Chapter 192

Chapter 192

Thankfully, no fight broke out at the scene, and the other generals quickly refocused on their eggs.

Bai Xiaoyu didn't disturb them and remained by their side quietly.

At the same time, he was observing the generals' expressions, but he couldn't discern much for the moment.

However, they had been watching the eggs make a ruckus with great patience.

If not for other business matters, they would have stayed online longer. It was unclear when this holographic call would have ended.

Except for Blue Sword Dragon, who clearly stated that he would try to come, the other generals maintained their previous attitude.

Bai Xiaoyu was aware that the Twelfth Legion was being watched by the royal family. Even though there was no current conflict in the star region they were guarding, the main general would likely find it difficult to leave and come here.

They also mentioned that they could schedule another time to check on the eggs when they were free.

After hanging up the call, Bai Xiaoyu turned to look at the group of rambunctious eggs and walked over to check on them.

By now, the bug cub inside the egg had nearly completed its development for this stage. Bai Xiaoyu noticed that the purple Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon egg Xiao Lü was holding was the most advanced compared to the others. After a detailed inspection, he discovered that the bug cub still had some scales that hadn't hardened yet, and it was not entirely stable.

Xiao Lü gently shook the egg in her arms and turned to ask, "Bai Bai, why does the little cub stay in bug form most of the time, except for briefly shifting to dragon form today?"

Bai Xiaoyu touched the egg's surface and gently took it from her arms, "Before you came, he stayed in dragon form for almost two months. It wasn't until the dragon cub's development stabilized that he shifted forms and started developing again. His bug form is still unstable now. He can occasionally shift into dragon form, but for now, he spends most of his time in bug form."

Xiao Lü asked, "How long until it stabilizes?"

Bai Xiaoyu examined the slightly agitated bug cub inside the egg, "It should only take a few days."

Xiao Lü was pleased, "That's good."

As he had said, after a few days, the eggs had grown larger. By now, the bug cub inside had developed into a form covered with dense scales and barbs. The row of white dots on its mouth had grown into serrated, sharp teeth.

These eggs were now highly active and would surround Lü Fei, their mouths opening and closing with a faint "kaka" sound.

An ordinary person wouldn't have heard it, but Lü Fei, with his heightened senses, rushed to ask Bai Xiaoyu in concern, "Bai Bai, are they chipping their eggshells?"

Bai Xiaoyu glanced at the eggs following him and calmly replied, "Don't worry, they're just gnashing their teeth at you."

Lü Fei said, "Their little teeth are quite sharp."

Bai Xiaoyu thought of the rows of serrated teeth and nodded, "Indeed."

As he played with the Blue Sword Dragon egg, Lü Fei suddenly asked, "Has Dragon Uncle or Dragon Brother been able to visit you today?"

Bai Xiaoyu said, "Not yet."

Whenever the generals had time these days, they would come to check on the eggs, even if it was just for a few minutes.

Lü Fei said, "They're probably busy today."

He then continued to play with the eggs, this time shifting his focus to his partner's egg.

Indeed, the generals were busy today. It wasn't until evening that Bai Xiaoyu saw his optical brain flicker. He thought they wouldn't make it today.

He connected the call, and soon the Blue Sword Dragon appeared on the screen. The general looked around, "Little guy, is it true that I'm the earliest today? Where are the eggs?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded, "Yes, the eggs are resting in the incubation chamber."

Watching the person walk straight toward the designated breeding compartment, it was clear that after so many days, they had become very familiar with the route.

At that moment, the man who was probing suddenly froze, his expression turning to joy.

Just then, the other generals began to arrive. Seeing the look on Blue Sword Dragon General's face, one of them scoffed and said, "What are you so smug about now?"

Blue Sword Dragon General: "I can fully sense that this is my cub. That vague barrier I felt before is gone."

Bai Xiaoyu walked over and probed, only to find two Blue Sword Dragon cubs curled up inside. Sensing his mental energy, they stretched out their claws, wanting to grab him.

He guided his mental energy threads, and the two little dragons chased after them, causing the egg breeding compartment to roll around.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaoyu looked at the Blue Sword Dragon General, who was watching him with anticipation, and said, "The cubs inside the egg have transformed from their bug form to dragon form."

Blue Sword Dragon General: "So there are two dragon cubs inside now?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded, then noticed that the Blue Sword Dragon General's eyes had grown even softer as he looked at the eggs.

Around the same time, the other generals also realized that their eggs had changed, and they could now truly feel that these were their cubs.

Chi Yan was equally excited; it was his dragon cub! Even though he couldn't take his eyes off it before, it had felt like there was a layer separating them. Now, the feeling was engraved in his bones, an instant recognition.

Unable to help himself, Chi Yan let out a dragon roar and, with pride, grabbed the newly arrived Golden Flying Dragon General. "Look, my dragon cub, round and chubby, isn't it cute?"

Golden Flying Dragon General shook off his hand forcefully. "Let go! I’ve already seen my cub’s egg, and it’s way cuter than yours!"

This quickly escalated into a tugging and shoving match, and eventually, they started fighting over whose egg was cuter.

As more generals finished their tasks and arrived, the atmosphere grew noticeably livelier.

Bai Xiaoyu noticed that the generals had been quite indifferent toward the eggs that once held bug cubs. Now that they had transformed into dragon cubs, their attitude had completely changed.

This was quite similar to what had happened with Lü Fei before.

After hanging up the call, Bai Xiaoyu looked at the eggs that were now sound asleep, his brow slightly furrowed.

He wasn't sure what the future held for these eggs.

He probed each egg with his mental energy and found that the dragon cubs inside had automatically transformed after falling asleep. Seeing the little dragon cubs adorably hugging their big tails and smacking their lips in their sleep, he almost couldn't resist poking them with his mental energy threads.

The next day, he arrived early at the breeding facility to feed the eggs. After probing them, he found that they were still in their dragon form.

Upon seeing him, they immediately perked up, rolling around the breeding compartment and crowding around him.

But now that they had grown quite a bit, they were as tall as his thighs, and as they jostled each other, they ended up fighting.

Bai Xiaoyu watched as the eggs fought fiercely, their bodies colliding with great force, the sounds of the collisions loud. It was more intense than any previous egg fights.

Seeing the eggs nearly spark from the force of their collisions, Bai Xiaoyu quickly stepped in, gently examining each one. Finding them all still lively, he couldn't help but marvel again at how thick-skinned dragon eggs were.

At this point, the other eggs had also been roused by the commotion, peering out, ready to join in.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaoyu said, "Eggs, are you hungry? Wait a moment, I’ll get the nutrient solution ready for you."

The eggs, which had already been rolling and tumbling, slipped and immediately tried to escape from the breeding compartments.

Bai Xiaoyu couldn't help but laugh, recalling how the cubs inside the eggs, now with fully developed senses, used to eat anything but now tried to break out at mealtime.

He took out a box of freshly prepared potions, and the other eggs immediately tried to escape, their egg bodies slipping. Only the twenty-three eggs surrounding him came closer.

These eggs seem to be developing a bit more slowly, and their senses aren’t fully developed yet.

Besides this box of reagent, he had refined another type of potion for the bug cubs yesterday. But now that all the eggs contain dragon cubs, it’s temporarily unnecessary.

At that moment, the Little Prince and Little Bai arrived, and the dragon eggs present suddenly became alert, slowly positioning themselves in front of Bai Xiaoyu. The Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon egg, Blue Sword Dragon egg, and Gold Fly Dragon egg at the very front suddenly launched an attack on the Little Prince and Little Bai.

The Little Prince, seeing these eggs that had changed form and become arrogant, thought that if they dared to be so full of themselves while still in egg form, he could easily string these eggs together with one of his tentacles.

But just as he was about to act, he glanced at Bai Xiaoyu out of habit, and upon meeting his gaze, he cursed and waved the eggs away.

Bai Xiaoyu was pretty impressed with how the Little Prince handled it. “Little Breaker, Little Bai, do you need something from me?”

Little Prince: “Didn’t you refine a new reagent? The flesh and blood essence type? Next time, we get to try it first.”

Among the insect race, the hierarchy is strict. When it comes to prey they’ve caught themselves, it’s fine, but when it’s food given by the royalty, they can’t be offered to other chieftains before us.

Bai Xiaoyu took out another box. “How much do you need?”

The Little Prince, looking at the reagent in his hand, showed great disdain. “One bottle each for me and Little Bai will do.”

Bai Xiaoyu watched as the two cubs drank without changing expression and patted Little Bai on the head. “Tasty?”

Little Bai: “It’s disgusting, but Egg Yolk—our leader—told me to cut the taste nerves in my mouth before drinking. Our bodies repair too fast, so we need to keep cutting the taste nerves while eating to maintain it for an hour until the flavor completely disappears.”

Bai Xiaoyu: “……”

The Little Prince snorted. “You’re not still hung up on your taste buds, are you? Come on, Little Bai, let’s get out of here.”

As he turned to leave, a group of dragon eggs surrounded them, and the Little Prince pinched his small hand. “Now go back and eat the reagent!”

Before the Little Prince could act, some eggs, sensing the reagent’s smell, transformed back into bug cubs and were instantly attacked by other eggs that had been their good brothers moments earlier.

Seeing the eggs turn on each other, the Little Prince left with Little Bai.

The remaining eggs tried to stop them but failed.

The eggs pounced on the one that had turned into a bug cub, attacking with surprising ferocity. Before Bai Xiaoyu could stop them, more eggs began transforming.

Soon, the eggs divided into two groups and started fighting fiercely.

At first, Bai Xiaoyu didn’t understand what was happening, since they hadn’t attacked the Blue Sword Dragon egg when it had a different cub form before.

But now they were openly hostile, and it was the real deal.

Bai Xiaoyu was shocked.

It seemed that not only did the various generals and Lü Fei share the same attitude, but these eggs did too.

As the chaos unfolded, some eggs suddenly switched sides mid-fight, going from allies to enemies in a heartbeat.

Soon, the scene descended into a free-for-all brawl.

Bai Xiaoyu finally managed to stop the chaos and put the reagents away. The eggs gradually transformed back into dragon cubs and finally calmed down.

One by one, he placed these mischievous guys back into the incubation chambers and began feeding them.

The other eggs sank like they’d given up. Just moments ago, they were full of fight, but now they popped out of the incubation chambers only to be forced back in by Bai Xiaoyu.

The little dragons inside the eggs started rolling their eyes. Any hint of fighting spirit vanished like a fleeting cloud.

This time, the eggs could freely switch between their two forms as their dual forms had gradually developed to perfection. It seemed that their sense of taste had fully developed as well.

When Lü Fei arrived, he was so excited to see twenty-three dragon eggs, each exuding the scent of the dragon clans, that he immediately transformed into his half-dragon form, running around the eggs.

Twenty-three dragon eggs!

Lü Fei couldn’t believe his eyes—it had to be a dream! He rushed over and gave Bai Xiaoyu a huge hug. "Bai Bai, thank you so much!"

Bai Xiaoyu felt his chest tighten and his bones ache sharply from the force of the hug. He quickly patted Lü Fei on the back. "Alright, no need to get so emotional. Aren't you going to check out the dragon eggs?"

Lü Fei let out a howl and dashed over. Bai Xiaoyu rubbed his arm, relieved.

Watching Lü Fei eagerly touch and hold each egg, his earlier hesitation vanished, replaced by boundless enthusiasm. It seemed that as long as the eggs were in dragon cub form, Lü Fei could fully accept them.

In the following days, Bai Xiaoyu also noticed that the eggs would stay in dragon cub form at certain times and switch to bug cub form at others. The changes were generally stable unless stimulated by external factors, like the bug cub development serum, which could cause sudden transformations.

These transformations typically occurred during resting periods, though occasionally there were accidents that led to a fight. But the chances were slim.

The one who fought the most was actually Lü Fei and that purple Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon egg.

Bai Xiaoyu watched as Lü Fei went over early in the morning to deliberately pick a fight with his still-egg-form partner and couldn’t help but twitch his mouth.

At this point, Lü Fei wasn’t holding back. His dragon claws swiped at the egg repeatedly, knocking it over every time it tried to stand up, leaving it no chance to fight back.

Bai Xiaoyu had tried to stop them before, but the egg also refused to back down, wanting to defeat Lü Fei. Since both sides wanted to fight, he just let them be.

Who would have thought it would turn into a daily sparring session? He even asked Lü Fei why. Lü Fei didn’t feel ashamed at all about fighting an egg and even gave the purple Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon egg another swipe before replying, "We dragon clans are naturally warlike, fighting from a young age. Although most of the time it's with peers, this guy is different. If I don’t take the chance to fight him more now, I won’t be able to beat him later. Of course, I won’t let go of such a good opportunity."

Day by day passed, and amidst the carefree days of the eggs, the day of enlightenment soon arrived.

Bai Xiaoyu got up early in the morning, sent two assistants to receive the parents at the door, and after checking and feeding the cubs, he started the stream, waiting for the parents to arrive.

The viewers in the stream found it amusing to see the lifeless eggs lying on the bottom.

"You can tell the streamer just finished feeding them. Poor eggs."

"Even these energetic eggs need a break after getting a dose of the streamer’s potions."

"By the way, thirty-two of these eggs were rescued from the battlefield. I wonder if their parents will come? Unfortunately, last time, most of the eggs without parents were helped through enlightenment by Master Alchemist."

Facing the questions from the viewers in the stream, Bai Xiaoyu also wanted to know.

There were no issues with the other eggs' parents; some had already arrived the day before. It was unclear whether the parents of these twenty-three eggs would show up. Recently, they had been visiting less frequently and for shorter times.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the eggs lying on the bottom. Last night, they had switched to bug cub form, and it was really unfortunate that it coincided with the day of enlightenment.

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from outside, startling everyone, including Bai Xiaoyu. The steady and uniform footsteps suggested that two legions had arrived so early?

The viewers in the stream opened their eyes wide, wanting to see the earliest parents, but the footsteps continued without them seeing anything.

They quickly realized the person hadn’t enabled their viewing permissions, so they were blocked.

But they couldn’t see what Bai Xiaoyu could.

He saw twelve tall men and women standing there, led by Blue Fang General, whose beast form was the Blue Sword Dragon. Even though the general had changed his appearance, Bai Xiaoyu could recognize him at first glance.

At this point, the viewers in the stream couldn’t even hear the sound anymore. The streamer had actually blocked the sound!

Fortunately, apart from the sound, those eggs had not been blocked out.

To their surprise, the twenty-three eggs, which were usually the most energetic and troublesome, suddenly became alert and sprang to life. They quickly bounced out of the nurturing compartments and gathered in one place, slowly surrounding someone as if they were closing in on prey.

Could these be the parents of this batch of eggs? However, seeing the eggs trembling with excitement yet treating the moment like a serious challenge, it didn’t seem likely. The unseen crowd immediately started calling out to the streamer.

Bai Xiaoyu, on the other hand, twitched at the corner of his mouth because he already knew that the visitor was General Blue Fang. Through the introduction, he also learned that the eleven people behind him were the parents of the remaining eleven non-leader eggs.

The arrival of these twelve powerful dragons made the twenty-three eggs tremble with excitement, and the bug cubs inside the eggs even bared their fangs.

Almost simultaneously, Bai Xiaoyu's mental energy tentacles picked up the eager and drooling thoughts from the eggs.

"Boss, hurry! Call the two princes back. Let’s move together. These twelve stronger guys will be enough for us to eat for a long time!"

"Yeah, but we can eat these, right?"

Bai Xiaoyu saw the dragon visitors narrowing their eyes, their presence growing cold as they watched the eggs. Worried they might suddenly attack and smash the eggs, he felt extremely helpless hearing the eggs' thoughts.

Of course not, they are the parents of half of your eggs!

The eggs received Bai Xiaoyu's warning and instantly wilted. They were about to scatter, hopping towards the other eggs. If they couldn’t eat them, they would continue to recruit more subordinates, but why were these subordinates so difficult to handle?

However, in the next second, twelve eggs were grabbed in one hand and given a couple of slaps on their shells. "Switch back to your original form. Since we're here, we won’t let you continue in this shape."

The eggs, having received two slaps, were unwilling and struggled, even trying to fight back against the person holding them.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at this awkward family moment and took a while to react.