The convoy leaving the town continued eastward along the road built around the lake. Ye Han soon discovered that the lake seemed not that simple. Before walking far, he saw many traces left by giant insects scattered on the roadside.
Carapace, I don’t know how long these insect shells have been left on the roadside. They have become extremely pale due to the wind and sun, and you can’t see their original color or what kind of insect they originally belonged to.
There were not only insect shells, but also pale bones, including human bones and animal bones from unknown animals. No matter what kind of bones they were, they were all in pieces. It was obvious that they had been bitten by giant insects.
In fact, it’s not surprising. Water is the source of life. No matter humans, aliens or giant insects, they can’t live without water. After leaving the Sea of Death, the road along the way is either desert or Gobi. Only here is there a lot of water, including people.
, be it insects, it would be strange not to gather here.
No matter it is a person meeting a bug, or a bug meeting a person, one of them will eventually fall, and in the end only the bones or shells will remain.
The further he walked, the more dead bones there were on the roadside. Not long after, Ye Han also saw several very special remains.
It's not accurate to say that they are remains, because these corpses were tightly wrapped in shriveled human skin, just like mummies in the desert, and it seemed like something had emptied everything under the skin.
Ye Han couldn't help but think of the giant mosquitoes that attacked Jingjiang River.
Because giant mosquitoes need to suck blood, today when mammals are almost extinct, mosquitoes in the wild have no blood to suck. Therefore, giant mosquitoes are a very rare giant insect, but every time this thing appears, it will cause extremely bad consequences.
Influence.
These corpses obviously encountered giant blood-sucking insects similar to giant mosquitoes. Otherwise, their corpses would have been chewed into pieces by the giant insects, and there would be no skin left behind.
Xiao Yuan suddenly reminded: "Captain, there is a situation ahead!"
Ye Han raised his head and looked into the distance, and found a group of giant insects gathering near the lake in front of him. There were about twenty or thirty of them. They were sitting next to each other, squeezing each other, and seemed to be competing for food.
Visually, the distance between the insect swarm and the road was no less than 200 meters, so Ye Han ordered in a low voice: "Ignore them, be prepared, let's rush over."
"yes!"
Ye Han picked up the rifle, pulled the bolt and loaded the bullet, getting ready to shoot.
The giant insects competing for food had no interest in anything other than food, and the convoy passed through dangerous areas without any surprises.
Ye Han had been paying attention to the group of giant insects and found that they were also eating a giant insect.
Well, there is already a complete food chain among insects. After becoming giant, it is reasonable to form a new food chain.
Unexpected situations were not without them. Ye Han found a giant insect competing for food with an insect saddle tied to its back. It seemed to be a domesticated insect rider.
He couldn't help but be a little surprised. It was not surprising to domesticate grasshoppers and beetles, because they were both vegetarian insects, and this group was obviously carnivorous insects. If he dared to tame these things and ride on them, that guy's heart was definitely not that strong.
As for where the guy who domesticated the carnivorous insect went, Ye Han could guess pretty well when he saw this giant insect that had been domesticated and was now free.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Humans are really adaptable. Even insects can be tamed and used as mounts."
Gu Cheng said: "It's not surprising, why don't the higher-ups confine people in the fortress city? Isn't it just to find an extra path? After all, the world has changed. Even if the insect plague ends, even if the aliens are completely defeated, the earth will not be able to recover.
As it is, since we can’t change the world, we can only adapt to it. Isn’t it because we humans are able to get to this point because we have the strongest adaptability in the world?”
Ye Han pursed his lips: "The cost of taking this road is too high!"
Gu Cheng said: "There is nothing we can do. This is how our ancestors overcame all obstacles. Now it's our turn. We will continue to dominate the earth. If we lose, we will die completely. It's as simple as that."
Ye Han laughed: "You can be open-minded... Sigh, there aren't many mammals left now, right? If humans become extinct, will mammals become extinct?"
"How is that possible? There are also rats!" Gu Cheng said, "rats are so capable of giving birth and grow so fast. They live much more nourishing lives than us. Moreover, there are rats wherever there are people, and there are these things where there are no people.
, its distribution range is wider than that of giant insects. Even if humans become extinct, rats can still live well."
"Yes." Ye Han said, "I read a short science fiction novel when I was a child. It was about rats evolving intelligence after the extinction of human beings. I heard that giant rats were found in many places. If things continue like this, the earth will still be there in the future.
It’s really not necessarily who it belongs to.”
"Haha, I've seen this too!" Gu Cheng laughed, "But I don't feel that pessimistic. Don't there be frozen embryos in Beiyuezhou? If the giant insects are really eliminated one day, I dare not say that the earth will be restored to its original state.
There must be no problem with some animal populations. Besides, due to natural selection and survival of the fittest, are the bugs created by aliens really so adaptable to the earth's environment? If bugs are allowed to naturally compete with earth species, who will have the last laugh?
Not sure yet.”
Ye Han was extremely surprised: "Real or false?"
Gu Cheng sighed: "Don't underestimate the adaptability of mammals. Why can mammals replace reptiles? Of course mammals are more adaptable to the environment. To put it bluntly, there are a lot of bugs. In ancient times, giant bugs
Quite a few, but no matter what time, bugs will never be the overlord of the earth, and it is impossible for these things to evolve into intelligent creatures. It will be a matter of time before they are replaced by other species."
The Carboniferous Period before the age of dinosaurs is also called the Age of Giant Insects, but the giant insects at that time were far less huge than today's giant insects, and in order to adapt to the low-oxygen environment, the artificial giant insects had more complex organ structures, and they were not even hundreds of millions.
It is comparable to those giant insects with simple structures years ago.
However, Gu Cheng felt that there was no need to explain this to Ye Han in detail.
Ye Han very much agrees with Gu Cheng's point of view. Among other things, the ability of insects to adapt to climate is a big problem. Their body structure determines that insects can only live in suitable temperatures. Once the temperature drops to zero,
The following is a disaster for the insects.
Although bugs can hibernate, hibernation can do nothing except hide and sleep. If found by natural enemies, the only fate will be to die without a burial place, and its only function is to fill the belly of natural enemies.
What about mammals and other animals that are better adapted to their environment?
They can adapt to the severe cold in winter and can move freely even in environments of dozens of degrees below zero.
On the one hand, they are forced to hide by the environment, and on the other hand, the battle between heaven and earth continues to evolve. Needless to say who will be the final winner?
As for whether bugs will evolve the ability to withstand the cold... Haha, can bugs still have hair on their shells?