Thousands of tons of fleshy and juicy animals wandered in the lush grassland and endless dense forests. The rich products were not only beyond their ability, but also far beyond their imagination.
However, even though they were rich, they still ended up dying from starvation.
…
On the towering cliffs that pierced the clouds.
Looking at the fertile land tens of meters away, as well as the lush grassland and giant trees tens of meters high in the distance, Lu Zhou, who was sitting on the edge of the cliff, looked up at the sky. He couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
Everything in front of him felt like a primeval forest, making him wonder if he had returned to hundreds of millions of years ago.
"Don't tell me I traveled to Mars billions of years ago."
The sun in the sky was very small, only a little bigger than a thumb. The light was not particularly dazzling, but it was bright enough.
The temperature nearby was very comfortable. It didn't feel cold at all. In fact, it felt like a spring afternoon. It made people want to lie down under the shade of a tree and take a lazy nap.
Lu Zhou speculated that the reason why this place could maintain such a comfortable temperature was mostly because of the thickness of the atmosphere and the type of soil here. The thick atmosphere was like a layer of cotton quilt, locking most of the heat from the sun.
A familiar voice came into his ears.
"Time is irreversible. This is the law of truth."
"Oh, so this is a memory?"
A blue beam of light slowly appeared beside Lu Zhou. A blue humanoid creature walked out of the light and sat next to him.
Looking at the slowly moving biological community on the horizon, General Reinhardt said in a calm voice with a hint of approval.
"Smart, no wonder The Observer values you so much."
Lu Zhou curled his lips and didn't say anything.
In fact, there was nothing difficult to guess.
Before entering the hibernation cabin, he learned that General Reinhardt's existence was a memory.
Since General Reinhardt could remember his name and perfectly play the role of "Reinhardt" to communicate with him normally, it was obvious that this memory could be written into something new.
For example, something that happened billions of years ago.
"Why did you bring me here?"
"Anyway, you won't be able to wake up in the next few decades. Don't you want to find something to do to pass the time?"
Lu Zhou heard the mockery in his voice and replied with a speechless emoji.
"For me, a few decades is just a blink of an eye."
If he didn't consider anything else …
It was indeed so.
"That's true, but don't you want to know what happened here?"
Lu Zhou's eyes flashed with interest when he heard this.
"What happened here?"
General Reinhardt smiled faintly and did not answer this question immediately. Instead, he stood up from the ground and patted the non-existent mud on his pants.
"Come with me."
"You'll know soon enough."
With that, he didn't care whether Lu Zhou followed him or not. He turned around and walked down the mountain.
Staring at his back, Lu Zhou hesitated for two seconds. He thought that he had nothing to do anyway, so he stood up and followed General Reinhardt down the mountain.
"In your culture, the concept closest to the prehistoric ecological appearance of Mars is probably the" Gaia hypothesis "proposed by your scholars. The entire planet is almost like a complete life. Since it completed the evolution of the initial ecosystem, it has been in an almost perpetual balance.
"There is almost no concept of the South Pole and the North Pole here. Creatures at any latitude can feel the most comfortable state equally. This is like a paradise, and it will remain so if there are no accidents. "
Lu Zhou followed General Reinhardt's footsteps and said casually.
"However, there was still a change."
"Yes."
"Then what on earth caused —"
"It's me."
As they spoke, the two of them arrived at the side of a cave.
When Lu Zhou saw the huge insect next to the cave, he almost vomited.
This was the first time he saw a cockroach as tall as his knee.
The pair of antennae, which were about two meters long and covered with fluff, swayed up and down. It seemed to be hesitating about something.
"Do you think it's disgusting?"
"Yes."
"That's normal. There is a natural difference in aesthetics between mammals and arthropods. Arthropods have many legs, long tentacles, and complex textures, but the focus of mammals can't be reflected in their bodies at all … I don't want to talk too much about aesthetics with you. Your civilization is still too young. Maybe it will be more appropriate for us to talk about these things when you have more experience."
While they were talking, the cockroach not far away seemed to have finally made up its mind and began to explore the interior of the cave.
General Reinhardt also waved to Lu Zhou, made a "follow me" gesture, then took him to the cave.
The light in the cave was so dim that one couldn't even see their own fingers.
Before going in, Lu Zhou was still a little hesitant. After all, he really didn't want to stay in the same space with such a big insect, even if he knew that everything in front of him was just an ancient memory.
But after seeing General Reinhardt walk inside as if nothing had happened, he finally gritted his teeth, overcame the discomfort in his heart, and followed.
One cockroach and two people walked in the cave and advanced about one or two hundred meters.
At this time, the cockroach walking in front suddenly seemed to have a premonition of danger. The wings on its back made a dangerous buzzing sound.
"What is he doing?"
"Hunting."
"Hunting?"
"Yes, in the early days of civilization, or before they formed a civilization, these cockroaches mainly fed on the young of a reptile creature in the cave. This creature is also very unique. Its larvae also have the ability to reproduce. In the future, you will see these cockroaches very cleverly domesticate them into livestock as a source of protein. "
"Like aphids of ants?"
"Smart."
While they were talking, a long-legged spider about a meter tall with fangs on its face emerged from the shadows. It let out a low growl as it approached aggressively.
The strange color of the fluff made people's scalp tingle. Lu Zhou subconsciously took a step back.
Almost at the same time, the cockroach in front of him, which was crawling on the ground and trembling with its wings, suddenly moved.
The wings on its carapace suddenly made a burst, then the cockroach on the pillow shot forward like a bullet.
Lu Zhou was taken aback by this kind of hunting method.
He originally thought that this kind of creature would only hide in the gutter, gnaw on rotten food, and had no offensive ability at all. He did not expect the cockroach on Mars in front of him to have such a ferocious hunting ability!
Obviously, not only did he not expect it, but the spider also did not expect the "little guy" in front of it to be so fierce. It was caught off guard and rolled to the side.
The two insects were caught in close combat, fighting each other. With the advantage of its small size, the cockroach was lucky enough to hang on the stomach of the spider and directly bit off half of the spider's face.
The winner had been decided.
After subconsciously struggling for a while, the spider curled up into a ball and lay on the ground, motionless.
The cockroach made an "excited" roar, cut off the fangs of the spider, tied it to the top of its head with a pair of forelimbs, and quickly rushed into the nest behind the cave.
Inside the nest, fat larvae wriggled on the carpet-like pile of fluff, looking curiously at the entrance of the nest.
Obviously, they did not know that they were already in trouble …
"Being able to kill adult Martian spiders is equivalent to supreme glory for these Martians. Because under normal circumstances, those Martian spiders usually hunt giant insects more than two meters tall, and those monsters are almost impossible for these Martians to compete with. "
Lu Zhou felt disgusted by the term Martians, and he spoke with an ugly expression.
"I think … Let's not call them Martians."
Reinhardt smiled faintly and said, "Why, didn't you come up with this name?"
Lu Zhou: "…"
"In fact, it doesn't matter. A name is just a symbol. Even if you call me Calanite, I won't be angry, right? What's more, it won't take long for the little guys in front of you to learn to walk upright, make tools, and even develop a civilization several times more prosperous than your current earth … Look, he seems to have found a treasure. "
Looking in the direction of General Reinhardt, the cockroach, which was collecting the white fluff and tying the larvae into it, suddenly stopped.
The larvae seemed to realize that this person was not their mother. They began to feel uneasy and made squeaking sounds.
However, the cockroach didn't seem to hear it. It shook the antennae on its head and climbed to the side of the stone wall.
It was different from the jagged rocks beside it. The flat rock was like a stone tablet, firmly embedded in the stone wall.
Not only that, but there were also lines of strange marks on the mirror-like stone tablet.
Although it didn't understand what these marks meant to it, it always felt that there was some kind of breathtaking attraction in those symbols.
And this kind of attraction did not come from the instinct to eat …
"Curiosity is the beginning of everything. You can't imagine what kind of storm my heart was set off when I found this ugly little guy stopping in front of this stone tablet."
"This is …" A touch of disbelief appeared in Lu Zhou's eyes. His pupils shrank slightly, and he whispered softly, "The language of the Calanite Empire?"
"Yes."
General Reinhardt nodded.
"These words were engraved when I first came to this planet … or this universe to commemorate something."
While the two were talking, the cockroach had approached the stone tablet and curiously tapped the strange lines of text with its antennae.
From its movements, it seemed that this little fellow wanted to move this thing away. However, after several attempts, it finally gave up on this unrealistic idea.
Unable to bear to leave just like that, it stared at the stone tablet for a long time. It even rubbed its forelimbs on the ground as if it was imitating the strokes of the symbols on the stone tablet.
At this moment, the cockroach standing in front of the stone tablet would not realize that it was because of its gaze that completely changed the fate of a race.
It also completely changed the future of a planet …
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