"Ah! I'm a little embarrassed. I really want to say, do you feel that you are like a 'parasite' in its body? - Oh, don't hit me! I'm just making an analogy, don't be angry when I use it The words are too direct!" Shukang is straightforward and quick to speak. I really can't find a more appropriate example than this embarrassing metaphor.
"Yes, we are 'parasitizing', but we also contribute! If we did not provide it with a steady stream of flower pedicles every day, it would not be able to synthesize chlorophyll, and it would not be able to complete photosynthesis and produce oxygen. From a certain In this sense, it has a 'symbiotic' relationship with us, rather than a one-way 'parasitism', you'd better figure it out!"
He promised not to be angry, but Hai Xiaolou's defense was still full of grievances and indignation, as if he had been deeply misunderstood and had his self-esteem hurt, and had touched the bottom line. He refuted Shu Kang's "taken for granted" with extreme bitterness. ".
"Okay! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to look down on you, I just wanted to find a metaphor for certain relationships that is easy for humans to understand. I chose the wrong example! I'm sorry, I don't mean any harm. Really, I am a human being myself. , isn’t it? How could I deliberately humiliate myself? Wouldn’t that mean I’m mentally ill? Okay! Don’t be angry, okay? Come on, smile?”
Shukang didn't expect Haixiaolou's reaction to be so big, so he felt that his joke was over. He was not familiar with him, and he didn't quite understand that it was just an ordinary joke, not something "online". "Final conclusion", don't be so serious.
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. Do you know how miserable the fate of the person who set a fire last time here was?" Hai Xiaolou suddenly lowered the volume very seriously and reminded Shukang. .
"Really? Who is it? What's the fate?" Shu Kang couldn't help but become semi-serious and asked.
"He has no name, and no one knows him. We only know that he smoked a cigarette here, and then threw a match casually into the ground. Then, the whole ground turned into a sea of fire. He didn't even have time to leave his name. , was burned completely." Hai Xiaolou told the man's story with a slightly trembling voice, as if he had witnessed the scene with his own eyes.
In fact, he was indeed at the scene at that time and was very close to this person. However, he was still too young at that time and was playing around with a few friends. Suddenly he saw what they were playing with every day. In this maze, a man wearing black clothes appeared. His hair was very long, and the bangs on his forehead covered half of his face, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.
"There's a weirdo over there!" The friend who first spotted the man in black pointed at the man and shouted.
Several other friends, including the children's version of Hai Xiaolou, also looked at the "weird man". The man had two slender legs, was tall and strong, and was dressed in pure black. Until he lit a branch The moment he lit the lighter and brought it to his mouth, only half of his face was illuminated by the firelight. Moreover, at that second, a very strange look seemed to come to his eyes at the same time, because there were too many white eyes. , I couldn’t figure out whether he was staring to scare these children, or whether he was looking for something else on the ceiling with his eyes.
The fire that followed frightened the children and huddled together. From the gaps between their elbows, they witnessed this weirdo taking one of their own matches that fell to the ground before it was extinguished. life.
The fire did not spread, because all the areas burned by the fire were quickly wrapped and digested by a thick layer of film. Except for the retracted wall surface, there was still a black trace left. It only took less than an hour to seal it inside, and the place returned to its usual appearance. The maze was still open as usual, and the children were still allowed to crawl in and out, and jump up and down.
"But, this time I also set a fire, and it was much more powerful than his cigarette butts. How come it's okay?" Shu Kang asked puzzledly.
"Since that time, the giant algae Mongolia has become seriously ill and has stopped producing oxygen for a long time. The oxygen here for people to breathe has become less and less, and it is about to become extinct. At this moment, another new one moved in here. Only one cell was injected into the species, but it could continue to divide and divide again, quickly repairing all the injured bodies, nerves, and nutrient transmission channels here, and restoring its oxygen-producing function. Then, people spent the In the most difficult moment, the normal order of life was restored. And 'no fire is allowed' has become a new rule here. In the country, there has never been a single artificial spark, and all lighting is cold light. . Moreover, due to the special structure, the amount of oxygen in this section of the maze is lower than that in other chambers, so it is not easy to misfire. Even if you burn it like you did today, it will only scorch the surface. "Yes, the water content in the deep layers is above 99%. Without extremely high temperature fire and sufficient oxygen, there would no longer be such a big fire ignited here." Hai Xiaolou introduced the scene here very carefully. "Historical Disaster" and "Later Fire Protection Rectification".
"How do you know so well? How old was this when you were?" Shu Kang asked with interest.
"Because the current leader of the country is my father. That year, I was only 5 years old." Hai Xiaolou seemed reluctant to reveal his identity as a "second-generation official."
"So it's the prince! I'm so disrespectful!" Shukang began to tease Hai Xiaolou, who had some personality.
"The prince is not a prince. Do you think this is the royal family? This is a very, very democratic place. Everyone is equal. I, my father, and every human being who comes here are the same." Hai Xiaolou said so I hate Shukang calling him this, even the basic social system here needs to be popularized with common sense.
"Okay! You said so much, I have questions in my mind, and I really want to know more things. However, don't you think we should change to a better place, sit down and chat slowly, instead of like this , chatting in mid-air, wandering up and down?" Shukang felt that his limbs were starting to feel numb from being stuck in one position for too long, so he suggested continuing to act.
"Okay! This time, you go first and I'll take the lead." Hai Xiaolou changed his strategy after gaining some memory.
"Okay, follow me!" Shukang did his job, took on a "home court" posture, and quickly started the second half of the climb upwards.
