Transcendent Warrior with a Dimensional Shifting Inventory

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Crack-

The baby parrot griffin broke out of its egg.

Since the egg was large, the creature’s size was also enormous.

It was much larger than a Jindo dog.

And it was a hexapod creature with a pair of dragon-like wings and four legs.

Whoosh-

Fine blue particles sprayed out from the altar of protection and enveloped the newborn parrot griffin.

A message popped up before Minhyuk’s eyes as he watched the scene.

＜The parrot griffin has received the blessing of protection.＞

＜A creature that has received the blessing of protection can live within the realm of protection.＞

Like the other beasts living in the midst of the Overflow, the parrot griffin could not enter the realm of protection either.

However, there was an exception.

If an individual was born within the realm of protection, the blessing of protection would be bestowed upon them, just like now.

Then, they could live within the realm of protection, just like the livestock raised by humans.

Before moving the parrot griffin’s egg to Asdel Fortress, Professor Raymon had already found this information in an old tome.

Wobble, wobble-

The parrot griffin could not walk properly with its fur still wet.

Despite its large size, it was no different from a newly hatched chick.

The creature looked at Minhyuk with its round, black eyes.

＜The parrot griffin has recognized you as its parent.＞

Squawk, squawk-

The creature cried pitifully.

＜The parrot griffin is asking for help.＞

＜Please dry the baby Griffin’s feathers.＞

＜If successful, you will get 10 seconds of return time.＞

Minhyuk didn’t know what to do.

‘How do I dry its feathers?’

He had only seen chicks hatching on TV and had never experienced it in real life.

He didn’t know how to dry the feathers.

He had heard that if you dry a newborn chick with a hairdryer, the wind can be too hot and strong, causing the chick to get hurt or die.

“Raymon!”

Minhyuk used the ring to contact Professor Raymon.

If he had known that the egg would hatch this quickly, he would have studied what to do in advance.

-Yes, Your Majesty!

“The baby Griffin has hatched, but what do I do?”

-You succeeded in hatching it! Congratulations on obtaining a sacred beast, Your Majesty.

“Save the congratulations for later and tell me what to do first.”

-Please wait a moment… Ah! It’s written in the book! When a baby Griffin hatches, the mother Griffin blows strong wind from her mouth to dry its feathers.

Strong wind, huh?

Minhyuk looked around.

Dozens of magical tools, heirlooms of the Astel Imperial Family, were stored here.

‘I remember seeing something that could create wind before.’

Minhyuk’s eyes fell on a jar that was much larger than a kimchi jar.

＜Whirlwind Jar＞

-A jar that blows wind.

-The user can adjust the wind’s intensity as desired.

‘I found it!’

Minhyuk tilted the jar and pointed its spout at the baby Griffin.

Then he put his hand on the magic diagram.

Whoosh-

Wind gushed out of the jar’s spout.

First, he carefully dried the baby Griffin’s body with the weakest wind.

Peep, peep-

The baby Griffin made an expression as if it didn’t like the wind’s intensity.

It was impossible for a parrot to make such a delicate expression with its face.

But when he looked into its round, black eyes, he could feel its mood.

Was this what they called empathy?

Screech-

Minhyuk increased the wind’s intensity several times.

But the baby Griffin still looked displeased.

He continued to increase the wind’s intensity.

And finally,

‘This is the maximum output!’

Roar-

A fearsome gust of wind erupted from the jar.

It felt like the wind speed was even stronger than a hurricane.

Rumble-

The heavy stone objects around the parrot griffin toppled over and rolled away in the strong wind.

Strangely enough, though, the baby parrot griffin wasn’t pushed back at all in the strong wind.

＜Parrot griffins are resistant to wind.＞

＜Parrot griffins can fly freely even in strong winds.＞

Tweet, tweet-

It chirped happily.

It seemed to like the strong wind.

Rustle, rustle-

Finally, its fur was completely dry.

Now that it was dry, it felt completely different than when it was wet.

It was so cute.

A round, flat beak, rosy cheeks, and plump cat hind legs.

I had thought that its appearance, a combination of a parrot and a cat, might be repulsive, but that wasn’t the case.

Waddle, waddle-

It approached Minhyuk with unfamiliar steps.

Minhyuk stroked its head.

It narrowed its eyes as if it felt good.

“Let’s go outside.”

I wanted to take the parrot griffin to the surface and show it the blue sky.

But there was something I had to do first.

Minhyuk placed the Gust Jar on the advanced magic disk.

＜The Gust effect has been saved to the disk.＞

And then he placed the longsword made from dragon bone back on the magic disk.

＜The Protection Barrier (Poison) effect has been removed from Astel’s Emperor Dragon Sword.＞

＜The Gust effect has been added to Astel’s Emperor Dragon Sword.＞

Only five magical effects could be imbued into the longsword made from dragon bone.

So after erasing the magical effect that overlapped with the armor, he made some room and imbued it with the Gust effect.

“Follow me.”

-Tweet, tweet!

The parrot griffin followed Minhyuk up the elevator like a baby duck following its mother.

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Minhyuk took the parrot griffin in a carriage and out of the castle.

The weather was unusually nice today.

Under the cloudless blue sky, the greenery was thick.

And colorful flowers bloomed in profusion.

Squawk, squawk—

The parrot griffon flopped around on the grass, singing a song full of joy.

Thud—

Sometimes it flapped its wings, but its body didn’t rise even 1 mm into the air.

I guess it’ll be able to fly once it grows a bit more.

Splash—

Minhyuk looked away for a moment, and it jumped into the pond.

The swamp where the cottonmouths used to live had been transformed into several small ponds after Gaho’s territory expanded.

Splash, splash—

The parrot griffon played happily, splashing in the water.

Minhyuk’s expression twisted.

‘I finally dried you off, and now…’

After playing in the water for a long time, it came out of the pond.

And then it looked at Minhyuk with a pitiful expression.

＜The parrot griffon is asking for help.＞

＜Please dry the parrot griffon’s fur.＞

Minhyuk understood it with a broad mind.

‘Well, it’s young, so that’s to be expected.’

How could he raise a pet if he got annoyed over something like this?

It wasn’t like it was chewing up everything in the house like a naughty dog.

If it got wet, all he had to do was dry it off again.

Swish—

Minhyuk drew his greatsword.

Then, a familiar voice rang out.

“Your Majesty! Please wait!”

He turned his head and saw Professor Raymond running towards him.

He had wanted to see the parrot griffon in person, so he had asked the guards and found this place.

“Please secure it!”

Minhyuk was holding his greatsword towards the parrot griffon, so he must have thought he was going to kill it.

“Who said I was killing it?”

“Pardon?”

Minhyuk explained the situation to Professor Raymond.

“I see! I didn’t know that, hahahahaha!”

Minhyuk used a magic bead to charge his greatsword with magic power.

And he pointed the sword at the parrot griffon.

Whoosh—

A gust of wind burst from the blade.

It created such a strong wind that the grass around them flattened against the ground, drying the parrot griffon’s fur.

Squawk, squawk—

The fellow had become fluffy again.

But he didn’t look very energetic.

He looked at Minhyuk with pitiful eyes again.

＜The parrot griffin is asking for help.＞

＜Please feed the parrot griffin.＞

He must’ve gotten hungry after playing around so energetically.

Minhyuk asked Professor Raymon.

“What should I feed him?”

“I thought you might ask, so I checked in advance. Parrot griffins eat all kinds of fruits and grains.”

Fortunately, he wasn’t a picky eater.

“And if you feed him sun-dried blue earthworms, his growth speed increases tremendously.”

“Oh yeah? Where can I get blue earthworms?”

“They’re very rare earthworms. Sometimes farmers find them when they’re tilling their fields.”

Minhyuk immediately posted a notice in every square in Asdel.

＜A reward of 100,000 Krone will be given to anyone who brings me a blue earthworm.＞

***

Thud, thud-

Noah was tilling the soil.

He had recently been selected as one of the Emperor’s tenant farmers.

It wasn’t easy turning a forest and grassland into a field.

He cut down trees, removed bushes, and picked out stones every day.

When he laid down to sleep in the evening, his back ached so much that he couldn’t help but groan.

But he was happier now than he had ever been in his life.

He would get to keep more than half of the crops grown on the land he worked.

If he had a good harvest, he wouldn’t have to envy anyone.

He was living in a temporary hut for now, but he would build a splendid new house later when he had earned more money.

Well, even his current house was a palace compared to when he lived in the sewer entrance.

After moving here, his two-year-old daughter’s cough and skin condition had also cleared up.

Squirm, squirm-

As Noah tilled the field, a thumb-sized earthworm caught his eye.

‘What an unusual color.’

Unlike regular earthworms, it was blue.

In any case, earthworms were beneficial to the soil, so he just left it alone.

He straightened his back to rest for a moment when he saw his wife in the distance.

She was on her way back from buying necessities at the castle.

Noah’s heart ached when he saw his wife in her worn-out clothes.

But he couldn’t bring himself to tell her to ‘buy some new clothes’ because he had no money.

“Honey!”

His wife approached, calling out to him.

“Did you hear the news?”

“What are you talking about?”

“The emperor will give 100,000 krone as a reward if you catch a blue earthworm and bring it to him.”

100,000 krone was enough money to build a decent house.

“What? Really?”

Noah looked down at his feet.

A blue earthworm was burrowing into the ground.

‘Where do you think you’re going!’

Snap-

Noah swiftly grabbed the blue earthworm by its tail.

***

As promised, Minhyuk gave the farmer 10 gold coins as a reward for catching the blue earthworm.

Then, he dried the earthworm in the sun and put it in the refrigerator.

“Return.”

BAM-

With a flash of light, Minhyuk moved to the back of the truck.

He opened the refrigerator and found a small bag inside.

‘It’s dog food.’

The blue earthworm that had been dried in the sun had turned into a 1kg bag of premium dog food.

‘Perfect!’

Minhyuk contacted a nearby pet supply store and ordered 20 bags of the exact same food.

He wanted to buy more, but the store was out of stock.

-If you sign up for a membership, you’ll get a 10% discount. Would you like to get a membership card?

Minhyuk, who loved getting discounts, couldn’t pass up the offer.

“Yes, please give me a membership card.”

-What’s your dog’s name?

These days, many people are reluctant to sign up for memberships due to concerns about personal information leaks, so apparently they manage their memberships with their pets’ names.

Minhyuk blurted out the first name that came to mind.

“Chunsam.”

-That’s a very…unique name for a dog.

About 20 minutes later, the dog food arrived.

Attached to the membership card that came with the delivery was a handwritten note from the owner of the pet supply store.

＜May Chunsam grow up healthy and strong!＞

Minhyuk put all the food in the refrigerator and sent it to the other world.

Then, he fed the dried blue earthworm to the parrot griffin.

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30 days later,

Flap-flap-

Chunsam, who had grown to the size of a bull, flew high into the sky with Minhyuk on his back.