Chapter 550 Hatching Soon
Nial was also not sure why the superiors of the Draco race thought that it would be a good idea to give up the Greater Forest Dragon's egg, but there had to a strong reason, other than not wanting to give up on the army of a hundred thousand Dracos and a bunch of tamed beasts.
However, rather than pondering over it, he chose to take a look at the egg. While observing the egg, he could see both the Royal Princess of the Elven race and the Dracos Leader who was about to hand Evalyne the Greater Forest Dragon's egg.
"I will come with you," Nial said quickly when Michael Ignis was about to leave. Michael just nodded his head before he started to run toward the Forest of Life's outskirts where the Dracos Leader was calmly waiting with an egg more than half the size of his hand.
The egg was huge but Nial was more interested in the lifeform he visualized within the egg.
'A winged lizard, a Greater Dragon from the western parts of the Universe, and it will hatch soon…is that why they handed the egg over, cause they cannot raise it?'
Nial didn't say anything when he and Michael appeared next to the Dracos Leader. Instead, he preferred to stay silent and merely greeted the Dracos Leader with a small nod while Michael Ignis began to report to him what had happened during the last two months.
The Dracos leader had rushed back to their origin planet to pick up the Greater Forest Dragon egg and return to the Forest of Life in close to two months. That was extremely fast, which was also something the Royal Princess noted once she emerged from the Forest of Life.
She had been cultivating in the Forest of Life, trying to initiate her breakthrough to the Keltia rank. Unfortunately, it would take her quite a while before she would be able to advance to the Keltia rank as the gap between the Deux and Keltia rank was not easy to bridge.
Spending a few years in advancing to the subsequent rank was common. That was also why Nial chose to accumulate dark energy in his heart as well. He wanted to skip the few years and break into the Keltia rank the moment he reached the Peak of the Deux rank.
However, that was not of importance right now.
"The Dragonling…will hatch in a few months…" Princess Evalyne mumbled instead of greeting the moment she reached the Dracos Leader. Her eyes were glowing brightly and her mana fluctuations were going wild.
It was almost as if she was both exhilarated and conflicted.
"I am not at liberty to reveal much, but you can guess what could be one of the major reasons for my superiors to willingly hand over the Greater Forest Dragon egg so easily. I think you can understand our reasoning, and it is not something that goes against the terms mentioned in the Soul Contract," The Dracos Leader spoke calmly but Princess Evalyne couldn't help but frown.
"So basically, you guys are hoping that we will fail in raising the Greater Forest Dragon youngling because we were not prepared for it to hatch in a few months…you want to see the annihilation of the entire Elven race…" Princess Evalyne grumbled before she mumbled to herself, "...I should have expected that."
Nial was not sure if he understood the situation completely. He only knew that it was extremely time-consuming and resource-draining to raise most tamed beasts with special requirements, which was something a mythical creature on the level of a Great Dragon was bound to have.
It might not be difficult to raise the Greater Forest Dragon because it could simply sustain itself with the surrounding mana, but that didn't mean it would be satisfied, let alone stay loyal to an entire race once matured.
The Elven race wanted to spend a few years finding out what the Greater Forest Dragon needed so as to grow up in proper care and nourishment and also learn to love the Elves.
If the Greater Forest Dragon thought that its freedom was restricted, it would develop hatred toward the Elves rather than love, which would then turn into something extremely annoying because it was near-impossible to prevent a Greater Dragon from wreaking havoc if it was enraged.
After all, this kind of mythical creature was on par with a Demi-God in terms of strength from the moment it hatched. That was at least what Nial could gauge from Damian's memories.
However, what he knew from the memories of the Late God of Darkness might not be entirely true because he couldn't really feel much strength coming off from within the egg.
"Did you guys torture the egg somewhere?" Nial blurted out loud the moment the thought flashed through his mind. He knew that it was rude but Nial was known for being straightforward and blunt. it was not like Nial could change his persona and hold himself back if he was curious about something.
"Torture it? Are you…drunk by chance?" The Dracos Leader responded in return, his face distorting into an expression of anger. Michael Ignis held the Dracos Leader back from starting a debacle by quickly explaining that Nial had gotten his hands on Damian's memories, which might include some information about how to raise a Greater Dragon.
At the same time, Michael also shared that Nial started to create forgotten runic armaments with the knowledge provided by the Late God of Darkness. He retrieved a longsword and handed it to the Dracos Leader after the Royal Princess had received the Greater Forest Dragon egg..
"I am not drunk but the Dragon feels oddly weak, so I was wondering where the egg was kept in an unhealthy environment before you brought it over," Nial asked, his voice laced with concern and genuine curiosity.
The Dracos Leader calmed down quite a bit when he looked at Nial who appeared to be unruffled. Only now did the Dracos Leader notice the changes in Nial's presence, that Nial advanced to the Deux rank and that many other things had changed. This was the most obvious when looking at the Forbidden Runic Armament that had been created with a combination of many ordinary runic constellations and three Basic Forbidden Runic constellations with 100% perfection grade!
"You just need to give it enough warmth. Dragons are known for living in or near active volcanoes, so we placed the Greater Forest Dragon egg near a warm source of heat as well. Our research team said that there wouldn't be an issue," The Dracos Leader answered with a shrug before he returned his focus back on the Forgotten runic armament.
"That makes sense. Dragons love warm places and they keep their eggs in their nest, or their caves near or even inside volcanoes," Princess Evalyne agreed. She didn't see anything wrong with the explanation of the Dracos Leader which was why Nial could only lightly shake his head.
"Did you know that Damian raised a Dragon in the past?" He asked rather than explaining the crux of the situation directly.
"I heard that he took in all kinds of monstrosities to turn them into his faithful underlings…but I thought that it was just a rumor until I saw your two Devil friends emerging from within your body," Princess Evalyne responded while continuing to hold onto the Greater Forest Dragon egg.
"I heard something similar," The Dracos leader agreed.
"In that case, you should know that the Darkness Dragon he raised repelled the warmth of his surroundings and that he was more inclined to inhabit cold places that were filled with darkness and shadows," Nial pointed out before he took a step closer to the Greater Forest Dragon egg which he touched with his palm.
"The Greater Forest Dragon needs warmth, that is correct;" Nial nodded just to explain the point everyone seemed to have forgotten, "But where does the Greater Forest Dragon egg receive the lifeforce it requires to grow properly? It is a Forest Dragon, a Dragon closely tied to nature, and you guys put it in a place without life, didn't you?"
He didn't plan on attacking the Dracos by pointing out their stupidity but as usual, words tumbled out of his mouth before he could take them back.
An awkward silence spread through the surrounding area and everyone stared at the Greater Forest Dragon egg.
"You should take it to your Sacred tree…maybe…" The Dracos leader said after a while to the Royal Princess, who could only nod her head.
"That should be for the best…"