I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 55 Tracing the Source
  Where did the ancestors of human beings come from?

How did cells appear?

This problem has troubled humans in two different worlds for a long time, and it has also been tormenting Liang Zhi.

Especially after he discovers that he may be the only person who knows that there are two types of cells.

A sense of mission appeared in his heart.

Or maybe it's just a curiosity that comes from the heart of life.

He began to look for the kind of creature he suspected - the original cell.

The common ancestor of both cells is also the common ancestor of humans in the two worlds.

Liang Zhi believes that this kind of cells is likely to appear at the intersection of two kinds of life, near the big tree hole.

So he began to continuously explore the big tree cave, and slowly established himself in this world.

I also met a group of friends from this world.

In the process of contacting humans in this world, Liang Zhi increasingly felt that there was no difference between the two kinds of life.

Finally, after a routine exploration, he discovered this strange egg filled with transparent liquid somewhere underground near a big tree hole.

He felt that the liquid inside this strange egg was in line with his judgment about the original cells.

But near these strange eggs, there is an area that can accelerate the evolution of Theseus' cells. This area makes it difficult for him to move forward.

He also found that due to the fixed nature of normal cells, this strange egg had no effect on normal cells.

In other words, you only need to find a human with normal cells to get the liquid in this strange egg.

But Liang Zhi did not choose to do this. After staying in both worlds for so long, he knew very well what would happen if humans knew that there was another kind of cell.

Prejudice and arrogance can bring research to a standstill and may even affect his personal safety.

So he chose to do it himself.

As long as you find a relic that can change your own cell structure, you can directly enter the accelerated evolution area.

Druid's spine - this very useful relic came into Liang Zhi's eyes.

He took pains to find one and then paid the price.

This spine drilled into his body, and he gained the ability to transform into other creatures, including normal cellular life.

Full of joy, he returned to the place where he first found the strange egg, but something strange happened.

The strange egg disappeared.

Along with the entire accelerated evolution area, the strange egg seemed to have evaporated, leaving no trace.

Liang Zhi searched around anxiously, but still didn't find it.

So he began to keep looking for strange eggs.

A long time passed without him gaining anything, but something even more unfortunate happened.

Theseus cells were discovered.

Just as Liang Zhi had guessed, everyone's attitude toward this kind of cells was one of fear, worry, and even hostility.

Prejudices could not be changed, high walls were quickly erected, and Hunter troops at the outpost were quickly put into place.

The area that he could enter at will soon became a heavily guarded "blocked area", and even he couldn't come and go frequently.

Even though he had become the director of the Seventh Monitoring Station at this time, he still could not change everyone's views.

Therefore, he could only go with the flow, hide his opinions, and pretend to be worried about this kind of cells.

During the subsequent inspection at the monitoring station, he used a druid spine to transform himself into a human being, evading inspection, and has been living in disguise ever since.

But the desire to explore the truth cannot be disguised.

He began to frequently come to the blocked area under the pretext of studying Theseus cells.

But every time they come to the blocked area, there will be a large number of hunter teams and researchers following them.

Outpost sites are also particularly strict about inspections in and out of the area. Even some research equipment and materials need to be reported and recorded when entering or leaving the blocked area.

Even the director of the monitoring station is no exception. Therefore, the plan to find strange eggs has stalled again.

So he began to find new ways to conduct experiments using creatures from different worlds.

The red string worm is one of them.

He tried to use the guiding properties of the red string worm to find the location of the strange egg. Unfortunately, the experiment failed and caused a riot by the shock beasts.

Through research on the relics, he discovered the ugly duckling phenomenon, an unknown phenomenon that can track the source species.

But how can we create a species with the ugly duckling phenomenon?
  The answer is mutation.

In another world, the ugly duckling phenomenon is known as the "Mutant Offspring Massacre Phenomenon."

Very straightforwardly named, this phenomenon will only appear among strange-looking offspring. These offspring will first kill their parents, and then kill all the creatures they see.

The more strange-looking offspring there are, the more frequent this phenomenon will occur.

After coming to this world, Liang Zhicai learned that those mutant descendants only judged the source species to be Theseus cell life, so they massacred them randomly.

This also resulted in completely different manifestations of phenomena in the two worlds, and it took him a long time to connect these two relic phenomena with completely different names.

So he began to think of ways to create large-scale mutations.

Thinking of his druid spine, Liang Zhi had a plan.

He first transformed a Huishu to make it wise, and then instilled in Huashu's mind the obsession to use the Druid's spine to save the tribe.

Then he threw him into the big tree hole and asked him to return to the other side of the big tree hole.

Then tap into the voice of God.

At this point, Captain Su interrupted him and asked: "Can the voice of God be used?"

Liang Zhi smiled and said, "That's not the voice of a god at all."

In their world, this relic phenomenon is called "Psychic Broadcasting", and they have also studied the price of psychic broadcasting and can use it.

Psychic broadcasting can distort and amplify the thoughts in a creature's mind, and then broadcast them to other creatures in another area.

Forcing other creatures to complete the desired behavior, it will also kill disobedient creatures.

This is also knowledge from another world. Liang Zhi cleverly took advantage of the information gap between the two worlds.

“Do you know what creature’s thoughts were amplified when God’s voice first appeared in the West Bank?”

Seeing that no one answered, Liang Zhi explained to himself:
  "It's a cicada."

Cicada larvae generally live underground for two to three years, and longer ones live for five to six years.

After spending a long underground life, the cicada larvae emerges from the ground, leaving small round holes on the ground, and begins its seven-day adult career.

That is, from the day when it was about to emerge from the ground, an idea appeared in the larva's mind - there must be light.

When the cicada emerges from the ground, climbs up into the grass or treetops with difficulty, and takes off its light yellow clothes, it turns into a cicada with wings.

After it came out of its shell, it began to enjoy the fresh air in the air, and another idea came to it - to breathe.

It wanted to drink water, so the idea of ​​"there must be water" appeared in its mind.

When everything was ready, it began its journey to find a mate, and then it had the idea of ​​"moving".

During the journey, predators were everywhere, which gave him the idea of ​​"hiding".

The frequent human activities in the outside world have made Cicada "be wary of humans."

Finally, when it finally completed its task of continuing the race, it felt that it could find a place to die silently.

Then the idea of ​​"dying" was born, which eventually became the source of despair.

The psychic broadcast distorts the cicada's instinctive idea that it is an insect into a sound that humans can understand, and broadcasts it.

The adult life of a cicada is only seven days, but during its short life cycle, it created the "voice of God" through spiritual broadcasting, causing devastating disasters to mankind at that time.

People would never think of it.

God is a cicada.

(End of this chapter)