Alligator lizard

"What is this?" Night Sange inquired with curiosity.

"Ox blood and crocodile blood," Bede replied, shaking the bottles. She thought for a moment and then went back to fetch two more bottles of blood.

"Well, adding flying fish and demon rat blood will complete it. Hey! I am truly a genius!"

"Um..." Night Sange was completely puzzled. "Could you please explain to me what you are up to?"

"I am helping you create a donkey. You did want livestock capable of carrying cargo, right?" Bede replied without turning her head, frowning at the four bottles of blood in front of her.

Night Sange was stunned, realizing that the wooden box Bede had placed on the bed actually contained these things.

So, she thought his corpse storage hut was a refrigeration unit?

"But with just these blood samples, how are you going to do it?" Night Sange was curious.

"Hush, just stand aside and watch the show," Bede said, suddenly pushing him away and sitting back at the large wooden table she had brought from Lolan City.

On the table were various glass vessels that Night Sange had helped her procure from Yudafu in Tian Shi City, totaling seven or eight different types.

"Oh, by the way, place a Death Light Coil here for me," Bede said, holding a piece of glass towards Night Sange.

"Be careful not to break it."

"Oh!" Although Night Sange didn't understand what Bede was up to, he obediently spent some soul energy to release a coil of Death Light onto the glass.

With nearly ten thousand life entities stored, equivalent to thousands of soul points, he could afford it, even though he felt a bit reluctant.

The Death Light Coil, purely magical damage, posed no threat to the glass. Bede carefully dropped a drop of each of the four blood samples onto the glass.

Then, after removing her gloves, two familiar pink mist clusters enveloped her hands.

"What should we use as a base?" Night Sange asked.

"Well, since it's for pulling a cart, let's go with a cow!" Bede suggested.

"The exterior expression can be modified like this, and for the reproductive system, this set should be suitable. No, wait, the reproductive efficiency would be too low with this set... Let's change it to another set."

"Hehe, naughty one, is there interspecies rejection? Don't think that can stump the genius Bede!"

"Huh? Can it express these traits? It seems like I've really struck gold. No, I am a genius!"

As Bede's hands continued to move and dance over the glass board, her mouth never stopped uttering things that Night Sange couldn't understand except for self-praise.

However, watching Bede's earnest expression, even sweating on her forehead, Night Sange stood quietly on the side, waiting for the result.

And this wait continued until evening.

"It's done!" Bede suddenly exclaimed with joy, revealing a fist-sized egg after removing the pink mist.

"What is this thing?" Night Sange stopped massaging his ankle and approached.

"A new species, but I haven't thought of a name yet," Bede said, cradling the egg carefully with excitement.

"Does it need to hatch?" Night Sange asked, seeing Bede holding the egg.

"Hatch? Nonsense! The creature inside is already fully formed. Oh, just wait."

Bede placed the egg on the wooden table and took out a small hammer, gently tapping the egg.

Crack! The eggshell shattered, and a strange, bright red creature crawled out, sniffed its nose, and then climbed onto Bede's palm.

Night Sange leaned over, took a look, and scratched his head.

"Is it a lizard?"

Although calling it a lizard was not entirely accurate. It was a strange creature with a crocodile tail, cow body, and demon rat legs.

The head was a combination of crocodile and cow, hornless, flat but slightly short, and with those plate-like pieces on the body, it vaguely resembled a lizard head upon first glance.

"Lizard? Nonsense! This is a new species! But... got it! Let's call it Croc-Lizard!"

Bede said excitedly without lifting her head, while Night Sange rubbed his head with both hands.

"My head isn't that big..."

"Croc-Lizard, huh? Sounds alright. But, how can such a small thing pull a cart? Also, are you okay?" Night Sange got back to the point.

Bede's ability to create a living being with just four drops of blood was terrifying, no wonder she was called a legend.

However, perhaps due to Bede's low realm, she now looked pale and covered in sweat, likely forcing herself with excitement.

"I'm fine, I'll just take a nap later. As for this little thing, it will grow with some food."

Bede looked around, went to the nearby mouse enclosure, caught a demon rat, and slashed its neck to fill a bowl with blood. Then, she put the strange Croc-Lizard into it.

Initially, the little creature seemed a bit panicked, but soon it started gulping down the fresh blood in the bowl, paddling its limbs, and even swimming.

Night Sange, with keen eyes, noticed that the hooked toes had a thin layer of webbing, probably inherited from the crocodile.

However, what surprised him was that the little creature stopped swimming after a while. It had expanded like a balloon, almost larger than the bowl itself.

Seeing that it wasn't enough to eat, Bede fetched another bowl of demon rat blood, and the little creature vigorously sucked it up again, quickly growing to the size of a small dog.

At this point, Bede finally threw the two demon rat carcasses to it. It revealed a fierce light in its eyes and opened its jaws, tearing into the rat bodies.

"It's growing quite fast, but does it eat meat?" Night Sange frowned. The rapid growth of the juvenile was expected, but if this thing was a carnivore, wouldn't the breeding cost be high?

Moreover, considering its ferocious appearance and carnivorous nature, would it be safe as draft animals? What if it mistook his goblin skeletons for chew toys when pulling the cart?

"Don't worry, it's omnivorous. You can even feed it grass, but that will make it grow slower. Its temperament is mainly modeled after the endurance of cattle, despite its fierce appearance. Even if you beat it, it won't dare to show its teeth. But..."

"But what?" Night Sange asked.

Bede looked a bit embarrassed. "I couldn't completely eliminate the violent genes from the demon rat. If you gather them into a group, it may trigger aggression and turn into a formidable pack of beasts."

"But rest assured, the quantity needed for that is at least over a thousand. As long as you are careful, there won't be any issues."

A thousand?

Night Sange nodded. "That shouldn't be a problem. But you still haven't told me its advantages..."

"Advantages?!" Bede raised her eyebrows, grabbed the blood-covered Croc-Lizard, and held it close to her chest, her voice becoming high-pitched.

"This Croc-Lizard is a bundle of advantages! Just look here..."