When Jiang Lin tucked it into his pocket, the seven-colored egg was a bit bewildered.
It was also a little scared.
Going back to the Eighteenth Hall?
What for?
Would it be beaten with a small leather whip?
It had overheard the ox-headed ghost guard next door, who was in charge of pets, threatening a creature that way when it passed by earlier that day.
Instantly, the seven-colored egg flashed alternately between blue and green.
Jiang Lin was unaware of the egg's many thoughts in his pocket.
Before returning to the Eighteenth Hall, he made a detour to the 'Archive Hall'.
The Archive Hall was equivalent to a library in the human world.
The system hadn't provided an instruction manual for the seven-colored egg, so he had to come here first to see if there was anything he could refer to.
From the outside, the Archive Hall appeared to be only five stories tall.
However, upon entering, it contained a far more vast space.
Countless bookshelves stood in the air, like an ocean of books.
Within, besides scrolls recording the history of the Underworld, there were many books collected from the river of time.
Cultivation techniques, ghost artifacts, general knowledge and popular science...
The variety was immense.
At a glance, Jiang Lin even spotted a book titled "The Art of Interacting with Humans."
According to its information, it seemed to have been left behind thousands of years ago.
"Captain?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from beside him.
Jiang Lin looked over and saw Ji Yin emerging from behind a bookshelf, holding a copy of "Division of Underworld Positions."
After Jiang Lin mentioned the books in the Archive Hall last time, Ji Yin had been coming here whenever he had free time.
Upon entering, he was stunned.
There were so many books in this Archive Hall!
The first time he came in, he almost got dizzy trying to navigate.
Ji Yin hadn't enjoyed reading when he was alive, and he never expected to actively immerse himself in a library to read books after death.
If someone had told him when he was alive that he would actively pick up books to study in the future,
He would have never believed it.
Reading?
What was reading for? Was it to induce sleep?
...
"Captain, you're here to read too?" Ji Yin greeted him proactively.
"Mm."
Jiang Lin glanced at the book in Ji Yin's hand, "Have you found any books you wanted to read?"
Ji Yin scratched his head and smiled sheepishly,
"Captain, this library is too vast..."
He had been here several times but hadn't found the books about the history of the Underworld that the captain had mentioned.
"This is how you find books in the Archive Hall."
As Jiang Lin spoke, he walked up to a bookshelf and tapped on it.
Then he motioned for Ji Yin to approach, "State the book you want to find."
Ji Yin's mind was still a bit fuzzy, but he obediently walked over, "I want to find books related to the history of the Underworld."
As soon as he finished speaking, a human face appeared on the bookshelf in front of him, its mouth opening and closing as it said:
"There are many books recording the history of the Underworld. How many years ago do you want to look?"
"...!"
Ji Yin was shocked (ΩДΩ).
He had been here so many times...
And this was how you found books?!
He paused for a moment before answering, a beat too slow, "Can I see them all?"
How many years ago?
That was truly a blind spot in his knowledge.
He didn't even know how many years there were in total.
After all, he hadn't liked reading before.
The face on the bookshelf said, "Please wait."
The next moment, the countless bookshelves floating in the air began to move.
Bookshelves floated out from the sides or from deeper within the stacks, while surrounding bookshelves parted to make way.
In a short while, dozens of bookshelves stopped in front of Ji Yin.
"...!"
Ji Yin stared, dumbfounded.
With so many books, when would he ever finish reading them?
The face on the bookshelf spoke again, "They are all here. You can take your time."
Ji Yin: "...Thank you."
Beside him.
Jiang Lin found it a bit amusing and offered a suggestion:
"If you want to understand what I mentioned earlier—about the Underworld teaching humans cultivation techniques, you can start with bookshelf number three over there."
Ji Yin followed Jiang Lin's gaze and immediately felt relieved, "Thank you, Captain. I'll go take a look now."
After Ji Yin went to look at the books, the face on the bookshelf didn't disappear.
Instead, it turned to Jiang Lin, "Captain Jiang, what books would you like?"
Jiang Lin thought for a moment and said, "I recently acquired a pet egg. Do you have any recommendations?"
"A pet egg? That's a good thing!"
The expression on the face on the bookshelf suddenly changed, and its voice gained a hint of a smile.
"I recommend you read this, 'How to Cultivate Exquisite Ingredients Starting from an Egg.'"
"And this one, '100 Ways to Eat a Spirit Beast Egg.'"
"And also..."
As the face spoke, books flew out from the bookshelf.
They floated gently in front of Jiang Lin.
In Jiang Lin's pocket.
Every time the face mentioned a book title, the seven-colored egg shivered.
Its colors constantly shifted between red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.
What kind of demon was this...
To treat it, an egg, like this!
And to recommend such books to its master!
If it weren't for its cowardice, it would have jumped out and punched this demon long ago!
This was bullying an egg!
...
In the Archive Hall.
Jiang Lin picked up the books and looked at them, "Ahem, are there any books related to live pet eggs?"
These books were all about how to process spirit beast eggs.
He wanted to understand them from multiple perspectives.
Hearing this, the face on the bookshelf's interest waned slightly, "Oh, you want to try raising it first?"
"Then I recommend this 'Spirit Beast Raising Manual,' and 'From Egg to Innate Cultivation'..."
...
After leaving the Archive Hall, Jiang Lin returned directly to the Eighteenth Hall.
He had brought back a total of four books.
They were:
"Spirit Beast Raising Manual"
"From Egg to Innate Cultivation"
"How to Cultivate Exquisite Ingredients Starting from an Egg?"
"Spirit Beast Cuisine: The Finest Ingredients Often Require the Simplest Preparation"
Well... Jiang Lin just wanted to understand things from various angles.
For now, he had no intention of eating the egg.
After seeing the seven-colored egg's various functions on the way, he found the thing quite interesting.
Perhaps, raising it might be good?
...
If it were in the past, Jiang Lin wouldn't have considered raising pets.
After all, with an empty wallet, where would he get the money to raise a pet?
He himself was still living in a leaky wooden hut.
Pets were optional in his life.
Having been a loner for so many years, he was used to it.
But just now—while testing the seven-colored egg's functions on the road, he suddenly experienced that saying firsthand:
—Timing, location, and human harmony.
He hadn't considered raising a pet before, but now...
The system had gifted him an egg for free,
His wallet had also become plump,
Furthermore,
He had just recalled the memories of his two lives, and this egg suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Looking at this egg, he subconsciously remembered his life as Yanzi.
Although it sounded strange, that was indeed the only experience he had of raising offspring in all his memories.
Jiang Lin mused, raising such an egg might not be bad?
Moreover,
In the memory of his life in the martial world, it also came with a tutorial for the martial arts he had learned in that life.
Those martial arts were probably useless to him now, but wasn't there an egg right in front of him?
A Kung Fu Egg...
It sounded quite good?
Even if it failed in the end...
Jiang Lin opened "How to Cultivate Exquisite Ingredients Starting from an Egg" on his hand.
Even if it failed in the end, he would adapt.
Now, with timing, location, and human harmony, all conditions were met.
Since that was the case, what was wrong with trying to raise it?
...
(Mushroom: Sorry for being late today~❀)