This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 597 - : The Surprise from the Dragon Egg Shell

With her finances now comfortable, Rita opened the honor shop again and browsed through it from top to bottom.

Thinking about the mystical beings from Lania Kaia, she directly asked B8017913 in the group chat, "Besides the honor shop, are there other places where honor points can be spent?"

B8017913: "Yes, there are special merchants in Divine Game."

Rita silently closed the honor shop. She decided to save her honor points for now.

She glanced at the date; she had slept for two days after returning, followed by leveling up, trading, handling her workshop, and using [Behind the Curtain] for three days. She had also finished all the Rabbit Teeth courses except for the last one, [Ranged (Crossbow)]. It seemed like she had handled many things, but it was only the 24th.

She had entered the battlefield on May 15th.

Calculating based on the fact that the world battlefield's game cycle was 7 days while BS's cycle was 15 days, she had expected that after spending 3 days inside, she would at least return by May 22nd. But to her surprise, it was only the early morning of May 16th.

This made her wonder—could there be some time manipulation inside Divine Game too?

But for her, more time was always better.

She made a large breakfast for herself.

Now that her cooking skills had improved, she actually enjoyed making meals for herself more and more.

She also used the additional lucky points to make some skewers. Aside from the original 10 points of luck, she saved 5 points for later.

She told Nivalis, who came back for breakfast, "We're not going out today. Let's go to Lania Kaia."

Nivalis, who had been watching the White Bone Black Jade flying and patrolling the area around the villa and karting track, quickly flew back upon hearing this, her eyes shining, "To level up?"

Rita nodded, and the antenna on her Dragon Egg Shell Hat wobbled lightly. "Let's check out the teacher first, then we can visit Dragon Island afterward?"

"Sounds good," Nivalis said, her gaze now fixed on the egg shell hat. She asked, "Has it produced anything yet?"

Her tone was a bit embarrassed; after all, it was a gift from Snow Pile, a treasure, but nothing had come of it so far.

Rita wasn't disappointed. She had gotten used to waiting for the surprise.

Subconsciously, she believed that the longer the wait, the better the reward, especially since it was a gift from Snow Pile. She gently patted the egg shell hat and comforted it, "Not yet, no worries... Hmm?"

She felt something between her head and the egg shell hat. Taking it off, she found something small in her hand.

It was a small fragment of a Dragon Horn, almost the size of Rita's thumb nail, still soft and tender, not yet hardened.

[Dragon Horn Fragment] (Rare Item): This item can mark dragon-type undead, making them your exclusive undead servants, unable to be claimed by other undead skills. Placing it inside a dragon-type undead will not only enhance your control over it, but long-term wearing also nourishes the dragon-type being, allowing it to grow stronger from combat. (This item has automatically recognized you as its master for some reason; only you can sense and use it.)

After reading the item description, Rita immediately hugged the egg shell hat, planting a couple of kisses on it.

What a treasure! This is truly a treasure!

She placed the Dragon Egg Shell Hat on the seat beside her, set a pair of chopsticks and a bowl in front of it, then patted the egg shell before announcing to Nivalis and B8017913, "From now on, she's your little sister!"

Nivalis: "......"

B8017913: "..."

Rita couldn't help but kiss the egg shell hat again. "It never produced anything before, but now it knows exactly what I wanted! As soon as it figured out what I needed, it sent it right over—how thoughtful!"

This was perfect for White Bone Black Jade.

She thought carefully about the "Dragon" in Dragon Horn Fragment. Since the Dragon Egg Shell came from a dragon that died in the hatching process, maybe the surprise that "it will occasionally send you a gift" wouldn't always be undead-related items, right?

That wouldn't be too bad, especially since she had the undead-type divine talent [Immortal]. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

She patted the egg shell hat again and handed it to Nivalis, saying, "Take good care of your little sister," before flying out of the villa to find White Bone Black Jade.

After all, a Serpent Dragon could still be considered a dragon, right?

She flew to the top of the villa, where White Bone Black Jade was floating around her, the massive dragon bones circling her. The enormous skeletal dragon head, taller than Rita, gently leaned in, nudging her palm with its skull.

She dropped the Dragon Horn Fragment into its right eye, where blue ethereal flames burned.

Immediately, Rita felt the presence of White Bone Black Jade clearly in her mind.

It was like comparing pixelated games, where skills could only be used in certain directions, relying mostly on the remnants of White Bone Black Jade's battle awareness. Now it felt more like a 3D game.

She could not only sense White Bone Black Jade's presence more clearly but could also control its movements with more precision.

Its attribute panel lit up again, and an experience bar appeared.

Although the experience needed to level up was more than what a regular being would need, the fact that it could level up meant White Bone Black Jade wouldn't just waste away over time. This greatly increased its value—by over a hundred times.

Rita decided that as long as she remained in BS, she would have White Bone Black Jade level up with Eclipse Vanguard. When she left, it would stay behind to guard the house.

As for whether others could deduce her whereabouts by analyzing White Bone Black Jade's presence—Rita no longer worried about such trivial matters.

If players betrayed her, they would lose all evolution progress. Even if they tried to break in, so what?

Adventurers venture into dragon's lairs, not worrying about the dragon or tiger.

And White Bone Black Jade would only be one line of defense. Once Nivalis's engineering workshop was done, she'd add even more layers of protection using engineering skills and alchemical gems.

Most importantly... she wasn't leaving her best stuff in the villa. Everything valuable was always with her.

At the dinner table, after hearing Rita's arrangements, Nivalis sincerely asked, "Is it really necessary?"

Rita understood what Nivalis meant. They were already stronger than any player in BS, so it seemed unnecessary to be so cautious.

But for Rita, this wasn't just about security; it was also a way to show off her strength.

She said, "Think about it. In games or novels, don't those big BOSS castles always have a ton of defense measures?"

Nivalis spent less than 3 seconds scanning the villa's first floor.

She wasn't uninterested in looking longer, but sitting in the living room, she could easily see everything. She responded with a considerate "...Mm."

Rita: "..."

Don't think I don't understand that look on your dragon face!

But she really didn't have time to fuss over the villa. It was comfortable enough, and rather than wasting time on upgrading to a more luxurious villa she couldn't even live in, she preferred to focus her efforts on White Bone Black Jade and the workshop.

One was about brute strength, the other was a workspace.

After dinner, she spent some time moving the teleportation array from under her bed to the study.

B8017913 sighed in relief. "Finally!"

Nivalis, excited, covered her face and tearfully added, "Finally, no more crawling under the bed!"

Rita: "...You two, enough already!"