"What's going on?" Wei Peng asked in surprise. The hatred of Natural Persons was etched deep in the souls of wild NPCs. This Shell Beast must have harbored a profound hatred for the Stone People of the Holy Stone Empire, so why had it gone against its instincts and stayed here?
"It's laying eggs!" Liu Yun suddenly said. "This Shell Beast is laying eggs. I can sense that five eggs are waiting to hatch."
The Gods exchanged glances. Perception was naturally one of their divine authorities, and none of them doubted the truth of her words. But the situation was so unusual. Surely this Shell Beast hadn't happened to be pregnant when it spawned, only to lay eggs right now?
"You may have misunderstood. Not every Leviathan has difficulty laying eggs. As far as I know, at least a dozen kinds of giant beasts reproduce very quickly. The only problems are their hatching and growth rates." Liu Yun explained:
"When food is abundant, Shell Beasts can lay eggs at a fairly rapid rate. Whether they'll hatch is another matter, though. These five eggs have varying levels of vitality. One or two might hatch, or they might all be infertile.
"The Shell Beasts that hatch will still be juveniles and will need a great deal of time to mature. Few survive that process. Adult Shell Beasts leave after laying their eggs. They aren't equipped to hatch them or protect their young, so the vast majority of
"Shell Beasts die before reaching adulthood.
"Leviathans may be powerful, but they're very weak when young."
Lin Zhichen nodded. "We have to find a way to get those eggs."
Adult Shell Beasts were powerful, and correspondingly difficult to convert. Capturing one without harming it would be even harder.
A few days later, after laying her