In the small cafeteria on the battleship, the officers had already gathered together, using wine and meat to comfort themselves from the roller coaster ride of the past day.
Now that the ship was well-stocked with supplies, the officers and soldiers who had survived the disaster were qualified to reward themselves with a banquet like a noble's banquet.
"The captain is here!"
"Help the captain pour the wine."
They drank the Chardonnay that Milan had brought on the ship and enjoyed all kinds of delicacies made from Shadow Lizard meat that even the king might not have seen before.
Although Chardonnay was more suitable for light food, the rarity and freshness of the ingredients in the Other World covered this small shortcoming.
"To our greatest captain!"
"That's right! Of course, Mr. Elvin is the greatest captain! "
"Cheers!"
Gladly accepting the officers' respect, Elvin thought that these salted fish who only knew how to shout "666 Captain" could not be counted on at critical moments.
Should he look further and recruit a few powerful subordinates outside of the navy?
Although training them from the beginning would ensure loyalty and allow him to know more about them, the effect was too slow.
Even the sail captain Vader and the recruit Flake, whom he had high hopes for, still had a long way to go.
And even if they could complete the Transcendent transformation in the end, the two low-level official Knights might not be able to block his sword. It was better than nothing.
Half an hour later.
When Elvin, who had eaten his fill, leisurely returned to the lab with a toothpick in his mouth, ready to check his "maiden work", the first Shadow Amulet.
* Crack! Crack! *
Standing outside the door, he heard an unexpected sound coming from his lab.
"It sounds like … the sound of biscuits?"
Elvin frowned. Which bastard on this ship dared to hide in his lab and eat biscuits?
"How daring!"
Although most of his valuables were carried in his "magic pocket", there were still some materials that required a large amount or were commonly used in the laboratory.
Occasionally, there would even be some experiments that failed, and he did not know what effects they would have. It might not be worth much, but it was very dangerous.
Not to mention, the first "Wild Charm" that he had made was undergoing the activation ceremony in the laboratory today. It was related to the prerequisite for him to become an official wizard, so it was of great significance to him!
Elvin's face had already darkened. He had made up his mind to teach this reckless fellow an unforgettable lesson!
No matter who it was!
Bang!
He forcefully pushed open the door to the room. It was pitch-black inside. The wind chimes that served as the light source had all been extinguished at some point.
In the darkness, the crunching sound became louder and louder.
Pa! Pa!
Elvin snapped his fingers twice, but he didn't see the wind chime light up again. He thought that it had been too long without exposure to light, and its energy reserves were running low, so he didn't think too much about it.
That was because even though it was raining heavily outside due to the dark clouds, Elvin could clearly see everything in the cabin through the gaps between the lightning bolts.
However, he would rather not have seen it.
The voice came from the workbench where the activation ritual was being carried out.
A pure black lizard with a body length of more than 40 centimeters, including its tail, was lying on top of the workbench, hugging "something" and chewing with relish.
However, the so-called "something" was just Elvin deceiving himself. There were only two things on the snow-white workbench that were black.
One was the lizard that came out of nowhere, and the other was the first "Wild Charm" that he had made!
With the last bit of hope in his heart, Elvin rushed forward.
He grabbed the lizard's long tail, lifted it up and shook it twice. "Ah! You bastard, hurry up and spit it out! "
However, the only thing that he shook off was the last bit of … residue that the lizard was hugging in its claws!
It was a completely useless roar. Even if it was spat out, it would be completely useless.
It wasn't that the wind chimes on the side had run out of energy, but that they were full of bite marks and had all been sacrificed.
Dong! Dong!
Elvin felt the veins on his forehead begin to throb uncontrollably.
He lowered his head and looked into a pair of dark, watery eyes.
Innocent! Pitiful!
"Crack …"
With Elvin holding its tail and hanging upside down in the air, the little lizard struggled twice and opened its mouth to cry out in discomfort.
Elvin saw that its mouth was full of tiny triangular teeth, still shining coldly in the darkness. And it was this mouth of teeth that could easily chew through the adult "Shadow Lizard"'s vertical scales that were full of spirituality like biscuits.
It was obvious that it was definitely not ordinary.
At this point, if Elvin still couldn't guess where this living lizard came from, then he would be letting down the sharp senses of a sorcerer.
The alcohol lamp had been extinguished long ago, and the black lizard egg in the crucible was nowhere to be seen. Even the eggshell had disappeared completely.
Without a doubt, this abominable fellow that ate his "Wild Charm" was the "boiled egg" that he had prepared for breakfast.
"My pitiful first" Wild Charm "! You only lived for a chapter … Ahem, a meal's worth of time! "
After silently mourning for his "Wild Charm", Elvin casually threw the lizard in his hand onto the workbench.
"Crack …"
The newborn lizard nimbly flipped over and landed on the smooth ceramic workbench on all fours. Once again, it tilted its head and cried out to Elvin.
At this time, Elvin knew that it was useless no matter what he did.
The first "Wild Amulet" that he made had already failed before he could really test its effects.
"However, I can't just let it go after eating mine."
Elvin paced in front of the workbench, thinking about how to squeeze out the value of a "Wild Charm" from this newborn lizard.
Ever since he was scammed a few times in the crow market, his knowledge had grown. It had always been Elvin who took advantage of others. Since when could he be taken advantage of by a lizard?
He lowered his head to look at the "boiled egg," only to find that the little lizard was not afraid of strangers at all.
It followed his footsteps on the workbench, from left to right, and then from right to left.
When it saw Elvin looking over, it even raised its head and seemed to be cheerfully "Crack … Crack … Crack …".
"Hmm? Why are you so familiar with me? "
It was not until this time that Elvin finally calmed down completely. He carefully observed the little lizard that had caused him to suffer a "heavy loss."
The most eye-catching thing was its black eyes that were different from the same kind. Compared to the crimson eyes of the adult lizards, this pair of black eyes was obviously more lively and … pleasing to the eye.
This was because Elvin himself had a pair of eyes of the same color.
Another point was that this little lizard's body was flat. It was more like a gecko than a lizard. Its skin was smooth and scaleless, and there were no standing scales on its back like the lizards of the iguana family.
If it were not for the fact that it was lying on the very conspicuous white ceramic workbench and was almost like a shadow, it would have been overlooked if one did not pay attention.
However, other than that, its other physical characteristics were no different from the other "Shadow Lizards." Sharp teeth, sharp claws, and a long tail.
I don't know if it's because it's mutated, or if the Shadow Lizard looks like this when it's young.
"However, is this guy the descendant of an ordinary Shadow Lizard or the descendant of those giant beast-like lizards?"
He touched his chin. As a wizard of the "Activation School", he was half a biologist. He was very interested in this kind of biological problem.
Elvin then made a rough estimate by referring to the ratio of the crocodile's egg to the body length of an adult crocodile. Normally, a giant reptile with a body length of about 30 meters with its tail would give birth to an egg that was close to a meter long.
However, this guy's egg was only the size of a volleyball before hatching. It was too big for an ordinary two-meter-long Shadow Lizard, but it was too small for a giant lizard.
"It can't be an abandoned freak, right?"
In fact, what Elvin did not know was that the "Black Dyke" they had encountered earlier was the concentrated spawning ground of this Shadow Lizard group.
At this time, they would rush from all directions of the archipelago to this ring-shaped volcanic island to participate in the "Blind Date" and take advantage of the unique geographical conditions of this volcanic island to hatch their offspring.
This explained why Elvin and the others saw a huge number that seemed to far exceed the environmental tolerance limit.
In fact, those giant lizards were hiding by the hot springs under the volcanic island reef, using the special conditions there to hatch their normal eggs.
If analyzed from Elvin's perspective.
Most of the so-called "Demonized Creatures" were originally mutated by the mysterious factors that were everywhere in this world. Later, they slowly formed a group that could reproduce stably.
It was normal for individuals in the group of "Demonized Creatures" to undergo atavism or second mutation.
However, the little lizard's parents obviously did not think so.
It was neither big nor small. It was only because it was a freak that this lizard egg was left alone outside. It was accidentally discovered by Milan and became the fuse that detected the abnormality on the island in advance!
The "boiled eggs" that Elvin made happened to meet the incubation conditions of this kind of shadow lizard, and the abandoned little guy was unexpectedly hatched.
"However, we, the Activation School, are not afraid of monsters!"
After becoming an official wizard, he could use all kinds of "Biological Modification Spells", including: Bloodline Activation Ceremony, Contracted Monsters, Bloodline Transplantation, and so on.
Even if the little lizard could only reach the body length of those large lizards 30 meters, like a small Godzilla, it would still be a big profit!
If he let it hide in the shadow, it would be a portable small sea monster, and it would only be more difficult to deal with than a sea monster!
Even if the cultivation failed and its body size could only be maintained about two meters of a small lizard, it could still be a "Real Ghostlizard Shadow Bandit" and play the role of a shadow killer.
No matter what, it should not be a loss.
Staring at the little lizard, a smile finally appeared on Elvin's face.
He, who was already preparing to become an official wizard, just happened to need such a "willing" test subject.
"Crack crack?"
The little lizard did not realize the malice in Elvin's eyes at all. Perhaps it was because Elvin was the first creature it saw after opening its eyes, so it naturally had a sense of intimacy.
It tilted its head and called out to Elvin.
"Not bad, not bad. You also agree, right? Well, I should give you a name.
According to the general rules of pet naming, since you are pure black, then I'll call you … Crack crack! "
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