For the first time in his adult life, when Zhao Meng, who was a starfish, waved his tentacles, he discovered that each tentacle had one, no, several pairs, which were tools used to participate in the responsibilities at hand.
This gave him a very novel feeling, like opening his palm with one on each finger, oh! There are several pairs of tools that should not be in hand.
"But to be precise, it shouldn't be fingers, but limbs..."
Although it felt strange, in order to complete the simulation, Zhao Meng still assumed the responsibility of being a male starfish.
I saw Zhao Meng, who was a starfish, raised one of his arms and legs.
White clouds of mist spurt out from the arms and legs, drifting down the ocean currents, colliding with the eggs released by the male and female starfish, and new seedlings are born.
Of course, this level of clouds and fog is still a bit weak compared to the overwhelming ocean wonders of sunfish blocking the sky.
"continue!"
Zhao Meng did not stop after using one arm, and raised the other arm to continue releasing the clouds.
Generally speaking, the five arms of a starfish will release clouds together under the stimulation of temperature and environment.
But Zhao Meng, who possesses human wisdom, believes that extending the life of starfish can increase the chance of reproduction.
In addition to the consideration of extending the time to increase the success rate, Zhao Meng also wanted to try whether each of the starfish's five arms had a different feeling.
After experiments involving equal exposure to rain and dew, he came to the conclusion that there was no difference between each arm of a starfish.
…
After gathering, the starfish on the bottom of the sea began to slowly leave. Although some starfish lingered on this place, the predators they attracted also made these starfish not dare to stay longer.
Feeling the sea otters scurrying around above his head, Zhao Meng shook his arms and legs and hurriedly left the gathering place.
[In June of the second year, you were attacked by natural enemies and lost part of your body]
"These sea otters!"
"unacceptable!"
"Why do you choose this part of your mouth?"
Zhao Meng, who was hiding in the crevices of the rocks on the seabed, felt helpless as he felt the incompleteness on his body.
Since adulthood, starfish have had few natural enemies, but few does not mean none. What Zhao Meng didn't expect was that his natural enemies turned out to be sea otters.
"We have to go a little deeper into the sea, so there will be fewer sea otters!"
Zhao Meng did not have a good year this year, perhaps because of the reproduction of starfish, which attracted a large number of sea otters.
These sea otters feed on shellfish and sea urchins in the ocean, which conflicts with the diet of starfish.
Forget it if it’s just about grabbing the starfish’s food. More importantly, sea otters seem to be more willing to eat certain parts of the starfish’s body.
For this reason, sea otters often take one or two bites and then throw the starfish back into the sea.
Unfortunately, Zhao Meng, who had little mobility, was found by a majestic sea otter and bitten twice even though he was already hiding in the crevices of the rocks.
The bite area is the most nutritious 'responsible area' on the wrist and foot.
"Thankfully, starfish are not humans. If we follow the three-way offensive like sea otters, if humans are bitten like this, sea otters may become a nightmare for humans."
Although Zhao Meng does not have a human body at this time,
But after he thought that the sea otter's attack on humans was a kind of peach picking behavior, his consciousness still felt a chill at this time.
"Fortunately, each starfish has a responsibility zone on each arm and foot. If you lose just a few of them, you'll lose them!"
[In July of the second year, after constant eating, your body recovered. 】
“I didn’t expect that this starfish’s ability to regenerate severed limbs would be so strong!”
Zhao Meng waved his newly grown arms and legs, feeling the area of responsibility return to normal functions, and breathed a silent sigh of relief.
"For a living creature, it is a tragedy to have its limbs reborn after a severed limb."
Feeling his new arms and legs, Zhao Meng suddenly discovered that in nature, animals with this ability are often in a passive position in the food chain.
Why have such an ability if some parts of the body are not often torn off by predators?
"Although this is an ability that animals have evolved out of necessity, it would not be bad if this ability could be extracted and used as an entry."
[In April of the fourth year, the breeding season has arrived, and your instinct drives you to try to do something. 】
This time Zhao Meng restrained his instinct. The place where he breeds will attract natural enemies.
It would be dangerous to go there, and after breeding in the second and third years, he had completed the mid-term task of the simulation - breeding.
According to Zhao Meng’s understanding of the simulation system,
If he fails to simulate at this time, the system will display available entries in order to provide motivation to continue the simulation.
"I don't know, what entries will be obtained from Haixing?"
Zhao Meng felt the quiet water around him and found a safe sea area.
[In April of the fifth year, the breeding season has arrived, and you release your responsibilities]
Zhao Meng lay quietly on the bottom of the sea after excreting all his urine. He muttered silently in his emptiness:
"The lifespan of a starfish shouldn't be long!"
[In July of the sixth year, those who reproduce...]
"When will you die?"
Bored, he continued to review the mathematical models and configurations of the golden elixir stage, hoping to spend the rest of his life as a starfish.
[In January of the seventh year, you were attacked, you died, and the simulation failed]
"Hiss~"
"What ate me?"
"Before the end of life came, a predator came along."
Zhao Meng recalled what he had sensed before his failure.
He felt as if something soft had crawled onto his body, and before he could react, he was eaten.
…
After a trance, Zhao Meng returned to his body again.
The phantom in the simulated space, as usual, eliminated the sequelae left by the starfish on him.
But even so, he still felt uncomfortable for a while, and he opened his eyes after relaxing for a while.
"Senior, have you thought of a way?"
As soon as Zhao Meng opened his eyes, he heard the rushing sound of Yun Fu.
Although several years have passed in the simulation, due to the interference of the phantom, those few years are like a dream, which only feels long-term but has a momentary sense of trance.
It was this gap in time that made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, these discomforts quickly dissipated, and all of Zhao Meng's senses were reset to the moment before the simulation.
"Don't worry, I already have a solution, it just requires you to pay something."
"I agree to anything."
"good!"
"Then wait a moment."
After saying that, Zhao Meng closed his eyes, came to the shadow space again, and checked the simulation records just now.
"Sure enough, there is!"
[Simulation failed]
[After the simulation is successful, you can obtain the following entries. 】
【Carpal testis (gold)】
[Rebirth of severed limbs (purple)]
[Metamorphosis (purple)]
【Suck (Purple)】
【Stomach vomiting (blue)】
[Acid release (blue)]
[Water sensing (blue)]
[Radiated digestive system (blue)]
【Cilia (blue)】
[Archiopodial Mucus (Blue)]
[Water body cavity (white)]
[Back anus (white)]
[Wrist suction (white)]
【Acanthus (white)】
…
[Hidden entry (unlocked)]
Zhao Meng was happy to see the entry "vomiting stomach", but when he saw the golden entry of Starfish, his consciousness in the shadow space experienced a brief stagnation of thinking.
"The golden entries are related to reproduction."
"But what is this?"
Zhao Meng once thought about what the golden entry of Haixing was, but when he saw this thing, he couldn't hold it any longer.
If he has never simulated a starfish, he may not understand the meaning of this entry.
But after experiencing the reproduction process of starfish, he could already guess something even if he couldn't see the detailed explanation of the entry at this time.
"This kind of term...how would it appear if it were used on a human being?"
Looking at this entry, Zhao Meng thought of an allusion for some reason.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in previous lives, adult men liked to wear several jade ornaments around their waists. Whenever they walked, the jade stones collided with each other and made a very pleasant tinkling sound.
This style not only shows identity, but also uses jade ornaments to cultivate the style of a gentleman.
However, having two pieces of jade around your waist is enough. If you hang jade everywhere on your body, you will be despised by people if you jingle and jingle.
Recalling this allusion and looking at this entry, Zhao Meng felt helpless.
"This kind of entry...that's all! It hasn't been drawn out yet, maybe it's different from what I thought."
Zhao Meng continued to read:
"Rebirth of a broken limb is a good entry."
"Abnormal development, this entry may have a miraculous effect on black beasts."
"Pull out and suck..."
Seeing this entry, Zhao Meng was silent for a moment. He could understand this entry.
The five arms of the starfish are covered with suckers like the tentacles of the octopus, and can open closed clams.
But he really couldn't imagine how this kind of term would be reflected in people.
"The human limbs plus the head can also correspond to the five arms and legs of the starfish."
"Is it to increase a person's ability to embrace and tear?"
Zhao Meng guessed for a moment and then continued reading. The next entry was his purpose this time [vomiting stomach].
"I don't know if I can extract this entry at once!"
"If it doesn't work, we can only enter the second round."
Zhao Meng browsed through the remaining entries, and then looked at the huge shadow in the shadow space. This shadow with a human head and a snake's tail was much more solid than half a year ago.
Some traces of facial features have appeared on it, but there is still a layer of mist, making it impossible to see the true appearance of the phantom.
"The number of times the ghosts have accumulated now should be enough to support me in extracting the required entries."
As early as the last world, Zhao Meng discovered that the degree of solidification of the shadow represents the number of simulations that can be performed.
He also used the demon stone to charge the phantom. Before, he thought that the power of earth decay in the demon stone provided energy for the phantom, but now that he thinks about it, it is still impossible to draw a rough conclusion about what provides energy for the phantom. .
"Is it the free force of earth decay in nature, the source of sunlight emitted by stars, or something else..."
Zhao Meng stopped making random guesses and entered the simulation system again.
…
After a moment of trance, the familiar flow of water appeared around him.
[In the first week, you are born from the gastrula and become a free-swimming larva of a starfish...]
The hatching process of starfish is also different from that of ordinary creatures. In such a strange process, Zhao Meng once again started a new simulation.
[Simulation failed]
[Simulation failed]
…
Even though Zhao Meng had simulated starfish and used his personal wisdom to the extreme, he still experienced several failures in the plankton stage of starfish larvae before he got on the right track of simulation.
After all, plankton, as grass in the ocean, is the food of most organisms.
Once, Zhao Meng was even swallowed by a baleen whale that preyed on shrimps, and eventually turned into nutrition for the baleen whale.
As a floating man, he constantly realizes the weakness of personal power in the face of the general trend.
Fortunately, after constant attempts, he finally entered the normal process.
Time passes little by little...
[In January of the third year, you become an adult, and your instinct drives you to look for something]
Feeling the current state, Zhao Meng breathed a long sigh of relief.
Once a starfish reaches adulthood, its ability to survive is greatly enhanced, and even if part of its body is bitten off, it can still recover.
"It will definitely succeed this time."
With the experience he had last time, after waving his arms and legs to complete the responsibilities of a male starfish, he began to look for a safe place to stay.
…
[In April of the sixth year, you were attacked by a sea otter, but you survived successfully. 】
Zhao Meng, hiding at the bottom of the sea, was recovering from his injuries.
He originally wanted to hide in the deeper seabed, but there were some strange molluscs there that could prey on starfish.
Compared to sea otters, which can only bite some parts, the molluscs in those areas can kill him.
As for deeper seas, starfish would not be able to survive there. To choose the lesser of two evils, Zhao Meng chose a sea that was neither deep nor shallow.
Unexpectedly, under the influence of the undercurrent, he accidentally floated out.
"How careless!"
[In July of the eighth year, reproduction...]
Zhao Meng decisively refused the call from his body.
[April of the eleventh year, call for eating and breeding]
"How long does this starfish live?"
【Seventeenth year...】
"I didn't expect that here I would complete the numerical technique required for cultivation, the finite automatic method, and there would be hope for the Nascent Soul."
At this time, under a rock on the seabed, a unique starfish was crawling there.
This starfish is quite a bit bigger than the other starfish around it. However, such a big starfish is hidden under the rocks and does not compete with other starfish for food on the seabed.
It seemed to lie flat.
"I didn't expect starfish to be so alive."
[In the twenty-first year, you feel the degradation of your body's functions and you are getting older. 】
"Finally old!"
[In May of the twenty-fourth year, your body functions cannot function normally due to aging. 】
At this moment, Zhao Meng could no longer feel the water flow around him, nor could he analyze the information in the water flow and perceive the surrounding environment.
He felt that his control over the starfish was gradually disappearing, and the five arms could no longer tightly grasp the rocks on the seabed.
An undercurrent surged through him, and his body slowly floated into the depths of the ocean.
The starfish is dead...
[Simulation successful]
(End of chapter)
