It's the 21st century, how come there are still people selling dragon eggs?

Chapter 38: Will Donghai City be reduced to ruins in 7 hours?

Yu Xiao believed that the Shadow Dragon had learned this from the Golden Dragon after seeing its behavior.

However, Yu Xiao didn't have any evidence.

Moreover, a real dragon willingly plucking its own scales... Yu Xiao felt something was off...

After leaving the residential area, Yu Xiao walked towards his car parked on the side of the road.

"The Shadow Dragon has less than 24 hours left to hatch; it should hatch around this time tomorrow night."

"But knowing the Shadow Dragon's nature, it's possible it'll eat a few more pieces of the dragon egg..."

As he approached the car door, Yu Xiao stroked his chin.

I thought about it.

"But what exactly are the scales on the Shadow Dragon? Some kind of rare metal?"

Curious, Yu Xiao climbed into the driver's seat.

...

Yu Xiao started the car and drove away.

"What exactly is going on...?"

Hong Zhixuan, who was hiding in the car more than 100 meters behind, patted her chest with a mixture of relief and anxiety.

How could someone emit black smoke in the morning and then spontaneously combust in the evening?

And right now, it seems that Yu Xiao is perfectly fine.

"What should I do now? I've seen Yu Xiao's true colors again and again. What if he finds out and kills me to silence me?"

"If I call the police, will anyone believe me? What law can possibly restrain Xiao?"

Looking at the open road ahead, Hong Zhixuan's expression changed repeatedly.

Hong Zhixuan was still struggling with her decision.

"Ding!"

The phone that Hong Zhixuan had placed next to her rang.

Hearing the noise, Hong Zhixuan snapped out of her daze and quickly grabbed her phone.

I glanced at the caller ID and answered the call.

"Zhixuan? I heard your mother was also scammed by Yu Xiao? And for 2000 million?"

A voice filled with anxiety rang out.

However, after hearing Xia Wei's kind words...

"Weiwei, I have a question for you."

After her expression changed for a moment, Hong Zhixuan gritted her teeth and spoke.

"Tell me, and I'll definitely answer if I know the answer."

Xia Wei readily agreed.

"How can science explain someone emerging unscathed from flames?"

"?"

"Yu Xiao just set himself on fire! He set himself on fire, did you know that?! He really did!"

"???"

"Weiwei, I'm starting to think that Yu Xiao might really be..."

"Zhixuan, are you talking nonsense because you're still angry that your mother was scammed out of 2000 million? Humans are carbon-based life forms. Can carbon-based life forms survive at high temperatures?"

"No, I really..."

Hearing what was said on the phone, Hong Zhixuan suddenly felt very upset.

Why do I have this feeling that there's a serial killer in front of me ready to silence me, but no one around me believes me?

Waaaaah, Yu Xiao, you have to believe me, I really didn't mean to see your true colors...

...

Hong Zhixuan was wiping away tears and extremely anxious inside the car.

But Yu Xiao, who had witnessed her "true form", went back and fell asleep immediately.

It continued until the next day.

"Your bank card ending in 0532 was credited at 11:33..."

Hearing the noise, Yu Xiao opened his groggy eyes.

I rubbed my eyes, reached for my phone, and glanced at the text message notification.

A few minutes later.

"Xia Qinglan's application was approved? The 300 million yuan was deposited directly into her account..."

"Xia Minghan acted quite quickly, transferring a full 1000 million... He must have used some connections..."

Yu Xiao yawned and got up from the bed.

I was just about to walk towards the bathroom.

"The peak generates false support, the twilight bears witness..."

Yu Xiao's phone rang.

After picking up the phone and seeing the caller ID, Yu Xiao raised his eyebrows.

I just put the phone to my ear.

"Mr. Yu Xiao, have I disturbed you?"

An Ming's cautious voice came through the phone.

"No, what's wrong?"

Shaking his head, Yu Xiao walked towards the bathroom.

"The main issue is the dragon egg. Around 23:13 PM last night, a strangely shaped piece of iron fell off. Based on the previous crystals, we initially guessed it was some kind of rare metal, but after sending it for testing, we found it wasn't."

"According to preliminary analysis, the fragment remained unchanged even at a high temperature of 3000 degrees Celsius. Moreover, this fragment is very strange; it is visible to the naked eye, but no matter what instruments we use to detect it, we cannot detect its existence..."

Anming started talking non-stop.

Although Yu Xiao didn't quite understand many of the scientific terms, he grasped the general meaning.

Yes, it doesn't melt at extremely high temperatures, can be invisible, can withstand impacts of hundreds of tons, and most importantly, it has excellent conductivity, even more than ten times better than gold.

Yu Xiao felt this was a bit outrageous.

In terms of value, the Shadow Dragon's scales are not as valuable as those of the Golden Dragon, but in terms of application...

"So I wanted to ask Mr. Yu Xiao, do you know what that is?"

After saying the last sentence, An Ming spoke cautiously.

"..."

Yu Xiao paused for a moment.

I know that, but do you really believe a dragon would willingly pluck out its own scales?

Thinking about this...

"have no idea."

Upon entering the bathroom, Yu Xiao spoke quite decisively.

Upon hearing Yu Xiao's words...

"I see...that's really a pity..."

Anming sighed.

Sensing the disappointment in An Ming's words, Yu Xiao pursed his lips.

Just as he was about to say something.

"There's one more thing."

"This egg has been shaking violently since this morning."

"Moreover, not only are the biological detectors showing increasingly strong life force inside the egg, but the meteorological bureau is also observing a large patch of dark clouds carrying lightning rapidly approaching Donghai City..."

An Ming spoke again.

Yu Xiao: ?

Sensing that the hatching date was approaching, the Shadow Dragon became extremely excited.

[In order to meet you, the supreme ruler, as soon as possible, the Shadow Dragon bites off fragments from the dragon egg one after another.]

[Due to the Shadow Dragon's actions, its growth rate has increased significantly.]

[Benefited by the Shadow Dragon, the host's all attributes increase by 1]

[Host: Yu Xiao]

Lifespan: 25 years (65 years remaining)

[Strength: Arrogant and Fierce Generals]

[Physical Fitness: 48]

【Spirit: 48】

[Agility: 48]

Dragon eggs sold so far: 3

[Currently available abilities from Dragonborn: ...]

Current assets: 15332000

[Incubation Countdown: 7 hours and 33 minutes]

"Damn! I knew it would be this guy..."

Looking at the pop-up data panel, Yu Xiao mentally complained.

7 hours? Does that mean they'll hatch in the afternoon?

But what's with the dark clouds?

It's just about to hatch... Is it really necessary to make such a big fuss about it?

Yu Xiao was a little confused.

But after thinking about it...

"The true dragon inside the egg is about to hatch."

"It would be best to send more people to protect... well... to prepare for at least a magnitude 10 earthquake plus a category 17 typhoon."

Yu Xiao prompted him to speak.

He certainly doesn't want Donghai City to fall apart.

Moreover, it's hard to say whether this is the upper limit, since according to what Yu Xiao found out, newly hatched creatures usually eat the eggshell...

"Mr. Yu Xiao, are you telling the truth?"

However, An Ming froze on the spot upon hearing this.

What the hell? What's going on?!

A real dragon hatched? Is it true or not? Is it really that simple, just hatching?

"It's uncertain; this might just be a conservative estimate."

Yu Xiao didn't explain, but instead added his own words.

...

An Ming didn't know if what Yu Xiao said was true.

But Yu Xiao sells dragon eggs, so he definitely knows best what dragon eggs are like.

Moreover, in all the days of cooperation, Yu Xiao has not done anything exaggerated.

So, while pondering "what exactly is a real dragon?", Anming directly used his authority to contact the relevant departments.

And then Anming's report was sent up.

Linjiang Province, where Donghai City is located.

Inside a heavily guarded courtyard.

"What the hell? Send the Imperial Guards over? Is the bare minimum standard to prepare for a magnitude 12 earthquake and tornado?"

"What do you mean? Doesn't this mean Donghai City will be reduced to ruins in a few hours?"

A square-faced man in uniform, with a resolute expression, stared in shock at the documents his subordinate had just delivered.

No, it's the 21st century, and you're telling me a city is going to be destroyed?