under the mask

"Lord Claude!" Dominic jumped off the ship and quickly walked to Claude to salute.

"Just come back." Claude smiled and said to him, "Go and meet No. [-], and then go back and have a good rest."

Dominic nodded and strode towards number one.The blond-haired mermaid king followed the back of the tall soldier with a very dissatisfied expression. He turned to Claude and said, "He is my constant partner and should be by my side at all times."

"..." Claude's eyelids twitched, and he looked at Siren: "Fixed partner? Dominic?"

The siren raised his chin as a matter of course: "Of course, although he can't reproduce for me, I can only accept it for the sake of love... I explained the reason to you, can you call my partner back ? I’m not familiar with it on land.”

Claude directed the siren forward without changing his face, and replied in a calm tone: "Well, I don't care about Dominic's private life, but as a soldier, he still has his tasks to hand over. "

He is not interested in the love life of his subordinates, but if Number One knows, he will probably be very angry. That guy always has some weird ideas... Did people in Number One's previous world like to meddle in other people's private affairs so much?

The siren's gaze has been fixed on the man standing next to No. [-], from the man's short brown hair to a broad forehead, bright light brown eyes that always like to avoid his sight, slightly freckled cheekbones, straight and straight The bridge of the nose and the plump lips...Although it is the human being that he hates, but it is unexpectedly loved by him, completely unexpected.

As expected, No. [-] noticed such blatant eyes. He frowned slightly and glanced at his subordinates beside him, then moved nonchalantly to block Dominic.No matter how curious he is about the mermaid, the fact that the siren king in front of him led the mermaid to slaughter the soldiers on the auxiliary star is enough to make him vigilant. This goldfish must be treated with caution. There is still some truth to this sentence.

"Mundu." The siren stopped in front of them, stared at Dominic and spit out a strange syllable, the voice was short and soft, but it was strangely lingering intoxicating to everyone's ears, and he was in a trance almost instantly .

Dominic was shocked, his cheeks were flushed and he raised his head. Although the head was blocked in front of him, he could still see the siren's white cloak and the long golden hair that fell to his knees. The hair seemed to have a trace of the siren's soul , as breathtaking as his people.

Mondu is a nickname similar to a lover in the mermaid language. Out of pride, the siren did not use the talent of charm when getting along with Dominic, but their mermaid voices are naturally bewitching and beautiful, so they When he speaks, he always looks very sweet and affectionate.

"Mundu..." The Siren stretched out his hand in Dominic's direction: "Come back to me."

"Your Excellency Siren, don't forget the terms of exchange between you and us." No. [-] said coldly: "Dominic has a military position in the north, so I'm afraid he can't go with you."

"King." A mermaid behind the sirens spoke eagerly, and the voice slipped past their ears like pearls, but it was in their own language: "King, we are here for help, please consider the future of your tribe first. "

The siren was silent for a moment, and took a last look at Dominic before boarding a sledge with the clansmen under the leadership of the Foreign Affairs Officer to North Palace.

Claude and No. [-] watched the sledge go away, and then all eyes focused on Dominic.

"My lord," Dominic said on one knee, "I saw the dragon egg."

The eyes of the two suddenly lit up.

"It's the child of Levi Spall and... the two Highnesses," Dominic was also a little excited: "I saw it with my own eyes in Russell Halse's laboratory, Isaac—the son of the Siren King, He told us that Li Wei gave birth to heirs for the two Highnesses, and I did not take them away according to your previous order—”

"It's right not to take it away," Claude said happily: "The early hatching of dragon eggs cannot be separated from the female."

Russo told them that the hatching of dragon eggs is inseparable from the female, but after hatching, the little dragons also need their father to work hard for their growth. In short, it is definitely a miracle that the big and small fat were born smoothly.Of course, in Claude's view, it is not difficult to be born with a father and a mother.

"This is their photo." Dominic stood up, took out the electronic board from the space twister and handed it to Claude.

No. [-] leaned over to Claude and saw seven or eight photos on the electronic board. The two plump dragon eggs in the small incubator were bright in color and the silver lines were gorgeous and beautiful. The continuous photos showed that they were in the small incubator. Amplitude of movement, looks cute and healthy.

"Although I don't know if it's good as an egg," No. [-] rubbed his chin and said flatteredly, "It looks really good." But if it's left in the wild, he hesitates whether he can eat it because it looks quite poisonous. look high.

"How are your Highnesses?" Dominic asked.

"The scales are still falling..." No. [-] shrugged, and the two followed Claude and prepared to go back: "They all look similar in other parts, but the scales are still falling off, but they are conscious, because they are afraid of being ugly. Very, I hide from people every day. If you want to see them, I’m afraid you can only see them when they are eating.”

A few people boarded a sled and drove on the ice field under the twilight. Although the central city has entered a long and hot summer, the North Ice Field is still shrouded in snowstorms or hail from time to time. This vast white area It hasn't shrunk an iota.

"Why did you get together with the siren?" No. [-] squeezed to Dominic and asked seriously: "The siren is under the sea, and you are in the desert, what the hell are you doing!"

Dominic glanced in embarrassment at the big BOSS Claude who was sitting alone in front, and a taciturn big man was too shy to speak.What should he say?Said that he was selfish in the extermination mission and hid the beautiful golden mermaid king injured by himself. Who knew that the other party turned out to be the mermaid king siren?Or did he leave Jialai Vance's military headquarters later to see the mermaid and was accidentally raped?Then the damn guy insisted that he was a regular partner? !

The thing is he just can't resist the Siren's face... those eyes...

The corner of No. [-]'s mouth twitched, and he sat back in his seat silently.It's really such a foolish thing that one look is worth a thousand words... The shy expression of a big old man is really ridiculous... But it's also really convincing.It seems that he doesn't need to say anything more. Anyway, the siren is also on their territory now. After all, fat and big can have babies with the big nobles in the Central City. Then his subordinates are not rebellious or dereliction of duty, and they are also troubled by a fish. There's nothing to stop... Feel free to hold back, you'll be kicked by a pig if you stop someone from falling in love!

"Tomorrow I will ask Russo to see the siren." He said speechlessly.

Dominic's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help showing a little gratitude.

No. [-] rolled his eyes, he really didn't want to stay, the guy who should be grateful had his nostrils turned upside down, and the guy who shouldn't be grateful was straight-eyed.

"Don't be so quick to thank me for him," he said with folded arms, "Now that I think about it, it's not helping him, it's helping you...Humans can't live in the water for a long time. If you want to be with him, he must accommodate you." , understand?"

"Boss..." Dominic whispered in shame.In fact, he has already violated military discipline by revealing his true identity to the sirens. Although he finally got the news of the dragon egg with the help of the Shaman Mermaid, he violated military discipline after all. Seriously, he would be exiled to the military defense The fortification office of the fortress works as a coolie.

"Don't worry too much," No. [-] waved his hand indifferently: "No matter how fair a person is, he will inevitably show favoritism, just don't make me feel worthless."

The conversation between the two did not affect Claude, he never cared about these things.He leaned on his own seat, facing a transparent viewing window. Under the light of the searchlight in front of the sled, he could see the black mountains ahead and the brightly lit castle on the top of the mountain... Today is somewhat different from the past.

He looked down at the photo in his hand, the crimson egg with silver patterns was almost the same as the one in his memory, except that its brother was not the same red, but pink like a toy. 'Russell Halse's laboratory'... Levi's child actually trusted Russell, and even entrusted the child to him?

Russell...

Claude can still think of the boy from more than 20 years ago. He seems to have purple hair and inherited his mother's gray eyes. Everyone in the Berkman family has such eyes.Back then, the young man had the same outstanding intelligence as his father, but his personality was much weaker. He cowered like a little mouse hiding in the secret laboratory, and only vaguely resembled his father when he stood in front of the laboratory table.But thanks to him, otherwise Hall would not have been able to come back to life.

So, was he the one who brought about the relationship between Levi and his sons?If there is no Hall, maybe Li Wei will not be able to grow up soundly at all, and if he does not go to the auxiliary star, he will not meet Abel and Jacob.

Claude couldn't help but a soft arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

My brother doesn't know these things yet... I hope he will have the opportunity to tell his brother these things in the future.

In the middle of the night of this day, Claude, No. [-] and Russo came to the Dragon Cave again. Some of the snow in the canyon melted away, exposing the surrounding black frozen rock formations and the hundreds of years of ice deposits on the soles of the feet. The narrow circle in front of the Dragon Cave The Xingkongdi was covered by a thick layer of water vapor. If the sky was brighter, the rising water vapor could be seen. Fortunately, there were clouds floating on the upper layer of the mountain range, which just happened to block the water vapor.

The man-made barrier was now several layers thicker, but when they approached the narrow opening leading to the circular open space, they still felt the heat wave blowing against their faces, almost burning their exposed skin.

"It's almost reached the limit," Russo said happily to Claude, "It seems that only one breakthrough is needed!"

"Ah." Claude nodded and handed him the electronic board in his hand.

Russo carefully looked at the photos on the electronic board again, and nodded with satisfaction: "The people who take care of them are very careful. It seems that the shell broke in these two days, either tonight or tomorrow... The birth of the baby dragon represents Abel Jacob is already able to give birth to offspring, and they will accelerate their growth at this time, and if they are already in the metamorphosis period, they will be able to complete this process soon."

One, like the rest of the bodyguards, stood beside the narrow opening wearing a mask, even though it was still difficult to breathe.Claude is not afraid of the heat of pterosaurs at all. His family has the genes of shapeshifters, and he was injected with the best genetic repair medicine twice when he was young, which is equivalent to further purifying the blood of shapeshifters. He himself is To some extent, it is no longer a life form on the same level as human beings.

They looked at the dragon's lair through the foggy masks, and through the thick white water vapor, they could vaguely see two huge pterosaurs sleeping next to each other, and two beams of flames spewed out from their noses from time to time, melting the valley wall in front of them. The snow on the ground, the sound of the snoring of the dragons, but their bodies are not as bright as those in the past few months. If you look carefully under the searchlight, you can see some light-colored spots on their broad and tall backs. Mottled, the originally red dragon scales fell to the ground.

The red pterosaur on the right seemed to have sensed that someone was approaching their lair, its huge head suddenly lifted up in shock, opened its dragon pupils and swept towards the place where they were standing, No. [-] gasped and saw the eyes of the red pterosaur It turned into a hazy white color, and it seemed that there was a layer of white cloud attached to the pupil.

"Don't worry, this is a normal phenomenon in the late stage of fading." Russo hurriedly reassured them.

Roar——the red pterosaur let out a deep roar, and the sound of snow peeling off suddenly resounded around it.

"What is he talking about?" Black line No. [-]: "Is this Abel or Jacob?"

"It's Abel." Russo grinned: "He told me his baby was about to be born."

Another red pterosaur also opened its foggy eyes. At the same time, they moved their huge bodies to squeeze out of the already narrow cave. Their elegant and long necks were raised high towards the sky, and finally they almost stood upright, with bony spurs under their ribs. Its steel wings spread out to both sides, as if it was about to rush into the night sky in an instant.

Joyful dragon chant resounded through the ice field.

At the same time, Li Wei was lying on the edge of the silver-white experimental table, carefully holding up the fist-sized hair with both hands. The little guy looks like a mixture of a western dragon and a chick, with slender bones and two hind legs. The legs are slightly strong and short, the forelimbs are small and thin, a short and fat tail is dragging on the buttocks, the steel wings under the ribs have only a little stubble, and there are only delicate red dragon scales on the whole body, and the small head is round and long. With a bunch of red lanugo, the young dragon's kiss is slightly protruding, and a pair of big eyes are tightly closed, curled up in Li Wei's palm in a small wet ball.

It took a few hours to get out of the shell just now, obviously tired.

"Is...is this considered healthy?" Li Wei stammered happily, holding the child in his arms stiffly, not daring to move: "Help me count and see if there is any growth..."

Russell carefully touched the little dragon cub's paws with his fingers. There were three front paws and four rear paws, which was consistent with the data. He couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: "It's not missing, the fingers and toes are all aligned."

"Hey...!" The boss suddenly moved in Li Wei's palm, opened his small mouth slightly, and let out a loud cry.

"Called! Called!" Li Wei was so startled that his hands trembled, almost throwing his eldest son down: "What's wrong with him?"

Russell was also taken aback by Da Mao's powerful voice, and his fingers holding the glasses frame trembled.He forced himself to be calm, bent down to observe, and found that he was facing Shang Da Mao's tremblingly opened eyes.

The two adults suddenly gasped, staring at the child unable to move.

The little guy's eyes are watery and bright, the whites of the eyes are impeccably clean, and the pupils are as beautiful as rubies.The little dragon cub turned over tremblingly in Li Wei's hands, sat up leaning forward and backward, looked at Li Wei with watery eyes, and called out tenderly.

Li Wei's nose was sore for no reason, and tears almost flowed down his eyes.

At this time, those two people were not by their side.

"He's hungry." Russell said softly beside him, with a little envy in his eyes.

When Da Mao heard the voice, he immediately turned his head, looked at him and yelled a few times, and the researcher couldn't help but smile.

According to Russell's instructions, Li Wei hurriedly stuffed Da Mao into the back bag hanging on his chest. The soft material has a self-cleaning function, and then stuffed the mini-sized baby bottle that had been prepared on the side into Da Mao's arms.The little dragon cub instinctively hugged it with his paws when he smelled the milk, stuffed it into his mouth, and immediately started drinking.

Originally, the baby dragon should be carried by the male for a period of time after birth, but now he can only play this role.Li Wei doesn't think so, he's not a girl, and the baby won't become a sissy if he carries her...

Da Mao has already started to eat his first meal in a stable manner, but at this time the twin Er Mao has not moved much.Li Wei leaned over and looked anxiously at his youngest son while holding the small backpack on his chest with one hand.

"Ermao can't get out, right?" He turned his head and asked Russell: "Isn't he weak, could it be that he has no strength?"

Russell frowned and shook his head. For these giant dragons, there are no weak offspring. If there is a problem with the dragon eggs, they will die before they are born. can hatch successfully.After getting along with Dragon Egg day and night during this period, he felt that it might have something to do with Er Mao's little friend's personality. It sounds like quiet, but it's lazy, and it's perfectly fine to say it's dull.

Sure enough, after about half an hour, the pink dragon egg began to shake slightly from side to side, and the sound of hitting and scratching could be faintly heard.Li Wei listened excitedly for a while, and began to be a little speechless. How lazy is his Ermao? The sound of cracking the shell lasts for 5 minutes and then stops for 5 minutes. If it is said that it has no strength, it will not be so regular...

After dawdling like this for nearly three hours, a bunch of yellowish black hairs "chug" out of the eggshell's head, and the pink Ermao little comrade exposed his head with the same fur color as his mother... and then stopped moving.

"..." Li Wei and Russell waited silently for a while, and finally confirmed that the little thing was really weak, and then helped to get him out.

"Hey ==..." So tired...

Li Wei felt that he heard this meaning from Er Mao's soft calling, and his eyelids twitched involuntarily.

Ermao is a full circle smaller than Damao, but apart from being a little lazy, he is generally quite healthy.The two soft little things were crowded and noisy in the backpack on Li Wei's chest, each holding a bottle in its paws and drinking happily, and finally calmed down for a while.