"The Biology of Elsa" - Jane Goodall. ：

Volcano Pretender - Rock Dragon.

The rock dragon lives in the volcanic area, and the wyvern species is a young body of the Armored Dragon, and its temperament is rare among wyvern-like monsters - provided you don't take the initiative to provoke him, of course.

As a wyvern, its self-defense capabilities are far beyond the reach of ordinary monsters, and as the name suggests, its shell features resemble rocks.

Rock dragons usually lie below the ground, leaving their backs exposed, and use this mimicry to camouflage and prey on nearby bugs or small animals. When it senses an enemy approaching, it leaps out of the ground. The main means of attack are: hitting the enemy with a hard shell, relying on the heat in the body to vaporize the venom and release it. When the rock dragon is mimicked, it will dig burrows with its hard head and winged claws like a crane's beak, and with its dexterous winged claws, it can also dig tunnels underground and move, but the place with a diamond-shaped carapace on its chest is a weak point, where the carapace is fragile, and some strong crossbow armor-piercing arrows can easily penetrate it. When the carapace breaks, the entire carapace on its chest falls off, exposing the weak, tender flesh at the junction of its chest and neck.

However, the wings also lost their softness due to digging, resulting in a significant reduction in flight ability. This is not to say that it is not capable of flight, as there have been reports of some hunters witnessing rock dragons flying short distances. As mentioned above, rock dragons use their mimicry to camouflage prey on prey, but they will also swallow the surrounding rocks while enjoying their prey.

Rock dragons can accumulate minerals in rocks on the outer shell of their bodies, and these minerals become particularly strong when they are calcined. In addition, some of the bacteria that live in the volcanic zone are able to produce energy while decomposing rocks or minerals, and the rock dragon cultivates these bacteria in its own digestive organs to extract energy from them. In volcanic areas where food is scarce, this is indeed a very good symbiosis.

When deciding on the diet of the rock dragon, people hesitated for a long time, although the rock dragon also preyed on small animals in addition to the bacteria in the body, but the Simic scholars designated it as a plant food and its mature body armored dragon mainly fed on the fungi in the body, which determined the eating habits of the rock dragon. The rock dragon weighs 150 kilograms when it first hatches, but it is delicate and easy to be preyed on by the speed dragon, so the chiron usually lays its eggs near the gravel beach, and the baby rock dragon can dig a hole to hide from the moment it is born. Rock dragons grow rapidly at first, doubling their weight almost every other week, and they need to swallow stones to grind the food in their stomachs, and they seem to prefer the taste of chaffinite and pebbles.

Although they are vegetarian monsters, they also prey on giant bees in order to obtain the protein they need for rapid growth, and the body of the rock dragon can produce toxic gases, which is not only a weapon for self-defense, but also an important tool when adding food, in addition, the rock dragon secretes a sticky attachment on the surface of the body, which can stick the rock to the back as a means of defense.

Rock dragons live every day sleeping during the day, foraging for food at night, sleeping when they are full, and eating when they wake up, all in preparation for the development of armored dragons, when they grow to that size and armor, they no longer have natural predators, and become veritable "volcano masters".

Some of the sandfolk of the kingdom of Ahmad once witnessed a turf conflict between a young five-phase god and a large Chiron. The five-phase god scratched and scratched, but there was no way to do any damage to Chairline, and Chiron was ready to shoot through its wings with a burst of lava, and finally the young five-phase god left Tagrath Volcano in ashes.

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"Miss Dundee, what are you thinking about?" Sure enough, the people from the Chamber of Commerce came again this morning, and they came to inquire about the results of Susan's thoughts all night.

"Gentlemen, I didn't sleep all night last night—I was thinking about it seriously." Susan said.

The lead accountant nodded to indicate that he was listening, and then asked, "So, Miss Dundee, what is the result?" ”

Susan motioned for everyone to sit down and talk slowly, she poured a few glasses of water for a few people, and then said, "Gentlemen, I've basically thought it through, yes, I've figured it out. However, I need to check with the gentlemen again to make sure that I am not wrong about what you conveyed to me yesterday, after all, I am a member of the Holy Falcon Empire—as you know, I am not yet able to understand the Chinese language of the Dora Emperor. ”

"Yes, there are some problems with your accent and phrasing, but you have said it well. You can check with us again about what you need to know. We still have time. An old man behind the leading accountant said.

"Okay, so let's start with the first point. Based on the help provided to me by the Chamber of Commerce, I think the difference between the several programs is very significant. I also have a certain understanding of the Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce will charge different prices for different services, may I ask, about the several programs provided by the Chamber of Commerce, which ones are free, which ones are charged, and if they are charged, then what price do I need to pay? ”

The leading accountant laughed, and then said: "Miss, you may have some misunderstanding of the concept of the Chamber of Commerce - there is never such a thing as free for the services provided by the Chamber of Commerce, no matter how humble the wish and how small the service is, there is a corresponding price. ”

Susan's heart tightened, and she asked uneasily, "Gentlemen, I don't have any wealth to pay. ”

"Anything can be used to pay for – not limited to tangible property."

"I can understand that tangible wealth is not always as profitable as intangible wealth, right?"

The accountant nodded, smiled slightly, and praised: "Miss Bingxue is smart, although you haven't seen the essence of the problem, you have approached the truth. ”

"Okay, I'm mentally prepared. So let's confirm a few options. ”

"Okay, we're listening, please."

"The first plan: I can choose to continue to be a peasant woman to manage the ranch, but I need to become a member of the chamber of commerce, and the right to run the ranch is in my hands, but the income will be handed over to the chamber of commerce, and the chamber of commerce will pay me regularly according to the income of the ranch. I'm okay with that, right? Susan said at a very slow pace, taking particular care of the wording so as not to create ambiguity.

"Yes, Miss Dundee, what you say is what we think."

"Excuse me, what I need to pay for this plan is my labor, right?"

"That's right!" The accountant was quick to give a positive word.

"The second option – although I certainly wouldn't go for that. The Chamber of Commerce sent me to Falkenridge's Golden Cup Tavern to work as a waitress, providing various services to aristocratic customers, and by the way, to find out what the Chamber of Commerce needed. It takes me to give my looks and body. In exchange, the Chamber of Commerce will pay me and my personal income will go to me, and the Chamber of Commerce will avenge my family. I'm going to be a warbler and a spy, right? Susan uttered the plan in disgust.

"I have something to correct on this point. First of all, I'm sorry, miss, it's rude to offer such a plan to a noble lady, but in the services provided by the Chamber of Commerce, there are indeed young ladies from down-and-out aristocratic families who have chosen this path - she is doing well now. But one thing I want to make clear is that you have misunderstood the matter of avenging your family, and the most we can do is kill Prapi Burton, and we will not touch any of the direct blood relatives of the executioner's family. ”

"Okay, I'd like to ask again, if I choose this path, can the Chamber of Commerce give me a promise when that bloodstained murderer will be punished as he deserves?"

The accountant didn't speak, he was thinking, he was considering, and finally, after a minute of silence, he said slowly, "In ten years." ”