From this perspective, the mortality rate of the turtle family is actually not low.
Newly hatched turtles can easily die, get sick, get injured, or be hunted by other species as they grow. Therefore, after so many years, the entire turtle population only numbers a thousand or so.
This population size, how should I put it, is not as good as the crab group on the tidal flat next door, which can easily become extinct.
"Ahem!" Zhang Ming cleared his throat. This was the first time for him to have such a formal race survival meeting, and he felt quite nervous.
He said to the old white turtle: "The guy entrenched in the middle of the island has most likely run away, and the probability of coming back is low."
After hearing the news, Lao Bai's turtle face actually showed a human expression of surprise, and he yelled excitedly, "Ah woo hoo!"
We are victorious!
All the turtles screamed "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabut
They defended their hometown!
Zhang Ming watched them being noisy and cheerful and waited patiently for a while.
It wasn't until the turtles stopped making noise that they slowly said, "But without those two powerful beings in the center of the island, ask yourself, can you defend such a large island?"
"Various monsters will find ways to occupy the places with the most abundant food, and more races will move towards here!"
"The land in the vast sea is such a scarce resource!"
"You should consider the difficulties you may face in the future, instead of just focusing on the present!"
The old white turtle was silent for a while, and then translated again in turtle language.
Yes, it must think about the various challenges after the disappearance of the ancestral shelter.
The future won't be that easy.
Soon, the turtles also fell silent, and the beach was quiet for a while.
Only the sound of the waves never stops.
Those oversized turtles looked at Lao Zhang with their glistening eyes, as if to express, aren’t there still you?
Aren’t we comrades in arms? Won't you help?
Zhang Ming sighed, and then said: "Your ancestors were so tyrannical. They almost broke through the Mirror of the Gods, and were able to hold up a civilization on their backs. What a majestic power this is."
"You, who also have the talent of Xuanwu Breathing Technique, are just sitting in the cave, acting as little overlords."
"Nature is very cruel. Our ancestors have protected you for so long, but now most of this protection has disappeared. In the future, it will continue to disappear until the day it is gone!"
"What should you do then?"
Zhang Ming stood in front of the group of turtles, looked at their confused expressions, and said loudly: "In our human community, there is an old saying, Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement!"
"Whether it's a human being or a turtle, when you encounter difficulties, you have to rely on yourself in the end. Only strengthening yourself is the ultimate way to solve problems. Don't always think about relying on others!"
"For example, I just came to this island. I was just a rookie. I was all alone. I had a nervous breakdown at every turn and couldn't even eat enough... At that time, I could only rely on myself."
"Now, I have grown and improved! I can kill many monsters easily!"
"I know I'm still not strong enough, so I will continue to work hard and train myself day after day, year after year."
His voice became louder and louder, as if he was making up his mind: "I'm trapped here, and no one is coming to save me."
"But it doesn't matter. I plan to build a big ship myself and sail it back myself. There are countless difficulties in the middle, but I have such determination!"
"Dear friends, one day, I will leave here too!"
"So, don't think about relying on me. This time will not be very long. It can be as short as three to five years or as long as seven or eight years. I will leave here."
"It's very difficult to survive in this world."
"You must learn to rely on yourself. From now on, from now on, strengthen yourself and become a truly intelligent race! I will help you, come on!"
After Zhang Ming finished what he said, regardless of whether the turtles understood it or not, he turned around and left.
This is Zhang Ming's true words. The Xuanwu clan wastes their talents too much.
They are the authentic descendants of Xuanwu, and they are born with the authentic "Xuanwu Breathing Technique", and every turtle can do it.
He is born with a strong body, and has multiple abilities such as resistance to poison and petrification.
With such a high racial value, it really shouldn't be mixed like this.
The peaceful life has wiped out their will to fight. They only need to sacrifice their ancestors to get shelter. In this case, who is willing to risk their lives to fight?
It really proves the old saying: There is no most powerful ability in the world, only the strongest ability person!
If you don't study hard or train hard, you will just squander your talents and waste your time.
Zhang Ming is actually a little worried about the future of these guys.
But there are many things, and it is useless to talk too much. We can only do our best to know the destiny.
"Oh, I really can't worry about them..." Zhang Ming said to Shimama who was stuck on his butt, "I'm leaving, will you follow me, or stay here?"
"They are also considered your descendants, right?"
Shimama didn't hesitate and replied directly: "Will you come with me?"
Hehe, this guy is not very cool, he just pats his butt and ducks out of the way.
"You are you and I am me. Don't confuse these two concepts. Do you understand?"
"Understand?" Shimama didn't know what she was talking nonsense about.
I returned to the area near the Tin House camp and looked for my "wife" for a while.
After discovering that he couldn't find it, Zhang Ming was a little disappointed and helpless, so he started doing housework.
Items that have been soaked by sea water are left in the sun to dry, and clothes and shoes have to be washed again to avoid being soaked by sea salt.
As for the food that has been soaked in water, it should be dried in the sun and fed to the turtles. If it is not possible, it can only be thrown away.
"It stands to reason that the drift bottle will be sent soon..."
“It’s really time to start building the ship.”
He also dealt with a few large fish that were stranded on the ground, picked up a bunch of fresh seafood, and put them in a large puddle to raise.
…
At 6:30 in the evening, the radio rang on time: "Hello, dear listeners, I am Li Xianfeng, and today I will bring you first-hand domestic and foreign news."
Zhang Ming lit the flame, and there was a rustling sound in the grass. He turned his head and found that the turtles appeared again.
The leader was the old white turtle, followed by several giant turtles.
One of them had a broken neck, with a large gash cut by something sharp. The wound was several centimeters deep and oozed bright red blood.
Together, these super-large turtles dragged a very ugly-looking fish, about ten meters long, to Zhang Ming. This fish had an extremely large mouth and perhaps hundreds of sharp teeth. There is also a lantern-like luminous creation on top.
Zhang Ming recognized this ugly fish. It was a major overlord in the harbor area, but now it was captured collectively by the sea turtles.
Apparently, those words during the day still touched them a lot.
The Turtles' execution was pretty good, and they immediately took risks and captured the overlord of the Bay Area.
"Is this big fish... given to me?" Zhang Ming had a smile on his face.
It was not this gift that pleased him.
But the turtle clan finally showed some energy.
This is a good thing!
The old white turtle nodded and looked at Zhang Ming.
"Let's all share it together. I can't eat it alone. Well... just leave me thirty pounds of meat."
"Come here for the injured turtle, and I'll take care of it for you." Zhang Ming peeled off an antibiotic capsule, dissolved it with water, cleaned the wound, and finally applied some medicinal iodine.
The medical supplies he had on hand were quite limited, so that was all he could do.
"Don't go to the sea these days. It's better to keep it dry."
The huge turtle with a scar on its neck endured the pain and remained motionless during the whole process. It also knew that this was for its own good and was actually quite well-behaved.
Invisibly, Lao Zhang's majesty is even higher than that of the clan leader Bai.
Radio: "A magical ice crystal tree appears on the top of Mount Everest. It can be seen but cannot be touched..."
"We have enough reason to suspect that it is the substantial incarnation of Gaia's consciousness. Being close to this ice crystal tree will produce a peaceful and warm sense of security, which is completely opposite to the feeling of entering the mysterious zone."
"When the mirage shattered, the ice crystal tree also dissipated... We don't know what this situation means, and we don't know if it will reappear."
"However, if you can hear the radio in front of the radio, it means it is damaged, not dead."
"Because the fact that you can hear the broadcasts is largely due to the existence of Gaia's consciousness."
The radio continued: "So, what exactly is Gaia consciousness?"
"After extensive discussions and evidence collection, we believe that it is a group creature that is adept at calculation and possesses subtle precognitive abilities."
"Unlike human beings, Gaia's consciousness has no emotions and no self-awareness. Just like AI playing Go, it can calculate the optimal strategy for a certain step, but it cannot understand the specific meaning of Go. It has reason, but it is not like normal. Life thinks differently.”
"The sole purpose of its creation is to allow the entire world to survive future disasters."
"The mirage appears to bring enough enlightenment to the strongest species born on earth, human beings."
“Granted, we did learn a lot in the mirage.”
"But after completing this goal, the mirage will probably never appear again. What's more, Gaia's consciousness no longer has enough power to monitor the movements in the mysterious zone."
The subtext of this sentence is that you, Lao Zhang, have been squeezed out of your use value, and Gaia is unwilling to broadcast live!
Without Gaia's help, we won't see you again.
There's nothing you can do, I'm sorry, you have to stay on the desert island for a while.
However, Zhang Ming frowned. He heard a key message from the radio: "Has a small tree also appeared on the earth..."
He asked Xiang Shimama: "Does every world have similar things? How did you make the entire Xuanwu Continent float again?"
Shimama rolled around on the ground and said some vague words: "*(...#*@)"
The general meaning is: (Not everyone can use the will of the world.)
(Xuanwu wants to be promoted to the real world and chooses to become one with the "World Will" of the Flaming Horn World.)
(After promotion, not only can it become the will of the world, but it can also retain self-awareness and mobilize the power of the world. This is much more powerful than the unconscious World Tree.)
(However, the entire integration process was only partially successful and ultimately ended in failure.)
(Shimama, as the legacy of Xuanwu's death, can also control the World Tree to a small extent, making the entire Xuanwu Continent levitate, and that's all.)
(As for whether other worlds have "World Trees", it doesn't know.)
(But in Xuanwu's ancient and vague memories, there are very few worlds where the "World Tree" was born. Only the originally extremely prosperous world can give birth to a more intelligent world consciousness.)
"I see. In this way, the Flame Horn people and humans are actually quite lucky?"
"If the sky falls, there will still be someone taller to hold it up. As the tallest person, Gaia consciousness will actually be miserable." Zhang Ming took a few bites of freshly grilled fish and sighed beautifully.
Although this fish may look ugly, the meat is tender and has no fishy smell. After the fish fillets are browned and sprinkled with some chili powder, it is delicious and refreshing.
Radio: "The safety of human breathing techniques is being widely certified. Some experts believe that human breathing techniques should be learned after the age of 18, otherwise it may affect the skeletal and muscle development of teenagers and cause unknown pathological characteristics."
Zhang Ming doesn't know what to say. These experts have been tinkering with it for so long, why are they still tinkering with safety certification?
Of course, there is no way to blame them. A country is so big, no matter how good it is, it must be cautious.
If you promote it on a large scale without understanding it at all, it can only be said to be an act of ignorance.
Li Xianfeng talked about a lot of domestic and foreign news, and said somewhat sadly: "Looking at the whole world, wars and conflicts are increasing more and more."
"We can't create land out of thin air, nor can we create food, nor can we stop it."
"The emergence of human breathing technology has changed a lot, but it is not enough...far from it."
"I've been thinking, what is era? What is history?"
"The changes of the times are sometimes like streams, and sometimes they are like rivers. Drops of rain, streams one after another, merge into rivers, and eventually rush into the sea. Even if you change the widest river, you cannot change countless streams. This may be the so-called great power of the times."
Zhang Ming nodded silently, feeling the same in his heart.
Witnessing the decline of the Flame Horn people, he felt the same way.
As a result, Li Xianfeng added: "If we can find some kind of supernatural plant, a plant that can produce 100,000 kilograms per mu, we may be able to solve the problem of food shortage."
"If we could discover another world, we might be able to solve the problem of insufficient living space."
(End of chapter)
