With a light sound, the little creature immediately fell flat on the ground and couldn't get up for a while. Looking at its dazed eyes, it was clear that the creature was a bit dazed from the fall.

For a moment, Adrian chuckled. It was just too cute. Even though this little creature might not be powerful, Adrian had already decided to treat it well. From now on, apart from the flowing water, he had gained another new companion!

Amidst the laughter, the little creature seemed to recover from the dizziness of the fall. It shook its head and struggled to crawl up again, exerting effort to unfold its wings behind its back.

As a newborn, the little creature had many dirty things on its body, hindering its movements. Moreover, since it had already been born for a while, the dirt on its body had dried up a bit. For the time being, the little creature couldn't free itself from the struggle.

Seeing the little creature panting, Adrian couldn't bear to watch it struggle. He cradled the little creature in his left hand, and with fluid movements of his right hand, he smoothly performed a spell called Moisturizing Technique. A fine mist-like rain showered down from above the little creature's head, washing away the dirt on its body. At the same time, the droplets penetrated its body, nourishing it.

Feeling the effects of the Moisturizing Technique, the little creature stopped struggling. It lazily lay in Adrian's hand, enjoying the soothing misty rain, too lazy to move.