The cold made Lin Ge rub his palms together. "Say, if we go further north and reach the Arctic Circle, how are we going to survive?"
"Since the Inuit can live in the Arctic, we can too." "It's just a little colder," Xu Yun said. "If the people who live here go to the tropics, they'll probably die of dehydration in a day."
Lin Ge pouted and said, "Brother, the Inuits are native people through and through. They've been living here for a long time, so they're used to it. We're not natives. Us Asians have always been one of the weaker races in this world."
"There's one fact that you should understand. Yellow people are the most resistant to the cold." "The indigenous Inuit who live in the Arctic are all yellow people," Xu Yun said. "If it were black people with better physique, they might have died here a long time ago."
Lin Ge was stunned for a moment.
Looking at the environment here, perhaps other than the yellow people who could endure hardships and were not afraid of anything, no one else could withstand it.
Most of the black people were lazy and did not like to do anything. It was almost impossible to expect them to survive in such a godforsaken place.
"Brother, are the ancestors of the Inuit really from Hua Xia?" Lin Ge was skeptical.
"Who said they were from Hua Xia? It's not like only Hua Xia people are yellow." Xu Yun laughed bitterly. "The ancestors of the Inuit should be from Siberia. As far as I know, tens of thousands of years ago, the Siberians crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to North America. They might have also crossed the frozen strait land bridge."
Gu Qiya had never heard of this before. "So, they're also part of the East Asian ethnic group?"
"Yes, according to some of the human history that I know." Xu Yun said, "Those who lived near the sea caught sea animals and fish. Those who lived inland hunted for a living."
"Brother, there's one more thing I don't understand. You said that they might have crossed the frozen strait land bridge?" Lin Ge said. "The entire Bering Strait is frozen?"
"Yes." Xu Yun said, "Ten thousand years ago, it was the Ice Age. The straits in the extremely cold areas were completely frozen. You could walk directly from Asia to America."
Lin Ge was suddenly enlightened. He did not remember that it was still the ice age of the century. It was not like now, with global warming, there was no possibility of the strait being frozen, right? It should be impossible.
If the Titanic had taken the route of the North Atlantic Ocean, perhaps it would not have encountered the iceberg.
"These people are really powerful." Lin Ge said, "I just don't understand. It's cold in Siberia, and it's also cold here. Why did they come so far to come here?"
"You think they came here for such a cold place?" Xu Yun said, "Of course not. Back then, the migratory army set out from Asia and crossed the Bering Strait to the hinterland of America. They also wanted to find a place with fertile land and a comfortable climate."
Lin Ge was stunned for a moment. "Yes, there are many good places in Canada and the American Empire."
"But before they came, they did not ask the American Indians for permission. Faced with the encirclement and cruel massacre of the Native Americans, they could only fight and retreat. In the end, they finally retreated to the Arctic Circle. " Xu Yun said, "It was winter. The Native Americans thought that the Inuit would soon freeze to death in this place, so they stopped chasing them. But no one expected that the Inuit would miraculously survive in the Arctic. They created a miracle of human survival. "
In terms of hardships and endurance, Asians were indeed extraordinary.
"I don't know if we will meet the Inuit," Lin Ge said, "If we do, we can ask about it. We were from the same hometown ten thousand years ago."
"If it's north of Big Bear Lake, it's possible to meet the Inuit," Xu Yun said.
Gu Qiya laughed. "Even if we meet them, we can't be sure if they are Inuit. We can't go up and ask, can we? After all, some of the rich people in America who enjoy life might deliberately come to the extreme cold to skate and ski at this time. "
"The Inuit are yellow. I don't think many yellow people living in North America have the time to come here to ski," Lin Ge said.
Xu Yun smiled. "Although the Inuit are from Asia, because they have lived in the polar environment for a long time, the Inuit are different from the yellow people in Asia."
Lin Ge shook his head. "Could it be that they have been assimilated by the Native Americans? You can still tell at a glance that they are Asian. "
"They are short and stout. Their eyes are long and narrow. Their noses are wide and the tip of the nose is curved downwards. Their faces are wide and the fat under their skin is very thick." Xu Yun: "Because their short and stout bodies can resist the cold, and their small eyes can prevent the strong light reflected by the polar ice and snow from irritating the eyes. Driving in this white snow is very tiring for your eyes, isn't it? "
Lin Ge nodded. They drove slowly here because the strong light reflected by the ice and snow in the day was uncomfortable for the eyes. Driving at night also reflected the light, which was unbearable for the eyes.
"It is because of these physical characteristics that they have evolved that they have an amazing ability to resist the cold." Xu Yun: "Of course, another important reason why the Inuit can resist the cold is that they eat food that is high in protein and calories. Otherwise, they would have collapsed long ago."
Lin Ge looked at the grilled fish they were eating. "Does this count as high in calories?"
"Wait a minute. Let me ask you first. Do you know why they're called Inuit?" Xu Yun: "It is the name they give themselves in their language. In their language, the Inuit refer to 'real people.' They say that because the Native Americans gave them a name that they don't like — Eskimo."
Lin Ge did not understand the Aleut language of the Old Asiatic family, nor did he understand the Native American language. "Isn't that a nice name? How westernized, Eskimo. "
"But in the Native American language, Eskimo means' people who eat raw meat. 'It's meant to mock them." Xu Yun: "Nowadays, many people know about the Eskimo, but they don't know about the Inuit. But for such a strong people, the name Eskimo should really be abandoned."
"Then they really eat raw meat?" Gu Qiya was a little surprised. "Is it because they eat raw meat that they can maintain their calories?"
Xu Yun nodded. "The Inuit do eat raw meat, and they prefer meat that has been preserved for a while and is slightly rotten. The traditional Inuit view is that cooking meat is a waste of food."
"Damn, their evolution doesn't seem to have kept up with the pace of society. In ancient times, eating raw meat was understandable, but now …" Lin Ge was a little surprised. "There's no need for that, right?"
Xu Yun shook his head. "Actually, it's a kind of adaptation to the cold of the Arctic. People who hunt outside have no hope of starting a fire everywhere. In order to ensure a high intake of protein and calories, the traditional diet of the Inuit is all meat, fish, seals, walruses, and even whales. On land, reindeer, musk oxen, and even polar bears. That's what they eat. "
Lin Ge couldn't help but give a thumbs up. "I can't help but want to make friends with the Inuit. Eating whales, eating polar bears … That's so cool. I haven't eaten whale or polar bear meat before. If I can make friends, it shouldn't be a problem to go to his house and try it, right?"
"If it's raw meat, I'd rather not meet the Inuit." Gu Qiya shook her head hard. She couldn't accept eating raw meat. It was better to eat sashimi. After all, the fish was still tender, but the meat of land animals didn't "melt in the mouth" so easily.
Especially when she thought of polar bears. The meat of such a strong animal was definitely "muscle," so it must be very hard to chew. How could she eat it?
Gu Qiya almost vomited when she thought of this.
Lin Ge actually didn't like eating raw meat either. He didn't even like eating sashimi. "We have an electric cooker. They shouldn't mind if we fry it, right?"
"But Xu Yun said that the traditional Inuit view is that cooking meat is a waste of food," Gu Qiya said. "Do you think they'll entertain a guest who wastes their food?"
"Then I'd better not make friends with them." Lin Ge shook his head.
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