"Perhaps, these forest whites can absorb nutrients and grow branches. At night, they can sense the presence of living things when breathing out miasma, and shake the leaves and branches to attract these flying insects. Then, after the flying insects have finished hunting, maybe Inadvertently helping them to complete pollination, or giving them some nutrients that they normally cannot get through the soil."
Song Siyuan's eyes lit up when she saw this: "Animals and plants in nature generally do not communicate through sound like humans do, but they must have a unique way of communication, so that they can coexist or help each other in the forest. In this way Relationships exist not only among plants, but also among animals."
For example, the gaps between crocodile teeth are relatively large. After hunting and biting raw meat, there is no way to completely clean the residual meat. If the gaps between the teeth are allowed to be blocked by the scraps, the crocodile's teeth will become decayed, eventually causing tooth loss or even parasitism. certain parasites.
When they were unable to pick their own teeth and clean their mouths, this urgently needed function was replaced by another species in nature - the plover.
Near the crocodile habitat, there is a kind of plover, also called the toothpick bird. Whenever the crocodile finishes biting its prey and lies on the beach to rest, it will deliberately open its mouth and let the nearby toothpick bird come to it. This kind of toothpick bird is very useful in foraging for food in its mouth. It can directly help the crocodile clean the gaps between its teeth. While satisfying the need for food, it is also equivalent to emptying the crocodile's mouth.
For another example, the skin of a rhinoceros is very wrinkled, and some parasites like to live in these skin folds and suck blood. However, the rhino's body is extremely heavy and heavy, and it cannot clean the parasites in the skin folds. At this time, the rhinoceros bird comes into play. played a role.
These rhinoceros birds are large and have extremely flexible bodies. They can dig their beaks deep into the folds of the skin to dig out parasites. In this way, the rhino can ensure that there are no parasites in the skin and the rhinoceros bird can have a full meal.
Listening to the case introduced by Song Siyuan, everyone finally understood what he meant by the exchange. Xu Xiake suddenly realized: "Oh, you mean, the plants in these forests may not know the purpose of flying insects, but as long as they attract flying insects, they will You can get the material you want, thereby reaching a tacit understanding with the flying insects and cooperating with each other in a symbiotic relationship."
"Well, that's probably what it means."
She paused and emphasized her tone: "Let's go back to the flying insects. If such insects were placed outside, they might be a rare spectacle, but in Shennongjia, they might just be a normal situation. I remember Tan Yan Qiu and Sun Daqiao lived with us, a kind of snake in Shennongjia."
Previously, Tan Yanqiu and Sun Daqiao mentioned that when they came to dig the tomb decades ago, they encountered an undead snake.
These undead snakes come in various colors and shapes, ranging from long snakes with thick wrists to half-meter-long snakes with finger-thickness. Their whole body is dark red with black patterns. To outsiders, they look like fiery red and black cockscomb snakes.
What's strange about them is not that they are brightly colored, but that they can never be killed with a sword. Even if their bodies are broken into several pieces, they can still continue to twist. Even if they can't breathe, their broken bodies can already be seen. They bite each other, finally sealing the wounds, and then transform back into a full and lively snake body.
Most people still remembered the immortal snake that Song Siyuan mentioned. Seeing that everyone had remembered the situation, she continued: "In the past, I have always been curious about what kind of creature can be chopped into several pieces and not only survive but also recover. As it is, this state goes against the laws of nature and has even reached the point of being weird.”
"I've always been curious about this. It wasn't until I saw a bug like this that I understood what it was about."
When Song Siyuan mentioned this, her eyes flashed: "These undead snakes probably follow the same path as flying insects. When they are scattered, they are insects and when they gather together, they are long snakes. Because they are too easy to encounter enemies individually, they have to form a group gathering. So, Used to avoid enemies and facilitate hunting.”
"Since they are a bunch of bugs, of course there is no way to kill them. As long as they sense danger, they will automatically disperse to avoid danger. When the sword is applied, the bug swarm is actually cut off. Wait for the sword to After disappearing, they escape from the dangerous illusion and will be reunited."
"Whether it's flying insects or undead snakes, the reason why they gather in groups is because of the strange environment in Shennongjia. This is the only way for organisms to adapt to the environment."
Everyone believed Song Siyuan's words. Yue Guanchao asked: "Then, the Yin Soldiers thing is entirely caused by these insects? But the problem is that the records of Yin Soldiers not only appeared in Shennongjia, but also in Xiangyang. Could it be that the flying insects outside Shennongjia also have such urinary behavior?"
His doubt did exist. If the Yin soldiers in Shennongjia were caused by flying insects, what happened to the Yin soldiers far away in Xiangyang?
Song Siyuan thought about this, clasped her lips and explained in a hiss: "Idealism is too subjective. The Yin soldiers we think are seeking life are actually just flying insects looking for food. In ancient times when superstition was popular, could it be that the Yin soldiers seen by the ancients Is the border crossing really happening? Could it be that their description is an objective description that is completely loyal to the facts, perhaps mixed with subjective judgment?"
After finishing this sentence, she looked at everyone with obscure eyes: "Back then, the premise for these warlocks to come to Xiangyang was that there were Yin soldiers crossing the border in Xiangyang. The government sent warlocks to investigate the existing Yin soldiers crossing the border. The final result was... It is strange enough to point out to the people nearby that these dead souls are actually the fallen soldiers of the Beifu Army."
Song Siyuan took out the Xiangyang local chronicle she found: "After that, Liu Yu had already decided to choose Shennongjia to build the Beifu Tomb. At the same time, he made a wish to be buried in the Tomb after his death. When these records come from the hands of a scholar who talks about metaphysics, it proves that , this article is not an objective description, Liu Yiqing took advantage of this to boost morale for Liu Yu's Northern Expedition."
"You understand what I said!"
Song Siyuan decided to break through the confusion: "Serving the homeland of the Northern Expedition in the name of ghosts and gods is just another show. In essence, it is no different from Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who killed the White Snake. I had this idea at the time that the Yin Soldier incident might be fake. It’s just that they borrowed the phenomenon of Yin soldiers from Shennongjia and forcibly linked the two. Anyway, they were all Yin soldiers passing through, so it was far-fetched and no one really dared to verify it.”
She paused and set the tone: "Whether it is the Yin Soldiers in Xiangyang or the Yin Soldiers in Shennongjia, they are just interpretations of the phenomenon of Yin Soldiers, not the truth about Yin Soldiers. At that time, none of them really dared to Go explore whether the Yin soldiers are real or fake, whether the flying insects are real, and whether the Yin soldiers are fake. Only by seeing through the fog can you find the truth."
"Good girl, I suddenly remembered a kind of insect, which is somewhat similar to this flying insect."
Yue Qingshan didn't wait for anyone to ask, and said directly: "Stink bugs, this kind of bug is very similar to what we see, but its body is gray-brown with white spots. It also releases poisonous gas. From the old man's point of view, the outside world Stink bugs are just ordinary bugs. Not only can the stink bugs here glow, but they also have a human face on their back, probably yours. It is the environment that triggered genetic changes that turned these stink bugs into this state."
This also means that these craftsmen lost their souls to the so-called Yin soldiers, but in fact they were just confused by the bugs. The craftsmen could not hear any mercy words, and it was also because of the confusing toxin emitted by a large number of stink bugs that their brains had been paralyzed.
Xu Xiake questioned again: "Then, what if these flying insects can imitate people? They always have consciousness when creating the illusion of Yin soldiers, right? These insects can form human shapes and portraits, so what?"
This is really difficult to explain. Flying insects can swarm to imitate human figures, which means that flying insects are definitely communicating consciously. This is not a tacit symbiosis with plants. The insect swarm must know what it is doing.
Song Siyuan said: "Probably because bugs have some ability to retrieve memories. I suspect that all the figures they imitate are living people they have preyed on. As long as the living people are consumed by them, then, as for the memory of living people, , they are absorbed by them, and as more and more living people are preyed on, they can pretend to be more living people to confuse living creatures or drive away dangerous opponents."
"Such a trick is very good in nature. I remember I have done it before. Some bugs often disguise themselves as snakes in order to survive. As for things like dead leaf butterflies and stick insects, they even use disguises as imitations. To the extreme, in essence, it is the best choice for living things to make in the face of survival.”
She paused and spoke in a more serious tone: "The situation in Shennongjia is different from the norm, and the creatures here are certainly different from the norm. The deer here can incorporate plant genes. It is estimated that no creature can escape the distortion of genes."
Mentioning this point, she continued: "With so much knowledge, the environment in Shennongjia may distort the genes of all animals and plants, so it is not surprising that a large number of albino animals appear. Even ghosts with rare eyes may be The product of genetic distortion.”
At this point in the discussion, everyone has gotten rid of the illusion about the Yin soldiers. Knowing the details, they understand that the so-called Yin soldiers crossing the border are just a trick of insects and plants. While feeling relieved, they are also a little more worried about the deep mountains they are about to explore. But The bugs in the mountains can be so terrifying. If you encounter an animal like the mountain yellow, it will probably be more difficult to deal with.
After a night of vigilance and light sleep, it was not until the moon disappeared and Qing reappeared that these Yin soldiers dispersed and gradually disappeared without a trace.
Yue Guanchao and the others removed the nails and opened the porch. They walked along the corridor to the tower and carefully observed the leaves on the nearby tree trunks. There was indeed a lot of mucus left on them, as if the leaves had been greased.
These things are probably what the stink bug left behind. Probably, this is the "reward" that the stink bug gives the trees in exchange for the trees' cooperation.
