264. Antarctica and penguins
There is a reason why the leader of the little flying squirrels will answer the eucalyptus, they have long been worried and scared because of the mutant earthworm group, if one day, the mutant earthworm group can burrow into this non-swampy hillside, their group will face the catastrophe!
And now, there are two powerful spirit beasts willing to eliminate their mortal enemies, and the little flying squirrel leader is naturally a hundred willing.
Regardless of whether or not all the mutant earthworms can be removed, this matter is beneficial and harmless to them.
As for the risk of attracting mutant earthworms, although it is somewhat dangerous, it is not big for the little flying squirrels that have evolved into spirit animals, which are already sensitive animals, and although their size has increased greatly after evolution, their sensitivity and speed have also been enhanced.
If it weren't for that, it wouldn't be enough to have the courage to knock down a flying squirrel.
A few days later, the blazing sun burned brightly, and the wet mud on the swamp was scorched and cracked, and the fragments of countless mutant earthworms were burned into soot, turning into black fragments, blending with the charred swamp.
The group of flying squirrels chirped excitedly as they watched the burned mutant earthworms, and the roar of the beast resounded throughout the swamp.
Courage and Lin Qian stood in the sun, the spiritual power of the two tigers was already very small, and Lin Qian's spiritual power was even more exhausted.
The number of mutant earthworms is too much, if it weren't for the bonus of using the power of yang fire during the day when the sun is at its hottest, Lin Qian might not be able to persist in lighting yang fire for so long.
Although there was a little accident in the whole process, the result was undoubtedly good, and the little flying squirrel spirit beast that was dispatched did not die, although they were all damaged, but it was inevitable.
Fortunately, as long as it is not a problem such as missing arms and legs, flesh injuries are just a matter of the length of recovery time for spirit beasts.
The leader of the flying squirrels was not unhappy with this, and from the moment he answered, he expected casualties.
But for the sake of the survival of the race, it still chose to make this decision.
If they are not injured at this time, these spirit beasts will also be injured by the mutant earthworm at some point in the future, and even have a greater chance of losing their lives.
Therefore, this opportunity is extremely rare for the small flying squirrel group, they have the advantage of speed, as long as it is not hard to resist the attack of the mutant earthworm swarm, there is no problem in saving their lives.
If it weren't for Lin Qianhe's courage to be responsible for killing, the little flying squirrel group wouldn't dare to provoke the mutant earthworm like this.
After resting for a night, Lin Qian, who had recovered his spiritual power, had the courage to search the entire swamp again, and they had to confirm that there were indeed no mutant earthworms in the swamp.
The spiritual sense swept away, and the range of hundreds of meters under the swamp could not escape Lin Qian's investigation, and this night, the two tigers dug out a lot of leaks in the swamp, and even dug up a pile of larvae led by mutant earthworms.
The mass of twisted creatures almost made the two tigers vomit on the spot.
Courage and even the disgusted ones no longer went to the ground, and remained in the air, obviously disgusted with the swamp.
Lin Qian's endurance was not much better than courage, and he immediately called out, letting courage carry it with the wind.
If it weren't for the fact that this swamp was right above the spirit vein, Lin Qian would probably have run away a long time ago, where would he care about the mutant earthworm, let alone see such a disgusting picture.
It can be seen that sometimes nausea is also a powerful lethality.
The hidden danger of the mutant earthworm was solved, and Lin Qian immediately asked the little flying squirrel group to work for him, well, free labor.
The strength of the small flying squirrel group has no way to resist the oppression from the two tigers, although it is puzzled, but there is no danger in digging a burrow except for a tired accident, so the small flying squirrel group will honestly obey the command, and dare not slack off at all.
When the burrow is dug deep enough,,, the little flying squirrel discovers the benefits of shade deep underground, and is even more reluctant to go up during the day, and even has automatic overtime.
This made Lin Qianhao stunned.
In the process of digging the hole, Lin Qian also discovered another magical thing, that is, the food of the little flying squirrel.
This group of guys is meat and vegetarian, but because there are not many other animals nearby, in the past, in addition to eating mutant earthworms, the little flying squirrels ate dried plants.
Yes, in order to adapt to the environment, this group of guys actually evolved the ability to digest hay and dead wood, and the whole race is like this, no wonder they were not starved to death in the swamp, this is simply the chosen one.
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The excavation of the second spiritual vein on Lin Qian's side was on the right track, and the high-level spiritual vein on Tiger Dad's side had finally been dug up.
The chipmunk put away the spirit crystal, a mouse face was numb, and the spirit crystal spirit stone was already insensible, it was too much.
Now the space of the chipmunk has reached 700 cubic meters under its insistence and expansion, and there are countless spirit crystals and spirit stones in it, and there are nearly 100 spiritual liquid flower bags in Baiteng, all of which are condensed by absorbing spiritual veins and spiritual energy during this time.
It is worth mentioning that Tiger Parents, Tiger Mom, Little Mom and Jin Wither have all reached level 8, and chipmunks, lone white and panda Ma Ma have also reached level 7 and are about to break through to level 8.
And the spirit beasts in the team, now the lowest level is also level 4, that is, the red panda has now broken through level 5 and will soon enter level 6.
And the laziest onigiri also broke through level 4 after coming out of the secret realm, barely pulling down the average of the team.
Lin Qianhe and Courage had also broken through to level 7 now, and if it weren't for the fact that the Spirit Stone Spirit Crystal was a little worse, they would have broken through to level 8 by now.
Fortunately, Lin Qian has the ability to gather spirits, otherwise there is no way to maintain the speed of the upgrade.
You must know that Tiger Father and Tiger Mom rely on this spirit mine, and they have used a lot of spirit stone spirit crystals every day for the past month, and Lin Qian and Courage have only ten days of spirit stone spirit crystal cultivation during this time, and in addition, only Lin Qian's spirit gathering can gather several times the rich spiritual energy for cultivation.
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Of course, it is not without its benefits to come out and experience, in addition to being able to explore the changes in the world and the evolution of other animals.
The most important thing is the benefit of multiple actual battles.
In the past, Lin Qianhe and Courage had Tiger Dad to protect them, and there were actually very few opportunities for actual combat, but now, Lin Qianhe and Courage would encounter a wave of demonic beasts or alien beasts almost every two or three days, especially after entering the south, they encountered more attacks.
Compared with the attacks of demonic beasts and alien creatures, humanoid mutants are the most important power to experience, and the large urban population in the south has a large number of mutants, many of which have given birth to abilities, which are more dangerous than other demonized alienated creatures.
After more and more actual battles, Lin Qian found that the original way to expand the meridians was not only to refine when cultivating.
In fact, when they use their abilities and use spiritual power, as long as the spiritual power flows in the meridians, they will have a slight refining effect on the meridians, which is very subtle, but the accumulation is very objective.
The best thing is that this method does not need to be deliberately cultivated, it will not occupy time, and the way to run spiritual power during battle is the most in line with the body's instincts, and it is also the most convenient and comfortable, under the combination of these situations.
Although Lin Qianhe's aura of courage had absorbed less, the refining of their body meridians and other aspects had not fallen, but was more efficient than before.
Now the number of spirit beasts on the tiger father's side has reached 150, and the golden withered group has also changed from a simple golden withered group to a poultry group, with the addition of flying bird spirit beasts, the number of spirit birds led by the leader of the golden withered has reached 62, although it looks inferior to the spirit beast, but the role of the spirit bird is very important.
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After excavating the spirit stone vein, Lin Qianhe and Courage immediately entered the state of cultivation.
The little flying squirrels were squeezed by the two tigers, digging spirit stones bitterly, and sending a lot of them to the two tigers.
Lin Qian didn't blindly call the little flying squirrels, he would give the little flying squirrel leader 10 poor quality spirit stones every day, which was a sweet jujube strategy.
Although the leader of the little flying squirrel coveted the spirit stones, he did not dare to steal and play tricks, and he also cherished the 10 spirit stones every day and put them away.
The days of cultivation passed in the blink of an eye, and before I knew it, the five days passed in a flash.
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Land of Antarctica.
Between the wind and snow, the entire Antarctic land is plunged into polar daylight.
On the Antarctic glacier, the figures walking upright are constantly moving in one direction, they are penguins, Antarctic emperor penguins.
In human observation, penguins can be divided into 18 types.
The classic representative of penguins, the emperor penguin, is also the largest penguin, which lives in Antarctica.
Penguin (scientific name: spheniscidae): It is a common name for all species of the class Bird, Penguin family.
Penguins, known as the "Boat of the Sea", are one of the oldest migratory birds, and they probably settled in Antarctica before the Earth put on ice armor.
There are 18 species of penguins, most of which are distributed and live in the Southern Hemisphere and are characterized by their inability to fly.
In general, a penguin's legs and knees are hidden in its belly, and its feet are born in the lowest part of its body; When the penguin stands on the ground, the patella is stuck at the joint of the femur and tibial tarsal bones, which plays a role in stabilizing the knee joint, and can also be used to position and hold the femur and tibial tarsal bone fixed, with webbing between the toes and plantarsal (other birds land on the ground with their toes).
The forelimbs are fin-shaped, the feathers are short to reduce friction and turbulence, and a layer of air is retained between the feathers to keep them warm. The back is black and the belly is white. The main differences between species are the color of the head and the size of the individual.
Penguins are able to live and breed in cold climates.
On land, it is like a Western gentleman in a tuxedo, walking, swaying, encountering danger, falling and climbing, embarrassed.
But in the water, the penguin's short wings become a powerful pair of "paddles", which can swim at speeds of 25-30 kilometers per hour and 160 kilometers a day. It mainly feeds on krill, squid, and small fish.
Now, the penguin colony, which has evolved and eliminated several times after the earthquake, has changed dramatically.
In the past, the emperor penguins were noble and glamorous, and the Adélie penguins were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with their "cute" image, but now these two penguins living in Antarctica have subverted the previous image.
The noble and cold of emperor penguins no longer exists, they have become more slender, their bodies have doubled in size, their fin-like forelimbs have changed, they are closer to the form of birds, the feathers on their forelimbs have become more and longer, and they have even gained the ability to fly briefly.
The cute Adélie penguins were originally small and medium-sized in the penguin family, with a body length of 72-76 cm, and like many penguins, the female and male birds are the same shape and color, and they are difficult to identify from the appearance.
The eye circles are white, the head is blue-green, the beak is black, and the corners of the mouth have elongated feathers. The feathers are made up of black and white, with the head, back, tail, back of the wings, and jaw being black, and the rest of the body being white.
Adélie penguins are aggressive and adapted to swim in the ocean, with finned wings that become swimming organs.
Today, Adélie penguins have grown to more than a metre in length, and their fin-like forelimbs have become more adapted to swimming, and their swimming speed and dive time are increasing over time.
On the ground, the colony of penguins is a mixed colony of emperor penguins and Adélie penguins, and they are neatly organized and do not live together on an improvisatory basis.
Clearly, the emperor penguin and the Adélie penguin have come together and successfully redistributed their work, choosing different directions on their evolutionary path.
And that's just the change in this group of penguins.
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At this time, near the equator, another colony of penguins is heading to the South Pole at breakneck speed.
Penguins have long been known as a flightless fat bird on an Antarctic glacier.
In addition to the extremely cold Antarctic, penguins can also survive in temperate regions with four distinct seasons, even near the equator at 20-30 degrees Celsius.
Penguins are ancient migratory birds, and their ancestors may have lived in Antarctica before the formation of Antarctic glaciers.
About 65 million years ago, climatic conditions changed drastically in a short period of time, leading to the extinction of half of all species, dinosaurs were one of them, and the surviving species entered the next evolutionary period, and penguins originated around this period, belonging to the genus of chordates, birds, but flightless.
As for why it doesn't fly, there are two guesses.
The first is that penguins never fly.
The second is that penguins can initially fly, but in the process of evolution they face difficulties in survival, they are forced to give up the ability to fly, life on land and water, after natural elimination and selection, the wings of the offspring gradually evolved into fins, forming the current appearance.
However, in terms of the fossil evidence excavated, the first is more likely.
The penguin heading towards Antarctica is the equatorial penguin species, the Ring Penguin.
The canadella ringed penguin is 44-53 cm tall and weighs 1.7-2.6 kg. There is a sexual dimorphism, with males being slightly larger than females.
They live in the Colón Islands near the equator, spanning the northern and southern hemispheres, hence the name "equatorial penguins".
Equatorial penguins have many different characteristics from Antarctic penguins, such as: they are very small, only about 50 centimeters tall when standing, weigh 2.5 kilograms, have pink around their eyes, have stripes on their chest, and have spots on their abdomen.
To stay cool, equatorial penguins feed in the sea during the day and roost on land at night, sometimes spreading their fins or taking quick breathers to dissipate heat.