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"Ha~ I knew it... The number of Fortress Plateau missions issued by the Elgard Assembly Hall has increased sharply recently. It must be the dragon scales dropped by the Sky Comet Dragon.

The dragon energy it generates will make the surrounding monsters feel uneasy and cause chaos."

Lilia frowned at first, but soon relaxed her brows and continued to ask with a smile:

"So... you dealt with those dragon scales?"

"...hidden in the underground ruins of my former tribe. It's deep enough to completely conceal its presence, and neither monsters nor hunters can find it."

Relying on his current special identity, Han Xin compiled a fairly reasonable reason.

He couldn't answer truthfully:

I fed it to a small Primordial Silver Dragon, and you know, I raised that small Primordial Silver Dragon into a sub-adult!

That would probably cause a commotion in the guild or the Dragon Calendar Academy.

Anyway, I have already taught Xiaojue Silver Dragon and Scratching Bird, and both dragons promised not to appear in front of humans. It is better to have less trouble than more, so I can just find an excuse to fool them.

Faced with Han Xin's words, Lilia did not have a single doubt and naturally believed it.

There is no other reason,

During the time Han Xinyuan was exploring the Fortress Heights, the number of subsequent Fortress Heights missions issued by the gathering hall dropped sharply.

In addition, scholars from the Dragon Calendar Institute and the Monster Research Institute also observed on the airship that the monsters in the hunting grounds had indeed calmed down and the frenzy they had a few days ago had subsided.

"Huh?! I see! It was clearly a great achievement, but I didn't see you mention it to the guild staff or scholars when you came back!"

Lilia didn't mind Han Xin's independent behavior, but rather appreciated and agreed with his approach.

Hunters exploring the wild are allowed to freely pick up the fallen dragon scales of the Sky Comet Dragon, but they need to report it when they return to the gathering place.

As for whether the scales picked up by luck can be used as equipment, it depends on the hunter's level and the degree of wear and tear of the scales.

Therefore, Han Xin's "harmless treatment" actually saved the gathering place a lot of trouble.

Han Xin smiled knowingly and flicked his cat paw.

"Low-key and low-key~"

"We sent out a small investigation team, but they couldn't find the fallen dragon scale. I didn't expect that you, Mr. Han Xin, would take the lead in solving it...

As expected of you, you handle the crisis really quickly."

In the face of Lilia's compliments, Han Xin silently attributed the credit to Xiaojue Silver Dragon in his heart.

As Lilia said, due to the fast processing speed, there were basically no casualties among hunters.

Even before many hunters successfully hunted the monster, the target of the mission had already left the hunting ground, causing the hunters to fail the mission.

If it weren't for the help of Little Duke Silver Dragon, perhaps this small incident on the Fortress Heights would not have been resolved so quickly.

After chatting for a while, Han Xin started to read Tian Huilong's books.

And once again with the help of Lilia's interpretation, he carefully explored all the ecological information of the Sky Comet Dragon.

According to research,

The Sky Comet Dragon is an ancient dragon monster that flies at very high altitudes for a long time. The red trail it leaves when flying is believed by some to be a red comet.

And regard it as an ominous sign, which will bring unavoidable disaster once it falls on the earth.

The existence of the Sky Comet Dragon itself is also believed by many to exist only in legend.

It wasn't until human aviation technology advanced to the point where they were able to fly to the sky high above where the Sky Comet Dragon resided that they finally confirmed its existence...

"...Well, I don't understand why the Sky Comet Dragon would want to bypass us two and attack the Dragon Consciousness Ship directly.

If she felt threatened by the appearance of the Dragon Knowledge Ship, it would be reasonable for her to take the initiative to attack.

But after that battle, she should have intuitively felt that the 'threat' did not come from the Dragon Consciousness Ship, but from us. But even so, she only had eyes for the Dragon Consciousness Ship..."

Han Xin read the book and recalled the situation at that time.

Lilia spread her hands and made an equally puzzled expression.

"Who knows... maybe they're just bored. After all, we can't understand the thoughts of monsters. What's more, the Sky Comet Dragon is an ancient dragon, and its wisdom is higher than we humans imagine.

This is also the reason why our Dragon Calendar Institute and various monster research institutions exist. Sooner or later, we will understand them."

Faced with Lilia's unintentional explanation and comfort, Han Xin found a breakthrough!

"【boring】?!"

His eyes fixed, and he quickly turned the pages of the book.

The book shows that since the legend was confirmed, there have been only three records of humans having "direct" contact with the Sky Comet Dragon.

The first time was sixty or seventy years ago, when the Dragon Calendar Institute upgraded the performance of the Dragon Identification Ship to the point where it could rise to the clouds and was observed from the summit of the highest peak of the Yiqunling Mountains.

Later, due to special reasons, the Sky Comet Dragon caused ecological unrest and was conquered by Lilia's master Kolos.

The second time was nearly fifty years ago, when, influenced by the wind and thunder dragons, they came during the Night Roam of a Hundred Dragons to prey on monsters.

At that time, Guiwu Lieren expelled it from the abandoned shrine, and then the mysterious red-light comet dragon was officially defeated on the Fortress Heights after overcoming the influence of the gnawing insects.

The third and last time was when the Longshi ship was attacked.

In the past few decades, no new Sky Comet Dragon individuals were recorded in the repulsion or subjugation records.

Even the observation record is 0!

"Lilia, did the [Red Dragon Qi Jade] used in the new power plant of the Dragon Knowledge Ship we visited come from different individuals?"

"That's right, the [Red Dragon Jade] that Master Koros conquered was naturally collected by our Dragon Academy.

As for the [Red Dragon Qi Jade] dropped by the Sky Comet Dragon hunted by Mr. Lie Ren, our Dragon Calendar Institute applied to the Hunter Guild for research."

"Then let me ask, are the two recorded Sky Comet Dragon specimens both male?"

"?"

Although Lilia didn't quite understand why Han Xin asked this question, as a scholar she still answered it.

"Indeed."

When he heard these four words, Han Xin slapped his forehead!

String together!

All strung together!

As we all know, the lifespan of ancient dragons can be described as long.

Then the growth cycle or activity cycle of the Sky Comet Dragon can also be calculated in years beyond human cognition.

Since ancient times, the Sky Comet Dragon has been treated as a legend. Before the development of aviation technology, some scholars believed that the activity cycle of the Sky Comet Dragon was once every thousand years, and speculated that it was very likely to be extinct.

This shows that their number is extremely rare.

In addition, the little silver dragon and Ji De, who are both ancient dragons, have shown the ancient dragon's high wisdom, as well as the existence of [loneliness], [loss], [cherishing companions] and other emotions.

Han Xin has reason to speculate that the same is true for Tianhuilong - while she possesses extremely high intelligence, she also has extremely intellectual emotions and corresponding emotional needs!

Since the two male individuals in recent decades have been conquered by humans, what should the female individuals who have grown up do?

There is no doubt that she is so lonely that she has to look for a male all over the world!

The "Tree Grinding" incident observed by Han Xin two days ago might be the result of the female Sky Comet Dragon being unable to find a mate during the breeding season and having no choice but to entertain herself!

Furthermore, the two [Red Dragon Qi Jades] in the Dragon Consciousness Ship both carry the energy and breath of the Sky Comet Dragon when it was alive.

Naturally, the female Sky Comet Dragon took this as a clue of the male's whereabouts!

Seeing Han Xin's sudden realization, Lilia put her finger on her chin, blinked her eyes, and asked:

"What's the matter, Mr. Han Xin? Is there any clue about the Sky Comet Dragon?"

Han Xin gently closed the book. There was no need to investigate further at this point.

After quietly placing the books on the shelf, Han Xin said with a mixture of laughter and tears:

"I have a guess... She wants to find a man."

This blunt statement actually made Lilia blush.

Although she is a senior scholar and chief hunter of the Dragon Calendar Academy, she is also a woman who has lost her lover for many years.

After hearing this, she, who adheres to her moral principles, still feels shy instinctively.

"Ahem... well, maybe that's possible, but my research is basically all about [monster energy system construction and evolutionary direction for survival].

There really isn't much research on monster reproduction habits..."

Lilia coughed lightly to hide her embarrassment, then suddenly thought of something and continued to speak to Han Xin:

“I will keep the topic you mentioned, Mr. Han Xin, for now, but you can go to the Monster Research Institute in Elgard and ask Lucilla’s opinion.

She’s an expert at this.”

"Huh? Lucilla actually specializes in this area? I really didn't expect that... Well, there's no need to bother her.

I'll just go investigate again myself..."

Han Xin's mind conjured up the image of Lucilla pushing up her glasses.

I can't imagine that such a well-educated and quiet girl would study the breeding habits of monsters.

You have to know that when studying that kind of topic, observation is indispensable; even touching "those things" of monsters.

At the same time, Han Xin also sighed silently in his heart.

Fortunately, Ye Zi is not a scholar.

Even though she and Lucilla acted very close on a daily basis, she shouldn't have picked up any strange knowledge due to their different professions.

After all, no matter how much Han Xin dislikes humans, he doesn't want to see the girl he has watched grow up embark on an impure path!

Han Xin sighed softly and put these unimportant things aside for the time being.

Then he thought seriously and said to Lilia seriously:

"Ms. Lilia, I'd like to purchase a [Red Dragon Jade]."

Lilia was a little surprised by the sudden request.

"...Mr. Han Xin, do you know how precious the [Red Dragon Jade] is?