The river bend fishing port, six divine cranes ended their morning stroll and, under the watch of Iron Freeze, they all descended into the Divine Crane Garden.
Iron Freeze, who is less than thirty this year, is the nephew's grandson of Wang Jia, who is a member of the outside Wang family. He has eight layers of cultivation and is also a nurturing master of spiritual cranes.
At first, when he was transferred from Wang Jia Mountain to Drip Water Paradise by a single order from Wang Yulou, Iron Freeze thought he was being exiled to the sect——the days of the outside family in Wang's clan were better than that of horses and cattle in the sect.
However, after coming to the River Bay Fishing Port, Iron Freeze realized that this wasn't an exile, but a promotion – he had directly entered the core of the direct line of the Wang family's next generation!
Yulou drew a dozen or so people from the family, most of whom were arranged in the River Bend Fishing Port, with a few going to Bai Mao Fishing Port.
The disciples of Qingquan Palace do not receive a basic salary every year, but Iron Freeze's only daily task is to take the spiritual cranes for a stroll and patrol. Completing one round counts as fulfilling his duty, and he can then receive the corresponding reward of merit from Qingquan Palace.
In addition to the rewards for completing tasks assigned by the sect, Yulou also arranged a bonus of spiritual fish for the Wang family disciples under his charge. A portion of the daily catch is allocated for them and they take turns with it.
Iron Freeze never feels like eating this spiritual fish, preferring to convert it directly into spirit stones. Over two years, he has accumulated more than 40 spirit stones.
The Wang family's students of the "Qǐngqì" level receive only twelve spirit stones annually. The spiritual fish subsidy provided by Wang Yulou, when converted, amounts to twenty spirit stones per year!
Adding the spirit stones converted from the reward for meritorious service, he can easily earn dozens of spirit stones per year. As a teacher of spiritual crane nurturing, his status is slightly higher than that of a common "Qǐngqì" cultivator.
It can be said that the days of Iron Freeze as a disciple at Drip Water Paradise were so comfortable that he could not feel any more comfortable.
With Yulou treating him so well, he naturally knew to seize the opportunity.
In the spiritual crane garden below the Royal Enchanter Platform, Iron Freeze is persistently persuading the cranes.
"You three pairs have each laid an egg this year. I know you don't want to lay any more, but there's a new reward now."
If you are willing to lay a second egg, you will receive various types of animal food rewards worth twenty spirit stones, such as dragon and tiger jerky. With twenty spirit stones, you can buy sixty pieces of dragon and tiger jerky.
What do you think? Do you have the interest in laying another egg?"
However, the three pairs of crane couples just looked at him with their hands dancing and making a futile gesture, without showing any appreciation.
Last year, you also said that if we laid a second egg, we would be rewarded with twenty spirit stones, enough to buy ninety pieces of dragon and tiger jerky, but then you only gave us seventy.
Now that Iron Freeze is making empty promises again, the cranes have learned their lesson!
"Sixty is not a small number. Now everything is rising, your daily food for animals is also rising. Don't be too greedy."
After trying to persuade them for a long time with no effect, Iron Freeze's eyes twinkled, and he feigned anger.
"If they don't lay eggs, I will reduce their food supply. Next year, I will make it a feast one day and a famine the next!"
The cranes were immediately infuriated. Out of the three pairs, two were iron-crowned cranes. This species of crane was not particularly intelligent, or perhaps not very well-rounded in terms of other abilities. However, the only advantage they had was high value for money, which is why Wang Yulou specially imported them to the River Bend Fishing Port as a mainstay for Wang family disciples practicing "Qǐngqì" at Drip Water Paradise.
The other pair was a black-backed crane, which was not good at combat but had a fast speed, handsome appearance, and superior racial talents compared to the iron-crowned cranes. It was considered to be Wang Yulou's breeding plan for high-end customers.
Although their cultivation level was lower than that of Iron Freeze, the two pairs of cranes couldn't withstand the combined attack of six of them. Unable to resist, Iron Freeze had no choice but to play the Golden Eagle Bone Flute.
The Golden Eagle is the natural predator of cranes. The sound of the Golden Eagle Bone Flute carries the aura of Jīnwǎ, a demonic beast from the Jiǎoyù realm, combined with special restrictions that terrify the cranes, causing them to wilt instantly.
Putting down the bone flute, Iron Freeze locked the six breeding cranes in a cage.
"If they don't lay another egg, they can't go out for a walk again. According to the order of Wang Que, only cranes that can lay two eggs per year are good cranes!"
Iron Freeze threatened.
However, an unexpected voice echoed from behind, startling Iron Freeze into a shiver.
"What kind of good crane are you talking about?"
Wang Yulou appeared in the sky above the crane garden with an unpleasant expression, looking unfavorably at Iron Freeze.
Little Iron, are you intentionally misinterpreting the imperial edict?
"Wang Que, Iron Freeze was only trying to encourage these cranes to lay more eggs. Now that the little cranes are born, they are bought off immediately. If they lay more eggs, there will be more profits."
Wang Yulou's question pressed iron as a mountain against him, and he replied in embarrassment.
"I know you have good intentions, but this is not the right approach. The cranes are our partners and close friends of the Wang family. In our work, we need to be mindful of methods and approaches."
As he said this, Wang Yulou paused for a moment, looking at the intelligent cranes, and promised.
"Let's make it a five-year cycle. The pair that lays the most eggs in your group will receive four Daguodragon blood pills as a reward."
The pair that lays the second most will get two Daguodragon blood pills, and the pair that lays the least can only watch the other cranes eat the blood pills.
This pill is worth thirty spirit stones per piece and contains a trace of the blood of a large demonic beast called the Tuo Long. It can help significantly increase your foundation.
"Even the iron-crowned cranes, if they eat enough of the Daguodragon blood pills, will have a chance to advance to the Jiǎoyù realm."
It's abstract for Redbrow to practice enchantment magic to help the spirit beasts breed, but at this moment, Wang Yulou regrets not having someone around who understands enchantment magic and breeding.
The spirit beasts all have intelligence, so when they give birth to their young, they are immediately taken away and used as mounts, which they cannot accept. Therefore, after giving birth a few times and reaching adulthood, they will do their best to avoid reproducing again.
