At the Righteous Gang's grain depot, Tian Long instructed his subordinates to bring out an Armored Pig that had only recently been delivered to Obsidian City.
It was somewhat shaped like an immature pig, but its hide was covered in a layer of gray-black scales. Its tail was thick and long, rather than curled up like that of an ordinary domestic pig.
"This is the Armored Pig sent over from Giant Rock City for trade. They slaughter them before sending them over," Tian Long said disdainfully.
The reason for doing so was naturally obvious: they feared other factions would snatch away this line of business.
Crack!
Li Qing crouched down, pried off a scale, and examined it carefully in his hand.
It was not as hard as he had imagined. On the contrary, it was somewhat flexible and offered no real defensive use at all.
He held the scale high toward the faint beam of blood-colored moonlight shining down from the sky. Through the moonlight, he could vaguely make out certain patterns within the scale.
"Back in the era when there was still sunlight, had you never seen pigs like this?" Li Qing asked.
"Exactly. These strange things only appeared in recent years. What is it, brother Li? Did you find some problem?" Tian Long asked.
Li Qing did not speak. He stared fixedly at the scale, deep in thought.
A newly emerged species?
The sun had vanished only a few decades ago. Could species have evolved that quickly?
Clearly, this was the result of human intervention.
It was probably something created by the faction that monopolized the Armored Pig trade. They had bred livestock that fed specifically on Black Rye Mushrooms and were not picky about their growing environment.
These Armored Pigs seemed like some kind of crossbreed between