Chapter 360: Dissecting the Dragon Skeleton
Just as Kuilong predicted.
In the next few months, the Canglongs frequently appeared near the island base.
The blue dragons, accompanied by storms and thunder, attacked the outermost defense line of the island base again and again, trying to recapture the corpses of their own kind.
This extreme paranoia has long gone beyond the scope of normal ethnic consciousness and is simply an unsolved mystery.
Fortunately, the possibility of being attacked by various creatures was taken into consideration when the investigation base was first established.
Thanks to various temporarily generated lightning rods, thunder and lightning did not cause any damage to the base.
Even the surging waves and tides could not break through the defenses of the living plants outside the island.
In this situation, the blue dragons could only wail and howl again and again, until they finally gave up the intention of taking back the dragon skeleton.
Of course, during this period of time, the mystery seekers led by Gui Zhang and Kui Long were not idle either.
In order to explore the special ecology and body structure of the Canglong, and find out the origin and abilities of this dragon-like creature.
The mystery seekers formed a dedicated project around this dragon skeleton.
However, before the mystery seekers can do that, the first thing they have to deal with is the hard scales covering the dragon's body.
This special kind of scale armor can remain intact even under lightning strikes, and its strength exceeds that of most materials known to mountain and sea civilizations.
In addition, in order to preserve the integrity of the dragon skeleton as much as possible, they must find a way to perform a comprehensive and in-depth dissection without destroying it.
Kuilong recalled that the blue dragon fell to its death due to spontaneous combustion caused by being struck by lightning.
So he suggested starting the dissection from the point where the fire started - a wound at the dragon's tail.
As the dissection progressed, the mystery seekers discovered that the dragon scales were arranged in an orderly manner and could move and extend freely.
Moreover, the fibrous tissue under the dragon scales has never appeared on other creatures. It is a high-strength biological material that can rival the [Flesh and Blood Colonization Suit].
The skin fibers under these dragon scales can be used to dissipate heat. The dense and complex fibrous tissue can effectively conduct heat, fix the scales and provide nutrition.
When the dragon scales are opened, the Canglong can dissipate heat and breathe through these opening and closing scales to ensure the integrity of its own biological structure.
Not only that, these dragon scales also have extremely strong conductive properties.
Especially the pair of horns, which have even reached the level of superconductivity at room temperature and can guide all lightning energy without loss.
Combined with the dragon skin's excellent insulating properties, the Canglong will not suffer any damage even if struck by billions of volts of lightning.
In fact, the lightning energy from lightning will eventually enter the special electricity storage cells in the Canglong's body after being weakened and guided layer by layer.
Only when necessary will the Canglong release the electric charges stored in its body, forming dark clouds and thunder.
After figuring this out, Kuilong finally understood why this species dared to harness the power of thunder and lightning.
However, this brings up new problems.
How did this blue dragon, which is theoretically not afraid of lightning, fall to its death from a lightning strike? Combined with the wound on the dragon's tail, the mystery-seekers' research team quickly came up with an outrageous, yet extremely true conclusion.
The blue dragon was already injured before it was struck by lightning.
The electrical storage cells in the body of an adult Canglong have enough electrical charge to freely summon the power of lightning and control the strength of thunderclouds.
However, young Canglongs whose energy storage cells are not yet fully developed must undergo a specific "lightning strike ceremony" to fully stimulate the capacity of the energy storage cells before they can have the ability to generate electricity on their own.
It was obvious that the young blue dragon intended to use the power of natural lightning to complete his coming-of-age ceremony.
It turns out the thunderstorm it picked was too horrible.
A tiny wound on the dragon's scales and skin became the fuse of this "spontaneous combustion accident".
The terrible thunderstorm did not have time to be converted into electrical energy in its own energy storage cells, and it directly ignited Canglong's entire body.
Here, we have to emphasize the internal structure of the Canglong.
In addition to normal organs and systemic circulation, Canglong actually has special vesicles throughout the body.
These special vesicles can be roughly divided into three categories, which store water, oxygen and hydrogen respectively according to their location and type in the body of the dragon.
When Canglong uses its energy storage organs to generate electricity, it decomposes water and produces hydrogen and oxygen.
Their bodies will expand rapidly and they will have the ability to fly.
At the same time, the air bubbles can also pressurize and eject gas to create thrust, and cooperate with the swaying of the dragon's body to achieve true aerial flight.
Wait until Canglong exhales the excess gas in his body and refills the vesicle with sea water.
Their body density will quickly increase again, and they will turn back into marine creatures, sinking to the bottom of the sea and lurking.
This is the truth behind Canglong's ability to travel on land, sea and air.
Under normal circumstances, most Canglongs will intentionally control the ratio of oxygen and hydrogen in their bodies.
Only when facing a strong enemy will these blue dragons electrolyze a large amount of hydrogen and oxygen in a short period of time.
Then, these combustible gases are ignited through the power generation organs and turned into flaming dragon breath specifically used for attack.
Unfortunately, this immature blue dragon obviously has no such experience.
In order to fly to higher thunderclouds, the young blue dragon accumulated too much hydrogen and oxygen in its body.
As a result, when the thunderstorm rushed into its body uncontrollably, the hydrogen and oxygen were quickly ignited, creating the "falling dragon" scene seen by Kuilong and others.
"Nature is truly amazing in its ability to evolve such a miraculous life form."
After completing all the preliminary dissection and analysis work, Kuilong couldn't help but express such emotion.
The six-tailed fox, who had been responsible for data collection and analysis beside him, took the opportunity to propose another discovery of his own.
"This is not the only amazing work of God..."
"According to the information provided by the Bioengineering Group, the vesicles in Canglong's body actually have the potential to develop into fertilized eggs."
Ignoring Kuilong's surprised look, the six-tailed fox whispered a guess that was very likely.
"That is to say, this kind of blue dragon is actually a single-reproducing creature."
"When they die, the vesicles in their bodies will gradually develop into fertilized eggs under the stimulation of sufficient electricity, giving birth to new individuals."
"The reason why those blue dragons were so obsessed with their companion's corpse was because of this instinct to 'protect their young'."
"So, what we took away was not just the body of a blue dragon, but a group of developing blue dragon embryos."
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