Yang Lin could not hide the joy in his eyes as he watched the first little Tyrannosaurus Rex hatch.
At that very moment, the other three dinosaur eggs also began to stir.
Five seconds later, a little Triceratops broke free from its shell.
Ten seconds later, a little Pterosaur hatched.
Fifteen seconds later, a little Stegosaurus emerged.
After a few seconds of disorientation in this new world, the hatchlings immediately turned their gazes towards Yang Lin.
"Mom..."
As the little Tyrannosaurus Rex spoke first, the other three hatchlings also clearly called out "Mama."
"Ah, this..."
Facing the four wobbly dinosaur babies approaching him, Yang Lin was momentarily at a loss.
"How did I become a mother again? And where do I even resemble your mother?"
Before he could finish speaking, the four little ones had already come to his legs and were rubbing against his body.
"See? I told you it was the zookeeper who laid the eggs, and he denied it. They're already calling him Mom," the little Long said earnestly from the side.
However, the Velociraptor Blue, standing nearby, seemed to have sensed the identity of the four little ones.
"Didn't they say I was the only dinosaur in the world? How did four more appear?"
"Never mind, I can't be bothered with all this. What's a dinosaur compared to a true dragon? If I'm going to be something, I'll be a true dragon."
With that, it cast its adoring gaze towards the little Long beside it.
Meanwhile, Yang Lin, after the initial flurry of activity, quickly bonded with the four little ones.
Although they would grow into imposing figures, in their youth, they were like ordinary young beasts.
Not only were they clingy, but they were also intelligent.
More importantly, despite having just been born, they had already mastered the abilities of eating and walking, readily accepting the food Yang Lin offered.
Eggs, milk, apples, carrots, leafy vegetables, and the little Tyrannosaurus Rex could even tear apart beef.
Watching the little Tyrannosaurus Rex swallow a piece of fresh beef Yang Lin had brought in, his eyes were filled with astonishment.
"As expected of the overlords of ancient times. With those jaws, they'll probably be hunting adult tigers and lions within two months."
"I wonder if they can awaken stat points like normal animals."
With that thought, he aimed a 'Glimpse of Insight' skill at the little Tyrannosaurus Rex again.
[Male Tyrannosaurus Rex (Healthy) Hatchling - Affectionate]
To his surprise, the entire panel only displayed this one line of text, with no information about innate talents.
It was even stranger than the situation with the Velociraptor Blue beside him.
"How can this be? They are dinosaurs bred normally, so why do they have no talents?"
"Are all dinosaurs like this, or only those created by the International Genetic Company?"
To clarify this, he checked the talent information for the little Stegosaurus, little Triceratops, and little Pterosaur.
All of them were blank, without exception.
This led Yang Lin to a conjecture.
These dinosaurs were not dinosaurs in the true sense, but artificial beings with the appearance of dinosaurs.
But then again, if the International Genetic Company could truly replicate prehistoric dinosaurs with a one-to-one accuracy, wouldn't they be comparable to creators?
"However, perhaps I can find other ways to help them awaken their talents."
As he pondered, a flash of light appeared in Yang Lin's mind.
So far, he had two methods for awakening animal talents: one was through stat points to awaken the animal's inherent talents.
The other was to bestow talents obtained from the system onto the animals.
Since these dinosaur hatchlings had no talents of their own, he could opt for the second method.
With this idea in mind, Yang Lin casually opened the system panel.
After an upgrade, the system store was now divided into two sections: the Cash Store and the Achievement Point Store.
He was certainly reluctant to buy talents with cash, so he opened the Achievement Point Store.
As soon as he clicked it open, a dazzling array of talents of various levels appeared on the screen.
From the lowest-grade green talents to the highest-grade legendary talents, there were hundreds of them.
He casually selected a 'Strength' talent from among the green talents and purchased it. In the next second, Yang Lin bestowed this talent upon the little Tyrannosaurus Rex, which was hugging his thigh.
As he expected, after the talent was bestowed, a 'Strength' talent appeared on the otherwise blank talent panel of the little Tyrannosaurus Rex.
And in the next second after the little Tyrannosaurus Rex was bestowed with the 'Strength' talent, it tore off the left pant leg of Yang Lin's jeans, which it had been using to sharpen its claws.
The perfectly good jeans instantly turned into shorts, leaving Yang Lin stunned.
After he came to his senses, he immediately put the little Tyrannosaurus Rex aside.
"My pants! I only bought them online last week for 79 yuan. What a spendthrift dragon!"
After a pang of heartache, he then placed the little Tyrannosaurus Rex by his right leg.
"Forget it, since one leg is already shorts, you might as well tear off this one too."
As if understanding Yang Lin's intention, the little Tyrannosaurus Rex very cooperatively placed its short forepaws on the right pant leg of his jeans.
With a tearing sound, the right pant leg, which was intact, also lost a third of its length.
Looking at it, Yang Lin was speechless.
"Good heavens, one leg is shorts, the other is three-quarters length. How am I supposed to wear these?"
Although he was somewhat helpless, he had no other choice. He looked at the significantly stronger little Tyrannosaurus Rex, then at the other three little dragons beside it, who were also looking at him pitifully. Yang Lin finally equipped each of them with a different talent.
The little Triceratops received 'Defense,' the little Pterosaur received 'Extreme Speed,' and the little Stegosaurus received 'Intelligence.'
Perhaps sensing the physical changes in the four hatchlings, Blue, who had been watching the excitement from the side, also came closer.
"Zookeeper, me too, me too!"
Hearing Blue's desperate call, Yang Lin glanced at it nonchalantly and said:
"It's not impossible for you to awaken, but I have a condition."
"What condition? Tell me."
"Look after these four for me." Pointing at the four little dragons, Yang Lin said earnestly.
"Just that?"
"Just that."
"Alright!"
Clearly, Blue was willing to go to great lengths to further strengthen itself.
Seeing Blue agree to be a nanny for the four hatchlings, Yang Lin, while heaving a sigh of relief, began to seriously select suitable talents for Blue.
Soon, a talent that he deemed quite suitable was selected from among the numerous talents.
[Maternal Radiance (Gold Talent) - Requires 5 Talent Points to activate]
Looking at the anxious Blue, Yang Lin casually bestowed this talent upon it.
Immediately, a sly smile appeared on his face.
Blue, however, was completely unaware. It suddenly felt that the four little ones in front of it had become much cuter.
Similarly, the four little dragons also felt a maternal presence from Blue.
As the five dinosaurs were in a moment of filial piety and maternal love, a discussion about Yang Lin was underway at the International Genetic Company's base on an island in the Pacific Ocean.