Chapter 22: The Leopard That Lays Eggs
"Hudson, what's going on, something is wrong with you today?"
Melissa asked with concern.
Since she became pregnant, she has been the subject of key protection. It can't be said that it follows around the clock, Hudson is by her side at least a third of the time.
After getting along for a long time, the understanding between each other will be deeper. Hudson's changes naturally can't be hidden from her, the pillow person.
"Nothing, it's just that there's been a lot going on lately. But it's all going on outside, and it doesn't affect us much! ”
After a moment's hesitation, Hudson continued to explain: "Many people used bonds to offset the autumn tax collected by the kingdom on the front days.
It is said that war bonds are three times as much as cash in taxes. In addition to maintaining the daily operation of the kingdom, a large part of these taxes are used to pay interest on bond funds.
Now that this kind of thing has happened, I am afraid that next year's kingdom's budget will be tight.
Just today, I received an invitation to the crown prince's wedding, and the two things collided by coincidence, and I am afraid that something big will happen next! ”
After listening to the explanation, Melissa said thoughtfully, "Hudson, I understand. The large-scale use of war bonds to offset taxes was obviously intentional by the great nobles in the country.
What you're worried about now is not the political turmoil that follows; It's that the big nobles in the kingdom are secretly colluding to do things, but they haven't sent anyone to inform you!
This kind of thing is really very troublesome. However, I once heard my father say that every rise of the nobility will be suppressed by vested interest groups, and only by withstanding this test can we truly gain a firm foothold.
Hudson, your path has been too smooth. However, in just five or six years, he has gone from a small knight to his current position.
Under normal circumstances, people are not allowed to exist in the other. It's a miracle that you climbed so fast and weren't suppressed by a group of great nobles.
Maybe it has something to do with how you can be a person. Sold enough favors in front of you to make everyone embarrassed to shoot at you. Coupled with the existence of the Warcraft incubation base, we have established a common interest with everyone.
But at most, these will let everyone let you join the game circle, but it doesn't mean that you are your own person. If you want to be recognized, you can't stand on the side unless you stand on the side.
There's no doubt that you don't want to be on this side right now.
His Majesty's current methods are too aggressive, and the alliance of great nobles with different intentions may not be able to win in the game.
But the problem is that the king is powerful, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very ordinary. The throne may have the upper hand now, but in the next few decades, the situation will most likely be reversed.
If you don't join the aristocratic camp now, when the situation changes in the future, you are afraid that you will be marginalized.
This political marginalization will have a direct impact on the subsequent struggle between the Coslow family and the Dalton family for supremacy in the southeastern provinces. ”
Melissa's words startled Hudson. When did his wife become so powerful, shouldn't she have met a Wu Zetian-style character?
"Why do you look at me like that?
Isn't that obvious, am I not doing the right thing?
Similar examples are recorded in family texts. Although the protagonist's rise is not as fast as yours, it is not much slower.
After its rise, it was suppressed by a group of great nobles, and finally died of depression in indignation.
There was an ancestor who made a detailed note at the end of the story and gave a plan to deal with it.
Specific operation: Basically, it is similar to what you are doing now, which is to make friends, sell more favors, pull everyone to establish common interests, and finally integrate into the circle. ”
It's okay not to explain, but Hudson is even more distressed when he explains. I thought that my operation was very clever, but I didn't expect that someone would have thought of it a long time ago.
If Melissa can see, the other members of the Holliser family may also see.
The most precious thing about the great nobility is that it has a long heritage, and among the countless predecessors and ancestors, all kinds of cattle may be born.
It's hard to imagine that other families also have awesome ancestors who have made similar deductions. Even in the past history, there have been real examples of similar routines.
In an instant, Hudson found Aslant too difficult to mix. In the face of these ancient nobles, it is too difficult to play routines.
The pits that can be stepped on, the ancestors have helped them step on it. As long as you learn the lessons of your predecessors, you won't get mixed up too badly.
The emotion didn't last long before Hudson returned to normal. The only lesson humanity has learned from history is that it never learns anything.
Those who can learn from this are the dragons and phoenixes among people. Most people are ordinary people, no matter how high their status is, their essence is still ordinary people.
If only all the great nobles who are in power are so awesome. The continent of Aslant has long been unified by humans, and the human race will not be divided.
If someone had seen a similar script, it would have been a good thing for Hudson.
No matter how old the routine is, the story can be new. Applying past experience to deal with it will only bring shame on itself.
"Thank you, Melissa. Today's remarks are very useful to me.
You're right, when you don't know what to do, then it's better to do nothing! ”
Listening to Hudson's words, Melissa was confused. All I was thinking about, "Did I just say that?" ”
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In the early morning, the bright sun spread all over the land, and Hudson rushed to the Warcraft hatching base with great interest.
Today is a good day, the conceived monster has begun to give birth, although it is giving birth to eggs, it does not affect everyone's good mood at all.
Looking at the three mutated large griffin eggs in the nest, Hudson understood the mood of the lioness lying on the ground.
Although the wisdom is not high, it can be remembered as a Warcraft after all. As a griffin with experience in childbirth, she knew her eggs.
Compared to a dozen eggs in a nest in the past, and then look at the three oversized eggs that have changed color, what is this?
If the griffon king saw this, he would definitely not spare her. If you don't know it, you will be driven out of the griffin group, and you will embark on the road of no return to wandering alone!
"The quality of these three eggs is very good, and the cubs that hatch are at worst third-order demonic beasts, and if you are lucky, you may be able to go directly to the fourth, fifth and sixth orders.
I have to admit that the dragon bloodline is powerful, you must know that this lioness on the ground is a second-order demonic beast, and just one breeding has greatly increased the potential of the offspring.
It's just that I don't know what the hatched offspring looks like, the probability of this hybrid child mutating is very high, even if it is born in the same fetus, it is possible to give birth to three different magical beasts! ”
The old magician's emotion made Hudson speechless. If you want to talk about it in detail, if you want to talk about it, you can easily be beaten by people when you walk at night.
However, the portrait of this old man seems to have been seen once when he was in the royal capital library.
As one of the few great mages on the surface of the Alpha Kingdom, he is only one step away from the legendary Sanctuary.
Forget it, let this old man go first. In the mountain realm, the only ones who have the strength to beat this old fellow are Hudson's dragons and bears.
If this guy was beaten in the territory, the word murderer would be written on Hudson's head. When the time comes, his disciples and grandchildren will come to the door, and it will not end well.
"Dear Master Robert, we all know that different kinds of demonic beasts are prone to mutation when they reproduce, but how can we make them stabilize the same form and become the same species?"
Hudson asked with concern.
Everyone spent so much effort, not to enrich the Warcraft race. There are all kinds of beast brand mounts, and they can't be used to form legions at all.
Purely by chance, the cost and energy required to fight for the birth of the same ethnic group are too large, far beyond everyone's ability to bear.
Fortunately, there is still magic in this world, and it is completely feasible to use extraordinary power to influence the direction of species mutation.
"It's simple, just put these three eggs into a special potion and soak them for the same amount of time, and the hatched monsters are the same race.
The same can be done with this kind of egg later. As long as the invasion time is the same, the hatched demonic beasts are the same race.
However, there are two sides to everything, relying on magic potions to change the direction of the mutation of the Monster cub, and it will also greatly weaken the growth potential of the Monster.
The wurm demonic beasts that naturally mutate have at least a one-third chance of giving birth to fourth-order or higher demonic beasts, but under the interference of magic potions, all the young beasts are third-order demonic beasts.
Coupled with the artificial cultivation of the day after tomorrow, the original wildness of the Warcraft has been weakened, and the probability of breaking the bloodline restriction in the future is also very low. ”
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Robert said in a deliberately accentuated tone.
It's clear that he's in favor of letting the cubs mutate freely, but it's a pity that he doesn't count on this kind of thing.
Looking at the Warcraft Legion under the command of the major forces in the mainland, you can know that the level of Warcraft equipped is generally not high, and you can know the choice you have made.
If there is a choice, everyone wants their Warcraft mounts to be stronger, but unfortunately the Warcraft above the fourth order have a certain amount of wisdom.
If you want to play with potions to mature, I'm afraid you're forcing Warcraft to rebel. This kind of potion of damage potential and longevity is no less poisonous than it is in the eyes of the demonic beast.
There are no side effects, and it is not for nothing that there are potions that can ripen Warcraft. It's just that the raw materials required are almost extinct in the mainland, and the production process is even more cumbersome and terrible, and it is impossible to mass produce at all.
"Since Master Robert has proposed a different hatching plan, I think it is better to change the previous hatch distribution plan and directly distribute the monster eggs instead.
The specific method of incubation is directly decided by each of them, so as to avoid disputes again.
However, the mother beast must unconditionally cooperate with the hatching, until the hatching is completed, and the previous agreement is completed! ”
Viscount Raquel said with determination.
As the representative of the Duchy of Moxie, Raquel is a prime example of war changing fate. After a great battle, he succeeded in securing him as the heir to the title.
Once again, it turns out that the winner is not necessarily the best, but he must be able to survive to the end.
Because of the good cooperation with Hudson, this crucial task fell directly to him.
Putting forward this suggestion at this moment is not because the Principality of Moxi wants to do something, but more because it doesn't want the Warcraft Legion plan to have another twist and turn.
As soon as the words landed, the scene became lively. A group of representatives from the major forces immediately began to discuss.
Some are for it, some are against. Overall, though, there are more people who support it.
No matter how it is distributed, as long as the previously agreed proportion remains unchanged, everyone's core interests will not be impacted.
It's better to decide your own destiny than to let someone else decide. Those who can come here are the proud sons of the heavens of the major forces, and there is inevitably a pretentious arrogance in their bones.
Looking at the eager expressions of the crowd, Hudson knew that someone had been fooled and crippled by the old fellow Robert.
Without the use of magic potions, allowing the eggs to hatch naturally seems to have infinite possibilities, but it also ushers in endless risks.
If it is to improve the mount for the noble lord, it is naturally better for this kind of wurm beast with greater potential. But if you want to form a Warcraft legion, then dispel these thoughts as soon as possible!
It is estimated that these high-quality wurm beasts have not had time to grow up, and other people's Warcraft legions have already formed combat effectiveness.
Knowing is knowing, Hudson still has no intention of reminding. It is estimated that many nobles present have similar ideas, and they can fool one and count one.
If you kill some idiot, you're missing a potential competitor. The competition between the nobility has always been so unpretentious.
Since a good start, in the following days, the pregnant female beasts have begun to lay cubs one after another.
The only problem is that the production is greatly reduced compared to the original, even the high-yielding magical beast like the griffin has a maximum of four eggs in a litter, and if you are unlucky, you may only have one egg.
"What, the Black Mountain Leopard actually laid eggs?"
Hudson asked, surprised.
It's not that he's rare and weird. The black mountain leopard is a mammal, and its reproductive offspring have always been directly born leopards, and this wave actually changed to give birth to eggs!
It's not a big deal to lay eggs, dragons hatch from eggs. In the case of dragon genes, it makes sense to change the reproductive attributes.
The question is, as a mammal, does the black mountain leopard hatch eggs?
Female leopards can't hatch eggs, and Maxim's scum dragon can't hatch eggs. Parents don't know how to hatch eggs, do you want to find some unlucky bird to be the pick-up man?
Or is it directly on magic technology and working hard to help the leopard hatch eggs artificially?
This kind of thing will certainly not be an isolated case. In the following breeding process, more mammalian monsters will lay eggs.
Fortunately, I pulled a group of partners, otherwise I would be dumbfounded when I encountered this special situation.
"Yes, Lord Count. As soon as the Black Mountain Leopard's eggs were laid, they attracted the attention of a group of magicians, and now they are doing research around those two eggs! ”
Tom said excitedly.
Obviously, those two special eggs also have a lot of attraction for him.