Chapter 277: Becoming a Beloved, Warm Crystal

Chapter 277: Chapter 277: Becoming a Beloved, Warm Crystal

The Cooking Magic was a success.

Floating on the white jade plate was the magical dish generated from the codex and directly created via the [Magic Cuisine] Talent—the [Hundred Flavors Magical Beast Pill]!

Arranged on the plate were pills, each about the size of a longan. They were a deep maroon, shimmered with a faint light, and gave off a mixed aroma of meat and some strange energy.

This also made them convenient for sharing.

"What are you all staring for? Eat up while it’s hot!"

Seeing Sean Chandler and her pets staring intently at the plate of alluring, glowing pills as if their souls had been captivated, Seraphina Sullivan hurriedly urged them on.

She herself was also very curious about the specific effects of this dish, which had taken so much effort to create.

There were quite a few [Hundred Flavors Magical Beast Pills], enough for everyone present to have one.

Even if it didn’t trigger the extremely low chance of absorbing the Power of the Beloved, the sheer energy they contained and the boost they provided to one’s constitution and spirit made them an incredibly rare treasure.

With Seraphina Sullivan’s word, Sean Chandler, Flora, and the others no longer hesitated, each carefully taking a pill.

Flora, Chubbs, and Tubbs had the most exaggerated reactions.

Flora swept the pill directly into its large mouth.

The next moment, the entire plant began to tremble with excitement, its vines dancing wildly, its psychic message filled with immense ecstasy.

"Oh heavens! This... What is this divine flavor! The energy... it’s so abundant! Master, you’re amazing! Flora wants to eat this again!"

Chubbs swallowed the pill in one gulp.

Its beady eyes instantly went wide.

As if it had experienced something incredible, it then craned its neck back and let out a cry unlike any before—a loud crow with a strange, rhythmic quality.

"COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!!"

The crow was extremely piercing, as if it contained some kind of power, causing the very space around them to tremble slightly.

Even the usually silent Sean Chandler, after carefully chewing and swallowing the pill, couldn’t help but have a flash of amazement in his eyes.

He was clearly stunned by the otherworldly deliciousness and the warm current that instantly flowed through his entire body.

However, in the very next moment, something unexpected happened.

Sean Chandler’s body suddenly went rigid.

A tyrannical, wild will, filled with an aura of destruction and Power, seemed to cross an endless expanse of time and space.

It descended abruptly, enveloping his body.

Sean Chandler’s pupils instantly lost focus, becoming vacant and lifeless.

A faint black aura, of the same origin as the Splitting Demon Rabbit’s but far purer, began to emanate from his body!

"Sean Chandler?!" Seraphina Sullivan immediately noticed something was wrong with him.

She instinctively reached out to touch him.

But before her fingers could make contact, the frenzied aura around Sean Chandler receded like a tide, and his pupils refocused, regaining their clarity.

However, his entire demeanor had undergone a subtle change.

It was as if a slumbering beast within him had been slightly awakened, making him more reserved and dangerous.

Seraphina Sullivan could clearly feel that the Spirit Link between her and Sean Chandler was still stable—the essence of his role as her "Guard" under her Control.

But this puppet seemed to have gained something deeper and more powerful.

Seraphina Sullivan immediately activated her [Eye of Resume] and scanned him.

[Name: Sean Chandler] (God’s Favored of Magical Beast)

[Gender: Male]

[Level: Level 2]

...

’Sure enough!’

Right after his name, the words [God’s Favored of Magical Beast] had appeared.

Sean Chandler had actually triggered that extremely low probability, absorbed the ownerless Power of the Beloved stripped from the dish, and received the Divine Favor of the [God of Magical Beasts].

Not only that, Seraphina Sullivan discovered that in addition to [Beastification] and [Monster Power], a new ability granted by the Beloved status, [Demon Beast], had been added to his list of Talents.

Seeing Sean Chandler’s success, Seraphina Sullivan quickly looked over at Flora, Chubbs, and the others.

She found that aside from being full of spirit from the energy replenishment, they showed no other special changes. They clearly hadn’t won the favor of the God of Magical Beasts.

"A King of Fortune is a King of Fortune, after all..." Seraphina Sullivan sighed with mixed feelings as she looked at Sean Chandler.

’His luck is on another level.’

Immediately, a more serious question surfaced in her mind.

Seraphina Sullivan immediately focused, carefully sensing her absolute control over Sean Chandler.

With a single thought, she could make him unconditionally execute any command.

A single thought could still decide whether Sean Chandler lived or died.

’The control is still there.’ Seraphina Sullivan sighed in relief.

Fortunately, even though Sean Chandler had become the Beloved of another divine being, he hadn’t escaped her control.

For a moment there, Seraphina Sullivan had even prepared for the worst.

If her control had failed, for the sake of her own safety and to prevent her secrets from being exposed, she would have had to personally "deal with" this strongest Guard she had nurtured herself, and then go through the painstaking effort of finding a new bodyguard.

But that was an outcome Seraphina Sullivan absolutely did not want to see.

The fact that her control remained intact was the best possible result.

The value of a completely loyal Guard who possessed the power of a God’s Favored was immeasurable.

「...」

Inside the safe zone’s temporary command center, the atmosphere was much more relaxed than usual.

Wesley Moore looked at the travel-worn Gordon Chandler and his team, a sincere smile on his face.

"This monster subjugation plan could not have been so successful without everyone’s tremendous help. On behalf of all the survivors in Vorlag City’s Safe Zone 1, I thank the Central Base for its support!"

Wesley Moore said solemnly.

Gordon Chandler quickly waved his hand, his tone sincere. "Director Moore, you’re too kind. Your safe zone’s Players and warriors were the main force in this operation, playing an irreplaceable role. If it weren’t for everyone working together, we couldn’t have dealt with this special monster so smoothly. This was the result of our collective effort."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Gordon Chandler’s expression turned serious again.

"Director Moore, subjugating the monster was actually only one of the tasks given to us by Central’s high command. We have another important mission on this trip."

As he spoke, under the curious gazes of Wesley Moore and the other high-ranking officials of the safe zone, Gordon Chandler raised his hand.

A seemingly ordinary ring on his finger flashed faintly.

The next moment, a crystal stone, about the size of a fist and entirely orange-red, with what looked like a warm halo of light flowing within it, appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"Space Equipment!"

One of the high-ranking officials below, who was a Player, couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice filled with envy.

"My God, it really is Space Equipment! I’d love to have one of those!"

Whispers broke out in the conference room as everyone’s attention was drawn to the ring and the peculiar crystal stone.

A hint of surprise also flashed in Wesley Moore’s eyes.

But he was more focused on the crystal stone itself. "Comrade Chandler, what is this?" ℯℯ𝑙.

Gordon Chandler held the crystal stone in his palm, showing it to the crowd as he explained, "This is called a [Warm Crystal]. It’s a peculiar crystalline ore that a Player from Central discovered in a special resource-type instance."

"The function of this Warm Crystal is both simple and crucial. Within the range of its energy coverage, an area of about ten square meters, the temperature will be constantly maintained at a relatively warm and livable level, effectively warding off the extreme cold outside!"