202 Immortality and Death
The phoenix is a XXXX level magical animal.This is a gorgeous, bright red bird, similar in size to a swan, with a long shining golden tail, long and golden beak and talons.
Of course, the "phoenix" in the cushion is not so beautiful. It is now just a wrinkled baby bird, and its appearance is a bit ugly, which is completely different from the noble phoenix.
Steve stood proudly next to the cushion, raising his head proudly, ready to receive the two's exclamations and praises.
But after Wolf lazily yawned again, the two of them made no move, and the shock on their faces gradually subsided into calmness.
"What do you mean?"
This time, the person with wide eyes became Steve. He looked left and right at the two of them and pointed with one hand at the crumpled baby bird in the cushion.
"This is a phoenix! A rare phoenix!"
Steve couldn't hide his inner excitement. He grabbed Karan's collar and shook Karan's shoulders vigorously, making his head rock back and forth like a spring.
"Have you ever heard of being reborn from the ashes? There is also the healing power of phoenix tears, the magic contained in singing, and even unprecedented loyalty..."
Steve kept talking about the magic of the phoenix, but Karan was just indifferent. He even let Steve swing him around with a helpless smile on his face.
It looked like an obedient and sensible older brother tolerated the unreasonable playfulness of his naughty younger brother.
Although Karan didn't refute anything, Steve seemed to be choked and felt uncomfortable.
He had no choice but to turn his head and look at Gaspard.
"Where are the notes?" he asked.
"Where's that notebook of yours that contains a lot of stuff?"
"This is a living phoenix. Are you really not going to write something?"
Gaspard pushed up his glasses silently, nodded solemnly, then took out a notebook from his side pocket and scribbled something on the cover with his fingers.
He looked like he could deal with as many things as he wanted, and he didn't even bother to open his notebook.
"You don't believe me!"
Steve finally understood what the two of them meant. He took a step back and said angrily: "You don't believe that I have a phoenix!"
The two looked at each other silently, and then nodded vigorously.
Before Steve became even more angry, Karan spread his hands helplessly and said: "After all, phoenixes are so rare. I only heard that Principal Dumbledore had one, but I have never even seen that phoenix with my own eyes. .”
"It's not just the principal!" Steve retorted angrily: "New Zealand's Quidditch team, the Mottola Macaws, also has a phoenix mascot called Sparks."
"Very good, now we know two." The smile on Karan's face became even more helpless.
"But I believe Mr. Newt definitely doesn't have his own phoenix."
At this time, Gaspard put away the notebook again and said expressionlessly: "I remember that the Phoenix received the xxxx level, not because it is very aggressive, but because few wizards have successfully tamed it. It. That's what's written in detail in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
"I'm not looking down on you, Steve. But becoming the master of a phoenix is not an easy task. If even Mr. Newt can't do it..."
He didn't continue, but the underlying meaning was already obvious.
He didn't think Steve was capable of taming a phoenix.
In fact, this has nothing to do with Steve himself. This is a nearly impossible thing to do.
Steve stared at the two of them dissatisfied, and said in a low voice: "Of course I know these things."
"Besides, I never said this was my own phoenix."
He curled his lips and turned to look at the chick, who seemed to have been disturbed, unwilling to continue talking to the two of them.
At this moment, the wide-eyed people turned back into Karan and Gaspard.
Of course they would not let Steve remain silent, especially after he had just revealed such shocking news.
The two comforted Steve nicely, and after Wolf observed silently for a while, he also growled a few times at the right time.
Finally, after paying twice the original number of snack packages, plus the fine soft cushions that Wolf also wanted, Steve finally spoke.
"Wolf has been interested in this cushion for a long time."
Steve said slowly, as if he was deliberately irritating the two of them.
"But I only took out one thing secretly from home, which was the soft cushions my mother bought for Mao Lizi. They don't know I took them secretly until now."
"I planned a lot of time in advance for this."
"By the way, I don't have my own cushion yet."
Karan had no choice but to agree to the deal, and Gesper had to let the lenses begin to scan through layers of light. He was gradually losing patience.
"Don't dodge, don't dodge."
Steve covered Wolf's eyes with one hand and the chick with the other hand. He quickly said: "This is indeed not my phoenix."
"In fact, Dorcas secretly gave it to me, and even my father didn't know about it."
"Fortunately, it's not big, otherwise it would be difficult to hide it in the suitcase."
"Dorcas?" After hearing this familiar name again, Karan couldn't help but frowned: "What's going on?"
Steve could only continue to explain: "This was the day before my father and I left Egypt. Dorcas suddenly found my father. The two of them talked about something, but they didn't let me hear."
"After that, Dorcas came to me alone again. She told me that this chick was a phoenix. Well... to be precise, it was a rather special phoenix. This was what I later said. Just discovered it.”
"In short, Dorcas didn't ask me too much. She just asked me to take good care of it."
When he said this, Steve sighed inexplicably.
"I still don't understand what she meant by taking care of it. Because since I got this chick, it has never woken up. It doesn't even need to eat or drink. It just falls asleep."
"It's like I'll never wake up."
There was some worry in his tone, and Wolf nudged him lightly with his head.
"You've never woken up?" Gespard gradually became serious and asked, "Is this the special place you mentioned? Are there any other problems?"
"Nirvana Day."
Steve lowered his head and said feebly: "Normally, it only takes a few days for a phoenix to return to its original size after its nirvana. But this chick has not changed at all."
"I know very well that this is indeed a genuine phoenix, otherwise it would not be able to live for such a long time without eating or drinking."
"but......"
Steve suddenly fell into hesitation. Karan and Gaspard stared at him silently, neither of them spoke to urge him.
Wolf gently turned the chick over with his downy paws so that it could sleep more comfortably.
The chick's eyelids trembled a few times, but it still didn't wake up.
"However, it appears to be weak."
Steve finally whispered, his inner uneasiness and confusion revealed in his words.
"It's like an immortal phoenix, about to return to the embrace of death."