Chapter 389: My Side Job is Dinosaur Breeding
Cheng Tian and Irene ultimately stayed in this 'Dinosaur New Century for Adventurers' instance for over ten days, exhausting their regular spatial retention time until only 48 hours remained.
Their activities during these ten-plus days were mostly confined to the vicinity of the laboratory; they didn't venture into other areas.
Firstly, the most valuable final BOSS-level units, the Martian Brothers, had already been defeated.
Secondly, the hiding places of dragon beast BOSSes, similar to the Amphibious Blazefire Dragon, were too scattered, making them difficult for Cheng Tian to locate.
Thirdly, his Hammond Innovation Lab had completely made enemies with the surrounding Herbivorous Dragon Alliance, and thanks to friendly reminders from other Dragon Hunters, he also learned about the 'humanized thinking' characteristic of the Herbivorous Dragon Alliance's dinosaurs. If he were to fast travel to other areas, these newly made enemies, the Herbivorous Dragons, would surely come looking for him.
So, he simply decided to stay put, dedicating all his energy to the incubation and research of dinosaurs.
During this time, Utan had already exchanged Fessenden's 'Dragon-Human Transformation' technology through ancient biological hybridization. Theoretically, by applying this technology to himself, he could achieve a dual-form switch between human and orangutan.
However, Utan did not choose to do so immediately. After a brief hesitation, he temporarily abandoned this idea, instead dedicating roughly three-quarters of his waking hours to 'Ancient Metal Beast Manufacturing'.
More precisely, it was attempting to combine this 'Dragon-Human Transformation' with 'Ancient Metal Beast Manufacturing'.
It's important to note that while its current state is 'orangutan', more accurately, it is an 'ancient ape'—a form resulting from humans undergoing genetic atavism, thus also a type of ancient creature.
At this point, what it wanted to do was already crystal clear—
It wanted to try to achieve a dual-form switch while combining 'Ancient Metal Beast' with 'Ancient Ape'.
One can only say that with ample resources and technical support, Utan had begun to exhibit the typical thought patterns of a mad scientist, even considering himself merely one of the experimental subjects.
And this led to Cheng Tian's already strained capital chain becoming visibly precarious.
Fortunately, although Cheng Tian completely lacked technical knowledge, he understood simple, straightforward business transactions. After all, having sold sugar paintings for so many years, he possessed this much capability.
Upon realizing that his capital chain would definitely break if he continued to incur such losses, Cheng Tian accurately identified a gap in the market for 'bred dinosaurs' and immediately transformed the laboratory into a large-scale, high-end dragon beast breeding farm!
Adult dinosaurs hatched from the laboratory were pure-blooded and physically healthy. Whether as processing materials, meat ingredients, or to satisfy the breeding needs of some laboratories, organizations, or even individuals, they were far superior to wild dinosaurs.
Naturally, these high-quality dinosaurs targeted the high-end market.
The prices of dinosaur carcass materials obtained by Dragon Hunters did not decrease; it's just that when these materials were transformed into high-quality bred dinosaurs, they would sell for much higher prices.
And for Dragon Hunters, bred dinosaurs were harder to hunt than wild ones, but with the assistance of Cheng Tian's humanoid mecha, this was clearly not an issue.
Aoko's laser blade component, which had been forcibly replaced, had now clearly become a dragon-slaying blade.
Not only did Cheng Tian engage in dinosaur breeding and sales, but on the sixth day, he also added a customized dinosaur service, primarily catering to customers with 'pet-raising' needs.
Believe it or not, there were quite a few such people. Their mentality was similar to those wealthy Middle Eastern dog owners who keep leopards, lions, and tigers; their main characteristic was 'I have what others don't, and what others have, mine is better'.
Addressing this psychology, Cheng Tian added extra options to the customized dinosaur service, such as specified modifications to the dinosaur's physical details and the addition of certain specific super-ability genes. The small fortune required for these customized services was clearly much greater than for regular sales.
As long as their demands could be met, the wealthy dog owners spent money with remarkable generosity.
Word spread quickly, and the Hammond Innovation Lab's reputation in the circle soared. In less than a week, Cheng Tian had recouped all the Heaven's Chosen Coins he had invested, achieving a true turnaround.
Anyway, my dinosaurs are simply better quality than others'! Buy if you want! If not, get lost! Cash only! Money for goods!
What? Want to settle at the end of the month?
Look at my Radar! Look closely! And then repeat what you just said to me!?
It's clear that powerful force is also the most solid foundation for maintaining these businesses.
Additionally, as early as the fourth day of entering the instance, Bald Butcher joined the Hammond Innovation Lab in the form of a 'contract-based' outsourced worker, taking on the role of head of the 'Slaughter Department'.
Originally, Bald Butcher had no intention of becoming anyone's subordinate. However, the variety of dinosaurs that could be slaughtered and dismembered at Cheng Tian's lab was far greater than what he and his team could laboriously hunt outside, which made Bald Butcher's hands itch with excitement and made him unable to refuse.
The Hammond Innovation Lab's overly down-to-earth dinosaur breeding and trading activities were largely scorned by the group of laboratories and research institutes led by Fessenden. But frankly, most of them were just sour grapes; they didn't have the capability to breed dinosaurs themselves!
The expansion of business allowed the Hammond Lab to deeply embed itself in the instance's background setting, so much so that when Cheng Tian left the instance and the settlement began, this influence was surprisingly retained in another form.
[Instance Settlement Begins.]
[Instance Scene: Dinosaur New Century for Adventurers
Instance Difficulty: C+
Free Task: 'The Stolen Collection' — Special Hidden Task, Team Task. Recover 'Gates LB Aoko', and defeat/kill the 'Martian Brothers'. Completed √.
Non-Task Plot Summary: Indirectly triggered a volcanic eruption leading to a mass dinosaur escape, re-entered the Purple Dragon Elder Miaomiaowu, established the 'Hammond Innovation Lab' and developed deep business cooperation with the current world's human society.
Instance Achievements/Titles: Jurassic World 2 Classic Reenactment / Dinosaur Bane (Purple), Millions of Workers Depend on It / Dinosaur Breeding Farm (Blue).
Task Completion: 100%; Scene Exploration: 35%; Instance Settlement Rating: -
Instance Settlement Rewards: Heaven's Chosen Coin 3W (Bounty Head — Martian Brothers), Super-Ability Dinosaur Original Genetic Genome Sample * 1, Gene Repair Slot * 1, Juvenile Cultivation Slot * 1.]
[Game Expert Settlement Begins —]
[You met the settlement conditions by completing the quasi-main quest 'The Stolen Collection' and by defeating the final BOSS 'Martian Brothers' from the 'Adventure Island 3' timeline.
You obtained the template item 'Portable Laboratory' from the 'Hammond's Innovation Lab' template. Concurrently, 'Genetic Collection Library' and 'Ancient Creature Incubation' are settled and retained as basic functions of this item.]
[When you are in Heaven's Chosen Space, your instance laboratory from 'Dinosaur New Century for Adventurers' remains operational and retains all previously expanded contracts and businesses. All monthly revenue during this period will be settled on the 1st of the following month, and this income will not be recorded in the player's hidden score evaluation.]
[Your experiences related to 'Dinosaur New Century for Adventurers' have been archived.]