Unlike others’ astonishment, Mu You eyes widened with delight as he watched the flames on the ground.
He instantly recognized what it was as soon as the flames appeared because it’s exactly like the fire spirit owned by Cola before, only a mini version was eye-catching.
"So that’s what it is."
Vivian flew to Mu You’s shoulder, looking at the flames on the ground thoughtfully.
Mu You understood what she was implying. It was no wonder the phoenix egg was deemed ’inferior’ in quality. The egg originally had a high quality; it so happened that a fire spirit was being nurtured in it, and the spirit sucked a significant amount of energy from it. This resulted in the Phoenix egg appearing inferior to ordinary Phoenix eggs in terms of appearance.
Mu You used the Omniscient Crystal to examine the flame.
[Young Fire Spirit: Elemental creature formed by the condensation of pure fire elements. Carrying this fire spirit boosts Fire Talent+2, and Flame Magic increases by 30%, it can be used for refining magic potions. Current Growth: Young（35/1000）.]
It was indeed a Fire Spirit!
Although it was still a youngling and hadn’t grown much. Nurturing it to the next stage seems far off; relying on it to increase his lackluster Fire Talent was impossible.
However, its significance to his identity as a Magic Potion Master can’t be undermined. Even a young Fire Spirit is sufficient for refining potions.
The Fire Spirit on the ground, seeming to feel the chill in the surroundings, quickly jumped back onto the Phoenix’s body, and crawled back inside through its mouth.
Mu You checked its parameters. The baby Phoenix had just been born, its body temperature was unstable. Having the Spirit inside growing five points per day was alright. At present, Mu You failed to find a better place to cultivate the Fire Spirit so, he might as well keep it inside the Phoenix for now.
"Since you’re a Fire Phoenix, I’ll call you Huo Huo from now on."
Mu You named the baby Phoenix, then brought out a Lava Perch from his game for it to eat.
This magic fish, which grew in lava and shared the same fire attribute, was a delicious food for the Phoenix.
The baby Phoenix, given the piece of fish by its owner, flapped its wings gleefully before it began to dig in, seemingly very happy.
Just as Mu You and Huo Huo were having a great time, the squeaking sound of the Little Spider echoed from the side.
Mu You turned his head to see the Little Spider staring angrily at the Phoenix, who was busy eating. The Little Spider waved its front legs, showing its sharp teeth and spewed threatening sounds at the Phoenix.
Huo Huo dumbly looked up at the Little Spider, but it seemed that it didn’t understand the Little Spider’s intentions—it just ignored it and then continued to enjoy its feast.
This lack of attention enraged the Little Spider, and it squealed louder, took a step forward, and then spat a web towards Huo Huo.
Mu You realized only then the Little Spider’s web-spitting ability had enhanced a lot— both in size and speed— after it metamorphosed.
Huo Huo had no idea it was going to be attacked, and didn’t prepare for it. Hence, it was covered perfectly by the spider web.
As the web hit, it immediately contracted, bundling Huo Huo into a tight package, rolling it far away on the ground.
Finally realizing that it was being attacked, Huo Huo started wriggling in shock. Flames naturally burst out of its body, burning the spider web wrapped around it into ashes almost instantly.
The little Phoenix who managed to stand up again seemed angry, but it’s merely level one and appeared afraid of the belligerent Little Spider, it quietly circled around to hide behind Mu You, intending to retrieve its fish.
However, this very act further irritated the Little Spider, it issued another warning and rushed forward.
"Alright, alright, no more fighting!"
Mu You hurriedly put himself between the two pets, holding one in each hand.
Being held back by Mu You, the Little Spider gave him a pitiful look as if its eyes were filling with tears.
Mu You was left with a headache. This was a power struggle—it was the classic animal jealous-power-struggle phenomenon.
Obviously, the Little Spider had witnessed the birth of the Phoenix and had seen Mu You’s obvious satisfaction and tenderness towards the Phoenix, hence it became jealous. Worried about losing its place, it instinctively lashed out.
Mu You quickly took out an eel and fed it to the Little Spider. Chomping on the eel, the Little Spider finally seemed a bit mollified.
Huo Huo, seeing the Little Spider calming down, hurriedly retrieved its fish and kept on eating.
The two pets occasionally glanced at each other while they ate, their eyes clearly expressing distaste. At least, they didn’t start fighting again.
Mu You smiled helplessly, it appeared that he would have to be more mindful in the future. This was the problem with keeping pets— it’s like raising children. Neither could be neglected.
Having said that, although the Little Spider seemed more aggressive between the two, in an actual fight, the Phoenix would have the upper hand since spiders are vulnerable to fire and Phoenix is the embodiment of flames.
No matter what, having acquired both a Phoenix and a Fire Spirit at the same time, Mu You was in a great mood.
The opening hours came quickly, and the three of them got busy with the business.
The store was bustling with continuous traffic. Mu You fiddled with his phone while watching over the courtyard.