691, This time I've really done it_1

"Master, spare my life! I really didn't know it would hurt there!"

Zi Ji, upon seeing Gu Yuena, was like a rabbit spotting an eagle, and with a kick of her legs she tried to make a run for it, only to be stopped in her tracks as Di Tian pressed down on her shoulder just one step into her escape.

She had thought Di Tian would blame her too, but to her surprise, the tall and handsome boss unusually spoke up to plead for her.

"What's the panic? The Golden Dragon Lord's rewards are inherently quirky and unusual, and our Master is sensible and reasonable, naturally understanding this. If she blames you for this, wouldn't that be tantamount to expressing dissatisfaction with the Golden Dragon Lord's reward?"

Zi Ji was dumbfounded upon hearing this, and just then Lin Yi unintentionally covered his mouth and coughed, which completely dissipated all of Gu Yuena's anger.

She stood there blinking, seemingly now reluctant to trouble Zi Ji because of Di Tian's words. Of course, it was also because of that damn cause-and-effect relationship—being unhappy with the reward would mean being unhappy with Lin Yi, and being unhappy with Lin Yi would spell disaster, and Lin Yi was very wary of this!

"Thanks, boss, for getting me out of that."

Zi Ji said in a low voice.

Di Tian wore a pleasant smile, "No problem, it was thanks to you that I had the chance to support each other with Bi Ji."

Zi Ji: "..."

Suddenly, she felt that this was many times more uncomfortable than a scolding from the Master.

Watching Bi Ji walk onto the stage with a dejected expression, Gu Yuena couldn't help asking, "Shouldn't you be happy that Di Tian spoke up for you?"

Zi Ji had no desire left to answer that question, and said listlessly, "Master, let's start the second attack, please."

Gu Yuena nodded, and with a crisp snap of her fingers in front of her, Zi Ji turned her head to see a wisp of red flame dancing and growing upwards. Soon, the flame was surrounded by drifting white frost, which rapidly condensed into layers of semi-transparent ice petals wrapped around it.

It was still the same Elemental Mixture as before, but Zi Ji could clearly feel that the temperature around her was even lower than before, maybe because the ice element was in direct contact with the air, which made her perception of "cold" much more pronounced.

"Master, I..."

"Continue firing."

"Eh, alright."

Zi Ji stuck out her tongue. It was quite nice, actually; she could just lie down and receive a reward with each attack, leaving the rest to the Master.

The bracelet on her arm showed that 90 percent of the energy was remaining. The previous laser cannon had only consumed a bit over ten percent of the energy, and after a moment of solar energy replenishment, it had returned to ninety.

This was actually her favorite reward so far.

The same transformation process appeared on the stage once more, as Zi Ji raised the cannon high on her arm, her expression fierce as she pulled the trigger toward Lin Yi.

Following the pale blue laser beam came a fast-spinning Elemental Mixture, alternating between red and white. This shocked Zi Ji, as Gu Yuena's skill release speed could actually keep up with the laser!

Both attacks hit Lin Yi in succession, with ice and flame creating continuous melting and Evaporation Reactions, with the reaction going on incessantly.

Zi Ji put away her Steyr Country technological equipment and looked towards Gu Yuena. She saw that Gu Yuena seemed to be enveloped by a transparent isolation film that separated her from the elemental particles in the air. The elements could never get close to her, like a throng of desperate men trying to approach a goddess, who, in the end, couldn't even earn a glance, let alone any physical contact.

Damage Rebound was easily resolved by Gu Yuena. With the attack over, she casually slapped away the elements attempting to get close to her, then crossed her arms with a high-and-mighty stance.

Lin Yi looked at the panel.

[Damage Taken: 658764]

[Remaining Health: 883031564367]

Damage Level: Gold (Junior)

Random Reward: Famous Egg from Various Worlds (Unpredictable Hatching Time)

Host Reward: Famous Egg from Various Worlds (Freely Control Hatching Time)

This reward… Lin Yi fell silent as he looked at it.

What the heck is a 'Famous Egg from Various Worlds'?

Considering the explanation after the parenthesis, could it really be an egg?

Lin Yi promptly opened the annotations to check, but the introduction in the annotations caused his facial expression to become increasingly amusing. He couldn't imagine that this was the way to reveal the reward.

"Damage 658764, Golden Junior, your reward is a Famous Egg from Various Worlds."

Lin Yi had to admit the words "Famous Egg" sounded pretty weird to him.

Sure enough, Zi Ji promptly asked, "What is a Famous Egg?"

Lin Yi: "A fairly well-known egg, or rather, the character that hatches from it is quite famous, and this character was born as an egg."

Zi Ji's expression was one of surprise for quite a while.

Then she asked again, "Is my reward just an egg?"

Lin Yi's tone was very calm, "Many eggs, in fact, I don't know how many will appear, but I can assure you that they all hold a place in their various stories."

Zi Ji fell silent again.

This reward felt so bewildering, just like her award before last, which was also puzzling—a ginger cat that could open its mouth to devour anything and transport it to another dimension...

The reason this award felt puzzling was because Zi Ji originally thought the ginger cat would listen to her commands—swallowing whatever she dictated. However, when she tried it out herself in the evening, she found that the cat simply ignored her, leisurely lounging around and sleeping, not at all obedient like during the day. A Golden reward seemed to have gone to waste just like that.

"Golden Dragon Lord, will this egg hatch?"

"It will."

"That's good, otherwise an egg is less useful than a brick... Please bestow my reward, my Lord!"

Lin Yi saw Zi Ji bowing in front of him and said again, "However, the hatching times of the eggs you've obtained are uncertain because it's not clear to which period they belong from their worlds."

Zi Ji: "It doesn't matter... Since there are many eggs, there should be some that will hatch soon, right?"

Lin Yi: "If things go as expected, there should be, and the creatures that hatch will follow your commands."

Zi Ji nodded her head, which was what she had anticipated.

Lin Yi flicked the Golden Light Sphere in his hand towards Zi Ji, expecting it to merge with her. But as the sphere reached Zi Ji, it hesitated for a moment and then burst into countless golden specks that scattered around, turning into variously shaped eggs…

These eggs varied in size, some no larger than a pigeon's egg, others spanning over five meters in diameter, some adorned with all kinds of patterns, and many were not the standard oval shape; there were spiky ones, some with wings...

Perhaps because there were so many, Lin Yi for the moment couldn't see which egg was a 'Famous Egg' he might have recognized.

Just then, an egg roughly 1.5 meters in diameter that looked like a "chicken egg" suddenly shifted, and while everyone thought it was about to hatch, they discovered it simply went from lying down to standing upright.

ps. I'm still alive, thanks everyone for not forgetting me.