Chapter 13: The Fork in the Road of Evolution, the Origin of the Elves (Part I)
Nibi City, inside the Nibi Museum.
Wang Sheng leisurely walked around the museum, Xiaoyu and Xiaomei looked around behind him, obviously interested in what was on display here.
Wang Sheng could feel the curiosity in the hearts of the two girls without looking back, and couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart. When he proposed the idea of visiting the museum in the afternoon after he had finished the gym tournament in the morning and sent the little fire dragon and Bobo to the elf center for recovery, the two girls were puzzled. In their opinion, it is time to rest well after the race, recuperate for the rest of the journey, and at most take a casual stroll around.
In this regard, Wang Shengke rolled his eyes vigorously, as early as after the two women finished the gym competition by themselves, they dragged him out for a whole day of shopping, and almost didn't tire him down. Obviously, no matter what the world, regardless of age, women's instinct to go shopping is definitely innate.
Wang Sheng, who suffered deeply, naturally opposed it, but obviously one to two gave him no chance, but fortunately, at this time, he met the martial arts who also sent the elves to recover, and the advice he gave supported Wang Sheng's idea, which made the two women follow the museum in disbelief.
As for now, the two girls are clearly attracted by the exhibits in the museum. The Nibi City Museum exhibits a wide range of items related to elves, from evolutionary props to auxiliary items, from information about elves in ancient civilizations to fossils of ancient elves, and even the latest elven research results. Such a complete exhibit system naturally satisfied the three people who were extremely interested in the elves, and Wang Sheng, who barely escaped the catastrophe of shopping, wiped the cold sweat on his head that had not yet dried, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"A few people look at the faces, are they from other places in Nibi City?" At this time, a magnetic male voice came, and his tone was normal, but the content of his speech made people a little speechless.
It's really a cliché way to pick up a conversation, Wang Sheng sighed with emotion, and turned his head to the source of the voice.
"Huh?" To Wang Sheng's surprise, the expected accosting scene did not appear, although it was a man who spoke, he was followed by a lady, both of whom looked like they were twenty-five or sixteen. What's more, both of them are wearing white coats that are often worn by scientific researchers, and they also exude a bookish atmosphere. Among them, the man who spoke had a more contoured face and a little natural curly hair, while the lady was tall and long, with slightly wavy hair, and both of them looked like mixed-race children.
"May I ask the two ......?" Wang Sheng asked hesitantly, behind him, he had already noticed that the two women on this side had turned around, and they were standing behind him at this time and looking curiously at the two people in front of him.
"Hehe, don't be surprised, the three of us, we have no malicious intentions, let me introduce myself first, my name is Jensen, this is Mai Qi, and we are both researchers at the Institute of Paleontology affiliated to the Nibi City Museum. "This Jensen is obviously a self-acquaintance, and when he comes up, he first reports to his family, and even his companion Maggie is also piggybacked.
Mai Qi on the side was obviously not as cheerful as his companion, but he just smiled and said hello.
"Wow!" came the two exclamations in unison. Before Wang Sheng could react, he was startled by the two girls first.
"Are you researchers?, the researcher who studied the fossils we just saw?" asked Xiao Mei, who had a lively temperament, and Xiao Yu, who was also excited, looked at the two expectantly.
"Yes, not all researchers study paleontological fossils, but we do. Jensen laughed.
"Really, great!" Xiao Mei jumped up involuntarily with joy, "When I saw those fossils just now, I kept thinking, what are the spirits who can leave these fossils behind, what do they look like, since you are studying fossils, you must know some of them, right?"
"Of course, no problem! It's rare to meet a trainer who is so interested in ancient elven fossils, if you don't mind, I'll take you to the fossil to see how about you?" Jensen replied with a smile, the last sentence addressed to his companion Mai Qi.
"Of course. Mai Qi replied briefly, her tone giving a sense of intellectuality.
So, the next time became Jensen's explanation time, and the audience was mainly Xiaoyu and Xiaomei. Because Wang Sheng has the advantage of crossing and knows these things well, he is just accompanying him. As for Mai Qi, she only occasionally added a few words to Jensen, and spent most of the rest of her time browsing the exhibits, which shows that she is indeed a researcher who is purely fond of paleontology.
"Mr. Jensen......" As soon as Xiaomei spoke, Jensen interrupted her: "It's rare for everyone to fall in love, so it's okay to call me Jensen." ”
"Well, well, then, according to what you said earlier, the ordinary animals we see now, except in captivity, which are hardly seen in the wild, were the absolute majority in ancient times, and the elves were a very few, right?"
"Yes, in ancient times, due to the harsh natural environment, life at that time was more focused on survival. In this difficult living condition, the skills of various creatures tend to be more practical, rather than the skills of many elves nowadays, simply pursuing greater power. ”
"After all, at that time, the surface resources were scarce, and the creatures relied more on hunting each other to absorb the energy they needed, just like now, the abundant energy supply ensures that the elves have a large number of tree fruits to replenish their physical strength, and there is no need to hunt other creatures at all. ”
As a result, the ancient scarcity of energy led to the dominance of ordinary creatures with lower survival needs, and it was only later that the gradual improvement of natural conditions allowed the elves to gradually gain an absolute advantage. This can be seen from the proportion of fossils that have been excavated. That's when Jensen showed himself as a professional, and his coherent statement with a confident and serious expression was very convincing.
Wang Sheng nodded secretly on the side, this Jensen's first impression on him was not too reliable, but this explanation still fully reflected his qualifications as a scientific researcher. At least what he said is consistent with the content of the materials he consulted in Dr. Ohki's study, and this is still a relatively cutting-edge mainstream view.
"Having said all this, then compared to the ancient elves and the present, who is stronger and who is weak?" Although Xiaomei understood it, she had no interest in these theories, so she wanted to make a comparison.
"Actually, there isn't much comparison between the two," Mai Qi on the side spoke, "It's just that the ancient elves are more inclined to melee combat skills with relatively higher energy utilization, and the long-range skills are correspondingly less, and as for the high-powered ranged skills, they are even rarer." Jensen nodded in agreement.
"Then how do you see this?" Xiaoyu interjected curiously.
"Fossils!"