Chapter 33: Rooster?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Only fifty of the color birds were carved with numbers among these 100. So only 50 people would gain double grades in this test.
There were 159… oh no, Lan Jiaolooked at the figure reflected in Zhao Qingyan’s Light Head.
The figure of remaining participants dropped from 136 to 133 to 127 to 121.
Within the first few minutes of the announcement, the number of participants had started reducing tremendously.
An in-fight had already started breaking the calm atmosphere, the moment the test was announced.
As the number of participants kept going down, Lan Jiao was trying to guess whether it was a battle between teams, and if so, how many of those teams were actually involved in these sudden attacks.
As the transfer hole opened up, the countdown of transferring of the color birds started.
Lan Jiao’s old Light Head did not seem to be of any use. No indications appeared on it.
Luckily, she was with Zhao Qingyan so she could see the specifics on Zhao Qingyan’s Light Head.
Lan Jiao was very excited as she waited for the color birds to appear. If they were lucky, the transfer hole might appear next to them.
Suddenly, Zhao Qingyan said seriously, “If you run into color birds, don’t mind me, just run away.”
Lan Jiao: “???”
“Why will we run away? Aren’t we supposed to hunt them when we see the prey?” Lan Jiao was confused.
“Only 50 color birds have the iron rings. Their number will be declining as the game goes on.”
Hearing what Zhao Qingyan, Lan Jiao got confused.
She paused and then explained quickly. “Color Birds are very fast. They can fly low and have sharp jaws. They can even rip off hard rocks. Their beaks are sharp and hard. They can pierce through iron and steel, forget humans!”
“If we run into color birds, take care of yourself first. Color Birds don’t attack people of their own accord. If we run into them, just stay away and we will be fine.”
Lan Jiao: “…”
She had thought about capturing a bird and its iron ring so that she could get double grades for the third section, which would improve her chance to get into the Second Military School.
But now Zhao Qingyan was telling her that color birds were just to be seen, not to be touched.
Then, what did Dean Ferrero send out these color birds for?
Also, could any of those competitors have a clue about this?
Lan Jiao was right. Very few people had detailed information regarding the color birds.
Zhao Qingyan knew so much, only because she was from a large family who had broadened her horizons.
Two years ago, she visited the creature research institute on Alliance Stars with the elders in the family. That was when she first saw these creatures. It was just a coincidence.
Zhao Qingyan had a clear memory of this animal.
Color Birds were dangerous, and she was not 100% sure that she would be able to take them down when facing them.
Color Birds were ferocious. They were fast and good at flying. If they sensed the danger and decided to run away, Zhao Qingyan would not be able to catch them.
Numerous transfer holes appeared in the forest as the last ten seconds of the countdown remained.
One or two color birds walked out of each transfer hole.
Lan Jiao had learned from Zhao Qingyan about the danger of these birds. Suddenly, she found that there was a transfer hole appearing a few meters away from where they stood.
Large roosters, who were one foot tall, appeared in front of her. Their bodies had a multitude of colors, like black, yellow, green, purple and red. They had a comb on their heads, and their feathers were in an arching shape.
They had bright round eyes and sharp beaks. They strutted around with their chins up and were flapping their wings energetically.
They had strong and forceful golden jaws!
What kind of color birds were these?
They were excellent food ingredients in great shape and bright color! Absolutely wonderful for making good food!
Lan Jiao had once made three-cup chicken for Captain Kite back on Planet Trash.
But the so-called rooster sent to her was small and had yellow feathers. It had been skinny and didn’t have any meat on its body.
But the dish still got high praise from Captain Kite.
Lan Jiao started to imagine how delicious these roosters called Color Birds would taste after their feathers were removed.
It would be much more spectacular than a dish of three-cup chicken!
They could be made into fried chicken, roasted chicken and steamed chicken soup!
She had wild mushrooms freshly picked from the forest. The combination was going to be mind blowing.
Seeing Lan Jiao’s fascinated gaze directed at the color birds, Zhao Qingyan thought that she was frightened by their intimidating looks.
She had decided to shield Lan Jiao so that Lan Jiao could run away first, but now she was going to have to drag this girl who was transfixed at the sight of the birds.
But Zhao Qingyan had just gotten hold of Lan Jiao’s wrist when she flung it away.
Lan Jiao looked excited and ran towards color birds!
“Are you mental, Lan Jiao?” Zhao Qingyan got frightened and swiftly stood in front of Lan Jiao.
But it seemed that Lan Jiao was so obsessed that she evaded her and kept running towards the color birds.
She looked back and addressed Zhao Qingyan. “Let’s go and get the birds! I will make delicious food out of them for you!”
Zhao Qingyan: “???”
So, Lan Jiao was not thinking the same way as her?
She wanted to eat color birds?
Argh! She was risking her life for the sake of food!
These were color birds! They were forceful beings!
More importantly, they were the problems to be solved for the entry examination!
Lan Jiao was bold enough to eat up the problems!?!
Seeing Lan Jiao approaching the color birds, Zhao Qingyan did not hesitate any longer and rushed up to reach Lan Jiao.
She was not here to help Lan Jiao get the creatures, but to stop Lan Jiao from getting hurt before the color birds started attacking her.
Maybe because of the frenzy look given out by Lan Jiao, the color birds seemed to have sensed the danger approaching them.
Color Birds turned around and ran away the moment they saw someone approaching them.
Zhao Qingyan was startled at this sight. They were fierce creatures but now they were running away from Lan Jiao?
Soon, Zhao Qingyan saw Lan Jiao chasing the color birds at full speed.
Obviously, Lan Jiao would not stop unless they were caught.
Near other transfer holes, some other participants had unfortunately run into color birds as well.
But they were facing a totally different situation compared to Lan Jiao.