Chapter 26: Reversal
Moving down the thousands of meters thick branches, gradually penetrating deeper into the woody planet, Shure was surprised to find that this tree made of the demigods of Lord Anika was not as grassy as it seemed from the outside, she actually had branches and leaves, but her branches and leaves grew inside, and only the trunk could be seen outside.
Along the way, Shur saw at least four leaves with completely different properties, which were obviously the same tree, but there were obvious differences, and I am afraid that only the goddess of the forest, who symbolized the concept of the forest, could have such a magical state.
Some of the branches and leaves grow close to the ground, well, they grow close to the trunk of the tree, like weeds that pop up on the trunk, and a small patch grows every once in a while, and if you are not careful, you may trample them off. Of course, it's unlikely that you won't notice it, because these short leaves are shiny, and the light from the interior of the planet that Shure and Moria saw before came from.
However, seeing these leaves, Shur showed a puzzled expression, looking back at the bare surface of the planet behind him, and then looking at the glowing leaves, it seemed that he always felt that something was wrong.
The second kind is like shrubs, one by one, hanging upside down from the trunk above the head, some shrubs are denser or the distance between the trunks is relatively narrow, and it takes a lot of effort to pass through the lush branches and leaves, quite a feeling of exploring in the forest, and I pulled off a leaf and stuffed it into the mouth of Moria, who was beside me, well, is this breastfeeding?
The third kind of horizontal growth, clumps of clumps, like leaves, and like fat tubers, emerald green skin crystal clear, the inside is full of moisture, come up and smell it, with a plant aroma and the freshness of water vapor, pinch a lump, a large amount of water flows out of it, lick it and taste it, sweet and thirst-quenching, the taste is really good.
The fourth is the most ordinary branches and leaves, but the way of growth is to point upwards one by one, and I don't know how this slender branch can bear its own weight, between the leaves, there is a small red fruit, Shul wanted to pick one and taste it, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up. Fruit is obviously one of the food, and who knows how rich the physical products of Lord Anika are, and if there is a shortage of food, it is better not to grab food from the local creatures.
"It's a strange feeling. Tilting downward, Shure suddenly frowned, and said to Moria, puzzled, "Do you feel it, it seems to be very discordant." ”
"Hmm. Lin Jing looked around curiously, this was the first time she was so close to her mother's body, and everything felt fresh when she saw it, "It's a strange thing that can't be explained." ”
"Buzz, buzz. The metal lifeform was levitating beside the two of them, slightly leaning forward to guide the two of them, hearing the two of them make sounds that he couldn't understand, his head turned backwards one hundred and eighty degrees, no, maybe only the two golden rays of light emitted from the inside turned to the rear, and made a buzzing inquiry at the two of them, well, this is not only the language barrier, but even the pronunciation is very different, Shul just casually listened to it and made a judgment, this language can't be learned by himself, not only himself, but most physical creatures can't learn it.
"Nothing, go ahead, we're fine. Smiling at the metal lifeform to soothe him, Shul tapped his hands on the trunks of the trees beside him, and inadvertently turned back to find that the path he had come from had been completely covered by layers of tree trunks, all of which looked similar, and he couldn't find out where he came from.
"Huh?" Shuer's heart moved, as if he suddenly remembered something, and he suddenly looked up, and the scene above was actually the same as the one behind him, still layers of tree trunks, still gaps that covered each other, and the difference between the two sides was completely invisible.
"Are we from above, or from behind, can you tell the difference?"
"Oh, really, I can't tell the difference at all. Moria also understood where the source of the sense of discord between the two of them was, she focused her attention on the distance, and suddenly let out a series of crisp deer chirps, "Yo yo, not only the back and above, the front, the bottom, the left and right, no matter where it looks." ”
"Tsk, hell. Indeed, Shul finally understood that this planet was like a dense ball of yarn, and the branches were the yarns that made up the balls, and when they were outside, they didn't feel it, but once they went deep into it, there were the same yarns everywhere in all directions, and it was impossible to judge where they were, and they couldn't even be sure what layer they were.
"Shure, do you think we are walking inward now, or are we walking towards the surface of the planet?" Although she found herself in a huge labyrinth, Moriah was not panicked at all, and was even in the mood to look around, after all, this is the inside of her mother's body, and there is nothing to be afraid of in her mother's arms, even if her mother is sleeping now, "I can't tell the angle of inclination of the ground, I think it's no different from walking on flat ground." ”
"Your feeling is right, it's just the same, heh, instead of dwelling on the problem of the direction of inclination, let's study it first, whether we are head down or head up now. "The so-called downward or upward direction of the void is different from the traditional sense, the head is headed down in the direction of the planet's core, and the head is up when the foot is stepped in that direction, Shure suddenly jumped up on the spot and plucked a few glowing leaves from the branches above, "Look, I don't know when, their position has reached the top." ”
As soon as I looked up, the glowing leaves that had grown close to the trunk of the tree under my feet had now been turned into street lamps hanging overhead, and in addition to this, there were also a large number of soft branches hanging down from the trunk above, just like the trees called willows in my hometown, both of which were supposed to grow under their feet, and the shrubs that were supposed to hang upside down above their heads were now trampled underfoot, adding a bit of softness to the hard bark.
"Huh? It's weird, that means we're already upside down, right? Moria's eyes widened, and she suddenly jumped high, her hands grasping the tender branches hanging from above and swinging, well, there was no discomfort at all, just like when she was down-to-earth.
"Interesting, very interesting, is this gravity reversal?" Shure said thoughtfully, "It makes sense if you think about it, the life forms here all live on the inner side of the planet, so in order to make them no different from when they live on the outer side, they have to reverse gravity." However, the impact of this is all-encompassing, and I am becoming more and more curious about the way of life inside. ”