r18novel Chapter 66 Childhood Sweethearts and a Strange Encounter
Chapter 66 Childhood Sweethearts and a Strange Encounter
"It's only been a few days since I last came to the Ancient Forest, and there are already so many herbivorous dragons?"
Chen Yan stood on the slope, looking in astonishment at the herbivorous dragons of all sizes running around on the grassland.
"There are fewer fire dragons, so there are more herbivorous dragons. I heard from other hunters that you can't see fire dragons at all in the bottom layer of the forest, and you can hardly see them even in the middle layer. Only in the upper layer can you occasionally see a few."
With more herbivorous dragons, there was more droppings, and with more droppings, the land became more fertile. As the land became more fertile, all sorts of plants and insects sprouted out. In just a short while, he saw several honey bugs slowly flying by, dragging huge bags of honey.
Flower Cat chopped at the weeds that were taller than itself. When it got tired of chopping, it simply jumped onto Chen Yan's shoulder to take a break. It pointed to the few herbivorous dragons below that were looking up at them.
"According to Boss Naomi, those Thousand-Blade Dragons and Electric Dragons that flew in from who-knows-where are locked in combat with the Fire Dragons. They're either fighting or on their way to fight. It's strange, though, since so many Fire Dragons are missing, why haven't we seen their corpses?"
Chen Yan knew perfectly well that with Ao Tu Na, that old glutton, around, it would be strange if the fire dragon left any remains...
"By the way, why have you been sleeping at home the past few days?"
The cat wiped the grass clippings off its face and asked him curiously.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan broke out in a cold sweat and instinctively put his hand on his waist.
He also wanted to be with Xialong forever!
It is long, but not long enough!
If either of these two is missing, death is certain; if either is missing, one will be half-dead!
The reason he was out running around so early in the morning was to try his luck and get a mission reward that would boost his stamina!
Chen Yan shook his head and quickened his pace in search of a mission.
As they slid down the slope, the more timid herbivorous dinosaurs took off running. One running would set off a whole group, and in the chaos, a half-grown crested dinosaur unusually charged towards Chen Yan.
As it approached, it let out an excited growl, pawed at the ground a few times with its hind legs, and then rammed its dark head against the ground.
Hua Miao tried to draw her sword, but Chen Yan stopped her.
Chen Yan was also surprised when he smelled its scent.
How come the crested dinosaur that rode over his neck didn't die?
He dodged the charge of the crested dinosaur by sidestepping it, and in the instant they passed each other, he reached out and hooked his arm around its neck, then flipped himself up and sat steadily on its back.
The crested dinosaur charged forward and then realized the person was gone. It was stunned for a moment before it realized it was riding on its back.
It had just turned its head to bite when a red fruit was shoved into its mouth.
Having vowed never to be a hunter's mount, it stretched out its tongue to push the fruit out, but to its surprise, the peel was extremely thin and broke as soon as its tongue touched it, and the sweet and sour juice flowed out directly. After chewing it, it found that it was sweeter and stickier than wild fruits. It had never eaten such a delicious fruit in its life.
Before it could even taste the flavor, the fruit slid down its throat. Just as it was reluctant to part with it, another large red fruit suddenly appeared in front of it.
It tastes delicious, I want to eat it!
Flower Cat sat on Chen Yan's shoulder, using a new variety of fruit developed by the Botanical Research Institute to lure it, making it bounce along carrying the two of them into the forest.
After wandering around the middle layer of the forest, just as Flower Cat had said, there was no trace of the fire dragon, and other carnivorous monsters were also rarely seen. Just as Chen Yan was lingering on the edge of the upper layer, hesitating whether to go and take a look, there was a sudden movement in the dense grass in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, a very familiar fire dragon head emerged from it, which startled Chen Yan at first, and then delighted him.
"It really was you!"
The fire dragon, which had opened its mouth to bite the crested dragon, was also stunned when it saw Chen Yan. It then withdrew its mouth, shook its head, and when it stretched out again, the crested dragon was gone, leaving only Chen Yan and Hua Miao.
It was the male fire dragon that Chen Yan had rescued!
The male Rathalos, having failed to catch any Coronatopterus, snorted in displeasure and slowly emerged from the grass, followed by two slender female Rathalos.
To Chen Yan's surprise, the two female Rathalos even had different skin colors.
One of them has green scales all over its body, making it a genuine female Rathalos, while the other has gorgeous pink scales all over its body, clearly a subspecies of female Rathalos, the Pink Rathian.
The female Rathian and Pink Rathian following behind saw Chen Yan and Flower Cat, and both fixed their eyes on Flower Cat, their mouths practically watering.
Stared at by two fire dragons with hungry eyes, Flower Cat immediately bristled and scratched at the hilt of the knife. It had experienced this scene countless times, which made it feel like crying. Does being fat mean you deserve to be eaten first?
Seeing the two female Rathalos stirring, the lead male Rathalos let out a low growl, and the two female Rathalos immediately became docile. They hummed a few times and affectionately rubbed against the male Rathalos's neck and folded wings, one on each side.
"Good heavens!"
Chen Yan stared in shock at the male Rathalos, which he had been accustomed to. It was normal for it to attract female Rathalos, but it was rare for it to attract even the subspecies Pink Rathian. Could it really be some kind of fallen Rathalos prince who was born to attract all kinds of female Rathalos?
Noticing Chen Yan's gaze, the fire dragon spread its wings and showed him its belly.
Chen Yan understood immediately upon seeing this.
Most of its abdominal carapace under its wings has turned a deep blue, like the sky, while its wing membranes have also turned a light green. Its wing muscles have also grown stronger, clearly a blessing in disguise, and it has begun to transform into a subspecies of Azure Rathalos.
Just as Chen Yan approached to admire and stroke it, a large puddle of venom splattered at his feet with a "plop," almost splashing onto his feet. He looked up and saw that the female Rathian and Pink Rathian behind it were about to fight.
They fought over the male fire dragon's body, one growling and glaring angrily, the other dripping venom from its mouth and shaking its head. They huddled together, using their wings and poisonous thorns to secretly prick each other, and when they got really angry, they even spat venom at each other.
Just as the female Rathian and the Pink Rathian were about to start fighting, the male Rathian roared again at the crucial moment, turned around and lightly bit the head of both the female Rathian and the Pink Rathian as a warning, which finally made them stop fighting.
However, it's not hard to tell from their still fierce eyes that they would do anything to kill the other if given even the slightest chance.
"Is there trouble in the imperial harem?"
It's easy to see from the male Rathalos's extremely helpless look that it doesn't have a good way to deal with the female Rathalos and Pink Rathian.
At the same time, a blue bubble appeared in Chen Yan's mind as expected.
[Rathalos issues a quest: Green Plum or a Sky-Dropping Phenomenon, which should I choose?]
[The female Rathalos that has been with it for a long time is Qingmei, while the newly arrived Pink Rathalos is Tianshao. Reason tells it to choose Qingmei, but its instincts make it prefer Tianshao. Between Qingmei and Tianshao, who should it choose?]
[Commission Rewards: Azure King's Heroic Appearance/Superb Vision/Fire Resistance/Fire Bag/Strong Adaptability/Terrain Intimidation/Triple Strike/Muscle Enhancement]