lizard lord

Chapter 178 Evolution
Maybe Princess Julia would have some opinions on him after hearing the news, but Tang Zhao and Andrea didn't say anything clearly, and they all relied on the nobles' imaginations to make up guesses, which is not bad.

After all, paper can't hold fire, this matter will be leaked sooner or later, it depends on how long it takes for something to go wrong, Andrea is betting, Tang Zhao supports her in such a bet this time, and the reason is simple - lack of money.

Counting the volunteers and the lizardmen who settled here, they have nearly a thousand more bloody mouths. These lizardmen are pure carnivores and can eat very well.

This is not over yet, because of the pressure of the war, Lu Fude's kobolds have all moved here, and there are thousands more than before.

Now there are still an unknown number of dwarves coming, at least no less than [-], and they are all eatable masters.

The production in the settlement has been disrupted a lot, the price of food outside will continue to rise, and there are so many more people in his settlement.It takes a lot of effort to feed these people, and it is impossible without money.

Andrea knew that the situation was serious, and changed many orders for production recovery to pay with food, so there was still a big gap, and they had to plug it up quickly.

It's not summer yet, and winter is the time when it's really hard. If you don't plan ahead, it will be even more uncomfortable.

The business of printing money will definitely come in the fastest, so we can only gamble to see if he develops faster, or the royal family finds out and has opinions faster.

The elf has a common enemy with him, and he is in a state of being unable to separate himself. He wished that Tang Zhao would become stronger and come to help him, and the dwarves also had blood ties. Haiji also recognized his status as an ally. The dwarves meant what they said. As long as Haiji doesn't die unexpectedly, there is nothing to worry about.

Humans are different. Humans still have a lot of power to spare, and Tang Zhao is very clear that the expansion desire of human beings may not be comparable to hobgoblins and orcs, but it is definitely several orders of magnitude stronger than dwarves and elves.

Therefore, from the very beginning, he listed human beings as "threat but cooperable objects" rather than "reliable allies". His own strength is strong enough to prevent being missed by human beings.

The war with the hobgoblins has proven that they can now stand against entire legions, but this is not enough, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Andrea was in charge of things in Luford, and several former members of the dwarf guild were in charge of supervision and assistance.They have strong basic abilities and rich experience, and they can be regarded as complementary to Andrea to a certain extent.

As for the matters in the settlement and the forest, a group of people headed by the dryad Lilith is in charge, Karak Solmar is mainly in charge of Bourne, and kobolds or lizardmen like Toby also have a certain say.

They managed their respective sites before, and their current jobs are not too different from their previous ones, and they can handle them well.

When encountering major events, such as human temptations and a new round of hobgoblin attacks, representatives of each race will discuss countermeasures together, and they can deal with it in a short time.

Huge external pressure is an important means to promote internal unity. After fighting hobgoblins for so long, the relationship between the several races has improved greatly. At least they will not scold each other at every turn, and they are much more pleasing to each other. Without Tang Zhao coordinating in his own way, the various races restrained each other a little bit, and there would be no major troubles.
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After waiting for a few days, Andrea brought the reserved blood core from Luford, and Tang Zhao was ready to evolve.

The development plans for each region have been prepared, and the countermeasures to deal with various emergencies have also been prepared. The situation of material and capital reserves is still optimistic. Everything that can be done has been done. You can find a place with peace of mind local evolution.

He chose the evolution site to be underground in Karak Solmar, an underground space excavated by the kobolds and dwarves. He chose a spacious and closed room, blocked the door with boulders, and checked the vent again. After the situation was all right, he closed his eyes and officially started to evolve.

[Look for a place to evolve, evolution takes 54 days, get two directional enhancements, and two random enhancements. 】

The previous time was 27 days, and before that it was nine days. The growth rate is gradually decreasing, but this makes Tang Zhao a little worried. After all, 54 days is not short, and he will not be here for nearly two months. There may be many Unforeseen events, that's why he made a lot of records before this evolution.

The item he was carrying this time was an arrowhead. The arrowhead was pitch black and shaped like a shark's tooth, looking very sharp.

The treasure found from the ruins of the Greybeard Kingdom, the decent dwarven anti-magic metal, can neutralize many kinds of magic, and its effect is much stronger than Tang Zhao's scales, but the cost is very high, and it is extremely precious among dwarves thing.

Putting this arrow beside him, Tang Zhao closed his eyes, and began to evolve after a long absence.
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The environment as far as the eye can see has changed to a considerable extent compared to before.

Looking around, it basically feels like a savannah - herbaceous plants up to half a meter, and occasionally a few trees with huge crowns stand alone on the ground.

The fly in the ointment is that the sun is still very harsh, there is no water source around, the plants still look a little yellow, and the vitality is not so strong.

Tang Zhao had never seen these plants in front of him before, and he didn't know which world they belonged to, but it didn't hinder anything.He silently wrote down the specific appearance and characteristics of these plants, and after waking up, someone would answer them for him, provided that these plants were really native plants of this world.

Shaking his head, this time he didn't rush to dig soil under his feet, but started to explore the surrounding environment.Before, his mobility was not very good, but now he has grown in size, his legs have grown, and his mobility has improved significantly.

He has tried it before, and he will not feel hungry or tired here, there is not even a change of the sun and the moon, there is no comparison reference, and God knows if time flows.

Randomly choosing a direction, he began to run wildly, hoping to find something before he lost interest in exploring.

Without a specific reference, let alone getting tired, and not knowing how long he had been running, he finally had something special to discover.

A pond, the water is very turbid, the deepest point is only about one meter, and there are thick silt accumulations.

It was a major discovery, because this was the first time he saw a source of water, and according to common sense, where there is water, there may be life.

He hesitated, and finally jumped straight into the pond, looking for something special.

The paws kept rummaging in the pool water, but the final result made him a little disappointed. He didn't find any living things, from molluscs to fish to crustaceans, nothing but thick silt.

But he wasn't discouraged, he didn't have any hope in the first place, he might not see living creatures until he evolved a few more times, or he might not see them in the future, he was also mentally prepared.

He began to dig the plaques on the spot, and the shape of the plaques was the same as before. He chose two at random, and Tang Zhao began to choose the ability of directed evolution.

It is said that it is a directional ability, but it actually has a certain random range. Tang Zhao chose a magic ability and a body organ.

The former wants to strengthen his long-range attack ability, and now he can only rely on minions and his body, which has gradually become a bit weak, and he will have to deal with different monsters and ghosts in the future, so it will definitely be a disadvantage if he keeps doing this.

The latter is mainly to strengthen one's own athletic ability. Temperature-changing animals are really a little painful. If they don't bask in the sun, they may lie on their nests, and their athletic ability will seriously decline.Secondly, it is also a bit of a lottery idea. Powerful creatures in this world generally have some special organs that are used to power magic. If such organs can be drawn, it will be of great benefit to him.

【Selection completed】

{Are you sure? }
【Sure】

{Selected: Bone Spur/Constant Temperature/Venom Gland/Regeneration}——
Before he had time to think carefully, Tang Zhao woke up from his sleep.

It was still pitch black, and he didn't care. He groped in the dark for a while and found the boulder blocking the entrance. With a little force on his hand, the boulder was pushed away by him, and the light of the dwarf illuminating the rune stone came from the entrance.

His strength has increased significantly again. When he moved this huge boulder before, he could barely move it with the strength of his upper limbs.

It seems that the underground space is much more spacious than before. In the past two months, the dwarves and kobolds have not been idle, and have been expanding their residences.

Tang Zhao, who had been "molting" for two months, suddenly cheated on the corpse. Many residents around looked at it curiously. Normally, Tang Zhao would chat with them a few words, but now he is not in the mood. He shrunk his body size Some found the exit and rushed out quickly, wanting to look at their current appearance in the mirror or lake water, and then try their new abilities.

On the whole, this time is the most evolutionary time.

From the outside, the change in body size is not very significant. It has risen from 13 meters to [-] meters, which is basically the same heavyweight as before.

His body structure is already very suitable. There is no particularly huge change this time. The proportions of his limbs and body lines have been adjusted, making him look more powerful and thick. The size and thickness of his scales have been slightly improved. If his people came to see it, it was still the same as before.

The most conspicuous place is that there is probably a row of spines on the back, extending from the back of the neck to the end of the tail, and the closer to the end of the tail, the larger the size of the spines.

He can control these thorns and let them fall off. With strong muscles, he can theoretically throw the thorns out with strong muscles like the Hydralisk in "StarCraft".

He tried it tentatively, and it was not satisfactory. It was indeed possible to do this, but the attack range was limited, and the attack strength was not that exaggerated, but it was more or less a long-range attack method. From today onwards, he also had long-range ability.

As for the interior, it is completely different from before, roughly at the level of an upgrade from a steam engine to an internal combustion engine.

He also has a constant body temperature now, and after a little exercise, his endurance is stronger than imagined. It may not be comparable to humans or dwarves, but it is also considered a good level among endothermic animals.

According to the previous classification, "reptiles" must all be "cold-blooded", that is, temperature-changing animals that depend on the sun to survive, but this concept is now a bit outdated.

From the concept of previous lives, dinosaurs are sure reptiles, but current research has shown that birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs, but birds cannot be classified as reptiles, so the concept of reptiles has been cancelled. , replaced by the two corresponding concepts of "Synapsids" and "Sauropods".

Birds classified as sauromorphs have a constant body temperature, and its ancestor dinosaurs have a high probability of having a constant body temperature after research, so animals with long scales are not necessarily temperature-changing animals, they can only rely on the sun live.

Before Tang Zhao crossed over, the Salvadoran lizard had evolved a certain ability to maintain a constant temperature. If animals like this do not become extinct and the earth is not bombed by human beings, maybe after tens of millions of years, we can see the same temperature again. Dinosaur-like creatures appear.

In this world, Tang Zhao has also evolved the ability to maintain a constant temperature, but there is still a certain gap compared to other scaled siblings, or to put it bluntly, it is still far behind.

For example, the giant dragon—Chuangshishen didn’t seem to add any physical shortcomings when designing these creatures. They are all advantages. From the structure to the organs, this is a race that is difficult to fault, and it can be called perfect. , so it can be worshiped by a large number of scaly creatures. For weak creatures, adult dragons are indeed almost like true gods, and they can indeed be seen and touched.

Constant temperature enhanced athletic ability, explosive power and endurance are very important to him. His combat ability has been greatly improved. Although his food intake will also increase, it is completely worth it. Anyway, there are enough meat-eating creatures in the settlement, so he is not bad. This mouth.

In addition, the evolution of the poison gland also surprised him.

It is certain that the toxicity of the venom has improved, and now his fangs have also changed, similar to the poison-spraying cobra, which can spray the venom out for a certain distance.

In addition, the sprayed liquid is also highly corrosive. Weapons and armor can be corroded and pitted, let alone human flesh. When sprayed on people, the scene is definitely like a mosaic.

But this is not without cost. This kind of venom will definitely not be able to continue to smear on the arrows. Now the elves and goblins will lose the poison dart frogs they have always had. They have to synthesize the venom again, which is a great thing for Tang Zhao. His venom is finally useful in battle. If it is used in the middle of a battle, the opponent will definitely be caught off guard. At the same time, the highly corrosive liquid can also play a role in many other occasions. Overall, it is not a loss.

Lastly, there's his ability to regenerate, which he cares about even more than thermostats because of the income it brings.

Speaking of rebirth, it will not be like the werewolf in the novel, the almost fatal wound will not be restored to its original state in a short time during the battle.It can't be like some trolls, who lose their limbs and grow back in battle, and even chopped pieces of meat can regenerate.

It's just that the recovery speed of ordinary wounds has been greatly accelerated. The wounds that took a month to heal in the past may now recover in less than a week.A very useful ability, but the effect will not be so exaggerated, after all, it is only the first time to strengthen.

PS. The popular science part does not count the number of words, so write more.

(End of this chapter)