Chapter 108: Their respective missions (third update)
Turning their heads in confusion, No. 1 and No. 3 stared at No. 2 blankly, and then asked after a while: "Then... what happens next?"
"Aren't you shocked at all ? ! After passing through the black hole, we actually returned to our home star. This is a great discovery! Why did the two-legged beasts, that is, humans, leave! Why did our ancestors suddenly gain wisdom? Aren't you curious about these things?"
"I am more curious today. Why are the pine cones flavored with salt and pepper?" No. 3 asked dissatisfiedly, holding the pine cones in front of him.
"That's because it was salt and pepper when it was put in, idiot."
Finding that his companion was indifferent to this discovery, No. 2 suddenly despaired of his small team.
In this team, I can't be the only one with brains!
The three of them are technology hunters. They explore the ruins of the two-legged beasts and dig out technology from them to promote technological progress.
Their technology is very distorted. Squirrel people already have the ability to travel in the universe, but agriculture is very scientific and genetic technology is very backward.
The abnormally developed technology finally encountered a barrier, and the end of their civilization was coming.
That is irreversible degradation at the genetic level.
Their genes have mutated for unknown reasons, and some squirrels have developed plant characteristics that cannot be reversed.
Infected squirrels will gradually stiffen in movement, roots will protrude from the soles of their feet, and begin to try to climb onto the ground.
After that, the thinking reaction speed will slowly decrease, the rat will fall into a sluggish state, and eventually completely transform into a plant.
This process exists at the genetic level, and the existing technology in the Squirrel Kingdom cannot find the cause at all. This strange disease prompts them to constantly explore the ruins in search of that slim hope.
However, the universe is too dangerous. Terrifying gamma storms, sudden supernova pulses, and the aftermath of a stellar fluctuation hundreds of years ago may suddenly arrive and kill them.
The previous Shadow Apostles were a less dangerous part of it, but when triggered by unknown reasons, they would attack the surrounding living creatures crazily. It was extremely lucky to escape into the black hole and survive.
But behind every bad thing is a nut, and the old adage is so true.
They actually returned to their home planet!
After knowing where this place was, hope ignited in No. 2's heart.
The key to saving their tribe may be here!
"Beta, help look for signs of life."
"Inspection... Inspection completed, they are everywhere."
"Why are they everywhere?"
"There are planet-level life forms."
This time, it's not just No. 2, but No. 1 and No. 3 both took a deep breath.
The universe is too big, and in the mirror universe where they live, there are many super-large-scale life forms.
According to the size of life forms, they classify them into satellite-level life forms, planet-level life forms, super planet-level life forms, star-level life forms, etc.
The shadow believer that I met by chance later was also a satellite-level life form, but there was still a big gap between it and a planet-level life form.
Now that the existence of planetary life forms has been confirmed, Beta feels that he should be more careful.
Looking around, he saw the beautiful park not far away at a glance, then pointed there with his little paw and asked: "Where is that place?" "The
existence of data of older life forms was detected, and a large number of early life forms were detected. Version explanation robot exists, and a large number of inanimate structures have been detected..."
Hearing Beta's series of rising sounds, No. 2 became more and more curious about that place.
Amidst the surrounding ruins, the vast and exquisite garden is like an oasis, and it is difficult not to attract attention.
Pulling off the roots on its claws, it said to No. 1 and No. 3: "Let's go there and have a look. Remember to bring the nuts."
"What about the spaceship?" No. 1 asked.
Looking back at the spacecraft that had broken into two parts, No. 2 shook his head helplessly.
The spaceship is also part of the bipedal technology. They can only make simple imitations, but they can no longer manufacture them.
And this one is an extremely traditional piece of equipment, and they have no means of recovery.
Although it is a pity, its mission ends here.
After patting the spacecraft, No. 2 could see a lot of things from it.
The traces of decay left by the Shadow Apostles, the scratches of small meteorites, the scorch marks left by the weapons of interstellar pirates...
each one is evidence of their life and death together, and there is a story behind every wound. These stories are one after another. A legend, and today is likely to be the end of the legend.
"Thank you, old friend."
After patting the hull of the spacecraft, No. 2 greeted No. 1 and No. 3 and saluted, and walked towards the botanical garden under the leadership of the floating Beta.
They walked for three hours to get there.
Although they had taken off their spacesuits, the journey still made them very tired.
When they got there, they realized that it was bigger than they thought.
The three-meter-high wall towered into the sky in the eyes of the squirrels, and the long wall stretched to the horizon, making them realize that this place was larger than they imagined.
But squirrels are all natural wall climbers.
They stepped on the wall and climbed up. When they climbed over the wall, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of them.
Plants that require a lot of water are everywhere, delicate trees are dotted among them, blue flowers are blooming in the flower beds, everything looks so perfect.
After staring blankly at the wall for a while, No. 1 couldn't help but said: "It's so beautiful here. What kind of place is this?"
Beta was silent for a while, and then said: "We have switched to the botanical garden explanation mode. This is the botanical garden. "
What is a botanical garden?"
"A place used to place plants and watch them. Bipeds, the former humans, like this kind of equipment very much. They like to come here in their free time and pass the time by observing plants." ."
"Are these foods delicious?" No. 3 asked drooling.
"Most of them are only ornamental and poisonous, and their cultivation requires a lot of sunlight, clean water, and fertile soil."
"What a waste!" No. 2 shouted, "Using precious land and resources for cultivation Are humans so wasteful of inedible food?"
"For humans in the past, this was just an ordinary means of entertainment."
Beta's answer made No. 2 silent.
The human era was a great golden age. Advanced technology and complete industry allowed them to dominate the mirror universe. Even if they perished, the rest of the light would still guide their pets.
A huge botanical garden requires resources beyond their imagination.
And such a huge building is just used for entertainment equipment. This luxury has made them don't know what to say.
Just as he was about to jump down and feel the plants here, No. 2 heard Beta say: "Please don't get close to the grass, especially by jumping on one foot." "
Why?"
"It looks like grass, but in essence it is Mimicry of a certain plant. This plant feeds on a certain creature called a rat that can hop on one leg, so hopping on one leg at a certain frequency will arouse its predatory instinct and be attacked by it."
" That's it. Wait!"
Feeling something keenly, No. 2 continued to ask: "I have a question, plants don't move, right?"
"Yes." Beta replied.
"Animals can move, right?" "That's right." "
Then why do the plants here move?"
"Because of the need for biological weapons, humans have broken down the barriers between plants and animals and allowed animals and plants to blend into one. So here Plants all look like plants, but in essence, they are animals and plants that can evolve."
No. 2's expression became more solemn.
Thinking of the inevitable plant diseases in their tribe, he asked in disbelief: "So, our disease..."
"Connected to the local network, updated the database... Yes, it can be inferred that the source of your disease is in Here."
"Our ancestors...were all biological weapons?"
"Yes."
The sudden truth made No. 2 feel absurd.
They have been trying to solve their own problems and understand their origins, but they did not expect that the truth would be like this.
Biological weapons, that's why they were created.
Looking at the livid yellow chipmunk No. 2, No. 1 pushed him, gnawed on the nuts and asked, "What's wrong with you? You won't give me the nuts."
"We are biological weapons!"
"Oh, what next?"
Looking at the confused No. 1 and No. 3, No. 2 suddenly realized the key to this problem.
Right, then what?
Knowing that their origin is biological weapons, will it have any impact on them?
They were still them, the same group of squirrels that eliminated the Twoleg humans, the guys who stood at the top of the food chain.
You are luxurious and you are great, but what will happen in the end?
We are still at the top of the food chain!
And I will find a way to save myself on my home planet, and we squirrel people will be perfect and great again.
Thinking of this, No. 2 was full of pride. Just as he was about to stand up and express his pride, he saw a strange guy coming out of the corner.
The other party... is weird.
His body is very uncoordinated, his arms and legs look very slender, and the hair on his body is only a small amount on the top of his head. He has no tail on his lower body, and he doesn't know how to maintain balance.
He is so tall that if six of them are stacked together, he can be as tall as the other person. People don't know how he survived without breaking any bones.
Immediately lowering his head, Number 2 stood on the wall, looked at the guy below and asked in horror: "What is that?"
"It looks like a human, but there is no sign of life." Beta said doubtfully, "An entity that has never been seen before. , need to be registered, temporarily registered as humanoid."
"Do humans look like this? It's not in the literature I saw! Shouldn't they be a species without a tail or with a tail in the front?" "The
literature is mostly speculation, and it is not related to It is normal for the facts to be biased. It is recommended to continue to observe."
Accepting Beta's proposal, No. 2 could only continue to observe.
After just watching for a while, No. 2 found that human behavior could only be described as weird.
From the moment he appeared, he never stopped.
He's trying to invade the garden.
There were obvious warning signs beside the garden, but he turned a blind eye and kept charging towards the garden.
He attempts to jump into the garden, but is stopped by a beta-like machine.
He tried to dig a hole outside the garden with his bare hands, but was stopped.
Walk up the rockery, then jump from the rockery into the garden, being stopped in mid-air.
He tried to break the garden fence and then argued to the machine that a garden without a fence was not a garden. He was stopped by the machine and ordered to return to its original state.
While recovering, I tried to enter the garden to pick flowers, was blocked, and then didn't show up for five hours.
Appeared five hours later, carefully restored the garden, politely said goodbye to the machine, and then went to the lake to try diving.
Tried to jump directly into the lake, was blocked.
Try...
Three squirrels were lying on the city wall, staring at the scene in front of them in stunned silence.
At this moment, No. 2 felt that even the most insane fantasy novel could not describe the scene in front of him. The human-like behavior completely subverted its cognition, making him feel that he had fallen into a state of madness.
However, the powerful rational compulsion brought him back to normal, but his companion was already dead.
Looking at the guy in front of him, Number One murmured to himself: "Who am I, and who is it? Is the world a My Little Pony dream or a huge bubble of nothingness?"
Ignoring the two companions for the time being, Number 2 asked: "Beta, can you guess what these humans are doing?"
"There is insufficient data, so we can't speculate for the time being. Please continue to collect intelligence to help me make a judgment." After
thinking for a while, Number 2 gave his companions a slap in the face each. , wake them up physically.
Telling them Beta's inference, No. 2 said seriously: "Next, we have to observe these humanoids and find out the secrets here."
"I don't want to die!" No. 1 shouted in fear.
"That's right." No. 3 nodded in fear, "Just seeing him makes me go crazy. It's absolutely impossible for me to explore its secrets." "
But we have no other choice." No. 2 sighed. road.
Glancing at the humanoid who was still trying to jump into the lake, instinctive fear struck him, preventing him from looking any further.
However, in order to save their tribe from the brink of extinction, he strengthened his determination and began to look at those guys seriously.
"Look directly at them with me." Number 2 said, "Slowly, little by little, dispel the fear in your heart. We cannot be afraid, we are already the last hope." "
But what should I do if I am still afraid?" Number 3 asked fearfully.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you see that you are not afraid."
When the three squirrels used desensitization therapy to overcome the fear in their hearts, their figures were already being targeted.
Alpha, the universal explanation robot, has seen three squirrels, as well as his own second-generation machine product Beta, which was invented in another universe.
Their origins made Alpha a little curious, but their bodies had the same origin as the animals and plants in this world but had different evolutionary directions.
This peculiar performance made him somewhat curious about these guys, and he was ready to observe and record their performance, find out their latent status, and compile it for the record.
Ever since, a strange scene began.
The players don't know they're being watched by the three squirrels, and the three squirrels don't know they're being watched by Alpha.
With different purposes, their actions in the botanical garden began to intersect and influence each other.
The leader's extra update will be delivered later.
If nothing unexpected happens in the future, I will update the first chapter at about 12 a.m. and the second and third chapters at 6 p.m. The time in between can be used to think about and modify some content to maintain quality.
(End of chapter)