Chapter 634

Chapter 634: Big Sis, Isn’t Being a Giant Carnivorous Dinosaur Awesome!?

"Moon Valley Ornitholestes!"

"What a beautiful name!"

"Though slightly different, it’s just minor details. The rest of the anatomy was nearly identical."

"Even if not the same species, they likely belonged to the same genus."

Trilobite certainly recognized this small, unassuming creature. Though tiny, they deserved the honorable title "dragon ancestor."

The Moon Valley Ornitholestes was unearthed from Argentina’s Ischigulasto Basin formation. Within the same layer, early large predatory dinosaurs like Erelasaurus were also discovered.

They lived roughly 230 million years ago during the late Triassic Carnian period.

As one of the earliest dinosaurs, Ornitholestes’ most notable trait…

was its lack of notable traits.

It lacked features of major dinosaur branches, even missing typical predator characteristics.

For instance, unlike Erelasaurus and other theropod dinosaurs, Ornitholestes had a jaw without adjustable joints, so it couldn’t grip larger prey firmly.

Their teeth also displayed rare "specialized teeth" among lizard-like reptiles.

Some teeth were curved and serrated for tearing flesh, while others resembled those of plant-eaters.

This hinted that dinosaur ancestors likely evolved from omnivorous animals, much like mammals.

Their fingers remained primitive—five digits with zero signs of specialization. Unlike later theropod dinosaurs that lost fingers over time.

However, their pelvis had already formed, clearly placing Ornitholestes in the Saurischia order.

Precisely because Moon Valley Ornitholestes "lacked defining features," its classification proved tricky.

Some paleontologists argued it belonged to basal sauropodomorphs, while others claimed it was part of the most primitive theropod group—yet more evolved than Erelasaurus.

Still…

Trilobite rejected both views.

He believed Moon Valley Ornitholestes fit neither sauropods nor theropods. Instead, it was closer to their shared ancestor—the most basal Saurischian.

Despite being the "dragon ancestor" of Saurischia—forebear to giants like Argentinosaurus (sauropods) and Tyrannosaurus/Southern Giant Beast Dragon (theropods)—Moon Valley Ornitholestes remained obscure.

Until the documentary "Dinosaur Revolution" aired.

Produced more recently, its content was somewhat more reliable than BBC’s "Walking with Dinosaurs." The dinosaur models weren’t just classic and stunning—they were fairly accurate.

Presented as lighthearted "episodic comedies" with occasional "O. Henry twists," the show felt lively and fun.

It’s highly recommended for viewing with a critical eye.

(Available on Bilibili, though not in HD).

The documentary’s most amusing character was the "crooked-jawed Allosaurus" ruling the water ponds.

But that featured in Episode Two.

Episode One starred a lone Moon Valley Ornitholestes, chronicling how he wooed a mate, raised young, and survived wild adventures.

There, the Moon Valley Ornitholestes appeared vibrant: males sported striped upper bodies and brown lower halves, while females…

The brown body, white head, and tail.

What was particularly remarkable was that the female Moon Valley Ornitholestes had feather-like growths at the tip of her tail, looking like peacock tail feathers.

This could only be seen as a reasonable creative stretch from the character designers.

After all, growing feathers probably wasn’t a skill that developed later; it might have been a traditional ability of bird-neck true dragons, and even the common ancestor of dinosaurs and pterosaurs likely had feathers.

Later on, based on real needs, some dinosaurs lost their feathers.

That wasn’t all; the female Ornitholestes had a white head with an "eyeliner"-like pattern around the eyes; surprisingly, she looked quite charming and became more adorable the longer you saw her.

Anyway, it was amazing!

In the documentary, the Moon Valley Ornitholestes showed breeding behavior like the Gardener Bird, where males built and decorated nests.

It seemed that in the Dinosaur Era, marriage and buying a home were unavoidable…

As for how Ornitholestes actually bred, it’s now lost to history; but at least this documentary taught the public about the interesting dinosaur named Ornitholestes that once lived on Earth.

"This is the so-called primordial form, the most basal of the basals!"

"Uh… but…"

Trilobite felt strangely familiar with this customer; he had no proof, but he sensed a strong link between this group of "Ornitholestes" and the earlier "Baryonyx lady"!

"And also…"

"This payment of Chaos Energy…"

"Oh my! So much!"

Usually, Trilobite’s customers lacked "money" upfront and paid back later in installments or all at once.

But this one was different.

She paid directly!

She gave one million Chaos Energy right away, nearly knocking Trilobite out.

Her needs were also very… complex—like heaven, but not fully heavenly!

"She seemed knowledgeable, and this odd sense of familiarity…"

"System… do you know this customer?"

【Customer ID 076351 has been confirmed, the purchased product code is…】

"Cough, okay, okay!"

"I didn’t ask for that!"

"Put simply, was she originally an Erelasaurus that I evolved into a Baryonyx?"

【The body is of the Baryonyx type.】

"Doesn’t that settle it?"

"All this extra stuff…"

Trilobite shook his head, even more surprised by…

“Wow, how did you blow yourself up!?”

“And…”

“Isn’t it wonderful to grow bigger and become a Baryonyx group?”

“Why go to extremes!?”

—-

In fact…

For Lady Xidi, the "Baryonyx group" really didn’t sound appealing.

After all, she had peered into the soul of the Giant God, which was as unfathomable as the Abyss and as vast as the Endless Ether!

There, she saw many things that were too forbidden and indescribable, even for deities and powerful core councilors like her!

For example…

A colossal realm, as gigantic as the Primal Wilderness, suddenly collided with other realms!

The entire Primal Wilderness was blown into the sky; the Fire Domain was destroyed.

The decline of the various realms began.

Almost no deity could survive this terrible catastrophe!

Yet, the mortals who hid in the Bubble World or beneath the Primal Mud in the City of Dimensions escaped disaster.

They built new cities and lives on the corpses of the deities.

They still worshiped the deities…

But those were only the few deities that survived the collision of realms.

Among them…

There was a peculiar race!

Their Divine Body was very similar to Lady Xidi’s current Divine Body, yet also distinctly different.

They could run atop the primordial yet soar through the void!

“Yes.”

“The taboos that appeared in the Giant God’s soul were neither from the past nor the future.”

“Most of the imagery details that appeared in the scene were vastly different from this world.”

“The so-called deities lacked a sense of sacredness and resembled ordinary mortal creatures more.”

“But that didn’t mean the ‘imagery’ had no value.”

“They were allegories!”

“A profound allegory carefully woven by a Giant God using forbidden knowledge and fragments of truth within his soul!”

“They needed interpretation!”

Lady Xidi raised her head, gazing into the seemingly emotionless “gem-like eyes” of the Giant God.

Although the “gem-like eyes” showed no emotional expression, Lady Xidi could feel the “inquiry” within.

She felt proud.

She already had the answer!

“I have deciphered it!”

“Only when the double eyes gaze into the void, while the feet firmly tread upon the primordial, can one truly survive in this world.”

“Only a deity who can feel weakness and helplessness with a humble body will not be blinded by the pride brought by grandeur and power.”

“Therefore…”

“I will continue along the road that Barbatos no longer walks!”

“All I need is the authority of the void! A void authority not too far from the primordial and Ether!”