Yang Tuo's call at dawn woke everyone in the cave.

The young scholar's voice was hoarse, and it was obvious that the scientific work of accompanying instruments in the base was not so easy.

"Last night, our convoy received a new airdrop. Yang Tuo didn't talk too much nonsense, and went straight to the point, "The things inside are signed by Miao Guangqi." ”

Yang Tuo's opening remarks made Aa

The whole body shook slightly, and he couldn't help but say, "Mentor?"

"That's right, it's A

Miss E's supervisor, Professor Miao Guangqi. Yang Tuo said on the phone, "He sent in a scientific research report, the most important of which is the cell gene map left in the body of the Su family victim by the King of Mountain Yama thirty years ago, which is very precious." ”

"Did you find anything?" asked Dylan.

"Through the comparison of the genetic maps of the victims of the Su family thirty years ago and the recent victims in the Altai Mountains, the differences between the two are far from being as simple as individual differences between the same species. Dilan, the conclusions I've come to so far are honestly unbelievable even to myself. The magnitude of the variation between the three decades of the King of Mountain Yama is actually cross-border. ”

"What?" said Dylan and A

When E heard the word 'cross-border', he was shocked.

Lin Shuo also "chuckled" in his heart.

"Cross-border?" Wei Xingshan couldn't help but say at this time, "Is this Mountain Yama King so versatile?"

As soon as Wei Xingshan's words came out, he felt that something was not right, and he couldn't help touching the back of his head and smiling, his face was slightly embarrassed.

Fortunately, this man has a good personal relationship with Yang Tuo, so this layman's sentence did not dislike Yang Tuo, but patiently explained:

"Taxonomy, from top to bottom, are domains, kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species. For example, we humans are eukaryotic domains, animal kingdoms, chordates, vertebrate subphylums, mammals, euzoan subclasses, primates, apes, hominidae, hominaceae, hominis, hominus, homoses, homosapiens, homosapiens.

In the currently generally accepted doctrine, there are five biological classification levels of 'kingdom', namely prokaryotic kingdom, protist kingdom, plant kingdom, fungal kingdom, and animal kingdom.

As a completely new species, this biological classification is difficult to apply.

However, judging from its cell structure and the genes contained in it, thirty years ago, most of its characteristics were consistent with those of plants.

And now, it's an animal.

I had predicted the mutation ability of the Mountain Yama King before, and it was indeed extraordinary.

But it is too exaggerated to be able to mutate across borders in 30 years. ”

"Is it possible for this kind of major mutation to accumulate over hundreds of millions of years?" Dilan couldn't help muttering to himself, "If it's just a new ability, then through one or two iterations, it is possible to mutate successfully." But if the type of creature itself can be so mutated, is it still a creature on Earth?"

"So I was surprised too. Yang Tuo said.

"Ahem, what's the big deal, Cordyceps sinensis has done this in a few months. Wei Xingshan said with a big grin.

"Cordyceps is a fungus, it's not a direct genetic mutation......" Dilan retorted.

"Wait!" Yang Tuo on the other end of the phone seemed to be reminded, "Lao Wei is right. ”

"What do you mean......" Dylan asked, stunned, "double parasitism?"

"It could also be symbiosis followed by parasitism, or vice versa, in short, there are many possibilities. Yang Tuo said, "This idea is good, I'll study it again." By the way, once you collect a sample on the spot, you must send it to me as soon as possible. At present, Mongolia has deployed helicopters to get there, and they will be there soon. ”

After saying these words quickly, Yang Tuo praised again before hanging up the phone: "Old Wei, you are really awesome." ”

"That's!" Wei Xingshan looked smug on his face, turned his head and asked Lin Shuoxian, "How is it?"

"It's like you understand what's going on. Lin Shuo glanced at Wei Xingshan.

"Hey!" Wei Xingshan smiled, and then asked, "Lao Lin, what do you mean by symbiosis and parasitism that Lao Yang said?"

Lin Shuo said, "Symbiosis is when two organisms live together and both parties are mutually beneficial. Parasitism is also two organisms living together, but one party benefits and the other suffers. The two are similar in form, but there are essential differences. It's like me and you, we do business together, you think it's a symbiotic relationship, but it's actually a parasitic relationship. ”

"I didn't fully understand it, but you're definitely not saying a good thing!" Wei Xingshan said loudly.

"Alright, let's talk about it. Lin Shuo brought the topic back on track, "Originally, they always thought that the relationship between the King of Mountain Yama and the host was a parasitic or symbiotic relationship.

Here, it is easy to fall into a misunderstanding in thinking, thinking that the king of Yama itself is a living being, a parasitic or symbiotic host.

Your sentence Cordyceps just now reminded Yang Tuo. The king of Yama itself may not be a living creature, but like Cordyceps, it is also parasitic or symbiotic.

Only in this way can we more reasonably explain why in just thirty years, the genes of the King of Mountain Yama can mutate across borders.

Because in itself, it is not one living thing, but two.

The Mountain Yama collected by Miao predecessors thirty years ago, and the Mountain Yama collected by us recently, may be the parasitic and parasitic sides of the Mountain Yama King respectively, or they may be symbiotic with each other.

One of them is an animal and the other is a plant.

Your mistake can be regarded as providing Yang Tuo with new ideas. ”

"So that's what happened. Wei Xingshan finally understood, and invited Gong to say, "Lao Lin, you see that I am very useful, so we must be symbiotic, definitely not parasitic." ”

However, Mr. Wei's reminder also brought new problems. Dylan said slowly at this time, "If the Mountain Yama King is a creature, although it is very peculiar, it is only one kind. And if it is a combination between two strange creatures, plus the host, then there are three variables here, and there are many possibilities, which is impossible to make a breakthrough in the prediction of biological behavior in a short period of time. ”

But one step closer to the truth. ”A

E added lightly.

"Well, no matter how much research and argumentation there is, it is only on paper after all. Someone still needs to do it. Lin Shuo said as he spoke, turning his head to look at the sky outside.

While everyone was talking, it was already bright outside the cave.

It was still snowing outside, but the wind was much lighter.

"Let's go. ”

......

Navigating the wind and snow is never easy.

Even for Lin Shuo, this is true.

The geographical environment of Jiangnan determines that his talent and the skills he has cultivated since he was a child are more suitable for the relatively warm wetland forests.

In this kind of icy and snowy environment, he can play at most fifty or sixty percent.

Ran to the northwest to pick up the business, which is not common in the history of the Lin family, because the big and small transactions here are generally the Su family's.

In the last hundred years, as strange creatures have gradually disappeared, there has been a lot less trade in hunting doors. Generally speaking, it is enough to dispatch local hunters, and there are very few who can alarm the six families to take action in person.

And the six masters have teamed up only three times in the past 20 years.

The first time was Kunlun Mountain six years ago, but that time was a chance meeting, not a hunting hook snake.

Another time, in the Northeast fifteen years ago, Miao Guangqi and Cao Yusheng joined forces to hunt and failed.

Another time, it was now.

Lin, Su, and Zhang, the three hunters joined forces to hunt the mountain king in the snowy Altai Mountains.

The following of his companions, coupled with the information that the predecessors of the Hunter Gate exchanged for their lives, as well as the ever-changing modern biological assistance, made Lin Shuo get closer and closer to this strange creature.

But this kind of proximity has the feeling of being close to the end of the world.

It seems to be close, but it seems to be far away.

But the footsteps are always moving forward.

In the evening of that day, five people, one wolf and one bird trekked all the way, and finally saw a long-lost green after climbing over a snowy mountain.

At the foot of the hill is a large expanse of lush green forest.

So Lin Shuo knew that he had returned to his home field.

In this kind of forest, he is like a fish in water.

But he also knows that there must be demons when things go wrong, and it is not normal for such forests to appear in the snowy mountains.

From now on, he can be regarded as truly stepping into the territory of the King of Mountain Hades.