Chapter 258: Ancestors of the Sequoia Aboriginals (1/3)
"Enable visual recording."
Ian didn't want to play any nonsense, and now was not the time to be shocked and sighing. He directly asked the chip to record all the murals he saw with his eyes on video!
The murals are simple, but very clear and charming. It is obvious that the painter is a professional who has studied this field.
Ian held his breath and carefully observed the scenes in the mural.
The mural in front has been damaged and can only be seen starting from the Broken Moon.
After the fragments of the moon fell to the earth, all living beings on the earth were surrounded by flames. The originally towering cities and buildings collapsed in the rain of meteorites, and the flying vehicles and airships also fell with black smoke——
This was probably not caused by a meteorite, but a large-scale mechanical failure. A strong electromagnetic shock or a change in the psychic field swept across the entire city. Residents wearing robes and various costumes scattered in fear on the streets.
Their appearances and characteristics were different. Ian also discovered common human races such as humans, elves, and dwarves. There were also many demi-humans with various animal ears and animal characteristics, and sea descendants also appeared.
And if you look closely, you can also distinguish the differences between the white people, the iron people, the red people and the gold people from the pigments that have not faded.
It seems that in the previous era, many of the current human races have appeared, but there is no distinction between high and low races. Some people have cyber-modified parts on their bodies. They are walking on the streets equally, but suddenly
encounter a devastating disaster.
The impact of the meteorite was just a prelude. As the moon shattered, the light on the earth ceased, and everything on the mural turned black and white. Ian speculated that it might be an artistic expression that all electronic instruments were temporarily unusable.
Then, the scene returned to the coast - a tall tower reaching the sky was collapsing and overturning.
More terrifying things seem to have happened in the ocean... Although there are no descriptions of meteorites falling, huge tsunamis, earthquakes and geological changes are occurring. It is these natural disasters that have destroyed all coastal cities, and the Tower of Babel is not immune either.
Sink into the sea together with the prosperous city.
However, deep underground, a base originally designed to withstand natural and man-made disasters is still operating.
That's exactly where Sequoia Base is.
The people in the Sequoia Base seemed to be quarreling. Because of the shielding of the earth's crust and sea water, the electromagnetic waves or other psychic fields that seemed to interfere with the entire world of Terra did not interfere with them. There was still color inside the base.
But they still fell into panic. A group of people surrounded a glowing object and were beating each other and civil war. Many people died in the base until the four leaders stood up and reached an agreement.
They created four keys, representing 'energy', 'sustainment', 'circulation' and 'future' respectively, and locked many dangerous and damaged areas in the base, and transformed the interior of the base.
Only when four keys come together can the blocked dangerous areas and the base gate be opened.
The natural disasters outside are still continuing, but the inside of the Sequoia Base has been stabilized. The four leaders have joined forces to manage it. They have successfully built an internal cycle within the base, using the ubiquitous light to cultivate and raise meat livestock, and maintain enough supply.
Number of people.
Time flies, and the leaders who were already old before the moon shattered passed away one by one. The other leaders who took over were also very good, leading the staff inside the Sequoia Base to continue to maintain the ecosystem and repair many facilities within the base.
This section of the mural is skipped very quickly. Just a few paintings tell the story of the replacement of several generations of leaders. Obviously the painter is not very clear about this history, or feels that there is no need to describe it in detail - in short, several generations of leaders.
Leaders have changed, but stability has always been maintained within Sequoia Base.
However, time is always the biggest killer.
Soon, Ian understood why the mural specifically depicts this period of leadership change.
Because, after a certain clean water irrigation facility was destroyed by meat animals, the leader wearing "green" clothes and representing "circulation" showed no worries, and everyone else was silent.
obviously.
They have forgotten how to maintain this facility.
Maybe it's not forgetfulness.
Ian stared at this mural in silence. He knew very well that in a highly differentiated modern society, many functions have been replaced by extremely professional maintenance machinery or professional workers for specialized maintenance. A mechanical engineer may only be familiar with the field in which he is proficient.
They are familiar with the machinery, and it is impossible for maintenance workers to master the technology of repairing all siege equipment.
Except for the spacecraft and space exploration department, which require as few people as possible, there is basically no need for professionals to master multiple skills.
The larger the civilization and the more sophisticated the departments, the stricter the division of employees, and the more people are needed to maintain the 'knowledge' required for its own existence.
To put it simply - although everyone knows basic mathematics or advanced mathematics, except for mathematicians who specialize in mathematics, few people know what they are studying.
The rest of the techniques are the same.
After the natural disaster, the Sequoia Base chose to seal itself underground to avoid natural disasters and isolate itself from the world. They established a complete ecological system and used the base's energy to breed animals and cultivate food, solving the problem of survival.
However, when all the first-generation Sequoia Base staff grow old or even die, the loss of technology is inevitable.
Their descendants do not have the conditions to receive a complete higher education like them. Even if they master a lot of technology, they will never be able to cover everything and draw inferences from one example to other cases.
Not to mention, there may not be any professionals in this group of people who know how to repair water purification facilities.
According to Ian's own personal experience, this kind of thing is usually outsourced - it's cheap, efficient and professional. If you really want to recruit people, you still have to prepare the staff.
So, the recession begins.
In addition to water purification circulation equipment, many other equipment have also begun to have problems.
Of course, there are only a few that cannot be repaired. Most of the key facilities are the key points. Those first-generation Sequoia Base people have long anticipated this problem. Their descendants will certainly not be able to compare with their most elite parents.
, but the level has not actually fallen too far. The civilizations of the previous era can be regarded as intellectuals who have completed higher education.
However, what should their children’s children do?
If this continues, within three generations, the Sequoia people will transform from remnants of previous eras into complete technological barbarians - they have mastered some high-end technologies, but are unable to carry out further analysis and development.
In order to change this, the people in blue and white, representing the leaders of future and sustainment, thought of many solutions.
——For example, using huge machinery to teach people knowledge.
——Or artificially cultivate an external memory organ, record key knowledge in it, and surgically transplant it from generation to generation to pass on the memory and technology.
——Another example is to directly engrave knowledge in the blood. As they grow, humans can gradually understand the knowledge in their own blood.
These are methods that civilizations in the pre-epoch have been developing for a long time and have become quite proficient in.
In the end, because the huge learning machine was too luxurious, easily damaged, and unable to manufacture some key parts, they chose to modify their bloodline and an external memory organ to help future Sequoia people maintain their technical standards.
method.
They placed newborns and even fertilized eggs in jars similar to incubation chambers, and then prepared them to write a lot of knowledge into their instincts... There are a lot of genetic engineering equipment in the Sequoia Base, which is what Ian saw.
Many alien ecosystems are consistent.
Bloodline inheritance is not difficult for them.
——Now, Ian has almost understood the origin of the redwood natives.
The Sequoia natives are undoubtedly the descendants of the Sequoia Base staff!
No wonder most of the Sequoia natives are Gold People, because among the former workers, the Gold People who are most adaptable to the environment have the greatest genetic advantage, and most of the newborns born after intermarriage are Gold People... Other races are not adaptable, so
Self-suppression of dominant genes ensures that the race can continue.
But here comes the problem...
The Sequoia Base, or the South China Sea Ruins Group, has ample energy, a lot of resources, and a complete ecosystem - life here is definitely more comfortable than living outside.
At the very least, the indigenous ancestors living in the base have never worried about food, nor have they become "adaptively" short due to lack of nutrition.
"Why do they want to go out? Give up their status as members of the base and become 'indigenous'?"
With such doubts, Ian gradually looked towards the back of the mural.