Chapter 1527 Show Jaw Dragon

"Look at the tree! That guy who's spying on the nest looks like a lizard."

Holden took two steps forward and looked up at the small reptile in the tree.

"To be precise, it's a dinosaur." Pinkerton corrected with a smile.

"Dinosaurs?" Audrey looked back at Mr. Detective with surprise in his eyes, "So there are such small dinosaurs in the world!"

She and Holden both come from the old world where dinosaurs are rare on the other side of the ocean, and their limited impressions of such creatures are nothing more than ferocious giants described in adventure stories.

"Of course there is. In fact, this is the smallest of all the dinosaurs that lived around Lake Aosta, called Xiugnathosaurus." Pinkerton explained.

"Wow! This little guy doesn't look as big as a goose, but he can be considered a dinosaur!"

Ruby is also a person who has never seen anything in the world. After the fuss, she asked Ted Pinkerton excitedly:

"Uncle Detective, Ruby and I, want to capture the Exocystognathus alive in the tree, maybe we can find clues from it that the dinosaur went crazy..."

"Are you kidding! A little guy like Xiugnathosaurus would never be infected with that kind of crazy disease..."

Pinkerton is worthy of being a detective. After a little observation, he can see that "Miss Ruby" is insincere, and immediately guesses her real intention.

"Miss Ruby, don't you want to catch a xiugnathosaur as a pet?"

"Well, Ruby, I really think so."

Little Loli scratched her head embarrassingly.

"Saugnathosaurus just looks small and cute, but it is actually a very ferocious carnivorous dinosaur. Look at its mouth full of sharp teeth. It would be terrible to be bitten. I'm afraid it's not suitable for a little girl as a pet." Pink Dun gently persuaded Ruby to give up the idea of ​​domesticating Xiugnathosaurus.

Ruby nodded a little disappointed.

The name "Xiujaw Dragon" brought back Joan's memories.

After deciding to participate in the expedition to investigate the dinosaur ecology of Lake Aosta the day before yesterday, he went to the library to read a lot of documents about dinosaurs.

One of the documents mentioned the ecological habits of Xiugnathosaurus.

This very small dinosaur was fast, good at jumping and climbing, and was a deadly predator of small animals and birds.

Not only that, Xiugnathosaurus will occasionally actively attack creatures much larger than them, such as apes or wild goats.

In nature, it is very unwise to challenge a creature ten times your body weight.

The Xiujaw Dragon dared to do this, but it didn't just depend on his audacity. The teeth of this ultra-small dinosaur were not only sharp, but also injected toxins into the prey at the moment of bite.

According to literature records, the toxin produced in the body of Xiugnathosaurus is even more poisonous than that of cobras. The creatures bitten by them will be paralyzed due to numb limbs within two minutes, even though they are larger in size and strength than Xiugnathosaurus , and only to be hunted and killed by this little evil dragon.

Of course, even Xiugnathosaurus would not frequently hunt large animals unless food was scarce to a certain extent. After all, the risk is very high, and there is no need to kill a prey that far exceeds one's food intake, it will only make those scavengers cheaper.

In the daily menu of Xiugnathosaurus, bird eggs are a more accessible, risk-free, and nutritious snack. No wonder the mother bird defending the nest looked so angry and helpless in the face of the malevolent Xiugnathosaurus.

Thinking of this, Qiao An quietly activated the "Advanced Internal Vision Technique" to observe the physical attributes of Xiugnathosaurus.

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Reconnaissance target: female Xiugnathosaurus (ultra-small carnivore, sauromorpha, saurischiana)

Health Status: Hungry

Attributes: Strength 8, Dexterity 15, Constitution 14, Intelligence 2, Wisdom 11, Charisma 5

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The small shape of the xiugnathosaur is very confusing, but dinosaurs are dinosaurs after all, and they are obviously stronger than other wild animals of similar size.

Qiao An was curious about the physiological structure of the Xiugnathosaurus, especially its fangs, and planned to capture a living Xiugnathosaurus as a research sample, and perhaps collect its toxin as a material for casting spells.

While he was observing the Xiugnathosaurus, the little beast on the tree was also twisting its slender and flexible neck, peeking at the humans under the tree with one eye, showing a vigilant look.

Joan held his breath and concentrated, and remote-controlled the "Mage's Hand" to reach the tree, intending to catch the Xiugnathosaurus.

He thought he was stealthy and silent, but he still greatly underestimated the beast's intuition when facing danger.

As if aware of Joan's attack attempt, the Xiugnathic Dragon resolutely gave up hunting the birds, shrunk into the bushes, and quickly slipped away with a rustling sound.

Joan twitched the corners of his mouth depressedly.

If I knew this earlier, I shouldn't have saved spell slots.

Facts have proved that trying to capture the agile Xiugnathosaurus with the "magic hand" is too unreliable.

If there is a chance to meet this "little clever ghost" in the future, just throw the "sleep spell" over.

The bird with fried feathers on the tree didn't dare to relax its vigilance when it saw the natural enemy slipping away, and watched Qiao An and the others nervously, lest they go up the tree to dig out the eggs.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. There were no "bad boys" in the small team of six people and one dog, and they walked away quickly.

After descending the hillside and walking not far along the shore of the lake, Joan saw a large group of four-legged dinosaurs on the meadow in the distance, leisurely nibbling on the fleshy and plump shrub leaves similar to holly.

These vegetarian dinosaurs had beak-like mouths and were about the same size as wild donkeys and horses. Their heads were too large compared to their bodies, and there was a thick shield-shaped bone plate on their heads, which looked like a small Triceratops. .

"What kind of dinosaur is that? It looks so strange. It looks like it's wearing a hat!" Holden pointed to the meadow.

"Hush—don't yell, that's a group of Protoceratops."

Pinkerton raised his index finger to his lips, motioning the poet to lower his voice.

"Protoceratops is the largest type of dinosaur with the largest population on the east bank of Lake Aosta. These guys are both timid and sensitive, and they will be frightened by the slightest disturbance."

"Will the frightened Protoceratops take the initiative to attack humans?" Hailar asked in a low voice.

"From my observation experience, Protoceratops usually runs far away when it is disturbed, but if we get too close and show strong hostility, Protoceratops may also attack when it is irritated."

"See the hard and thick bone plates on their heads? It would definitely be a bad feeling to be hit head-on by a Protoceratops rushing over!"

Pinkerton solemnly warned the group of curious young people beside him.

Although from the current point of view, these quiet ornithischian dinosaurs grazing grass have not shown any hostility, Joan still obeyed Mr. Detective's warning, hid in the grass, and used the "advanced internal vision" to observe 300 yards away with the help of binoculars. Those Protoceratops.

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Reconnaissance target: Male Protoceratops (medium-sized herbivore, sauriformes, ornithischia)

Good health

Attributes: Strength 16, Dexterity 11, Constitution 19, Intelligence 2, Wisdom 12, Charisma 6

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