Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 378 Triceratops! GET☆DAZE!

"It turns out it's you..."

The purple dragon elder, who had little combat power of his own, poked his head out from his coiled state after hearing Cheng Tian's voice, and his abstract dragon face showed a change in expression... probably from panic to surprise.

It's clear that Elder Long's previously tense body has relaxed, demonstrating his trust in Cheng Tian.

"How did you end up in such a godforsaken place?"

After confirming that the Orange was less than 1.5 kilometers away in a straight line, Cheng Tian continued to ask the elder.

"They were captured by those awful aliens..."

Perhaps because he hadn't interacted with anyone for a long time, Elder Purple Dragon seemed very talkative.

Simply put, shortly after it emerged from beneath the volcanic cave, which was permeated by both lake water and lava, along with Cheng Tian, ​​it was targeted by aliens.

Although the genes of the super-powered dinosaurs in this world were introduced by aliens through experiments, the Purple Dragon Elder's ability to speak human language is not from aliens, but rather an ability that the dinosaur elders in the MapleStory universe possess themselves.

In MapleStory 2, there was already a Green Dragon Elder guarding the dragon eggs, and the Purple Dragon took over the position of Green Dragon Elder.

A dinosaur that can speak human language and possesses human thinking clearly meets the criteria for an intelligent being. It is almost a different species from an individual dinosaur that only has superpowers but is essentially still a beast. Therefore, the aliens who monitor the world and are always looking for anomalies kidnapped Elder Purple Dragon.

However, according to Elder Purple Dragon, its human language and human thinking actually rely on the inherited title of "Elder," and it only knows how to pass it on, but does not know how to enable other dinosaurs to acquire the same advanced intelligence.

This kind of overly mystical situation, which is not based on biological bloodline inheritance, clearly enters the blind spot of the aliens' cognitive system. They even used the body cells of Elder Longyou to perform perfect cloning, but the individuals born were just ordinary large lizards.

Unlike human thinking, the aliens, whose research had hit a bottleneck, simply abandoned Elder Longyou and began to study other directions that could promote the evolution of dinosaurs. The elder, who was "released," simply built a new Wonder House in the local area.

"Do you want to leave here?"

Cheng Tian asked again.

"According to Elder Red Pterosaur, the relationship between dinosaurs and humans is currently extremely tense, with both sides hunting each other. Perhaps staying here would be safer—"

"The premise is that those aliens won't suddenly decide to do something to you."

Before Elder Long could finish speaking, Cheng Tian interrupted.

As the saying goes, a wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. Cheng Tian would not entrust his safety to the mood swings of others. It is not a pleasant feeling to be manipulated by others.

"Fine, whatever makes you happy. Are there any dragon eggs left to take?"

Seeing the elder fall silent, Cheng Tian stopped asking questions and instead focused on the dragon egg.

Although the Squirrel Mini skill is no longer available, the Dragon Egg can still be obtained.

The elder nodded silently, flicked his tail, and the platform holding the three eggs slowly rose from the crystal stone floor. Cheng Tian knew the rules, so the elder didn't need to repeat them.

Looking at his personal panel, Cheng Tian confirmed that the thousands digit of his electronic wallet was 7 and the hundreds digit was 9. This meant that the three dragon eggs would be a mount, fruit, and roasted meat, respectively, and the dragon egg among them would definitely be a "Triceratops" with the bloodline of the five-pointed star!
Sure enough, when Cheng Tian touched the dragon eggs on the left, he accurately selected one with a "five-pointed star" pattern on its surface.

In terms of attributes, it is very similar to the previous pterosaur eggs, but in terms of type, it is indeed a Triceratops.

It can be said that the moment Cheng Tian broke through the wall and entered the Wonderful House, the instance had already generated the corresponding dragon egg contents based on the number in Cheng Tian's electronic wallet.

Similar to the Pteranodon egg, this Triceratops pentagram egg can also be fused with a suitable gene. With the Hammond Innovation Lab at its current state, Cheng Tian is obviously capable of performing many gene interference actions on this egg.

They could even postpone the time and make adjustments when they return to space, and getting some Pokémon genes like Rhyperior or Aggron would be pretty good.

In short~
"Triceratops! GET☆DAZE!"

Cheng Tian raised the dragon egg high with both hands.

It's quite a coincidence that Cheng Tian has barged into the Wonderful House twice in a row.

However, after learning that the aliens had stolen Cheng Tian's things, and that Cheng Tian had come to retrieve them, the elder, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up.

"If you're talking about that humanoid metal construct, I'm not sure, but about five hours ago, according to the humans, they seemed to have captured some powerful dinosaurs from various parts of the island. I guess they were doing some kind of experiment."

Upon hearing this news, Cheng Tian took it to heart. After thanking the elder, he climbed back into the drill chariot and began his journey along the passage leading to deeper levels.

Elder Long's suggestion was crucial, making Cheng Tian realize that during the previous fast travel, it only felt like an instant to him and Eileen, but the entire instance's time was running normally. In other words, this time was enough for the aliens to study Gates.

Considering that the alien UFOs have demonstrated abilities that were never seen in the original work, and the fact that they have spread the genes of super-powered dinosaurs in the current context, they may have a high level of expertise in biotechnology and mechanical technology, and their research on Gates may have reached a rather unexpected stage.

With a high degree of vigilance, Cheng Tian looked at the gradually opening volcanic cave in front of him and moved forward slowly, the straight-line distance between him and the Orange was constantly decreasing.

The interior of a volcano is a dimly lit space, with the only light source being the flowing, scorching lava.

In the very center of this enormous volcanic cave, there appeared a wide, flat platform that could not possibly have been formed naturally. Cheng Tian's Gates LB Orange was right in the center of the platform.

But it's not just the Orange.

Purple pterosaur, green triceratops, pink plesiosaur, blue allosaur, and... red Tyrannosaurus Rex, five dinosaurs stood quietly around the Orange.

However, when Cheng Tian saw them, all five dinosaurs reacted in unison—

Their eyes simultaneously emitted a dazzling white light, while different colored streams of light appeared from the gaps in their bodies.

...Why do the special effects on these dinosaurs look so much like the boot-up process of my colorful computer case?
(End of this chapter)