Chapter 369: Where Did You Come From? Is This Still Cadillacs and Dinosaurs?
"Just kidding, no need to be so wary."
Watching Eileen, who was being carried by the giant Pterodactylus and had retreated to the side, hissing at him, Cheng Tian explained, yet his eyes remained fixed on the slightly trembling little Pterodactylus.
Oh, no, it should be called the Blue Croc Pterodactylus now.
Since Eileen chose it as a minion rather than a combat mount, this individual, which had fused the bloodlines of a Pterodactylus and a Totodile, theoretically possessed a higher growth ceiling than Cheng Tian's Primeval Pterodactylus.
As one of the three starter Pokémon bloodlines, this initially adorable little dragon had already passed the most difficult initial stage. After the last Armored Warrior dungeon settlement, its bloodline evolved into a "Blue Croc."
Not only had its body grown much larger, but its wings had also reached a size capable of barely carrying a person in flight. Carrying an adult male like Cheng Tian would indeed be difficult for it, but carrying the already light half-elf into the sky was certainly doable.
Eileen was actually very intelligent. She had long suspected that Cheng Tian possessed an incredibly overpowered talent, otherwise, there would be no explanation as to why, in every new dungeon, Cheng Tian could suddenly pull out a new ability that had never been seen before, or even one completely different from any system previously encountered.
But she never questioned it, nor did she delve deeper into it.
Even when a woman's curiosity was overflowing, she was still able to restrain such impulses with a strong will.
Because she knew that only by allowing each other space to keep secrets could a relationship be maintained better. This rule could be applied to all interpersonal relationships.
Cheng Tian, on his part, merely explained the skills of the new template to her and casually mentioned that her Blue Croc Pterodactylus might meet the incubation standards of the Innovation Lab.
He was just talking; he wouldn't actually do it, because the Innovation Lab only accepts corpses.
Cheng Tian regretted that if the Blue Croc Pterodactylus had a lizard bloodline, it would be great. That way, he could cut off its tail for transformation whenever he wanted, gradually accumulating enough material for incubation... Huh?
It was as if a light bulb suddenly appeared above Cheng Tian's head, and in an instant, a thought clicked, and he knew what to do.
He immediately contacted Bald Butcher and used the personal transport plane to directly arrive at the place where he had last stolen dragon eggs, collected Tyrannosauruses, and flooded the lair of the Blazefire Dragon—
The Swamp Jungle.
With the dinosaur hunting industry becoming legalized, the number of dragon hunters coming here to hunt dinosaurs had skyrocketed.
And as the saying goes, where there's demand, there's business. When dragon hunting was no longer an illicit trade, and a large influx of people arrived in a short period, merchants also followed the scent.
On the outskirts of the Swamp Jungle, a human settlement had already formed, resembling a small market.
Numerous, yet mixed-quality, dragon hunter teams were stationed here, and there were even many lone individuals who came here to form temporary teams.
What was that saying again? Those who dig for gold might not get rich, but those who sell food and drinks there are sure to make a fortune.
A large flow of people created a large demand, and beyond food and drink, it even spawned a series of trades such as "dragon corpse decomposition" and "dragon corpse recycling agencies."
The Fessenden Institute did indeed open the door to a new dinosaur era with a report and countless facts, but its so-called leadership in research was limited to biological research, essentially just starting things off. Humanity's powerful divergent thinking quickly applied dragon corpses to various fields.
"Grilled dragon ribs! Hot and spicy Mexican grilled dragon ribs!"
"Fresh female Allosaurus pheromones! Guaranteed to attract male Allosauruses!"
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly! I'm collecting Ankylosaurus plates and tail clubs with over 30% bloodline mutation! Yours isn't even ten percent! Get lost!"
"Alright, buddy! That Triceratops ram on your car's front is really good!"
Looking at the vibrant, thriving human settlement in the Swamp Jungle and listening to the various hawkers' cries, Cheng Tian's expression was very subtle.
If he hadn't known for certain that he was in Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, he would have even thought he had stumbled into a dungeon related to some Monster Hunter mixed with Mad Max.
Many people here, although holding modern firearms, had decorations on them and wore things that were starting to look very much like Monster Hunter gear. Various armors made from dragon hides, horns, teeth, and bones were hung on them in a style with a very rugged aesthetic.
Cheng Tian even saw an old model Cadillac that had been completely ravaged.
The front was embedded with a Triceratops skull, clearly used as a ram, and harpoon cannons were installed in the trunk and at the headlights. The entire car body was weathered.
But when Cheng Tian saw this car, he paid attention, because the Cadillac, in a sense, was a symbol of Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. The original comic was called "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs," so this car was very likely the protagonist's possession.
However, the fact that this item could openly appear in this gathering place, primarily composed of dragon hunters, meant that the car had changed hands, or perhaps the owner and the car had simply "fallen" together.
"Keep an eye on that car for me."
Cheng Tian poked Eileen's ribs.
Eileen nodded, then communicated with the wind element.
The two dragon hunters, who were discussing the huge Triceratops skull on the car's front, suddenly felt a gust of evil wind blow past, and their bodies involuntarily shivered.
Meanwhile, Cheng Tian found an open space on the outer edge of the dragon hunter settlement and began surveying the terrain.
He planned to set up his portable research institute.
Although the laboratory could perform a series of basic operations in its portable state, it was only when it was set up and appeared as an actual building that more detailed operations could be performed.
Like the Orc portable base in Warcraft, a complete, pre-built laboratory building's phantom appeared, moving with Cheng Tian's thoughts, initially appearing red, indicating it couldn't be built.
As Cheng Tian's thought moved, the phantom of the research institute began to shift, eventually turning green on a flat, open piece of ground.
And Cheng Tian decisively pressed the deploy button.
The next second, an entire wild construction site rose from the ground at the spot Cheng Tian chose, accelerating the conventional construction process by ten thousand times or more, ultimately constructing a fully equipped, complete laboratory.
But it is worth noting that from the moment the construction site appeared out of thin air until the entire building was formed, all the surrounding NPCs seemed not to notice. And when the laboratory was completed and entered their field of vision, they did not show any abnormalities, as if this "Hammond's Innovation Lab" had existed in this area from the very beginning!