It’s not unheard of for Cloud Mantas to be controlled by people, but mostly it’s like them stealing Cloud Manta Eggs, starting to assist in magical training from a young age. The success rate is still exceptionally low, not sothing an ordinary faction can afford.
After all, the appetite of an adult Cloud Manta is quite astonishing, consuming three to five cows in one al is nothing out of the ordinary.
Although it’s an omnivorous animal, eating all kinds of plants and grains, the sheer volu is overwhelming.
To raise a Cloud Manta to adulthood, the consumption is absolutely astonishing.
Like in front of them, to directly open up an adult Cloud Manta, not to ntion seeing, they hadn’t even heard of it.
Now they finally understand why the other party was willing to pay a high price to purchase information on Cloud Mantas, they have mastered the thod of taming them, allowing for batch acquisition.
Hou!
Seeing the trio of thieves, the Cloud Manta acted as if it had seen its enemy, emitting its unique windy roar, and chunks of giant rocks began to rise from the ground.
"Calm down, calm down, they are here to return your children." Gaven spoke soothingly, "What are you waiting for? Quickly take out the Cloud Manta Eggs!"
"Here?" The three thieves looked puzzled.
"I told you to release them, just do it, nothing will happen." Gaven nodded firmly.
"Alright then." The Half-Elf Thief was the first to act, the mouth of the Life-Sustaining Dinsional Bag opened, and a giant egg covered with cloud-like patterns and spots erged from it, and a strange phenonon appeared.
The Cloud Manta Egg did not fall freely, but simply floated in mid-air.
"What’s happening here?"
"The Cloud Manta Egg can actually fly?"
"This is truly amazing!"
The trio of thieves looked amazed.
"It’s not flying, it’s floating, that’s the Cloud Manta’s innate ability, how could their eggs not have it? The Cloud Manta’s native plane is the Air Elental Plane, where there is no vast land, how do they lay eggs?" Gaven was not surprised by this.
Because the Cloud Manta is not a native Magic Beast of the Material Plane, the Air Elental Plane is its ho, and it is believed that there are more of them there.
However, finding them there is much more difficult than in the Material Plane.
Because in that world, it is an endless sky, with only nurous landmasses like islands floating there, without distinctions of up, down, front, back, left, or right, and most creatures live a life of endless migration.
Creatures that cannot fly in that place are faced with a disaster, although they will not fall (because there is no gravity), but moving is extrely difficult, and they can only "swim" through the air.
Trying to find a Cloud Manta there relies purely on luck, maybe you’ll find one in the next second, maybe you’ll never encounter one in a lifeti.
"I see, I’ve learned sothing new, looks like I haven’t done my howork properly." The Half-Elf Thief sincerely thanked him.
As they spoke, a second Cloud Manta Egg was released from his Life-Sustaining Dinsional Bag, and the Phase Spider silk line serving as the Dinsional Bag’s tether slowly faded, eventually dissolving away, indicating that this Life-Sustaining Dinsion had disappeared.
In this matter, the Half-Elf Thief wasn’t lying; the Life-Sustaining Dinsional Bag they had was a one-ti-use item.
There are also permanent Life-Sustaining Dinsional Bags, but surely the cost of the two isn’t the sa, these disposable consumables are favored for their low price.
The Human female thief followed closely and released the third Cloud Manta Egg.
The Demi-Human Thief hesitated to act, his small palm-sized face wrinkled into a frown, full of an expression known as "heartache over loss."
Hou! Hou! Hou!
The Cloud Manta had already floated to within range of its mind control ability, and the three Cloud Manta Eggs that were floating in the air flew towards it, but its roaring grew more rapid, more furious, because the number wasn’t enough.
Before Gaven could speak, the Half-Elf Thief got anxious and repeatedly reminded, "Besska, don’t do anything foolish, there will be plenty of chances to make money in the future, but not now."
He knew very well the flaw of his companion, greedy as life itself, having stumbled over this matter more than once from a young age, yet unable to change.
Whether the Demi-Human Thief ca to his senses on his own, or the Half-Elf Thief’s urging worked, or perhaps he had no ans to escape.
Besska ultimately chose to also release the two Cloud Manta Eggs in his hand, though he kept muttering under his breath, clearly not saying anything good.
Seeing Gaven’s gaze towards the Demi-Human Thief beca sowhat deep, holding so sort of aning, the Half-Elf Thief couldn’t help but speak up in defense of his companion, "Besska might have so bad habits in this regard, but he’s not a bad person, I guarantee he won’t cause you any trouble in this aspect."
"Greed is not terrible, what’s terrible is greed that cannot distinguish the situation." Gaven said aningfully, "As an adventurer, especially as a thief walking a tightrope, a minor negligence in this bad habit can beco a disaster that pulls you all into an inescapable abyss, not everyone talks as nicely as I do."
He was speaking from experience, in his previous life, he had suffered a great loss at the hands of such a teammate, almost leading to a team wipeout, after which, he always kept his distance from such people.
At least he wouldn’t team up with them for adventures, especially not in dungeons or treasure points, where wealth is often tied with danger.
Uncontrollable greed is the path to death.
"I will keep him in line." The Half-Elf Thief’s promise was sowhat weak, as this kind of disposition is the most difficult to change.
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