Red Dragon Monster Hunter Template.

The intense emotions emanating from those young dragons provided him with nearly 5 points of spiritual essence, almost equivalent to two months of normal accumulation.

So it seems that being captured and taken to Dragon Castle isn't such a bad thing after all?

Although some freedom will be lost, the speed of strength growth will be greatly increased, and it is expected that a high-level draw will be performed before reaching adolescence.

If he were to continue as before, relying on Sistana and Karp to gradually subdue his followers and depend on them for spiritual essence, it would be impossible to accumulate 10,000 points in the long run.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Third Biological Template

Watching the young dragons depart one after another, Thor began to ponder his next move.

Next, he will probably have to stay in this area for quite some time, until he grows into infancy or adolescence, before he is forcibly conscripted to fight to the death against the alien race in order to expand the territory of that damned blue dragon.

To make his life more comfortable in the days to come, the first thing he needed to do was find a place and build a suitable nest.

Thor's gaze fell upon the raised Gobi Desert face beneath his feet, and he felt that this place was quite nice—the altitude was sufficient, the view was wide open, and the rust-red color was just right for the Red Dragon's aesthetic.

He called to the two fledglings and patrolled back and forth along the cross-section of the Gobi Desert. Before long, he found a suitable spot and began to dig with his claws.

A true dragon's claws are sharp and hard, even in its juvenile stage they are comparable to a +1 magic weapon.

This raised Gobi Desert has no hard rocks, only dry and tough clay, which is easy to dig.

Soon, the three baby dragons burrowed into the Gobi Desert, and from the outside, only their three tails could be seen swaying back and forth.

Thor plans to dig out a building similar to the cave dwellings on the Loess Plateau in his previous life. This structure is not only simple and easy to build, but also has a large space, which is just right to accommodate his rapidly growing body.

The three fledglings worked from noon until sunrise the next day, finally managing to dig out a huge cave that was 4 meters wide, 6 meters deep, and nearly 3 meters high.

This size is more than enough for Sol, who is over 5 meters long, to live in temporarily.

If they continue digging, even though this entire Gobi Desert is composed of stable clay, there is still a risk of collapse.

Thor surveyed his new home with satisfaction, then flicked his tail and whipped Sistana and Kalp away.

We were crammed into the same cave before because of the limited space, so that we could react as quickly as possible in case of danger.

Now that he can guarantee basic safety, why would he want to squeeze into the same hole with those two idiots again?

This sudden action stunned Sistana and Kalp, who tumbled out of the cave before they realized what had happened and were instantly enraged.

"Damn it, you want to have the cave all to yourself?"

"We also contributed to digging this tunnel, and two-thirds of it should belong to us. You can't do this!"

Thor proudly raised his head, looking disdainfully at his two cheap blood relatives, and growled.

“Serving your great brother is your honor. Do you want any reward?”

Upon hearing this, Sistana and Calp gritted their teeth in fury, their anger reaching a fever pitch.

It is the nature of dragons to bully the weak, and what can they do when they are outmatched? They can only reluctantly choose another place nearby and dig their own lair.

Even so, they dared not stray too far from Thor.

Those blue dragons, black dragons, and green dragons were no benevolent creatures. If it weren't for Thor's support, given their smaller size, they would likely have been ravaged at will.

"Damn it! When I grow up, I will treat him like the lowest slave and whip him every day!"

"Calp, come here right now! It's time to show your loyalty to your great elder sister and dig me a hole bigger than Thor's!"

"Stop dreaming, you idiot! You're the one who should be digging for me!"

"You bastard! Do you want a beating?"

"Who's afraid of who? Try me if you dare!"

……

Thor ignored the bickering and fighting of the two idiots not far away, comfortably lying down in the newly dug cave, his mind focused on the huge turntable in his mind.

Thanks to the "contribution" of those twenty-odd baby dragons, he was finally about to become rich. He immediately exchanged for a dragon crystal and a piece of burning coal, and began to happily gnaw on it.

In just over an hour, I gained 5 essence points, something I would never have dared to dream of before.

When he becomes truly wealthy, he'll eat some dragon crystals and discard the rest, piling them all up in his lair to create a magical version of the Dragon Crystal Land.

Envisioning a bright future, Thor glanced at the remaining essence points below the roulette wheel and, finding he had more than ten points left, began to ponder how to use them.

Should I keep saving it until I have enough to draw a low-level monster template once?

Or should we extract environmental organisms again to further enhance our current strength?

After a brief moment of thought, he realized that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Those young dragons certainly won't let this go, and they'll most likely come looking for trouble in the short term. It's best to focus on improving his strength first and playing it safe.

Once the decision was made, ten points of essence were transformed into starlight and cast into the second-level turntable. The neon-like lights twinkled and finally stopped on a square with a simple bat pattern.

Congratulations! You have obtained the [Scaled Bat Creature Template]. Do you wish to withdraw your funds immediately? Yes/No.

Thor recalled information about the creature in his mind; as its name suggests, it was a bat covered in scales.

However, it is not a mammal, but is classified as a small flying dragon.

He glanced at the matching score below, which was a staggering 76%.

Speaking of which, the three biological templates he extracted all had a very high degree of matching. Was this just good luck, or was it because the bloodline of a true dragon inherently has a very strong inclusiveness?

After all, even true dragons like red dragons and silver dragons, which are not only from opposing factions but also have completely opposite attributes, can interbreed and produce offspring.

Not to mention the various miscellaneous dragons and subspecies, with new species emerging almost every year, the number of which is simply countless.

If it's truly because of strong bloodline tolerance, or even strong aggression, then it's good news for him.

This way, you don't have to worry about extracting a powerful biological template in the future, only to find that it fails to load successfully due to insufficient compatibility with your own.

While pondering, Thor mentally selected to withdraw the money immediately.

A ball of light, seemingly enveloping the spirit of a scaled bat, instantly appeared in the air and crashed into his mind.

A familiar warm current began to surge through my body, and a large number of light blue notification subtitles reappeared before my eyes.

[Successfully fused with the Scaled Bat creature template. Its sharp teeth, claws, and tough scales... are too weak compared to your current body and have been converted into pure life force.]

[Echolocation has been preserved]

[Aerial skills have been retained]

Bats are among the best at flying among all flying creatures.

Thanks to their unique wing structure, they are able to perform complex and difficult maneuvers such as diving, hovering, vertical ascent and descent, and even backward movement.

Soon, Thor felt his broad wings begin to heat up, and the wing bones supporting the wing membrane gradually stretched and lengthened, with more joints and becoming increasingly complex.

The ears on both sides of the head were also buzzing, and two small wing-like outer ears gradually grew out of the originally bare ear canals.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Feeding

Bat wings are probably the most intricately constructed of all flying creatures in the world.

It has 25 actively controllable joints and 34 degrees of freedom of movement. Between the two layers of membrane covered with blood vessels, there are unique elastic protein fibers and skeletal muscle fibers, which can independently control the tension and shape of every inch of the membrane, thereby achieving precise turning in the air.

A scorching warm current swirled between his wings, making Thor feel that his wings, which were already larger than those of an ordinary red dragon, were now growing at an exaggerated rate.

The dragon crystals that had just been swallowed were being digested rapidly, turning into abundant energy to power the blood vessels in the wing membranes to spread and the muscle fibers to grow.

The excavated cave was so small that even Thor couldn't spread his wings. He leaped out of the cave and ran along the steep slope all the way to the flat top of the Gobi Desert.

Facing the rising sun, he spread his wings wide, and then discovered that the wing membranes had become thicker, and the part connected to his body had extended to his tail like a blue dragon.

'My wingspan is now probably more than twice my body length, and at the base of my wings it's even thicker than my thigh. Even without relying on dragon-like magical abilities, I can easily soar through the skies.'

Thor tried flapping his wings, and a howling gale instantly formed. The powerful recoil propelled his body, and in a flash, he soared into the sky.

The growth of his wings made him feel intensely hungry. Although dragon crystals could provide ample energy, they lacked the necessary substances to build his body.

This hunting trip will be a good opportunity to get to know this oasis better.

He traveled downstream along the river, his sharp eyes quickly catching sight of the other young dragons.

Most of the green dragons coiled on large trees or stayed in shallow water; the black dragons hid in the mud in the shadowy corners; and the most numerous blue dragons preferred the deserts on the edge of the oasis.

As for the white dragons? As the second most numerous species, they have no fixed habitat and roam the entire oasis like wild beasts.

Thor sometimes couldn't understand how this guy, whose intelligence level didn't even reach 9 points after adulthood, could be called one of the five dragons alongside the great red dragon.

With such low intelligence, they are sometimes even inferior to some lowly dragons. It would be better to simply kick them out and rename them Four-Colored Dragons.

A notification that a fragment of spiritual energy had increased caught Thor's attention. He glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and immediately realized that some of the young dragons had noticed him soaring in the air.

These guys were all insidious, cunning, and violent, and they were filled with malice towards almost all life, but Saul thought it was absolutely fantastic.

Just by flying around in the sky, he could gain spiritual essence, which made him want to laugh.

In order to maximize his profits, he not only did not restrain himself, but also roared loudly. The violent sound waves spread far and wide, startling a large number of birds and attracting the attention of almost all the young dragons.

"That brainless brute!"

"Arrogant fool!"

"That's incredibly arrogant!"

……

Thor, of course, couldn't hear the whispers hidden beneath the dunes, forests, and ravines. For the next few days, whenever he had a spare moment, he would fly high into the sky and circle around, partly to adapt to his evolved wings as quickly as possible, and partly to hunt.

The number of baby dragons in this godforsaken place is so dense that ordinary animals have either been eaten to extinction or fled in fear, making their numbers extremely scarce.

This meant he had to fly long distances every day to catch enough prey to satisfy his ever-growing appetite.

I really don't know what those small, low-IQ white dragons eat to survive.

On the morning of the fourth day after arriving at this oasis, Thor's doubts were answered.

A group of orcs and kobolds appeared in the distant wilderness, walking on the only main road leading to the oasis.

Behind them was a line of huge carts made of simple wooden planks, piled high with live giant horned cattle, whole fish, charred camels, various fruits, and some fermenting and rotting meat.

The melodious sound of bull horns echoed across the wilderness, and the young dragons, hearing the sound, emerged from all over the oasis, flapping their wings and rushing straight towards the caravan loaded with food.

Clearly, these are all foods intended for feeding baby dragons.

Thor could hardly believe his eyes when he saw this.

This is the first time he has ever seen a dragon provide food for its young since hatching.

But this did not hinder his movements at all. With a sudden flap of his unusually wide wings, the powerful wind pressure propelled his 16-foot-long body, allowing him to rush towards the convoy piled with food ahead of others.

The orcs and kobolds responsible for transporting food, upon seeing the various black dots rising in the distance, immediately abandoned the caravan behind them and ran away without looking back.

After fusing the pterosaur and scaled bat bio-templates, Thor's wings underwent two evolutions, making his flight speed comparable to that of a blue dragon and his skills superior to those of a black dragon. He was almost the first to rush to the front of the convoy.

He immediately spotted the Bystin Giant Horned Bull, which was tied to a flatbed cart. It was an old bull, as big as a small elephant, and weighed at least a ton.

Before the other young dragons could reach him, he landed on the giant bull, his red-scaled forepaws stepping on its head, his massive wings casting a large shadow that enveloped the entire cart, thus asserting his dominance.

The blue dragons that arrived later pounced on the two charred camels—their favorite food.

However, there were too many of them, and the amount of meat was clearly not enough to go around. Some of them turned their heads and set their sights on Thor.

"Damn red dragon, hand over the bull beneath your feet!"

"You're just one kitten, you don't deserve so much food!"

Thor looked down at the surrounding blue dragons, flames flickering in his slightly parted mouth.

Thanks to the "contributions" of the surrounding young dragons, he can now gain an average of three points of spiritual essence every day, which he can exchange for a piece of charcoal and a dragon crystal every now and then to promote his physical growth and development.

He had just eaten a piece of burning coal this morning, and the fine powder had not yet been fully digested in his stomach, so he was in the best condition at that moment.

"What I set my sights on is mine! Whether it's worthy or not is not for you to decide."

"If you don't like what you're doing, then come at me! Let me see what you've got that makes you dare to boss me around!"

Sistana and Calp, who arrived late, lagged behind Thor and couldn't help but feel tense as they looked at the tense situation.