"The king hasn't returned yet."
In the palace of the Emerald Dragon City, Mukla and a group of noble Emerald Dragons were gathered in the hall. They seemed to be discussing something.
"Yes, it's been five days and nights."
An Emerald Dragon with large red leaves on its body and a horn on its head said, "Should we think of something? If the king doesn't return, the situation will become very bad. "
"Yes." Another Emerald Dragon said, "It's too risky to go alone to get Doluk's egg. It might have already …"
At this point, the Emerald Dragons fell silent.
This group of Emerald Dragons was a group of Emerald Dragons who supported Susumi when they first developed. They fought with Susumi and planned all kinds of things together. Now that they had all become nobles, most of the Emerald Dragons didn't want to do troublesome things. They enjoyed a life full of resources all day long and didn't even care about things related to war.
In fact, they hadn't communicated with Susumi for a long time, and they hadn't managed anything for a long time.
But at this time, when they knew that Susumi had left to get Doluk's egg, they all gathered and held a 'meeting'. The topic of the meeting was what to do if there was no king.
The purpose of these noble Emerald Dragons attending the meeting was very obvious. They wanted to be the king themselves.
Susumi had no descendants, so each of them believed that they were qualified to be kings. The Emerald Dragons were a strange phenomenon, even though these nobles lived fulfilling lives. Although they lived a rich life, they always wanted to get more resources. To get a higher level of enjoyment.
Because the king wasn't like the previous leader. One didn't need to be very strong to take the position, and they wouldn't be challenged either. Therefore, the group of Emerald Dragons were very excited. Every one of them wanted to take the position. They could have a huge palace and their own army. How big of a temptation was this?
Lin was also a member of this meeting, but she was invisible now and didn't participate in the discussion …
"We should choose a new king." The Emerald Dragon with red leaves continued, "This way, we can manage more effectively …"
"Absolutely not!" Before it finished speaking, it was interrupted by a shout. It was Mukla. He looked at the group of Emerald Dragons and roared, "Wait until the king returns! Even if it doesn't come back, you bunch of idle bastards shouldn't be kings! "
"What did you say?" The other emerald dragons were furious when they heard that. "Are you saying we are Ga Ku?"
'Shriveled' was a term used by the Emerald Dragons. It meant something like 'excrement'. Lin noticed that they were using this term to describe their own kind.
This was an interesting phenomenon. It was unknown when the Emerald Dragon had invented using language to attack its own kind. This move would not cause any harm to the opponent, and it was purely used to infuriate the opponent, as other creatures could not understand it. Therefore, it was specially designed to deal with people of the same kind …
Lin guessed that they couldn't attack as they pleased, so they decided to use words to vent their dissatisfaction. Would the Emerald Dragon become even more selfish after inventing this method to deal with its own kind? That was for sure. Moreover, it would make both sides, who were already in conflict, even more agitated.
"You don't think you're a jerk?" Mukla walked up to the Emerald Dragon and stared into its eyes. "Then you can try to prove it."
Mukla was also an emerald dragon that had supported Susumi since a long time ago. He was different from the other nobles. He did not overindulge in the resources he had obtained. Instead, he stayed by Susumi's side and learned her knowledge. Mukla liked to create all kinds of new things, and he was also very good at fighting.
Lin believed that Mukla could have offspring with Susumi. They had different genders.
The bodies of the nobles who only knew how to enjoy themselves were already weakened. They did not know how to fight. Unlike them, Mukla's body was not weakened. Instead, it looked quite strong.
When the nobles were stared at by Mukla, they were already terrified. They could not make a sound.
The other emerald dragons did not say anything. The nobles were all of the same status, so they could not order one another around.
"In that case, it's decided. We will wait for King for 30 days and nights." While everyone was silent, an emerald dragon spoke. This emerald dragon did not wear dinosaur skin or leaves. There were many scars on its scales. It also had a string of sharp dinosaur teeth on its neck. It was also one of the commanders in charge of fighting and hunting large creatures. Its name was Fei Mao.
"King might be fine, but we can't keep waiting. King rode his wyvern. Even if something happened to his wyvern, 30 days is enough for him to return here."
The name 'Javelin' wasn't its original name. It was a name it gave to itself. During the battle, because of its powerful javelin throwing technique, the other Emerald Dragons also recognized its name. Emerald Dragons were indeed very casual when it came to naming things.
The emerald dragon 'Fei Mao's' words gained the approval of most of the nobles. They all expressed their agreement.
Although the nobles were usually only able to command ordinary guards, these Emerald Dragons who specialized in combat had considerable prestige in front of other Emerald Dragons, not to mention the fact that they were full-time guards' commanders.
"That's it then." Seeing the situation, Mukla had no choice but to agree. However, he immediately said, "But we have to send out a search team."
"Of course, we have to find King," Fei Mao said. "I will lead the team to Doluk's Nest and find King."
Mukla said, "Very well, it's decided. The meeting can be dismissed now."
After Mukla finished speaking, the emerald dragons around him dispersed and left the palace. However, when Fei Mao was about to leave, Mukla stopped him.
"I want to go with you to find King," Mukla said to Fei Mao. "You can't go alone."
"Of course … Mukla." Fei Mao nodded and walked out of the palace.
They seem to have developed very complex thoughts and behaviors … Looking at the emerald dragons' reactions and sensing their emotions, Lin could basically guess what they were thinking. Fei Mao also wanted to become King, but he didn't make it obvious. On the other hand, Mukla really wanted Susumi to return. He was afraid that Fei Mao would do something to Susumi if he found Susumi. Hence, he had to go with King.
Of course, Mukla couldn't go alone. Otherwise, who knew what Fei Mao and the other nobles would do if they stayed in the city?
Although Susumi had tried many methods to make the emerald dragons worship her, those methods were only effective on the ordinary dragons. The emerald dragons in the Upper Zone didn't worship Susumi too much, perhaps because it was easy to see her. Of course, Susumi also had a considerable number of supporters.
However, it wasn't that the emerald dragons didn't support Susumi. Rather, after thinking that Susumi might die, they suddenly had the idea of becoming King.
Strangely, this complicated method of obtaining the throne didn't seem to have much to do with the emerald dragons' intelligence. Some species with only half the brain capacity of the emerald dragons would also act similarly. They would take advantage of their leader's weakness to obtain the throne.
This was an interesting phenomenon. But no matter what, being able to compete for the throne was also an impressive performance.
However, the emerald dragons' chances of becoming King were relatively small.
Over the next day and night, Mukla and Fei Mao led a team of 200 emerald dragons out of the city and began their journey into the forest to search for Susumi.
Although Lin wanted to go with them, she had recently detected something special.
It was located under the rift.
…
This was the center of the rift, filled with black mud and strangely shaped plants. This was where Lin had previously searched for the horseshoe crab's leg. Now, Lin had established a "digging station" here. To be precise, it was a spherical base that stood above the mud. This base was about three meters in diameter and would produce some small troops, called "Mud Borers," to search the mud here.
The Mud Borers were two-meter-long, black, worm-type troops. Recently, Lin had almost finished searching this quagmire and was about to change her location. However, just as she was about to leave, she suddenly discovered a … cave under the quagmire.
The quagmire wasn't very deep, only about ten meters deep. This cave was hidden under a rock. Initially, it hadn't been discovered. It was only when Lin had one of the Mud Borers attempt to drill into the bottom of the mud that Lin had discovered.
Now, a large number of Mud Borers had entered this cave. Generally speaking, it wouldn't be strange for a cave to exist. However, this cave was obviously dug out by a creature. Moreover, Lin had discovered some carapace fragments inside.
These were the carapace fragments of the horseshoe crab known as Pangu. The material was obviously the same as the leg.
However, this cave was only about one meter in diameter. Such a large creature couldn't possibly drill in. Lin felt that there was a possibility that Pangu had been decomposed under some circumstances. Most of its body had disappeared, leaving only a few pieces here and there.
Was Pangu eaten after it died? This was unlikely. Normal creatures wouldn't eat their carapace. Lin felt that something must have decomposed Pangu and transported it away.
What kind of creature would do that? Why would they do that?
The Mud Borers had now entered this cave that led underground. Lin felt that the secret might be hidden in this cave.
But just as Lin was thinking this, the Mud Borers had already reached the end. This cave was only about ten meters long … Strange. Could it be that it's not here?
Just as Lin was thinking this, a strange feeling suddenly came over her. She felt like she was floating in the sky.
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