Chapter 456

Chapter 456

The reputation of the Lightwing Butterflies echoed across the entire continent this time.

Moreover, those seeking them had shifted from ordinary practitioners to a host of top-tier formidable warriors that Lorant hadn't even seen half a year ago.

Lorant still vividly remembers the scene from that time.

After the news came back, the Watcher Council was officially concluded.

But not a single person spoke; everyone present was lost in thought, gazing at the dimmed light screen of the Wulu Shell.

However, the other practitioners were more worried, instinctively pondering whether they could devise a countermeasure if they faced such an archer.

The archers, however, had no such concerns.

In the Watcher Council, those formidable warriors with glowing green eyes were staring intently at Lorant, almost as if they were trying to bore a hole through him.

Even Xiao Lan, disguised as a necklace, felt the intensity of those fervent gazes and flickered uneasily on Lorant's wrist.

It was the first time Lorant realized that there were so many archers in the Watcher Council.

Not to mention the elf race, which is inherently gifted and naturally produces powerful archers, even among humans, who have balanced talents in all aspects without any particularly outstanding traits, resulting in a relatively even distribution of various practitioners, there are quite a few legendary archers.

It's just that those archers are usually excessively low-key.

Unlike knights, who are always clad in armor and whose identities can be roughly discerned at a glance, and mages, who are typically mysterious and form their own cliques.

Archers and assassins seem to habitually maintain a low profile, making it difficult to distinguish them by appearance.

Especially in the Watcher Council, no one carries a full-length bow at all times, so when Lorant was surrounded by legendary archer practitioners, he was even somewhat shocked, silently counting the number of legendary archers encircling him layer by layer.

"Everyone, it's not that I don't want to meet your demands," Lorant explained patiently with a smile, facing what might be the most unoffendable group of practitioners in the world.

If these people were displeased, it would be more than just a simple customer service issue...

Lorant had no doubt that this group could easily annihilate an entire race.

"It's just that the number of Lightwing Butterflies themselves is not large, and the little ones with this level of strength are even rarer," Lorant shrugged, appearing helpless. "It took me a long time to gather a dozen or so little ones that are effective even for high-level practitioners, and I was planning to keep them as my ultimate treasures."

"If it weren't for the critical situation this time, I wouldn't have been willing to lend out these children!"

Lorant put on a heartbroken expression, as if he truly regretted it.

However, among the group present, the youngest was still hundreds of years older than him, a 'senior' elder.

These people's ages were several times the sum of Lorant's two lifetimes, and Lorant's performance, which could fool most people, seemed somewhat inadequate in their eyes.

"Little one, don't talk nonsense," an elf formidable warrior waved his hand first; he could naturally see that Lorant wasn't planning to outright refuse, but rather wanted to raise the price. "I won't beat around the bush with you, hand over the Lightwing Butterfly that can increase perception range, and I'll trade you a sip of the elf race's Life Spring!"

"A sip that can still be used for at least fifty years," he quickly added, seeing Lorant about to refuse.

What Lorant had just said wasn't entirely false.

The fact is that the current number of Lightwing Butterflies is indeed very scarce, especially since these beast pets are naturally divided into Grade B Beast Pets and Grade A Beast Pets, and the abilities of the vast majority of Grade B Beast Pets are significantly diminished when facing high-level practitioners.

Even the few Grade A Beast Pets rarely have abilities that affect the legendary level.

For the majority of practitioners, this beast pet is absolutely a treasure-level existence, and owning a Lightwing Butterfly that suits them is a dream scenario for many practitioners who have come into contact with them.

However, in reality, even with the occasional Lightwing Butterfly auctions, the number of Lightwing Butterflies circulating among the public is extremely scarce.

The main reason lies in the fact that each Lightwing Butterfly is a unique little being, and to sell them, one must fully understand their abilities, which requires a considerable amount of time.

After all, the abilities of Lightwing Butterflies are diverse and cover a wide range.

Just talking about the strength-boosting type of Lightwing Butterflies, there are many differences in the enhancement of different body parts.

Some enhance arm strength, some enhance leg strength, and others enhance abdominal strength. Lorant has even seen a Lightwing Butterfly whose ability was to enhance tongue strength.

Naturally, a Lightwing Butterfly with such a niche ability would be difficult to sell. When the ability of that Lightwing Butterfly was detected, Lorant had already prepared to let this little one live out its days in the pet store.

For such Lightwing Butterflies, Blue Star has its own approach.

First, the abilities of these special Lightwing Butterflies need to be clearly identified.

For such Lightwing Butterflies, the mage team needs to fully understand their abilities.

After all, they are already quite peculiar; if some new widely applicable abilities are unexpectedly discovered, there might be a good way to market them, right?

Therefore, these Lightwing Butterflies are actually a high priority for the pet store's mage team.

Mages don't overlook them just because their abilities are strange or niche.

On the contrary, for mages, the stranger the abilities, the more fascinated they are.

Mages, who love experimenting, often consider 'practicality' the least important aspect of their research.

Curiosity is what truly drives them to work hard.

Once all of a Lightwing Butterfly's abilities are uncovered, they will undergo multiple layers of evaluation.

Hundreds of Blue Star evaluators, including various races, different professions, and different fields, will conduct a thorough review of the Lightwing Butterfly's abilities.

Finally, a tentative price will be set for the Lightwing Butterfly, preparing it for auction.

Of course, a Lightwing Butterfly deemed universally to have low applicability is obviously hard to sell. Therefore, after one or two failed auctions, this Lightwing Butterfly will be listed individually on the Blue Star platform.

The listing will fully detail the Lightwing Butterfly's abilities and provide a system for all Blue Star members to publicly bid, with the highest bidder gaining exclusive rights to the Lightwing Butterfly.

However, to everyone's surprise, this 'unpopular' Lightwing Butterfly, which was the first to be listed on the Blue Star platform, was quickly snapped up at a price far beyond Blue Star's expectations.

The one who bought this Lightwing Butterfly was a shaman from the orc race.

A shaman's uniqueness stems from their 'inheritance.' Different inheritances bring completely different abilities to shamans. Unlike mages, who have a standardized system for learning, the shaman profession is thus filled with mystery and uncertainty.

Any odd ability could manifest in them.

The shaman who bought the Lightwing Butterfly was an orc from the 'Light Joy Bird Clan.' The ability he inherited from his teacher was 'sound waves,' a very special ability.

By changing the frequency of sound waves, this shaman could do things like enhance warriors' fighting spirit and restore their stamina, tasks that shamans are supposed to perform.

Therefore, his mouth, capable of producing sound waves, is as vital a weapon as a warrior's arm.

After he obtained the Lightwing Butterfly that enhanced tongue strength, the shaman's abilities instantly leveled up.

What was originally considered a top-tier primary ability could now even be considered to have stepped into the intermediate level, with even more astonishing effects.

Even Lorant was amazed, marveling that such a Lightwing Butterfly had found its perfect match.

Although it seemed to have a good ending, in reality, if this shaman had not paid attention to the Blue Star platform, the abilities of this light-winged butterfly might have been overlooked forever.

And this is one of the current issues with light-winged butterflies.

While light-winged butterflies with such unique abilities are indeed rare, those with seemingly redundant or non-essential abilities occupy a significant portion of the total.

After setting aside these light-winged butterflies, those whose abilities can truly be of great use to practitioners need to be further screened.

The enhancement effects of most light-winged butterflies will significantly decrease once the practitioner's level exceeds a certain limit. What regular practitioners treasure can seem almost useless to advanced practitioners.

This shows that for the abilities of light-winged butterflies to be effective and not significantly diminished when used by legendary practitioners, a great deal of luck is required.

Discovering the abilities of light-winged butterflies is like opening a mystery box; finding one like this is as difficult as uncovering a global limited-edition item with only fifty in existence.

Therefore, Lorant values these light-winged butterflies immensely.

"This, senior... it's not that I'm unwilling, but currently, even Blue Star doesn't have many similar light-winged butterflies; they can be counted on one hand." Lorant was indeed tempted for a moment, knowing that it was the Life Spring of the elves!

An entire spring!

It’s valued drop by drop, with each drop being incredibly precious, even within the elf race, it is one of the most valuable treasures.

And now, the other party is willing to offer a spring in exchange for a pet. In terms of the value of pets alone, this is the highest offer the Blue Star Pet Shop has ever received for a pet!

But even so, Lorant painfully refused the offer.

The Watcher Council is not a good place for transactions, and even though Lorant was truly tempted and had the thought of selling the light-winged butterfly, he firmly rejected the proposal.

He simply arranged another time with the group, indicating that they could come to the Blue Star Pet Shop later to sit down and have a good talk.