To be more precise, he didn't "see" this slight difference, but felt it.
Because the scales of the two sisters were pure color, and this was the "laser" effect that came with the scales, it was actually very difficult for Lu Chen to use the flashlight to look at them. It was also very easy to miss the details.
Lu Chen touched the abdomen of the small white flashing python. There was a very small but hard scale that was raised.
At first, Lu Chen thought that he had accidentally scratched it somewhere and injured its scales.
However, after taking a closer look, Lu Chen was shocked to find that under this extremely hard scale, it was not flesh, but another scale!
Lu Chen suddenly had a shocking guess in his mind.
"Xiao Bai, if I really hurt you or hurt you, please don't be angry with me. I really had no choice but to do this!”
Taking out a pair of tweezers from his backpack, Lu Chen muttered to the white python for a long time before he made up his mind.
The tip of the tweezers caught the tiny scale that was raised up, and Lu Chen pulled it out with force!
The worst-case scenario in his mind, the feeling of flesh and blood, did not appear.
On the contrary, the moment he pulled out the scale, Lu Chen heard an extremely soft but clear "crack".
The little white python did not move at all. It was obvious that removing the scale did not affect it at all.
To be on the safe side, Lu Chen even deliberately held the scale and observed it under the spotlight for a long time. In the end, he confirmed that it was really not connected to the skin of the small Flash Python. Instead, it should have fallen off before it was pulled out.
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. He did not put down the small white flashing python. Instead, he turned it over and placed its small belly on his hand.
Then, he used a pair of tweezers to gently scratch the scales on its abdomen against the direction of its growth.
A shocking scene happened.
The tiny scales that had been obedient all this while were actually standing up like the scale that Lu Chen had just pulled out!
It was only at this moment that Lu Chen realized how big of a misunderstanding he had previously!
Although Qin Xin had previously told him that the way the Shimmering Scaled Python shed its skin might be different from other snakes, Lu Chen's habitual thinking made him feel that the conditions for molting were different from other snakes.
However, he did not expect that the difference was not the conditions for molting, but the
way the scales of the flashing python grew. It was different from all other snakes!
Most snakes had a whole piece of skin. The so-called scales were just the smooth outer skin formed after the skin had solidified. Therefore, when they shed their skin, they would also tear off the whole piece.
But the Flashing Scaled Python was not!
The shiny "scales" on their bodies were real. They were independent scales that covered their skin!
This was a fundamental difference!
There were two reasons why the two sisters were in such a stiff state.
The first was because the growth speed was too fast, causing the previous batch of scales to not mature and fall off naturally, and the next batch of scales had already grown out.
The two layers of old and new scales were stuck together.
The second reason was because there was nothing to rub against.
In the wild, when ordinary snakes couldn't shed their skin, they would look for narrow stone cracks that they could barely pass through.
Through the friction of crawling back and forth through the cracks in the stone, he forced his old skin to tear off and complete the molting process.
The same goes for the python.
If it was a small flash python that grew up with its parents, it would naturally learn to scrape the stones to shed its old scales under the guidance of its parents.
Unfortunately, the father of the two little Flash Scaled Python sisters was not a snake, but a human.
Lu Chen did not have any rough parts on his body for them to use to rub against his scales. In addition, Lu Chen's unlimited supply of super-nutritious food had caused this situation.
The reason why the two little fellows were so stiff was because the old and new scales were stuck together, making them unable to move.
It was as if the two of them were wearing a set of iron armor with the wrong joints.
If they wanted to recover, they could only pull out the old scales that were stuck manually.
In order to verify whether his train of thought was correct, Lu Chen specially used a small tweezer to scrape a section of the white small flashing python's abdomen.
Just as he had expected, after loosening the old scales, the section on the abdomen of the small white flashing python could now move slightly!
This guess was correct!
As long as he helped them remove all the old scales that were stuck, they would be free!
Lu Chen's heart was filled with joy. However, after a moment, this joy turned into bitterness.
Although there was a solution to this problem, this method was really a big challenge for Lu Chen.
The rain outside did not stop at all, but the sky had already turned completely dark.
In this narrow cave, it was difficult for him to turn around.
If he moved back slightly, he would fall out if he was not careful.
Therefore, sitting here, Lu Chen had to be 120% nervous and vigilant.
Actually, sitting like this for a while was already very tiring. Lu Chen originally wanted to turn his body around and sit at a different angle for a while.
However, just as he moved his body a little, the storm outside the cave poured in as if it was going all out.
Xiao Xuefeng was still a baby, and her fur was wet. She trembled when the wind blew.
Although Little Flathead Bro's skin was thick and he wasn't afraid of the wind, there were still injuries behind the leather drum. He couldn't be soaked in the rain.
In the end, he was the only one who took on all the damage. The
rapid journey had already consumed a lot of energy. Sitting here and using his body to block the wind and rain outside the cave, Lu Chen's back had long become numb.
Even if his body had been strengthened by the Stamina Potion, he was already very tired at this moment.
However, Lu Chen knew that he could not rest.
The longer they delayed, the deeper the scales of the two little fellows would be.
Although it was a joke to say that he would be their "nanny", Lu Chen really treated them as his daughters now. He could not bear to let them suffer a little.
Lu Chen straightened his back slightly and felt the sourness coming from his back. He gritted his teeth and raised his flashlight. He began to pull out the old scales from the sisters 'bodies bit by bit.
In the pitch-black rainy night, a faint light stubbornly refused to extinguish in the cave.
The scales of the young flashing python were extremely small and dazzling.
Just like how Lu Chen did not see the scales with his eyes but touched them with his hand, when he removed the other scales, he would be blinded from time to time.
In addition, the light from the spotlight was very strong. Lu Chen felt that his eyes were seeing stars after pulling it out for a while. He could only look at it for a while and touch it for a while to determine where it was not cleaned up.
This was a rather tiring process.
It took Lu Chen nearly four hours just to remove the scales of the small white flashing python.
Fortunately, Lu Chen still had a "little helper".
The little honey badger had been squatting at the side and watching Lu Chen scrape the scales of the small white flash python.
Halfway through, it hesitated for a moment before reaching out its claws to pick up the small black flashing python lying on the side and hook it in front of itself.
Lu Chen was shocked. He thought that the honey badger was hungry and wanted to eat the black snake. Just as he was about to stop it, he was stunned by its next action.
The little honey badger imitated Lu Chen's actions. Its left claw gently pressed down on the black little flashing python, and the long tip of its right claw repeatedly scratched the scales of the black little flashing python with extremely light force.
He was actually helping them shed their skin!
[This chapter has a picture of the Flashing Scaled Snake (White Concept)]
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