Ocean island crater, bird paradise energy hub.

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The sea is changeable, sometimes it seems to be a dead silence with no life at all, and sometimes at a glance, the dense life almost obscures the sky.

"There are many, many creatures...... "Xinglan floated in the sky, looking at the shallow sea full of life, and the white puffin kept flapping its wings in front of it, flying through the dense airbag jellyfish, "It's very close to land." ”

There are also airbag jellyfish here, but they are not as dense as before, and if it was an endless colorful ocean, it is just a small lake.

A large number of seabirds flap their wings and shuttle through the sky. These birds come in a variety of colors and shapes, and are full of the wonder of unknown creatures. They have not evolved to be resistant to poison, so the target of prey is not the stinger-infested balloon jellyfish, but the schools of fish in the ocean that swim near the surface.

Fish that have no eyelids and never close their eyes move back and forth in the ocean, they are the ancestors of all vertebrates and the eternal leitmotif of the ocean. There are many varieties of them, and their numbers are staggering.

The white puffin's target was not here, it stopped here for a short time, catching a few airbag jellyfish that other seabirds did not dare to eat. At this time, it was almost dusk, and the sea at night was not suitable for the white puffin, and there was not much time left for it.

"How far is the goal?" Xinglan watched the white puffin rest on a reef that was exposed to the sea, and couldn't help but feel a little worried about it, "The little guy can't find a place, right?" ”

At this moment, the golden sunset had begun to cover most of the sky of Lan Xing, and the flickering lightning had already leaned out from below the horizon, and the Gang Li, who had been hanging in the sky before, gradually became clear in the dim light.

Two moons of different colors left a small clear reflection on the surface of the sea, and the white puffin rested on the reef, tilting its head to sort out the somewhat messy white feathers. Those little black eyes stared closely at the reflection of the moon on the sea, and Xing Lan didn't know what its little head was thinking at this time, was it the thrilling experience of escaping death in the hands of the blue-spotted thorn dragon just now? Or is it an unknown flight destination ahead?

Some small fish swam by, the white puffin pecked sensitively, picked up a small fish and swallowed it, it can be seen that it is not just eating airbag jellyfish, as long as it can be caught, the small fish still do not refuse.

The twilight of Lanxing descended on the shallow sea at the junction of the Macro Continent and the Star Continent. Looking at the calm distance, the junction of the sea and the sky is full of golden light, and the light of the sun is full of tranquility and softness, and the creatures here are also plated with a layer of light gold, which looks a little holy.

Suddenly, a loud sound came from afar, as loud as a ship's whistle, through the air and over the vast sea......

"Hmm, is that it?" Xinglan watched the originally tired white puffin suddenly come to her senses, stood up from the rock, shook her feathers, and spread her wings again and flew up, "What is it?" It's funny to say! ”

After all, it is transmitted by sound, and the distance of the sound source is not far away, only a distance of one or two kilometers, and Xinglan soon saw the huge black shadow floating on the sea in the distance, if the length is ...... It's about two hundred meters.

"It's not land or islands......" Xinglan looked at the water behind the huge black shadow, "it's moving...... It's creatures! ”

"Chirp ......" The white puffin seemed to have been injected with a booster, and suddenly spread its wings, and once again used the little remaining biogas fuel for jet propulsion!

"Such extravagant use of surplus fuel...... Could it be that this is a replenishment of biogas? Xinglan followed the white puffin and looked at the giant island-like creature, "It's not as big as the ocean plate, but it's bigger than the whale." What kind of creature did this guy evolve from? Maybe it's some kind of creature that I haven't looked at closely. ”

However, increasing or shrinking in size has always been the easiest part of evolution, so the idea that small creatures evolved cannot be completely denied...... Maybe it's also a tiny biomass like a reef? A large reef island where you can swim? Suddenly realizing that she had been left behind in her thoughts, Xinglan hurriedly came back to her senses and accelerated to keep up with the white puffin that was speeding forward in front of her.

Two long jet trails were left in the sky, and a large amount of air entered through the feathers in front of the wings, reacted with the combustion of the biogas inside, and then ejected from the rear, propelling the white puffin towards the moving island......

As we got closer, the island creature's appearance became clearer and clearer. Its back was an earthy yellow skin like soil, and there was indeed some soil on it, and Xinglan could even see some green plants growing on it from a distance.

Although the creature is flattened overall, it has a bulging ring in the center of its back that is exposed to the water, like a miniature version of a crater. This crater formed by biological tissue is really small, only about 100 meters in diameter, and the inside is ......

"Wow! Many, many......" Xinglan stared blankly at the overwhelming white puffins and a few other birds flying out of the crater, "Oh my God, there is such a large group here!" ”

At that moment, the crater shook violently, like an earthquake, but in fact it was like a vibrating trumpet, and at the same time, a huge whistle sounded again...... The sound is not loud, and even close contact is not harmful to living creatures, but it has a long travel distance......

"Spectacular, is this also a symbiotic relationship?" Xinglan watched from afar as a large number of white puffins flew out of the crater and danced freely above the island, "I like it more and more." ”

The white puffin soon flew close to the island, and the flock in front of it seemed to see that the same kind was not looking good, and took the initiative to get out of the way and let it hurry to the middle of the crater.

Near the island, Xinglan stretched out the angle of view, and the optical sensor composed of signal protons stretched from high in the sky to the ocean, observing the giant island creature.

"It's not covered in carapace, it's made up of pure musculature, but it's a very strong, giant muscle." The signalns look up from below the island, and even directly through the matter into the interior, "There is a complex system of pipes inside, and these muscles suck in the water from all directions through stretching and contracting, and then spray out from behind to propel the whole forward...... Hmm, how did I remember that boomerang? But the guy is spinning like crazy, and the island is just moving forward and not spinning all the time......"

The bottom of the island is also covered with a large number of large, strangely shaped tentacles that slowly change their stance, balancing the island with strokes and occasionally tweaking their direction.

"There must be a huge cavity in the middle of the island." Xinglan chuckled softly, "This will keep the entire island floating, and then this cavity will be connected to the crater above through air ducts to form a huge sound organ like a tympanic membrane, which will produce this huge sound that summons seabirds." ”

"If it's this huge cavity, it could have another purpose!" Xinglan instantly understood something, "The amount of such a huge amount of biological metabolic waste is also very amazing, so...... Giant biogas digesters? But what the hell is ......?"

The water hit, a thick tentacle shook in front of him, and Xing Lan keenly discovered the black spherical organ at the top of the tentacle: "Eyes?" How many eyes does this guy have! Although the movement speed is not fast, it must take a lot of energy to move such a large mass! What will this big guy with an amazing appetite eat? I'm looking forward to it......"

Seeing that there was no more to be discovered for the time being, Xinglan withdrew the signal below the sea surface, re-adjusted her perspective back to the sky, and looked at the dense seabirds flying above the island: "It has actually become the habitat of these birds, it is simply an aircraft carrier!" By the way, your name is simply the Shipmon! ”

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The white puffin passes through a large group of its kind and enters the interior of this miniature crater. The steep mountain walls tens of meters high are nothing for flying creatures, but they can block the landing of other sea creatures.

Here it is...... Nest.

Xinglan continued to walk behind, watching the white puffins fly past the nests on the ground. Instead of laying out materials such as twigs, these nests simply dig a hole in the ground and fill them with eggs, and you can even see some young birds hanging around the nest not long after they have broken their shells.

"Now it's ...... White puffin breeding season. Xinglan curiously circled around a few young birds, looking at their gray fluttering fluff and small wings that had not fully grown, "That seems like a good idea, well, let's do it." ”

Having made up her mind, Xinglan turned back to her perspective and continued to follow the white puffin, gradually going deeper into the interior of the crater. In the distance, Xinglan saw a flat piece of biological tissue, and many white puffins were resting quietly...... No, they don't just stop there!

The white puffin stopped spraying at high speed, and the rest of the distance could be done directly with its wings. It seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and staggered to a halt on the flat piece of biological tissue.

Sensing something by pressure or smell, a slender pipe rises from the tissue underneath and slowly winds around the puffin's legs, then ......

"Poof!" If there was a body, Xinglan must have spewed out in shock, "Even if you have guessed that this is a place like an inflatable station, even if you already know that biogas is transported through pipes, but ...... But ......"

"As for that! As for that? Looking at the trembling body of the white puffin in front of her, Xinglan couldn't control her determination to complain at all, "This kind of behavior of first winding and then violently inserting into that strange place...... As for it, it's the same as copulation! I can't help but be excited and trembling! ”

"It's going to get weird, hey!"

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As night fell, the sun finally bubbled and then dived completely on the horizon. Two moons ruled the sky, flanking the silver eyes of the stars, like gods from above, mercilessly looking down on this cruelly evolved world.

The wind blows gently, and the wind of the ocean always carries this faint fishy smell...... Of course, in the perception of sea creatures, it is a warm aroma.

"In the end, did you decide to do so?" Xinglan floated above the white puffin's nest, looking at the sleeping birds below, the night sky belonged to another group of creatures, "Don't worry about some strange details." ”

The signalsons began to separate, and the different kinds of sub-signalsons were stripped out separately, hovering over an egg that was ready to break, carefully preparing.

"It's going to begin." The girl's childish voice sounded in the night when no one knew about it, "This new era should be experienced like this." ”

The sub-signals, which can control the nerves of living beings, gathered separately and aimed at the egg that was lying quietly with the help of the signalns that controlled movement.

"Before it all starts, let's get a good night's sleep~"

Sub-signalns are poured down, penetrating the substance into the living organism, burrowing into every nerve line and then heading straight for the nerve center of the brain......

"Good night, Arashi......"