Su Ping was deeply touched. Indeed, the ancients did not deceive me! Crows, as a species, are so much stronger than those ungrateful fish! It was a bit rude, leaving without even a farewell, but despite that impoliteness, it returned with a gift. This actually makes me a little expectant!

Su Ping hopped on the sightseeing car and, bringing Old Sha along, sped towards the Forest Heart botanical garden. The Forest Heart's construction was still a bit behind schedule. With the New Year approaching, it was normal for the project's pace to slow down, and Su Ping wasn't concerned.

Even so, the Wood Energy and life force in the Forest Heart were extremely dense. Entering in the early morning evoked an indescribable sense of spiritual refreshment and delight.

The Hundred Birds Parasol was still there, spreading out like a Buddha's hand on the mountainside cliff.

Sure enough, at the very top of this Hundred Birds Wutong Tree, the peculiar, pitch-black Flame-Eating Crow reappeared before his eyes.

However, Su Ping's eyelids soon twitched. It was because, at this very moment, the Flame-Eating Crow was still in that same sorry state.

That's right, its body was covered in wounds. On one wing, there was even a massive gash, as if pierced by a nail, with fresh blood gushing out.

Yet, there wasn't a hint of pain in the Flame-Eating Crow's eyes; it seemed almost as if it couldn't feel pain at all. Flapping its wings, it let out two GAGAs at Su Ping, as if greeting him.

At this moment, Su Ping pursed his lips, then cast a skeptical glance at Guan Qianshan beside him.

At this point, how could he still care about the Flame-Eating Crow's return gift? He now seriously suspected this Flame-Eating Crow was treating his place as a free medical station! Was this damn thing really not here to get healed? It got addicted to the Elf Leaves from before, didn't it?

Still, it was ultimately a good thing. The prospect of being able to 'light up' avian Pet Beasts like the Flame-Eating Crow now seemed somewhat hopeful.

Moreover, Su Ping looked at the Flame-Eating Crow, which was circling, flapping its wings, and slowly approaching him with something in its beak.

It was a feather.

A fiery red feather.

Su Ping's eyebrows rose slightly.

From this feather, Su Ping felt an indescribable sense of gentle warmth. In the depths of winter, it radiated an unmistakable warmth.

How was this possible?

Su Ping was slightly stunned and instinctively squinted at the feather.

It was clearly a bird feather.

It was about thirty-odd centimeters long. From this, one could infer that the body of the feather's owner was likely not too large. However, it was unclear what part of the bird it came from—whether it was a flight feather, or a wing or tail feather—that remained unknown.

Undoubtedly, the owner of this feather must be a Fire Element Pet Beast.

Of course, that's stating the obvious; the Flame-Eating Crow itself is Fire Element. It's just that this little fellow before me seems to have undergone some kind of Mutation.

The fiery red feather drifted down slowly, giving Su Ping the impression of a brazier gently descending. The feather's temperature was evident from this alone.

Su Ping reached out and took it. A warm sensation spread from his palm to the depths of his heart. He didn't rush to examine it, instead looking at the Little Crow with surprise, "Is this for me?"

"GAGA..."

The Black Crow cawed, clearly confirming his suspicion.

Su Ping smiled faintly and then reached out. Although he couldn't rule out the possibility that this little fellow was using his place as a medical station, the mere fact that it knew to bring a gift made it countless times better than other Pet Beasts.

Su Ping was very pleased.

So, the moment he reached out, a light glowed once more. It was none other than the Elf Leaf, so familiar to the Flame-Eating Crow—its miraculous healing remedy.

"GAGA!"

The Black Crow was extremely excited and snatched the Elf Leaf that Su Ping tossed to it.

Using Commander Level Life Resources to feed a Pet Beast at the Elite Tier cap—anyone who saw this would call it profligate.

Even Guan Qianshan, standing to the side, thought the same.

But as Su Ping narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the item in his hand, he suddenly felt that perhaps what he'd given wasn't such a loss after all?

Only when it truly rested in his hand did the fiery red feather begin to reveal some of its unusual qualities.

The gentle, warm sensation made Su Ping's entire body feel cozy.

This feather is extremely strange. Viewed from a distance, every marking on it was so clearly visible. But now that it's in my hand, it's paradoxically less distinct. The fiery red of the feather, in this state, seems to have transformed into real flames, as if it's become a feather condensed from actual fire!

What is this?

Su Ping unconsciously activated his Eye of Truth and looked at the item.

[Unnamed Fire Element Pet Beast Feather: Contains a certain amount of Energy. The owner's strength is estimated to be between Peak Commander Level and Monarch Level. However, the Energy is incomplete, with very little remaining. Evidently, a considerable amount of time has passed since it was plucked.]

And that was all.

However, the Eye of Truth isn't primarily for observing the Talented Ability of resource materials like this, so Su Ping wasn't too bothered. Still, it did confirm that this thing was indeed a material from some unknown Pet Beast.

I don't know its specific effects, but, if nothing else, its appearance alone is quite impressive.

With this thought, Su Ping looked towards the Flame-Eating Crow.

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