"The Biology of Elsa" - Jane Goodall. ：

Cunning Predator - Swift Dragon:

Swiftlosaurus is a large beast that inhabits temperate and tropical forests, and this guy doesn't like low temperatures.

Its entire body is covered in black body hair, which is smooth but not reflective. The ventral surface bears dense to triangular black scales. The head resembles a panther, the upper jaw is keratinized to form a torn beak, and the sharp teeth are conical.

The forelimbs are covered with black carapace, with five fingers, the first three fingers are shorter and have sharp claws, and the last two fingers form membranous wings, the wing membrane is purple-red, and the two claws supporting the wing membrane are sharp blades; The hind limbs are shorter and have four fingers.

However, this is not enough to make the Swiftloon an extremely dangerous predator in the forest, and its most powerful weapon is its tail. Its tail is more than half of its length, strong and powerful, covered with black scales that stand up when angry. Its tail is not only used as its main weapon when attacking, but also helps it maintain the balance of its massive body when it moves. Adult specimens of Swiftlosaurus can reach lengths of about 20 meters, but its tail can reach 25 to 30 meters.

Swiftlocosaurus wasn't really a dragon - not even a wurm, it didn't have dragon traits in its bloodline, and it was more like a big cat than a dragon. Swiftlosaurs' forest-dwelling habits have severely degraded their ability to fly, and they can't even glide. However, in exchange, they have evolved powerful jumping and climbing abilities, being able to easily navigate through tree canopies, and even jump out of a pit with their powerful hind limbs when they fall into a pit.

Swift dragons are extremely cunning hunters, they are nocturnal and nocturnal, and at night their black body hair merges with the night, revealing its location only when it is angry, the red glow in its eyes reveals. The soft body hair absorbs the sound of the air vibrating, and the flesh pads on the soles of the feet make each jump of the Swiftloon silent. The Swiftlosaurus itself has an abnormal sense of sight and hearing. It knows how to use the jungle to block the view of its prey, wait for the careless prey to pass by, and then suddenly burst out and cut the prey at the waist with its sharp blades. If it fails to do so, it can use its whip-like tail to kill it with its massive energy.

Swiftlosaurus prefers to hunt smaller prey, which saves it time and consumption of hunting. Before hunting, the Swiftlosaurus calculates the benefits of the hunt - yes, the Swiftlosaurus prefers efficient and low-cost hunting. In the event of a conflict with another predator when encountering a prey, depending on the value of the prey, the dragon will choose to confront it head-on or retreat and hide - when the time is right, kill the prey along with the competitor.

Swift dragons are cautious by nature, and they choose to rest on large, stout trees, but they never sleep deeply. The slightest hint of wind and grass will wake up these cautious guys. Swift dragons are very demanding in the environment, and they cannot hunt efficiently if there are not enough trees or cover, but the good hunting grounds are mostly occupied by other powerful predators, at which point they will follow the predators and observe their habits, gradually learn about their daily routines, predator locations and main activity areas, and then take advantage of the predators' food, water or rest to prey on their territory - yes, they are highly intelligent and patient.

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"A possible candidate for sealing the source of the plague." Svertana replied.

"Have you found a candidate?" Lena asked eagerly.

"That's right, about the fact that the wandering wolf knows how to hunt in the prophecy of the spider mother." Svertana said slowly, "There is some in-depth speculation and analysis within our sect regarding this sentence - it has something to do with me. ”

Svertana analyzed Lena: "The first guess, we guess that this candidate is inseparable from the concept of wolves. At present, we know that there are four people who use the wolf as a name or use the wolf as their family crest, emblem or logo: the president of the Running Wolf Mercenary Society, the 'lone wolf' Dietas, the Innitrellan Wolf Walkers of the Quiet Forest Hermitage, and the lord of the Snow Lords of the Dora Empire, the Marquis of Blue's family, whose family crest is the Sword Pole Wolf; And you and I are both familiar with my family, the running wolf. ”

"Please continue, Ms. Svertana," Lena begged Svertana to continue.

Svertana continued: "'Lone Wolf' Dietas is a well-known mercenary and hunter, currently 41 years old, in the prime of life, with no children under his knees. Skilled at using dual swords and recurve bows. Participated in the wars waged by the Holy Falcon Empire against the kingdom of Ahmad; He also had a proud record of hunting a swamp and 3 monitor lizards alone. The Innistra Wolf Walkers are a special group of beings. They are humans who have been re-infected by wolves infected with the essential blood of the striatosis. No beast has been found to be resistant to infection in the bloodstream of the striated disease for long periods of time - secondary infection can be resisted by physically and mentally stronger human individuals. ”

Svertana hesitated when she saw Lena's expression when she mentioned black striat, but Lena motioned for Svertana to continue, so she continued: "A lot of historical materials and records have been destroyed, but we only know that a hundred years ago, there was an outbreak of black striation in the Innistrad Empire, and a large amount of black streak essential blood flowed in Innistrad. Most of the Innistrad people died—though a small number of Silent Forest Druids were spared death by wolves infected with black stripes. However, they and their offspring were still affected, and although they gained the ability to transform into wolves with black mana for a short period of time, they were able to maintain a minimum of sanity after the transformation, and after the transformation, they were weakened and suffered from severe pain throughout their body - the slightest touch hurt like cutting flesh with a knife. The druids of the Forest of Tranquility repelled them, but did not drive them away, so they came together to form the Forest of Tranquility. ”

"I see, Lady Svertana, I salute these druids who are strong enough to survive." Lena sighed.

Svertana nodded: "The Doro Empire is located in the south of the Shining Ice Peak, and due to its close proximity to the snowy extreme, the temperature is below freezing all year round. The Marquis of Blue family were important members of the Dora Empire - they were responsible for hunting in the snowfields for generations, providing food for a quarter of the Dora Empire. It's not hard to see why their family crest is the most powerful predator in the Northlands, the Sword Wolf. As for my family, Wolf, you already know it well, and I won't say more about it here, I'm not like Michael's flamboyant little guy who likes Rory's rampy digression. ”

Lena was slightly embarrassed to hear Svertana comment on her husband. So she quickly lowered her head and took a bite of lemon cake and drank some tea, trying to hide the blush on her face.

Svertana continued: "Next is the second guess, know how to hunt. Personally, I speculate that this is a young man, most likely not yet an adult. In this way we have ruled out the 'lone wolf' Titas and the Silent Forest Hermitage. The lone wolf had no heirs, no apprentices, and no wife, and in the year of the prophecy, I doubted that the lone wolf would be able to wield a sword. The people of the Silent Forest Hermitage are old and antique, and in order not to bring the pain and suffering of black stria to their offspring, they easily do not have children. As far as I know, the youngest Wolfwalker in the Retreat is 63 years old. ”

"So, our candidates are only the heirs of the Blue family and the heirs of the Duke of Running Wolf?" Lena guessed.

"Yes, I personally prefer the daughters of the Marquis of Blue - yes, the current Marquis of Blue has no sons, after all, the Marquis of Blue has been hunting for generations. But I'm also paying special attention to a few of Slava's children - the little ones are fairly well educated by Slava. Soon I will be leaving for the Dora Empire to visit the Marquis of Blue, which may take more than a year to make the trip. Svertana was a little sad about parting, and she liked Anastasia the most than anything.

Lena was also a little disappointed, and she said worriedly, "Please be careful on the road." ”

"Don't worry, Lena. I drank the 'Spider's Kiss' and in a sense, my body was dead. My skin doesn't feel the temperature or the touch, and my body doesn't suffer from thirst and hunger. Svertana comforted Lena.

"By the way, what about the third point?" Lena suddenly remembered that there was another guess that Svertana hadn't told her.

Svertana was a little sad, she was silent for more than a minute, and Lena did not dare to urge her. Svertana spoke anyway: "Wandering wolf, Lena. Stray running wolves. The Marquis of Blu or my little nephew Slava may die in an accident or murder, the family will be destroyed, and the young children will have to flee and wander... ”