Chapter 64: 63. King of the Fire-Feather Lizards

63. King of the Fire-Feather Lizards

Based on his experience, Li Ang knew at a glance that the item on this altar was a monster egg. Since he understood the history of the Lin Deng family, these were very likely the eggs of the so-called "Fire Dragon."

【Salamander Egg】

【Egg of a powerful fire-feather lizard type monster. Their larvae need to consume rare minerals from volcanic regions and prey on monsters with fire-igniting spirituality to grow. Adult specimens harbor volcanic power in their chests and abdomens; even their breath exhales sparks.】

【Rank: 4 (Max 7)】

【Spirituality: Lost】

【Usage: Summoned beast contract, alchemy, spellcasting material】

So it was a Salamander.

Fire-attribute lizard monsters covered in feathers were classified as fire-feather lizards, and the Salamander was the strongest among them. They were a type of powerful sub-dragon, known as the King of the Fire-Feather Lizards.

Salamanders were extremely troublesome enemies in scorching environments. They were massive, with an average total length exceeding ten meters, and moved with great speed. After reaching Rank 7, they could control flames to provide propulsion for short bursts of flight, making their mobility quite excellent.

They even lived in groups. As long as one excluded the King of the Island, they could be considered regional overlords, which was why they were quite famous.

That giant flame dragon with the title "King of Purgatory" ruled over the Salamander population, and there were even individuals among them that had grown beyond their limits to Rank 7.

Li Ang simulated a map in his mind. The location of Spark Island was actually quite close to Purgatory Island in a straight line, but the latter was located in the Demon Disaster Domain northwest of the Ignis Airspace, with an airspace wind wall in between.

Therefore, the actual route required going northeast via the shipping lane, then north, then detouring southwest, continuously passing through the Floss and Gorasis airspaces before being able to enter the Demon Disaster Domain.

Among some scholars, there was a hypothesis that "the airspace wind wall did not exist in the past." The evidence cited was that the environments and species distributions of many islands on both sides of the wind wall were very similar.

According to this theory, it was very reasonable for Spark Island to have a Salamander distribution.

Naturally, different people had wanted to tame this kind of monster before, but none had ever succeeded.

Those who tried to study domestication starting from the egg also failed. These eggs were buried in lava, and Salamanders had the habit of the entire group guarding the nest during the breeding season, making the acquisition cost very high.

This Lin Deng family also had some ability to be able to contract with a Salamander. However, the Salamanders on Spark Island were not of a high rank; these eggs were all Rank 4, which might have something to do with that.

【Hint: Tameable monster egg discovered】

【Hint: Spirituality in the monster egg has been lost; taming cannot be started for the time being. Injecting volcanic essence can reactivate the spirituality.】

The space of the altar here was very large; originally there should have been more eggs, and there were some broken shells nearby.

The other eggs should have been taken away by the Finat family. They must have wanted to try to contract a Salamander, but judging from the results, they did not succeed, and some members were so angry they smashed a portion of them.

Why they left a few until the spirituality was lost might be because they thought the Lin Deng family putting the eggs in the tomb might have had some significance, so they intended to keep them placed there for observation.

Li Ang, however, could conclude that the Lindens doing this was purely a custom and belief, letting the "Fire Dragon" that protected the family accompany their sleeping ancestors.

"What exactly is this?" Dorothy poked her head out from behind him.

"Monster eggs, the Fire Dragon written on their epitaphs. Actually, it's a type of monster called a Salamander, which is also very strong in the Transcendent Realm."

Dorothy crossed her arms: "I've read about this kind of monster in books; they say their appearance is extremely gorgeous."

"Yes." Li Ang didn't just say he had seen them; he had personally slaughtered quite a few.

"Why didn't the Finat family hatch these?"

"They probably didn't obtain the Lin Deng family's contracting method, or they couldn't satisfy the necessary conditions."

"Shall we continue to sneak into the Count's mansion and look around?"

"Let's see if we can discover anything later."

"Wow, then if I raise one, I'll also be able to know what it feels like to ride a dragon." The lady's face showed anticipation.

"It's not that simple. Even if you can contract one, there are other conditions to prepare."

Li Ang wouldn't reveal the taming aspect to her for now.

Moreover, Salamanders were monsters that had requirements for their living environment. The system's summoned beast panel did have a breeding ground construction function, but Sky Knights were flying around all year round, so a suitable breeding ground would have to be built on a ship reinforced with magic.

This again involved having to get a good ship first.

"Put them away first, put them away first~"

Dorothy's speech was usually clear and steady, but this time the tail of her voice rose rarely. Having gained a great harvest just as the adventure began, she was in a pleasant mood.

She wanted to reach out to hold the three eggs, but she screamed when she touched the surface.

"Forgot to tell you, the surface of this kind of egg has mucus."

Even after a long time, because they were soaked in magic power when gestating in the mother's body, these eggs could still secrete this protective liquid even if the spirituality was lost.

They only needed to be replenished with volcanic essence to revive; this was the resilience of monsters.

"Ugh... shouldn't have thrown away the handkerchief after wiping off the dust."

Dorothy looked at her hands full of sticky, slippery liquid, not knowing what to do, her complexion becoming increasingly ugly.

"Help." The lady looked over with a bitter face.

"You just said you were amazing."

"I really made a great determination. In order to go on an adventure with you, I was very afraid that you would think I was a monster because of the Demon Life Flower, but I still decided to show you. This is already very amazing for me."

"An amazing person who can't deal with a little dirt."

Li Ang deliberately didn't help her, hoping she could turn her determination into substantial change as soon as possible, otherwise he would also be in a difficult position.

Although he hadn't directly promised her to join the team yet, because of the Demon Life Flower, her potential was completely qualified; what was missing was just her mindset.

But if she couldn't even adapt to small things, Li Ang would be even less daring to entrust important battles to her; no matter how great her potential was, she wouldn't be suitable to become a teammate.

In case she really couldn't adjust, Li Ang could only leave her behind. This felt very cruel, but he also had to be responsible for himself, Zoe, and future teammates.

In order not to really face this difficult choice, he had to try to force her forward starting now.

Dorothy was silent for a few seconds, then closed her eyes and wiped her hands quickly on her dress, as if wanting to make herself forget this memory.

After finishing this, she looked straight into Li Ang's eyes, silently declaring that she was ready.

She didn't dare to touch the monster eggs again; Li Ang wrapped them up and put them away.

Dorothy suddenly thought of something: "The Lin Deng family had Salamanders and was still wiped out by the Finat family. The Finat family should be very powerful, why did they only produce one Winders?"

Her doubt had some logic. Many people on peaceful islands were weaker than their ancestors; that was generally because of slackness. As long as the inheritance was not broken, the strength of the successors in the family was barely passable.

However, from Li Ang's knowledge, the Finat family had no inheritance related to power.

Throwing money to invest in Winders was purely because he had good talent and could achieve the peak strength of the Transcendent Realm in the Dragoon profession, letting the Count see the opportunity to raise a strong person. This was what Winders said himself when chatting in the group.

Winders had already surpassed the vast majority of people in Newbis, and was only inferior when facing a top group where everyone was in the Exalted Realm.

Having told Dorothy this information, Li Ang speculated: "According to the records of these epitaphs, they wanted to attack the Fire Dragon ranch at that time. Judging from the ending of history, they succeeded."

"How did they win?"

"I don't think they had enough high-rank strong people; they probably had something that specifically targeted Salamanders."

Regardless of the truth, in the face of the monster problems of the two families, Li Ang became the biggest beneficiary.

He didn't need to look for the Lin Deng family's contracting method and could even try to cultivate a Rank 7 Salamander. This was a wish the Finat family couldn't reach, and it was the power the Lin Deng family possessed that might have prevented their extinction.

Volcanic essence was a top-tier Transcendent material, with the best quality being in the Exalted Realm, similar to the rank of a Salamander. This kind of material was of course expensive, but compared to being able to obtain a summoned beast with this kind of strength, it was nothing at all.

Leaving the tomb and returning to the secret passage, there were still several entrances and exits near the Count's mansion.

"What else will we discover? Looking forward to it~"

Dorothy had spirit again; she seemed to have released some kind of resentment and actively took the lead forward.