The convoy that left the town continued to travel east along the road built by the lake, Ye Han soon found that the lake did not seem to be so simple, and he didn't go far, he saw that there were many carapace left by giant insects scattered on the side of the road, these insect shells did not know how long they had been on the side of the road, and they became extremely pale due to the wind and sun, and they couldn't see the original color, nor what insects originally belonged to.

There were not only insect shells, but also pale dry bones, that is, human bones, and animal bones from unknown animals, no matter what kind of bones, all of them were fragmented, and it was obvious that they had been bitten by giant insects.

In fact, it is not surprising that water is the source of life, whether it is humans, aliens or giant insects, they cannot do without water. Coming out of the sea of death, there is either a desert or the Gobi along the way, only here is there a lot of water, whether it is people or insects, it is strange not to gather here.

Whether a person meets a bug or a bug meets a person, one side will eventually fall, and in the end only the bones or shells will remain.

The further he went, the more dry bones there were on the side of the road, and soon after, Ye Han also saw several very special bones.

It would not be accurate to say that the bones were shriveled and tightly wrapped in human skin, like dried corpses in the desert, and as if something had drained everything under the skin.

Ye Han couldn't help but think of the giant mosquito that attacked Jingjiang.

Because giant mosquitoes need to suck blood, in today's mammals are almost extinct, mosquitoes in the wild are not bloodless at all, so giant mosquitoes are quite rare giant insects, but every time this thing appears, it will cause extremely bad effects.

These corpses had obviously encountered blood-sucking giant insects similar to giant mosquitoes, otherwise their corpses would have been gnawed into pieces by giant insects, and there would be no skin left.

Xiao Yuan suddenly reminded: "Captain, there is a situation ahead!" ”

Ye Han looked up and found that there was a group of giant insects gathered by the lake in front of him, about twenty or thirty. One by one, one by one, they seem to be competing for food.

The distance between the insect swarm and the road was no less than two hundred meters, so Ye Han ordered in a low voice: "Ignore them, get ready, let's rush over." ”

"Yes!"

Ye Han picked up his rifle, pulled the bolt on the top of the bullet, and was ready to shoot.

The giant insects competing for food have no interest in anything but food, and the convoy passes through the dangerous area without any danger.

Ye Han had been paying attention to the group of giant insects and found that what they were eating was also a giant worm.

Well, there is already a complete food chain between insects, and after the giantization, it makes sense to form a new food chain.

Accidents were not unexpected, Ye Han found a giant insect competing for food with a saddle tied to its back, which seemed to be a domesticated insect ride.

He couldn't help but be a little surprised, it was not strange to domesticate grasshoppers and beetles, because these two goods were vegetarian insects, and this group was obviously carnivorous insects, and dared to domesticate this thing and dare to ride it, that guy's heart was by no means ordinarily strong.

As for where the guy who domesticated carnivorous insects went, seeing this giant insect that had been domesticated and was now free, Ye Han could guess everything.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "People are really adaptable, and even insects can be domesticated as mounts." ”

Gu Cheng said: "It's not strange, why don't you trap people in the fortress city?" Isn't it just to get out of the way? After all, the world has changed, even if the insect plague ends, even if the aliens are completely defeated, the earth will not be able to return to its original state, since it cannot change the world, we can only adapt to this world, we humans can come to this day, isn't it because of the strongest adaptability in the world? ”

Ye Han pursed his lips: "The price of taking this road is too great!" ”

Gu Cheng said: "There's no way, that's how the ancestors came over, and now it's our turn, we have become to continue to dominate the earth, and if we lose, we will die completely, it's as simple as that." ”

Ye Han smiled: "You can see it...... Alas, there aren't many mammals now, right? If humans become extinct, will mammals become extinct? ”

"How is that possible? And rats! Gu Cheng said, "Rats can give birth so much, grow fast, much more moisturized than us, and where there are people, there are rats, and where there are no people, there is this thing, the distribution range is wider than that of giant insects, even if the human race is extinct, rats can live well." ”

"Yes." Ye Han said, "When I was a child, I watched a short science fiction, which said that after the extinction of human beings, rats evolved intelligence, and I heard that giant rats have been found in many places. ”

"Haha, I've seen this too!" Gu Cheng laughed, "But I don't think I'm so pessimistic, isn't there a frozen embryo in Beiyue Continent?" If one day the giant insect is eradicated, I dare not say that the earth will be restored to its original state, and the population of some animals will definitely be restored. Besides, special natural selection, survival of the fittest, and alien insects are really so adapted to the earth's environment? If the insects are really allowed to compete with the natural competition of the earth's species, who will have the last laugh. ”

Ye Han was surprised: "Really? ”

Gu Cheng sighed: "Don't underestimate the adaptability of mammals, why can mammals replace reptiles, of course, mammals are more adapted to the environment, to put it mildly, there are a lot of insects, and there were many giant insects in ancient times, but no matter when, insects are not the overlords of the earth, and this thing cannot evolve into intelligent creatures, and it is a matter of time before it is replaced by other species." ”

The Carboniferous period before the age of dinosaurs is also known as the age of giant insects, but the giant insects at that time were far less huge than today's giant insects, and the artificial giant insects in order to adapt to the low-oxygen environment, the organ structure is more complex, and it is not comparable to those giant insects with simple structures hundreds of millions of years ago.

However, Gu Cheng felt that there was no need to talk to Ye Han about this.

Ye Han very much agrees with Gu Cheng's point of view, not to mention anything else, the ability of insects to adapt to the climate is a big problem, their body structure determines that insects can only live at a suitable temperature, once the temperature drops below zero, it will be a disaster for insects.

Although insects will hibernate, they can't do anything in hibernation, just hide and sleep, and if they are found by natural enemies, the only end is to die without a place to be buried, and the only role is to fill the belly of natural enemies.

And what about mammals and other animals that are more adapted?

They can adapt to the harsh cold of winter, even in environments of tens of degrees below zero.

On the one hand, he was forced to hide by the environment, and on the other hand, he was constantly evolving, who was the final victor still need to be said?

As for whether bugs will evolve the ability to protect against the cold...... Hehe, can there still be hair on the shell?