Chapter 419 (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Under the dim magic light, two honest giant dragons were lying on their stomachs on the ground. Their dragon scales were round in shape and not sharp at all. Both of them were in a state between waking and sleeping.
“Are they okay?” Sui Xiong had thought that Frost and Graupel would be meditating like old, calm, and silent monks, but he had never expected to see them so sleepy shortly after getting there, so he was a bit worried.
Snow looked carefully at the two dragons for a while, then shook her head with a smile.
“Don’t worry. They’re fine. Since their bodies have entered a stage of super-fast growth, they have to sleep a lot to reduce their mental consumption. Thus, they can completely control the power of their blood, as well as the new knowledge brought by the growth.” After several seconds of thought, she turned her magic into a blackboard made of ice and drew an oval-shaped ball in the snow on it. Then she added a little snoring dragon huddled in the ball.
“In fact, it’s similar to getting back to the state we’re in before we’re born. For our dragons, we’re in a state of super-fast growth before we break the shell. All kinds of knowledge appears constantly in our blood, and our power also increases from nothing to a certain amount. For Superior dragons like me, the growth hasn’t been as obvious, but for the Inferior ones, let’s say a Rock Dragon, the growth is quite obvious.”
Sui Xiong was surprised at that and asked curiously, “Isn’t it an excellent way of growing? Why don’t the Superiors do the same thing?”
Snow smiled and answered, “This is the result of natural development—you see, in fact, the weaker a creatures is, the stronger they are at birth; on the contrary, stronger creatures are much weaker when they’re born. Do you know why?”
Sui Xiong pondered for a while and recalled a TV show on earth, The Animal World. Then he understood.
“I see. With weak creatures, the parents don’t have the ability to protect their children, so the children should be born with stronger abilities. Thus, it’ll be easier for them to escape from danger. And for powerful creatures, the parents can protect their children very well. Thus, it doesn’t matter whether their child is weak or not at birth. After giving birth to a child, the only thing for powerful parents to do is to wait for their children to grow up slowly. However, the parents will be at risk if they’re pregnant for a long time, so it’s better to have the children as soon as possible so that the parents can recover their full fighting power quickly.”
Snow was surprised at that. She hadn’t expected Sui Xiong to make such a clear statement. In her impression, this Jellyfish God was slow and careless towards everything; he thought a lot, but had only learned little and had many strange ideas. But that day, he was different.
After thinking it over several times, she understood.
No matter what, this guy is a God! A powerful God! So it’s normal for him to know that.
Thinking that, she couldn’t help laughing and wasn’t surprised at Sui Xiong’s statement anymore.
“When Frost and Graupel grow up, will they step into the Legendary Realm?” Sui Xiong asked again.
Snow hesitated for a moment and answered, “To be honest, I’m not sure. After all, Rock Dragon was an Inferior. Even if they become adults, they still may not be able to enter the Legendary Realm.”
“But Frost said he would with great confidence.”
“That might have been his prediction,” Snow said with a smile. “Both of them have been with me all these years. Compared to the lazy Graupel who sleeps a lot, Frost has been more active, and he’s more excellent than Graupel, both in study and exercise. If there is one of them that can step into the Legendary Realm after growing up, it will most likely be him.”