Chapter 0009: Incubation of Eggs

Then he looked at the head maid Sophia, who was standing beside him as usual, and pointed at the pile of books in front of him, which was about three meters high: "Are all of these books about how to hatch dragon eggs?"

"Well, you are truly unfortunate," Muria said, listening to the red dragon's lament and observing their injuries, beginning to feel a bit of sympathy for the unfortunate red dragon couple. "However, since you did nothing, how did my mother find out the location of your lair?"

Muria did not look back and said, "I will not harm your children; I only intend to hatch them all."

The reason why Mureya frowned while eating was not because the roasted whole cow was particularly unappetizing; in fact, the cow was prepared quite deliciously by the chefs of the Crystal Castle, after all, they had a very discerning master—the legendary dragon Atris

"Just today, while my partner and I were sleeping in our nest guarding the dragon egg, your mother appeared and ruthlessly beat us up. No matter what we said, she wouldn't listen and directly knocked us unconscious." The male dragon vented his grievances to Muria, expressing his deep sense of injustice.

Although the Flame Mountain in the volcanic region is abundant, it is excessively violent and has extremely poor stability, making it highly unsuitable for the hatching of red dragon eggs. This is because the unhatched hatchlings must confront waves of violent fire elements in order to absorb the fire element.

These two tragic dragons. Haha, I can't stop laughing. Now, Mureya fully understands the course of events. His golden dragon lady likely heard about a pair of adult red dragons from places like the Adventurers' Guild. As a metallic dragon that is inherently opposed to the chromatic dragons, the golden dragon lady Atris came directly to confront them, resulting in the current situation where the lair of the red dragon couple, Carlos and his wife, was completely taken down.

"Roar! Damn adventurers, I, Carlos, swear that from now on, I will devour every adventurer I encounter." The mighty dragon Carlos roared in anger, attributing its misfortunes to the adventurers.

"Do not be agitated! I have not done anything to you," Muria retreated a few steps again, his ears ringing from the roar of the mother dragon, having completely forgotten the fact that he had just kicked the red dragon; to him, this was hardly significant.

"Go now! I am going to sleep," Muria yawned widely, ... climbing onto her crystal bed, which had been covered with soft velvet blankets (this was Muria's own request, as sleeping on a hard crystal bed was not comfortable) and fell asleep immediately

After a red dragon lays its eggs, it generally places them in volcanic areas rich in fire elements, and then allows them to naturally incubate over time

Uh! Muriya stared wide-eyed at the crimson giant beast, which measured thirty-five meters in length. Two streams of liquid, resembling lava, flowed from its red eyes that looked like molten spheres. "Is it crying?" he wondered, somewhat uncertain.

"We never provoked your mother at all." The larger male red dragon turned his head back, his face filled with rage: "Until today, we had only heard of your mother's name and had never seen her even once."

"Nonsense." The male red dragon roared in anger, "In recent decades, I have only plundered a few groups of adventurers who ventured near my territory, and I have not raided any human cities."

Since that is the case, there is no other way, so take your time! Muria stretched lazily and then picked up a book to read. This book specifically studies draconic species, primarily focusing on lesser dragons. There are not many qualified to directly study the existence of true dragons in Elasia, but there are certainly some.

Therefore, the method to increase the survival rate of the red dragon eggs is quite simple: use fire elemental energy crystals as the energy source and construct a simple magic circle that can gradually release fire elemental energy

"Sophia." Muria, who was already beginning to feel drowsy, called out the name of her personal maid

"Ah, my treasure!" A roar that was almost a howl echoed through the hall, and this time, it was the red dragon Carlos who shed tears like molten lava, for it had just realized that it had lost all its treasures, and that they were certainly irretrievable.

After all, according to the knowledge Muria gained from books, red dragons are the most proud and arrogant among the five-colored dragons, exhibiting extreme arrogance. However, Muria did not perceive how arrogant these two dragons were; instead, he noticed that they seemed quite aggrieved, indeed, very much so.

The bovine creature that has become a dish on the table had a volume no less than that of Muria. This illustrates how astonishing Muria's appetite was, as he had to consume food amounting to no less than his own volume every day

The mother red dragon, unable to break free from the chains, suddenly spoke with a choked voice: "Why is this happening, why are we suffering such misfortune?"

"It must be that you did something wrong, and then it reached my mother," Mureya stated with certainty

However, the red dragon couple, already immersed in the pain of having lost all their treasures, could not heed Mureya's words, wailing to themselves. For the red dragons, known for their greed, losing their treasures was akin to losing their lives, causing them immense suffering

Upon hearing Mureya's question, both of the ferocious dragons fell into deep thought, and then the mother dragon growled in a furious dragon tongue: "It must be those damned adventurers who leaked the location of the lair"

"Before I wake up, please find all the books about this thing called hatching from my mother's collection of books for me," Muria pointed to the six red dragon eggs on the ground, swirling with fire elements.

"Indeed, we are all ready to lay eggs, how could we possibly stir up trouble and attract external attention?" said the mother dragon beside her, equally displaying a face of grievance and indignation

In the room, Mureya frowned as he began his daily necessary meal. Today's food was a golden-brown roasted whole beef, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside

It is evident that the hatching of a red dragon egg requires an environment rich in fire elements, but it does not necessarily have to be in a volcano. Mureya skimmed through book after book, and she roughly understood what she needed to do.

Improving the survival rate of dragon eggs is something that has been researched in Elasia for a long time, and the results of the research have been quite good. Therefore, Muria only needs to replicate the process.

What truly made Mureya frown were the six red dragon eggs placed in his room. Just a moment ago, he had boasted that he would hatch all six of these red dragon eggs. However, accomplishing this task is not easy; under normal circumstances, it is already considered fortunate if half of a clutch of evil dragon eggs can hatch. Hatching them all is only possible with divine protection

Leaving behind an answer that left the mother dragon in a daze, Muria departed the hall with the maidens.

Madness and ignorance, this kind of laissez-faire approach, if it can achieve a hatching rate of fifty percent, can only indicate that the dragon race possesses truly formidable vitality

Yes, Master Murray

Mureya felt a sense of frustration upon reading about the hatching process of the red dragon in the book. Clearly, it is a highly intelligent being that surpasses humans, yet it lives like a wild beast, with all its intelligence devoted to destruction and robbery, completely neglecting the meaningful question of how to improve the survival rate of its offspring

Muria glanced at the dragons, both the male and the female, and observed the abnormal distortions on their bodies. These areas had been fractured, and their skin bore numerous scars that had formed into scabs, indicating that the Golden Dragoness had certainly not held back in her actions at that time

"Young Master Muriya," the blonde girl replied with great respect. "May I ask what your instructions are?"

Indeed, the language that is widely used is the common language of the mainland, a language whose origins and the sage who created and disseminated it are unknown. In the eyes of Muriya, this is an achievement of immeasurable merit

... ...

"What have you experienced?" Muria asked with a face full of curiosity, "Or rather, how did you provoke my mother to the point that she brought you here?"

The next day, when Muriya woke up once again, he stared blankly at the pile of books in front of him

Muria fell silent. If these two dragons were not lying, then they were indeed somewhat innocent. For decades, they had only plundered adventurers who ventured into their territory. For evil dragons, this was quite a restrained behavior, a standard model of a good dragon

Do not go too far! The mother red dragon roared in response to Muriya's words, struggling fiercely. Even an evil dragon possesses the maternal instinct and nature to protect its young, and the mother dragon's attention had been focused on its egg since awakening

Indeed, in Elasia, being proficient in more than ten languages is still far from sufficient, as humans alone have evolved into hundreds of different languages. Other races are not much better off; for instance, elves and dwarves have their own sub-species that have each evolved their own exclusive languages.

Thanks to the legacy of the Dragon Clan, Muraya is able to understand this book written in Elvish. In fact, this aspect of the initial inheritance of the Dragon Clan greatly impresses Muraya, as he, having received the inheritance, can fluently speak more than ten languages, including Common, Elvish, Draconic, Demonic, Giant, and Dwarvish. Moreover, he can naturally read books written in these languages.

"Offspring of Atreus, what do you intend to do with my child?" Behind Murea, the sorrowful voice of the mother dragon echoed, do not misunderstand, this is due to her loss of treasure

Muria looked at the two fearsome dragons, which could make ordinary people forget their fears, with a somewhat amused expression. After a moment of silent contemplation, he spoke to comfort them: "Do not be too saddened; at the very least, you are still alive. The treasures may be gone, but you can accumulate them again in the future"

Let us go, regardless of them. Muria called to Sophia and the four dragonborn maids who were already laughing uncontrollably, preparing to take them back to her room

As you wish, Master Muria

The giant race is no exception; for instance, the Titan language is exclusive to the Titan tribe, to which Mureya's father belongs. Therefore, according to incomplete statistics, there are nearly one thousand languages being used throughout the world of Erasia.