Do you believe me when I say I’m not a dragon?

"Report? Oh, I remember you seemed to have accepted a commission. How was it completed?"

Judging from her tone, she didn't care about her apprentice's actions at all, which made Kuroo feel veins popping out on her head.

"——It's the task of dealing with the black-maned pig, instructor."

"Oh, those guys have been overproliferating recently. If the number is not properly controlled, it will easily affect the nearby ecology - so what? The reason why you came to me is because something unexpected happened during the mission."

If black-bristle pigs and other creatures over-reproduce, they will have an impact on their range of activities and the surrounding ecology. What's more serious, there will also be ethnic migration in pursuit of more food, and the consequences will be almost unpredictable.

The job of Lore, Kulu and others is to control the ecological environment - to reduce the population appropriately when there are too many, to supplement food for them too little or to reduce natural enemies.

Although the work content is not only troublesome but also requires a certain amount of strength to support it, the purpose of doing so is also for the peace of the village itself.

The only thing humans have learned from history is that they are also part of the ecosystem and must protect the ecological environment and themselves.

And in order to learn this knowledge, they don't know how much they paid, and how many people sacrificed their lives for it.

——The person who implements this knowledge is the job of a hunter in this world.

"Yes, when I was attacking a black-bristle pig, it escaped, and when I arrived, it had been eaten by something."

Kulu nodded, talked about what he saw yesterday, and took out the scale from his luggage.

"Um......"

After taking the scale, Lore's eyes suddenly sharpened, and his temperament changed at that moment. Compared with the free and easy beauty who loved drinking before, Lore now is more aligned with the identity of an old hunter.

"These scales are the scales of the fire dragon cub."

After looking at it for a while, Luo Er quickly made a judgment.

"Fire dragon?" Kulu opened his mouth, remembering this memory in his mind.

Fire dragons are a bipedal and double-winged species. There is a special organ in the throat that allows them to spit out flames. They are good at flying and are generally around ten to 20 meters in size. They are very powerful creatures, not to mention them. Generally, two couples live together.

"Yes, Fire Dragon." Luo Er also showed his thoughts:

"Half a year ago, our village launched a crusade against the fire dragon. Because the weather is gradually drying up, the moisture in the forest has been greatly reduced. If the fire dragon is allowed to continue to live, it will be a matter of time before a fire occurs - what happened two years ago There have been similar incidents, but fortunately the scope was not large at that time.”

"Originally, we planned to drive them out of the forest and fly to the volcano in the distance, but who knew that the fire dragon laid eggs and refused to retreat, so we had to fight hard to defeat them - have you seen the two guards at the door? Their weapons are made of materials from the fire dragon."

"In other words, this fire dragon cub is the child of the two children half a year ago?" Kulu said incredulously.

"It makes sense in terms of time. It's almost the same." Luo Er scratched his head and looked a little troubled: "It's difficult. We have already processed all the fire dragon eggs. Why are there still missing ones? Could it be a female? Fire dragon..."

"Wait a minute, instructor!" Kulu suddenly interrupted her thinking, pointing to the black scales in her hand and said: "Shouldn't the fire dragon be red! I also confirmed the traces it left. There are The one with four claws is the right one!”

Luo Er's expression remained normal: "This, maybe it's mutated."

"Mutation? Isn't this very dangerous? By the way, instructor, why don't you look surprised?"

"Xiao Kulu, you are still too young. Instructor, I will give you a piece of trivia." Luo Er laughed and suddenly came closer, with a somewhat vulgar expression.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Actually, there is a rumor among the fire dragon couple. It is said that the female fire dragon likes to have sex with the male fire dragon on her back. Not only with other fire dragons, but as long as they are of the same size, she will not refuse them~"

"W-what... No, shameless!" After hearing the news, Kulu opened her mouth wide and stammered for a long time, unable to utter a word. Finally, she pushed Luo Er away with a blushing face. .

"Oh, little Kulu is so pure, how about you let me help you grow up as your teacher~"

"Get out! I'm going to hit you!"

"Okay, okay, put down your equipment, it's not for hitting people -"

"Hey!" Kulu angrily threw away the bow and arrow in his hand and sat down on the bed: "Then what should we do? Have we defeated it?"

"It's not necessary. We hunters are not in the business of killing."

Luo Er rubbed his chin and looked at the dragon scale in his hand again.

"The abilities of mutated creatures will be different from the original species. At present, we are not sure whether this dragon has the ability to breathe fire. I think more hunters should be sent to investigate and, if possible, drive it away. It would be nice to have volcanic areas.”

After speaking to himself, Luo Er clapped his hands and decided:

"That's it. I'll inform the village chief of your investigation. As for Kulu... do you want to rest for a while or come with me?"

"I want to go too!" Hearing what she said, Kulu immediately grabbed the bow and arrow and jumped up.

Chapter 5: Prey

[Your reputation has initially spread in this world. Although it is insignificant compared to this world, no one knows what achievements you will have in the future - obtain an extraction function. 】

Early in the morning, Mercer was woken up by this sound. He opened his eyes and looked ahead into the leaves where the chirping of birds and insects was heard.

"what happened?"

Mercer tried to move his body, but unexpectedly, the surrounding branches shook, startling a group of birds, and he unconsciously fell from the tree.

There was only a bang, and Mercer fell to the ground in a panic, with a clear look of confusion on the dragon's face.

"Yes, I traveled through time..."

He came back to his senses and remembered everything that happened yesterday, then turned over and looked at his body distressedly.

As a young dragon, his physical fitness is quite poor. Not to mention anything else, when he fought with the big wild boar yesterday, a few scales were knocked off his body during the battle. Although it was not very painful, I'm afraid he wanted to grow. It’s not that easy anymore.

And now that I have fallen from such a high tree, I don’t know what kind of injuries it will cause...

"Eh?"

When Mercer looked at the area where he was injured yesterday, his pupils shrank for a moment.

Missing?Did the wound that was checked yesterday healed overnight?

When Mercer took a closer look, he found that this was not the case. Instead, the area injured yesterday had now grown a layer of new scales. Although it was still very fragile to the touch, it was difficult to spot it with just your eyes. s difference.

what happened?Is the recovery speed of these scales too fast?

While Mercer was thinking doubtfully, he discovered that there was no trace of loose scales on the part where he had just fallen.

In other words, after a night, the scales on his body have hardened like this?

Isn’t the dragon’s developmental function too outrageous?

However, Mercer had reason to suspect that this was not the case. Something more incredible must have happened to bring about such a change in him.

When it comes to incredible things, Mercer thought that the only one that met the standards was that system.At the same time, yesterday, he also extracted the skill of [Eating Earth]...

Eating soil...digesting soil...what's in the soil, minerals and inorganic matter...

A flash of light flashed in Mercer's mind. Could it be that the repair and hardening of the body's scales were brought about by the skill "Eat Earth"?

Yes, I am afraid that the usefulness of the [Eat Earth] skill is to absorb inorganic matter and minerals to strengthen oneself.

Thinking of the big mouthful of dirt he ate yesterday, Mercer suddenly felt happy and filled with great pride.

In other words, as long as you continue to eat dirt, your body will continue to become stronger!

One skill is so powerful, I don’t know what ability the next skill will bring to me.

With this thought in mind, Mercer waved his hand and said:

"System, add me... No, give me a draw."

[Extraction in progress...Extraction failed. 】

A cold voice sounded in his head, and Mercer froze on the spot.

"...Is there still a case where the extraction fails?"

【Have. 】

Still such simple and straightforward words, this one word drove Mercer's pride back to the abyss.

"...Well, if you fail, you fail."

He shook his head, feeling pity in his heart, but he didn't stay here too long.

Mercer noticed the words that woke him up. From the system's words, it can be known that someone has discovered his existence?

I have only been active for a day. How far has the terrifying erect ape in this world evolved?

What if this world has become a material library for humans to write "The Classic of Mountains and Seas from Another World", then wouldn't my own life be in danger?

When I think of my own flesh and blood, I will be judged on other people's dining tables: black dragon cubs, eating soil, and those who eat it will live longer.Such words made him shudder.

Forget it, keep thinking of ways to become stronger.

Shaking his head and forgetting this terrible future, he ran all the way to the creek, pulled out a few big mouthfuls of dirt, and swallowed it.

This time he learned the lesson wisely and ate until he was seven-tenths full. When he felt full without affecting his subsequent actions, he left.

He is still a young dragon and still has a long way to grow, so for the future, he needs a long-term plan to help him grow, just like exercising.

However, judging from the dragon's body structure, exercises such as push-ups and sit-ups may not be a good choice, so Mercer's initial plan was to steadily supplement nutrition.

If you eat delicious food and don’t be lazy to cook it, your body will naturally become stronger.

So, after eating a certain amount of dirt, he started his second goal of the day - hunting.

Thinking back to the big wild boar he had eaten yesterday, Mercer couldn't help but lick his mouth.

I wonder if there are any more delicious creatures in this dense forest than the big wild boar.

He thought as he disappeared into the woods.

......

There is a large population in an area with uncrowded trees.

There are about fifteen to twenty of them, some old and some young.

They stand on all fours and slowly eat weeds on the ground.

These races are no more than ten meters long and about two meters tall. They have slightly green skin and a large bone plate on their backs.

According to Mercer's visual inspection, the smallest of the species in front of him weighed one ton, and the largest weighed about four tons.

Mercer was lying in the grass. To be honest, his hiding skills were very rough, but thanks to his excellent eyesight, he was observing their actions from a greater distance.

Seeing that they seemed to be herbivores, Mercer roughly called them herbivorous dragons.

Dark red vertical pupils swept through some of them. For some reason, these herbivorous dragons began to panic. They were a little restless and began to look in the direction of Mercer.

Have they discovered themselves?impossible?

Mercer was a little confused and lowered his body subconsciously. However, this group of herbivorous dragons had already started to run away, running wildly in groups.

It wasn't until the breeze blew across his back that Mercer discovered that the weeds around him were bent in front of him. In other words, the wind was blowing toward his back, which allowed the group of herbivorous dragons to smell it. own smell.

Remember this and pay attention next time.

Gritting his teeth in regret, Mercer's eyes flashed with sharp light, and he simply stopped hiding it and rushed towards one of the herbivorous dragons.

"Roar--"

The immature black dragon let out a low roar, and a fierce light appeared in its scarlet vertical pupils.

Chapter 6: Super Digestion

After a while, Mercer sat next to the corpse of a herbivorous dragon and began to feast.

This herbivorous dragon is neither big nor small. After eating today, it can eat for two more days.

As for whether it would deteriorate or not, Mercer had not considered it at all.He can even digest dirt, so what's wrong with eating some meat that's been sitting there for two or three days?

Speaking of dirt, a while after eating dirt today, Mercer's strong digestion ability gave him room in his stomach, which meant that he now had a full meal again.

After eating and drinking enough, Mercer lay comfortably on the ground, leaning against the remaining corpse of the herbivorous dragon, and licked his mouth with unsatisfied thoughts.

This feeling of happiness with a full belly will not change even if you become a dragon, and even because of the dragon's physical fitness, you can eat to your fullest without causing discomfort.

In other words, happiness is doubled.

This moment of fulfillment surpassed the days of surfing the Internet on Earth, and Mercer couldn't help but want to take a nap.

[Your reputation is already known to a small number of people. They want to know more about you. They are ready. What about you? ——Get an extraction function. 】

Even the cold voice in his head felt comfortable now.

"lottery."

Mercer replied subconsciously. He narrowed his eyes, hoping that this feeling of fulfillment would last longer.