Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 682 Geralt's Set and Ciri's Set
The Grand Master's suggestion is indeed highly feasible, and compared to letting the rascal wander around the forest with the crystal, it would be much safer to keep it in the hands of our own people and in an environment where it can be observed at all times.

If there is any danger involved, it would probably be that during the attempt to seize it, there is a risk of an energy surge caused by losing control.

Oh, Cheng Tian has one more request: try to find a way if possible, but if you really can't think of a way and have to take action, you absolutely cannot kill Sao Niao.

Cheng is known for his clear sense of right and wrong; he repays kindness and wrongs on the spot.

Although he had paid off the Crystal Bird with five “precious” dragon eggs to get its help, and no one owed the Crystal Bird anything in terms of favors, the Crystal Bird’s existence was also a key element in the mission to defeat the Leshen.

Without the crystal in its arms, the hunters would likely have had to sacrifice four living sacrifices to complete the final battle.

Therefore, both morally and logically, Cheng Tian would not let Sao Niao die; this was a promise he made as Sao Niao in human form.

Fortunately, Merlin and the Grand Master also understood this principle. Under Cheng Tian's emphasis, they also realized the importance of the Sassy Bird and immediately agreed to Cheng Tian's additional request.

What followed was an even longer "battle" than fighting a boss. Given the length of this battle, Cheng Tian returned to the Starry Sky base ahead of time to prepare.

In addition to granting Cheng Tian a permanent attribute boost, the redemption and sacrifice of the stag spirit also brought him corresponding rewards. Among these five rewards, the souls of innocents, spell totems, and complete antlers were standard materials and offerings, mainly used for casting spells.

However, the items called "Proof of Friendship" and "Mutation Inducer" are a bit special.

[Proof of Friendship: A special item, a special ticket. Greetings from friends who have traveled the world, filled with tales of adventures from another world. If I were to hand them over to the Hunter's Guild's workshop...]

[Mutant: Special item, special material. A trigger that can further enhance a Witcher's combat effectiveness; if brought to the Hunter's Guild's workshop...]

These two items, which only have a description and no specific attributes, are special items that must be sent to the workshop before they can be used.

Others might not know what it's for, but Cheng Tian knows it perfectly well.

As long as you provide enough Friendship Certificates and the necessary processing fees, the workshop will create special equipment and items.

After Cheng Tian handed over the Friend's Certificate, two special weapon crafting options appeared directly in the crafting list—

It is Geralt's signature weapon, classified as a one-handed sword and named "The Witcher's Silver Sword".

And Ciri's signature weapon, named "Givel," which is a dual-sword type.

As for the 10 mutation inducers, they correspond to 5 pieces of equipment belonging to Geralt and Ciri respectively.

However, for Cheng Tian, ​​this item, which should have been just an exclusive piece of equipment, had this additional notification message.

Once you obtain the "Geralt Set" and the "Ciri Set", the "Game Master" talent will automatically retrieve them and assign the two sets the corresponding "Witcher/Geralt Template" and "Witcher/Ciri Template", while also granting them "Unique Attribute".

When a player wears a full set of armor, they will gain the corresponding template ability.

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The importance of the Ether Crystal to the Swarm is practically paramount, even surpassing its biological instinct to steal and eat eggs. It's the kind of bird that it will hold onto tightly and never let go, and any transaction involving the Ether Crystal will not be accepted.

More importantly, due to the enhancement from the Light Crystal, the Slug is immune to sleep disorders and electric pit traps, making it impossible to handle using standard hunter capture methods. Therefore, if the premise is to avoid forcibly taking it and killing it, there's only one way left… that is to make the Slug want to sleep on its own.

By constantly consuming its energy to accelerate its physical exhaustion, and then by continuously providing food to fill its stomach to make it sleepy, it will eventually fall asleep naturally, and then the opportune moment will come.

And here, it was the turn of the master healer Cheng Tian!

Simply accept the guild quest again, and the corresponding egg-farming cooldown will be ready. Cheng Tian only needs to wander around each nest, carrying the dragon eggs to the sassy bird, and it will start its self-feeding mode.

The Crystal Bird had no idea what Cheng Tian and his group were up to, but the fact that it could eat free dragon eggs kept it in a pretty happy state.

Cheng Tian's egg-moving efficiency was incredibly fast. With the MAX tracking ability of the humanoid sassy bird, no nest could escape his sight. Moreover, because he had a bond stone to carry the dragon eggs and a flying mount to use, the sassy bird's appetite, which had been long unsatisfied due to its enhancement, was gradually being filled with various different egg liquids.

Moreover, because they were retrieved from abandoned nests using abilities, all the dragon eggs are guaranteed to be fresh and delicious.

It wasn't that Cheng Tian couldn't bear to steal the eggs that had already been incubated to a certain extent, but rather that he wanted to try to avoid the possibility of "hairy eggs" or "live pearls" appearing inside the dragon eggs.

The harpy bird has no teeth, so it can't eat these eggs that are already in the early stages of development.

And so, with the collective feeding of Cheng Tian and the other hunters, the 15-meter-long Crystal Bird finally felt "full" for the first time, and even to the point of being "overfed".

With its large, swaying stomach clearly visible in the water, the Crystal Bird, accompanied by its "Chocobo Song" speaker, trotted back to its old home.

It is located in a natural cave in the wasteland of the giant anthill.

The Great Anthill Wasteland, directly connected to the Ancient Tree Forest, is a barren area known for its vastness and dryness, and is also the swampy area through which the Ancient Tree Forest's water source eventually flows.

The coexistence of dry sand and wet swamps gives this area a distinct contrast, which is also the main reason why different species with different habits can coexist here.

Due to its sudden increase in size, the Crystal Bird could no longer return to its small nest. Its trotting along the way consumed the egg liquid in its belly and also brought its body into a perfectly balanced state.

So in the end, after trying to burrow into the nest a few times without success, the Crystal Bird yawned and curled up at the entrance of the nest, while the Crystal of Ether was tightly hugged in its arms.

Meanwhile, Cheng Tian, ​​the commander, and others who had been following closely also quietly poked their heads out.

Some people unconsciously loosen their hands while sleeping, while others clench them even tighter.

This sassy bird is the one who loosened his grip.

Just as the bird's claws relaxed slightly, the humanoid golden lion made its move.

The moment the bird awoke with a start from the emptiness in its hands, the Crystal of Light Jinchuriki had already been replaced.

The Grand Master, who held the crystal high above his head, was visibly growing taller and larger, moving closer to the real Golden Lion...

(End of this chapter)