Chapter 399: Natural Selection, Survival of the Fittest

The southern continent and the west coast of the Old World face a "stormy ocean" that no one has been able to conquer so far.

This vast ocean with extremely complex meteorological conditions has been identified by naturalists as a dangerous sea wider than the sea of Ekadena monsters.

Already some deep into the stormy ocean, about a few hundred kilometers off the west coast of the southern continent, a huge archipelago suddenly emerged from the sea.

The main body consists of 13 small islands and 19 rocky reefs, with a total area of more than 7,500 square kilometers.

It looks like it was formed by an undersea volcanic eruption, and I don't know how many years have passed, and the dense craters on the island have all turned into clear volcanic lakes of all sizes.

For outsiders, it shows a magnificent natural scenery that is rarely seen anywhere else.

Two adventure ships are moored on the edge of a small island in the southeast corner of the archipelago, one of which is the Jackdaw, which has a particularly distinctive red sail.

On the bow of another ship hangs a glorious hound bow statue, which is the protagonist of this sudden accident [Beagle]!

[Hawkeye] James gave Byron a general explanation of the situation and hung up the communication.

Turning his head to look at a middle-aged dark wizard next to him who was wearing a black robe and a black crown, he was thin and looked like a black-feathered starling:

"No, sir, my ability [Shielding Presence] has a limited range of influence, and if I want to maintain it for a long time, I can only cover my Jackdaw.

Are you sure you can really shield the entire island from enemy detection? ”

A few days ago, at the beginning of the First Colonial War, the Pirate King assigned three warships as scouts to the city of Luo, and by mistake, they became the least lost members of the entire colonial fleet.

After the battle, he did not go to the Centaur Islands to join the others, but immediately disbanded on the spot and committed suicide to the New World, and began the first round of tentative staking in the field.

Whale oil technology represents the future, but the real fertile land represents the present.

The Jackdaw's luck wasn't good.

While exploring the ruins of the old city of Luo, he was swept into a blue hole that suddenly appeared, and unexpectedly came to the west coast, where he happened to meet the [Beagle] who was on the run.

was also affected by them, and could only converge in one place and run for their lives together.

The strength of the pursuers is too strong, and they still can't be defeated when they converge, so they can only temporarily hide in this archipelago with relatively complex terrain.

Third-Order Great Wizard [Mr. No] Louis Williams immediately took action to show James a unique skill.

Uses the ritual black sorcery [Gestalt] recorded in the Book of Forbidden Things:

"Every day I look in the mirror and say, 'Who are you?' , for a month, the personality will be thoroughly formatted.

From now on, as long as you activate the Whisper, you can conceptually reshape yourself into any shape you want.

What you think you are, you will become, and you will have the function to do so.

It is a powerful form of speech and sorcery, also known as 'real paranoia'.

For example: a rapping starling, a pink caterpillar, or a huge invisibility cloak that covers an island."

This powerful ability also turns Mr. Louis into an extremely adaptable all-rounder.

The price is that he must go against the tune and become a hardcore super bar.

No matter what others say, you have to make a bar to be comfortable.

Hearing James's question, he shook his head decisively:

"No, no, no, I'm not Mr. No, I'm an invisibility cloak now.

Does the Cloak of Invisibility have a mouth? Don't talk to me. ”

"Ugh"

James, who had long known his refined nature, could only shut up helplessly.

The other party's black magic is somewhat similar to his [Fantasy Treasure House], and while he is more adaptable, he will obviously become more crazy.

If you accidentally confuse your own cognition and really think of yourself as something else, you will never be able to change it back.

The invisibility cloak is pretty good, at most so that no one else can find him outside.

But if you really think that you are a stone, a weed, or even a toilet brush, then you can't survive and die.

[Hawkeye] James shook his head, completely giving up on communicating with the first mate.

He was about to go to Charles, the captain of the Beagle, and explain to him that he had found reinforcements.

Toot toot

"Get out of the way, get out of the way."

A man with a scruffy beard and a wild man rushed out of the forest on a large finch taller than a man.

Behind him, a flock of giant dragonflies and mosquitoes larger than eagles were in hot pursuit.

"Wow, that's a big bug! What a big bird! ”

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Byron, who had just completed synaesthesia, was taken aback.

Others are used to it.

This island, no, it should be said that the biological characteristics of the entire southern continent are one word: big!

Whatever is very large, plants, insects, animals, mushrooms

Dragonflies with a wingspan of three meters, ground finches taller than ostriches, horses larger than four or five carriages together, and brown bears like small hills are like entering the kingdom of giants.

I finally know why it was called "Paradise of Beasts" in the age of mythology.

"Musketeers, fire!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sailors on the two ships immediately lined up and opened fire, repelling the dragonflies and mosquitoes, and saving Charles, a third-order [naturalist] who secretly ran away to do research by himself.

The latter, however, was still holding the neck of the ground sparrow, and cheered as he continued to run wildly:

"Guys, you can't guess what a big discovery I made this time.

It is clear that they are the same archipelago not far from each other, but there are 14 species of large finches with obvious differences in appearance and body shape on different islands.

But they all share a common ancestor!

I think it's a niche differentiation caused by the geographical isolation between islands and the different environments on different islands.

That is, the various creatures in the world may not have been created by the Creator as the Church claims, and then remain unchanged forever.

Rather, over time, different adaptations will occur in order to adapt to the environment and different hunting objects.

I think that if we can extract the secrets of these ground sparrows, there will definitely be a major discovery that subverts everyone's cognition! ”

As he spoke, a dazzling spiritual glow lit up on him, and his spirituality continued to rise.

[Naturalist] will gain the core ability [Exploration and Discovery] at the second level, as long as the more unknowns are explored, the higher the spirituality.

At the same time, the rarer the first discovery in the unknown world, and the fewer people who find it, the more power they get from the discovery.

In the third order, he will write his own [Naturalist].

You can use your knowledge to summon projections or supernatural abilities of various known things, and the deeper you understand these things, the stronger your strength.

The fourth stage is to discover the world, understand the world, extract the truth, study their own original theories, and then publish them so that more people can accept them.

The closer this groundbreaking knowledge is to the truth and the larger the audience, the more capable the naturalist will be, and when he reaches a critical point, he can complete the fourth rank of promotion.

This third-order [naturalist] Charles was obviously a blessing in disguise, and when he fled for his life, he made an amazing discovery here, and was the first to receive the gift of the sea of the collective subconscious of mankind.

An epoch-making theory seems to be on the verge of being introduced.

The sky above seemed to be sensitive, emitting a faint muffled thunder.

"The Beagle is full of weirdos!"

James just thought that this adventurous team was all strange, but Byron, who had synesthesia with James, looked at this naturalist as if he saw a priceless treasure.

Even the [Sun Tiara] that Edward IV named to bring back would immediately be overshadowed by him.

"I have a hunch that this gentleman is going to rip off the underwear of the [Creator's] church."

I was about to borrow James' body to communicate with him.

found that the thunder in the sky was getting louder and louder, and he couldn't help but look up with everyone.

It turned out that there were several golden chariots, rushing from the direction of the west coast of the mainland, and the carts seemed to be some kind of flaming bird, only a vague outline.

It makes people feel hot and dry all over their bodies when they look at it.

Thundered

Several chariots of the sun galloped like meteors through the sky, flying down, and the sound was simply terrifying.

"Oh no, it's those transcendents of the Sun Empire who have chased after them."

Seeing the identity of the comers, the sailors who had suffered a great loss at their hands were in a riot.

At this time, they weren't sure if the usually unreliable [Mr. No] could help them block the sight of their pursuers.

Just as they gripped their weapons, ready to fight to the death when something wasn't right.

The sharp-eyed [Eagle Eye] suddenly noticed that on the sea in front of him, another adventure ship appeared in the shape of the Old Continent.

But it was not the expected reinforcement [Golden Deer], but:

"I know them, they're the fourth-order adventure captain of the Kingdom of Castile, [Marauder] Francisco Pizarro and his adventure ship [Thirteen Warriors]!

Hey? Could it be that they have also stolen something from the Sun Empire and are being hunted down? ”

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