"Something else!" Ye Han fell into thinking, "Maple Leaf doesn't seem to have much strength, but its geographical location is good. It's the backyard of the United States, so it should have no problem dealing with insect infestations."
"South America can also be considered the backyard of the United States. However, South America does not have much military strength, and it is also an area hardest hit by pests. It is difficult to say whether the United States can take care of them."
"Big Bear's geographical location is even better. It's almost winter again, and no matter how many insects there are, they can't withstand the cold current in Siberia."
"Ah San's troops and equipment have always been funny, but after fighting Lao Ba for so many years, he must be quite strong. If he can't even drop a nuclear bomb, he can still hold on for a while."
"The Middle East is full of deserts, and most likely there won't be any trouble. The monkeys in the south are pretty good in terms of military strength, but whether we can deal with the insect plague depends on what kind of insect it is."
"Well... Needless to say, Africa is basically the world of army ants; it seems that only Europe is left, right?"
"Europe should be fine, right?" Zhuo Haoran said, "There are so many established powers in Europe, and aren't their military capabilities quite strong?"
Ye Han pondered: "There should be nothing wrong with John Bull. A camel is skinnier than a horse. If the sun doesn't set, it won't be able to defend the mainland. It's hard to talk about the Rooster Country. It is said that except for the Foreign Legion, other troops are not very good."
Like this; Hans has not shown much prominence in recent years, but his strength should be very good; plus the Cross Kingdom and the Hoopoe Kingdom where all the people are armed, defending the territory should not be a problem."
"Great!" Zhuo Haoran was overjoyed.
Ye Han was stunned: "No, why are you so happy?"
Zhuo Haoran touched his nose and laughed: "My sister is studying abroad there."
"I'll go!" Everyone looked at each other with admiration. Only Xiao Yuan asked curiously: "Your sister is so powerful, why did you become a soldier?"
Zhuo Haoran's expression froze, and he gritted his teeth and said with hatred: "Hit someone without slapping someone in the face, expose someone without exposing someone's shortcomings, why don't you open the pot and pick up the pot?"
"Just pretend I didn't ask!" Xiao Yuan joked, holding back a laugh.
Zhuo Haoran rolled his eyes: "You have asked all the questions you should ask!"
The two of them were fighting each other, but Ye Han's mind seemed to fly out of the off-road vehicle.
Those previous analyzes were all made casually based on his own knowledge. It was not Ye Han's ability to know what the real situation was.
But he knows one thing. Giant insects with carapace have natural physical advantages that existing mammals cannot match. The ecosystem that was originally in danger due to excessive human development will surely be destroyed by the emergence of giant insects.
Reshuffle.
Wild animals are rare to see in the first place. In the process of the expansion of giant insects, it is unknown how many endangered species will become extinct under the insect's mouth. Even if humans finally defeat the giant insect, mammals will still be left under the ravages of the giant insect.
There aren't many, maybe only the human race is left.
The evolution of living things is a long process that can be traced, but giant insects break this law. If it were not for the development of human beings, giant insects would have occupied the world long ago!
But where did the puffed virus come from?
Ye Han suddenly remembered the plot of a movie, and suddenly thought that creatures in the dinosaur era were generally huge. Could it be related to the puffed virus?
If the puffed virus is an ancient microorganism that slept deep in the earth and resurrected due to an accident... I remember reading somewhere before that there was a Cambrian biological explosion in the history of biological evolution. Is it also related to this virus?
related?
Ye Han could no longer suppress his excitement. He picked up the phone and took a look. The battery had been charged to 40%, and he could still receive two signals!
He jumped out of the car with the phone in hand and immediately dialed Professor Qin's number. The ring rang six times in a row until Ye Han almost gave up and Professor Qin's slightly tired voice came from the receiver: "Hey, Xiaoye!"
"Professor, do you have time?"
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"Professor, tell me, could the puffed virus be a prehistoric microorganism..."
"It's completely impossible." Professor Qin said categorically, "The giant insects don't just appear in one place, but appear all over the world at the same time."
Ye Han still refused to give up: "Professor, the fish in Jingshui Lake began to decrease two years ago. In other words, the puffed virus spread to Jingshui Lake two years ago. Could it be that the microorganisms have been spreading for several years and did not start until recently?
Affects insect size?"
"It sounds reasonable, but the possibility is very small." Professor Qin said, "Prehistoric microorganisms do exist, but only in extreme environments such as Antarctic ice and ancient glaciers are they able to survive to the present, and can they survive in these places
The organizations that collected the ice samples all have national backgrounds. How could they let the virus they took out be leaked?"
"Uh, that's right!" Ye Han scratched his head in embarrassment, secretly glad that he didn't mention anything about the Cambrian.
"You came to me about this?" Professor Qin asked.
"Of course not!" Ye Han denied instinctively, "What about that, do you know about Linyi?"
"You mean boxer ants? I know about this, what?"
Ye Han quickly found an excuse: "I want to ask you if you have any inside information."
"Inside information?" Professor Qin was dumbfounded, "What counts as inside information?"
"For example, how long does it take to produce boxer ant pheromones?"
"It's hard to say. Unlike giant ants, the pheromone extracted by a boxer ant is very limited. Only by breaking through the artificial synthesis level can it be put into actual combat."
"That's it!" Ye Han was extremely disappointed.
"Are you in Linyi?" Professor Qin asked in surprise.
"Yeah." Ye Han responded, "I watched with my own eyes as boxer ants chewed up a good man into a skeleton. To tell you the truth, I really don't know what's going on. Where do you think this thing came from?"
"I really know a little bit about this." Professor Qin said, "The giantization of insects comes from DNA mutations. The puffed virus is essentially a retrogene virus that can embed into the reproductive cells of insects, thereby changing the size and other characteristics of their offspring.
Physiological characteristics..."
"Wait a minute, professor, what did you say?" Ye Han keenly grasped the key word, "Changing the body shape of future generations?"
"Yes, changing the body shape of the offspring." Professor Qin said, "We have conducted infection experiments with different types of insects. The incubation period of the puffed virus is not as long as two years, but after ordinary insects are infected with the virus, there is no change in the body shape, so it can only be regarded as a virus.
carrier."
"How could it be?" Ye Han suddenly felt that his brain was not enough.
"Don't worry, listen to me." Professor Qin said, "When the mating insects carry the expanded virus, their offspring will become giant in size. The first generation of giant insects grows very slowly, but the giant insects
The eggs laid are also giant eggs, probably because of the large size of the eggs, the development speed of the second generation giant worm is much faster than that of the first generation giant worm."
