Alien Relic Hunter

Looking at the descendant of the "Epsilon-level mutant No. 14" in front of him, Ke Lan felt more and more that this possibility was not small... During the period called the "Ice Age" by the hive civilization, Alpha Planet There is a high probability that the surface of Planet Alpha is not suitable for biological survival. Even if there are a few things like "unkillable little strong" that can survive in the extremely harsh environment, the biological diversity on the surface of Alpha Planet will not be very rich.

Five hundred thousand years seems like a long time, but for the process of biological evolution and differentiation, it is like a fleeting time. Half a million years is simply not enough for those lower creatures to evolve into what Ke Lan and the others see now. appearance.

Mass extinctions have also occurred on the earth, but no matter what the cause of the mass extinction is, the interval between each mass extinction is measured in "hundreds of millions of years"...not hundreds of millions of years. , it is impossible for a planet whose ecosystem has been completely destroyed to recover.

The hive city during the Ice Age was very similar to Noah's Ark - this does not refer to the interstellar colony ship built by the people on earth, but the one mentioned in the "Genesis" chapter of the first volume of the "Old Testament" Big ship.

In the story, God saw that mankind was full of evil and decided to use floods to completely wipe out mankind and cleanse the world. But there was a "purely good man" among mankind who received a warning from God before the flood came. God asked him to build a large ship, and he collected a male and female pair of each kind of bird and beast, and brought them together to this large ship called the "Ark".

Heavy rains and floods came as scheduled, and everything on the earth was destroyed. Only Noah's family and the animals on his ark survived.

Although this is just a fabricated myth, similar floods have been recorded in the historical documents of different civilizations on the earth. This means that there has been a great flood of unprecedented scale on the earth. The prehistoric humans who survived the great flood passed these stories down orally, and gradually evolved into legends full of religious and mythological colors.

The Ice Age may be another form of "prehistoric flood".

Putting aside what happened in the Era of Calamity and the Era of Silence, the development of the surface creatures on Alpha Planet into what they are now is most likely due to the various earth creatures that were "preserved" in the hive and their "mutation" body".

Ke Lan couldn't help but feel a little ironic when he thought that the ancestors of the indigenous creatures of Alpha Planet that were considered "alien creatures" by the scholars on the Ark were probably the creatures on Earth that were well-known to humans.

But this also explains well why the genetic sequences of the indigenous organisms on Alpha are extremely similar to those on Earth. The original academic explanation was that Alpha’s landforms, atmospheric composition, gravity and other environmental factors are close to those of the Earth, so Alpha Only the indigenous creatures on the star have so many similarities with the creatures on earth... But in fact, this explanation is very far-fetched. The evolutionary path of any kind of creature is unique. If you want to find another planet suitable for human habitation in the universe, It is already lower than the probability of winning the jackpot in the lottery, and the probability of this planet having creatures similar to the earth is more equivalent to buying a hundred lottery tickets in a row and winning the jackpot in a hundred lottery tickets in a row.

The only BUG in this inference, or the problem that has not yet been solved, is the paradox in the timeline.

This timeline does not refer to the timeline after the Ice Age. Everything that happened after that can be accounted for, but the only thing that cannot be explained is the group of humans who built the hive before the Ice Age. How did you get to Alpha Planet?

"The wormhole, the problem must be the wormhole." Ke Lan rubbed his chin - this was originally a habitual action of the old dog, but somehow it was transmitted to everyone in the Hunting God Hunting Group. When Ke Lan is thinking about some more complex issues, he also likes to rub the short and hard stubble with his fingertips. This meaningless action can temporarily relax his tense nerves.

But this time he just put his hand up, and the smooth feeling on his chin interrupted his train of thought, making him stunned for a moment - Ke Lan had not shaved since entering the gray mist forest. The fact that his chin is so smooth now is entirely thanks to that "Epsilon-level mutant".

Most of Ke Lan's current face is new growth... Naturally, there can be no stubble on the new skin.

"Uh... Where did I think just now? Oh yes, wormhole!" Ke Lan tried hard to pull back his wandering thoughts, "Excluding the existence that can only be described as 'god', in the known world , the only thing that can create a 'paradox' between time and space is something like a wormhole, but even if you know that the problem lies in a wormhole, it is difficult to find further answers."

Humanity's research on wormholes only ends at a very shallow level, and many things are still at the theoretical stage... In the academic field related to wormholes, new theories are proposed every year, and old theories are overturned... Scholars and experts are spitting out their opinions to those who disagree with them every day... But in Ke Lan's view, not to mention most of the debates by these so-called professionals, it can be said that all of them are without any meaning. "paper talk" based on facts.

The reason is also very simple. Human beings currently cannot find a wormhole for observation and research... As for the Alpha civilization, the hive civilization, and the civilization that built Yagunak Tol (built Yagunak Tol The civilization and the hive civilization are probably the same branch, but Ke Lan can't be sure yet, so they are divided.) The transmission device left behind cannot even be dismantled, let alone studied.

Some scholars once proposed to send a scientific expedition team to find the exit of the wormhole that the Ark passed through... But this whimsical plan immediately fell into disarray after it was proposed, and received almost no response.

The probability of success of this plan is infinitely close to zero, and the consumption of resources is completely a bottomless pit... Even if the scientific expedition team can really find the wormhole, it will take hundreds or even thousands of years to complete a round trip. As for obtaining any substantial gains from this research, it is estimated that it will take another one thousand years for mankind.

This is like an investment project that requires astronomical amounts of money, but the return on investment is completely questionable, and the payback period is also horribly long... No one except scammers or people with other agendas will pay attention to such a project.

For the leadership of Ark, the most important thing is to let humans gain a foothold on Alpha Planet, rather than doing such illusory things as exploring wormholes.

The only real research data may be the files from the 499th year of the New Era, the year the Ark passed through the wormhole...

Ke Lan was suddenly startled when he thought of this.

He had been to Black Well, where hard drives containing various files were placed on the shelves classified by year... Only the files from the 499th year of the New Era disappeared.

Not only is the hard drive that stored the files gone, but also the shelf that held the keyboard.

Where the inscription "New Era Year 499" is engraved is an open space, an extremely abrupt open space.

It's like a wormhole hiding in the darkness of the universe, swallowing up all the light... nothing can be observed.

It's a pity that Ke Lan was eager to search for information related to the 776th Special Forces Team and did not give this matter a high priority. Coupled with a series of "emergency incidents" that occurred later, he no longer had the chance. The Departure Undead crew will investigate why this year's files disappeared.

Maybe even the other members of the crew association don't know anything about it.

The year 499 of the New Era is nearly five hundred years ago. All the current members of the Immortal Crew were not born in that year, and there was no existence in that period except for "deep hibernation". Any technology that can significantly extend human lifespan.

"Ke Lan, have you thought of a way to deal with this monster?" Thirty-three said from the side. He thought Ke Lan's contemplative look was thinking about how to deal with this monster. "This guy doesn't seem to be the best." We don’t plan to give up our crouching... Even if we choose to take a detour, it will probably follow us.”

"I didn't think about it." Ke Lan shook his head, and his thoughts spreading towards the distant stars were instantly brought back to reality, "I was just thinking about other things."

"Something else?" Thirty-three was slightly startled, "What's the matter?"

"We'll talk about it later." Ke Lan moved his newly grown limbs. "Just now, I thought of a way to deal with this monster."

"You... come to my place wherever you find useful, remember to tell me in advance." Thirty-three folded his hands in front of his chest. After being together for such a long time, he had gradually become accustomed to Ke Lan's jumping but full of divergent thinking. . To put it in layman's terms, it is difficult for ordinary people to follow his train of thought and match his "radio waves."

But because of this, Ke Lan is often able to detect many deeper things hidden under the surface. This kind of thing may not directly help solve the immediate problem, but in the long run, it is of great significance.

"It's... I'm thinking of something deeper. If I can't leave this place, I will be trapped to death... I am not the kind of saint with super high consciousness. If I hear the Tao in the morning, I will die at night. ', I can't do it." Thirty-three said self-deprecatingly in his heart, while focusing all his attention on Ke Lan, watching Ke Lan walking step by step towards the monster inside the boundary line go.

"Be careful, don't force it. If it doesn't work, just go back. We have plenty of time, so there's no need to go all out." Thirty-three said with some worry.

"Strongness can be overcome with softness, have you ever heard of it?" Ke Lan flicked his arms, and the living armor condensed into a long cloth-like shape immediately wrapped around his arms, swinging gently in the air - it looked like... In fairy tales, those immortals are like automatic streamers without wind.

"Conquering strength with softness... Of course I've heard of it! I am of Chinese origin after all." Thirty-three said in astonishment, "But...how do you plan to overcome it? Tai Chi? How can you use four ounces to lift a thousand catties?"

For many people, when it comes to using softness to overcome hardness, the first thing they think of is "Tai Chi". Tai Chi can be said to be a model of using softness to overcome hardness in martial arts... But many people don't know that this concept actually originated from that kind of one-step training. Among street stall literature where you can buy a dozen copies, if someone really takes this seriously, they will definitely die miserably in actual combat.

For example, a certain Tai Chi master claims to be a master of Tai Chi and can neutralize any enemy's attack. He has recruited a large number of disciples and even moved his gym from a small alley in the East Eighth District to a prime location in the East Three District. One day, two modified people with only two levels of enhancement came to kick me out. I was beaten to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. The next day, I broadcast live and said that other people's bodies had been modified and they were not considered "real natural persons." , simply do not talk about martial ethics.

But only the martial arts practitioners of the practical school know that the training of martial arts is strength and speed. The so-called "one force can break ten", "the only martial arts in the world that cannot be broken is fast", "boxing is afraid of young people"... and so on, but after actual combat It is a proven and irrefutable truth that no matter how sophisticated the skills are, it is difficult to make up for the gap in strength - especially when fighting with bare hands.

A martial arts master from the old era, even the master surnamed Ye who said "I'm going to beat him ten times", would have to be beaten to the ground by two fists when he met an enhanced person in this era.

What Ke Lan said about "overcoming strength with softness" has nothing to do with the so-called "Tai Chi".

He did not step into the border of the jungle, but stood on the edge of the border and threw the "streamer" turned into a living armor towards the monster.

The "streamer" fell lightly, and the monster subconsciously used its tail to slap the "streamer", but just when its tail was about to come into contact with the "streamer", the "streamer" instantly turned into liquid, and its tail was Wrapped.

Ke Lan's idea is very simple. Since he can't touch him head-on, he might as well not touch him.

After the living armor wrapped the monster's tail, it seeped in through the gaps in the scales, filling all the gaps between the scales. Immediately afterwards, the living armor suddenly hardened and began to expand - a breathtaking moment The sound of sour teeth came from under the monster's scales.

The Nino alloy scales on the monster's body are very hard, but the connection between the scales and the body is not so "indestructible".

If the scales all over its body are integrated without any gaps, then Ke Lan really has nothing to do with it - just like the black mummy on the plane, but the problem is that the monster itself will not be able to move.

Everything has its weaknesses, it's just that Ke Lan didn't discover its weaknesses just now.

Ke Lan grabbed the end of the "ribbon" and pulled hard. Suddenly, a large number of scales were torn off!