"The Biology of Elsa" - Jane Goodall. ：

Continental Overlord - Boom Dragon:

Boom is a large sub-dragon monster that mainly inhabits temperate deserts and snowy plateaus, and its whole body is covered with brownish-yellow scale armor with gray-blue stripes; The head is large, with triangular ears, the cheeks are muscular, the lower jaw is slightly narrower than the upper jaw, and the teeth are tapered; Longer neck; The forelimbs are longer and have five fingers, the fifth finger has evolved into a membranous wing, and the scapula on the back is prominent; protruding ribs in the chest; The hind limbs are shorter and have four fingers, the fourth finger is vestigial at the heel; tail elongated with a protruding coccygeal tip at the end; Usually walks on hind legs, and crawls on all fours when hunting; Adult specimens are approximately 17 meters in length.

Boom is a primitive carnivorous wurm with a small area of membranous wings on the forelimbs, plus underdeveloped pectoral muscles, so it is not strong in flight and can only move on the ground most of the time. However, the corresponding Boom Dragon has one of the best crawling abilities among the wurmists, not only can it climb vertical rock walls, but it can also charge at an incredible speed, and the force of the charge is enough to smash rocks.

The reason why this primitive wurm is named Boom Dragon is mainly due to its terrifying roar, unlike the roar of other monsters, the roar of Boom Dragon can produce qi waves, and many hunters have been shaken away by the roar and their internal organs have cracked. It wasn't until a hunter successfully hunted the dragon that Simic scholars dissected the body to discover the secret of the dragon's roar: the dragon's neck has a song bag, whether it is the size, toughness or the energy generated by vibration, the scholars are amazed, and some villagers of the Doro Empire are good at using the dragon's song bag to blast open the ice wall in the farm cave, which shows its practicality; However, the material has only been found in a few Dragons, so the true principle of Dragonroar is still being studied, and some Simic scholars believe that it may have something to do with mana.

When hunting, the dragon will lurk in advance above the section of the road where the prey is often infested, and sometimes wait for several days until the prey arrives, and after finding the prey, the dragon will pounce from a high place to pursue; In the case of small prey such as the deer, the dragon will smash its spine with its front paws, and against large prey such as the northern herbivore or mammoth, it will tend to bite the throat and suffocate. A large prey is enough to keep the dragon from eating for several days, but due to its bloodthirsty nature, even if it captures its prey, it will continue to pursue until it kills all the prey it can catch up. This makes it difficult to maintain a stable number of prey in the Dragon's territory, so the Dragons will often migrate in search of new hunting grounds.

The hometown of the dragon is a temperate desert area, the relatively harsh environment has created the dragon's superior adaptability, its fine scale armor can not only resist thermal radiation but also prevent excessive body heat loss, some blacksmith shop forge workshop fire resistant gloves are made of dragon scale armor; However, the conductivity of the scale armor is also excellent, which makes the dragon unable to resist the damage of lightning, so the snowy plateau with frequent thunder and lightning is actually not suitable for the survival of the dragon, but the aboriginal mammoth and the northern herbivore there are the favorite food of the dragon, and the temptation of food eventually overcomes the fear of death. Boom Dragon's footprints can be found in almost all areas except tropical forests and volcanoes. And the subspecies of the Boomer, the Black Boomer, can even survive in volcanoes.

Such a wide range of activities inevitably leads to the susceptibility of the dragon to predators in various ecosystems; But no opponent can afford to let the dragon back down except for the real dragon (even if the opponent is as large as a giant beast); The dragon will recklessly attack its opponents, and injuries will make it angry, at which point its forelimbs and face will become congested and swollen, and its strength will increase while losing its mind, and it will even reduce the pain, and it will not give up until it tears the opponent. The ability to subdue opponents with brute force alone earned the dragon the nickname "Land Overlord", but the lack of knowledge to protect himself made it easy for the dragon to make enemies, so few dragons survived.

The male dragon will roar to attract the opposite sex during the breeding period, and the roaring sound can be transmitted to dozens of kilometers away, after the arrival of the female dragon, the male dragon will send food as a gift, and then the two will live together in the male's territory for a period of time, and the male will give up the territory to the female after the sowing is over. Female Boom Dragon raises cubs alone, giving birth to about 5 cubs (ovoviviparity) at a time, the cubs begin to live alone at about 5 years old, and sexual function begins to mature at the age of 8, and the number of individuals who can live to adulthood is 1 to 2. The lifespan of the dragon is 40 to 50 years.

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"No, Dad, I can't see anything, I can't feel anything." Joshua said as he tried to open his eyes, but this was stopped by Michael.

"Josh, kid. I need you to relax, okay? I think you're too nervous right now. Mana perception isn't something that can be done with force. Well... So, try to think back to how you usually feel when you throw knives at home. ”

Hearing his father's words, Joshua took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it. He was thinking back to when he threw the knife.

However, when I think about it, I always think about it and think of my mother's criticism of him when he threw the knife. In fact, Joshua sometimes didn't want to hurt anyone on purpose, nor did he want to play a prank, sometimes he completely subconsciously waved his hand, and the knife flew out.

Now for the first time, he carefully recalled the feeling of the knife flying out, and there seemed to be an ethereal inspiration. He could barely feel the weight of the knife when he waved his hand, like a gust of wind coming from...

'Wait, the wind... Joshua felt that he had grasped something, and his expression began to relax as he repeated the image of the knife thrown out in his mind.

When Michael saw the change in his son's expression, he knew that his son had seized the inspiration, so he did not dare to speak, for fear of interrupting Joshua's state of thinking.

After a while, the flames in the stone circle began to flicker, and Michael thought to himself, 'So my son is a red mana affinity?' That's what Lena is good at. ’

Joshua didn't know what was going on at this time, and certainly not what his father was thinking. His mind was already starting to diverge a little, and he thought about the knife, but he unconsciously smelled the onion soup and lemon pork kidneys pie that his mother had made. The onion soup in the bowl was steaming and gurgling, and he felt like he could drink a big bowl. It seems that every time my mother makes onion soup, I feel like throwing a knife. He thought.

The more Michael looked at it, the more shocked he became, the flames had clearly begun to sway, and Michael could feel the red mana flowing towards the circle containing a handful of water, and then the stream began to steam, and after a while, it was boiling with a buo. The water vapor swirled and gradually rose, and slowly, turned into a puff of white smoke, holding the small branches in the other circle in the air. As for the light and black smoke, it slowly disappeared.

"Wind."