Zhang Lisheng's last sentence carried a hint of a curse, causing Xu Naijia to frown. "Dr. Zhang, other than being a god, you're also a part-time astrologer and prophet? Cursing in vain is the most incompetent performance of a man. I hope that you can respect yourself."
Zhang Lisheng smiled and suddenly asked, "Dr. Xu, I don't think you studied biology in university, right?"
"My doctorate is from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom in environmental science. Is there any problem with doing an interdisciplinary study of biological knowledge?" Xu Naijia asked.
"Oh, Cambridge? That's a good school, but you're not that good at biology, but I'm very confident in biology." Zhang Lisheng curled his lips and sat on the ground. He dipped his finger in his saliva and drew a circle on the ground. Pointing at the circle, he said out of the blue, "A ferocious beast at the top of the food chain usually has its own hunting area.
Let's take the lion that Earthlings are more familiar with as an example. In the African jungle, an adult lion and its mate will occupy a pond that will not dry up in the dry season. Then, with this pond as the center, they will set a vast land of about two square kilometers as their own hunting ground.
If you observe this hunting ground carefully, you'll find a very interesting phenomenon. The weaker the animal, the easier it is for the lion to let it get close to its own pond … "
As he was speaking, he first moved his finger to the center of the circle. "When an antelope or a zebra is full, it's safe for them to go to the pond to drink water at any time …"
Then, he moved his finger to the middle of the circle and gestured. "Coyotes are not so lucky. They can generally run around in the hunting ground of the pride, and the pride will at most roar and chase for a short while as a warning. However, once they get close to the pond, they'll often be expelled immediately and may even die because of this …"
In the end, Zhang Lisheng moved his finger to the edge of the circle. "If it's another lion, let alone getting close to the pond, even if it enters the edge of the hunting ground, it'll immediately feel the hostility of the pride. If it doesn't give in, it'll almost mean an inevitable battle of life and death …"
Listening to the young man's narration, Xu Naijia felt very baffled at first, but slowly, a sense of uneasiness rose in her heart. She could not help but ask, "Dr. Zhang, what are you trying to explain by saying so many baffling words?"
"It's very simple, Dr. Xu. We're now in the Oasis World's lion's hunting ground. In its eyes, the initial campsite is just a weak antelope that's not worth mentioning.
Later, when the leaders and students of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences that you mentioned came to the campsite, this place turned into a coyote, so it howled as a warning.
Last night, when I removed the 'Camouflage' and intended to break out of the encirclement with all my might, the campsite turned into another 'Lion'. That's why it rushed over angrily. That's why I chose to surrender and let the campsite turn back into a 'Coyote' to dispel its wariness.
After that, I was locked in this cage and began to deduce the general location of the 'lion' pond based on the information I had at hand. I finally came to a conclusion two to three minutes before you came in. Can you guess what the conclusion was? "
"What?" Xu Naijia's face was already extremely gloomy, but her voice was very calm as she asked.
"After the migration, we lived next to the 'lion' pond."
"Don't pretend to be profound and make these appalling inferences, Dr. Zhang. You know that there's a special biological environment deduction hosted by your alumni and senior in our base. His research conditions are far more superior than yours who hides in the dark. Not only that, but we can also infer its strength based on the roar of the Oasis World's beast.
The conclusion has long been made. The place where we're staying now is very safe. The monster that roared last night is not particularly scary. "
"You think that it's safe here and not scary, but I feel that we're surrounded by danger at this moment. Who's right and who's wrong …" Zhang Lisheng smiled. "Well, Dr. Xu, I've said something to a girl who hasn't read many books yesterday.
'Even though I don't know what his calculation equation looks like, a biosphere calculation formula that doesn't have more than 100,000 original species data recorded is actually almost the same as fortune-telling.' Now, I'll add another sentence that it's the same to infer the strength of a beast based on its roar. What do you think? "
"But compared to Wang Zhaosheng, your information is even less, isn't it?" Xu Naijia's expression became more and more impatient as she asked.
"But I'm not studying some biosphere calculation formula. I'm just doing the simplest deduction. This is essentially like seeing a toad escaping on the street or a mouse running out of the house during the day, and it's very likely that there will be an earthquake. I don't need too many materials. I only need to observe the phenomenon and make logical inferences.
For example, we've sacrificed a lot to build the campsite in the Oasis World, but the exploration of the north from the A0001 campsite is surprisingly smooth. Such a phenomenon is really thought-provoking.
Sometimes, if you want to draw a conclusion, you don't need a very complicated study. The conclusion will naturally be simple and clear. A high school student who is interested in biology will be able to think of it as long as he broadens his mind.
Don't bother about what kind of 'world' this is and don't let your vision be restricted. Some simple paths are universal in any environment and any place. The most obvious example is the law of the jungle … "
"Dr. Zhang, since you're talking so confidently, then why hasn't the 'lion' that you've imagined that must exist yet? It's already past eight o 'clock now, but there's not even a roar like last night."
"Looks like I've said so much, but it doesn't inspire you at all, Dr. Xu." Zhang Lisheng shrugged and replied, "A lion will only roar when it's angry or warning. When it's hunting, however, it will silently hide in the grass and suddenly lurk behind the prey before attacking violently and biting off the prey's neck …"
"What the hell …" Xu Naijia's expression turned gloomy. Without warning, she cursed under her breath and turned to leave the carriage. However, the instant she took a step, a loud noise of a 10,000-ton object falling from a high place resonated from outside. That violent vibration spread to the carriage of the engineering vehicle, causing everyone to feel a tightness in their chest, causing the blood in their body to tremble.
As blood flowed out of her nostrils, Xu Naijia panted loudly, trying to calm her dazed mind down. In the process of calming herself down, she suddenly heard a thunderous roar that shook the heaven and earth resonating by her ears, followed by the continuous crackling of electric arcs.
"It's here …" Upon hearing the roar, the wizard power in Zhang Lisheng's body surged spontaneously like a tide. A ferocious smile crept upon his face as he growled in a low voice. Allowing the colorless scales to cover his body densely, he used his omniscient power to nihilate forward.
Dazzling electric arcs burst out of the metal cage. The sound of the electric current striking in the carriage covered the noise outside for a moment. The young man's figure flickered in and out of existence in the electric current that had already turned into a bright green color. In the end, he struggled to pull out a long electric arc and escaped out of the cage.
Zhang Lisheng, whose body was covered in scorched spots, took a deep breath and said humorously to Xu Naijia, who was staring at him in bewilderment, "This cage is much more useless than I thought. However, perhaps it's because the base's power consumption is just too high and it's about to trip soon."
"Y-You have the ability to nihilate? T-This is impossible! This doesn't conform to the basic law of physics …" As though she could not hear the young man's voice, Xu Naijia stared at him and muttered.
After escaping from the cage, the first thing Zhang Lisheng did was to look at the movement outside through the crack of the door. As he looked, he muttered, "Right now, there's a group of monkeys that are six to seven meters tall running around on the electric fence, holding wooden sticks that can change their sizes and forking people in the camp. Do you think this is in line with the scientific law?
Dr. Xu, I'm not a spy. Caiying couldn't find me these past few nights. Don't think that I'm just wandering around in the camp. In fact, I've been going out every night. If it wasn't for the electric arc emitted from the electric fence that was too frightening and the laser defense system underground, I would've long escaped … "
As the young man was speaking, he suddenly turned around and expanded his body. Holding Guo Caiying, who had been in a daze, under his armpit like a child, he continued to look out, waiting for the best opportunity to jump out of the carriage. At this time, the girl snapped back to reality and shouted, "Lisheng, my cousin, and Chuhe …"
"Senior Sister, don't worry about them. I saw some soldiers rushing over just now …"
"Those soldiers must be dead by now. Otherwise, they would've come long ago," Guo Caiying interrupted the young man's words. "Please, Lisheng, I'm begging you. They're all very light, and Chuhe is also your good friend …"
"The first batch is indeed dead, but Dr. Xu has a very high status, so I think there will be a second batch very soon …" Zhang Lisheng casually replied. When he sensed that the girl had begun to sob, he frowned. "Let me give you a multiple-choice question, Senior Sister. If I protect you alone, I can guarantee that we'll be able to return to Earth alive, but if there are two of us, your chance of survival will only be 80% at most …"
"I choose the second option," without waiting for Zhang Lisheng to finish his words, Guo Caiying said resolutely.
"Okay, since you say so …" The young man shrugged and moved like a ghost to hold Xu Naijia and Ai Chuhe under his armpit.
"I don't need you to save me. Put me down …" Xu Naijia struggled desperately in vain.
"Listen, Dr. Xu, my patience is limited in such a situation. From now on, if you continue to yell and struggle, I'll break your jaw and limbs. In this way, even if we can escape successfully, you'll suffer great pain and be crippled for life. Why do you have to do this?" Zhang Lisheng said nonchalantly.
If the young man was ferocious and scary, Xu Naijia might still be stubborn. However, when she heard his indifferent tone and felt the great power contained under his cold scales, the tall woman's face finally turned pale and she stopped talking.
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