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Below the turntable are the words "Spiritual Essence," followed by a quantity of 0.17.

When Thor focused his attention, he was surprised to find that as long as he invested his mental energy essence, he could use this giant spinning wheel to draw a prize.

The outermost layer of countless tiny grids represents various miscellaneous items in the Monster Hunter world, including but not limited to wild fruits, ores, dirt, and materials dropped by monsters... Each draw requires a point of Spirit Essence.

The number of small squares decreases significantly in the inner layer, corresponding to various weak environmental creatures, and each draw requires ten points.

Further in, the order is: low-level ecological niche, medium-level ecological niche, high-level ecological niche, ancient dragon, and taboo. The amount of spiritual essence required to extract each time also increases tenfold.

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"Where did this come from? Never mind, as long as it works. Just 100 million units of spiritual essence can make it a forbidden power comparable to a god. It really makes Long's heart surge with excitement."

But where can this essence of spiritual power be obtained?

Thor's intuition told him that things were probably not that simple.

As his attention shifted downwards and landed on the "Mental Essence" section, sure enough, a detailed introduction appeared.

Every living being possesses spiritual power. The higher one's intelligence and strength, the stronger one's spiritual power becomes, and strong emotions are the outward manifestation of this power.

As long as a living being harbors strong emotions toward Thor, whether it be anger, hatred, love, or worship, he can obtain spiritual essence.

Isn't this the same tactic used by gods to absorb faith?

Thinking of this, Thor opened his eyes, and two gaunt and ferocious dragon faces instantly entered his field of vision.

"Calp! Sistana! What are you two up to, sneaking around like that?!"

Chapter Three: Struggle

Sistana awoke from her slumber, a churning hunger rising in her stomach, instantly igniting a surge of anger and hatred on her gaunt dragon face.

Because she failed to consume enough eggshells, this slumber was far from successful—her body length only increased from a little over one meter to nearly two meters, her muscles were shriveled and atrophied, and she looked like a skin and bones.

A true dragon is a creature whose neck and tail together account for more than half of its total length, making her appear even smaller.

"You despicable Thor, I will make you pay! I will make you pay!"

After crawling out of the dark corner, Sistana didn't see the Dragon Queen, and naturally there was no food prepared in advance.

Unable to bear the hunger any longer, she could only scoop up some pebbles from the ground and stuff them into her mouth.

The true dragon's digestive system can digest almost all substances in the world, and she can also absorb some nutrients and energy from these inorganic substances.

She initially wanted to confront Saul immediately, but then she realized that in her current state, she was probably no match for him.

So he turned and crawled toward the direction where his younger brother, Kalp, was sleeping.

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"It seems you haven't learned your lesson from last time at all, and you still dare to show your face in front of me!"

Spiritual Essence Fragment +1.

Spiritual Essence Fragment +1.

A faint blue subtitle flashed before his eyes, and Thor finally understood where the 0.17 balance came from.

I never expected my fellow countrymen to be of this use. I'd better treat them well.

Dragging his over two-meter-long body, Thor got up from the ground, shook off the dust that had accumulated on his body during his half-month slumber, and arched his spine slightly like a cat.

With a sweep of pale golden pupils, the scales on the two fledgling dragons instantly burst open, but instead of retreating, they charged forward in unison.

The dragon's powerful physique allowed Thor to feel no sluggishness from lying down for so long. He gripped the ground with all four limbs and suddenly spun around and swung his tail.

The tail, which appeared exceptionally long compared to its body, lashed out like a whip, drawing a pale red trail in the air before striking Sistana, who was leading the charge, hard on the head.

The powerful force from the whip tip effect caused a crisp "snap" when the two collided, causing the fine red scales to burst open and blood to seep out.

The intense pain and dizziness immediately halted Sistana's forward momentum.

Seeing this, Kalp immediately jumped over his sister, leaped high into the air, and pounced on Thor.

Using the momentum of his charge and his own weight, he successfully tackled Thor to the ground, but the next second, a dragon claw gripped his throat tightly—preventing him from biting and allowing Thor to flip him over and pin him down.

At this moment, Sistana also recovered and leaped high into the air, pouncing on Thor's back. Her claws, which were beginning to show their ferocity, scratched wildly, and she opened her mouth to bite Thor's nape.

The intense pain caused Thor to roar violently. He shook his body forcefully, and at the same time, his wings suddenly spread open, throwing Sistana away.

Then, seizing the opportunity, he unleashed a barrage of blows with both claws, repeatedly striking Karp's head. In a short time, he had him covered in cuts and bruises, completely rendering him unable to resist.

When Sistana regrouped and prepared to charge again, she saw that Thor already had one foot on Culp's head and was staring at her fiercely.

"Your turn, you sneaky crawler!"

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After a fierce fight, Thor emerged victorious.

This is the benefit of seizing the initiative. As the saying goes, if you are one step ahead, you will be ahead every step of the way. In the early stages, you can obtain more food and develop faster and stronger.

A stronger body can then win more food in subsequent battles, thus creating a virtuous cycle.

If he could, Thor wouldn't want to treat his brothers and sisters this way, but the struggle for survival is inherently cruel.

He also remembered that when he was a human, his grandmother's family had a female cat when he was a child. One day, the female cat gave birth to a litter of kittens.

The litter had a large number of kittens, and the mother cat's milk was clearly insufficient, so they began to fight fiercely for it.

Two of them failed to get milk immediately, and when they were checked again a few days later, they were noticeably smaller than the other cubs. Not long after, they died from malnutrition.

These are just ordinary animals; among the naturally ferocious and tyrannical red dragons, the competition for survival is even more intense.

If Thor doesn't suppress the other two red dragon cubs, he will be bullied by them instead; there is no other possibility.

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Watching his younger brother and sister-in-law limp away in a disheveled state, Thor grinned with a mocking smile, turned his flexible neck, and began to lick the wounds on his body.

Despite their current state of being covered in blood and with their skin torn open, the True Dragon's powerful regenerative abilities mean there's no need to worry about infection; the wounds will heal in no time.

After cleaning himself up, he recalled the huge roulette wheel in his mind—the balance behind his mental essence had increased from 0.17 to 0.5, all thanks to the anger of the other two red dragon cubs in the battle just now.

'It seems like in two days I'll be able to do a low-level draw. Hopefully I'll get some good stuff.'

With a thought running through his mind, Thor got up and left the corner of the cave to begin exploring his surroundings.

Dragons are born with dark vision, which allows them to see clearly even in dimly lit caves.

It can be seen that this place was transformed from a natural cave, with some burn marks all over the walls, and the latter half is blocked by huge rocks—could it be the Dragon Mother's treasure vault?

Thinking of this, Thor felt his heart skip a beat, and a surge of greed began to grow wildly.

But the rationality of his human soul quickly suppressed the restlessness of his bloodline, causing him to subconsciously move away from the boulder and focus his attention only on the first half of the cave.

After taking a general look around, Thor had a basic understanding of his current situation and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

There were few traces of elaborate carving in the cave, no so-called retinues, and no special features that arose from the red dragon's long-term residence and magical influence.

All signs indicate that this was just a cave that the Dragon Mother randomly chose to lay her eggs.

But that makes sense, considering previous observations, her body length seems to be only a little over 17 meters, which is the average length of a young red dragon.

Red dragons of this age are only just beginning to establish fixed territories and recruit a small number of followers, so how could they possibly possess a large power?

This was not good news for Thor, and it made him feel a little heavy-hearted.

The five-colored evil dragons never take care of their offspring. If they are powerful, they might have their retinues look after them a little, but if they don't even have retinues...

For the next few days, Thor and the other two hatchlings never saw their mother again.

An intense hunger burned in their stomachs like a raging fire, and they dared not leave the cave at will, so they could only eat stones to fill their stomachs.

Nearly a week later, the sound of flapping wings could be heard again outside the cave, and a fiery red figure swept in, bringing with it a strong stench of blood.

Chapter Four Food

Chiriel landed heavily on the protruding platform in front of the cave. The two streams of white breath that spewed from her nostrils were ignited by the high temperature inside her body, resembling two swirling and dancing tongues of fire, leaving fleeting scorching trails in the air.

Between her massive claws, she held firmly a huge wild boar. Judging from its protruding, thick tusks and the bristles on its back that stood up like steel needles, it was clearly a ferocious boar, probably weighing around a ton.

This was undoubtedly the kind of ferocious beast that dared to charge head-on into a tiger, but at this moment its spine had been broken, and warm blood was gushing from the corner of its mouth, meandering across the platform and forming fine streams of blood.

The thick, pungent smell of blood wafted into the cave with the wind, instantly whetting Thor's appetite. He jerked his head up, a clear look of desire flashing in his eyes.

Kalp and Sistana, who were already somewhat malnourished, couldn't help but have their eyes light up with greed. Without thinking, they rushed out of the platform.

However, instead of Daenerys's loving care, they were met with merciless beatings.

With a sudden sweep of its large wings, Chiliel sent the two fledgling dragons flying like a solid city wall, crashing heavily to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, she let out a warning roar, showing no intention of sharing the prey, and lowered her head to tear at the wild boar with large bites.

Looking at the two fledglings that had fallen to the ground, Thor couldn't help but reveal a faint hint of mockery in his eyes.

But then he thought of his current situation, which didn't seem much better, and that hint of mockery instantly turned into dejection, and he lowered his eyes listlessly.

The three baby dragons watched longingly as their mother feasted, waiting until she was full, licked the blood from her lips, and slowly crawled into the cave to lie down before cautiously rushing toward the remains of her prey on the ground.

Relatively speaking, the strong and robust Thor took the lead and snatched the piece of remains with the most remaining flesh.

Seeing that Sistana still wanted to go forward and fight for it, he turned around without hesitation and lashed her to the ground with his tail.

This was the first time Thor had ever eaten real, normal food since he was born, apart from those eggshell fragments.

His stomach was already rumbling with hunger, and at this moment he didn't care whether raw meat was disgusting or not; he just wanted to fill his stomach as soon as possible.

He quickly swallowed the small amount of meat he had been eating, and even the hard bones were crushed by his sharp, hard dragon teeth and swallowed in large gulps.

But such a small amount of leftovers was clearly far from enough to satisfy Sol's voracious appetite.

Despite their small size, the young dragons possess a digestive system that is like a high-temperature furnace, allowing them to digest food as they eat, quickly converting the food they consume into the energy their bodies need.

In addition, its excellent elasticity allows it to hold a large amount of food at once, giving it a somewhat otherworldly feel.

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Without hesitation, Thor turned his gaze to his younger brother and sister. Unfortunately, these two baby dragons had learned their lesson from the eggshell and had now become wiser.

They all devoured the food in their paws like starving ghosts, eating even faster than Thor, and by now there was nothing left.

Undeterred, Thor continued rummaging through the ground for the wild boar's hides and scraps, hoping to find something else to eat.

The next instant, a long, narrow wooden pole caught his attention.

He picked it up with his paw and saw that a shiny black arrowhead was embedded at one end of the wooden pole.

This is an arrow, but it is several times larger than the heavy arrows Thor had seen in his previous life when he was human.

One can't help but wonder, what kind of creature shot this arrow, and why did it appear on the wild boar that the Dragon Mother brought back?

As they pondered, a furious growl from the Dragon Mother suddenly echoed from the cave.

"You three idiots! Clean up the trash after you're done eating. I don't want to wake up to find even a crumb!"

Thor, who was searching through the wreckage, suddenly froze. He turned to look at Sistana and Calp and roared.

"Did you hear me? You two idiots! Clean up the floor right now!"

This action immediately provoked the dissatisfaction of the other two baby dragons, who roared in protest.

"Damn Thor! You have no right to order me around!"

"My mother clearly said to clean all three together, so why are you pushing all the responsibility onto us!"

Thor grinned, revealing sharp fangs, and sneered. He raised one of his front paws, clenched it into a fist, shook it forcefully, and said.

“You dare to disobey your elder brother’s orders? It seems you are lacking in education.”

Just as the three baby dragons were about to start fighting, Chiriel, who was lying in the cave, impatiently raised her head and growled in a low voice.

“If I hear you yelling and disturbing my sleep again, I’ll twist your heads off.”

Upon hearing this, the three baby dragons immediately lowered their heads dejectedly, no longer daring to utter a sound, and obediently began to clean the ground.