These emerald dragons … were not friendly creatures.
It was now night, and the stars in the sky were shining brilliantly, but it was far less dazzling than the light of the fire … The pain of her body being pierced was transmitted to Lin's mind …
If one opened their eyes, they would find that the pompom was surrounded by dancing and cheering. A large group of emerald dragons surrounded a burning firewood and celebrated with fruits. The pompom was pierced by two spears next to the flames. Feeling the heat of the flames, its life was slowly draining away …
They caught the pompom. When Lin said the word 'caw', the leader and the emerald dragons immediately raised their spears and rushed over. There were not many places to hide in the stone house, and the pompom was quickly pierced by the spears.
'Caw' was the first word to be pronounced. It was a greeting, but it did not seem to work on the leader of the emerald dragons …
After the sky darkened, the leader gathered a large group of Emerald Dragons nearby. They piled a large amount of dry wood together and raised a raging fire. At the same time, they prepared a red fruit, a lot of dinosaur meat, and so on. It seemed that they were celebrating.
They were probably not celebrating catching the pompom, but the capture of a viper. The pompom was just one of the 'food' here, placed next to the fire like the other dinosaur meat and fruits.
From time to time, some emerald dragons would throw large amounts of dry wood into the fire to keep the bonfire burning. For the first time, Lin seemed to find the term 'bonfire' to be quite accurate.
The emerald dragons did not know how to start a fire. When Lin saw them start a fire, an emerald dragon carefully walked over with a smoking twig. It was obviously a fire seed, and they were also like the skeletal dragons. They used the method of preserving the fire seed to start a fire.
It was quite interesting. A race that knew how to use lightning to control vipers did not know how to start a fire … It was easy to start a fire, but when a species saw the process of starting a fire, it was difficult for them to think 'I can do this too!' …
The pompom's life was slowly draining away. Its blood flowed down the spear to the ground. The blood contained a large number of cells and some miniature 'immunes'. They had begun to attack the bacteria in the soil and were slowly forming into a larger form.
It had been raining recently. The soil was rather damp, and the soil contained a lot of nutrients, which gave the pompom a chance to 'regenerate'. The blood and corpses of normal creatures would be quickly decomposed by the soil fungus, but Lin would consume them instead.
"Ga!" The leader held a piece of turkey dragon thigh meat and roared in front of the bonfire. The other emerald dragons also raised the food in their hands and cheered.
The Emerald Dragons cheered like this from time to time. Lin felt that this was more than just a relationship that they were excited about.
The aroma of barbecued meat permeated the forest and slowly spread out. From time to time, the sound of heavy footsteps could be heard in the nearby forest. Any creature knew that cooked food could be obtained effortlessly. The aroma easily attracted them, so the Emerald Dragons often shouted to scare away any creatures that wanted to come close.
Especially those very large monsters. It was not something that a spear could deal with …
The electric gnomes beside the emerald dragons did not celebrate with them. Other than eating, they would look around nervously and listen to the subtle sounds in the forest. The electric gnomes seemed to be playing the role of 'hunting dogs' among the emerald dragons … Speaking of which, what was a hunting dog?
… In short, they were responsible for searching, guarding, and so on. However, since the gnomes were also very intelligent, they might be able to do more complicated work. For example, bringing a viper.
The gnomes' food seemed to be provided by the emerald dragons, so their hunting ability should be very poor.
The emerald dragon leader walked over and took out a sharp stone. It pierced the pompom's body and slowly cut it.
Lin did not intend to fight back, but the emerald dragons were indeed interesting opponents. Fighting with them should be very interesting.
They were not Lin's opponent, but … Tucker's opponent.
Judging from their attitude towards the pompom that could speak the common language and showed the appearance of a Skeleton Dragon, the emerald dragons should be quite cruel to other Skeleton Dragons. They might have killed other Skeleton Dragons before, so if they saw Tucker's group, they would definitely kill them.
In that case, they should let Tucker make them a target and work hard.
In fact, the emerald dragons were not that superior to other Skeleton Dragons, but their large group was a difficult problem to deal with. Skeleton Dragons usually did not have such a large group, so the emerald dragons might have gathered together for some reason.
Lin had thought about this problem a long time ago. She asked Tucker and the others not to separate from their group, but to gather together. Their large numbers should be able to further promote the development of their group.
The pompom's outer layer was slowly cut open by the sharp stone, but the emerald dragon leader did not see the 'organs' inside. Before the pompom was cut open, most of its internal structure liquefied. This was a self-dissolving method. When the emerald dragon leader opened the pompom, only a large amount of liquid flowed out.
"Gah?" The emerald dragon leader seemed to have never seen such a phenomenon. There was clearly blood flowing out just now, so how did it turn into a pile of liquid now? It looked at the pompom suspiciously, and when it found that there was indeed nothing inside, it put the pompom on its head in disappointment …
Why did it put it on its head?
Although the emerald dragon leader did not know the meaning of this action, it did put it on. The emerald dragon leader was originally wearing a skull on its head, but now it looked like the skull had grown hair. It felt quite strange.
Before the pompom dissolved, it released many small eyeballs to continue observing the situation here. The emerald dragon leader stood in front of the bonfire with the strange pompom, raised the pompom on its head, and cheered.
But this time, only one voice responded to it. An emerald dragon walked out from the group of emerald dragons. This emerald dragon was stronger than the others. It stood in front of the emerald dragon leader and shouted, "Gah!"
It seemed to be challenging the emerald dragon leader. Did they rely on such an unreliable method to determine the leader? Speaking of which, creatures like the Skeleton Dragons had the habit of taking care of their young together, so there were no differences in appearance between males and females. Therefore, both genders could become the leader.
"Gah!" The emerald dragon leader put the pompom back on its head, seemingly accepting the challenge.
The battle was quite short. The emerald dragon leader easily knocked the challenger to the ground, and the challenger quickly fled back into the group. The emerald dragons' way of fighting was very strange. They did not use their claws, but headbutted each other … Although they were not horned dragons, this seemed to be a good way to fight.
The emerald dragon banquet lasted for the entire night. When it was almost daytime, an emerald dragon gathered some kindling from the dying bonfire and took it away. Then, they all scattered, leaving a large number of bones on the ground.
They did not seem to know how to clean up these bones, so it was easy for all kinds of fungi to grow, including … Lin's pompom.
Many of the pompom's cells had seeped into the mud along with the liquid. Lin began to move it slowly into the distance, and then it grew in the form of a plant, extending its roots to absorb nutrients. Most of the nutrients came from the large number of fungi in the mud. At the same time, it grew into a small seedling, slowly growing like a tree …
In the second day and night, the seedling had already grown out of the ground. It looked like a white cone with small eyeballs on the sides of the cone, which were used to observe the surrounding environment.
Lin purposely moved it to a place far away from the emerald dragon's stone houses so that it would not be easily noticed.
When Lin opened the eyeballs, she saw a small emerald dragon looking at her curiously. It reached out its hand to poke at the seedling, then walked away.
It was not a big deal to be discovered by a cub …
The 'seedling' of the pompom continued to grow in the following days. Lin used the shell material to make a structure similar to tree bark, and at the same time, green 'leaves' grew around it to absorb nutrients from the sunlight.
While the pompom was growing, Lin had also been observing the lives of these green creatures. They usually went out in small groups with a few dwarves to hunt. They would also gather red fruits that grew from a nearby tree for food. Occasionally, the leader would ride a viper and gather a large group to hunt larger prey, such as large groups of dinosaurs and so on.
Strangely, Lin did not find anything they grew or raised at all. The emerald dragons' food source was completely obtained from the outside.
Day after day passed, and none of the emerald dragons noticed that a small white seedling was slowly growing in the nearby woodland. Lin observed every movement of the emerald dragons, except for one single emerald dragon cub.
This cub would come to watch the growth of the pompom seedling every day and night, and it would also carve the seedling's changes on a stone slab. However, it did not seem to tell the other emerald dragons, and it came to draw it on its own.
This cub … is quite interesting.
After ten days and nights, the pompom seedling could be said to have grown into a small tree. Because its entire body was white except for the leaves, it attracted the attention of some emerald dragons, but they did not pay too much attention to it. Only the cub circled around the 'pompom tree'.
Just like that, day and night slowly passed. The cub recorded the changes of the tree day after day. The growth of the pompom tree was extremely fast. It became thicker and taller, and its net-like roots were devouring the energy underground. The cub kept changing the stone slabs to record the growth of the tree ….
Until the thirtieth day and night.
The pompom tree had grown to a height of ten meters. Its large green leaves blocked the scorching sun, and it kept absorbing nutrients. The cub was still sitting under the tree, recording the tree's changes.
Now that it was big enough, perhaps it was time for the 'results'.
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