Chapter 50: The Little Black Bird. Another Familiar, Or Not?
"And, are you a Beast Tamer? And this young?" The peacock tried to open another conversation. She couldn't endure any accusation and contempt from Mingyue anymore and she tried to divert the direction of the conversation.
If the peacock was looking at the two docile little beasts by Mingyue's side in a glance, she would definitely think that they were only Mingyue's pet. Even she might think that these two beasts were not even a beast yet if based on their appearance.
But thanks to her experience as a high-tier Fierce Beast, the peacock could see what most Fierce Beast couldn't see. The condensation of Elemental.
If normal animal and beast had their flesh and blood like a human, then Fierce Beast would be a beast that was capable to access Elemental from spirit. The higher the tier of the Fierce Beast, their body composition would transform slowly. Making it a simple sentence, the higher tier of the Fierce Beast meant their body would grow accustomed to Elemental. Some part of the high-tier Fierce Beast would have some condensed Elemental.
For example, in both of the peacock's wings was almost fully condensed by Elemental. Her wings became much stronger and durable than before. Her flight duration would increase at least three times longer. Not only that, the peacock could manipulate the Elemental in its wings, whether to enlarge the wings or even make the wings sharper like a razor.
[And in these two little beasts, their body is almost fully composed of Elemental itself. Maybe because their small stature, but it was something I never see before.] The peacock was a little surprised.
That was one of the reasons why the peacock was interested to have a little chat with Mingyue. To fulfil its curiosity before her time came.
"Hm? Beast Tamer?" Mingyue clearly was puzzled. In her previous life, there were people that call themselves Beast Tamer. But since she didn't know anything about this world Beast Tamer, she just sat down and shook her head.
"No? Then why are they following you?" The peacock was baffled.
[I might rarely meet people, but at least I had some basic knowledge of the human world. The only one that was capable to have beast as their partner was only Beast Tamer. Maybe that was an old knowledge? Have the humanity advanced in a mere few hundred years?]
Mingyue was contemplating a little. She didn't want to tell her the truth as she didn't want to reveal her trump card. But on another side, there was no demerit in telling the peacock as its end of lifespan was near. No one would come for her until her life ended. There's no one that the peacock could talk with, except for them. In the end, Mingyue made her decision. She needed some of her knowledge and wisdom.
"My familiar." Mingyue answered. But before the peacock could interject, Mingyue continued her explanation. "I don't know what that Beast Tamer is, but it is the first time I hear about it. Well, if you want to ask why both of them are following me, the answer is simple. They were born from me. They are part of me Part of my soul, and they were born from my soul."
". . . Born? Are you not a human?" The peacock was clearly baffled. Not only once, but twice.
"No, I am clearly human inside and outside. Well, my body is weaker than my fellow human thanks to my body unique constitution." Mingyue was sure that she was a human. And in this world, the only race she ever saw was only human, animal, beast, and Fierce Beast. Mingyue never saw any humanoid race or other race.
[Maybe there are other races in this world, just they are not in this place. Maybe this world is bigger than what I thought?]
"Then how did you pregnant with both of them?" The peacock was clearly baffled. Not only twice, but thrice!
[Impossible! I may be only a beast, but I clearly know one or two things from a human. I even understand how a pair of humans was mating! How old are you! You are clearly a little kid!!!]
[And you said both of them were born from you? Don't lie!]
[You are human and they are clearly a beast!!!]
"Damn! Your father is pregnant!" Mingyue wanted to vomit blood. She wanted to slap the peacock, but she had no capability to do it. She glared to show her anger at the peacock.
[I told you that they are born from me!]
[Not I am pregnant with both of them!!!]
[Don't you see that I am a tender looking girl???]
[Who are you kidding with???]
Both of them fell into silence.
". . . Then, can you elaborate?" The peacock broke the silence as it felt bad for the misunderstanding. Indeed she never heard about a beast born from human's body. It felt weird no matter what.
". . .Making it simple, they were born from a part of my soul and condensation of Elemental." Mingyue was thinking hard to make her explanation didn't have a loophole like before. If she was known as 'pregnant with a pair of a beast', she would rather hit her head with tofu until dead.
"Condensation of Elemental? Don't tell me because of that, most of their body was filled with Elemental?" The peacock exclaimed. It was surprised by what it heard just now.
[It was hard to think that this girl has achieved what most of high-tier Fierce Beast wanted to attain. Full-body Elemental. No, it is rather this pair of the beast that is so lucky!]
There was a legend saying that if you wanted to break through from tier 10 Fierce Beast to the next stage, you had to achieve Full-body Elemental. And until this day, the peacock had never seen someone with Full-body Elemental. Even the peacock who was only condensed Elemental in its wings was being envied by many, how could a concept of Full-body Elemental really existed! Moreover, it was easily attained by the two little things in front of her.
"Ah, you can see them? Then it will make it easy to ask. Their body is mostly made from Elemental, but they couldn't control Elemental from spirit. The only Elemental they can use is only the Elemental that I infused to them. To sum it up, they are only receiving the Elemental from me and they couldn't control Elemental outside of that. Do you have any solution or suggestion?" Mingyue's expression was serious. From what she saw from Xiao Jing, the peacock was capable to control Elemental from spirit unlike Xiao Jing and Xiao Wu.
[Is it only Xiao Jing and Xiao Wu, or maybe all Fierce Beast would experience the same thing?]
"What? They couldn't? To what extent?" The peacock was puzzled. Even though they might be weak, but every newborn Fierce Beast was capable to some extent to manipulate Elemental around them. There was no exception, as far as the peacock knows.
"The only Elemental they could use, all came from me." Mingyue said blandly.
". . . Wait. So what you mean is, you always infused Elemental into their body? Both of them?" The peacock's expression became serious.
[If that is the truth, then that means. . . Sigh, this poor child. . .] The mix of hope, hesitation, fear, all kind of expression could be seen from the peacock's expression.
"Un. That's right." Mingyue affirmed the peacock question.
"And you are in a headache because you feared that you couldn't support both of them later?" The peacock realized the meaning behind Mingyue's question.
Mingyue just nodded her head.
[Indeed that was what I was thinking. If something like that Graduation Exam happened again, I don't know what would happen later. At that time, Mom was the one who infused her Elemental into my body, and that saved both Xiao Jing and Xiao Wu's lives. I even needed a lot of recuperate time and a huge number of healers that infused their Elemental into my body. Well, they weren't technically infused Elemental into my body, but rather they tried to heal my body and I stole some of incoming Elemental.]
[If both of them could have another source of Elemental that they could use, it would be the best. The toll on my body will be reduced.] Mingyue glanced at the glaring Xiao Jing and the sleeping Xiao Wu.
After thinking for a while, the peacock offered a transaction with a sincere expression, "I indeed have a good solution. Well, it is not a definite solution, but the chance is high. I am not sure a hundred percent since this is the first time I heard such case. But it should be feasible for both of them. But I wish to make a trade with you."
Now, it was Mingyue's turn to be baffled.
[Trade? What trade? I was only seeking your wisdom, not buying or selling information.] Mingyue was stressed by the peacock's offer.
After contemplating the upside and downside of this transaction that was offered by the peacock, Mingyue accepted the peacock's offer. "Okay."
"Listen to my request first, and you can decide it later whether you want to accept it or not." The peacock's body was moving and one of her gripped claw went closer to Mingyue. The gripped claw was opened slowly, and Mingyue could see what inside the claw. An unconscious little black bird.
Mingyue remembered that this was the thing that was thrown from the upper side of the cliff. Even the peacock desperately wanted to save it. But from the look of the unconscious little black bird, it was not in a good condition, Mingyue didn't know whether this little black bird could hold his life or not.
Looking at the puzzled face Mingyue, the peacock explained, "This little boy is very unfortunate since his birth. He had a serious deficiency since his birth to this world. I don't know what is the name of the disease or the disease itself, but what I know is he needs a constant supply of Elemental. Always."
The peacock shot a gentle gaze at the sleeping little bird in its claw.
[Wait, why are you handing me this hot potato? I am asking you to reduce the burden of constant supplying of Elemental, not adding it!] Mingyue knitted her eyebrow while screaming in her mind.
Seemed to understand Mingyue's mind, she added, " Of course the amount of Elemental this little boy was almost negligible. But no one was willing to take him in. No, it's not like no one was willing, but rather I am not willing to entrust this poor child to another. This child was born with so many deficiencies, so there would be definitely a lot of challenge in the future. Of course, I wish to entrust this child to someone worthy of my trust. All this child need is only a very minuscule amount of Elemental after some fixed time." There was a pleading tone in the peacock's voice.
[Unconditional love. . . Is it?] Even though the peacock was not this little bird's real mother not its kin, the scene before her made Mingyue remembered Lan Bingyue, her mother.
"Sigh, fine. I will accept it." In the end, Mingyue decided to accept this hot potato. At least Mingyue felt that this transaction was profitable for her.
The peacock smiled from seeing Mingyue's willingness to take care the little bird. It felt a big burden was released from its body. The reason she didn't want to push the little bird to anyone because she wasn't willing to see the little bird was thrown aside. This little bird might become a sign of calamity someday, so it would be better if the peacock could stay with the little bird together until the end. And maybe the little bird would accompany her to the afterlife. But the arrival of Mingyue changed her plan.
She wasn't willing that this little bird lineage would be stopped. She wanted him to see the futures and become its future. She wanted him to fly around this big world.
[With so many surprises from the little human, I wanted to make a bet.] With this entrustment, the peacock felt a big burden was released from her body. It felt like that her stopped time finally moved after the unconscious little bird was entrusted to someone she believed.
She showed a gentle smile to the little bird for the last time. Both of them were destined to part away, and she didn't want his fate was tied to her.
[Whether I made a right judgement or not, only the future could judge me.]
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