Chapter 288: Born Extraordinary |
According to common sense, Sea Grapes belong to algae, and algae have very tenacious vitality. After being separated, they should be able to fully grow into two mature plants.
However, unfortunately, the small segment of Deep Sea Oxygen that was divided off completely withered in just half a day, eventually turning into a charred, dead plant.
Wei Zhaohua speculated that either this individual was special, with only one plant able to exist at the same time, possessing a certain kind of "uniqueness"; or, his transplanting method was wrong, perhaps requiring some special medium or ritual to successfully split it.
He didn't dare to continue trying.
If he kept trying and failed again, it might affect the production of the Deep Sea Oxygen itself. He couldn't bear that responsibility.
"It's fine, I wasn't talking to you."
Qin Ziwen patted Wei Zhaohua's shoulder beside him, his tone calm. "I know you did your best. I'll think of a way."
If only there were those kinds of cards that could duplicate superhuman plants, splitting one into two, the output would directly double.
Unfortunately, he had never seen such cards before, and wasn't even sure if they truly existed.
"Are all those harvested vegetables placed in the warehouse?"
"They're all stored." Wei Zhaohua hurriedly replied.
Qin Ziwen thought of something, a smile spreading across his face. "Earlier, Jia Liangcai told me you guard those harvested vegetables very tightly. Every time, he has to talk until his mouth is dry before he can get a little from you."
Wei Zhaohua coughed dryly upon hearing this, awkwardly saying, "Guild Leader, it's not that I'm stingy... there really isn't much. How many people are in the residential complex, and how many vegetables are in the warehouse? If everyone came to take some, it would be empty in a few days."
Here, he muttered quietly, "Besides, seaweed is edible too, and clams, oysters, can also supplement nutrition, right? Why always stare at the little bit of vegetables I have here..."
Qin Ziwen waved his hand, his tone gentle. "I'm not blaming you. But if they're not being eaten, you can store them in the Cellar to avoid spoiling and rotting."
Wei Zhaohua breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "Guild Leader, what would you like to eat? I'll go get some now."
"Get a pumpkin. I kind of want some pumpkin porridge."
Seeing Wei Zhaohua turn to leave, Qin Ziwen called him back. "No hurry, we haven't finished the main business. How many Fields you need, and how to arrange the planting, make a plan and give it to Jia Liangcai later. Have him assist you in implementing it."
"Alright!" Wei Zhaohua perked up.
"Mhm, you go get busy first." Afterwards, Qin Ziwen came to the Giant Beast Breeding Center.
After climbing to the top floor, he discovered the other egg finally showed signs of hatching.
The surface of the eggshell was covered with dense cracks, these cracks only as fine as spider silk, spreading very evenly.
"To actually come out so much later than your brother." Qin Ziwen murmured softly to himself, a sense of anticipation rising in his heart.
In mythological stories, the longer the gestation period, the more extraordinary the being.
For example, Nezha was carried for three years before being born.
Little Black One crouched at his side. Its body had grown another circle by now, its shoulder height when standing almost level with Qin Ziwen.
Its thick tail swayed gently behind it, its crimson eyes fixed tightly on the egg emitting a familiar aura.
It unconsciously moved closer, sniffed with its nose, and then slowly opened its mouth.
Smack!
Qin Ziwen hit it on the mouth.
"What are you trying to do? Taste your brother's flavor?"
Little Black One whimpered. Raised by Qin Ziwen since it was small, it was very afraid of him. It obediently retracted its neck, crouching to the side, its two small claws continuously rubbing together, its gaze still glued to the egg.
Light slanted down from the skylight, shining directly on the incubation platform.
Amidst the floating dust motes, this brownish-purple egg with white spots suddenly trembled extremely faintly.
Crack, crackle~
A sound as faint as a mosquito's hum came out.
In Qin Ziwen's perception, subtle streams of air were surging out from the cracks on the eggshell's surface~
Last time when Little Black One hatched, Qin Ziwen didn't get to witness it firsthand. This time, it fulfilled his wish.
Crackle, crackle~
The eggshell cracked faster and faster, the sound of shattering growing more and more dense.
Suddenly, a small bulge rose on the top of the egg. Something inside was pushing hard, trying to squeeze out from within.
Pfft~
A small, milky-white claw tip pierced through the eggshell.
Then the crack grew larger and larger.
Finally, after quite a while.
A damp little claw struggled to squeeze out from inside.
Little Black One watched anxiously, couldn't help but extend a claw wanting to help, but was gently held back by Qin Ziwen.
"Don't move around. Let it come out by itself."
Little Black One didn't understand, tilting its head.
Qin Ziwen smiled. "Didn't you break out of your shell by yourself back then? This is its first step into this world. If it needs help even with this step, what will it do later."
The sound of the eggshell cracking grew more urgent. The milky-white claw that had first emerged suddenly exerted force, pressing downward.
A large piece of eggshell was pushed open from the inside, revealing a gap.
Immediately after, a damp head struggled to squeeze out from the gap.
It seemed scared by the two large heads leaning in from outside.
It let out a "coo" sound, then retracted back inside.
After a good while, it slowly poked its head out again, opening a pair of golden pupils, curiously looking at the human and dragon before it.
"So beautiful."
Qin Ziwen couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
First to catch the eye were the ivory-like, warm milky-white scales. The edges of the scales were still stained with sticky egg fluid, refracting a faint rainbow-colored glow under the sunlight.
The head structure was somewhat similar to Little Black One's.
Both were Tarbosaurus heads, but its head looked more "rounded," making it appear less fierce than Little Black One.
The most eye-catching were its molten-gold-like vertical pupils.
The little creature rolled its eyes, its gaze finally settling on Qin Ziwen.
"Coo...."
It let out a fawning cry.
Qin Ziwen's eyes and brows filled with joy. He quickly reached out to help peel off the remaining eggshell, then picked her up.
"So well-behaved."
Little Black One: ???
"Coo coo~"
The milky-white little dinosaur made soft sounds in its throat. Being picked up, it instinctively grabbed Qin Ziwen's clothes, tilted its head, and rested it on Qin Ziwen's shoulder.
Then it raised its head, using a pair of large, watery eyes to gaze unblinkingly at Qin Ziwen.
As the first living being it saw upon hatching, coupled with Qin Ziwen being the owner of the Giant Beast Breeding Center, it naturally regarded Qin Ziwen as its closest person.
"So cold." Qin Ziwen felt his hands were very cold.
Like holding a piece of ice.
This little creature, why is its body temperature so low?
Is it sick?
He quickly threw an Insight at it.
[Superhuman · Ice · Tarbosaurus: ☆]: Level 1 Frost Touch, Level 1 Super Hearing.
It was actually a born superhuman!
Qin Ziwen was somewhat surprised.
Little Black One was a mutated individual, and this little creature was also a superhuman individual.
Two eggs, and neither one turned out to be ordinary.
That Mother Tarbosaurus's nest truly had two supreme beings from one family.
Of course, it was also possible the eggs mutated due to being affected by the building's effects.
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