"An earth-attributed mountain dragon? Not bad."
The moment it comes into contact with the air, the moist liquid on the dragonfly's body quickly evaporates, leaving behind scales that look like rock.
The four elements of wind, water, earth and fire are the basic attributes of elemental dragons. As a species of dragon, they will master the elemental power of corresponding attributes from the moment they are born.
Before its eyes opened, the dragon had already begun to tear its own eggshell along the hole it had opened. It could be said that the elemental dragon was full of treasures, and even the eggshell contained great power.
Eating the eggshell is the first step in the growth of an elemental dragon.
"Is this a dragon?"
"To be precise, it's a Wurm, but the Wurms of Runeterra also have unique forelimbs."
The young dragon ate the eggshell very quickly. Before long, it had eaten a big hole in it and half of its body had come out.
At this time, Orlan activated the hand armor of the exoskeleton and stroked the dragonfly's back.
At first, it had some instinctive resistance, but soon adapted to this rhythm. The touch of the metal was closer to the claws of a mountain dragon, which made the young dragon feel more at ease.
"Riley, wait a moment. It's still very sensitive to the outside world. You have to wait until it opens its eyes before touching it."
After stopping Leliana from wanting to touch the baby dragon, Oran took out a booklet from his body with his other hand and handed it to Leliana.
"Now, you can go and look for the records above. They'll be useful later."
"Sister Fran, help me."
Leliana's literacy rate is very low now. She can't recognize any other words except stone and sulfur. In the end, Frankenstein took her to find materials.
"Olan, do you still raise dragons?"
Kate knew that Orlan was good at fighting and research, and seemed to have experience in raising children. Orlan's reason for this was that he opened an orphanage in Piltover, but from the current situation, Orlan seemed to have some knowledge of various creatures.
"It's my first time. This is just the experience of our predecessors. It seems to be quite useful now."
Dragons once fought alongside humans in ancient times on the Valoran continent, but after the war between Shurima and the Void, this connection disappeared.
Not to mention pure-blooded dragons, even sub-dragons are almost extinct on the continent. Only in this special land of Ixtal do a large number of dragons still live.
As one of the earliest countries to join the Shurima Empire, Ixtal avoided several major crises by almost closing itself off from the outside world, leaving behind its ancient treasures to this day.
It is difficult to come into contact with the Ixtal. In their traditional philosophy, contact with "foreigners" will bring hatred, war and disease, destroying what the dynasty has protected for hundreds of years.
Therefore, Ixtal refused to contact the outside world, but among Ixtal's ruling family, there was an exception - Qiyana.
She has nine sisters and is the last in line of succession in the family, but she is not willing to live like this.
At that time, explorers and miners from Piltover were developing the border jungle. Qiyana disagreed with her parents' avoidance strategy and believed that they should kill all those people, take back those lands, and make outsiders fear this place.
It was also at this time that Orlan had his first contact with Qiyana.
"Your Highness, sometimes it's not necessary to overturn all traditions. Temporarily conforming to them can actually make everything go more smoothly."
"Stranger, what are you talking about?"
"Your elemental talent is extremely powerful, which is enough to win the respect and following of elementalists. However, it is not enough to become the queen. I can help you gain more support.
You don't need to fight and kill. I can stop Piltover from exploring this place.
For you, you can repel all invaders and take back your land without bloodshed."
Piltover's actions are for profit, and Orlan holds a lot of interests in his hands, so to a certain extent, he can change some of the ideas of the Piltover Council.
Becoming the queen of all Ixtal has always been Qiana's goal, so she was moved by Oran's proposal.
"What do you want, stranger?"
"Trade, technology for supplies. I need some special resources. The quantity is not large, so it should be easy for you.
I can research technologies more suitable for this area based on your resources. Don't you think things from hundreds of years ago are too outdated? These technologies are the contributions you, Your Highness, have brought to the country. I also want a dragon egg."
"make a deal."
Ixtal possesses many ancient secrets, while Qiyana possesses a certain amount of power, talent, and ambition.
For the throne of Queen, she doesn't mind using some special means to make her competitors disappear. She has no reason to refuse such a condition that can increase her political capital.
However, getting the dragon egg is one thing, but hatching it is not easy. It took so long before the egg was finally hatched in the new world.
"Dad, I'm back."
Leliana also returned here, carrying a large wooden barrel filled with mud made from sulfur, soil, gravel, water, and honeyed fruits.
"Roar~"
At this time, the eggshell was eaten up completely, and the baby dragon had opened its eyes. Its ochre pupils were very bright, and it had the characteristics of an oviparous animal. It regarded the first moving thing it saw as a relative.
For the mountain dragons, the thing in Leliana's hand should be called mud pie, which is the favorite thing of this dragon species. Although they look like they are made of hard rocks, they are the most gentle at heart. They are the dragon species that have ever gotten along most harmoniously with humans.
"Haha, stop it, it's itchy."
The young dragon stretched out its tongue and licked Leliana's hands and cheeks, licking the mud off them clean. Rocks and soil are part of the mountain dragon's diet, and even the tongue of a newborn dragon is very rough.
However, this was not felt in Leliana. At this moment, she had already slightly displayed Charlotte Linlin's talent as the "Iron Balloon".
Being both in the cub stage of different species, the man and the dragon quickly became familiar with each other and played freely in the living room.
"Great, now Riley has a suitable playmate."
Due to her physical condition, her peers could not get along well with Leliana, at least not before she learned to control her strength. Otherwise, if Leliana was not careful when she was excited, her playmates would be killed.
Not to mention ordinary people, even giants can't stand this.
The Mountain Dragon has the strongest defense, and this physique just matches Leliana and they can grow together.
"But the sub-dragon species may not be able to keep up with Riley's growth rate. We have to think of a way."
While Orlan was thinking about whether to use external force to speed up the development of the young dragon, Kate handed Orlan a new notebook.
"By the way, Oran, Feld sent you a new fruit encyclopedia, which is more complete than the original one.
I've figured out the type of grapes, they're the Natural Mercury-Mercury Fruit."
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