Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

"Mother, Father, this is the best magic crystal of the month."

Alduin respectfully placed ten magic crystals in front of the two dragons with his claws.

"Huff~"

The dragon girl's breathing became heavier and more rapid, and the longing in her eyes intensified.

She thought this was just her eldest son's way of stalling for time, and planned to teach him a lesson after the month was over. She never expected that he would actually be able to produce ten top-grade magic crystals!

There are ten of those!

Keep in mind that even if she didn't eat or drink, risking being targeted by the Eye of the Sky and hunted by dragon-slaying warriors, she would only be able to barely gather enough resources after plundering human cities for a year!

"My dear son, fourth-tier monster meat is hard to find."

Onyxia, the Black Dragon Girl, spoke, and the meaning in her tone was crystal clear.

Are you referring to those mountains of meat?

You have to understand that this thing would be like lymph node meat in my previous life. People who knew it would never eat it, and people who didn't know it would never want to eat it again after eating it.

Alduin knew, of course, that the Black Dragon Mother wanted more magic crystals, but he said, "Mother, this is all we have. After all, those two baby dragons are too inefficient; all they do is eat and sleep."

Alduin knew that his black dragon was extremely greedy and selfish, and that throwing out more magic crystals would not only fail to satisfy her, but would also make her take advantage of him.

Hei Long Niang did not speak upon hearing this, but she understood the unspoken meaning behind her eldest son's words.

It's simply that if she wants more magic crystals, she needs to provide more benefits. However, as a black dragon, she is selfish by nature and unwilling to give even the smallest benefit, so she hesitates.

Seeing that the Black Dragon Lady remained silent, Auduin sneered inwardly and turned to look at Shadow Dragon Father beside him with his golden vertical pupils.

He preferred dealing with his father, who was the Shadow Dragon, to his mother.

"Father, how about we make a deal?"

Alduin spoke slowly.

His Shadow Dragon father, Night Fang, narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a shrewd, businessman-like gaze, waiting for his son to continue.

Seeing that things were looking promising, Auduin continued.

"They provide me with a Tier 5 magical beast every month..."

Before he could finish speaking, the dragon maiden interrupted him, "Absolutely not!"

It's important to understand that advancing from the fourth to the fifth tier of a magical beast represents a qualitative leap, significantly enhancing both its strength and intelligence. However, fifth-tier magical beasts are also extremely rare.

Every fifth-tier magical beast can be considered a top-tier food source.

That's why Black Dragon Girl was so resolute.

Shadowfang, however, showed interest, raised his hand to Black Dragon Girl, and stared at Alduin, saying:

"You know fifth-tier magical beasts are incredibly valuable. What can you offer in exchange?"

Alduin smiled slightly and slowly said, "An extra ten magic crystals per month." He then added, "Top quality."

Such a grand gesture right off the bat even moved the usually composed Shadow Dragon.

You should know that by human standards, a fifth-tier magical beast is only worth two top-grade magic crystals.

Auduin, however, offered five times the price!

Black Dragon Girl's breathing became heavy, and she couldn't help but agree, but was stopped by Shadow Dragon Father.

"Alduin, you're not one of those two good-for-nothings that just eat and sleep."

As a legendary shadow dragon, Shadowfang is skilled in calculation, possesses extremely high intelligence, and believes in equal exchange. Naturally, he would have doubts about such an unequal transaction.

He couldn't believe that Alduin, who shared his bloodline, would propose such a foolish deal.

A slight smile appeared on Auduin's lips.

"Of course, I'm not like those two lazy good-for-nothings."

After casually belittling her younger brother and sister, she continued:

"What I want is the right to hunt."

"make a deal!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Black Dragon Girl readily agreed.

Shadow Dragon Father glanced at Alduin but did not refuse his request.

In their eyes, their eldest son was only ten years old. Although he could eat more than a normal dragon and was a little bigger, he was still a young dragon and his strength was at most at the fourth level.

While a typical fourth-tier magical beast might be easily killed, a fifth-tier magical beast is not so simple to kill.

As long as he doesn't reach the fifth rank, he will never be able to contend with them. At most, he can only rely on the strength of the dragons to protect himself, but he can't hunt them.

Haha, that doesn't exist.

But how can a dragon ascend to the fifth tier?

It's not as simple as just eating it...

When Auduin saw that the two dragons had agreed to his deal, he naturally knew what they were thinking, but he didn't care, because he had his own way of doing things.

After reaching a deal that satisfied all three parties, he exchanged a few pleasantries with his parents and then flew out of the dragon's nest.

……

A month later.

Alduin looked at the pile of magic crystals in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.

This time, they harvested a total of twenty-five top-grade magic crystals, and Karl and Lilith's efficiency increased rather than decreased.

This was naturally due to some tricks he used.

After that transaction with the Dragon Father and Dragon Mother, the next day when the two wanted to resist but lacked the strength to do so, and could only express their dissatisfaction by slacking off, Alduin returned the top-grade magic crystal that he had promised them.

This not only made them grateful to themselves, but also caused their mining efficiency to increase dramatically.

It just goes to show that human methods are still effective.

After giving his parents another twenty top-grade magic crystals, Alduin glanced at the magic crystals he had collected over the years and smiled slightly when he realized he had accumulated more than three hundred.

"That's enough."

Looking at the glittering magic crystal, a hint of greed and reluctance, unique to dragons, flashed in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

After all, compared to improving one's strength, the desire for sparkling stones is insignificant.

That's right, Alduin plans to advance to Tier 5.

As we all know, the more powerful a monster is, the more difficult it is to break through its limits.

As for the young dragons, who are among the world's top beings, it is even more difficult to obtain them.

According to the inherited memories he obtained, there is only one way for the dragon race to break through to the fifth rank.

That is to wait.

All they need to do is eat and sleep, sleep and eat, and then wait fifty years. Their dragons will naturally break through from juvenile dragons, grow into young dragons, obtain fifth-order inheritance, and enter the fifth order.

However, not every dragon needs to wait fifty years; there are some exceptions.

Alduin felt that he only needed to wait another ten years to grow into a young dragon.

Although the dragon's breakthrough may seem simple, it is also a shackle.

Unless Alduin grows into a young dragon and unlocks his inherited memories, his size cannot increase, which is a fatal torment for Alduin, who has already reached his maximum size.

After they grow into young dragons, their parents will drive them out of the nest and let them venture out on their own.

However, this method involves a long waiting period, and Alduin wants to make a breakthrough quickly.

According to his understanding, some dragons are born with the strength of a fifth-tier dragon, even though they are still larvae.

For example, Starshine Dragons, Time-Space Dragons, Abyss Dragons, Chaos Dragons, Nightmare Dragons, and so on, all have extremely rare offspring, thus their bloodline power is extremely strong. They are born with the strength of the fifth rank and directly unlock the memory inheritance.

However, these are all special cases.

But it also provided Auduin with some ideas.