Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

The crowd in the square looked at Zachary with admiration and jealousy in their eyes. Meanwhile, some wore a sullen face as hatred filled their hearts. Most of them weren't really jumping with joy seeing a warrior from another kingdom steal all the attention and awards. Zachary even got on the dean's good side, receiving his award directly from him when no one else had ever had this opportunity.

"Harley, please come on to the stage," Silas said as he nodded at him.

This was not the first time Zachary was experiencing a situation such as this; he was not intimidated by the senior warriors. Under the watchful gaze of the crowd, he walked up to the stage and stood in front of Silas and the other two elders of the college.

"It's an honor to meet you, sirs," he greeted the dean and the others with a low bow.

"No need to be so formal," Silas said, waving his hand.

Then, he nodded to the elder in the white robe who was behind him. The elder immediately opened his Virtual Air Space and drew out a box that was about the height of an adult male. It required three people to carry it.

After it was placed on the stage next to him, Silas used his mind control to open the box, revealing an abnormally large egg. It was huge, and reached till Zachary's shoulder. The egg was covered in colorful patterns, and it emitted a strange aura, along with a slightly bright purple light. It was different from a normal treasure beast egg.

The crowd gasped in shock, recognizing the prize. They immediately became restless and started whispering urgently among themselves. It was a rare, precious treasure everyone in Crane College was familiar with.

Even the Sage Level warriors, including Barnes, were surprised by the dean's decision.

Zachary stared at the abnormal egg. He found it strange, so he looked at Silas and asked, "Sir, is this beast egg my reward?"

"Yes, but not entirely. If you want to own it, you have to make it recognize you as its master first. If it doesn't recognize you, then it's meaningless for me to give this to you," Silas explained with a smile.

"Recognize me as the master? The egg? I mean, is that even possible?" Zachary blurted ou

nbelievable that the senior leaders had decided to give Zachary a chance to try this challenge. Also, this was the first time in the past twenty years that Crane College had allowed someone from another kingdom to approach the egg. Regardless of whether Zachary succeeded in this task or not, this event would become an unprecedented record in the history of Crane College.

In less than a month after Zachary's arrival at Crane College, he had already broken all sorts of records. If he continued on this destructive path, he might bring irreversible changes to the college.

"Sir, are you saying that if I make this rare beast egg recognize me as its master, I can have it as my own?" Zachary asked Silas to confirm it. He had to get a clear promise, otherwise, when he succeeded, the college would eat their words and refuse to give the egg to him.

"Of course. After the former dean obtained this rare beast egg, he made the rule. If a beast tamer can make this rare beast egg recognize him as its master, then the egg would belong to him. However, in the past twenty years, no one in our college has been able to do that," Silas emphasized.

"Well, now that you are so confident in me and even give me such a rare chance to try this, I will try my best and will not let you down," Zachary said confidently.

The crowd could no longer remain calm and quiet upon hearing his bold claim. They immediately began to whisper among themselves again.