The Natural Empire of the Oceanic Dragon

The 'Shen' is a creature that spews a special mist with hallucinatory abilities. The 'Shen Qi' exhaled by large clams appears as mist, creating illusions that disturb people's minds. Clearly, this 'Shen' has not yet completed its transformation.

Attilan doesn't plan to send the clam to the battlefield. Whether it's a 'Shen' or a clam, as long as it can produce pearls, that's all that matters. But now, looking at the 'Midnight Star,' he can vaguely sense a dreamlike power.

Everyone who sees the 'Midnight Star' is instantly drawn to it, knowing that the value of this pearl is more than ten times that of ordinary magic pearls of the same size.

The hallucinatory ability qualifies this pearl to be the main jewel of a king's, or even an emperor's, crown. It's priceless, provided someone wants to become an emperor.

Not just any king is qualified, nor do they all have the funds to create such a magnificent magic crown.

Selling the 'Midnight Star' for only 10,000 gold coins makes Attilan feel like he's going to lose out big time. If he could hype it up in a commercially developed metropolis, he might be able to inflate the price to 50,000 gold coins!

The big problem is how to take it away.

Such metropolises are likely to harbor lurking dragons or dragonkin. Dragons who receive the news will definitely come out to snatch the treasure, and each one will be a large, at least adult, specimen.

Attilan's principle is to keep a low profile as much as possible before adulthood, and even after adulthood, he still needs to be discreet. Only ancient dragons are qualified to be reckless.

Wherever there are dragons, there will be dragon-slaying heroes.

"Priest, this clam field will be its exclusive territory. Increase the water depth to at least five meters, and prioritize releasing any small fish caught into this pool to ensure the large clam has enough food."

"Yes, Dragon Lord!"

The 'Midnight Star' cannot be sold, but based on the rate at which the large clam secretes pearl essence when food is plentiful, it only needs one month to produce a large pearl with a diameter of over two centimeters.

And most importantly, it can customize the color of the pearl according to Attilan's needs.

Originally, the color of a pearl is determined by the trace elements in the water, but this is a 'Shen.' After changing the color of the pearl, the pearl is naturally flawless, emitting a seductive luster.

"Priest, I remember your apprentice is learning to become a shaman. Let his first lesson be learning how to identify the size of pearls inside clams and mastering the methods of extracting and seeding pearls without harming the clams."

"Everything will be done according to your instructions, Dragon Lord."

Extracting pearls is not difficult; the difficulty lies in understanding the condition of the pearls inside the clam shell. Shamans communicate with the elements and nature spirits. Attilan believes Er Yu will think of a way.

Er Yu's talent could actually be tried to be converted to a druid, but Attilan let him be a shaman, naturally because druids believe in nature and gods, while shamans can believe in elements, spirits, ancestors, and other beings that are helpful to the shaman's growth.

And Attilan perfectly meets the conditions for a shaman who serves the water element and spirits.

The source of a shaman's power is their soul. They use their souls to communicate with those beings that can bring power. In this process, the shaman can benefit, and those transcendent beings can also obtain the shaman's soul energy.

Although Er Yu is slightly immature and his soul energy won't be too much, even a mosquito is still meat. This bit of soul energy might play a crucial role at some critical moment.

Er Yu, holding a totem pole carved with a large blue fish totem, ran respectfully to Attilan.

"I guarantee to complete the task!"

A drop of green, translucent water was ejected from Attilan's claw and landed on Er Yu's forehead, melting into it. Er Yu only felt a burst of clarity in his mind, and he had a faint connection with Attilan.

Compared to the blue fish spirit, the water element surrounding Attilan's dragon body was too obvious, making Er Yu unable to recover for a long time.

"Er Yu, take good care of the clam field, and the reward will not just be this drop of water of life."

"Yes!"

Only rewards can provide motivation. As for ordinary merman laborers, it's not worth Attilan personally setting up carrots. Enough food to eat is enough for them to work hard for a whole day.

After settling the large clam, Attilan's snake soup was almost stewed. Returning to the kitchen, he indeed smelled a faint aroma spreading. The pottery made by the half-goat man was still not up to par, otherwise not a single scent would be emitted.

Taking out the 'Midnight Star,' Attilan said triumphantly:

"Look, this is the first valuable treasure in my life, the 'Midnight Star'!"

The half-goat man widened his eyes and reached out his hand greedily, only to be slapped back by Attilan's tail.

"What are you doing? Look, just look, don't touch!"

The half-goat man stared blankly.

"This is not some 'Midnight Star,' this is the hallucinatory jewel that tricksters dream of. With a staff made from a hallucinatory jewel, tricksters can come and go without a trace!"

"This was extracted from a clam's body!?"

For tricksters, this is simply a treasure for achieving enlightenment, increasing the speed of learning illusion and enchantment spells, and enhancing the effects of spells. The half-goat man suddenly felt that he still had a chance to be saved.

After the half-goat man's explanation, Attilan understood that with a hallucinatory jewel staff, the half-goat man could be upgraded from an SR card to an SSR card. If he had the 'Midnight Star,' he might even have a chance to touch the limit of ordinary professionals.

A level 20 rogue, and beyond that is a legendary rogue, which cannot be achieved by relying on external objects.

Looking at the half-goat man's hopeful eyes, Attilan sighed.

"You don't really think that a staff can improve you that much, do you? Any profession requires serious cultivation and going through painful processes to achieve results."

"Now, taste the snake soup first!"

The first pot is clear snake soup, very tender and fresh, fully preserving the original flavor of the snake meat.

The second pot is honey-glazed snake soup. The honey blends with the characteristics of the snake meat into a whole, highlighting the tenderness of the snake meat, while the mellowness of the honey lingers in the mouth. This dish achieves smoothness, tenderness, freshness, and sweetness.

In a word, amazing!

The third pot is black fungus and mushroom snake soup. The black fungus is chewy, and the mushrooms are plump and juicy. The feeling of bursting juice when you bite into it, combined with the fresh and sweet snake meat, is delicious and sweet. This taste is amazing.

The fourth pot used too many ingredients. The half-goat man did not harmonize the proportions of the ingredients well, and the taste of the snake soup was too rich, making it impossible to distinguish the primary from the secondary.

While the half-goat man was still thinking about ways to improve, Attilan suddenly took out the 'Midnight Star.'

"My trickster magic chef, now I'll give you a chance to prove yourself. Combine illusion and magic cuisine to create our unique gourmet illusion series!"

The half-goat man took the jewel, cast a spell on the most successful honey-glazed snake soup, and then took a sip of the soup himself, instantly widening his eyes.

"The smooth snake meat tightly wraps around my body. This extreme taste bud stimulation makes it impossible to break free. Delicious! Extremely delicious!"

Clearly, the half-goat man was trapped in the illusion he created.

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