I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 296 - 247 Substitute Grass Figure_1

Chapter 296: Chapter 247 Substitute Grass Figure_1

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"What’s all this about? You want me to be responsible for fighting and research?" the Fire Dragon complained loudly, its voice causing the nearby researchers to uncomfortably cover their ears and look on with dismay.

The researchers didn’t really want to involve the Fire Dragon in research; after all, for the most part, the dragon was a warrior. Having a warrior participate in research seemed to undermine their own abilities.

However, because they were researchers and not bound by conventional thinking, they acknowledged that the Fire Dragon’s research abilities were actually quite impressive. The creature’s understanding of special powers far exceeded theirs, and it was also proficient in magic. Unfortunately, when not on a mission, the Fire Dragon couldn’t care less about research.

Everything moved at a slow pace because the dragon could live for a very, very long time, while humans only had a hundred and eighty years.

What humans would learn in a few years didn’t seem necessary for the Fire Dragon to study for the same period. It could easily spread that learning over a decade or even decades.

"What do you want me to do now? Research magic potions? Alchemy? I’m already better than you, not to mention that by age, every one of you should be calling me an ancestor..."

"Ancestor?" Zheng Yichen’s voice interrupted, and the Fire Dragon Klakauska paused.

It waved its claw to dismiss them: "Alright, alright, I get it. I’ll give you an answer tomorrow."

With a sigh of relief, the researchers quickly left the area. They hadn’t truly wanted to seek out the Fire Dragon but knew that it could efficiently solve certain research problems. Having an elder in the house is like having a treasure, even though in its own world, the Fire Dragon was considered quite young.

But among humans, its claim wasn’t wrong; by age, the Fire Dragon really was an ’ancestor.’ It could offer targeted suggestions on energy research problems.

At first, it didn’t mind assisting, and sometimes the researchers would even compliment it. But after a while, the Fire Dragon sensed something was amiss. Occasionally solving a problem was one thing, but being exploited was another.

"It’s one thing to join missions, but involving me in research as well... Are you trying to work a dragon to death?" The Fire Dragon grumbled discontentedly, "There was no mention of this in the original contract!"

"That’s because the person who made the contract with you didn’t know what you could do; otherwise, it definitely would have included this part," Zheng Yichen said with a smile, looking at the disgruntled Fire Dragon. "I need some dragon blood and dragon scales."

"Hey, that’s enough from all of you!"

"Of course, I’m not just taking it for nothing. Here, this is for you." Zheng Yichen produced an object.

"What’s this thing? A witch’s voodoo doll?" The Fire Dragon stared at the object Zheng Yichen had taken out, a figure slightly bigger than a palm, which seemed crude and made from some synthetic material.

"A stand-in grass figure; it can help the holder absorb some serious injury."

"I am a dragon, you know? It’s quite difficult for this kind of thing to work on me... Eh? Alright, I won’t be polite then." Upon touching the figurine, the Fire Dragon’s tone changed. Magic was more advanced in its world, but that didn’t mean it could ignore the power from other worlds.

As soon as it touched the object, it could sense its properties. Some of the magic structures seemed rudimentary and simple to it, yet there were also intricate aspects, and most importantly, the object contained ’Divinity.’ Although very weak—and so weak that it wouldn’t greatly enhance the object’s effect—

the key lay in its presence, not its strength. Once it was present, the role it played changed completely. To put it simply, because of the ’Divinity,’ the object gained an additional aspect of absoluteness.

It wouldn’t be ineffective just because he was a dragon with a strong life force. From his perspective, this object would be extremely useful to a human; for example, a fatal injury could be downgraded to a light wound. If one were hit in the head—

Of course, it would only work once, and if the attack was too powerful, the holder could still die. However, this object was much more effective than a bulletproof vest; its effect on him wouldn’t be as strong, but it could still potentially turn a fatal blow into a serious wound.

Turning a serious injury into a minor one wasn’t too necessary; dragons have different constitutions than humans.

"This thing is somewhat similar to a protection magic I know, but the outcome is different, and it also includes aspects of curse magic. Whoever made this is truly talented," the Fire Dragon sincerely praised.

Curse magic was originally intended to harm, but now it had been harnessed in a new way, transforming a voodoo doll into something protective. Destruction is easier than creation, and malevolent magic often proves more effective.

"This is still a prototype, and what’s more important is that the production of this item will be extremely limited."

"Hahaha, the prototype is pretty good already. It’s a pity I’m not skilled in curse magic, otherwise I could help you out nicely." The Fire Dragon laughed heartily. He’d offer help depending on the situation; being taken advantage of by those people was annoying to him, but Zheng Yichen was a different case.

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