Chapter 14: The Abyss of the Underground
Wenda led Jiang Yilang and Drew into the entrance of the largest cave, and the hump on his back squirmed up and down as he crawled: "The desert is scarce in resources, and only the underground abyss has the necessary water and food for life to survive. ”
"This hump?" Jiang Yilang's body crawled into the cave forward, and the temperature inside plummeted, making his body tremble again, "In addition to crawling on all fours, this is also a product of evolution?" ”
She was followed by a female camel man, named Natasha, who appeared to be the spouse of Wenda: "Resources are limited, and the body has to have more places to store water." ”
Entering the entrance of the cave, you can already see through the structure of the entire underground abyss from top to bottom, it is like a pipe under the human city, extending arbitrarily in a place to avoid the high temperature of the surface, and every road cannot see the bottom.
"Hahu, I don't think the thunder dragon can hold out for so long, so we'll wait for you at the entrance of the cave." Kamei was not used to the low cave, so he sat at the entrance of the cave to rest, "I would be tired enough to climb like this." ”
"I'll have someone fetch water." Wenda glared at Jiang Yilang, "Adaptation is the beginning of human evolution, do you want to continue?" ”
Jiang Yilang was prostrate, no one would be used to crawling in the cave for a long time, but he was particularly curious to see the camel man's dwelling: "No problem, Drew and I can continue." ”
Drew nodded and smiled, "It's so much better than being outside in the sun." ”
Wenda and the two of them crawled for a long time, the camel people's limbs, palms, and soles have evolved into hooks, which are convenient for digging through the sand underground, and their slender bodies are adapted to the long and narrow pipes, and they can advance several meters with a single movement.
These pipes are gradually inclined to the ground, and after each crawl they reach a central position, which is a spacious cave similar to the dome design of a human bomb shelter, which houses many camel people.
The camel people were not surprised to see classical humans, it was a natural reaction to see them, and of course it reflected their kindness
Jiang Yilang noticed that some of the guys in the pipe, some camel people's skin was not so burnt, the evolution of their limbs was not as perfect as that of Wenda, the palms and soles of their hands were similar to those of humans, or the skin on their backs was not very obvious.
"This is a very new camel man." "Adaptation takes a long time, but in extreme conditions everything accelerates. ”
Drew stood up and straightened his waist: "Whew...... How many people live in the field now, I mean the number of camel people? ”
"This small area should be hundreds of millions!" Natasha was considered to be Wenda's assistant, and seeing that the camel people around her respected them very much, they should belong to the position of chief, "The desert is as vast as the earth, and the global situation is incalculable. ”
"Hundreds of millions!" Jiang Yilang's hands were already weak, and he was so scared that a dog ate and planted it, "This number can be compared to human beings, you are willing to stay in this underground, and the living environment in Ju'an City is the most suitable for human beings." ”
Wen Dazhun stared at Jiang Yilang, he understood the concerns of human beings: "The technology of Ju'an City is not comparable to the bodies of us mortals, just with the AI guards on the periphery, it is difficult for us to break through. ”
Drew was also alarmed: "If you go underground, it will be difficult for humans to defend against it." ”
"The city has long been fortified underground." Natasha said that the defense of human beings, such as a few family treasures, "The AI in the Hanging Land is almost omnipresent, and our strength, speed, and survivability are superior to humans, but there are no lethal weapons." ”
"In that case, the humans in the city have been prepared for a long time!" When Jiang Yilang came to this conclusion, he slammed his hands on the sand wall, "They have long known that they will evolve camel people who live underground, doesn't that make sense?" ”
Wenda stepped forward and said helplessly, "This is the truth, hundreds of millions of camels are not a threat to those heavily armed AI machines. ”
Going deeper into the interior of Hongyuan, the camel people in the past began to increase, and everyone lived and orderly underground, still abiding by the idea of advancing right and retreating left, so that there would be no congestion in the pipeline.
Jiang Yilang couldn't help but ask: "I have seen all kinds of camel people, and even humans who are similar to us?" ”
"Some of the Wanderers choose to live underground and evolve gradually." Natasha manages housekeeping, "The development of the body is different depending on the time of day, but in the end it will be the same as Wenda, which is the best form of underground life." ”
Drew patted Jiang Yilang and said, "We'll be like this eventually, by the way, Wenda, how did the first generation of camel people evolve from humans to this?" ”
"Further on, enter the sinking pipe to reach the center of the abyss." Wenda took the lead and jumped into a red pipe, the light on the inner wall of the pipe was obvious, "Do you know how the first humans evolved from apes? ”
Jiang Yilang and Drew jumped down, swaying back and forth like a slide, and kept going down, and it was necessary to slide for a long distance.
The pipeline was extremely steep, and in order to protect Jiang Yilang and Drew from falling, Natasha stretched out her slender arm to pull the two of them, and then used the hook on her foot to brake hard.
Outside the cave was like a hollow mountain wall, and it was extremely humid, because of the black pool, many camel people were getting water in an orderly manner.
In addition, the red light came down from the mountain wall, and huge oval objects stood on it, one row or two in order, and the narrow mountain extended deeper and could not see the bottom.
Drew was stunned by what he saw, the underground world was far more exciting than the desert: "Water! There is such a water source underground, what are those red spheres? ”
Jiang Yilang stood dumbfounded, and those red luminous bodies seemed familiar: "It's a divine fruit, there is actually a divine fruit under the desert!" ”
"You know?" Wenda, Natasha, and even Drew all looked at Jiang Yilang in surprise.
Jiang Yilang pulled Drew closer and said: "I have seen the Divine Fruit, it is said that the entire underground of Ju'an City relies on the Divine Fruit to provide energy, and it has been many years since the human race started the Divine Fruit Project, but unfortunately I don't know what that plan is?" ”
"Provide energy?" Drew has a long mouth.
Wenda lowered her head and was very depressed: "The discovery of alien divine fruits in the Sahara Desert, dignitaries and businessmen from various countries began to buy this thing at a high price, and countless civilians flocked to the desert to find divine fruits and wealth, just like the gold rush in the western United States in history......"
"So that's why your ancestors went out of the city?" Jiang Yilang sighed very much, interests are always the biggest driving force for people to act, "What happened later? ”
"For a relatively long period of time, the divine fruit of the Sahara Desert was transported back to the city in large quantities, and the civilians made a lot of money, but one time when they went back, they found that the gates of the city were closed, and they could never return home." Natasha even choked up a little.
Wenda put her arm around Natasha's neck and continued: "In the days that followed, the big cities developed by leaps and bounds in science and technology, and all the AI and defense facilities were perfected, but the greenhouse effect in places other than the cities intensified, the earth's ecology suffered heavy damage, and the surrounding small cities were buried by sandstorms, and finally assimilated into deserts. ”
A few bland words made Jiang Yilang and Drew look at each other, this time their eyes were full of pain, they had always thought that there were many towns around Ju'an City, and people relied on the local Anhe Hospital branch to survive, and their lives were happier than any generation of human beings.
"This is just one of the Abyss Centers." Wenda pointed to the other camel people, "The current underground water source is barely enough to survive, but the number of camel people has increased in recent years, especially the addition of exiled humans like you, and this increase is frightening. ”
"The number of exiles is also increasing, so what does everyone eat?" Jiang Yilang looked at the mountain suspiciously, and some camel people were digging up the red divine fruit on it with shovels.