novelonline Chapter 4233 The Egg About to Hatch
Chapter 4233 The Egg About to Hatch
Chapter 4233 The Egg About to Hatch
Good morning, Shad. You look great.
Early Friday morning, Danist, carrying a backpack, knocked on the gates of St. Teresa's Square. She couldn't use the spatial maze while carrying the egg, so she appeared from the outside.
Although Ellie and Emilia could no longer offer much help, the little elf seized every opportunity to temporarily leave the academy, and this morning she arrived early at Shad's house to meet up with Danist.
As Shad and Daniste went up the stairs together, Mia, unusually, didn't follow him. This cat, for some reason, appeared this morning, hopping around as Shad left the bedroom to wash up, but then, for some unknown reason, seemed angry with Shad all morning.
Shad, holding two baby bottles in one hand and a newspaper and letters in the other, explained to Daniste:
"I had a good dream last night, so I slept well. And you, Daniste, you didn't really stay up all night, did you?"
"I went to bed around 3 a.m., but don't worry about me, I feel fine now."
The house was bustling early in the morning. Winnie and Luvia were preparing breakfast together, and Ellie was called upon by Winnie to help, as she felt it was necessary for the little unicorn to learn how to cook. Emilia couldn't get involved, so she took on the task of setting the plates and cutlery.
As for Sylvie, the witch woke up rather late; she was still washing up in the bathroom when Danist arrived.
The backpack was carefully placed on the dining table by Daniste, revealing the dragon egg with a shell as dark as night. When Sylvie arrived at the restaurant and saw it, she was surprised and then asked:
"Danistrell, what are the results of the examination of this egg?"
"Just as we predicted, this egg is ready to hatch at any time. Although we don't know how Miss Feliana and the others managed to do it, all of the egg's vital signs are normal, and it has been sleeping in the tree hollow for thousands of years without any impact on it."
Danist then pointed to the spark embedded above the eggshell:
"But the professor from the Department of Political Economy I consulted advised me not to remove this thing before the egg hatches. Although the life force of the life inside the egg is not supplied by it, they have coexisted for so many years, and taking away the source of the spark abruptly would have an impact on the professor."
"Is that professor very skilled at incubating eggs? I mean, very skilled at caring for the lives of eggs?"
Xia De asked, indicating that he was not in a hurry to take away the spark.
Daniste nodded:
"The School of Political Economy trains ring mages specializing in heterogeneous research. Besides viviparity, oviparity is also a relatively common mode of reproduction. Although the school no longer has dedicated dragon maids to raise infants, there are still professors who study the incubation of egg-like life forms."
Shad then reached out and stroked the egg:
Good morning, Ms. Carter.
Everyone laughed. At that moment, Luvia and Winnie came out of the kitchen carrying plates, and Sylvia and Emilia went to help.
Good morning, Danist.
Luvia greeted the administrator, then looked at the egg with her purple eyes. After a moment, she nodded to Shad, indicating that she had reached a conclusion.
Luvia still doesn't want anyone else to know that she can directly judge who the candidates are, even if everyone can vaguely guess, she will never say it to their faces.
Therefore, before breakfast, Luvia whispered a few words to Shad while everyone was setting down their plates. Only after Ellie reluctantly agreed to not sit on Shad's lap, and the family was seated, did Shad begin eating breakfast with everyone, saying:
"As things stand, once this egg hatches, or rather, once this seed sprouts, she will be the life of a completely new race."
"Ms. Carter's original lunar powers haven't disappeared; the nighttime darkness of the eggshell is proof. This seed was harvested by me and Daniste from the Cursed Tree; Ms. Carter's soul once transformed into a tree, so she possesses the power of a tree. Finally, the dragon egg serves as the body of the new life, and Ms. Carter's new life will likely take the form of a dragon."
Emilia then asked:
"So it seems this is indeed a new race, neither a subspecies of dragons like metal dragons or gem dragons, nor a tree-transformed human. Then Ms. Carter has truly become a candidate for the Chosen Ones?"
Shade shook his head:
“The process of life’s birth is not over yet. Her current progress is actually similar to that of Vigo’s sister. No, a little faster than Aurora Flamel. Ms. Carter only lacks the final step of ‘breaking out of the shell’ to be considered truly born. Miss Ferrenanna and the others have done most of the work. We need to do the final step.”
Daniste clearly had something to say, but Shad gestured for her to eat first, while he continued to stroke the egg.
“One of my previous assumptions may have been wrong. I originally thought that even if it crossed time, this egg would not easily enter the ‘Eternal Night City’ of the era before the St. Byrons Witch Academy. But judging from the power attributes that this egg has shown so far, it must have been tainted by the power of the Eternal Night City. I even suspect that the power source of the night curtain that seals the Dragon Blood Tree hole is this egg.”
That power belonging to the night is extremely noble and mysterious. Miss Feliana and her companions found the moon egg we sent to the past, most likely after my adventure in the City of Eternal Night with Fiona. Ms. Carter's title is 'Moon Sorcerer,' not 'Night Sorcerer,' and this power of the night doesn't seem like a power she's used before.
Daniste nodded:
"Yes, although our former teacher was also proficient in the power of darkness, she mainly studied the power of March. So, is the teacher's current state related to darkness?"
Shad glanced at Luvia; in fact, Luvia had deduced most of the information. Although those purple eyes weren't demonic eyes, they were more powerful than most demonic eyes.
"Part of the reason is the darkness, but more of it is a problem with life itself."
"But what is it still lacking?"
Daniste didn't understand:
“When I examined this egg last night, I didn’t find any damage. When I came here just now, I even considered asking a race that is good at incubating eggs to help me incubate it.”
"The dragon of Dragon Island?"
Emilia came up with an idea.
"Chocobo!"
Ellie raised her hand and spoke up, but Shad shook his head:
"As an egg, it certainly has everything it needs, but don't forget that its essence is actually a seed, and the final hatching process will probably still have to follow the seed's path."
No, no, I don't think we need to plant it in a flowerpot anymore. With its current strength, ordinary soil and fertilizer won't do much good.
Shad then asked about the egg, next to which was a cat drinking goat's milk. The egg was even larger than Xiaomia's.
"You want special soil and growing conditions, right?"
Then the egg actually shook, and the spoon in Daniste's hand clattered into the soup bowl. She tried to stand up, but Luvia pulled her back.
"Honestly, I talked to the teacher all night yesterday and she didn't pay any attention to me. How come she's talking to Xia De today?"
The red-haired sorceress whispered, and Shad looked at her suspiciously:
"Didn't you go to sleep at three o'clock?"
Denise immediately lowered her head and cast a spell to make the spoon fly out of the soup bowl, pretending not to have heard Shad's words.
"Shad, continue. What kind of growing environment is needed?"
With Sevier stepping in to help, Shad continued:
"I don't have an answer to that yet, but judging from the birth of this egg and its power attributes, the environment it was created in should lean towards night, trees, time, curses, the moon, and dreams. Dragons don't need that, and Gina seems to have raised it very well."
Daniste then raised her head:
"Then leave the rest to me! I'll take charge of finding a suitable growing environment. We've come a long way and finally reached the last step, so I won't let my guard down."
Luvia, who had been silent until now, finally spoke:
"But Daniste, you need to be prepared in advance. After Ms. Carter's recovery, she has the potential to become a chosen one, so her hatching will most likely involve Arcadia City, which is almost inevitable."
I'm not suggesting we put the egg with Viggo; I'm just asking you, do you want Helena Carter to be the chosen one?
Just as Shad had predicted, Daniste shook her head decisively:
"Do not want to."
Everyone could guess it, so Luvia wasn't surprised:
“Alright, then after she hatches, try to keep her away from Arcadia City. Although fate will draw candidates to the final destination, fate will not force candidates to become the chosen ones.”
Danist asked her:
"Don't you want the tenth candidate to be on our side as well?"
Luvia laughed:
“I told Shad a long time ago that what I want to do is not to choose the chosen ones, but to witness their stories, and Shad will decide the rest. Although we will get involved in the battle of the chosen ones to some extent every time we witness a story, I will not force anyone to choose this path.”
From the moment I met Iluna, I understood that only those who willingly bear that power are the true chosen ones.
After getting the answer from Shad and Luvia, Danist returned to the academy in a good mood with the egg. She was going to find a suitable environment for the egg to hatch. Although it was not an easy task, just as she said, this was the last step, and she had the patience to complete it.
Emilia and Allie didn't go back with Denise. The girls didn't have classes this Friday, and thanks to their help during this time, Emilia was given time to go out today with Denise's permission.
She and Ellie set off together, planning to first return to the Ice Castle with Winnie to take care of the apple tree Ellie had planted in the greenhouse, and then go to visit Claire in Kyle Todd Town, who had promised to treat them to a big meal.
Although St. Byrons is located in the far north, Emilia doesn't have many opportunities to frequently come into contact with the snow-capped mountains because the living conditions outside the academy are so harsh. She still has a good impression of Mount Fatumunster.
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