This chapter is "Talented Men of Rivers and Mountains".
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Lightning was a stallion, there was no doubt about it.
In order to know how old it was, Liszt forcibly opened its mouth and let Markus observe its teeth.
A normal stallion has 40 teeth, including 12 incisors, 4 canines, and 24 molars. A mare has no canines, only 36 teeth.
To determine the age of a horse, it mainly depends on the incisors.
"Incisors are divided into incisors, intermediate teeth, and caries. The incisors are the front incisors in the center, the caries are the incisors at the edge, and the intermediate teeth are the incisors between the incisors and the caries. Incisors are divided into two stages, one is the milk stage, which is what we call the milk teeth, and the other is the permanent teeth. "
While observing, Markus also explained to Liszt and the Squire Knight, not forgetting to shoulder the responsibilities of a tutor and an instructor of the Knight Team.
Within one year of age, the milk incisors grow in 1-2 weeks, the milk intermediate teeth grow in 3-6 weeks, and the milk caries grow in 6-8 months.
At the age of two and a half, the milk incisors fall off, and the permanent incisors grow. At the age of three, the upper and lower permanent incisors touch, which is said to be — fully grown.
At the age of three and a half, the milk intermediate teeth fall off, and the permanent intermediate teeth grow. At the age of four, the permanent middle teeth are fully grown. At the age of four and a half, the milk caries fall off, and the permanent teeth grow. At the age of five, the permanent teeth are fully grown.
He pointed to Lightning's completely closed teeth and said, "Lightning's incisors are neatly in contact, which are permanent teeth, so its age is over five years old. After the age of five, we need to judge its age according to the black pit of the teeth, which is the pit in the middle of the teeth. "
According to the depth of the black pit and the time of erasure, the age of a horse can be determined from 6 to 11 years old. After the black pit completely disappeared, according to the shape, size, and position of the teeth marks, the age of a horse can be determined from 13 to 18 years old.
"If Lightning is an ordinary warhorse, its age should be about 8 years old." Markus made his own judgment after the observation.
However, he continued, "However, many excellent warhorses are mixed blooded World of Warcraft stallions and dragonhorses. There is a certain degree of error in estimating their age through their teeth. Using Lightning's World of Warcraft Stallion bloodline to correct for the error, she may already be ten years old, or even older. "
The development of World of Warcraft Stallions and Dragonhorses was not much different from normal horses, but the strengthening of their bloodline made their teeth better and more resistant to wear and tear.
The speed at which the black nest was being worn away and the speed at which the teeth marks were vanishing would also slow down.
Markus didn't know that Blackdragon had dragon bloodline, so he speculated that Lightning should be ten years old. Liszt, on the other hand, made a correction based on the dragon stallion and deduced that Lightning should be twelve years old.
It was a fine horse in its prime.
Liszt looked at the horses lingering not far away, unwilling to leave the Horse King, and said with a smile, "I'll ride Lightning to get used to it. Teacher Markus, you should also choose a group of Blackdragon horses to tame."
Markus took a deep breath and knelt on one knee: "Thank you, Sir!"
The value of a Blackdragon, as far as he knew, probably exceeded a hundred gold coins. This was a huge gift. He had no choice but to treat it seriously. If he knew that it was a dragonhorse and retained its breeding ability, its value could be calculated in dragon coins. Even if he sold it, it would still be worth a thousand gold coins.
Perhaps he would prostrate himself in worship.
After receiving Markus's kowtow, Liszt said indifferently: "The Blackdragon bloodline is very strong. Before going to the battlefield, they will be raised as stallions for the time being to continue expanding the herd."
"That's how it should be!" Markus was deeply convinced.
Then, with trembling legs, he walked over to the Blackdragon herd. He wanted to tame a Blackdragon that belonged to him!
The retainer Knight looked at Markus enviously. They didn't have the qualifications to ride such a precious horse and could only ride an ordinary horse.
… …
A cool breeze blew gently and the sun was warm.
Riding on a stable horse, Liszt let Lightning wander on its own.
His thoughts had already jumped to another matter: "Blackdragon is the name of my mount in the castle. I originally thought that there would only be one, so I named it 'Black' because of its pure black body. Now that there are so many Blackdragon horses, is Blackdragon the name of a horse or a herd of horses? "
In the end, his feelings for Blackdragon prevailed.
"Blackdragon will be the name of a single horse, just like my Fierydragon … The current herd should have a new breed name … Sapphire Grand Duke has blue-blooded horses, so maybe I can have a herd of black-blooded horses?"
Everyone was a dragonhorse, and no one was more noble than the other.
"But it seems that blue-blooded horses aren't blue … Forget it, black-blooded horses are still very nice to hear. Just like ferghana horses, it sounds like a name that a top-notch horse should have."
Thus, the pure black dragonhorse had an official name.
Blackdragon still belonged to Blackdragon, but it was foreseeable that in the future, Blackdragon's status would decline significantly and give way to Liszt's new mount — Horse King Lightning!
Strictly speaking, Lightning was no longer pure black. On its forehead, there was a small tuft of purple-red hair.
It was the size of a palm and was shaped like the lightning symbol of The Flash.
It added a lot of prestige.
He didn't know if it was because Lightning's intelligence was very high. After it was tamed by Liszt, it seemed to know that Tremblingwoods and Liszt had a close relationship, so its fear of Tremblingwoods quickly disappeared. Even if Dosen was beside it, opening its mouth and letting out a dull roar, it did not run away.
It even raised its head and snorted disdainfully at Dosen.
Lightning was at least four meters tall, while Dosen was only 1.9 meters, which was double the difference. He had to raise his head to look at Lightning. This undoubtedly made Dosen feel humiliated. Coupled with the resentment of being "robbed" of its master, it made Dosen want to bite the black horse to death. But it couldn't.
It was like it wanted to bite Blackdragon to death, but it didn't dare to.
"Woof woof!"
"Puchi!"
A dog barked, and a snorted. No one knew what they were communicating.
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The first expedition to Black Horse Island ended after the taming of Horse King Lightning.
Liszt and Markus, each with a black blood horse, rushed back to the rock pier with the Knight and sailors. Unexpectedly, the horses also followed them to the pier.
They were still attached to their Horse King.
"The black blood horse herd has been found. The voyage mission is complete. We will set off tomorrow." Liszt ordered, "From now on, the development of Black Horse Island will be included in the agenda. First, we need to establish a temporary stronghold here. While there is still some time before dark, we need to clean up the vicinity of the pier."
"Yes, Sir!"
Once the temporary stronghold is built, the sailors and their families will first be moved to Black Horse Island to prevent the news of Black Horse Island from leaking.
Once the news of the black blood horse is leaked, it is likely to attract covetous eyes.
When they discover the value of the black blood horse, they will definitely spare no effort to snatch it. Only when Liszt makes a contribution and can obtain the viscount and fief will it be the time for Black Horse Island to come out. At this stage, Black Horse Island will slowly develop with the secret funding of Flower Town.
Time flies like a white steed, and the night passed in a flash.
Early the next morning, riding Lightning around the pier, Liszt reluctantly let Lightning return to the horse herd – he was not going to take the black blood horse back.
The same was true for Markus, who released his tamed "Black Fiend".
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