great-warnovel Chapter 206 The Rock Dragon
Chapter 206 The Rock Dragon
Chapter 206 The Rock Dragon
Returning to the Weasel Village, the peaceful atmosphere inexplicably made me feel relaxed.
To celebrate her appointment as a teaching assistant at the Brilliant Stone, Molly and Madam Augusta made a huge, sweet apple pie, so delicious that everyone lost their appetite for sweets for a while.
Hermione briefly revealed some information about the Scottish Highlands to the children, which made them feel a growing sense of urgency, though she sensed that the boys were more eager to try it out.
"I doubt Barty will take us on field trips like Professor Lockhart did. We'll be relying on these dark creatures for fun next school year," Fred said.
The twins are already planning how to sneak into the Forbidden Forest and search for the strange materials inside.
Even the most conservative Percy quietly pulled Cedric into a new sparring session.
In this atmosphere, Charlie returned from the Vesuvius dragon farm. He was a strong, towering man, but with a very kind face and spoke slowly. He had a burn scar on one arm.
The large, shiny scar was left from being grazed by dragon's breath.
"Do you live inside the crater?" Hermione asked curiously.
"No, we dug out an underground city beneath the ruins of Pompeii, where the dragon farm's employees lived," Charlie said, pulling out souvenirs he had brought for friends and family.
"Due to climate change, there are fewer and fewer animals on the ground that dragons can hunt, and the temperature is getting lower and lower, so the dragon farms that were originally in Romania have to be moved to the area under the volcano."
"We must breed large herbivores year-round to feed those dragons."
Knowing that many children were coming to visit, he brought back a lot of dragon-related souvenirs this time.
Each child received a small badge made of dragon scales, while Mrs. Molly received a pair of earrings carved from the shiniest Australian mackerel scales, the pearly scales reflecting a beautiful rainbow sheen in the light.
Mr. Arthur received a beautifully designed silver dragon-head lighter that could emit extremely hot blue flames simply by pressing a button.
"This is made from the cyst glands of the Swedish short-nosed dragon. If you run out of gas, you can write to me and I can buy it at an insider price."
"What do dragon trainers do?" Draco played with the polished dragon scale badge. He loved dragons so much, but he had only ever seen them in picture books since he was a child.
Charlie thought for a moment: "Most of the time, we're trying to appease the aggressive dragons. The area under the volcano is too small to guarantee that all dragons have a large enough territory."
"Especially the female dragons during their breeding season, they are particularly irritable."
Because of the deterioration of the surface climate, many dragons could not find food, so they would eat people. Eventually, even people became hard to find, and they all hid in caves.
Some of the more voracious dinosaurs, like the Ukrainian Ironbelly, were declared extinct more than a decade ago.
On the contrary, many small dragons can survive even when they eat wild dogs, rabbits, and mice.
The Vesuvius dragon farm, which initially supplied raw materials for dragon products, now also undertakes conservation and protection responsibilities.
To continue the important task of various dragon species.
"We keep a close eye on news of dragons around the world, and once a dragon is discovered, we will send people to capture and protect it." He pointed to the scar on his arm.
"This is a black dragon from the Hebdiri Islands. We fought it in the air for a day and a night on broomsticks until the radioactive dust made it pass out."
He proudly stated, "Nowadays, apart from the Chinese Fireball Dragon and the extinct Ukrainian Ironbelly Dragon, we have all kinds of dragon species from around the world in our region."
"We will consciously allow different dragon species to interbreed in order to breed new dragon species that can adapt to the external environment, but this work is progressing slowly at present."
When Charlie talked about his expertise, his nose turned red, and he seemed very excited: "We crossbred the Norwegian Spinosaurus with the Hungarian Tree Beetle, and fed the offspring the remaining eggshells from the Ukrainian Ironbelly. As a result, when they grew up, their bodies were covered with stone-like scales, and they could even swallow rocks and lava directly, greatly reducing their need for meat!"
"Is this rock dragon powerful?" Hermione became interested. The new dragon species sounded a lot like the ancient dragons of the Borderlands. She wondered if they had mastered dragon lightning.
"Its power is immense, but perhaps it's too heavy, resulting in poor flight ability, and its breath has turned into thick magma, significantly reducing its range." Charlie shook his head.
"Moreover, and most importantly, this rock dragon is infertile, so it cannot be considered a successful new type of dragon."
Hermione was somewhat disappointed after hearing this. Rather than an ancient dragon, it seemed more like a large earth dragon that had become after a human failed to devour a dragon. It lacked intelligence, fed on its right head and lava, and was not very good at flying.
However, she continued to ask, "Have you ever dissected this kind of dragon? Did its heart become petrified?"
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Dragons in the border region have stones mixed in their hearts. Even if they are hunted and their hearts are removed, it does not affect their continued pulse. Those who worship the power of dragons can swallow the heart on the altar and claim the power of the dragon for themselves.
Charlie looked at her with some surprise: "That change does exist, but even the most experienced dragon trainer..."
They never imagined that flesh and blood could coexist with rock.
"That rock heart is still in our warehouse, constantly radiating heat, like a lava egg."
Hermione thought for a moment: "Do you sell that? I'd like to buy it and study it."
When she completed her Animagus, she considered whether she could use the Dragon Feast method to help others transform into dragons at a low cost. However, the Dragon Heart and the Borderlands of this world were far apart, and the number of dragons was scarce, so she did not put it into practice.
Now that a very similar rock dragon heart exists, perhaps we can make some attempts.
Charlie scratched his head with some difficulty: "Although these rock dragons can be stably bred, the eggshells of Ukrainian Iron Belly are non-renewable materials, so I estimate that their hearts will sell for a very high price, at least ten times that of ordinary dragon hearts."
But Hermione waved her hand dismissively: "I'm not short of money!"
The Perfumery will expand its enrollment again after the start of the semester, which will increase production. This means Hermione's stable income will increase. Even if the dragon farm has a rare commodity, it is impossible for them to raise the price of something with little practical value too much.
"She's the richest woman around here, brother, you just go and ask about the price." Ron calmly patted his second brother's shoulder.
"I just think it's not worth it. This thing isn't very valuable. Even if it were used as a wand, its heartstrings would be too hard," Charlie said with a simple, honest smile.
Hermione shrugged. "Maybe I can discover a new use for the dragon heart? In old novels, heroes often bathe in dragon blood and eventually transform into dragons."
The remark was made casually, but Draco took it to heart. He quickly leaned closer: "Is it really possible for a person to become a dragon? I mean, the kind where they can freely choose to become a dragon or a human!"
The little witch hesitated for a moment: "It's just a possibility, but we need to test it out."