Published: February 13, 2025
“Generally speaking, before we choose to enter a location, we decide on the target for this operation,” Yuan Shangzuo said, looking at Ye Zhongming. His tone was slightly more serious, clearly indicating he was getting to the main point.
“If possible, we should try to steal a dragon egg.”
After saying this, Yuan Shangzuo seemed to remember something, shaking his head as he continued, “Although the time from hatching to raising and training the dragon is not short, we have previous experience at this level, and our acceptance of such young dragons is higher. The chances of backlash in the future will be much lower.”
“Just a side note, I hope the lord of the clan won’t mind,” Yuan Shangzuo slightly nodded in apology. “I’m not very clear on what the lord of the clan plans to do with the dragons captured in the future, whether to sell them or for other purposes. But from my perspective, I truly advise the lord of the clan to choose dragon eggs. Finding the right opportunity makes the process simple and safe, and in the future, it will save trouble. For this, a longer rearing time and higher costs are acceptable.”
Ye Zhongming nodded, without saying anything.
“However, such opportunities are a bit hard to come by. When we came here in the past, we would circle around this area of the Fragmented Star Nebula once or even twice to search for good opportunities, looking for those from the Rebel Dragon Race that had just given birth. After confirming a target, we would then look for a landing site and create a travel route.”
Hearing Yuan Shangzuo say this, Ye Zhongming asked, “Is the territory fixed?”
“No, not only is it not fixed, but it also changes frequently.” Yuan Shangzuo frowned slightly. “I’m not clear on how the relationships among the Rebel Dragon Race are defined, but every year when we come here once or twice, we find that a significant portion of the territories have changed. Each time, we have to redefine our targets and paths.”
Is that so?
Ye Zhongming pinched his fingers, trying to understand why this was the case.
Frequent territorial changes shouldn’t happen; after all, these Rebel Dragons are at the level of peak experts, and conflicts among them wouldn’t occur frequently. Their strength wouldn’t change drastically in a short time, and under such circumstances, there shouldn’t be constant land-grabbing situations. Moreover, looking at this Fragmented Star Nebula, the colors of the outer nebulas are actually quite similar, so naturally, there wouldn’t be frequent territorial disputes among the periphery. So why do they change their habitats so often?
“At the beginning, we speculated on several reasons, such as competition for mates, competition for status within the clan, or although the colors of these nebulas look different on the surface, there might be other detrimental factors affecting their habitats that force them to fight constantly,” Yuan Shangzuo said, clearly troubled by this issue. He explained that the lack of understanding of the reasons behind the territorial changes among the Rebel Dragon Race meant that they couldn’t find any patterns, resulting in low hunting efficiency each time.
If it weren’t for this, the number of Rebel Dragons captured every year would surely be more than just a handful.
“Unfortunately, after so many years of observation and research, every one of our guesses has been wrong.” Yuan Shangzuo pointed to a few people nearby, and some machines started to operate. These were remote observation and detection devices used to find suitable targets.
Having explained this, he began to explain to Ye Zhongming and the people from Cloud Summit what these devices were supposed to do.
“Lord of the clan and all warriors of the Star-Eye Clan, you must remember, these devices are ultimately just aids. They have limitations, their accuracy is not very high, and situations can change very quickly and suddenly. The information they provide can only be used as reference. When we make our initial and final decisions, we must consider everything comprehensively.”