Everyone was relieved when they found a cave to set up camp in. But no one expected such a turn of events in the blink of an eye.
"Should we find another place to hide?" Someone whispered, "What if something chases us out of the forest?"
"There's no need to." Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "They were obviously trying to hide in our place, but we managed to get there first. This at least shows that the cave we're in should be safe enough."
"What are they hiding from?" Liu Bu wondered.
Xu Xianchu looked at the forest outside the cave. "They might be hiding from this forest, or the forest at night."
Ren Xiaosu nodded. "I think so too. Animals are far more alert to danger than humans because it's their instinct. Do you remember that when we passed through the canyon, we saw human skeletons lying there? But after we entered the forest, we didn't see any animal skeletons. That's abnormal. "
"As long as it's a living thing, it's bound to die of old age, sickness, and death. How can we not see any animal skeletons?" Ren Xiaosu continued, "I once discarded fish bones and meat in the forest south of the canyon. But when I went to check the next morning, I found that they were gone. There was no trace of them at all, and it was the same way Xu Xia's body was lost. But these missing skeletons and people all have one thing in common, and that's that they were in the forest."
"Yes." Xu Xianchu nodded. "And since these creatures are so afraid of the forest, there's obviously something wrong with it."
A forest that eats people …
The others looked at the forest outside and were a little surprised. Could it be that after the animals evolved, even the plants evolved?
Xu Xianchu comforted, "But this is actually a good thing. Since we've discovered the pattern, we can take precautions in advance."
The fear of the unknown becomes a known fear. Even if you understand the principle behind it, the feeling of fear will be slightly reduced.
Yes, wouldn't it be fine as long as we don't enter the forest at night?
Thinking of this, the psychological trauma from before even dissipated a little. Wng Lei said with a smile, "Then we must find a place far away from the forest to set up camp before nightfall."
Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "Not only at night, but also during the day. We don't know if these animals and plants have evolved to the end. What if they eat people during the day?"
"Then we'll follow the ridges and valleys where the trees are relatively sparse!" Xu Xianchu made the final decision.
Everyone started to chew on the roots of the pine tree again. At this time, someone asked, "Ren Xiaosu, how did you find out that the roots of the pine tree are edible?"
"I didn't discover it. Someone in town mentioned it." Ren Xiaosu calmly added some firewood to the campfire.
Liu Bu wanted to ease the tension between him and Ren Xiaosu, so he quickly flattered him, "You people from town know the wilderness too well. This is all due to the wisdom of humans!"
Liu Bu did not know how to brag either, so he could only brag awkwardly.
However, Ren Xiaosu did not quite agree with him. Ren Xiaosu gave him a look and said, "This isn't wisdom. Who would be willing to eat the roots of the pine tree if they could eat something good? The people in town said that eating pine tree roots was something that happened a few years ago. When I heard about it, I could already imagine how many people had starved to death over the years. "
In this era where there was no tomorrow for the refugees, everything was related to survival.
He was just trying to brag awkwardly, but this made Liu Bu even more embarrassed.
At this moment, Luo Xinyu said to ease the atmosphere, "Why did the wild animals grow in size but not us humans? Instead, we evolved into a supernatural being like Captain Xu. "
"Maybe it's because humans have evolved in a different way." Xu Xianchu said, "Since ancient times, humans have always evolved in terms of brain power."
Ren Xiaosu said, "I've heard of another theory. Last year, after I escaped from the wolves, I asked Mr. Zhang from school about it. He asked me a question. 'There are some creatures in nature that don't actually need a lot of exercise to grow strong muscles. He said that there's an animal called chimpanzees that humans used to keep in cages. Even if they only eat and sleep every day, they can still grow muscles that far exceed those of humans. But when humans eat and sleep every day, their muscles will atrophy."
Yang Xiaojin said, "That Mr. Zhang from your school is not a normal person."
Ren Xiaosu did not know how Yang Xiaojin came to that conclusion. He did not know if Zhang Jinglin was a normal person, but he knew that Zhang Jinglin was a good person.
He continued, "Mr. Zhang said that there's a gene in the human body that restricts the development of muscles. Moreover, as humans get smarter, this gene has also been evolving. He said this is the price of wisdom. "
Everyone fell into deep thought. It seemed like that was really the case. There were people from the upper echelons in the stronghold who went to the gym to lose weight, and it was even a trend among the upper echelons. It was especially popular two years ago.
Even Liu Bu used to follow the trend. But after he went to the gym, he realized how difficult it was to develop muscles.
But Yang Xiaojin suddenly poured a bucket of cold water on Ren Xiaosu. "I've seen supernatural beings who have evolved their physiques before. What do you mean by that?"
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He thought for a moment and said, "Did his ancestors have something going on with wild animals?!"
Yang Xiaojin was speechless.
Xu Xianchu was speechless.
Liu Bu was speechless.
Everyone looked at Ren Xiaosu speechlessly. Wasn't he fucking scolding them?!
Luo Xinyu's interest was suddenly piqued. "Mr. Zhang from your town's school is very special. He must be very knowledgeable, right?"
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment before answering, "He's quite knowledgeable. But when he encounters something he doesn't understand in class, he'll make it up."
"Does he usually read books or something when he's free? There are also people like that in the stronghold." Luo Xinyu asked, "Those people are all very powerful."
"Not really." Ren Xiaosu shook his head. "In his free time, he spends his time growing vegetables in the yard."
Luo Xinyu was speechless for a while. Why did most of the things in town turn out so differently from what she had imagined?
However, Ren Xiaosu felt that Zhang Jinglin was quite good in this aspect. He studied but did not study rigidly. Even if he was very knowledgeable, he could still bend over and hoe the ground.
But at this moment, everyone suddenly heard the sound of chains being dragged across the ground in the forest.
Clatter, clatter.
When the chains collided with the ground, they made a crisp sound. It sounded like the owner of the sound was crawling through the forest and patrolling his territory.
Ren Xiaosu and the others felt their hair stand on end. How could there be a creature that could travel through the forest at night? Could it be that their previous judgment was wrong?
Weren't those animals hiding in the forest?!
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