Chapter 731 - 335: Master of Dragon Birth, Grand Debut! (Part 2)

If some young dragons were accidentally hurt, that wouldn’t be good.

Hmm...

That’s actually not the main reason.

The main reason is...

Currently, Lu Wenwu is a bit too busy, as this batch of experimental Longwei Wheat Egg Pancakes is only halfway done.

It’s a good habit to leave the fire out when you leave.

As for crossing the tribulation or whatever, at least wait until he’s finished cooking this batch of egg pancakes.

"Brother Wu, why do I feel like you’ve suddenly become a bit different?" Marcus scratched his head, looking at Lu Wenwu with a smile on his face.

"What’s different?"

"Just... a kind of feeling I can’t quite describe, it’s like you’ve become as dangerous and unstable as a destruction magic crystal cannon made by goblins."

In a certain sense, Marcus’s description wasn’t entirely inaccurate.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Wenwu would have already started transforming into dragon form to challenge the Thunder Tribulation.

But his control over his body was terrifyingly strong, forcibly suppressing the sense of crossing the tribulation.

Saying it’s unstable isn’t entirely wrong.

With an aura locked on by some unknown world-crossing Celestial Tribulation, how couldn’t it be scary?

"It’s probably just your imagination."

Lu Wenwu laughed the question away, sending the cooked pancake flatbreads into the Big Black Furnace and taking out the baked pancakes.

These pancakes, directly baked in the oven, somewhat resembled thinner shaobings, or naan, or even pizza crusts.

The surface of the pastries, with added oil and crispiness, was golden and crispy, showing an enticing color.

The rich aroma of wheat spread freely, making Marcus, the giant meat-eating dragon, involuntarily swallow a gulp of saliva.

Delicious...

"Hmm... turning them into salted-spiced shaobings might be nice."

Lu Wenwu broke off a piece from each experiment, tasting and evaluating their merits.

The rest all went into the belly of Marcus, who was eagerly waiting to be fed.

...

When Lu Wenwu finally completed the experiment on the characteristics of this Longwei Wheat, found a convenient and reliable method to sort the elements, and came up with several desired recipes, the time had already moved to the latter half of the night.

Marcus had eaten till he was stuffed.

He could swear to the Dragon God that he had never eaten so much staple food in his life.

Since breaking out of the dragon egg, this was the first time he knew there were things in the world tastier than roasted little fat lamb.

Egg Pancakes, the God among Gods!

"Brother Wu, all the good spots have already been taken. We’ve come back a bit late."

Inside the Ancestral Dragon Dynasty, Marcus carefully walked into a corridor below, lowering his voice to speak to Lu Wenwu.

"I have a good relationship with Guard Captain Schneider, who guards the dragon eggs. We could borrow a place to stay at the dragon egg incubation site for the night, it shouldn’t be a big deal. If that really doesn’t work, we’ll have to find a random tunnel to crash for the night, which wouldn’t be very pleasant."

Lu Wenwu didn’t mind; he wasn’t picky about accommodation and didn’t care where he slept.

Soon enough, the man and the dragon arrived at the incubation site at the bottom of the Ancestral Dragon Nest, also the most strictly guarded and elaborately carved place on the entire Dragon Island.

Besides the immense overlapping magic array covering every corner, there were more than twenty dragons guarding the incubation site day and night at all times.

In the hidden cave on the way to the incubation site, dozens of old dragons could rest here, ready to provide support at any time.

Although these dragons’ bodies were aging and in decline, their innate powerful magical might grow stronger over time.

Magic, like cultivation, is similar in that except for a heaven-defying protagonist, the longer-lived cultivators are the ones who become more extraordinary.

These old dragons, at most, have only seen their physical condition degrade from a top-level legendary close combat profession to an ordinary legendary, but their magical power was still at least top-tier Truth Mage level!

If anyone still undecided tried to attack the incubation site, they would face not just a few prime Ancient Dragons guarding it but also nearly a hundred elderly Giant Dragons.

It can be said that, for the safety of their offspring, the dragons were very dedicated and diligent.

As soon as Lu Wenwu got relatively close to the incubation site, he could sharply discern a great number of mana waves and the markedly fresh air distinct from other places in the Dragon Nest.

The temperature here was regulated to maintain a constant warmth using magic arrays, and a space array was set up specifically for ventilation.

The energy supplied personally by the dragons, was exceedingly luxurious.

This also has to do with the difficulties in hatching dragon eggs.

Constant warmth, dryness, ventilation, breathability, abundant elements, abundant magic power...

This doesn’t seem so demanding on the surface.

But...

What if it needs to be maintained for at least a hundred years?

One must know, the shortest time for a dragon egg to hatch is precisely a hundred years!

Take the Silver Dragon Egg as an example; during the hatching period, the temperature around the egg has to be constantly maintained at sixty degrees, and every day a perfectly balanced all-attribute elemental power must be smeared evenly over the egg’s surface.

Such meticulously absurd hatching methods aren’t achievable by ordinary races.

Therefore, due to such exceedingly stringent hatching methods required by dragon eggs, theoretically, even though Marcus had a good relationship with Guard Captain Ancient Red Dragon Schneider, staying overnight wouldn’t be allowed here.

If Marcus came alone, Schneider might not even let him enter the incubation site’s hallway.

But...

Isn’t Lu Wenwu here with him?

He is now quite the famous figure within the Dragon Race, and everyone on Dragon Island knows he is soon to become the first top genius in millennia to clear the Dragon Bone Celestial Tower, an acknowledged figure by Dragon God’s Will, and a possessor of the Ancient Bloodline.

Without any surprise, within a few hundred years, he’ll undoubtedly be the new Dragon Emperor.

Maybe even the new Dragon God!

Thus, Old Red Dragon Schneider straightforwardly agreed to allow the two to stay overnight.

He even took the initiative to show Lu Wenwu around the dragon egg incubation site, allowing him to get acquainted in advance with the place he might have to manage in the future.

During the introduction to the incubation site, Old Red Dragon also consistently recounted the difficulties of breaking a dragon egg’s shell, stressing the importance of the dragon egg incubation site, pointing to a vast number of "aged egg" examples that have failed to hatch over the years.

Lu Wenwu expressed his agreement.

He thought for a moment, and looking towards a Green Dragon Egg that reportedly has been incubated for over two hundred years, with its lifeforce gradually waning, he activated the Eye of True Sight.

[Green Dragon Egg (None)]: 1983/20000

[Cultivation]: None

[Current Status]: Life energy dwindling, growth stunted, insufficient nutrient supply, lack of toxicity attribute material supply, withering soul

[Analysis]: Lacking necessary abundant magic and toxicity attribute material supply, severe nutrient deficiency prevents the young dragon’s nervous system from leaving the egg to form a body, causing a halt in the incubation process, and soul and lifeforce have begun to wane.

What?

Lu Wenwu hadn’t expected to randomly glance and make such a surprising discovery.

Perhaps the dragon inside this egg was naturally robust and required more nutrients to thrive.

The Dragon Race followed their usual measured method for incubation, which led to underdevelopment of this egg, thus becoming stuck.

Even though the young dragon within had developed a soul and gained some awareness, it simply could not emerge from the egg.

Adults know when they are hungry, but how would an unborn young dragon know what it needed?

They only know they’re uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Lu Wenwu’s gaze turned peculiar.

It seems I...

Can determine the causes of these unhatched dragon eggs.

What is this?

A specialist for Dragon Race reproduction?

The Eye of True Sight is simply a divine diagnostic artifact.

Purely using it as a detector for assessing enemy strength seems a bit wasteful.

Immediately, Lu Wenwu used the Eye of True Sight to examine other dragon eggs with various issues.

Some were beyond saving, discovered too late.

A very small portion of the young dragons inside were entirely dead, with no need for further incubation.

Most of the dragon eggs, however, could still be remedied somehow, allowing them to hatch successfully.

Listening to Old Red Dragon Schneider’s chatter, Lu Wenwu couldn’t help but say, "Elder Schneider, please hold on a moment. I have a method to restart the incubation process for these stalled dragon eggs. Can I give it a try now?"