The moment the cage was opened, You Huan could feel the expectant gazes hitting him like lasers.
It might be a bit exaggerated to describe it, but he could sense that it was indeed the case.
When he slowly walked out of the cage, all he saw was a large meadow, big trees, and blue sky and sunlight above his head.
It was like a forest with clear weather and mild climate.
But he could sense that half a meter beneath the grass beneath his feet was the hard magical metal ground.
Behind the simulated sky above his head, there were countless surveillance cameras!
Those eyes were watching him eagerly through these surveillance cameras.
And at the source of these gazes, more than a thousand meters away——
Tall women in black uniforms stood in every corner of the room with indifferent expressions.
The woman who had met with Sirius before took off her coat and threw it to the guard beside her. She took out a cigarette case from her pocket and approached the control panel in the center of the room.
There are several huge high-definition screens on the control console, which are transcending the giant ecological cage that holds the target, and observing the creature slowly walking out of the cage from countless angles.
The best position in front of the surveillance camera has been occupied by a dozen people who are not in uniform.
They were men and women, young and old, and the only thing they had in common was their eyes, which almost glowed when they saw the creature walk out of the cage.
"Oh God... then, then it really is, it really is a 'dragon'!" An elderly man spoke with trembling lips.
When she heard him say the word "God", the woman frowned slightly.
She took out a cigarette, put it to her lips and lit it. She crossed her two fingers slightly and a cluster of flames appeared out of thin air at her fingertips.
Amid the sound of ignition, she asked the elderly man who had retired from the research institute, "Can you confirm that this is a dragon, not some unknown alien creature that looks like a dragon?"
"According to the records in ancient books—" Another person answered her, "Each dragon has a different appearance, but they all have the same overall skeletal shape. From what I can see, the skeleton of this creature fits the description of the skeleton of a young dragon in ancient books."
"Dragon, dragon..." The old man was still muttering, as if he didn't hear the question, until one moment he suddenly woke up and turned around to ask.
"You found it in that Molten Light City? I heard that a...dragon army appeared there?!"
It's no secret that Molten Light City, originally an important target of the Hive, was occupied by a weird white dragon and an even weirder army.
Because to this day, there are still many degenerate people who have fled from the [Outer Garden] and whom the Hive People are unwilling to associate with, and are moving towards the Molten Light City.
No one failed to notice the fluctuations in magical energy that restored Molten Light City to normal function.
What's more, the degenerate people who initially surrendered to Bailong continued to send out messengers to lobby the degenerate gangs to join them.
Now, both the [Beehive] and the [Outer Garden] have learned about the emergence of such a rising force.
A force led by non-human creatures that are highly resembling dragons!
When the woman heard the man's question, she nodded slightly and said, "Sirius, explain the situation to them."
Xi Ruisi, who had been standing silently in the back, stepped forward and said calmly,
"According to the military's request, we went to Molten Light City to try to restore the control tower's functions initially, but after entering Molten Light City, we encountered a medium-sized white unknown creature."
"Then this creature suddenly changed into a giant creature. At the same time, a monster army including multiple species of unknown creatures appeared out of nowhere and fought with us under the leadership of the former."
"Finally, the unknown white creature activated and occupied the control tower. When our fleet was being driven away by the control tower, we discovered the creature you see on the ground in Molten Light City, so we captured it and brought it back."
"I've seen the video. Although it looks different from any dragon recorded in ancient books and its skeleton is slightly different, the giant white dragon is definitely a creature with dragon blood..."
"I've also seen the video. The white dragon seems to have mastered the abilities of the sages mentioned in the ancient books—not the half-baked sages created by the research institute, but the real sages. It has surging energy. It's really a terrifying creature."
"An army that appears and disappears out of thin air... It should have spatial abilities, right? And what about this young creature? Is it its cub that was left behind?"
"From its appearance, it is very likely to be the cub of the Molten Light City Overlord, but why is it alone in the city?"
"Who knows? Anyway, I think it is a genuine dragon! I can't wait to study its bloodline."
After Sirius's report, the group of people crowded in front of the surveillance screen immediately started talking at once.
There was still eagerness on their faces, and it was obvious that they had an extremely strong desire to study the dragon-like creature currently placed in the ecological cage.
The scientific research field of the Hive is almost monopolized by the Research Institute.
In order to cultivate its own scientific research capabilities, this group of people were recruited from various regions by the military.
Some of them offended their colleagues and were forced to retire from the institute, some were secretly trained by the military since childhood, and some were geniuses from the public.
Regardless of their specific strength, their enthusiasm for unknown creatures, especially legendary creatures like "dragons", is absolutely the same as that of the research institute.
Seeing their expressions, the woman sighed and interrupted the discussion: "Using the device in the cage, we have already taken two biological samples from this... young dragon."
"The samples have been sent to the laboratory."
The implication is that you should stop crowding here and go study the samples.
But everyone still crowded in front of the surveillance screen, arguing from time to time because their ideas were different from others.
Even the soldiers stationed in the corner were almost unable to bear to watch.
"Uh, is it really okay to just call us here like this..." At this time, an awkward voice sounded from behind.
Percy, a middle-aged man with a haggard face, and Lily, a student who was looking around, walked into the room together.
The woman nodded slightly at him. "You and your students discovered it. You have also been in contact with it the longest. It is reasonable for you to participate in the research."
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"Ah...thank you." Percy was not in high spirits and smiled weakly.
Instead, Lily looked around, stood on tiptoe and tried to look at the surveillance screen through the gaps in the crowd.
"Ah!" she suddenly cried, and then pointed at the screen and said, "Why isn't it moving?"
"What?!"
"etc!"
These words, along with the figure that suddenly fell down and lay motionless on the monitoring screen, shocked all the researchers crowded in front of the screen.
"No, he won't die suddenly because he can't adapt to the environment, right?"
"What nonsense! It must be stress! Stress!"
For a moment, everyone's voices sounded like a roar, and they stared at the motionless little figure on the screen in panic.
In the surveillance video, in the ecological cage that imitates the environment of a natural forest, under the shining of artificial daylight, a small figure with white mane and black scales curled up slightly, lying in the grass with its eyes closed.
After dozens of seconds, the situation remained the same, and most people became visibly panicked.
"This... should be checked inside."
"If we monitor it this way, we won't be able to monitor its physiological condition in real time. Damn it! Which idiot suggested keeping it in an environment that simulates its natural environment? It should have been kept in a laboratory cage!"
"What's the point of saying this now? Go and take a look!"
Just when everyone was at a loss, a petite figure passed through the gaps between people like flowing water.
Lily walked to the front of the crowd and looked up at the screen. The light from the screen shone on the scabies that covered most of her face.
"What are you... so panicking about?" a clear voice rang out.
She smiled in surprise: "Look carefully, it's just sleeping!"
"sleep...?"
The panicked crowd calmed down, carefully observed the screen, then looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
The young dragon in the surveillance video was heaving its body slightly. As the breeze blew, its white mane swayed slightly, seeming to glow in the sunlight.
A leisurely look.
...are you really sleeping?
After a long period of detention and a bumpy journey, when they first came into contact with an unfamiliar environment...sleeping in the sun?
Including the women in the military, everyone's expressions instantly became complicated.
Is there something wrong with this baby dragon... or have they found a baby with a particularly calm personality? (End of this chapter)