In an alchemy vessel, artificial insemination and in vitro culture are used to raise young dragons... There is one thing to say, this idea is really very tempting.
Imagine that in the underground level of the mage tower, there are rows, rows, and columns of alchemy vessels quietly lined up, with liquids of gold, red, silver, or various strange colors pouring into the vessels; on the alchemy vessels, on the pipes, and even on the entire room. Inside, there are mysterious and complicated magic runes engraved everywhere. As the liquid is injected, it lights up and disappears gently, and the color keeps changing; the liquid bubbles in the vessel, rotates around a fixed point, is sucked in, and then comes from another place. One direction is expelled from the vessel.
In the center of the vessel, a subtle dot is absorbing those carefully proportioned powerful energy liquids.
Gradually grow up, gradually grow up, from a fertilized egg, grow into a dragon egg, and then hatch from a dragon egg into a young dragon - by then, there will be rows and rows of dragons in the mage tower. Eggs, and batches of baby dragons... By then, the Council will no longer be short of dragons!
Whether a mage wants to raise a dragon as a companion and pet, or wants to study dragon blood, dragon scales, and dragon bones, or wants to send a group of dragons to spit fire on the glorious holy city...how many dragons do you want, how many dragons do you want? !
Thinking about this scene makes me feel so happy... I feel so good... but this will definitely not work! This is too much!
All research can only be research, and it must not be about producing a batch of organisms and then squeezing them hard!
——Besides, with the current strong position of the Dragon Clan, they will never tolerate this situation...
"That's not! That's definitely not the case!" Grete shook his hands wildly. Before Elder Batista could ask, he had already finished speaking: "I plan to study the factors that influence the combination of sperm and eggs of high-level dragons and the differentiation of fertilized eggs, and how to improve it. The success rate... there are many steps from a fertilized egg to a dragon egg! There are so many difficulties! And the dragon egg has such a big target, it is very easy for the dragon clan to supervise it, and you can never steal it or escape!" Elder Batista looked at Grete steadily.
Look at his eyes, look at his movements, look at the beads of sweat on his forehead. After looking at it for a long time, he sighed and smiled slightly: "This is you. We are willing to trust you and believe that you will not use the dragon eggs for other purposes. Master Nordmark, you must not let down the expectations of the Dragon Clan. ah!"
"That's for sure!" Gretel breathed a huge sigh of relief. Elder Batista agreed to this request, which means that he will persuade other dragon clans and go to the meeting of legendary dragons, especially high-level legendary dragons to fight for it; it means that he will visit those who are giving birth to children one by one. The giant dragon tried to convince them to agree to observe and measure the dragon eggs; most importantly, it meant that he would visit high-level female dragons one by one and persuade them to donate eggs... Well, this is the most difficult thing , in human assisted reproduction research, how to obtain donated eggs is also the most difficult part.
When it comes to invasive and invasive operations on dragons, Grete simply cannot imagine how difficult it would be.
Fortunately, the boss came forward! Thanks, boss! The old man has a safe life! It is not easy to achieve each of Grete's three requirements - fortunately, if it is not a last resort, no dragon clan is willing to offend a third-level legendary dragon, let alone a third-level legendary healing system. .
It only took Elder Batista ten days to complete Gretel's first request. To be precise, he contacted the first dragon couple who were giving birth to children: "The green dragon Junot couple...female The dragon is pregnant with the eggs, and they will lay eggs in a month. They agreed to let the magician install a measuring device to measure the size and weight of the eggs..." The most of the month was spent on making the measuring device, and the other half on the road.
Fortunately, we can also work on the airship, otherwise the construction period would really be delayed. When the one-month deadline was about to arrive, Gretel walked out of the temporary teleportation array near the green dragon's lair, and walked into the dragon's lair with Archmage Bolu, who was in charge of the measuring device: "Can this thing hold up?" The green dragon Junot stared at Gretel with extreme suspicion - the dragon egg measuring device in his hand: "Our eggs must be immersed in strong acid! Will this thing break under the egg? Then Did the fragment poke the dragon's egg?" Gretel turned sideways calmly and said nothing.
Master Bolu took a half-step forward, wiped his rough, calloused hands on his overalls, held up the measuring device, and showed it to the Green Dragon couple: "Don't worry! There is absolutely no problem! Our measuring device is for outer casing." Specialized high-strength ceramics are molded in one piece and attached with strengthening magic. It is not afraid of falling, not afraid of being smashed, and absolutely not afraid of corrosion!"
"Ceramics?" Green Dragon Junot reached out and touched the smooth ceramic surface. Then, his nails stretched and stretched, his palm deformed, and the front half took on the shape of a dragon's claw.
His fingers bent and clasped, as if he was planning to flick it: "Is the ceramic strong enough? - Our child cannot be very well-behaved. In the later stages of incubation, he will roll around in the egg, the dragon egg will bump, and even Jump up and smash it down!" Gretel slowly opened his mouth.
——What exactly is a dragon egg? When a human being is in the mother's womb, it would be great if he could stretch his arms and kick his legs. But the dragon egg can actually float in the air and bump around!
The dragon eggs they had observed before had never caused such trouble!
"The measuring device we made can withstand the impact of a 1-ton iron block falling freely from a height of 2 meters. Repeated 1,000 times, the shell will not crack." Fortunately, Master Bolu gave an experienced answer : "There is a cushioning device inside the ceramic shell. The shell itself is strengthened by various spells, and it also comes with a once-a-day repair spell. Don't worry, it is definitely strong enough."
"Strong enough doesn't mean durable enough." Next to Junot, a female green dragon who was slightly smaller and whose steps looked much heavier questioned softly: "The incubation period of dragon eggs is 16 months. About 20 months. How long can your measuring device last?"
"Two years! Two years is absolutely no problem!" Master Bolu puffed up his chest confidently: "This material is specially used for special environmental measurements. It can last for ten years, not to mention two years! Don't worry. , our safety performance is absolutely reliable, this kind of ceramic shell has been tested in many Mage Tower research devices!" The Green Dragon couple studied the measuring device carefully for a while, stretched out their claws to flick it, pinched it, and even To pass one, I sprayed a mouthful of acid, slowly increased the pressure and stepped down.
Seeing the oval-shaped measuring device with a slightly concave surface sinking into the soil and breaking into pieces after a long time, the male dragon Junot finally showed a satisfied smile: "It looks like this thing is good. - Hmm , since I have promised you, come here!" Gretel quickly equipped himself with a full set of defenses.
Resistance to high temperatures, low temperatures, strong acids, air filtration, and resistance to volatile acids in the air - of course, you also need to use a limited levitation technique to reduce your weight.
The green dragon's nest is in the deepest part of an old forest. As you walk in, the smell on both sides becomes more and more unpleasant, and there are more and more swamps——
"This is it." Walking to the deepest part of the dragon's nest, the female green dragon raised her chin and pointed to a green swamp.
There are large and small piles of green algae floating on the top of the swamp, and bubbles are constantly bursting, emitting an unpleasant smell.
Grete took a few steps back reflexively. Archmage Bolu, however, remained calm as he threw out a few golems and added a bunch of resistance spells to them.
The demons took the measuring device in his hand one by one, walked forward slowly, and jumped bravely into the swamp——
"Device No. 1 is installed!"
"Device No. 2 is installed!"
"...Device No. 8 has been installed!"
"The information receiver is installed!" On a specially hardened and dry ground next to the swamp, Archmage Bolu solemnly drove in a pillar.
Adjust left and right on the column, then open the back cover of the column and take out a small magic crystal card from inside.
The archmage held the magic crystal card at his fingertips, spat out his magic power, and saw light and shadow dancing, and rows of numbers appeared in front of his eyes: "Signal reception is normal, storage is normal." He smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, nodding to Gretel. .
Grete also smiled and bowed to the green dragon couple: "After the dragon eggs begin to hatch, I hope you two can allow us to collect information regularly. - Well, I may not be able to come here in person every time. Can you Could you please give me a token so that the person I am carrying can prove his identity?" The measuring device on Green Dragon's side was successfully installed.
However, this was just the beginning. The entire mage tower, or rather, the alchemy department in the mage tower, was driven to a frenzy by Gretel: "The measuring device for the blue dragon egg has to withstand high and low temperatures repeatedly! High temperature for half a day, low temperature Half a day, then high temperature for half a day, low temperature for half a day, repeated cycles! This is very demanding on materials!"
"The eggs of the bronze dragon need to be immersed in sea water, so salt resistance is very important! In addition, the water pressure also needs to be paid attention to, and be careful not to be bitten or taken away by sea fish and shrimps!"
"The eggs of golden dragons and red dragons should be placed in an open flame or at high temperatures. In addition to paying attention to high temperature resistance, the measuring device must also pay attention to not being interfered by the radiation of the flame during signal transmission!"
"For the eggs of silver dragons and white dragons, the measuring devices must be able to withstand low temperatures..." The alchemists were driven to death by him and almost wanted to vomit.
As for Grete herself, after making the request, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the next research: "The child of the silver dragon Alicia is about to hatch? She agreed to take samples for us? Great!"
"Get ready! Set up the energy center! Set up the microscope! Set up the computing center!"
"It's okay, this is the only thing left!"
"We only have one hour! The baby dragon will complete the awakening process within one hour of birth, and we need to complete the chromosome sampling and testing before that!"
