Chapter 36: Roasting Fire, Eggs, and Fire Dragons
The male fire dragon that had already ascended to this long-desired land had already circled around. At high altitudes among the tree canopies, there were rarely any traces of other races.
Except for the sky dog beasts feeding the fire dragon hatchlings by the reservoir.
Without pondering what this unseen large monster was, it became extraordinarily enraged at not being the first.
“Roar!”
The male fire dragon roared, proudly announcing its arrival.
It flapped its wings and flew towards the reservoir, spitting out a fireball that soared towards the area where the sky dog beast resided.
“Bellow?”
Jie Jié watched the incoming fireball. The body of the sky dog beast rapidly expanded, the crimson overlord of the skies spreading its wings, protecting the egg nest.
“Hum!”
Jie Jié, transformed into a fire dragon, grunted as the fireball exploded on him, only causing an itchy heat.
Flapping its wings, the young dragons protected by the wings experienced their first gust of wind in life, staring with wide eyes at the majestic male fire dragon.
Although Jie Jié treated it as a pet, in the young dragon’s naive concept, he should be its father.
The two male fire dragons in the air engaged in fierce combat. As Jie Jié’s figure grew larger in its sight, the intruder realized just how massive this fire dragon was.
This male fire dragon was a whole circle larger than it, with many parts of its shell still not fully grown. Perhaps the blood of the old overlord had dried on its body, but the smell hadn’t faded yet.
It was he who had killed the previous overlord here.
The intruder’s roar gradually turned to fear, wobbling in the air, retreating step by step under Jie Jié’s claws.
A person changes greatly after three days; Jie Jié was no longer the fledgling who had just learned to fly. His current form wasn’t the black wolf bird who lacked aerial combat skills.
The fire dragons that sought his courtship fought each other, showcasing all the aerial combat techniques they had learned in their lives. The wisdom brought by alien souls allowed him to quickly master these techniques.
With a powerful dive accompanied by intense wind pressure, the flight pressure his opponent endured multiplied, finally being knocked down from the sky by a pair of sharp claws.
Trying to ascend again, what pressed down on it was no longer a strong peer, but rather a muscular dragon with terrifying strength and weight.
The male fire dragon was directly pressed to the ground, trampled underfoot by the savage jaw dragon, like a fish awaiting slaughter pinned to the chopping board.
Some dampness dripped onto the male fire dragon’s shell; it was the saliva of the savage jaw dragon.
That battle-hardened male fire dragon had already become nutrients accelerating the recovery of wounds. Jie Jié thought about it, the meat of ordinary male fire dragons should also be quite delicious?
Put it into practice.
The male fire dragon felt the heavy pressure on its back lighten. Before it could muster the strength to rise and shake off the monster on its back, it felt a severe pain coursing through its spine to its nerves.
Once, twice—
The male fire dragon’s eyes rolled up, the desired sky becoming blurred, leaving it behind.
In less than five minutes, a fire dragon had become Jie Jié’s next meal, new ingredients.
The overlord of the skies, the apex of the forest ecosystem, seemed insignificant to Jie Jié now.
Isn’t the next step to go see the giant ant hill wasteland, to witness the horn of the sandland, the tyrant of the desert?
While pecking at the fire dragon’s shell, Jie Jié pondered.
Looking up, the top of the ancient tree was an excellent viewing platform, from here one could see the coast and the far-off horizon where the sea meets the sky.
Flapping his wings to take off, the lush forest areas weren’t just surrounded by valleys like the ancient trees. Besides the vast plains along the coast, there was also the flooded forest beyond the lakes.
Even further away, there were scattered plains.
This lush area was quite expansive.
Moreover, there were still quite a few monsters lurking in the ancient tree forest that Jie Jié hadn’t encountered.
Powerful flying dragons in the air were predominantly fire dragon clans, uniquely privileged.
But evolution on land was far more competitive than in the skies.
Like the Hōng Lóng, the slaying dragon, and the Sui Long…
But currently, Jie Jié had only found evidence of their existence, never encountering actual traces.
“Roar~ Roar~”
The cry for help of the young dragon followed the wind into the pointed ears of the black wolf bird. With its beak full of fire dragon meat, Jie Jié flapped his wings and flew back to the reservoir.
The young fire dragon somehow rolled out of the nest and was calling to him on the green shade by the lake.
Suddenly, he felt that the young dragon had become a burden to his desires.
Pets, most important for healing the mind and enriching life.
Jie Jié approached, but the young dragon saw him and let out a threatening roar, retreating in fear.
He then remembered he was in the form of a black wolf bird, so he spat out the fire dragon meat, shook his wings, and transformed back into a sky dog beast, picking up the young dragon and putting it back in the nest.
Tearing off a piece of fire dragon meat and rolling it into a small ball, he stuffed it into the young dragon’s mouth, patting its head, feeling that this was enough to soothe it.
Jie Jié tore off another piece of meat and tasted it, hmm, it wasn’t as good as the seasoned ones, lacking that body-filling sensation.
Sigh, he regretted chewing the seasoned fire dragon’s wings like crab legs. Now thinking about it, he should have peeled them open and savored them carefully.
Shaking his head, Jie Jié decided to satisfy his regret with cooked food.
Building a stone pile by the reservoir, skewering the meat with branches, and gathering some dry twigs, he easily ignited the flame, and Jie Jié began barbecuing.
The wings of the sky dog beast fanning the wind were much more convenient than the scratcher birds, but the temperature of the flame was harder to control compared to charcoal, charring the meat black. He simply fed it to the young fire dragon.
The little guy, born less than a day ago, couldn’t stay in the nest and cautiously walked to his side watching him.
Fire dragons naturally use their breath weapons to attack prey, so charred parts are naturally edible.
Later, Jie Jié chose to use charcoal for roasting. Fire dragons are fire dragons after all, taking longer to roast but not getting burnt.
Half-cooked, it had a unique flavor.
Unfortunately, there were no seasonings.
Remember, the choice of ingredients in cat rice includes Sichuan peppercorns? Eternal Frostland even has chili peppers, or at least some honey coating would be nice.
Looks like he needs to focus on collecting things in the future.
Jie Jié casually thought about it, turning around to dig up some more fire dragon meat.
Walking past, he saw the egg nest. The round dragon eggs gleamed with tempting luster.
He tapped each one with his finger, shook them, and compared their weights.
Turning around again, he picked up the young dragon and compared its weight. Surprisingly, the hatchling was lighter than some of the eggs.
After gathering sufficient information and making comparisons, Jie Jié confidently selected the heaviest egg to use as an ingredient.
Blowing a big fire, he threw the egg directly into the fire to roast, then took some fire dragon meat back, feeding the quite hungry young fire dragon.
Fire dragon eggs, fire dragon meat, while feeding a young fire dragon nearby.
Turning his head, at the highest point of the ancient tree forest, exclusively the viewing platform of the king of the skies, watching the sunset blend with the horizon.
Half of the sun had already sunk below the sea level, but was completed by the shimmering sea surface.
The two halos at the horizon gradually approached, forming a brief yet magnificent circle.
This circle disappeared instantly, pulling a crimson line across the sea surface.
Absolutely beautiful, absolutely stunning.
Jie Jié shook the egg being roasted, not completely done yet, with some water sounds still inside.
The hardness and heat resistance of the fire dragon egg made it hard to cook, but unlike raw chicken eggs, it wouldn’t explode due to short-term high temperatures.
By nightfall, the cool wind blew fiercely, but Jie Jié shielded the stone pile from the wind. If it went out, he would blow another puff of fire.
Something hard pressed against his body. Looking down, the young fire dragon was leaning on him, hiding under his wing.
Jie Jié paused, then thought of the other eggs, carrying the nest with the eggs closer to warm themselves by the fire.
Speaking of which, do fire dragons need to incubate eggs?
Jie Jié blinked and touched the roasted egg, it should be done by now.
