As the saying goes, if you survive a disaster, you will be blessed later.
Yang Xiao was extremely lucky to have survived the life and death crisis of the monster's awakening this time. He said that thanks to Luo Yinghua, a cheap man, if it weren't for his phone call, he would not have gone to Northern Xinjiang Province, would not have met Zhao Qingfan, and got the priceless blood amber.
My life depends entirely on the blood amber to survive.
Everything in this world is woven by fate. If Yang Xiao had not devoured Luo Xiaolong, borrowed his identity, and taken care of his parents as his own family.
Maybe he had no chance of surviving.
There are always some things that seem to have been predestined by God. Although he is a senior scientist and a staunch materialist warrior, Yang Xiao still has to say, thank God.
Now, once again, he has devoured a lot of food and turned into a giant. Yang Xiao already had experience and knew that it would take a certain amount of time to return to normal.
By then, he will have a more powerful body. I don't know since when, he has evolved in an inhuman direction. Yang Xiao doesn't know where his limit is. Maybe time will give him the answer.
Now, being idle is idle, and he can't take any time off.
He has not yet become familiar with the many new species he just devoured, but at this moment, he is not in a hurry.
Yang Xiao was more concerned about what prehistoric creature genes the monster had plundered from the blood amber.
Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate and simply decided to give it a try.
First, the alien energy in his body is now extremely full, like a fully charged battery. He is extremely energetic and cannot rest at all.
Second, in this closed space, his transformation can be switched at any time without affecting others.
Third, once he discovers that something bad is going on, such as being unable to adapt to the environment, he will immediately return to his human form.
Just do whatever comes to mind. Yang Xiao also wants to know what prehistoric creatures looked like.
Everything discovered through archeology now is just the imagination of ancient creatures by human scientists by combining historical data, various fossil artifacts and the current world.
To put it simply, for more than a hundred years, scientists have always thought that dinosaurs had skin similar to that of rhinos or crocodiles. Until a fossil proved that dinosaurs may have had feathers, which instantly overturned all perceptions.
No one knows what the overlords of the earth who have been lost in history hundreds of millions of years ago looked like.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiao was really a little excited.
However, in less than a minute, after completing the supernatural transformation, he was really frightened again.
It is indeed an ancient prehistoric creature!
Lying there was the dinosaur he had been expecting so much, but it was a huge insect he had never seen before!
Facts have proved that he really thought too much and thought about turning into a Tyrannosaurus rex, a pterosaur or something, so he was really awesome.
It is as big as a yak, with four transparent wings on its back. The front and rear wings are equal in length and narrow, membranous, with extremely clear mesh-like wing veins. It has a pair of huge compound eyes, without the slightest agility of an intelligent creature, only a cold gaze. , the most intimidating thing is its ferocious mouthparts, which are like metal guillotines on mountains and hills, capable of tearing everything apart easily.
Yang Xiao tried for a while before he could control his ten legs to stand up. How to make so many legs work well together really cost him a lot of effort.
The vision of insects is extremely strange. This is the first time he has transformed into an insect. In his eyes, the whole world turned into a magical picture that he had never seen before.
As a paleontologist, Yang Xiao also has some basic knowledge of modern biology, but he still doesn't know much about insects.
He remembered that he once discussed a question with Lao Zou: Do insects also have sentience?
At that time, Yang Xiao was an anthropocentric person and firmly believed that insects generally have simple structures. Although they have evolved to become an important member of nature, they are not considered advanced intelligent creatures after all.
But Lao Zou was very stubborn and took out various evidences to prove that many insects are also sentient. Some are even very smart and can summarize certain laws and pass them on to their companions or the next generation.
The argument between the two ended up with no result.
However, Yang Xiao remembered that at the end of that argument, it inexplicably turned into a discussion about the meaning of life.
For insects, such a short life may not have any meaning at all in the eyes of humans.
Now, Yang Xiao has a deeper understanding.
The lifespan of some creatures in nature is much longer than that of humans. Some turtles can live two hundred years, some sharks can live four hundred years, and some molluscs in the sea can live more than five hundred years. As for the more extreme ones, some special tree species can live for more than a thousand years.
Scientists' exploration of nature has never stopped. In 2005, scientists from Country Y discovered a strange bacteria called "Methuselah Bug" underground in Finder, Cleveland County. It is also the longest-lived living creature in the world. After analysis and identification, these bacteria are still alive. The lifespan of bacteria is 260 million years.
Yang Xiao couldn't imagine if he hadn't been killed by the monster. One day, he can really evolve into an immortal species that breaks through the lifespan limit, achieves immortality, and lives for hundreds or thousands of years. Then, what is the meaning of life for him?
At that time, will he also look down upon human beings whose life is short?
The bloodline genes that he had devoured before were all animals of flesh and blood, and this was the first case of insects. So, does that mean that insects have become his diet?
That way, it suddenly expanded a lot, and there were a lot of things to eat. However, further verification is needed.
Yang Xiao would not find bugs disgusting or difficult to swallow. In order to survive, becoming stronger is the only way for him. It's not a big deal to eat some bugs and lose it.
He knew that as an important part of nature, insects began to appear on the earth about 400 million years ago.
Currently, the class Insecta is the largest class in the animal kingdom. There are about 1.5 million known species of animals in the world, of which insects account for more than two-thirds and more than 1 million species. In the entire animal kingdom, any type of animal pales in comparison to insects.
There are many types of molluscs, about 100,000 species, ranking second in the animal world, but there are 10 times as many types of insects; there are even more types of insects than vertebrates Out 25 times.
The reason why there are so many varieties of insects is that during the long process of evolution, they have accumulated more advantages for survival than any other animal.
Their bodies have evolved to be extremely suitable for survival, with a strong exoskeleton (the main component is "chitin", a polysaccharide composed of carbohydrates and ammonia molecules); it is both light and tough, and can resist many chemicals. erosion.
The second characteristic of insects in their evolution is the development of wings on their chests. Most insects can fly freely in the air, making them much more convenient than other animals in courting, foraging, choosing habitats, and avoiding enemies. .
In nature, insects are the most adaptable.
Unlike some animals, they are easily eliminated and extinct under unfavorable natural conditions due to poor adaptability. Nowadays, they can be found everywhere, in the air, underground and water, on plains and mountains, and many species can parasitize various animals. There are different types of insects in different environments.
It is no exaggeration to say that there is almost no place in the world where insects do not exist.
Being able to transform into an insect is equivalent to greatly strengthening Yang Xiao's survivability. If you open your mind, other cross-class creatures can also transform in the future, then Yang Xiao's survivability will be strengthened to a terrifying level.
He remembered that there was a strange creature called a tardigrade. When it was dry or the environment deteriorated, its body would shrink into a barrel shape, automatically dehydrate and quietly endure hibernation (cryptobiosis), showing amazing endurance. It has super vitality and can not only survive freezing, boiling, and air-drying, but can even survive in a vacuum or under radioactive rays.
If Yang Xiao wants to evolve into a cosmic creature and cross the galaxy in the future, he must have such an ability.
After thinking about this, his psychological loss had already been lost to the Kingdom of Java.
It seems that being able to turn into a bug seems more awesome and gives you more choices. Anyway, now, I can transform into many birds and animals. Transforming into a living dinosaur seems to have no purpose other than being cool. It will even bring a huge crisis to yourself.
In this Internet age, thinking about a living dinosaur is exciting.
After returning to human form, Yang Xiao was naked and pulled a spare blanket to wrap himself up.
Every time he transformed, his new body would easily burst his clothes, which almost annoyed him to death. This meant that if he didn't want to run around naked, he would always have to carry spare clothes.
It would be great if we could invent a kind of clothes that can be worn at any time.
I heard that the military has this technology. In the past, he had no way to do it. Now that he joins the hunter organization, he can think of ways to get some reliable benefits for himself.
Just as Yang Xiao was lying on the ground, enjoying a rare moment, Lao Zou sent another annoying message.
"Brother, please pray for your blessings. Your wife is crazy and has copied all the previous information. I have been controlled. If you are not good, you may go in to pick up soap. Hurry, come and save me!!!"
Yang Xiao's face darkened, and Yang Xiao's nose almost became angry.
However, this is completely in line with Ye Shan's character. Let her wait another week, just because the sun will rise from the west. She will never wait passively, but will always take the initiative and face any challenge bravely.
Different from Yang Xiao's habit of giving in, Ye Shan is more like a warrior in many cases.
I remember once during a quarrel, Ye Shan said: "The most costly thing in this world is to worry about things that have not happened yet, and to be anxious about the consequences of your imagination. My principle in doing things is to start from the interests of others." Should I do it? Based on the risk, should it be fought? Based on the ability, should it be done? Based on the results, is it cost-effective? Instead of others telling me, am I right? With the same knife, what do you think? What I want is to cook, but what I want to think about is fighting to get more of what I want. This is the difference between me and you."
Yang Xiao said nothing, just put down the potato cutting knife and silently chose to leave. He just couldn't figure out for a long time why a person who once liked to eat shredded potatoes suddenly stopped liking it.
