Chapter 330: Changes

Chen Heng was not too surprised about this.

Even though they all had dragon bloodlines, there was a big difference between them.

Compared to the Kobolds, whose dragon bloodline had almost disappeared, a hybrid dragon like a Crimson Dragon would have a much stronger dragon bloodline.

For Kobolds, they had to become adults for them to have a chance of strengthening their dragon bloodline.

However, there was no need for Crimson Dragons.

They were naturally much stronger, and even if they were still in their eggs, they would have much greater capacity for dragon bloodline than Kobolds.

That was the case here.

Chen Heng had already sent much dragon bloodline essence into this Crimson Dragon egg.

Even though it was all essence refined from Kobolds, the sheer amount still made it quite impressive.

Of course, the reason why the Crimson Dragon egg was able to develop to this degree without being damaged was because of some things that Chen Heng had done.

"I ended up using more divine energy..."

Standing there and looking at the massive egg, Chen Heng nodded, feeling quite pleased.

The reason why the Crimson Dragon egg had been able to hold on until now was mostly because of the divine energy he had provided it.

Long ago, Chen Heng had discovered that divine energy had a powerful nurturing effect.

In terms of its nature, it was a high-level energy that belonged to gods, and it was incredibly powerful.

For mortals who came into contact with divine energy, their bodies and essence would also be improved.

That was why Priests were often quite powerful.

Because they had been affected by divine energy over a long period of time, they were quite different from ordinary mortals. As time passed, their bodies and essence would gradually transform.

During this period of time, Chen Heng had used his divine energy to nurture this Crimson Dragon egg.

Standing there, Chen Heng could sense how powerful this Crimson Dragon egg was.

As time passed and Chen Heng sent more dragon bloodline essence and divine energy in, the Crimson Dragon egg continuously became stronger.

Even though Chen Heng did not know just what level it was at, it had definitely surpassed its initial state.

Standing there, Chen Heng thought to himself as he felt quite excited for this Crimson Dragon egg to hatch.

He was sure that after this Crimson Dragon egg hatched, it would be very strong.

As the Crimson Dragon grew, the Kobold tribe's strength would also reach a new level.

Now, it was not too long until the Crimson Dragon egg would hatch.

As if it sensed Chen Heng's thoughts, the massive Crimson Dragon egg seemed to give off a wave of emotions that seemed to contain affection.

"Take your time and grow."

Sensing that mental energy ripple, Chen Heng smiled and left.

After walking out of his laboratory, nothing much had changed.

Dilin was still standing in that empty area; Chen Heng could not help but wonder what she was thinking about.

However, he did not plan to disturb her.

After all, haste often resulted in suboptimal outcomes.

What he had already said was enough.

It would not be too late to give her some time and wait for her to sort out her thoughts.

After all, Chen Heng was not tight on time, and he had the patience.

Standing there and looking at the scenery, Chen Heng thought for a moment before returning to his residence.

Over there, there were some Kobolds waiting for him.

Among them, there were many who Chen Heng was familiar with.

There was Hechi and other Kobolds who had been around for a while, as well as newly-joined Kobolds.

Their bodies were all more well-built than ordinary Kobolds, and most of them had large muscles.

Even though they were Kobolds, they would not be inferior to elites of other races.

The reason for this was extreme training and a good diet.

From Chen Heng's tests, he had concluded that Kobolds who had good diets and had trained for many years would not be inferior to human warriors.

That was even more so for those who had awakened their dragon bloodline.

"How do you feel?" Chen Heng walked in and looked at Hechi and the others as he smiled and asked.

"I can already sense the existence of life power..." Hechi spoke fluently in the common language.

After about one year, under Chen Heng's teaching, there was a group of Kobolds who were now fluent in the human language.

Of course, this was only a preliminary fluency; only geniuses would be adept in the language.

"You've sensed the existence of life power?"

Looking at Hechi and hearing his words, Chen Heng nodded in satisfaction.

Having Kobolds grasp higher forms of power was one of the parts of his plan.

If the Kobolds wanted to grow in this world, they had to have great power.

Life Knights was one of the basic types of the higher forms of power, and it was one of Chen Heng's first targets.

Even though he was a clone, he still had his main body's memories, and hewas not unfamiliar with the cultivation methods for Life Knights.

As such, he had been preparing Kobolds to have them become Life Knights.

Of course, even among humans, Life Knights were quite rare, and this was even more so for Kobolds.

Chen Heng had done some tests, and the results were essentially what he had expected.

Among the Kobolds, only those who had awakened dragon bloodlines could awaken life power.

Of course, it was also possible for ordinary Kobolds, but it was much too rare.

However, from Chen Heng's experiments, talent did not seem to be absolute.

If he could inject dragon bloodline essence into Kobolds' bodies and have them awaken dragon bloodlines, they might be able to grasp life power.

After all, talent was relative.

Bloodline was something that would affect one's talent.

This was something that Chen Heng had tested before.

After being injected with the dragon bloodline essence, Hechi, who had not had the talent to control life power, now had the possibility to do so.

This was the effect of bloodline.

The Kobolds standing in this room were all ones who had the talent to grasp life power.

Even including Chen Heng himself, there were fewer than ten of them.

It was quite pitiful.

Moreover, of this number, most of them were only at this point because Chen Heng had improved their bloodlines.

Otherwise, very few Kobolds would have the talent.

Chen Heng was not too surprised.

Standing in the room, Chen Heng thought for a moment before beginning to examine these Kobolds.

Of course, while he examined them, he also taught them.

After all, the only one in the Kobold tribe who had experience in cultivating life power was him.

If he did not help them, the others would most likely encounter troubles.

Only after doing his daily teaching would he go do other things.

Now, the Kobold tribe was much different to before.

After more than a year of development, the tribe's population had greatly increased, reaching almost 3,000.

Even though this kind of number was not a big deal to Chen Heng, it still required much more management.

Trade with human merchants, the creation of leather armor and weapons, and the consumption of food: There were many things to take care with.

There was no one to help in this regard.

For Hechi and the others, it was fine to have them go out to fight, but Chen Heng could forget about having them help with things like this.

As such, only Chen Heng could deal with these things.

This was why he personally went to teach those Kobold juveniles.

If a faction wanted to grow, they needed people with skills.

This was the case for the Kobolds as well.

"Perhaps I should find an opportunity to go to the human world to have a look," Chen Heng rubbed his forehead as he thought to himself.

He had no choice—the Kobolds' foundation was too lacking.

In the entire Kobold tribe, there was not even a single Kobold who knew how to do addition or subtraction.

As for reading and writing, that did not even need thinking about.

The only things that the Kobolds knew how to do were fight people and eat.

Apart from that, they did not know much else.

However, Chen Heng had expected this.

Fortunately, even though that was the case for the older Kobolds, the juveniles' situation was much better.

From how Chen Heng saw it, the Kobold juveniles' intelligence was not low, and as long as they had a good environment, they would be able to gain skills in various areas.

This was especially so for the Kobolds who had exceptional bloodlines and had awakened a portion of their dragon bloodlines.

Even ordinary Kobolds were not too unintelligent and were quite obedient.

This gave Chen Heng great comfort.

Otherwise, he most likely would have given up on this race and started over.

Time gradually passed.

After Chen Heng had dealt with all matters, it was already getting dark.

Dilin was still standing outside, looking like she was still thinking.

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Heng walked over to the Dryad girl and asked.

Standing there, the Dryad girl hurriedly raised her head and looked at Chen Heng.

"You're done with your matters?"

The Dryad girl came back to her senses and said, "I've made a decision.

"I indeed need your power..." she said honestly as she looked at Chen Heng.

She wanted to rescue her clanspeople and take revenge for them. If she relied on herself, this would not be possible.

Even though Dryad had great power, if they did not have an adept grasp over it, they would not be able to deal with a large number of enemies.

That was the case for the current Dryad girl.

She was still quite young for Dryad standards, and whether it was her magic skills or her bloodline, they had not yet matured. Even though they were stronger than ordinary people, she was not yet terrifying.

Otherwise, she would not have been almost killed by those Centaurs.

As such, if she wanted to take revenge, she would have to rely on external power.

Chen Heng, and the Kobold tribe, would be good partners to work with.