Chen Jing woke up from the long and absent-minded nightmare. As soon as he opened his eyes, he could not help but tremble all over. He subconsciously blurted out, "It's a monster."
The familiar bedside table was gone. The dark red floor and the room with the green wallpaper had also disappeared without a trace. Instead, it was replaced by a vast jungle that stretched as far as the eye could see and a steaming primitive swamp.
A skinny black beast was crawling on the ground, staring straight at him with its slightly yellow vertical pupils.
Seeing such a scene as soon as he opened his eyes, no one would be able to remain calm.
What the hell is this place?
Wasn't I sleeping at home after an all-nighter?
Chen Jing's mind was blank. Even if there were thousands of reasons, he should not have appeared in such a place no matter what.
"Hmm …"
The giant beast in front of him was thin and ferocious. There were not many muscles on its body, but its joints were abnormally thick. Its wings were almost made up of bones and skin, and the bones on its cheeks were even more rugged. The protruding parts even pierced through the skin and were exposed to the outside like a skeleton.
It stared at the cub that had just crawled out of the eggshell. Its throat rolled, and it let out a muffled roar of unknown meaning.
This is … a dragon?
Am I dreaming?
Chen Jing licked his dry lips.
The ferocious creature in front of him was very much like the Black Dragon in fantasy works. As a fan of all kinds of games, he naturally recognized it.
Then, Chen Jing found that in this strange and strange dream, he himself had also become a baby dragon. A newborn Black Dragon cub, the size of a colt, with tender red and transparent mucus still hanging on its body.
As the sharp pain in his brain flashed past, a series of unfamiliar fragments were injected into Chen Jing's brain. They swarmed and connected with his memory.
I … really became a dragon?
Chen Jing shook his head. With the addition of the memory fragments, he finally sorted out his messy thoughts.
"Caesar Ortoronso Tangerine."
This was his dragon's real name. The newborn baby dragon completed its task very well, but as the dragon's real name was uttered, the majestic dragon's inheritance also came in an instant. This baby dragon cub did not have time to temporarily separate and seal the inheritance according to the Dragon Clan's operation guide before its brain was crushed by the huge amount of knowledge and became a degenerated dragon idiot.
Chen Jing took advantage of the situation and took over the magpie's nest.
The memories answered his most confused questions one by one. He did not need to read or filter them, as if they were his own experiences.
One had to know that dreams had no logic. It was absolutely impossible to present so many details. Moreover, in just an instant, he had already understood the basic knowledge of the dragon race, the dragon language, and the common language. Thousands of syllables were imprinted in his mind.
This was not a dream. He had traveled to a fantasy world that was completely different from Earth. He had changed from a brick-moving dog to the cub of the Five-Colored Black Dragon.
How did something as unscientific as transmigration happen? He couldn't find an answer for the time being. The fact that he had turned into a beast couldn't be rejected, and there was no customer service to appeal to. Fortunately, Chen Jing wasn't a person who blamed himself. He could only accept reality, control his emotions, and not spend his time and energy on useless things.
Fortunately, the Black Dragon Cub's original memories were all inherited by Chen Jing. Although the little baby dragon failed to inherit the dragon's inheritance, it still retained the most basic knowledge of dragons and merged with him.
He had become a dragon, a notorious black dragon whose strength was not very reliable.
In fact, in this world, except for the shame of dragons, the White Dragon, the Black Dragon of the same age had almost no power to fight back against any other Five-Colored Dragon or Metal Dragon. Whether it was magic attainments or physical strength, they would be easily hung up and beaten.
Such an awkward position was indeed not good news for him. However, he now had a more urgent practical problem to solve — adapting to the life of a dragon.
The little baby dragon avoided the gaze of the Black Dragon's mother and calmed down in the shortest time possible. Under the suspicious and scrutinizing gaze of the terrifying black beast, it licked the mucus all over its body clean.
Without much time to think, in order not to increase the suspicion of the Black Dragon's mother, Chen Jing immediately turned around and faced the fragments he had created. He began to gnaw on the eggshells.
The eggshells that contained energy could allow him to survive the starvation period when he was just born. It provided enough energy to activate his body and allow him to grow and develop for the first time. Chen Jing knew that he had to become strong as soon as possible.
Even if it was a giant dragon at the top of the food chain, a newborn cub could not avoid the current situation of being weak. It could barely do it by breathing, but these little guys needed a few hours before they could run freely, let alone look for food on their own.
The basic knowledge of dragons gave him a lot of benefits. He did not need to filter and read. This knowledge naturally appeared in his mind, allowing Chen Jing to understand everything after a short moment of sluggishness. In front of the Black Dragon's mother, he acted more like a baby dragon instead of an outsider who had taken over her child's body.
"It tastes good."
Chen Jing muttered in the dragon language. The hard eggshells were as fragile as potato chips in the baby dragon's mouth. In his opinion, the taste of this thing was indeed similar to potato chips.
Yes, seaweed taste.
All kinds of messy thoughts appeared in the muddle-headed baby dragon's mind. He, who had seamlessly merged with the dragon's memories, was not afraid of the Giant Dark Beast not far away. Instead, he felt a sense of respect.
Just as Chen Jing was sucking the mucus on the eggshells, his younger brother and sister in the dragon sense were also born. The two baby dragons crawled out of the dragon eggs and let out a loud and sharp dragon roar. They recited a series of real names that were long enough to make one's head hurt.
Compared to the adult Black Dragon, the newborn baby dragon's limbs were thick and short, and its wings were soft. Its head took up a large proportion of its body. Although it could not stand steadily, the sharp teeth in its mouth had already begun to take shape.
Chen Jing stared at the newborn baby dragon and saw his own appearance in it.
At the same time, while the female baby dragon beside him raised her head and roared to accept the inheritance, he quietly moved his body and stretched out his young claws in a jerky manner. He shamelessly picked up a piece of the eggshell that had been broken by the other party.
Oh!
After biting down, this fellow's eyes narrowed like a squirrel's.
The taste was actually different!
The taste of cumin!
Chen Jing happily chewed and swallowed the stolen piece of egg. Then, when the little female dragon was not paying attention, he stretched out his young claws again.
Just as he was happily grabbing another piece of egg, a huge, craggy mouth reached over and grabbed the little dragon that was trying to steal the egg with its limbs and tail wriggling non-stop. After a few bumps, the little dragon was thrown to another place.
The Black Dragon's eyes were dyed with a faint yellow color. In the center was a thin and vertical pupil, just like a cat's eyes. It had a wide field of vision.
The Black Dragon's mother stared at him, her eyes full of warning. She let out a low growl of dissatisfaction, as if she was reprimanding him.
At this time, the little female dragon also noticed the scene here. This little female dragon was slightly smaller than Chen Jing. There were two slender sharp horns on the top of her head that extended behind her ears. The newly formed bone on her nose was still very soft. Her wings were powerless and drooped limply.
The little female dragon glared at Caesar angrily and let out a childish roar. Green acid dripped from her mouth.
As the Black Dragon with the worst temper and extremely selfish, Chen Jing's behavior was enough to annoy his sister even though he was the Black Dragon's biological child. If it were not for the suppression of the Black Dragon's mother, these two newborn dragons would probably have fought immediately.
— Even if it was difficult for them to even stand still.
However, Chen Jing, who had taken advantage of the situation, had already thrown this matter to the back of his mind. He did not respond to his sister's roar. Instead, he swayed his body that had not yet fully adapted and slipped to the side to think about his dragon life.
This was a sign of weakness in the eyes of the baby dragon, so the little female dragon snorted proudly and lowered her head to gnaw on her own eggshell. She no longer looked for trouble with her "ugly" brother.
"An unknown world."
As a visitor from another world, Chen Jing could not help but begin to worry about his future. A fantasy world with a "dragon", needless to say, was much more dangerous and cruel than the Earth where he was just muddling along.
However, his luck was not bad. At least he did not become a lower species like a kobold or a gnome. Moreover, the existence of the Black Dragon's mother also gave Chen Jing a lot of security.
Thinking of this, he quickly swam towards the shore. He did not leave the range of the Black Dragon's mother's gaze. When he reached a place where the water was shallow, he buried his body in the sand at the edge of the swamp and revealed a small part of his head to observe the surrounding situation.
The surrounding was a forest covered with thick fog. There was a whistling waterfall in the distance. The rapid water in the river bank flowed in all directions, creating countless swamps.
It seemed that this place was not bad. In an uninhabited primitive rainforest, at least there was no shortage of food.
Come to think of it, their mother had already reached the prime of her life. Black Dragon at this age would no longer mate and lay eggs randomly in the countryside. They would carefully choose a suitable environment to build their nest and know how to protect the growth of their offspring.
He had become a weak Black Dragon cub, but with his birth mother watching over him, he was not completely helpless. All in all, it was a good start.
"Black Dragon, huh?
Alright. "
Chen Jing stared at the slightly ugly cub in the lake and whispered, "From now on, I am Caesar Ortoronso, with Tangerine as my surname."
Before he could think carefully, the baby dragon cub Caesar was captured by an uncontrollable sense of drowsiness. The first slumber of a dragon came fiercely and quickly. He only had time to sink into the sand before falling into a deep sleep.