This was Mars more than three billion years ago.
Standing in the wind, Jiang Chen stared at the endless wilderness, dumbfounded for a moment.
Just then, the light ball floating next to him continued to speak.
"Do you see those rooms?"
Jiang Chen sorted out the messy thoughts in his head and reluctantly nodded.
"I see them."
"They were originally full of works of art and priceless antiques. They record our civilization for tens of thousands of years. When the end of the world came, we tried our best to leave something behind in this cold universe, but as you can see, nothing is eternal in the face of time. "
As if remembering something, the light ball was silent for a long time and did not speak again.
"What should I call you?" Jiang Chen asked tentatively.
"We don't need to communicate by voice. If you use your language, you can call us the Gaia civilization," the light ball said.
Gaia?
In Greek mythology, the mother of the gods ruled the earth and was the most respected and prominent god among all the gods. She was the first primordial god born from chaos and was worshipped as one of the primordial forces of nature that created life.
As for why he chose this word from the Earth civilization to name his own civilization, perhaps only he himself knew the answer to that word …
"Okay, Gaia? I'll call you Gaia. " Jiang Chen turned his face and looked at the light ball. "So Gaia, what are you going to do to me?"
However, Gaia did not answer his question, but said softly.
"Shh, it's about to start."
Just as it finished speaking, Jiang Chen suddenly noticed that about fifty meters in front of him, two strange-looking monsters appeared.
The reason why he called them monsters was because he had never seen such ugly insects.
One was the size of a calf, with rows of carapaces on its back. Countless long legs swayed on its abdomen, and its tail swung like a chain, whistling in the air. The sharp incisors were like two pairs of sickles, and the hundreds of steel teeth in its mouth were like needles. It let out a sharp and bloodthirsty roar.
The other was also the size of a tiger or leopard, with two pairs of antennae swaying on the top of its head. Its shape was like a large ant, but it had a pair of strong forelegs, and its upper body had already left the ground. Two spears made of unknown materials were pointed at the centipede-like beast from afar.
Suddenly, the bushes beside him moved.
The soil was broken, and five "ants" hiding underground suddenly crawled out and threw the short spears in their hands at the centipede. The short hairs were like cannonballs, piercing through the centipede's armor. Green blood splattered all over the ground.
The prey struggled to shake its chain-like tail, trying to escape from the encirclement of these "ants". However, under the attacks of those "ants", this struggle became futile.
In the midst of the dusty battle.
The prey gradually lost its strength due to the loss of blood. A few strong arthropods came forward and controlled the prey. They used sharp ores to cut open its soft belly …
Witnessing this scene, Jiang Chen thought for a moment and asked.
"Those are Gaia …?"
"Yes." The light ball shook up and down. "Those hunters with spears are Gaia. And the beast armed to the teeth is one of the most dangerous creatures on this planet. Its bite force is about five times that of a Death Claw. "
"You also know about Death Claw?"
"I said, I have seen your memory … Please don't be nervous. Only you and I are standing here. And I am just a memory. "The light ball saw the fear in Jiang Chen's eyes and said softly.
"Because of gravity, environment, and many other reasons, the mammals on this planet are weak. They are short, and their bones are fragile. They even make us not interested in hunting. This planet was once the world of arthropods. And all resources such as groundwater, minerals, and energy are also buried underground that can only be reached by those who are good at digging. "
Jiang Chen glanced at the light ball in surprise.
He was not surprised that the Mars described more than three billion years ago turned out to be an insect world, but he was surprised that Amos could use his imagination to guess everything.
"We learned to use tools and finally stood at the top of the food chain. Even the most dangerous and bloodthirsty Devil Worm fell under our spears. "
"And our civilization began from this day."
"We dug our own Great Wall underground, used granite to strengthen our caves, used the hard shells of prey to make armor, and tied limbs and sharp stones to spears. Devil Worm babies were the most delicious food. We built our own ranches underground, cultivated fungi such as mushrooms, and developed our own civilization … "
The sun and moon changed above their heads, and the plants under their feet flourished and withered.
Jiang Chen watched as the mountains were filled up, the plains were dug into ravines, and Gaia in steel armor drilled out from the ground and charged at another group of Gaia. They rode on Devil Worms, and there were some other species he had never seen before. They were also equipped with iron armor and trampled on the enemy's position as war beasts.
The two teams collided, and green blood splashed in the air.
"The Iron Age," the light ball said softly, "Our keen sense of minerals helped us find iron ore. When a prophet realized the technology of iron smelting, our civilization transitioned from the Stone Age to the Iron Age at an incredible speed – the most barbaric era. "
The sounds of killing gradually came to a stop. When the last Gaia pulled out its spear from the body of its own kind, it picked up the blood-stained flag from the ground, shook the antennae on its head, and ruthlessly stabbed its spear and flag into the ground.
"We don't have vocal cords, but relatively, our brains are extremely developed. We communicate by our antennae, although more often, we rely on the spear in our hands. "
"All tribes revolve around the mother insect, and there is usually only one female in a tribe. Our antennae are antennae, and our nerve signals can be directly converted into electromagnetic waves. From birth, we stand on an invisible network, a network with the mother insect as the core. For our kind standing on different 'signal bands', our choice is usually war. We rob the other party's babies, livestock, kill the other party's mother insect, and occupy their nest. "
"Then day after day, the same fusion, the same division …"
The sun and the moon continued to change, and the original position of the spear and flag had been replaced by a stone monument. The battlefield that was littered with corpses was also covered by crisscrossing tunnels, and low buildings and walls were built there.
"Although we live underground, due to tradition and beliefs, almost all of our wars are fought on the surface."
"Even in the most difficult times, we were not willing to live on the surface, and we had no interest in the sky at all. However, the monument was an exception. We were passionate about building tall monuments on the ground to commemorate the victories that had once taken place here. But that's it. We never stay on the surface for too long. "
"In a sense, it is this tradition or belief in the earth that has restricted our exploration of the outer galaxy in the later years. But if you ask us if we regret our choice, our answer is no. We never regret … "
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