"The Biology of Elsa" - Jane Goodall. ：

Sand Sea Shadow - Salon

The race known as the saloon, which can swim freely in the sand, can only be found in the desert.

In the primeval era, the ichthyosaur managed a long evolutionary process under the changes of the general environment, and gradually adapted to the desert environment before obtaining its current body. However, Sharon can't breathe in the sand, so after cruising for a while, it will burrow out of the ground to breathe. As a result of Sharon's long life in the sand, his eyesight deteriorated almost completely, replaced by a well-developed hearing that allowed him to fully grasp the direction of his ground prey even when he was immersed in the sand.

On the other hand, the salon is also extremely sensitive to vibrations. While cruising in the sandy sea, Sharon is able to sense distant vibrations through his skin to hunt or avoid predators.

However, there is still a downside to this ability, that is, a loud sound will pass through the sand directly into the eardrum, and the saloon, which cannot tolerate the impact of the sound waves, will come out of the sand directly. Quite a few sightings have reported that when the ceratosaurus roars in the desert, the surrounding saloons leap out of the ground. These examples prove that the sand is afraid of sound in the sand, so many sand people will carry props that can make loud noises, such as sonic booms or high-pitched musical instruments, when crusading against the saloon.

In addition, Sharon spent a lot of time in the sand, which inevitably caused a large amount of sand to accumulate in his lungs and stomach. The sand is sent to organs called "dust bags", where the iron and nutrients in the sand are absorbed by the body and ejected by the saloon into blocks of sand to fight the enemy. Sharon will relentlessly swim around his prey, and when he sees an opportunity, he will leap out of the sand, gradually weaken the opponent's physical strength by spitting sand, and finally drag him into the sand to eat.

The gregarious style of the salon is very rare among the ichthyosaur species, and in the salon, there is one of the largest salon kings. Sharon King has a body nearly twice that of an ordinary sand dragon, and its skin color is darker than that of an ordinary sand dragon, and its fin claws can secrete paralyzing toxic substances. The scope of action of the Sharon King is larger than that of ordinary Sharon, and he has the right to catch prey with the Sharon group and be the first to feast on it, but he also has the obligation to be the first to fight.

Unlike the trumpet salon he leads, the Sharon King has dark skin. Extremely ferocious, they will prey on almost any prey they perceive, and they will not sit back at all even for their own kind, which is a major hazard to desert traders. Because of the perennial movement in the sand sea, the vision is extremely degraded, and it mainly relies on hearing to locate the location, and the accuracy is abnormally high. However, it is also sensitive to the stimulation of loud noises from the outside world, and is often frightened by sudden loud noises. In addition, it is capable of spewing out a mass of sand mixed with its own mucus, and has a destructive power like a cannonball.

The liver of the salon is a delicacy, and many aristocrats rush to buy and taste it. However, there are not many cooks who can handle the livers of the salons, because their livers are next to the dust bags and their stomach bags, and the slightest careless handling and cutting can make the livers of the salons become toothy. The salon liver prepared by skilled chefs and topped with a special mushroom sauce is an appetite that will make you want to stop.

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Michael and the children approached a stream outside Winterfall, the water was still a little cool from the effects of the previous moment. However, the water is clear and gentle, and some of the larger fish and shrimp have come out to move. From time to time, the swimming fish jump out of the water and make a series of splashes in the stream.

Michael helped Lena prepare her fishing gear and was about to give a few words. However, Lena had already learned how to use fishing gear, so she didn't want to listen to her father's ramblings, so she grabbed her fishing rod and went fishing on her own.

Seeing this, Michael didn't say anything. In fact, he was not very worried, because the level of the stream was gentle and not deep, less than half a meter, so it was up to her to go.

Compared to his daughter, Michael remembers that his main purpose was to teach his son. So sit cross-legged on a large rock with his son face to face by the river and begin his teaching.

"Josh, you can now feel the flow of mana and use them naturally. That doesn't mean you really understand how they work, though. The ability to feel the power of mana that doesn't consciously spark mana is due to your talent. So, before you can become a good wizard, I first need you to learn how to sense and retract mana. ”

"I know all this, Dad, you've said it several times, teach me how to do it!" Joshua was a little impatient.

Michael didn't care, but asked a question: "Don't worry, I'll test you first, how many manas are there?" What forces do they correspond to? ”

Joshua felt that his father's question was too simple, and he immediately replied, "There are five of them, blue, white, red, green, and black, corresponding to the power of water, the power of light, the power of fire, the power of nature, and the power of darkness—right?" ”

Not only did Joshua answer quickly, but he also answered the color of the mana, and finally, he asked Michael triumphantly, perhaps expecting praise.

Michael sighed and said, "The first part is true, but the latter part is not right, or too superficial. But that's not your fault, because you haven't learned what you know about mana, and your insights still come from life, not what lies beneath the surface of matter. ”

"Let me tell you my thoughts on the power of mana - of course, whether it is a wizard, a mage, a shaman, a monk, etc., people of different professions, regions, skin colors and cultures have different interpretations of mana, so I can only provide you with one idea, which comes from my perception and thinking about Elsa."

"Daddy, tell me about it!" Joshua couldn't help but get excited when he heard this, perhaps, he didn't know how far his father's teachings would affect his future understanding of the world, of course, that was a story for later, let's not mention it for the time being. Speaking just now, Joshua seems to be eager to hear a story or an insight.

"Well, don't be in a hurry, listen to me slowly, it's important to first know the world before casting a spell...

Joshua covered his face and said, "Okay, Dad, you're going to start a tirade again, can we get straight to the point?" But it didn't work, Michael still went his own way, and the nonsense...