"Holy crap, it's the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena. What is she going to do to me..."
Ye Feng's heart was practically leaping out of his chest, terrified that she might just swallow him whole.
Fortunately, the Silver Dragon King didn't do that. Instead, she gently used a soft energy to lift Ye Feng and place him in her arms, then slowly pressed down...
"Damn it, what are you doing... stop..."
Ye Feng felt his vision go dark, and then he could see nothing.
"Hmm... I think this is how it's supposed to be hatched... not sure if it's correct... the inherited memories in this area are still too vague..."
The Silver Dragon King muttered to herself. In theory, this was how it should be done, but she couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.
...
"Is she trying to hatch me... this is so weird... but I'm not her child..."
"And I think I'm in human form. What if, after hatching, I'm not a little dragon but a child? Would the Silver Dragon King eat me..."
Ye Feng was a bit frustrated, but there was nothing he could do. He could only take it one step at a time.
Luckily, he had the system.
Ye Feng glanced at his attribute panel: [Name: Ye Feng]
[Status: Unhatched (Countdown: 1 day)]
[Equipped Lexical Traits: Primordial Dragon Bloodline (Rainbow); Premature Birth (Blue)]
[Unequipped Lexical Traits: None]
[Lottery Draws: 10]
...
"System, ten consecutive draws!"
Ye Feng didn't hesitate. He decided to have some fun before he was born.
In the next moment, ten lexical traits instantly appeared before him: [Child of Elements (Gold): You have max affinity with all elements.]
[Sunflower Manual (Purple): Cultivating this can improve your aptitude, but you will also lose some unimportant things...]
[Nimble Fingers (Blue): Your fingers are exceptionally dexterous.]
[Extreme Intelligence (Blue): Comprehension +10, Hair Count -100000000]
[Arrogance (Green): You have extraordinary confidence in yourself. Strength +10, Intelligence -10]
[Bad Habit (White): In the dead of night, you always like to take a spontaneous flight. Arm Strength +10, Energy -100]
[Full of Energy (White): You have more energy than the average person. Energy +10]
[Glutton (White): You can eat a lot. Appetite +10, Strength +10, Food Intake *2, Weight *2]
[...]
[...]
...
Looking at the colorful array of ten lexical traits, Ye Feng was overjoyed.
Fortunately, he could choose whether to equip the traits or not. Otherwise, just the [Sunflower Manual] alone would have been the end of him.
Without hesitation, Ye Feng equipped [Child of Elements], [Nimble Fingers], and [Full of Energy].
As for the other seven traits, Ye Feng decided to gift them to someone else.
...
One day later.
"Crack, crack, crack—"
As the time arrived, the eggshell instantly developed a dense network of cracks.
"Huh? What's going on? Did I crush it?"
Outside, the Silver Dragon King noticed the anomaly and was immediately horrified. She quickly pulled the golden egg out from under her.
The cracks on the golden egg were now growing larger and more numerous.
In the next moment.
"Bang—"
A tiny pink foot suddenly emerged, kicking off a piece of the eggshell.
Immediately after, two hands slapped away two more pieces of the shell, forcefully prying them apart.
With a "crack," the eggshell split open.
A completely naked little boy, covered in water stains, crawled out from within.
"Hu... human... how is this possible..." The Silver Dragon King stared in utter confusion at the tiny figure in the center of her claw.
However, although Ye Feng appeared human, due to his bloodline, the Silver Dragon King felt an intense fondness and affection for him the moment she laid eyes on him.
"No... I couldn't have mistaken that pure Primordial Dragon Bloodline. Even if he is human, he can still be of use to us Soul Beasts."
"Moreover, his bloodline is so potent. If he could mate with a transformed Soul Beast and produce offspring, it would be of immense benefit to our Soul Beast race!"
In an instant, the Silver Dragon King made up her mind to raise Ye Feng to adulthood.
"Waaahhh—" At that moment, the baby in the center of the dragon claw let out a loud cry.
"Ah, don't cry, don't cry... please stop crying..."
Seeing the child in her palm burst into tears, the Silver Dragon King inexplicably felt her heart wrench. She quickly leaned in and softly comforted him.
But she was currently in her massive dragon form, and as her enormous dragon head slowly approached, the sense of pressure was overwhelming.
Ye Feng cried even louder.
"Ah, this..."
Seeing this, the Silver Dragon King was completely stunned.
However, she quickly realized that she had frightened him.
In the next moment, a flash of light passed by.
The massive silver dragon gradually dissipated, transforming into the figure of a human woman.
The woman wore a thin veil, her silver hair cascading like a waterfall down her back. Her features were as delicate as jade, her skin incredibly smooth, and most striking were her pair of purple eyes, which shone like dazzling gemstones.
"Alright, alright, don't cry, don't cry..."
The woman gently reached out and cradled Ye Feng in her arms, softly comforting him.
Although she had never raised a child before, her inherited memories included some knowledge on the matter, so she knew a little about how to soothe a baby.
Once Ye Feng was held in the woman's arms, he immediately stopped crying and instead let out a "giggle giggle" of innocent laughter.
It wasn't that Ye Feng was pretending to be foolish; he simply couldn't speak yet.
Although he had brought the language of this world with him through his transmigration, he was still too young and could only make baby sounds.
"Alright, alright, don't cry, don't cry. From now on, you'll live here..." Seeing that Ye Feng had stopped crying, the Silver Dragon King smiled warmly.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with tenderness.
"Ma... mama..."
After struggling for a while, Ye Feng managed to force out a single word with his tiny body.
"Hmm... I'm not your mama..."
Hearing this, the Silver Dragon King's face flushed with a faint blush.
"Ma... mama... hungry..."
Ye Feng spoke in a babyish voice, forcing out two more words, his gaze fixed on the Silver Dragon King's chest.
Of course, he wasn't actually looking to nurse, as the Silver Dragon King didn't have that capability...
He was genuinely hungry...
After all, he was a premature baby and urgently needed a lot of nutrients. Just one bout of crying had left him feeling intensely hungry and empty.
If he didn't get nourishment soon, he might automatically acquire a new Lexical Trait: [Early Demise Potential].
However, the Silver Dragon King didn't see it that way.
She looked down, her face slightly red, and said, "Ah... you want milk... but I don't have any..."
For a moment, the Silver Dragon King was at a loss for what to do.
It wasn't that she didn't want to give him anything, but she truly had nothing to offer.
"Hungry… hungry…" Ye Feng was so famished that he couldn't bear it any longer. He frantically pointed his little finger toward the energy beam on the ceiling, his short legs kicking wildly.
Because of his extreme hunger, his sensitivity to food was heightened, especially toward the massive Essence of Life above his head. He was genuinely craving it.
"Ah! I'm such an idiot…"
The Silver Dragon King slapped her forehead, instantly realizing her oversight.
Although she didn't have any food, the Big Fat Worm, Tianmeng Iceworm, did! The Essence of Life within Tianmeng Iceworm's body was the most top-tier nourishment and cultivation resource for any living being. It was perfect for feeding the child.
With this thought, the Silver Dragon King waved her hand and directly extracted a large mass of Essence of Life.
Then, using her elemental power, she condensed a transparent baby bottle and poured the Essence of Life into it.
Finally, she stuffed the bottle into Ye Feng's mouth.
"Gulp+"
As the bottle entered his mouth, a surge of Essence of Life flowed into Ye Feng's body, rapidly replenishing the deficiencies caused by his premature birth.
"Giggle… Mama…"
Ye Feng called out while eating, clearly in an extremely joyful mood.
"I've already told you, I'm not your mama… You should call me sister instead…" The Silver Dragon King said, her face flushing red.
After all, she was a pure and unmarried dragon. If other Soul Beasts misunderstood that this was her child, her image would be completely ruined…
"Ma… Mama…"
But Ye Feng didn't care about any of that and continued to call out happily.
This left the Silver Dragon King utterly helpless, and she had no choice but to reluctantly accept it.
PS: Lexical Trait Levels: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Red, Gold, Rainbow
(End of Chapter)