Chapter 337 Sudden Attack

"Save these dragon eggs? Let them develop again?"

Old Red Dragon Schneider's voice stopped abruptly and suddenly rose half an octave.

"Xiaowu, this joke is not funny."

"I'm not kidding, I'm serious," Lu Wenwu said. "Solving the stuck egg problem isn't difficult. Often, stuck eggs occur simply because of individual differences and different hatching requirements. Many can be saved."

"Huh? Not difficult?"

Schneider was so angry that he laughed.

"If this isn't difficult, then what are all those dragon eggs that have died and haven't hatched over the years? Are you saying that we old guys are just a bunch of idiots?"

Lu Wenwu frowned: “Why do you think so? I didn’t mean that.”

"Then what do you mean? Even if you are the future Dragon King, you can't interfere with the work of the dragon egg hatchery like this!" Schneider was obviously very angry, and hot white steam kept spewing out of his nostrils.

This cannot be blamed on the old red dragon Hong Wen being furious.

Mainly, right?

From the perspective of the dragon clan, Lu Wenwu's words do have a bit of contempt and disdain.

Even if he was telling the truth.

For him, it was indeed a simple matter.

Look over there and give a solution, adjusting the measurement according to the normal hatching method of dragon eggs.

Then just wait for the baby dragon to hatch.

But Schneider didn't know!

In his opinion, Lu Wenwu was being completely unreasonable.

If it were really so easy to solve the stuck egg problem, what had the dragon clan been researching and improving hatching methods for all these years?

They have tried almost every way imaginable.

They even tried some methods that seemed very strange and obviously unreliable - such as using time magic to reverse the process of hatching dragon eggs and then start over again.

The dragon egg's hatching process did indeed reverse, but it immediately turned yellow and became a rotten egg.

Even the most basic breath of life disappeared without a trace.

Including the green dragon egg that Lu Wenwu had previously examined.

The guards responsible for the hatching also tried to save it.

They could not see the specific loss, but they could feel the decline of life breath and the continuous withering of the dragonfly's soul in the dragon egg.

As a race adept at magic, the dragon clan once tried to liquefy the soul crystals bought from the Undead Empire and then drip them onto dragon eggs.

This is an extremely concentrated, high-quality, pure soul power that can repair the wounds on the soul and provide all the substances needed to repair the soul.

But it didn't help at all.

The dragon egg was completely unable to absorb this power, and they could only watch the soul inside the dragon egg decline day by day, but they had no way to stop it.

Including the matter of maintaining the vitality of dragon eggs, the dragon clan even half-robbed and half-bought a fruit of life from the natural mother tree from the elves as a supplement.

It cannot be said that there is no effect, it can only be said that it is life-saving.

It's probably similar to a patient in the ICU who is relying on a machine to force himself to breathe.

Connected to this pile of things, there are vital signs on the instrument.

As long as it is turned off, the patient will pass away peacefully within a minute.

It's hard to say whether this actually has the effect of prolonging life.

Anyway, it really can't be saved.

All we can say is that he was trying to stay a little longer in the hands of the ghost messenger from the underworld and refused to get on the bus by staying at the station.

The greatest significance is probably to leave a thought for the surviving family members - what if a miracle happens?

To Schneider, this pile of various dragon eggs represented a patient who was already in his dying moments.

The dragon clan did not directly bury and destroy these eggs, which they judged from experience to have no possibility of hatching. Instead, they were waiting for a miracle.

What if?

Emotionally, he certainly hopes that all dragon eggs can hatch successfully.

Intellectually, he himself knew that this was completely impossible.

That's why Schneider suddenly became excited and angry about Lu Wenwu's words.

For the dragon clan, Lu Wenwu's behavior can probably be equated with humans forcibly rescuing corpses.

The reason he didn't go up and give him a slap in the face was because Lu Wenwu's talent was indeed outrageous.

"I have no intention of offending you or the many seniors guarding here, but I was able to save some dragon eggs. I don't know if my words were inappropriate to cause you to be so angry, but please calm down for a moment."

Lu Wenwu was not angry, but spoke to Schneider seriously.

He pointed at the green dragon egg he had seen earlier and said:

"Take this green dragon egg for example. The reason its hatching process stalled is actually very simple. It's simply due to a lack of the necessary mana and poison-attribute substances."

"To use human terms, this is malnutrition during development. Severe malnutrition prevents the young dragon's nerves from fully developing, allowing it to separate from the dragon egg and merge with its soul to form a body."

"There's an old saying among humans: 'The first burst of energy is enough, the second weakens, and the third burst is complete.' Imagine the feeling of being forced to hold back insufficient magical energy when casting magic. The same is true for the development of dragon eggs."

"It has never been able to fully develop, and coupled with insufficient nutrition, this has caused the soul and life force of this green dragon egg to gradually weaken."

Schneider couldn't help but sneer. "So, what you're saying is, as long as we give this green dragon egg some more toxic substances and increase the magic power supply, it will hatch successfully?"

"That's right." Lu Wenwu nodded and said sincerely, "This really isn't a difficult task. We just need to increase the amount a little bit. This egg can still be saved."

"Nonsense!" Schneider shouted. "Do you think we haven't tried such a simple method? The only result will be that the dragon egg will rot in the venom and turn into a ball of thick water! Or it will be directly exploded by the magic power!"

"Okay, then how many times have you done the experiment?" Lu Wenwu asked calmly.

"At least a hundred times! Do you think you are the only smart dragon?" Schneider, who was angry, obviously had no patience.

"Okay, then how did you set up the control group? Did you keep any experimental records?" Lu Wenwu asked. "Also, did you control for any variables, and ensure that the basic data of each egg was consistent before the experiment?"

"What the hell is going on? Can you say something I can understand?"

Schneider's expression showed a moment of surprise after hearing Lu Wenwu's words, and then his brows furrowed.

"What are control groups and experimental records? What are control variables? And what does it mean to ensure basic data consistency?"

"I'm telling you, little one. To save the dragon eggs, we even have an unlimited supply of forbidden spells and top-notch magical materials! What on earth do you want to say?"

Lu Wenwu: “.”

He probably knew why something that was not too difficult had troubled these dragons for so many years.

To sum it up: simple things are made complicated.

There is no need to use any top-level magic materials, and forbidden spells are even more abstract.

Just hatching an egg and reproducing offspring.

It’s not that fancy, bro?

Lu Wenwu said speechlessly, "You should know that every dragon has different talents, strengths, and physical qualities, right?"

"Take you and Grandpa Felix for example. You're both elderly ancient red dragons. Do you two usually eat the same amount of food?"

"Of course it's different. I'm much younger than Felix. How could he eat more than me!" Schneider answered without thinking.

"That's all?" Lu Wenwu spread his hands. "Haven't you ever considered over the years that dragon eggs are different? You and Grandpa Felix have different appetites, so why should these dragon eggs have exactly the same appetite?"

Schneider: “???”

To be honest, Schneider's brain froze for about ten seconds.

Then he finally came to his senses.

hiss.

It seems to be true?

The differences between dragons are different, so why are the hatching conditions for dragon eggs exactly the same?

Lu Wenwu continued in a gloomy voice, "Take the egg I just mentioned for example. It's naturally stronger than the other eggs. Perhaps this means the dragonfly inside is more talented, so it needs more nutrients to develop. You're giving it too little now, and it's not full."

"Like the silver dragon egg next to it, it's naturally a little weak. Too much is as bad as too little. This egg has eaten too much. You should feed it less normally."

"Not to mention these dragon eggs that haven't yet developed full intelligence, even many newly born dragon hatchlings have no real concept of hunger or fullness, and often starve or overeat themselves. These dragon eggs will definitely not refuse anything!"

"If you give it as much as you can, it will eat as much as it can."

"Look, he's still eating even though his stomach is about to burst. He's almost dying from eating."

Hungry! ?

Hold on! ?

Schneider broke out in a cold sweat.

Thinking carefully about the few people in history who successfully escaped from the stuck state, it seems that this is really the case.

Because the dragon egg itself was "hungry", it accidentally made up for the nutritional deficiency when it was infused with some nourishing potions, so it was finally conceived.

Seeing that he was already sweating profusely, Lu Wenwu knew that he was right without even opening his eyes of true vision.

You say that the dragon clan doesn't care about dragon eggs. They put all kinds of treasures outside that can make the strong men of truth and legends beat their brains out, and they water them with them without worrying about wasting any of them.

You said the dragon clan cares about dragon eggs, right?

This is really a bit too much!

If you are a little more indifferent and do a few control group experiments with several dragon eggs of the same species, you can find some problems.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

"So, Grandpa Schneider, do you think what I said makes sense? If so, can you try it according to my method?" Lu Wenwu asked.

Schneider came back to his senses and stared at Lu Wenwu intently: "Can you determine what is needed to hatch a dragon egg? In other words, can you determine the specific condition of the dragon egg?"

"Yes." Lu Wenwu nodded. "Most of the eggs here can be saved, but some are already dead, and some are too weak to be saved."

"I admit that what you said makes sense. Your theory convinced me."

Schneider also nodded, but then he changed the subject and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

"But how do I know that what you say is true? It's useless for you to just convince me. You must provide sufficient evidence to convince all the guards, all the elders, and even the Dragon King."

"evidence?"

Lu Wenwu was a little confused.

What evidence does he have for this?

After a few seconds of silence, he finally spoke, "I don't have any evidence. This is a gifted ability of mine that allows me to learn some information about any object I want to know. If you don't believe me, I can swear on the Dragon God or some other deity."

Unexpectedly, Schneider shook his head firmly and said, "Sorry, Xiaowu, if you can't provide strong evidence to prove your words are true, the guards and elders will not agree to your rescue method. We would rather do nothing."

Now Lu Wenwu really has no idea what to do.

Okay

Anyway, I tried my best.

If you really don't accept it, there's nothing you can do.

Lu Wenwu understood Schneider's thoughts.

For these dragons, it's Schrödinger's egg.

When you do nothing, you are in a superposition state of possibility and impossibility.

Just wait and see, a miracle might happen as it happened in history, there is always a glimmer of hope.

If you try to rescue it in your own way and something goes wrong, you will really lose a young dragon.

Forget it, let’s talk about it later.

Just as the atmosphere in the venue was gradually becoming solemn, suddenly, the ground of the entire Ancestral Dragon's Nest suddenly shook violently for no reason.

What followed was an earth-shattering sound.

"boom!"

Even though the hatchery was located at the deepest part of the entire Ancestral Dragon's Nest and was protected by a massive amount of magic circles, Lu Wenwu felt a clear shake under his feet.

He keenly sensed that something was wrong, and the consciousness in his brain suddenly spread out and rapidly spread toward the outside world.

When his spiritual consciousness broke through to the outside of the Ancestral Dragon's Nest, Lu Wenwu's face suddenly showed an expression of surprise.

A giant crack that almost penetrated the entire sky and earth stretched diagonally across the night sky.

The crack was at least several thousand meters wide, and a strong sacred aura emanated from behind it. The golden holy light was so bright that it almost illuminated the black night sky into daytime.

This scene was as if the sky was torn apart, and countless dragons were awakened from their warm love nests, roaring and flying in the sky, but were stunned by the scenery before them.

Looking at the formation and battle flags that were exactly the same as those in the Dragon Bone Tower of Babel, and looking at the priests and knights with piety and fanaticism on their faces, Lu Wenwu was a little confused.

I guess, the Holy See of Light is attacking?

PS: Thank you for the 10,000 points reward from Sijiaotunjin. I will wait two days for the reward and update. I will definitely update it on the weekend.

(End of this chapter)