“…… Maca, wait! Don't hit her. ”

"'She'?"

"Yes, she's already a mother, and she just got into a fight with another dragon. If she accidentally hurts her now, the baby in her belly will be in danger......"

Luna's statement was somewhat unbelievable, and even Maca was puzzled - was this long-horned dragon pregnant? How did she know?

It's hard to tell that the fire dragon is pregnant. Because of their strong bones, even if the female dragon has a dragon egg in her belly, she still lives her life as she should on weekdays.

And perhaps because of this, dragon eggs are very precious, and the rate of early death of young dragons is always not low.

But according to their mother's virtue of flying around all day long, the hatching rate of eggs is still so high...... This is already a symbol of vitality.

It's just that although Maca was skeptical, she quickly put all kinds of thoughts aside. Since Luna would say that, she naturally had her own reasons for never lying.

Maca was going to listen to her this time.

"Don't even do it, this dragon may be pregnant with dragon eggs, and I think that's probably one of the reasons why she's so irritable."

Probably because Luna had just used "she" to refer to the long-horned dragon, Maca subconsciously said the same. But no matter what you call it, as for the cause of the outburst, Maca agrees with this reason.

Think about it, wasn't even Mosag, the wife of the eight-eyed giant spider Aragog, just as grumpy when she was pregnant? If it weren't for the fact that the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider Clan didn't have the flesh of the fire dragon, I'm afraid that Mosag would also see everyone pour a few mouthfuls of spider venom before talking about anything else.

With just a reminder, Maca didn't even look back—he didn't even have the time to look at Charlie's colleagues now, even if the witches and wizards were so shocked because of the obstacle spell he had just had.

At this time, in front of his eyes, the long-horned dragon was no longer surprised by him, the "little bug" that suddenly came in front of him, and quickly rushed towards him.

Wanting to restrain an angry fire dragon without harming its body, Maca's first thought was naturally magic related to the rules of the soul.

Seeing this, Maca first pulled Luna behind her back, and then suddenly took out her staff and waved it violently.

Suddenly, a transparent rune outline flashed in front of him, and a mysterious and obscure aura suddenly spread from around him.

This was his first attempt since he had completely analyzed this rune under the Bewitching Monument before, and even if his understanding was still shallow, it could be regarded as truly stepping into the threshold of a second-level rule rune.

It's hard for Maca herself to describe the feeling at this moment – is this a representation of true excellence? Or does it represent an affirmation of yourself?

Or is it just a sign of self-satisfied emptiness?

Now he knew that the rules of the soul were divided into branches, and the same was true of runes. What Helbo understands is one of them; And what he Mackel initially mastered was also one of them.

If he wants to summarize the true meaning of this one himself, he can borrow one of the "Seven Sins Sect" to roughly describe it, that is, "arrogance".

But at the same time, if you want the others present to describe his momentum......

"What's that like? Why didn't I dare look at him? ”

"Strange, so am I...... What did he do? ”

Behind Marca, Charlie's colleagues whispered, and their heads hung down in unison, as if they couldn't look directly at Marka's back.

However, who dare not look directly at Maca at this moment, who are not the only people?

Look at the female long-horned dragon directly in front of Maca.

Not to mention that it didn't dare to look at Maca directly, even its body seemed to be irrepressible, and it unconsciously crawled down when a spiritual struggle broke out in its heart.

However, Maca, who caused all this, felt a little strange - he only used magic to sketch the runes, and he didn't do anything himself!

Seeing that the effect of the second-level rules was even stronger than she imagined, Maca was surprised and quickly terminated the supply of magic power.

At this moment, everyone present, including a long-horned dragon, immediately felt that the invisible pressure just now suddenly disappeared.

But even without that kind of suppression that almost transcends instinct, the long-horned dragon, which is more sensitive to changes in this kind of rule, is no longer presumptuous, but honestly squatted in place and secretly aimed at Maca's side.

It's Luna, who, though she's the closest to Maca, hasn't changed much from start to finish. It's just that she's standing behind her all the time, and Maca doesn't notice that.

In fact, at this time, in addition to the female long-horned dragon that was the target, the most deeply felt was Maca herself.

This first attempt to use the fire dragon as the object really made him realize the mystery and power of the second-level rules. And this kind of thing, if it is not necessary, he does not want to use it easily.

Seriously, he didn't feel it when he used it just now, but now that the effect has been lifted, he has experienced a huge psychological gap.

"I always feel ...... I don't seem to be suitable for this rune? Maca said to herself in the bottom of her heart, "The secret path is the legendary 'incompatibility'? ”

Speaking of which, this is not a good time to think. He pondered for a moment, and then turned his attention to the long-horned dragon on the opposite side again.

But it was his glance that made the fire dragon, which was still very fierce, shrink its neck back.

Maca thought about it, and simply pointed at the cave not far away.

"Let's go back!"

It is said that the intelligence of fire dragons is actually very high, but it is only the ferocity and cruelty of nature that make it difficult for them to communicate.

Maca didn't know if this was true, he only found that the long-horned dragon understood his gestures, or if he really understood human speech, and suddenly turned around and went to his lair without looking back.

Seeing that the big guy didn't show any signs of coming out to kill again, Maca turned around again and looked up and down at Luna, who was behind his back.

"You're all right, are you? Also, how did you know that the dragon was 'pregnant' in its belly? ”

Luna, who was staring at Maca and was also observing curiously, heard this, but gave Maca an answer that was both unexpected and reasonable.

"I can understand what she's thinking...... her eyes flashed, as if she was a little happy, "some of the magic books in the library have taught me a lot, and it's really funny. ”

Reminded by Luna's words, Maca immediately remembered how many times she had seen her in the Hogwarts Library. And without exception, she was reading some magical theory about the mind.

But...... Can the literature, which is limited to the dissection of the Dementor's telepsy, really make an ordinary underage witch reach the level of reading the dragon's heart?

"Talk to me when you go back, I want to hear about it too."

"Oh, okay!"

Luna replied to Maca's request very cheerfully, as if she had been looking forward to discussing these new gains with Maca from the beginning......

While the two were talking to each other, Charlie's dozen or so colleagues also walked over. It can be seen that everyone, including Charlie, who was far away from this side before, has a lot of doubts on their faces.

Not to mention the strange experience of the suspected illusion just now, the image of a fire dragon obediently returning to the cave was enough for them to hesitate until now.

In this regard, Maca can only secretly admit that this is a mistake, but on the surface, he has no intention of explaining these people.

"Guys, it's okay over here. It's just that there's another long-horned dragon that left here with an injury, and I think you'd better catch up as soon as possible—"

"Uh, no...... No," a tall, thin wizard who seemed to be the leader hesitated to explain, "Natalia mentioned that there's another team over there...... Well, don't know you are? ”

Seeing him ask, Charlie took the initiative to introduce: "This is the current professor of ancient magic literature at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I think you must have heard of it, he is Marca McLean!" ”

"Oh! It turned out to be Mr. McLean—"

The wizard, whom Charlie called the head of the room, seemed to be relieved at once.

"I didn't expect you to come to our dragon farm...... Is it a visit? Just now...... Thanks to you! Mr. McLean, Ripa she- ah, I mean, was that long-horned dragon really pregnant? ”

Seeing this, he suddenly became extremely enthusiastic, and Makadam knew that the head of the room knew a lot about his deeds.

"I think so," he continued, "but it is difficult to tell if a female dragon is pregnant, and I believe the gentleman knows this better than I do......"

In the case of unfamiliarity, it is always right to start with a wave of business blowing. And taking this opportunity, Maca can also borrow the slope to get off the donkey as soon as possible and dilute some of the abnormalities just now.

And this head of the room also cooperated unexpectedly, and he didn't mention the previous things at all.

"It's just a trivial understanding," he nodded repeatedly, "to be honest, we've been studying the many manifestations of the female fire dragon during pregnancy, but we can't find any effective patterns...... Oh, Mr. McLean must be going to keep visiting, right? We'll have to try to observe the situation in the cave first, so as not to disturb your interest for now......"

Maca can't wait to turn around and leave! Hearing him say this, he quickly took his leave, and took Charlie, Natalia, and Luna to Hermione to join them.

When they all left, the other researchers and trainers who had been holding back finally couldn't help it, and asked the head of the room why they suddenly didn't say a word about the situation.

But the head of the room immediately waved his hand.

"You think I didn't know he was coming today? Don't stand so far away, come closer and listen to me......"