Chapter 339

Chapter 339

It was a pure white little Windbreaking Horse, with a coat color and sheen so outstanding that it could be directly classified as 'special grade', a lucky foal waiting for a wealthy owner.

If that were all, Taya would see a few well-bred Windbreaking Horses every couple of days, and it wouldn't be worth her surprise.

But right in the center of this little one's forehead, there was a horn unlike any Taya had ever seen.

It was a spiraling horn, elegant and delicate, with a dreamy pearlescent sheen, a color that Taya didn't know how to describe.

However, Taya knew that this little one must have its own unique characteristics.

It was no longer a secret within the beast pet store that during breeding, there was a chance for some offspring with unique lineages to appear.

For instance, Lancelot's Little Qing and Little Black, the shopkeeper's Maomao, and Mrs. Ruth's Little Snow were all examples of this.

So, upon seeing this foal, Taya immediately decided to inform Lancelot.

Upon seeing this little one, Lancelot immediately understood what Taya meant by the 'indescribable dreamy color' she mentioned on the way.

A kaleidoscope of shimmering white.

If one had to describe it, Lancelot felt this was the most fitting adjective.

At the first sight of this little one, Lancelot was deeply captivated.

That was no Windbreaking Horse! It was clearly a unicorn!

A pure white one! With an elegant long horn!

A creature straight out of a fairy tale!

Unicorn-type creatures did exist in this world.

Before the Windbreaking Horses appeared, one of the knights' favorite mounts to capture was a third-tier beast with a single horn on its head, the "Giant-Horned Horse," but that creature had the usual ferocious appearance of beasts.

Its muddy body and half-rotted face made it far from appealing.

At least, children would have nightmares for days after seeing it.

It was completely incomparable to the dreamy and beautiful little one before Lancelot.

Lancelot's eyes were instantly captivated, and he crouched down, cautiously approaching.

The unicorn's eyes were the typical green of Windbreaking Horses, but they seemed more gentle than the average Windbreaking Horse, with large, moist eyes that didn't blink, reflecting Lancelot entirely within them.

Pure white eyelashes fluttered like tiny fans over the foal's eyes.

Like a delicate and enchanting young maiden.

Lancelot's heart melted, and under the little one's gaze, he walked to its side, slowly crouched down, and then gently stroked the foal's white coat, which shimmered with an otherworldly glow under the sun.

The long mane typical of Windbreaking Horses looked exceptionally graceful on Little Qing, but on this foal before him, it possessed an ethereal, almost dreamlike quality.

Though both have manes that move without wind, they evoke entirely different impressions.

Feeling Lorant's touch, the little one showed great enjoyment, squinting its eyes and rubbing against the back of Lorant's hand, occasionally making soft snorts.

Lorant was overjoyed, hugging the unicorn's large head and leading it to turn around and eat its own beast egg.

Seeing the little one reluctantly lie down, gaze at him, and eventually drift off to sleep, Lorant turned to Taya and said, "You did well, this creature is indeed a very special little one."

"Take good care of it, and bring it to my place later so I can look after it myself."

Lorant liked this Windbreaking Horse immensely, feeling that he should also get one for himself.

The main reason he didn't keep a personal mount before was that Lorant hadn't found a little one he felt a bond with, the only one he connected with was given as a gift to Lancelot's Little Qing.

Taya smiled and agreed, knowing from Lorant's gaze that her boss was truly smitten with this little one.

After Taya walked away, Lorant opened his monster chart.

Sure enough, this little one was a Windbreaking Horse with a unique lineage.

Even an SSR-level Windbreaking Horse—a rare and powerful breed!

Though few examples exist, Lorant trusted the chart's classification had solid reasoning. SSR-level beasts are essentially the most powerful bloodlines within their beast groups.

"[SSR] [Dream Unicorn]: A Windbreaking Horse with a unique bloodline, its ancestors' magical and powerful lineage has manifested in this beast over generations.

The Dream Unicorn is stunning, smaller than ordinary Windbreaking Horses, standing two meters tall at the shoulder when fully grown, and over twice as fast.

Additionally, the Dream Unicorn possesses a special 'Dream Barrier'. When it runs, it can render itself invisible under the refraction of light, giving it strong concealment abilities.

Moreover, due to its bloodline, the Dream Unicorn can emit a light with hallucinatory effects [Dream Light] from the spiral horn on its forehead, forcing any creature that sees the light into a hallucination, with the duration varying based on the creature's strength and the Dream Unicorn's energy."

Lorant carefully read the description of this little one's monster chart.

From a speed perspective, the Dream Unicorn is not actually as fast as Little Qing, who can exceed the speed capabilities of a Windbreaking Horse, while the Dream Unicorn is simply twice as fast as an ordinary Windbreaking Horse.

In extreme situations, Little Qing's speed clearly outpaces it.

But Little Qing, as an SR-level beast, excels solely in speed.

The Dream Unicorn, however, has stronger concealment, offering greater protection for itself and its rider.

Especially its "Dream Light" ability, which, although it seems like a common hallucinatory effect possessed by many beasts, the description "forced into a hallucination" makes this ability overpowered.

This means any creature seeing the "Dream Light" will hallucinate, even strong opponents experiencing at least a brief trance.

This split-second lapse can often be enough to decide the outcome of a battle!

From this perspective, the Dream Unicorn possesses incredible battle prowess.

What delighted Lorant even more was that this little one wouldn't grow too large in the future. Although a shoulder height of two meters is still a giant for Lorant.

But compared to the massive size of current Windbreaking Horses, it's quite small—perfect for a normal human like Lorant, who hasn't grown to an unnatural height.

The Windbreaking Horse's own weight restricts how much it can carry.

The greater their own weight, the more they can carry without burden, so many practitioners who are themselves heavy and need to carry heavy shields, swords, and other weapons generally choose the largest possible Windbreaking Horses.

Young Windbreaking Horses may not even be able to carry these big guys before their bodies mature.

Lorant is naturally light and has never needed to carry heavy loads, so he has no requirements in this regard. The Dream Unicorn's smaller size actually makes it more comfortable for him to ride...

Thinking he'd found his very own beautiful little horse, Lorant was overjoyed and spent the whole day humming songs.

By evening, the little unicorn had woken up, and Lorant, like a responsible owner for the first time in a long while, brushed the little one's fur, spent some quality time with it, and then took it for a walk by the lake.

Little Jin was super curious about this new buddy. Little Jin's fur was a light golden color, while the little unicorn's was pure white, but up close, the unicorn's white fur had a faint golden shimmer. This made Little Jin very friendly towards the unicorn.

It felt like meeting a long-lost cousin.

A little furball was bustling around, showing off its tree-climbing skills to the new companion, chirping to show it which leaves were tasty and good to eat, and finally bringing a pale yellow flower to gently place on the unicorn's horn.

The unicorn's eyes went cross-eyed staring at the flower, sensing Little Jin's goodwill, and quickly befriended this small, flying, unique furball.

However, when Little Qing curiously ran over, the scene became less warm.

Little Qing, surprisingly, acted pretty gentlemanly, not trying to bite or kick the new Windbreaking Horse away from Lorant, and even generously walked over with its head held high, indicating that the newcomer was allowed to greet the great one.

Who knew that the Dream Unicorn was not as good-natured as it appeared.

The Dream Unicorn's jealousy was no less than Little Qing's, and it had a fiery temper. Not only did it block Little Qing with its sharp horn, trying to drive it away and prevent it from getting close to Lorant.

But it also unhesitatingly chased away a few candy rabbits that came looking for a fight, sending the big rabbits scurrying everywhere.

This surprised Lorant, who had initially thought it was a gentle and cute child based on its appearance.

But then he found it somewhat amusing.

Who would have thought that Little Qing, the little tyrant, would have such a day.

One thing subdues another, truly no lie!