Chapter 392: Chapter 392 – A Bottleneck in Development
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Simulation completed…”
“All data has reached the standard…”
“We can begin…”
Waves of voices rang out throughout the place, and they rang out with ease at this moment.
The surroundings seemed very quiet, and it was also peaceful. Other than the sound of footsteps, there was no other sound.
At first glance, it was tranquil, giving people an inexplicable feeling.
Surrounded by a spacious laboratory, several old men stood by the side. At this moment, their expressions were somewhat solemn and excited.
“What a powerful life form…”
They looked at the giant red egg in front of them, and their faces revealed looks of anticipation. “Such a powerful life form is absolutely difficult to find in our world…”
“It’s only in this special world that we can see such a miracle…”
“This life form is naturally very powerful. It should have all kinds of powerful special abilities. Maybe it’s just like the divine envoys of Kalunu?”
These thoughts flashed through their minds.
These things in front of these people were extremely rare materials that were worth studying. There were no such powerful life forms that they could study during their time in the world before this.
Although there were strange things like curses in the Cursed World, fundamentally speaking, there were no extraordinary lifeforms.
And these Dragon eggs, in the eyes of these scholars who were born in the Cursed World, were undoubtedly extraordinary.
Because of this, they stared at these Dragon eggs at all times with anticipation on their faces. For them, this was a moment that was worth looking forward to.
Of course, it was the same for Kalunu.
“Is it almost time?”
Standing on the spot, Kalunu roughly felt the time. Then, he looked at the data presented by the researchers around him and nodded.
There was also a particular way to hatch a dragon egg.
The time of development, the size of the dragon egg, the temperature of the surrounding space, and even the supply of energy were all very well studied. These would affect the birth rate of the life in the Dragon egg and its subsequent development.
Of course, there was no problem with this Red Dragon Egg.
This Red Dragon Egg had been carefully nurtured by Kalunu long ago. It had already laid the foundation. Before it was born and hatched, it had already given birth to its own spirituality and wisdom.
This was also a unique thing. After all, although it was a Red Dragon Egg, the conditions of thisRed Dragon Egg were too good.
It had Kalunu continuously injecting the Dragon bloodline origin into its body, causing its bloodline origin to increase constantly. The density of the Dragon bloodline was close to the origin.
At the same time, it also had enough divine power to stimulate its own life level to increase to a brand new level. Such conditions were tough to replicate in this world.
After all, the Gods had disappeared today, and divine power was already a precious existence and very difficult to possess.
Although Priests had divine power, it was very difficult to separate divine power and use it unless a very high-level Priest did it.
As a Priest in the World of Gods, what they had was not pure divine power, but a power formed by the combination of the Gods’ own power and their own power.
Although it was similar in nature to divine power, and their power was also referred to as divine power, its effect was undoubtedly very different from the real divine power.
If the divine power used by the Gods could be referred to as real divine power, then the divine power used by the Priests could only be known as inferior divine power.
It was far from being comparable to real divine power in all aspects.
Hence, to squander divine power and use it to nurture a dragon egg, probably not many people in this world could do this— Kalunu was one of them.
Hence, the conditions of this Red Dragon Egg could be extremely advantageous. If word were to spread, many people would probably feel jealous.
It was precisely because of this that the hatching of the Red Dragon Egg was not a problem.
After all, the Red Dragon Egg had already been laid a solid foundation long ago. At this moment, it was just hatching, so the amount of divine power wouldn’t make much of a difference.
However, even so, what had to be done still had to be done. After all, this was the first Dragon egg hatched by Kalunu’s subordinates. It was of great significance.
Proper data collection would be of great benefit in the future. It was precisely because of this that Kalunu had personally stood here. He had even mobilized all the researchers under him to record and observe this place together.
Under his gaze and along with a flash of light, a faint red texture began to appear on the Red Dragon Egg in front of him.
It emitted a bit of light, and mysterious patterns started to emerge.
Compared to a regular Dragon egg, the patterns on this Red Dragon Egg were undoubtedly much more complicated and profound. It looked extraordinary.
This was the proof of a strong Dragon bloodline to a certain extent.
At this moment, standing on the spot and sensing the situation around him, Kalunu silently stretched out his hand and placed it on the Red Dragon Egg in front of him.
Suddenly, an inexplicable feeling appeared, bringing with it a warm feeling.
Just from the touch alone, the Red Dragon Egg felt pretty good. It didn’t feel too rough. Instead, it felt as if he was stroking an exquisite piece of jade. It was exceptionally comfortable.
The patterns on the Dragon egg also became more active, becoming clearer in Kalunu’s eyes.
Of course, during this process, the divine power in Kalunu’s body also surged out, pouring into the Red Dragon Egg in front of him, helping it to develop and nurture.
Sensing the divine power surging out from Kalunu’s body, the creature inside the Red Dragon Egg also seemed to sense something and became excited.
Crack!
A crisp sound rang out in front of him, and it rang out in the spacious space.
“It’s coming! It’s coming!”
A low voice came from all directions, and there was a hint of excitement in it.
Hearing the voice, Kalunu subconsciously lowered his head and looked in front of him.
In front of him, the cracks on the Red Dragon Egg were gradually expanding, slowly covering the entire Dragon egg.
In front of his eyes, the Red Dragon Egg officially cracked with a crisp sound. A brand new life was revealed from within.
Kalunu lowered his head and sized up the life form before him.
In front of him was a life form like a baby bird. It did not look too big, only with the size of a pony, but his body was already covered with a layer of faint red scales, looking very sturdy.
A strange mucus was covering its body, but it didn’t look disgusting. On top of its head, there was a white horn. It was pretty eye-catching.
At first glance, it looked very similar to the Red Dragon, but there were many subtle differences. It was as if it had been adjusted in many places, making it look much more exquisite.
The most apparent thing was that the wings on its back were much larger than a regular Red Dragon.
From the looks of it, when it matured, its flying ability would be much stronger than a regular Red Dragon. It might even be comparable to a regular Giant Dragon.
Thinking of this, Kalunu could not help but smile.
Rumble!
A low sound was rumbled across the place.
In front of him, the Red Dragon that had just been born seemed to have sensed Kalunu’s aura. It turned around and looked at Kalunu. Then, its eyes slowly opened, revealing a pair of golden eyes.
There was a remarkably human-like friendliness and care in those eyes as if it was already familiar with Kalunu. Of course, in reality, it very well knew who Kalunu was.
After all, from a long time ago, this Red Dragon Egg had already had its own consciousness. From then on, Kalunu had already been by its side.
Long-term companionship had long allowed Kalunu’s aura to fuse into this Red Dragon’s body, leaving a deep imprint on it.
In addition, the influence of divine power was also an essential factor. To allow this Red Dragon to develop better, Kalunu had injected a lot of divine power into its body.
That divine power originated from Kalunu, so it naturally had the imprint of Kalunu. Just like those Priests who served the Gods, they basically had the imprint of their own Gods.
Therefore, after this Red Dragon was born, it was especially kind to Kalunu, treating him as its family. To a certain extent, this was also a good start.
Standing in place, looking at the Red Dragon in front of him, Kalunu smiled, then reached out his hand and touched the Red Dragon’s head.
A unique feeling emerged as if he had been electrocuted. Then, Kalunu’s body couldn’t help but pause.
A message appeared in his mind.
“Urald…”
While he was standing on the spot, an unknown message appeared in his mind. Feeling this, Kalunu was a little surprised.
“Is this the message of the inheritance?”
He looked at the familiar Red Dragon who was looking at him, and this thought flashed through his mind.
Extraordinary races often had some kind of unique inheritance. This kind of inheritance originated from the bloodline and often had a special place.
Giant Dragons were also a type of extraordinary race.
According to what Kalunu knew, once a true pure-blood Giant Dragon hatched in this world, it would already have sufficient wisdom to obtain the inheritance message hidden in the bloodline and understand its real name. Besides, the Dragon would also obtain a large amount of knowledge from the inheritance.
The Red Dragon was not pure-blooded, and it was only a subspecies. Logically speaking, it should not have such a unique bloodline inheritance.
However, the little Red Dragon seemed to have an exceptionally rich bloodline before him. It had reached a certain level, so it still triggered the Dragon race’s inheritance in its body and obtained a portion of the inherited power.
Urald was the true name of this little Red Dragon and its future name.
Apart from that, it should have also obtained some knowledge from the inheritance. It was just that it didn’t know how much there was.
Even among pure-blooded Giant Dragons, the inheritance they could obtain was also very different because of the innate and bloodline differences.
Generally speaking, the better the innate talent, the more noble the bloodline of the Giant Dragon, the more information they could obtain from the inheritance.
On the contrary, the thinner the bloodline, the worse the innate talent, the less there would be.
Although Urald had obtained the inheritance of the dragon bloodline, he was not a pure-blooded dragon after all. It was hard to say how many Dragon race inheritances he would obtain.
But no matter what, this was something good. It was better than nothing, and this was for sure.
Thinking of this, Kalunu smiled and then patted Urald’s head. In front of him, Urald rubbed his hand hard, showing a very cordial and sentimental expression.
Finally, Kalunu had completed his intentions to hatch the Dragon Egg, and the entire process was very smooth. Besides, due to the infusion of divine power, the problem of domestication was also solved.
Under normal circumstances, Baby Dragons that hatched were less docile than Urald.
In this world, any Dragon species were mighty and fierce, and it was challenging to domesticate even the Baby Dragons.
Kalunu used his divine power to help the Dragon eggs develop, solving this complex problem in an invisible way.
The birth of Urald proved that this path was feasible. Of course, even so, in a short period, Urald’s birth didn’t mean much.
With the huge growth cycle of the Dragon race, if Kalunu wanted to rely on Urald on the battlefield, he would have to wait until it matures.
If he waited for hundreds of years, he probably wouldn’t have any use for this Dragon sub-species.
After all, the Kobolds’combat strength was snowballing from the current situation. A group of professionals belonging to the Kobolds would appear in just a few decades.
From this point, one had to mention the enormous advantage of the Mortal race. Compared to extraordinary races like the Giant Dragons, the growth rate of the Mortal race was indeed very strong.
For the Giant Dragons, even though they were born strong, they could reach the level of Fourth Ring as long as they reached adulthood.
However, if they wanted to reach Fourth Ring, they would need to go through hundreds of years of growth before they could do so.
And for a mortal prodigy with sufficient talent, it was very likely that he would have already reached this level in hundreds of years.
Of course, not all prodigies could reach this level, but it didn’t matter.
After all, compared to the extraordinary race, the Mortal race had another characteristic— fertility.
It wasn’t just the Kobolds, including humans and centaurs. Compared to the extraordinary race, any Mortal race could be considered especially fertile.
And with such a vast population, there would always be prodigies that were powerful enough to appear.
With proper guidance, these prodigies could easily step onto the path to transcendence. They would be able to catch up to the achievements that the Transcendent races had accumulated over hundreds of years in the shortest amount of time. They could even surpass them one by one.
From this point of view, the Mortal race and the Transcendents had their advantages. It was just that they had different strategies.
However, while comparing the power of faith, the Mortal race was clearly outshined the latter.
After all, compared to the Mortal race, the Transcendents were limited by their ability to reproduce. The power of faith they could provide was limited.
Perhaps a Giant Dragon could provide the power of faith of a thousand mortals. But so what?
In this world, it was far easier to give birth to a thousand mortals than to give birth to a Giant Dragon.
Moreover, the more innately powerful the race was, the harder it was to hand over their faith easily. The more powerful the existence was, the weaker their faith in God was.
Therefore, the Mortal race was obviously more important for the Gods who stood high above.
Standing where he was, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Kalunu’s mind. Then, he couldn’t help but shake his head, turn around, and walk to the other side.
He headed to the outside world and quickly dealt with all kinds of matters. Now, with the expansion of the Kobolds, there were many more things to deal with around him.
If it weren’t for the fact that he now had some helpers by his side, perhaps even Kalunu wouldn’t be able to handle it.
In the Kobold Kingdom, Kalunu wanted to establish a basic system of officials, but it was simply impossible.
There were too few types of people among the Kobolds. Until now, less than a thousand Kobolds could read and write. And among these people, there were even fewer who could manage.
Therefore, Kalunu could not promote any of the Kobolds at this moment. Without a doubt, this was a very uncomfortable situation.
Therefore, agriculture ranked first in the current Kobold Kingdom, and education ranked second.
In the entire Kobold Kingdom, classrooms occupied a large part of the area.
Kalunu himself had been a guest in one of the classrooms for a long time, teaching his students.
Of course, compared to a year ago, the situation had somewhat improved.
At least compared to that time, there were already quite a number of people among the Kobolds who had mastered the use and writing of the common human language.
These Kobolds could also be used as the most basic teachers to relieve some of the pressure on Kalunu.
In addition, most of the anthropologists who came from the Cursed World also learned the common human language of this world.
Under Kalunu’s arrangement, they also appeared in the Kobold class to teach some of Kobold’s most basic mathematics and even agricultural knowledge.
In short, education was a very important matter in today’s Kobold Kingdom.
After the food problem was basically solved, this matter was also arranged by Kalunu as the first priority.
However, there were still many problems.
‘Bringing in talents from the Cursed World is simply too expensive…’
Standing where he was, this thought flashed through Kalunu’s mind.
Kalunu could use divine power to bring people from the Cursed World to this world. However, under the current circumstances, the cost was still too high.
It was fine to bring in a small number of people, but it wouldn’t be worth it when the numbers grow.
And from the current situation, the Kobold Kingdom needed an extremely large number of talents. As such, it was utterly impossible to keep bringing in people from the other worlds at will.
However, relying on the Kobolds to nurture their own might probably be too slow for Kalunu’s plans ahead.
At this thought, Kalunu turned his gaze elsewhere.