Chapter 46: Journey to the Center of the Earth III
Inner Earth.
The day seems to be fleeting, and the time between the fingers is fleeting, like a white horse passing through the gap, fleeting.
[Dripping-]
[End of counting, end of cycle detection!] ]
[The Sun at the heart of Inner Earth goes through a cycle of radiation pulses every 16 hours, with 12 hours being high radiation pulses (daytime) and 4 hours being low radiation pulses (night), which means that the length of a day in Inner Earth is 16 hours, and the time clock has now been reset-]
[Current time is geocentric time: 4:55 (daytime).]
[Adam]'s prompt came to Xia Xiu, who was "fishing" in the Inland Sea area, and he stopped what he was doing, put away the [Gayeberg's Spear] and the [Mobius Ring Ribbon Wire] hanging on it, and as the MΓΆbius Ring in the shape of "8" was put away, a glowing fish was also hoisted out of the sea.
"Sure enough, it's not easy to suppress the huge radiation ore above, and it's already the limit to be able to appear for four hours at night."
Xia Xiu said to himself secretly in his heart as he lifted the glowing fish in his hand.
During this time of measuring the pulse cycle, Xia Xiu has been conducting civilization expeditions around the [Eye of the Earth] camp, as a [Civilization Observer] and an excavator of the Inner World, and he needs to write several papers on the discoveries of the world and submit them to the quadripartite organization of Eden, the Resolution Assembly, the Central Containment Chamber, and the Ethics Committee.
He now has a total of six basic types of papers to write, which are related to environmental assessment, cultural studies, social impact assessment, scientific research, historical research, and social investigation in the inner world.
There are twelve thaumaturgical papers and twenty-six biology papers.
That's why he had to come down with the research team and Dr. William, otherwise he would have to write three times as many papers on this base if he came alone.
Don't worry about writing and wasting time, Eden has [Thought Frequency Adjustment] and [Time Sense Distortion] to ensure that no time is wasted, and for the angels, this means that the social animal time experience will be doubled and extended, and the working hours shown will still be the same.
"Sure enough, there are fish, and according to the niche principle, each species occupies a unique ecological niche, including its position in the food chain, how it uses resources, and its interactions with other species. Species coexist with each other through resource allocation and competition. There must be a complete ecological chain in the inland sea to be able to nourish that huge monster. β
When Xia Xiu came to Dr. William, who was wearing a protective suit and holding various measuring instruments to observe the geocentric plants, he immediately stopped what he was doing, put down the instrument, and stretched out his hands to take the glowing fish that Xia Xiu was carrying.
"Let me tell you about my discoveries in the Inner Earth."
Dr. William observes the fluorescent fish in his hand, its body is completely transparent, and only the black eyes and internal organs are visible. He pointed to the transparent appearance of the fluorescent fish, and continued to Xia Xiu:
"Transparency. Whether you're killing the Deep-Sea Monster or the Fluorescent Fish, they're transparent, as are the animals and plants in the Inner World, which allows them to better absorb light from their surroundings.
If we make further bold assumptions, we can get the following biological first law about the creatures of the inner world: the more transparent the plants and animals, the simpler the relevant organizational structures contained within them, and conversely, the less transparent the animals and plants, the more complex the relevant organizational structures contained within them. β
"The transparency of the higher geocentric creatures must be negligible, because they have complex flesh and blood structure functions, and this complexity is not a simple principle of natural selection and adaptive amplification, they may be related to the flesh and blood transformation technology of the ancient civilization, if we further investigate the geocentric world, we will definitely be able to determine a complete set of geocentric ecological architecture!"
The more Dr. William talked, the more excited he became, Xia Xiu could understand the other party's excitement, and this process of discovering and summarizing the laws of the world step by step was undoubtedly obsessive.
"Make bold assumptions and be careful to verify. Doctor, your hypothesis is undoubtedly constructive, so you need to be more careful in verifying it. It's up to you and Hanseatic to do this, and to be honest, if it weren't for the Broken God, the Deep Diver, the Runaway [Shogues] species, and the Lord of Ralaye, I'm sure I'd have enjoyed it as much as you do. β
Xia Xiu, the social animal, sighed, and as he spoke, he told Dr. William about the next inspection itinerary.
"Yesterday, I released all the demons, you should know their own aether structure, so they can be said to be at home in the inner world. Yesterday I had all the demons fly to all corners with all their might, their cruising speed is usually around 120 kilometers per hour, and yesterday they flew for a full six hours of time in the center of the earth and did not explore the border. However, although they did not explore the border, they gave me a rough idea of several important locations in Inner Earth. β
Xia Xiu called up a holographic map that he had programmed based on the exploration of [Holy Spirit Dove] through the pedigree network, and there were several special place names on the map, which he named according to the geomorphological features fed back by [Holy Spirit Dove].
-- Map of the Inner World (First Edition) --
I. Core Sun Region: The inner perimeter of the core sun, the hydrothermal vent community, and the boulder plain.
II. Inland Sea and Floating Islands: Inland Sea, Bright Pearl Floating Islands, and Underwater Caves.
III. Golden Beach: Moon Bay, Golden Waterfall.
IV: Luminous Mine: Starfire Peak, Streamer Valley.
V. Fog Forest: Optics Valley, Shadow Labyrinth, Dew Drop Flower Sea, Abyss Canyon.
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"These five regions make up the entire Inner Earth, and because of the existence of the core sun, the overall ecology, biological habits and survival strategies of the Inner Earth are very unique. And my next trip may have to be slightly separated from you, among the five core areas, the core sun area and the fog forest are the most dangerous areas, just with the current people and equipment, you can't touch this area, so the core sun area and the fog forest can only go to me, and you can choose one of the other three regions as a specialization first. β
Xia Xiu zoomed in on the core sun region on the holographic map.
In the vicinity of the huge radiation ore, there are hot lava rivers, and the surrounding rocks form a crater-like shape, and a large number of hot springs are distributed around it; On all sides of the hydrothermal springs, there are huge rocky plains, interspersed with huge fissures and caves; Far from the edge of the core sun, there are canyons hundreds of meters deep.
In the fog forest area, there are several vast fog forests, with tall trees, transparent bark, and flowing light sources inside; On the other side of the fog forest is an extremely dimly lit area; At the edge of the fog forest is a huge canyon that winds and turns linearly, stretching for thousands of kilometers.
"It's fascinating, ancient civilization, they have touched the authority of the gods."
Dr. William looked at the scene on the hologram with fascination.
"They also died at the hands of their own creations." Compared with Dr. William's obsession, Xia Xiu is more rational.
"You're going to go to the Core Sun Region alone to investigate the Mekkai and the old days, don't worry, I'll write the twenty papers you gave me, but I need your help with something."
At this time, Dr. William, who had recovered from his obsession, took out a small square box from the storage device of the protective suit and handed it to Xia Xiu.
Xia Xiu took the small red and white box handed over by Dr. William, and when he opened the box, he saw that there were six small capsules with red on the top and white on it, and he recognized the phase space fluctuations on it at a glance.
"This is a bio-capsule, and this is the first time I've seen this style." Xia Xiu said after looking up and down.
"Yes, the biocapsules produced by Addison [the City of the New World], the latest civilian product produced by the Mayflower Foundation, now have one or two in every inhabitant of the New World, although its specific manufacturing function is not yet known, but its basic mechanism of action is very simple.
It is capable of catching wild beasts, and the wielder can throw out the capsule to try to subdue the wild beasts. Under the pretext of protecting the safety of the residents, the mayor of New World opened a large number of strange beast markets and contract companies - the strange beast market is responsible for selling a large number of rare birds and beasts from all realms, and the contract company is responsible for providing [forbidden spells] to restrain strange beasts more and more.
In the New World, a new transcendent system has emerged that is highly dependent on the special political system of the New World, the [Financial Street], and the [Financial Spectrum] - the Imperial Beast (Finance/Slavery) System. β
Dr. William's old face behind the protective mask showed a rare complex and unusual luster, and he continued:
In the words of the Mayflower Foundation and the Mayor of the New World, he will introduce a new policy based on the transcendent system of the state to all the people of the New World, and he said this to the people of Addisi:
'The men and women who are scattered across the country, forgotten in the political philosophy of government, expect us to rise up and lead them, and hope for a fairer opportunity to share in the quotas, extraordinary resources, and genealogical resources of the nation's wealth. I pledge to propose a new measure for the benefit of all the people of Addisia'.
The mayor of the New World is a doer, he has suppressed Addison's financial collapse, and he will take Addison to the next level, from finance and extraordinary railroads to industry and agriculture, and he will most boldly demand that the twelve financial giants provide the states and cities with huge computing resources for relief; At the same time, he opened up a new economy and new market that encompassed the supply chain of the upstream, midstream and downstream markets, and there is no doubt that his new policy was a success, and he took Addison to the path he wanted. β
And after listening to Dr. William's words, the fourth sword-wielder in the kingdom of heaven couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly, and he replied in a low voice.
"The Road to Serfdom..."
"I can't say for sure, as things stand, he did spread the [Financial Street] to the realms beyond Terra, the world is so crazy that there aren't many options for humans to choose. Finance, it enslaves its kindred, it enslaves others, it enslaves the worlds, and in the end, all we have is a choice of replacing one kind of slow destruction with another kind of crazy destruction. β
Dr. William said with a bitter smile, even the crazy professor of Mi University couldn't help but feel a little powerless in the face of Terra's shit-like tearing situation.
Terra's current situation is a plate of shit, and everyone is a shit-stirring stick.
Some time ago, a representative from the Fog Capital of the Central Alliance also met with a diplomatic chief of the Addisi Federation, and they proposed the concept of "mutually assured destruction" in relation to the current situation of the alliance between the Oretin Empire and the Daevite Empire, such a transcendent system, political and regional military confrontation, and geopolitical conflict with their respective allies.
Mutual Assurance of Destruction: That is, the assumption that both sides have sufficient force to destroy the other, and that if one side is attacked by the other, it will return with equal or stronger force for any reason.
The expected outcome is that the conflict will escalate immediately to the point where both sides are assured of total destruction.
Therefore, in the current situation where it is impossible for all parties to start an all-out war, the Honkai Shadow created by the current nations of mankind called the "Cold War" will hang over the heads of all Terra creatures.
For the nations, don't say whether Terra is bombed or not, they will fight hard before Terra bombs anyway.
"Your Excellency Abraham, let's leave this alone, I give you the capsule in the hope that you can bring me a few more valuable creatures during your expedition, and I plan to bring them back for [asexual reproduction], and at the same time for research, I can also bring them back to the surface to play their added value." Dr. William brings the conversation back.
"Yes, I'll see if I can find you a fire-breathing dragon, a fire-breathing shrew on its back, a monkey with a flame on its tail, or a giant crystal ore on its back." The blonde youth looked at the capsule in his hand and couldn't help but say this.
"Huh?" Dr. William looked blankly at the Fourth Sword Bearer of Heaven.
"It's nothing, if you come across an interesting creature on the road, I'll catch a few for you." Xia Xiu casually put things into the personal phase space opened up by the [Mobius Ring].
"I'll leave my thesis to you."
After Xia Xiu made a cheering gesture at Dr. William, a [MΓΆbius Ring] appeared on the bottom of his foot, and with the distortion of space, his figure disappeared from Dr. William's line of sight.
"What a convenient ability."
Dr. William sighed as he looked at the vanishing figure of the Fourth Sword Bearer in the Kingdom of Heaven, and then he began to devote himself to his work, he had more than 100 million papers to write, and he now understood why Hanseatic was bald.
As long as the kingdom of heaven is an angel, he has to write a paper!
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Fog Forest: Abyss Canyon.
The Fog Forest, located between the mine and the inland sea, is a mysterious area of steam and light and shadow. The Abyss Canyon is a canyon at the very edge of the fog forest, hundreds of meters deep, and the internal temperature is relatively low.
The abyssal canyon is linear in its meandering lines, stretching for thousands of kilometers. It is hundreds of meters deep, and in some places even kilometers deep.
Far from the core sun, the steep walls of the entire canyon are covered with a burst of glowing mosses.
At this moment, Xia Xiu stood in front of the mouth of the canyon, [Sisyphus] emerged from his body, he floated to the mountain wall and pulled out a glowing moss, and as the plant was dragged out, there was a slender ribbon of light, this line was extremely slender.
"A moss that can survive in low-light conditions, its leaves can emit a faint light, and its back is linked..."
Xia Xiu could clearly see the light signal being transmitted by the light band connected to the moss behind the moss.
"A unique biological fiber that is capable of transmitting data and information."
Xia Xiu said as he stretched out his hands and gently tore the biological optical fiber, he only used a little force, and the biological optical fiber was torn into a state of broken threads.
However, these biological fibers that are on the verge of breaking are slowly coalescing.
Seeing this, Xia Xiu directly tore off the entire biological optical fiber, and the optical fiber in two sections fell weakly into his hand, and then, it began to degrade naturally rapidly.
"With a certain self-healing ability, their biological components can be recombined after injury. At the same time, it can quickly degrade naturally after the end of its service life, and will not cause long-term damage to the ecology of the inner world. β
The blonde youth raised the dust left behind by the degradation in his hand, raised his golden eyes, and looked at the large number of glowing mosses.
"There is information circulating here, which means that there are highly intelligent creatures living in the fog forest."