Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 216 Yalong
Because of his Legilimency talent, he can communicate with the three-headed wolf without any obstacles.

"You've guarded this place very well, Xiao Zhong, this is your reward!"

Dui took out a golden cup and summoned a large amount of meat, while also conjuring up a large bowl of milk for it.

Just then, the other two sleeping heads also woke up after smelling Dui's scent and the aroma of food, and immediately began to fawn over Dui.

Those in the middle were equally eager and joined the competition for favor.

Squeezed between three enormous heads, Dui was overwhelmed by this overwhelming love and could hardly breathe. He was both amused and exasperated, and quickly conjured up more food to attract their attention.

After calming the three-headed wolf, Dui went to visit the other creatures.

The griffins that perch atop the tower, though smaller than the three-headed wolf, have inherited the genes of the giant eagle, and even as young children, they are larger than adult lions.

Compared to the clingy three-headed wolf, the griffin is more aloof and cold, like a cool big cat. Although it enjoys Dui's petting and is very affectionate towards him, it always acts reserved and never takes the initiative to be affectionate.

The griffins are very intelligent and loyal, meticulously carrying out Dui's orders, patrolling Eisengard and its surroundings daily to monitor the situation.

Even during Dui's absence, he caught several Orks from the Misty Mountains behind Essengard and tore them apart with his claws and beak.

Dui was surprised to learn this information from the griffin's memories, then gently stroked its beak and patted its neck.

“Well done, Aslan, you are my pride!” Dui praised.

Hearing Dui's praise, the griffin Aslan was very happy. It flapped its wings and made a sound that sounded like both a lion and an eagle. Afterwards, it carried out its mission even more diligently and would not allow anyone to trespass on its master's territory.

As for the hippogriff, because it was less intelligent than the griffin and the three-headed wolf, Dui released it in the forests of Eisengard, where it lived with the mare that gave birth to it.

The harpy is now about the same height as the mare, but because it is still young, it stays with its mother. However, it is already able to hunt small animals such as rabbits and mice on its own, and occasionally eats grass stems and wild fruits.

Despite having wings and a decent ability to fly, the hippogriff prefers to live on the ground.

Dui also built a stable inside the circular wall, where he kept several Miarlas horses captured from the grasslands, which are now breeding hybrids of eagles and horses.

The only uncertainty is whether it will be a hippogriff or a winged beast.

After all, this is something that even magical hybridization cannot control; what species one becomes depends entirely on luck.

And the Pegasus of Elrond and Elrohir, which Dui promised, will also be produced from these cultivated embryos.

In addition to these, Dui also set up an underground breeding base.

Inside were embryos created by Dui through hybridization of dragons and monitor lizards, and dragons and pythons, all of which were implanted into the mother's body for gestation.

The situation is currently stable, and no problems have arisen yet.

Dui's ultimate goal in breeding was to create a subspecies of dragon.

Like the dragons in the Harry Potter world, even though they can't speak and don't have much intelligence, many parts of their bodies are extremely valuable.

Dragon nerves can be used to make powerful wands; dragon skin can be used to make protective materials, such as dragon skin gloves and dragon skin coats; dragon blood has a variety of magical uses; dragon scales can be used to make magical items, such as strengthening shields and making magical barriers; the heart and liver of a fire dragon can be used to make precious potions; even dragon dung is a valuable magical plant fertilizer.

It can be said that every part of the fire dragon is a treasure.

Duy's magical experiments often require the use of dragon body parts, but he could not possibly touch Smaug.

The previous blood test had already traumatized Smaug, let alone any other treatments.

Therefore, Dui decided to breed a sub-dragon to replace Smaug, so that the giant dragon would not have to live in constant fear, lest one day it be dismembered and its bones ripped out.

Dui's actions, however, coincided with the plans of Sauron and Saruman.

As time passed in Dui, the monitor lizards were the first to lay their eggs.

The giant lizard was captured by the giant eagle Sorondo for Dui from the Misty Mountains. It was over seven meters long and was considered a formidable beast in the Misty Mountains. Even the Orks dared not provoke it easily.

Monitor lizards usually lay multiple eggs at a time, but this time they only laid one egg, which was even larger than an ostrich egg.

The eggs laid by monitor lizards are hard, resembling oval stone eggs covered with patterns.

When you tap it, it sounds like you're tapping a stone shell.

Dui looked at the huge egg and didn't know how to hatch it for a moment.
Therefore, he went to Smaug to ask about the method of hatching dragon eggs.

Smaug was also curious about the dragon egg. He knew that Dui was using his blood to hybridize with other creatures, and he felt a blood connection through the dragon egg.

But if you think that Smaug will develop "fatherly love" for the dragon eggs because of this, you're mistaken.

Dragons have no concept of kinship; in fact, they kill each other to fight for treasure, even fathers and sons, mothers and sons.

This is also why the number of dragons decreased sharply in the Third Age, with only Smaug remaining as a well-known dragon.

Not to mention the dragon egg in front of him, which is a hybrid of his blood and other creatures, and can't be considered a purebred dragon at all.

So Smaug was only curious about the dragon egg for a moment, and then lost interest completely.

However, he still gave Dui advice, which was that the dragon eggs needed to be incubated in a high-temperature environment.

He was born from a fire in the ground.

Having received a definitive answer, Dui placed the dragon eggs in an iron pot and roasted them over a fire. To ensure even heating, he even covered the pot with a lid, dry-roasting and simmering them. While the dragon eggs were being incubated at such high temperatures, before they even hatched, the remaining pythons also laid eggs containing hybrid dragon and python eggs.

To Dui's surprise, the python laid three dragon eggs this time.

The eggs from the hybrid of python and dragon are smaller than the first type of dragon eggs, about the size of an ostrich egg, and covered with patterns like snake scales.

Meanwhile, the pregnant mares in the stables also began to give birth.

The eight mares gave birth to three eagle-headed winged beasts and five winged horses.

Now both the hippogriff and the winged horse have populations.

Dui arranged for the hippogriff to live with the previous one, keeping it in the forests of Eisengard, and even entrusting it to the care of the treants of the neighboring Fangorn Forest.

The five winged horses, one black, one gray, two red, and one moon white, were all exceptionally magnificent and beautiful.

Dui sighed that the quantity was just right. He planned to give the black Pegasus to Elrond, and the two red Pegasus to the brothers Elrohir and Elradan.
As for the grey and moon-white Pegasus, he also planned to give them to Kellerborn and Galadriel of Lorean.

Upon hearing that Pegasus had been born, the usually calm and gentle Elrond teleported directly from the Valley of the Dead.

Beside them were Elohir and Elladan, who looked impatient, and Alwen, who watched the show with a smile.

After his initial surprise, Dui couldn't help but chuckle. It was the first time he had seen Elrond so lively, completely unlike the calm and wise Lord of the Valley he usually knew.

However, it also shows how much the elves love Pegasus that they were able to let go of their reserve.

Dui led a few people to the stables.

Without Dui saying a word, Elrond's gaze was drawn to the black, magnificent Pegasus, while Elrohir and Elradan also set their sights on the two red Pegasus.

Dui's lips curled up; he knew he hadn't made a mistake in assigning the task.

Looking at the Pegasus, Alvin's eyes sparkled, and she said happily, "Now Elenolos won't be lonely anymore. He can fly in the sky with his companions from now on."

She then looked at the remaining two winged horses, one gray and one moon-white, and asked, "Duir, have you decided on their whereabouts?"

Duy smiled and nodded: "I plan to give them to Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel, but I don't know if they will like the gift?"

Celeborn and Galadriel were, of course, delighted with the gift.

Kellerborn took a fancy to the grey Pegasus that shimmered silver in the sunlight, and even built a beautiful and elegant stable for his beloved horse to rest in.

Galadriel kept her moonlit winged horse in her private garden, where it drank sweet, magical fountain water and ate lush licorice grown with that water.

Dui was also surprised that the Pegasus he had accidentally bred would be so popular with the elves, and he was very happy after the initial surprise.

Moreover, because of Pegasus, Dui's status among the elves has been elevated by more than one level.

The elves adored these creatures and named the Pegasus "Pegasus," while Dui earned the honorary title of "Lord of Pegasus."

However, Dui's attention quickly shifted from the Pegasus to the dragon egg.

After a month of incubation under the high temperature of flames, the first dragon egg finally showed signs of hatching.

Watching the scorching dragon egg tremble in the red-hot iron pot, Dui immediately removed the pot from the fire, then floated the boiling dragon egg onto the table and waited quietly.

Soon, the dragon egg began to shake more and more violently, as if something inside was trying to break free of its restraints.

Finally, as the cracks in the eggshell grew larger and larger, it eventually shattered into pieces, revealing a sticky baby dragon covered in egg liquid on the table.

The young dragon was covered in black scales, looked like a lizard, had yellow eyes and bronze horns, and its long tail was covered with spikes of a similar color.

Dui looked at the dragon eggshell and the remaining egg liquid, then waved his hand to collect them, keeping them as ingredients for potions.

He then looked at the baby dragon with some curiosity and leaned closer to observe it.

As the young dragon watched Dui approach, it warily let out a childish warning.

Dui raised an eyebrow. "So young and already fierce?"
He tentatively reached out and moved closer.

The young dragon immediately spewed out a burst of sparks, attempting to attack Dui.

However, before Mars could get close to Dui, it was blocked by an invisible barrier.

Next, Dui carefully examined the baby dragon.

The end result was that this hybrid baby dragon inherited the dragon's ability to breathe fire, but the intensity of the flames was not as great as the dragon's, and the baby dragon's intelligence was not high, only slightly smarter than ordinary wild beasts.

At the same time, the young dragons inevitably inherited the dragon race's obsession with treasure. Although it has been weakened considerably, they are still fascinated by shiny things.

Thus, the first dragon in Middle-earth was officially born.

A week after the birth of the first baby dragon, the three dragon eggs, a hybrid of a python and a dragon, were finally about to hatch.

The hatchlings that emerged this time were different from the previous ones; they were three dragons with dark green bodies.

They are long and strong, with two long, shimmering golden horns, dense and small scales, and a shape more like a snake, but with four legs and wings on their backs.

(End of this chapter)