“If there are any consequences, I will bear them alone!”

In the Haicheng Ruins, regarding the Phoenix Egg incident, the officials had already split into two factions.

Yunjianyue held significant influence and had a group of loyal subordinates guarding the entrance to the core area of the Flame Fountain, refusing to let anyone enter.

Facing several powerful figures from the Hai City official ranks, Yunjianyue gave them a faint glance.

She wore fiery red robes, held a twisted and gnarled Platinum staff, and donned a fiery red magic hat; even her long hair, draped over her shoulders, had been dyed fiery red.

She claimed this hair color perfectly matched her identity as a 'Flame Elementalist.'

Her image was quite striking in Hai City; after all, in this era, as long as one was powerful, their words were the truth.

"Stop arguing."

Yunjianyue said coldly and decisively, "We will not give up on hatching this Phoenix Egg. No matter what happens, I will take full responsibility!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of many people in the area shifted slightly.

A white-haired young player beside her seemed to feel it wasn't right and couldn't help but say, "Sister, maybe we should…"

This youth was Yunjianyue's younger brother. His white hair wasn't dyed but was a case of premature graying; his codename was 'Mountain Snow,' and he was the main Priest of Yunjianyue's team.

"Giving up on the Phoenix Egg is impossible."

Yunjianyue shook her head and said in a low voice, "Only the core area of this Flame Fountain meets the hatching conditions for this Phoenix Egg…"

Mountain Snow was silent for a moment before saying, "But we can't ignore Shadow's warning. How about this: before the Phoenix Egg hatches, evacuate all the citizens and players in the surrounding area."

"Our guild members should temporarily leave the Hideout?"

As soon as he said this, many people around them sneered.

Among the group that trusted 'Shadow,' a powerful player said, "Make all our guild members homeless just for you? And if we evacuate the surroundings, how far of a distance are we talking about?"

"Within a twenty-kilometer radius, there are dozens of player guild Hideouts, large and small."

"Do you really think evacuating people is that easy?"

Yunjianyue looked at the person and said coldly, "Once this Phoenix Egg hatches, the overall combat power of our Hai City will skyrocket! Every Hai City player will be a beneficiary! No matter how strong Shadow is, he isn't one of our Hai City people. Only when our own people are stronger can we have a greater say in the future!"

Someone in the crowd snorted, "With your personality, putting all the city's players at risk just to hatch an egg, it's hard for me to believe you'll care about the interests of all players once you become stronger…"

Mountain Snow immediately glared at the person. "How dare you talk like that? Isn't my sister doing this for Hai City's sake too? Who killed the first Platinum BOSS in Hai City? Who led the team to capture this Hideout? Wasn't that for your benefit?"

…

In normal times…

Then a single word from above would have settled such a matter.

But now, strength had replaced original social status, representing a more direct right to speak.

Ultimately!

Under the direction of the Hai City officials and the higher-ups from Great Xia, the Hai City side could only make a decision…

To let Yunjianyue continue hatching the egg.

However, she could only stay at the Flame Fountain Hideout with her own team, and she was only given two days.

During these two days, the Hai City officials would be responsible for evacuating all players in the vicinity and setting up a twenty-kilometer cordon that no one could cross, thus preventing accidents to the greatest extent possible.

After two days, regardless of whether the Phoenix Egg had hatched, Yunjianyue had to take the Phoenix Egg and leave the Hai City Ruins area!

This compromised solution, though labor-intensive and costly, was the only way at present.

And…

Neither the Hai City officials nor the Great Xia higher-ups were necessarily against the idea of another powerhouse appearing in Great Xia.

…

This situation was something Qin Feng hadn't expected.

When he learned this news from Wan Ye Wei Yu, he was slightly surprised.

"In my previous life, this Phoenix Egg was obtained by another guild; they just kept it in their Hideout and never activated the hatching progress."

"I didn't expect that placing it in the core area of the 'Flame Fountain' Hideout could actually trigger the hatching process?"

However…

Qin Feng shook his head.

Calculating from the time the Phoenix Egg was obtained, that Level 45 Epic Phoenix would arrive in just one day.

If hatching required two days, there simply wasn't enough time.

Moreover…

Evacuating players within twenty kilometers?

This evacuation range was far from enough!

However, Qin Feng didn't offer any more warnings because he had done enough. From here on…

He only planned to watch from the sidelines!

"If everything goes smoothly, then if the officials hatch it, so be it."

The God Forsaken Game had a 'Pet' system; whether it was a 'Pet' captured directly or one hatched from an egg, they could assist their masters in battle.

However, an Epic-grade Pet no longer held much attraction for Qin Feng.

He could even kill an Epic BOSS now.

What use was an Epic-grade Pet that didn't even have the BOSS template bonuses?

Its combat power would be roughly the same as Osirio's.

While Qin Feng could make his Pet go invisible with him, he couldn't make the Pet like himself—attacking without breaking stealth!

Therefore, it wasn't of much use in combat.

Initially, Qin Feng wanted the Phoenix Egg more out of the thought of finding a companion for Osirio, to stop the fellow from huffing and puffing all day long.

But it wasn't a must-have.

"But if things don't go smoothly…"

"Then I'll eventually have to step in and help."

If Qin Feng went to help, he would definitely take the Phoenix Egg while he was at it. As for how to hatch it, he would naturally take it back to the Evil Spirit Academy Hideout and use the lava energy!

Although the Phoenix Egg couldn't be carried through a teleportation array…

Qin Feng had a 'teleport stone'!

After using a teleport stone, one could be teleported back along with their items, which was an advantage over teleportation arrays.

"Of course, if I really want to bring the Phoenix Egg back, I'll still have to deal with that Epic BOSS, otherwise the consequences will be endless…"

Under normal circumstances, Qin Feng was not yet a match for that Level 45 Epic BOSS.

The level was too high, and all its attributes and values were at a crushing level. It was a completely different concept from the Great Calamity Underworld King; the strength and resistances of various Upper Affixes would be three to five times stronger.

But if he really wanted to solve it, there were ways.

Qin Feng didn't dwell on the specifics.

This matter wasn't particularly important to him.

The Hai City officials and Great Xia higher-ups had already made their decision. Before anything went wrong, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to interfere again.

Once the Epic BOSS truly appeared, no one else at this stage besides Qin Feng could handle it, and the officials would eventually have to come knocking on his door.

"Greed, after all…"

Qin Feng shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

In this day and age, everyone wanted to become stronger, but some things really weren't meant for ordinary people to handle.

At this moment, Qin Feng had just finished building the teleportation array for the Evil Spirit Academy Hideout!