Red Dragon, but chosen by all four gods

Heros returned to his dragon's lair and went straight to the innermost part of the cave.

Three years later, under Heros's command, the Dragonborn Guards greatly expanded his dragon's lair.

Here lies a lava pool emitting terrifying heat, a magic circle personally inscribed by Macalos.

Besides being used to give the little red dragon a bath and a rest, it was also used by Heros to make the "tools" needed for surgery.

Although he could perform precise operations using the low-level spell "Mage's Hand," Heros's magic power had not yet been raised to the point where it could be consumed indefinitely, making it impossible to continuously complete repeated experiments.

Moreover, according to his final plan, this kind of modification surgery could be taught to his advanced subordinates, so the steps and tools should be as universal as possible.

Relying on his own powerful spiritual energy and magic is clearly not a good approach.

After picking up a box of surgical instruments, Heros went to a designated area.

Several rows of stone bookshelves stand here, displaying the magic books and scrolls collected over the past three years, as well as Heros's own notes.

Ever since Macalos discovered that the little red dragon would quiet down while reading, he ordered the noble lords of various territories to send over their spellcasting traditions.

Moreover, the history course he had planned to take five years to complete was actually finished by Heros in just one year.

Delighted by the little red dragon's rapid learning speed, Macaros wholeheartedly fulfilled his request to learn mortal magic.

There are a total of seven main regional territories within the Gem Islands.

The major families all have some spellcasting lineage, while the remaining minor lords mostly only have a variety of witchcraft, spiritism, alchemy, and other lineages, and most of them are incomplete and unsystematic.

But this didn't stump Heros.

With the [Vision of Truth], Heros can fill in the missing parts by spending time conducting experiments and demonstrations.

Therefore, he urgently needs "experimental subjects," especially for his current main research area—"bioalchemy surgery."

This is the cornerstone of the "Family Creation Project".

He gained some basic experience from wild beasts, and some experience from demonized beasts in dealing with magical organs.

Honestly, that's not enough.

Let's just go straight for the people.

The number of wild beasts in the Godfall Era is less than that of mortals. The harsh living environment has also increased the survival ability of some demonized beasts to an incredible level.

Therefore, in this respect, it would be faster to use ordinary people as experimental subjects.

In any case, Heros's final retinue also consisted of intelligent humanoid beings, and using them could accelerate the process.

Heros took out several notebooks from the bookshelf that he had not yet finished summarizing; the upcoming experiments would fill in many of the missing parts.

He then flew out of the dragon's nest and headed to a mountain peak to the side and rear of the nest.

A large area of ​​prison cells has already been prepared here.

The experiment was far removed from "justice," so Heros tried his best to keep Celia from seeing it.

Of course, Celia had been informed of these experiments, and Heros had no intention of hiding them.

The subjects of the experiment were all hardened criminals whom even killing ten times wouldn't be enough; Heros couldn't kill as many as Celia did in a single operation in a year.

If the crimes committed by these experimental subjects were reported to Seraria, then for the criminals to survive even a single breath in her wrath would be a disrespect to her power.

……

"You sinful mortals know very well why you have been sent here."

"The only remaining value of your scum-like lives is to provide material for our experiments as true dragons."

"If they dare to run away..."

Motar chuckled, then gently exhaled a breath of green miasma.

The poisonous gas drifted into the nearest cell, and the next moment, the man inside suddenly felt an unbearable itch all over his body, which could not be relieved no matter how much he scratched.

Soon, he couldn't bear it any longer, tore off the pieces of cloth covering his body, rolled on the ground, and frantically rubbed his skin against the stones.

He rolled around and scratched, the force increasing until his fingertips and flesh were torn to shreds and bleeding.

"Heh...heh heh..."

He seemed to realize something and wanted to beg for mercy from Motar outside the cell, but he then discovered that his throat was so swollen that he could not speak normally and could only make a few breathy sounds.

Soon, the man had been tortured to the point of being bloody and unrecognizable.

His miserable state terrified the prisoners.

"Or, you may choose death; I will not stop you."

Seeing that it was enough, Motar exhaled another puff of poison gas at the man, neutralizing the previous poison.

He will now be tormented by the wounds all over his body for a long time.

"But if you had the courage to choose death, you wouldn't have been sent here."

"There's one more thing you haven't told them."

When Mortar saw Heros fly in, he quickly went to greet him.

"The most important thing is the blessing of the true dragon, which should naturally be announced by you, brother. How could I presume to do so?"

Heros ignored her attempts to ingratiate herself and glanced around at the prisoners who had been separated and held in different cells.

Seeing Mortar's fawning attitude towards Heros, the prisoners naturally understood that he was the master who would decide their fate, so they dared not even breathe loudly, and some of the weaker ones had already knelt down.

"I only have one thing to announce."

Heros's voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to echo and reverberate throughout the cave, making it clear to every prisoner and filling them with inexplicable fear.

"If you are resilient enough to survive the experiment, you will gain immense power, be absolved of all your past sins, and be given a new life as servants of the true dragon."

Upon hearing this, all the prisoners seemed to be inspired, and those with weak wills shouted loudly to swear allegiance.

Although most of them didn't know why they valued such a promise made in despair so much.

"Brother, how come you're even better at manipulating people than I am? Could you possibly have some kind of green dragon hybrid blood?"

Heros glanced at her, and Mortal immediately realized that she had misspoke in her shock.

"I apologize, I had no intention of insulting your noble and pure lineage, I was simply... awestruck by your greatness."

Heros ignored her and flew to the innermost laboratory with his tools and notes, with Mortal quickly following.

The main reason for choosing Mortar as an assistant is due to the unique advantages of the Green Dragon.

Among the colorful dragons, the green dragon is the most skilled at bewitching people, which effectively helps him manage these prisoners.

After all, there are never enough Dragonborn Guards, and right now only Hill, whose punishment is not yet over, is keeping watch for him.

The management of prisoners is necessary, and Heros's promise was no empty words.

The state of mind and soul can directly affect the body, and many bloodlines will exhibit different states depending on the owner's resistance and cooperation.

To put it bluntly, uncooperative test subjects will interfere with experimental data and cause changes, and are also more prone to mutation and failure.

In addition, the green dragon is also the most skilled at precisely manipulating magic among the colored dragons.

The various forms of magic she gleaned from her bloodline also aligned with Heros's current main area of ​​focus, and could barely complement Heros's experiments.

Finally, and most importantly.

She is indeed much smarter than the other two baby dragons, and is able to understand and learn from Heros's plan. In the future, she may become the first dragon after Heros to master the Familia Surgery.

"Now, let's bring in the first test subject."