Chapter 157 - 126: Do I Look Like I’m Suitable for Taking Care of Kids?_2
"It’s rude of me, really. All this time, I’ve been feeling incredibly guilty and blaming myself. As a father, I couldn’t avenge my son’s death on my own, so I could only invite Lord Naberius."
The Old Silver Dragon shook his head slightly, showing a pained expression on his face.
To lose a child in old age is an immense sorrow not just for humans, but also for the Dragon Clan. Unlike the Colorful Dragon, which sows seeds everywhere, the Metal Dragon is very cautious and restrained when it comes to reproduction.
In general, Dragon Species gain the ability to procreate during their juvenile stage, and the unrestrained Colorful Dragon will mate and lay eggs at this age.
However, the Metallic Dragon Race exercises extreme restraint in this area, waiting until at least the young dragon stage, while those slightly more particular will wait until they become a Young Dragon before seeking a mate and starting to hatch and raise their offspring.
It’s not uncommon for Metallic Dragons to wait until their adult stage to look for a mate and raise offspring. After reaching the mature stage and becoming an elder dragon, they basically lose the ability to breed, or more accurately, they can’t have offspring anymore.
Since Golden and Silver Dragons have opportunities to attempt to break through to Legend at this age, the difficulty for a Legendary Dragon to lay eggs is astronomically high, if not impossible.
Therefore, a couple of Metallic Dragons with a strong desire to reproduce and a very harmonious marital life may only lay five clutches of Dragon Eggs over several centuries, and fewer would have only three clutches.
It’s not uncommon for Metallic Dragons to raise only one clutch of Dragon Eggs. Some Metallic Dragons with great aspirations and ambitions treat this aspect more like a task to be completed.
However, even when treating it as a task, Metallic Dragons meticulously execute the requirements for nurturing, raising their offspring responsibly, and rarely do they just leave them unattended.