Chapter 359: Success

Chapter 359: Success

The two soon came to a place on the rocky plateau that was not like the others.

Massive boulders, up to two meters high, were piled in circles and partially fused together, appearing to have once had a molten outside layer.

Gerald quickly ran to check it up close, and his teammate followed.

It was already evening by the time they arrived at the possible nest, and the sun rays became increasingly less energetic and sparse.

The rocks that made the bowl-shaped structure on the ground radiated significantly more heat than the surrounding bedrock. In fact, the red rock underneath already started to slightly cool down by the cold wind that came with the approaching night, however, the nest was still painfully hot to the touch even though it had a bigger surface area and should thus be cooling faster.

"Say, you didn't see any creature flying around the sky when you first found this, did you?" Gerald asked the warrior beside him. Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

"I didn't," the man immediately answered. "As soon as I saw it, I went back to get you."

"Then, is it possible that a fiery creature might have been resting here not long ago? Just before we came here, perhaps?" Gerald thought out loud.

He was fairly certain that this was the nest of the Phoenix, but he couldn't be 100%. He climbed over the hot boulders and went to see what was inside.

It was empty for the most part, with the exception of a few pieces of whatever sat there not long ago.

"We need to leave, now!" Gerald suddenly said and pulled the guy towards the lizards.

"Why, what's happening?"

In response, Gerald showed him a tiny feather, fully red and orange, that was producing a small amount of heat.

He then pointed at the sky, "Don't you think that star is a bit early?"

Now, the only thing they had to do was to wait for the rest of the gang to reach them and they could begin.

But since it was going to take quite a bit of time, Gerald and the other guy decided to take a nap and rest through the night.

***

In the early morning hours, when it was still dark outside, the Runestone buzzed with energy, Dug's voice reached them and woke them up.

Now they activated their scroll, and based on its position, Gerald was able to give them the direction they had to take to reach them.

A few hours later they saw a group of beasts running across the plateau, and a while later, the entire gang was back together.

"Where is the nest," was the first thing the excited Dug asked as he jumped off his mount. Despite not sleeping for an entire day and night, he didn't look at all tired.

"It's about ten minutes that way," Gerald pointed. "It seemed the bird was on a night hunt, not sure if it came back already. Oh, and here, I found this feather inside ."

He handed the fluffy feather over to Dug.

"Yes, yes! That definitely belongs to the Phoenix! Just feel the heat coming off of it, amazing!" Dug was excited.

The most expensive part of the mythical creature was its blood, but even simple feathers were worth a fortune.

They automatically siphoned Mana from the air and produced a tiny bit of heat for years! They were perfect for making a comfortable bed, or clothes for harsh winters.

It was extremely valuable material for those that lived in the cold north.

"Oh, man! We are going to be rich!"