"This is just not scientific..." Li Xuan said to himself, looking speechlessly at the Familiar Egg placed on his bed.
Several days had passed since the last transmigration incident. Li Xuan and the others had returned to their base in Nagazora City and continued to live there.
Although Nagazora City was still filled with a large number of Honkai Beasts and Honkai Zombies, for Li Xuan, they were also stepping stones for him to become stronger. After all, he could obtain Honkai energy crystals by defeating Honkai Beasts and Honkai Zombies, and then spend the crystals to wish for powerful equipment from the Gate of Vows to strengthen himself.
So, in a way... Li Xuan had no choice but to stay in Nagazora City to accumulate Honkai energy crystals and strength.
"......" At this moment, Li Xuan was staring at the Familiar Egg before him, lost in thought. After several days of hunting Honkai Beasts and Honkai Zombies, he had accumulated quite a few Honkai energy crystals, about two thousand or so. He was planning to feed them to the Familiar Egg in his ring... striving to hatch the familiar as soon as possible.
But... a problem arose...
"I know that chicks will grow inside the egg.... But... I've never heard of the eggshell growing along with it!" Li Xuan muttered to himself, looking at the Familiar Egg on the bed, which was now more than a size larger.
Originally, the Familiar Egg was at most slightly larger than an ostrich egg, but after not seeing it for a few days, Li Xuan was surprised to find that the Familiar Egg seemed to have undergone a second growth spurt, now being as large as a water bucket....
"Forget it... I'll cross that bridge when I come to it." In the end, Li Xuan couldn't figure anything out. He still placed the two thousand crystals he had accumulated on the Familiar Egg and watched as the crystals were slowly devoured by the golden eggshell.
That was enough crystals for a ten-pull wish gone just like that. Even Li Xuan felt a little heartache... But, this was all for her... The goal of ten thousand crystals was almost complete...
We're about to meet again, yet why am I so anxious... Li Xuan thought, touching his chest.
"Knock, knock~" A knock came from Li Xuan's door.
"Master, it's time for breakfast... Miss Sakura has already started eating~" Liv's soft voice sounded from outside the door.
"Coming!~" Li Xuan answered. Nowadays, Liv was the one who did the cooking every day. As a maid, Liv's cooking was in no way inferior to Mei's.
"Good morning, Master~" Liv curtsied slightly, holding her skirt. A warm smile appeared on her delicate face.
"Alright, alright~ You don't always have to curtsy," Li Xuan said with a smile, reaching out to stroke Maid Liv's black hair.
"Screech, click!" Li Xuan casually closed the door to his room... The two of them walked towards the dining table in the living room, chatting and laughing.
The autumn breeze made the curtains by the window flutter slightly... The golden morning sun shone into the room, and the golden Familiar Egg placed on the soft bed reflected a faint golden light.
"Brother...." A seemingly illusory voice.
..................…
In a dimly lit room.... stood two people.
"Sir, the development of the weapon is nearing completion..." said the person who was bowing.
"Hmm?"
"This is the new heavy weapon — 'Lurker Cannon'..." The person with respect in their eyes took out a black object from their pocket and pressed it lightly... A projection appeared, floating in mid-air.
It was a weapon mounted on a mecha, belonging to the 'super heavy cannon' type. It had a triangular muzzle, a pitch-black body, and a dark red muzzle. The 'Lurker Cannon' used Honkai energy as its power source to condense projectiles. This could be considered one of the organization's proudest creations.
"..." Perhaps tired from standing for too long, the person sitting in the chair asked after a moment of silence, "Is this the weapon created using Bronya's biological experiment data?"
"Yes, sir! It's a charge cannon, and when it smashes into the ground, it will emit a powerful shockwave that can stun the enemy!..." the person still standing respectfully said. "...Another weapon, also based on Bronya's biological experiment data, is currently in production. I believe its development will be successfully completed soon."
"However, we have named it — 'Traitor's Greatsword'!"
"And! The splitter missile designed by the Mikoyan Central Design Bureau — the 'Raider Split-Missile' — has been redesigned on this basis and transformed into a new weapon, the 'X-O1 Azure-Eyed Python!', which will be mass-produced..." the person standing said with feverish excitement.
"It won't be long before we, the 'World Serpent', can stand and announce our return to the world!"
"Mmm..." the person sitting down nodded. "Azure-Eyed Python, is it?... Not bad..."
"...Isn't that the giant serpent that devours the world in mythology? Or should I say — 'Jormungandr'…"
"Have Schicksal and Anti-Entropy noticed us yet?"
"No, not yet..."
"Very good! Continue with the development......"
A breeze lifted the curtains that blocked the sunlight from outside. A sliver of sunlight shone through the gap between the curtains, illuminating a strange golden symbol on the wall of the room.
It was a menacing serpent biting its own tail to form a circle — the 'Ourobros'.
It had another name, and that was — "The World Serpent" and "The Serpent that Surrounds Midgard".
Or perhaps, 'Jormungandr'.
(End of Chapter)