The world enters the age of mythology.

This long borderline twists and turns, at least thousands of kilometers in length.On one side is the white ocean, the waves are rolling, and the sun in the sky is always hanging in the west, and has never set so far.

There is also a normal ocean of pale blue on the other side.

When the destroyer crossed the dividing line of the Yang River, the sun in the sky suddenly changed its direction, from the original west to the central position above the head.

The sun suddenly became hot, and the temperature here may be 30 degrees Celsius.

"It's a little hot!"

It is expected that this happens. It means that the sun here is not the same as that seen on the Yanghe River, and the climate has also changed.

Some technicians measured the intensity of sunlight, the composition of the surrounding atmosphere, and the microbial environment again. After confirming that they were correct, everyone was relieved.

For the first time, the scientific expedition begins!

Chapter 154 One week!

Lu Yiming found his own room to live in, and sighed softly.

He joined the expedition team this time because his mental resistance is the strongest in the entire refuge. There is no way, as the tallest of the dwarves, he has to bite the bullet.

On the other hand, he is also responsible for investigative functions to a certain extent.

After packing up the props at hand, in addition to various weapons and equipment, he also carried two small drones.

These small drones have been carefully transformed in the laboratory, equipped with various detection equipment, very suitable for mind possession.

Manipulating these drones through mind possession is equivalent to turning yourself into a "drone", which is much more flexible than using a remote control, and the ability to detect the surrounding area will also be greatly improved.

Of course, mind possession also has limitations. Without the assistance of the Internet, he can only maintain a distance of 300 meters at most, and there is no way to control it any further.Moreover, ultra-long-distance control is very energy-consuming, and it is easy to fall into a state of fatigue after a long time.

After placing all the luggage, Shi Dayong called everyone together and said, "Our destroyer will sail on this sea for a while, looking for a suitable landing point, the closer to the remains of intelligent life, the better."

"During this period of time, we will first observe the movements of 10 mice to see if there will be any abnormalities in these mice. After that, if there are no accidents, we will take a series of actions."

"Everyone, don't be overly nervous, just keep your daily training. And you need to pay attention to it. Wear a gas mask as much as possible. Even if the scientists think that the air here can breathe normally, it is best to wear it outside... the room There is air conditioning and filtration system inside."

The weather in this world is relatively hot, and you will soon be sweating profusely after wearing a gas mask.

In addition, destroyers are not spaceships, and there is no way to achieve complete air isolation.

"Major Shi, you must be very nervous, right? You're not usually so verbose..."

A soldier behind said with a smile.

Shi Dayong's face darkened, and he finally sighed: "Hey, who's to say it's not... I always have some very strange premonitions. We need to get the information in the ruins as soon as possible. able to ensure safety.”

"With this heavy burden on your back, can you not be nervous?"

"Okay, okay, let's disband, and each is busy with his own business. Don't be too nervous."

……

In the following time, everyone used military drones to continuously investigate at high altitude, while paying close attention to the movements of the released mice.

Professionals also drew maps of the coastline.There is a general record of which places are suitable for transport ships to land, which places are suitable for dredging mud, and which are suitable for felling trees.

If it were not limited to safety regulations, the loggers would have been impatient!

The vegetation in this rain forest is lush, and the food is naturally quite plentiful. Some wild fruits are even the size of a fist. These mice naturally live in a quite moist environment.

But the strange thing is that the number of creatures in this tropical rainforest is not very large. Apart from seeing a few nimble animals and some ferocious insects, it is not as dense as a normal rainforest...

Because of this strange discovery, the expedition team in the destroyer was always on the sidelines and did not enter at will. .

"It's not quite right, the number of species is too small...why?"

The first day passed, and all 10 little mice survived!

A few others have already dug holes in the ground, preparing to live here for a long time.

The next day, a mouse got food poisoning from eating a red fruit.

Its two hind legs fluttered a few times, and it died a heroic sacrifice, and the remaining nine were still normal.

The dead rat's carcass became a feast for a swarm of insects.This group of insects looks a bit strange. It looks like a combined version of flies and spiders. They can fly and jump. They use acid to corrode muscles and suck the juice inside.

The scientists on the destroyer watched these insects eat the corpse with relish, and it seemed extremely heavy taste.

On the third day, another mouse was swallowed by a long snake with the thickness of an arm, and the number of survivors was 8.

Regarding this scene, everyone in the destroyer didn't make any fuss. Surviving in the wild itself is a rather cruel thing.Survival of the fittest and elimination of the unfit.

These mice have been kept in the laboratory for a long time and are artificially fed. Naturally, they do not have many survival skills.

They just have a bit of genetic survival instinct, and it is normal to have a high death rate.

Ordinary species predation is not a great danger to humans.

On the fourth day, miraculously...no mice died!

However, one of the mice seemed to be sick, and its body function declined a lot. According to the instrument, its body temperature rose and its heartbeat became faster.It lay on the ground and didn't want to move much.

This situation makes the staff a little nervous, but as long as there is no large-scale plague, occasional illness is understandable

Day [-]...

Day [-]...

In this way, a week passed, and 10 mice were killed by various accidents, food poisoning, disease, or by some small carnivorous animals, and the total number of deaths was 5.

The other 5 are still alive, and one of them was particularly lucky, and even encountered a local creature of the same kind underground, successfully integrated into it, and completed a mating!

"I'm dizzy, so there are normal mice here too..."

When seeing this group of wild mice, the expedition team finally couldn't help it.

"Well, it's almost solid, we humans can adapt to the microorganisms here to a certain extent..."

"There are similar rats in this forest. Well, I think there is no need to continue this experiment. Since there are wild rats, the rats we release will definitely survive normally! Although the current death rate is as high as 50%, but that's without any protection, and it's okay to have a higher death rate."

Yes, no danger was found!

Everyone was a little impatient.

Seven days was enough time for the expedition team to go deep into this piece of land and retrieve a lot of information, but they waited and watched for so long on the ship in vain.

What a waste of time!

Shi Dayong bit the bullet and said: "Or, observe for a while? I didn't find any danger here, so it feels a bit weird..."

One of the grumpy superpowers said: "But we can't delay here indefinitely, right? What if no danger has been discovered? Waiting here?!"

Everyone chattered and divided into two factions: "Either observe for another week? Don't worry about this kind of thing."

"One week is too long. We have been waiting here for 7 days, should we continue? Microorganisms are not dangerous, should we wait for a month, a year?"

"Maybe, the more you delay, the less safe it will be!"

Everyone did not get a unified opinion.

"Captain Lu, what do you think? If you have any opinions, you might as well speak up directly," Shi Dayong asked.

As the captain of the sheriffs, Lu Yiming's power and prestige are naturally quite great, and he can even exceed his authority to forcefully command the army.Of course, there is no such need now, and it is impossible for him to use this right to forcefully pretend.

Lu Yiming pondered for a while, then frowned and said: "Everyone should know. There must be disasters in this continent... Otherwise, there is no way to explain why this local intelligent civilization disappeared, and there is no way to explain why those brain-controlling insects escaped from this land. piece of land..."

"The most important thing is that the animals here are rare. We only found small animals, and there were no larger animals at all."

"I think there are three relatively big possibilities now!"

Chapter 155 Periodic Disaster

Lu Yiming paused, stretched out his first finger and said, "The first thing is, this disaster is a one-off, and it will be over when it's over. Earthquakes, flash floods, etc. are just one-off disasters."

"For example, the temperature around the world has suddenly risen, and the average temperature has reached [-] to [-] degrees Celsius. This will naturally exterminate most of the living things."

"After this disaster disappears, plants will recover before animals, so there are more plants and fewer animals here. There are more small animals and fewer large animals."

"This kind of situation is of course the most beneficial to us, which means that our entire expedition team will not encounter too much danger. Afterwards, all of us can live on this continent with peace of mind..."

"But is this kind of thinking too optimistic?" Shi Dayong said: "Your conjecture is the most optimistic situation."

"Yeah, I think it's too optimistic. It's just a possibility."

Lu Yiming pointed out another finger, and said seriously: "Secondly, we haven't really discovered this disaster yet. For example, it only affects large creatures, not small creatures, or there are other reasons... Anyway, it's very difficult. It’s hard to guess, it’s very hidden.”

"And thirdly, it is periodic! That is, it erupts every once in a while, and it happens to be in a calm and safe period. During this safe period, there is no great danger, and animals and plants can reproduce normally."

"Small animals reproduce quickly, so they survive, and large animals reproduce slowly, so they become extinct."

Lu Yiming's tone accelerated: "If this is really possible, we must hurry up! Keep waiting until we know what the disaster is, which means it has really erupted!! At that time, there is a high probability that we will only have to escape. But don't overestimate our strength, maybe the moment the disaster breaks out, we will suffer heavy losses and cause heavy casualties!"

"Everyone doesn't want to die inexplicably, right?"

The atmosphere fell silent for a while, and everyone was thinking about this possibility.

This decision is difficult to make, and once the judgment is wrong, it will be life-threatening.

A terrible disaster that can wipe out intelligent civilization makes one's scalp tingle just thinking about it.

People on earth encountered a physical disaster. The moon suddenly turned into a big water ball, causing the whole world to be flooded. So what about this world?

After a moment of silence, Shi Dayong patted the table and said, "If there is another disaster, we can continue to hide in the Yang River and come out after the disaster is over."

Lu Yiming smiled wryly and said: "Don't imagine it to be so beautiful... Not every supernatural disaster that breaks out in the world is like ours. It just rains and a flood is over. Just like the notebook I picked up, The disaster they erupted is like a ghostly existence..."

"Do you think it's really safe to escape to Yanghe? Maybe you have to flee thousands of miles to be safe!"

"How much can our Yunhai escape, and how much loss will it have?"

"Also, even if you can escape, do you know how long the disaster cycle lasts? Maybe the disaster will take several years before there will be such a few days of peace. Can we afford to wait for such a long time? Get wisdom and civilization as soon as possible The information is the correct answer."

"By the way, everyone... I found a very strange phenomenon!"

A technician clapped his hands suddenly, and said suddenly: "I found that the trees here reproduce very quickly. Most of them are new trees, and there are fewer older trees. So I think... the supernatural disaster here is very likely to be true. is cyclical!"

"As for the density of marine aquatic life, it's so-so, only slightly lower than the normal world, so staying in the water may be safer."

"So, the safety level of our destroyer should be relatively high."

After hearing these words, everyone discussed for a while and decided... to wait another afternoon!

As long as there are no accidents to the mice in these experiments this afternoon and evening, then tomorrow, the expedition team will officially set off to the remains of intelligent life!

It doesn't make much sense to wait any longer. It's better to set off earlier.

During the last half-day of waiting, nothing happened, and the five mice were all alive and well.

The food is very good, and there are few natural enemies. They are full of energy, fat and strong, and it seems that it is the mating season now.These mice seem to have little to do other than play mating games.

"Still haven't found any problems?"

After the last meeting was held like this, everyone decided to recharge their energy at night and leave on time at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

"We are divided into two teams. One team collects animal and plant specimens in the forest. According to current observations, the forest near the coastline is relatively safe. If there is no problem, the logging team behind will come to cut down trees , Digging the mud."

"The second team is going to the Wisdom Ruins. The target area is about 80 kilometers away from the coastline, and we will reach it along the river. We will go directly there by helicopter. Then we will explore the ruins for a day."

"We don't spend the night on the mainland at night, and return to the destroyer by helicopter, which can ensure sufficient safety. No problem?"

The whole plan is also very simple, no detours.

The rest of the people said in unison: "No problem!"

That night, that is, the last night before departure, Lu Yiming lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

The pressure in my heart naturally exists. On a strange land, it is almost certain that there may be a disaster that easily kills people here. How can there be no pressure?

In fact, everyone is a little irritable. If the disaster is really periodic, such a long safety period will be wasted for no reason, which will increase the risk of this operation.But there is really no way around this matter. They are not from the perspective of God, and they are not omniscient. If they don’t spend time to observe carefully, how can they analyze the current conclusion?

"You still have to be more cautious, and you have to find a way to keep a little back."

He simply split an idea, possessed himself on the phone, and entered the information space.

"You're on the street... Hehehe, hippopotamus! Hippopotamus! You're on the street!"

Crazy Hong Mama is now crazily in love with Hong Kong movies, and she can't learn Mandarin well, so she spends all day and night "slapping the street, hitting the street", which made Lu Yiming's mind explode immediately when he heard this voice.

He looked serious like a bitter gourd. On the eve of the expedition, the words "hurt the street" were too unlucky...