"Wait! Did that egg move just now?!"
Suddenly, on March 7th, he shouted, pointing excitedly at the golden dragon egg in the center of the incubation platform, "We clearly saw it wiggle just now! Look, isn't it about to hatch?"
Xing immediately moved closer to the incubation platform, staring intently at the dragon egg. Dan Heng also took a few steps closer. The originally slowly flowing golden patterns began to accelerate, and the entire egg was gently swaying.
Researchers in the vicinity quickly noticed the anomaly.
"Vital signs are improving! The energy response inside the eggshell has suddenly increased!"
A staff member rushed to the monitoring equipment, looked at the constantly changing data, and hurriedly notified his colleague, "Quick, record it! The internal life activity has reached the critical value; it should be hatching soon!"
Another researcher, after reviewing the data, Shi Xing: "It's really about to hatch! Quickly notify the others and prepare to record the hatching process!"
The incubation room immediately sprang into action. Several staff members quickly activated the recording devices, while others began adjusting the leads in the protective shield to ensure that the little creatures inside would not be affected by the outside world.
On March 7th, he was in no mood to listen to them talk; he had already raised his phone, wishing he could stick the camera directly onto the eggshell.
"Come out! Come out! Let us see what you really look like!"
As everyone watched expectantly, the golden dragon egg shook once more.
Immediately afterwards, a soft sound came from the surface of the eggshell.
"Snap!"
A tiny crack appeared at the top of the eggshell, then slowly extended downwards along the golden lines.
March 7th was so excited she almost jumped up. "It's out! It's out! Star, look! It really cracked open!"
"I'm watching." Xing held up her phone, pointing the camera at the dragon egg as well, and even adjusted the shooting angle. "I have to keep this as a memento; maybe we're witnessing something incredible."
Dan Heng stood to the side, saying nothing, but carefully observing the changes on the eggshell.
For some reason, ever since the dragon egg began to shake, he had vaguely sensed a familiar aura. This power was extremely weak, yet it reminded him of the power related to Permanence within the bloodline of the Vidyadhara.
As the crack continued to widen, the little creature inside finally managed to pry open a piece of the top of the eggshell.
A tiny golden claw reached out first, scratching haphazardly at the edge of the eggshell. Then, a head with two short dragon horns slowly emerged from the crack.
It was a small, golden-blue dragon with scales that shimmered with a faint golden luster and several blue stripes on its back. It wasn't very big, with round eyes and newly grown horns, and it didn't look fierce at all.
The little dragon laboriously stretched its head out and then used its claws to push against the surrounding eggshells.
"Snap!"
The remaining eggshell finally cracked completely, and the little guy lost his footing and rolled out of it, his four short claws pointing upwards and his tail still wagging wildly in mid-air.
I was so excited about March 7th!
"Wow! It's so cute! Look at its paws! And that little horn! How can it be so adorable!"
Xiao Long struggled for a moment on the cultivation table before finally managing to turn over. He then shook his head and sat there, looking around blankly.
On March 7th, I couldn't wait to reach out and touch it.
"What should we do?! We really want to bring it back to the train! Dan Heng, what do you think? This little guy is so cute, Pom-Pom would definitely love it if we kept it on the train!"
Dan Heng glanced at her and reminded her, "This is Ms. Ruan Mei's experimental creation; it can't be taken away casually. If you want to take it back to the train, you must at least obtain Ms. Ruan Mei's permission first."
"Oh? That's true."
March 7th was a little disappointed, but quickly laughed again, "It's okay! We'll go ask Ms. Ruan Mei later, maybe she'll agree!"
Hoshino nodded in agreement. "I think we can give it a try. But if Pom-Pom knew there was an extra dragon on the train, she might make us submit a petting application first."
After thinking for a moment, March 7th couldn't help but laugh and said, "Haha, that's actually quite possible!"
Just as the two were discussing how to bring Xiaolong back to the train, the little guy on the incubation platform finally recovered from his newborn confusion.
It opened its mouth, let out a big yawn, revealing a few newly grown teeth, then lowered its head and looked at the eggshells scattered around it.
The little dragon stretched out its claws and fiddled with the pieces a couple of times, then suddenly opened its mouth and bit one of them.
"Click, click."
To everyone's astonishment, it actually chewed the eggshell up and slowly swallowed it.
March 7th blinked. "Huh? Why did it eat its own eggshell?"
The researchers nearby quickly checked the data and, after confirming that the baby dragon showed no abnormalities, explained, "The eggshell itself contains a large amount of energy accumulated during the breeding process, which should serve as its first food after hatching."
Xing watched the little dragon diligently gnawing on its eggshell and nodded thoughtfully. "So it brought its own food."
Little Dragon clearly liked the taste. After finishing one piece, he slowly crawled to another piece of eggshell, lowered his head, and continued to gnaw on it.
When it eats, it holds the eggshell with its two little paws, as if afraid the food will escape.
March 7th was too busy to speak, her entire face almost pressed against the transparent protective shield, holding up her phone and recording non-stop.
"Ahhh! It's so cute even when it's eating! Xing, look at its little paws, I really want to hug it!"
Xing leaned closer for a look, then said seriously, "I think we can name it 'Eggshell Terminator'."
"No! How can you give such a cute little dragon such a strange name!"
While the two were still arguing, Xiaolong had already eaten almost all the remaining eggshells.
It licked its lips, carefully inspected the culture table again, and after confirming that nothing was missed, finally sat down with satisfaction.
"Belch!"
A small burp escaped from its mouth.
March 7th clutched her chest on the spot. "I can't take it anymore! It can even hiccup! How can it be so cute!"
Xing also smiled and raised her phone to take a few more photos of Xiaolong.
After eating and drinking his fill, the little dragon slowly stood up, stretched his body, and the scales on his back opened slightly, his slender tail swaying as well.
Then, it finally began to seriously observe the place where it was born.
It first glanced at the busy researchers around it, then at March 7th and Star, who were perched outside the protective shield. Faced with their constant waving, Little Dragon merely tilted its head curiously, without much reaction.
Until its gaze fell upon Dan Heng.
The little dragon, which had been moving slowly, suddenly stopped.
It blinked, and then its eyes lit up, and the two short dragon horns on its head also emitted a faint golden light.
Dan Heng noticed the change and frowned slightly.
Little Dragon, however, became excited, opened its mouth, and let out a few childish cries at Dan Heng.
"Awooo! Awooo!"
Then, it took its first steps on its four short legs and stumbled towards Dan Heng.
Because it was just born and hadn't yet learned to control its body properly, the little dragon ran erratically and almost tripped over its own tail.
Seeing this, March 7th quickly warned, "Be careful! There's something ahead..."
"Bang!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiaolong crashed headfirst into the transparent protective shield.
The little guy was knocked backward and tumbled to the ground, shaking his head in a daze.
March 7th was both amused and distressed. "Oh dear! How could you be so reckless! There's glass in front of you!"
The little dragon raised its paw and touched the spot where it had just bumped into something.
strangeness.
There's clearly nothing in front of me, so why can't I get past this?
It stretched out a small paw and gently patted forward, only to have the paw touch the transparent protective shield again.
Xiao Long was even more confused.
It turned its head to look at Dan Heng, then looked down at the things in front of it, seemingly a little anxious.
"Aww!"
The little dragon cried out again, and the golden patterns on its body suddenly lit up.
Several researchers immediately noticed the changes in the test data.
"Wait! Its internal energy is rapidly increasing!"
"What kind of reaction is this? This has never happened in the previous breeding data!"
Looking at the suddenly soaring numbers, one researcher exclaimed in surprise, "Such a powerful energy fluctuation! This power... we've never seen anything like it before!"
Dan Heng also sensed something was wrong and his gaze fell on Xiao Long.
That familiar aura became even clearer.
However, before he could speak, Xiaolong lowered his head again, the golden light around him suddenly intensified, and he rushed directly towards the protective shield.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, the originally sturdy protective shield was smashed open, and the energy barrier around the entire incubation platform collapsed instantly.
An alarm then sounded in the laboratory.
"The protective shield has been breached! Quickly check the culture device!"
Several researchers rushed to the control panel. March 7th was also startled and quickly pulled Xing back two steps.
Little Dragon, who caused all of this, had no idea that he had made a mess of things.
It rolled off the culture table, its four paws landing on the floor. After looking around, it realized it had actually made it out and immediately barked happily.
"Awooo! Awooo!"
It excitedly spun halfway around in place before finding Dan Heng's location again.
The next moment, Xiaolong took another short stride and wobbled towards him.
Dan Heng watched the little guy rushing towards him and subconsciously took a step back.
However, Xiaolong showed no sign of stopping. It crawled to his feet in a few steps, stretched out its two front paws, and grabbed his trouser leg.
Then, its slender body wrapped around Dan Heng's calf, and its tail followed suit, the entire dragon hanging firmly on his leg.
"Awooo! Awooo!"
Little Dragon tilted his head back, looking at Dan Heng excitedly, and even affectionately rubbed his little head against Dan Heng's leg.
Dan Heng looked down at it, remained silent for a moment, and then tried to reach out and pick it up.
But when Xiaolong noticed his movements, it clung even tighter, its four little paws gripping his trouser leg tightly, refusing to let go no matter what.
Dan Heng said helplessly, "Hey, get down. I'm not your father."
Little Dragon seemed not to understand at all and continued to shout happily.
March 7th and Xing had already squatted down, curiously observing the little guy wrapped around Dan Heng's legs.
March 7th stretched out her finger and gently waved it in front of Xiaolong, saying with a smile, "Little guy, look here! How about I take you to play?"
Xiao Long glanced at her, then pressed his head back against Dan Heng's leg, showing no intention of letting go.
Xing also came over and tried to tease it with her fingers, and even took out her phone to play a funny video.
As a result, Xiaolong didn't even look at it much, but instead wrapped its tail even more tightly.
Xing put away her phone and looked at Dan Heng seriously. "It seems to only recognize you."
On March 7th, he finally couldn't hold back and burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.
"Hahaha! Dan Heng, look at it! Does it think you're its dad?"
Dan Heng looked down at the little dragon that was still rubbing against his lap, and then at March 7th, who was laughing uncontrollably.
After a long silence, he finally answered expressionlessly:
"... I am not its father."