A lot of unexpected things were bound to happen today.
Hearing Betty's excited voice, Gwen was stunned for a moment. He then looked at Melita and saw that the blue dragon lady was also looking at him in shock. The two of them were stunned for a few seconds before they reacted at the same time. Melita was the first to speak happily. "It's hatched?! Has it hatched? "
Gwen quickly followed. "Is it a boy or a girl? Is it a boy or a girl?"
Betty shook her head. "Not yet. It's almost hatched. The eggshell has cracked. Lady Enya said that it will come out soon, so she asked me to inform you …"
"Then let's go, let's go." Gwen immediately took a step forward when he heard this. At the same time, he beckoned Melita to keep up. "Hurry up. You brought the egg here. It's not good if the little guy can't see you after it hatches …"
Melita did not wait for Gwen's reminder. She was already moving forward. At the same time, she quickly drew a few runes in the air. As she caught up with Gwen, she quickly said, "I'll send a message to Noretta first. She doesn't know about this yet …"
The three of them (including a humanoid dragon) hurried through the short corridor and came to the door of the incubation room. Before they pushed the door open, Gwen heard a faint sound coming from inside. He seemed to hear some kind of cheerful sound like a cub screaming, and the sound of wings flapping or wet feet running on the floor. There was also Enya's helpless comforting voice. These sounds immediately made Melita and Hao Ren's eyes widen.
"It's hatched?!" Gwen and Melita looked at each other. Then, they stepped forward and pushed the door open at the same time. The strong baby Dragons were not worried about the cold wind blowing in when the door was opened.
As soon as they stepped into the bright and warm incubation room, Gawain saw everything in the room. The first thing he saw was Enya, who was standing in the middle of the room. Then, he saw a miniature wyvern covered in fine blue scales lying on Enya's golden eggshell, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. The little guy was constantly trying to spread its wings to maintain its balance while looking around curiously. It looked cute and lively that only a "cub" would have.
Melita smiled and took a step forward. But before she could take a step forward, a sharp cry came from under her feet. She and Gwen looked in the direction of the sound and saw another blue baby dragon lying on the floor, still a little wet. The little guy looked up at the figure at the door, spread its wings and waved it, and let out a series of excited, curious, and triumphant cries.
Gwen: "?"
Melita: "?"
Behind them, Betty's head finally squeezed in from the side of the door frame. The maid peeked her head in and saw the situation in the incubation room. After two seconds, she exclaimed in surprise, "Wow!"
"Ah, Gwen, and Melita — you're here." En Ya finally noticed the movement at the door. A gentle and smiling voice came from the golden eggshell. "Welcome. As you can see, I'm a little busy here now …"
"Why are there two …" Melita finally reacted and muttered to herself in amazement. "I remember that I only sent one egg here …"
The runes on the surface of the golden giant egg flickered slightly. En Ya said in a strange tone, "The egg you brought … is double yolk."
"Double yolk eggs can hatch two Young Dragon?" When Gwen heard this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He began to think quickly in his mind. As he pondered, he muttered, "Why do I remember that double yolk eggs are almost impossible to hatch due to the lack of nutrition supply? Let alone hatching two, under normal circumstances, even one egg can't hatch …"
Melita blinked and looked at Gwen curiously. "Are you talking about the Giant Dragon?"
Gwen thought for a moment. "… I'm talking about the egg …"
Melita's eyes suddenly became strange. "… Are you serious?"
"… Let's change the topic." Gwen touched the tip of his nose awkwardly. He simply measured the difference between a chicken and a Giant Dragon in his mind and wisely gave up the topic. However, En Ya spoke again. "Under normal circumstances, such dragon eggs are difficult to hatch. Even if they are not as difficult to hatch as the double yolk eggs of other oviparous creatures, their survival rate is far lower than normal dragon eggs. So in the old days of Tarlonde, such dragon eggs would be eliminated before entering the incubation workshop. Of course, now that the incubation workshop no longer exists, Tarlonde urgently needs to restore the dragon population. Besides, the 'special dragon eggs' that are difficult to hatch are not impossible to hatch. They are also a precious source of Young Dragon, so these dragon eggs still need to be hatched … "
With Enya's serious explanation, the two energetic Dragon Hatchlings did not stay idle for even a moment. The little one that was looking around on Enya's eggshell had jumped down and joined the other one on the floor at the feet of the strangers. They first ran a few laps around Gawain and Melita, then ran around Enya's surroundings, letting out shrill cries as they chased after each other. The strength of a Dragon Hatchlings was obvious even when they were still young, and these Dragon Hatchlings were already so amazingly agile.
After listening to En Ya's explanation, Melita suddenly showed a worried expression. As a "custom-made Dragons" born from a biological company, her level of knowledge in this area was not much worse than her peers. "Then … the two little ones that have just hatched should be healthy, right?"
As she spoke, she could not help but move closer to the nearest Young Dragon. Although she was the "mother" of the Young Dragon in name, she was acting clumsily and nervously like a child.
She cautiously took two steps towards the Young Dragon. Just as she was about to reach out her hand, the Young Dragon opened its wings and screamed at her. Melita immediately retracted her arm nervously.
However, the Young Dragon's screams were not a threat, but more like a greeting. When the little one saw Melita retreating, it jumped two steps forward and stretched its neck out. Seeing this, Melita boldly reached out her hand and gently touched the little one's head as if she was touching a fragile porcelain. She touched a layer of warm, delicate scales. This unprecedented feeling made her widen her eyes slightly in surprise. The next moment, she smiled gently.
It was also at this moment that she suddenly noticed the abnormality of the Young Dragon. Between the small section of scales from the neck to the back of the Young Dragon, she saw a faint, blood-like light flowing faintly like a stream of blood. That was the light of magic, flowing close to the skin between the gaps of the scales. In the big, curious eyes of the Young Dragon, she also saw the faintly flickering magic brilliance, and in the depths of the brilliance, tiny specks of light that looked like stars.
A normal dragon, even a dragon with a high innate magic talent, would not be born with such obvious symptoms of being eroded by magic.
At this moment, En Ya's voice came from the golden egg. "The two little ones are very healthy. As you can see, they are very lively. But you should have also noticed the abnormalities."
"What's the matter with these traces of magic erosion?" Melita gently stroked the Young Dragon's neck with one hand and looked up at En Ya with a hint of nervousness. The other Young Dragon was jumping around curiously, and after a few hesitation, it also went under Melita's arm. "And in the eyes … Is that a physiological mutation?"
"It's indeed magic erosion, and it started when the dragons were still eggs," En Ya said slowly. "But you don't have to be so nervous for the time being. I've already examined the two little ones, and this erosion won't affect their health. In the long run, this kind of innate magic imprint will have certain benefits."
Listening to the conversation between En Ya and Melita, Gwen realized that something might have happened. He immediately took two steps forward and squatted down next to the two Young Dragons. "Melita, is there a problem? Err, are these two little ones a boy or a girl?"
Only then did he realize that he had not figured out a very important problem: in the eyes of humans, the gender of Dragons was really difficult to distinguish. In fact, if he did not listen to the voice, he could not even tell the difference between the Dragons' faces. After Melita transformed into her original form and flew into the group of dragons, he could not find her.
Melita looked at Gwen in surprise. She said matter-of-factly, "They are two beautiful little girls. Can't you tell?"
Gwen was very calm. "How can I tell? In my eyes, all dragons look the same. At most, there is a difference in color …"
"This … Well, I can understand." Melita seemed to want to say something, but before she could say anything, she sighed helplessly. She then turned her attention to the two Young Dragons. "It seems that there is no big problem. The two little ones may have been affected by the drastic changes in the environment when they were eggs. They were born with some traces of magic erosion …"
Before she finished, En Ya who was beside her added faintly. "Dragons are a race that is very sensitive to the environment of magic. The changes in the environment when they are eggs will easily leave traces on their bodies. In ancient times, this sensitive reaction led to the emergence of many subspecies of dragons or 'special individuals', such as crystal dragons, wind dragons, thunder dragons, mountain dragons and so on. This change has its pros and cons. Some gave birth to extremely powerful dragons, while others led to serious deformities and short lifespans.
"But later, with the emergence of intelligent incubation technology and factory-style management, this situation gradually disappeared. The newborn Dragons were all carefully protected and carefully selected 'standard healthy individuals' in a strict environment."
"Now that there are no Omega and incubation factories, this' subspecies change 'that only happened in ancient times has happened again. Is that what you mean?" Gwen raised his eyebrows, feeling that he had learned another useless piece of knowledge. "Then the managers of Tarlonde should also pay attention in the future. The traditional incubation method is not as reliable as the factory. Now that the environment of Tarlonde is complicated, the newborn Young Dragon and unhatched eggs may be affected …"
En Ya replied with a "hmm". Gwen did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt that En Ya's response was a little absent-minded. The former God of Dragons seemed to have thought of something worrisome and was thinking and weighing something.
Soon, Gwen's feeling was confirmed.
"I … may be overthinking. But the magic marks that appeared on the bodies of the two dragon hatchlings make me a little worried." A slightly hesitant voice came from the golden giant egg. "Of course, I'm not worried about their health. They look very healthy. I'm worried about the reason behind this change …"
"The reason behind this?" Gwen asked subconsciously. "Isn't it because the environment of Tarlonde is full of all kinds of chaotic magic after the war?"
"On the contrary, only pure, close to the origin of magic stimulation can cause this mutation in the two Young Dragon," En Ya said before Gwen could finish. "The chaotic magic environment after the war can't create this kind of 'magic imprint' with affinity."
Gwen heard the strange meaning in En Ya's tone. His expression became serious. "Only pure, close to the origin of magic stimulation can cause this mutation? Do you mean … "
"In my memory, something similar only happened in very, very ancient times … It was nearly two million years ago, long before the voyagers visited this planet, when the Giant Dragon was still one of the many ordinary races on this planet." En Ya's voice was low. A Young Dragon hung on her eggshell with its limbs and wings, and was gently swept down by her invisible magic. "At that time, Dragons were still relying on primitive means to preserve and incubate their eggs. For a period of time, there were many Young Dragon like these two little guys in the northern region …"
Gwen frowned and looked at Melita subconsciously. He then turned to look at En Ya. "What happened at that time?"
"Nothing happened at that time. But shortly after that, we found that there was a massive surge in the Deep Blue Network that runs through this planet. Pure magic power flowed and escaped between various realms, and after that, it had a profound impact on the global climate. The rise of magic power and extreme climate change around the world lasted for a full decade."
The incubation room was quiet for a moment. Gwen's expression became very serious. After a few seconds of contemplation, he said softly, "The Deep Blue Network …"
This was a new concept that had only recently entered the eyes of mortal scholars. It was also a concept that Gwen had heard from Veronica and Ophilia not long ago. It referred to a huge magic system that ran through the planet under Gwen's feet and through multiple realms. It was like the planet's arteries in the sense of magic, supporting the operation of magic energy on a planetary scale.
In Gwen's understanding, it was a bit like a "planetary power system" like ocean currents, monsoons, and geomagnetic fields. It was a "natural giant structure" unique to this magic world. Perhaps there were similar things on other planets.
In the distant Gondor era, the "Deep Blue Well" that supported the prosperity of human civilization was actually a "large spout" of this enormous system that was exposed to the material world. Humans directly absorbed planetary-level energy from it. Even if it was only a portion, it was enough for the entire civilization to reach the peak.
It was also because of this that Gawain became nervous about what Enya mentioned when he thought about how huge and shocking the Deep Blue Cybertunnel was.
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