The flame fish swam between the sea trees, and the blue-gray giant strode forward.

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"Huh?" The alien baby, who looks very different from humans, took out the encyclopedia of the universe and looked up curiously and asked his mother, "Mom, do fish live in trees?" ”

The alien mother smiled affectionately: "Of course, because ...... That tree grows on the bottom of the sea~"

"Is it ......," the baby alien's eyes twinkled, "and the trees that grow on the bottom of the sea?" ”

"That's right, it's Lanxing's sea tree!" The alien mother pointed to the illustration in the book and said, "It's a species that appeared before the first mass extinction, and there are many beautiful glowing flame fish living on the silver tree!" ”

"Wow! Mom, take me to Lanxing next time! ”

……

End of brain supplementation.

Shaking her mind, which was not in a state of consciousness, Xinglan emptied some of the strange theaters in her mind and turned her attention back to reality.

Even on the seabed of Arashi, there are fluttering white snowflakes falling. These snowflakes are not real snow, but organic debris from the sea, and after being captured by layers of organisms, a large amount of debris still falls on the bare rocks of the seabed over the course of several months.

This is the sea...... In the snow.

Elsewhere, these dreamlike snowflakes might be a sight to behold, but here, they are overshadowed.

The massive undersea forest is made up of a large number of sea trees, which shimmer with silver silk sacs in a brilliant silver glow in Xinglan's super keen optical sensors, and the net bags connected by silver silk threads above look like kites flying in the sky......

Moreover, this forest is burning in the sea, and large areas of flaming red flame fish covered with glowing bacteria shuttle between the sea trees, like dancing flames, dancing fire spirits.

There is almost no light in the deep sea, and the faint light emitted by the flame fish is not enough to photosynthesize, and the overwhelming sprinkling of ocean snowflakes is obviously not enough to satisfy the sea tree's thirst for nutrients. You must know that in the history of life evolution, even if you have a little more energy than others, it will eventually evolve into a huge survival advantage.

So the sea tree learned to hunt.

Under the impact of the undercurrent at the bottom of the sea, the net bag secreted by the silver silk sac flew higher and higher like a kite soaring in the wind. Barely noticeable in the depths of the sea, nets made of tiny silk threads can easily catch passing fish, but they are too tough to cut.

Taking a step back, even if it encounters a behemoth like a whale that cannot be caught at all, the sea tree will lose a few low-cost nets at most, and the silk sacs on the branches can be regenerated at any time.

What a bargain! Therefore, the size of the sea tree population has become more and more large, and even such a huge underwater forest has been formed.

Xinglan floated gently in the sea, and any matter on Lanxing was like a vacuum to the signal, and she easily followed the body of the tide horseshoe crab that had lost its breath of life to slowly approach the sea trees.

……

The silver sacs that swirled like a kite reeled gradually stopped, and although the sea tree had evolved this powerful hunting ability, it had apparently not been able to overcome one of the common problems of plants: speed.

This slow-rotating reeling speed may be remarkable for a plant, but for an animal, it's a super slow motion that you can't look at at all. Fortunately, the sea tree's silver wire mesh pocket is very tough, which makes it have a high hunting success rate.

I watched as the silver silk sac on the branch of the sea tree in front of me cracked again, but this time instead of flowing out of the gelatinous substance that could solidify into thin threads, it opened larger and wider, and then ......

Pull the whole body of the approaching tide horseshoe crab inside!

Seeing the bulging silk sacs close again like a coffin, Xinglan couldn't help but feel a little chilled, are these silk sacs still the digestive organs of the sea tree...... It should be filled with acidic digestive juices, but ......

Thinking of the hard carapace of the tide horseshoe crab, Xinglan couldn't help but speculate with some malice, wondering if the sea tree would digest it. What about good diarrhea......

Gently shuttling between the sea trees, Xinglan looked at the bulging closed silk sacs on the trees, and since she knew that they were all the corpses of those animals, she unconsciously felt a little sick.

Was it really influenced by Xiao Cheng's human thinking? As an astral consciousness, you shouldn't have to feel this way......

Whew! It's just a bunch of fragile organic matter, and I'm not afraid of you!

After wandering around the Sea Tree Forest, Xinglan noticed that the flame fish seemed to have fully adapted to life here. They feed on the occasional scraps dropped by the sea trees and are not afraid of the sea trees' silvery mesh. It seems to have some kind of pheromone recognition system, and those silver nets never actively tighten to catch the flame fish.

The two species have developed a well-established symbiotic relationship.

Once again, a physical finger was condensed from the sand of the seabed...... Well, failed...... Xinglan watched in distress as her fingers that had just solidified were swept away by the chaotic current, it was really bad......

If we could directly use electromagnetic force and strong force to strip the required atoms from the surrounding environment and then connect them into a real biological body...... It takes crazy computing and manipulation!

Well, I don't know how young it will be to get to that level......

But if you can really do this, it's basically the legendary undead warrior who said~

What a pity...... Floating in the woods, Xinglan looked up at the silk sacs that reflected a trace of silver light under the light of the flame fish, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful, this kind of sea forest is not as good as the land forest, there are no colorful plants, not to mention, the animals are only the flame fish swimming among the sea trees, and the structure of the ecosystem is quite simple.

……

No, I always feel like there's something wrong......

Xinglan pondered suspiciously, what did this obviously normal biological system always feel ......

That's right! A symbiotic effect that helps each other!

The symbiotic relationship between species is all mutually helpful, and there is never a one-sided assistance. Sea trees provide habitat and food for flame fish, but what do flame fish provide for sea trees? Or what are the weaknesses of a powerful race like the Sea Tree that the Flame Fish needs to help compensate?

Since natural selection dictates such evolution, there must be a reason for it.

Xinglan gently floated among the sea trees and forests, carefully observing the movements of the flame fish, and after watching for a long time, she finally found ......

……

There is no pattern to follow in the actions of the flame fish!

After patiently observing for a long time, Xinglan, who found that the flame fish were completely randomly swimming among the sea trees, finally lost patience, this kind of Brownian motion is completely irregular!

Sinai!

Xinglan floated upwards in a huff, and suddenly, a large group of flame fish rushed in front of him......

Huh? Discovered? Impossible, right......

Xinglan, who was frozen in place because of her weak heart, just watched a large group of fiery red flame fish pass directly through her body...... Ahem, that's probably what it looks like anyway~

Ha? What's wrong with these guys? Xinglan looked suspiciously in the direction where the large group of flame fish rushed just now, well, let's go ahead and have a look! Maybe you'll find something interesting~

Well, doing it has always been one of Xinglan's great strengths...... That's enough, hey!

……

A large school of flame fish swam in a hurry, unaware that there was an unknown creature behind them...... Yes? Still, they occasionally looked behind them in confusion, for nothing but the sound of the enigmatic song that kept coming from the water......

"Need you ~ I'm a fish ~ ...... air in the water"

Xinglan, who had fallen into a natural convulsive state again, floated behind the fish, and because it was directly moving the signal, it was not affected by the material resistance at all, and Xinglan easily followed the flame fish until it approached the edge of the sea tree forest.

Ahead, a few points of light lit up.

"Huh? What is that? Xing Lan was stunned as she watched as several bright points of light gradually emerged in the dark world in front of her, "A school of flame fish? No, it's a white ......"

As the distance approached, those strange white spots of light grew brighter and brighter, and seemed to be moving slightly......

Can't wait for the school of flame fish to swim, Xinglan flew forward quickly, although it was not as exaggerated as the speed of light, but it also quickly reached the front of the point of light.

Several tall figures were walking among the sea trees, and the massive body of nearly five meters tall made the rocks on the bottom of the sea shake slightly with each step......

In front of these tall figures, the silver nets of the sea trees have become completely ornamental, and even if they are tough, they cannot restrain the tall figures, even if they are tough.

When she saw the specific appearance of these figures, Xinglan was stunned......

"People...... Mankind? No way! No, it's ......"

This strange creature has similar limbs and facial features to humans, but it is nearly five meters tall, with cracked gills on either side of its cheeks, which open one after another in the icy waters......

The skin of the body is covered with a blue-gray shell, which is like the carapace of an insect, strong but tough.

"Although it is not really human, judging from this situation, it is true that some hidden human genes have appeared...... Has Xiao Cheng's genetic code been unlocked in advance? Xinglan watched the giants stride forward in the sea with confusion, "Is it because the gamma radiation burst of that supernova caused the genetic mutation?" ”

"Although the hidden human genes in their ancestors were accidentally unlocked and evolved early, they are marine animals after all, so they have not degenerated their gills...... And because he was in the era of giant beasts, the original body was also larger, so he became a giant with a height of five meters......" Xinglan looked at the giants below who seemed to be not used to swimming hard, but striding forward on the seabed, and then looked at the school of flame fish that were approaching quickly, and couldn't help but sigh a little, "Are they the meaning of the existence of flame fish?" And the white point of light in their hands is ......"