Dragons, like snakes, lizards and other biological relatives, are cold-blooded animals. The reason is that they do not need to take in additional food energy required to maintain body temperature. Therefore, the food intake of dragons is not as large as most people imagine.
Of course, this refers to the amount of food required to maintain basic vital signs. If you really want to eat, this race of pot-bellied men can easily swallow food twice or three times their own weight. It is as if the stomach is a bottomless pit.
Although they are cold-blooded animals, dragons do not rely on basking in the sun to regulate their body temperature like other cold-blooded animals. The reason is that while they are cold-blooded animals, they are also powerful magical creatures. They can regulate body temperature and even affect the external environment. For them, It is as instinctive as breathing and is done all the time.
However, different dragon clans have different preferences for the environment. The two major color dragons, the red dragon and the black dragon, which are also classified as underground dragon clan, also have their own preferred environmental types. For example, the red dragon likes the heat of the magma pool, so even if Not living in a volcano, the temperature of the environment around the red dragon is also relatively high.
Black dragons like the smell of sulfur fields and are not that particular about temperature. Instead, because they are used to living in the underground world, the temperature in the environment they live in will naturally tend to be at the lower limit of what ordinary creatures prefer. Therefore, in this hot weather, Old Dragon Aogu It was unexpectedly cool in Stu's lair.
The gray cat Hardy did not adapt to the living environment at first. There was a giant dragon, and it was also the most notorious black dragon among the colorful dragons. But the old dragon, who could only talk about his former abilities, liked to brag and chat with people about the past. , it doesn’t have any bad problems. It’s just that with its current physical ability, it can’t do anything bad.
When they met an old cat of the same age, one dragon and one cat hit it off immediately. All they had to do was chop off chicken heads, burn yellow paper, and become brothers of different races.
So in this fierce heat wave weather, the gray cat Hardy actually fell asleep in the dragon's nest, and was so comfortable that he stuck out his tongue and turned his stomach. If you don't know, you might think that the gray cat was poisoned by the black dragon. , that’s why it looks like this.
But one of the reasons why demon cats are popular in the southern part of the empire is that they have high poison resistance and can even identify poisons. For nobles who are afraid of being poisoned, this is the best living poison detector.
Anyway, the possibility of being poisoned is close to zero, so the only reason why the devil cat can sleep is because it feels so good...
Fortunately, although the Demon Cat's status in the Gwana Empire is high, it is not inviolable. Even if there is a black dragon next to him, Augustus's physical fitness has deteriorated to the point that if anyone comes to trouble him, he should move faster. , it can't even keep up with the opponent's footsteps, and it can't even threaten people.
However, the old butler still remained respectful and shook the devil cat who had slept until it was tumbling. "Lord Hardy."
Hardy, who jumped up alertly because of being touched, was at a loss for a while. When he noticed that it was the Marquise's housekeeper who woke him up, he felt relieved and licked his front paws. He combed his hair and asked, "What's the matter? Adil."
"I wonder if you have a way to contact the Grand Magician Tripwood. There are guests visiting and he needs to come forward in person."
"What kind of guest are you, can't you get rid of them?" asked the gray cat Hardy. He has a certain understanding of human society and knows very well how powerful the Kawei family is. Although the person in front of him is only one of its branches. Housekeeper, but in the places Hardy has been to, there is nothing that the other family cannot do. What can make such a person feel embarrassed...could it be other families of the same level?
Before Hardy could guess the answer, the old butler said: "They are people from the Holy Sword Club. They must see the Great Magician. Do you know about the Holy Sword Club?"
The gray cat has lived many times longer than the average person. These experiences make it no stranger to the Holy Sword Society mentioned by the old butler. At the same time, it also knows the reason why this person feels troublesome. It also quickly thought that the other party will come to the door. reason, so he bared his teeth and said, "It's really troublesome. Where are the others? Are they all gone?"
"Yes. Early in the morning, Grand Duke Kawei took away the Lady and the other magic apprentices. It has long been determined that Lord Fen will follow." The old butler briefly explained the movements of the others.
Because someone was disturbing him, the old dragon Augustus also woke up from his nap. He raised his sleepy eyelids slightly, then closed them, and changed the direction in which he was sleeping, obviously not wanting to meddle in other people's business.
No one is surprised by Lao Long's reaction. He is considered a detached existence in this family. He eats, drinks, and brags, but doesn't do anything. No one expects his old and disabled limbs to have much Combat power. It is a dragon that can no longer fly and still walks with a limp.
Of course Hardy knew the old dragon's difficulties, and he never thought of embarrassing an old and crippled black dragon, so he jumped off the bed of gold coins that the magician had laid for the black dragon, swayed his long tail, and walked in front of the old housekeeper. The front man said: "If I remember correctly, the adult stayed behind and the props that we can use to contact him are placed in the study room. Come with me."
The prop that Hardy was talking about was a red emergency button. After all, there were some special items at home, and Lin entrusted Hardy with the responsibility for their safety and storage, which was part of the work that the other party left to help. For example, there were heavy snipers. I don't have a chance to store firearms or supervise ammunition depots. And that emergency button is what allows the cat body to quickly contact someone in an emergency.
If it is too complicated, not only will the communication be troublesome, but the magic cat may not be easy to use. So Lin made a simple meat ball authentication and a one-click triggering mechanism. Even the least motivated to learn new human gadgets Hardy also knew how to operate this thing and quickly sent out warnings.
At this time, someone's data collection on space cracks has come to an end. He is just still in the air, sharing some new ideas with Fen. As soon as Hardy pressed the emergency button, a trembling warning immediately popped up in his field of vision. Window. The content of the window records the alarm that issued the warning message, as well as the time and location.
Lin glanced at it and said to Fen: "There's something going on at home. I'll leave first and you will follow." Fen should also be able to see the content of the same alarm. Because the alarm is directly linked to the instant messaging software. Unless the former Demon King has blocked all messages.
In a flash, he returned to the study at home. Of course, the group of people who took the airship had not returned yet. And the magic cat who pressed the emergency button was standing next to the small box with the emergency button on the cabinet. On the other side was the housekeeper of Marquis Balan. Apart from that, there was no one else.
As soon as Lin appeared, the old butler Adil bowed gracefully and said: "Your Majesty the Great Magician, there are guests from the Holy Sword Society sitting in the reception room, asking to see you. Because their attitude is quite tough, so I have to ask Mr. Hardy to temporarily invite you back. I hope it doesn’t disturb you."