Chapter 83 Footprints
The idea that jays were aliens came to mind soon after, and was immediately dismissed.
Impossible, impossible. If she were an alien, she would probably have a clear feeling of the earth's gravity and air composition, and she would never be so slow to realize that there is one less sun in the sky.
So the most reasonable inference is that jays are also naturally occurring ordinary humans. They have not undergone any genetic engineering modifications like me, nor have they evolved due to the pressure of survival on Earth-like planets. Only in this way can they maintain the same physiological characteristics as me.
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My guess is that the jays come from an Earth-like planet that has been transformed by human colonization. Such planets existed in large numbers during the colonial expansion phase of the universe, mainly due to the mitigation measures taken by each colonial planet to alleviate the excessive population expansion.
At that time, countless spaceships rushed to the frontiers of the universe, looking for areas suitable for human survival and discovering resources buried deep in the planet. That era was also nicknamed the "Age of Exploration in the Universe."
Due to the influence of the times, various types of space-based orbital weapons have emerged one after another, and many meteorological weapons have been used for planetary transformation.
There is the "Atmosphere Maker" that changes the oxygen content with an explosion, the "Stormmaker" that controls the planet's precipitation, and the "Astra" device that goes deep into the earth's core to manipulate the planet's gravity.
So meeting a human from another planet wouldn't surprise me.
It is a pity that this wave was abruptly interrupted when the war between the major rulers of the universe began. And this war spread to a sleeping planet deep in the universe, releasing ancient threats, and eventually led to
A huge disaster swept the entire universe...
I'm going too far, but what I want to say is that there are many planets like Jay. These are all planets that prospered with the "Age of Discovery", were eventually cut off by artillery fire, and declined due to various reasons.
.With the decline of civilization, human beings were forced out of colonial cities that were depleted of resources and on the verge of collapse, and struggled to survive in the wilderness.
"You are actually quite amazing. With a bit of inherited technology, you have redeveloped the prototype of civilization."
Seeing me suddenly sighing with emotion, the jay looked confused, but she heard the heaviness in my tone and thought of her companions who were struggling in the cruel nature, so she fell silent.
We rested for a while at the entrance of the hot spring house. We were worried that if we walked in rashly, we would be sent back to the original world early, so we left without entering the haunted mine and returned to its original overgrown appearance.
"My plan is that we take a walk around the mountain first to see if there is anything you need in the wild."
I pointed to the hiking trail on the mountain. It was a place I didn't have time to continue climbing last time, so I just took this opportunity to go up and have a look.
But looking at the time now, it is too late to go up to the top of Madas Mountain, so we can only walk a little further ahead. If we don’t gain anything by around 12 o’clock, we will go down the mountain directly.
"Okay, what's on this mountain?" Jaya showed a happy smile on his blackened face, treating this as a wild trip.
This is exactly what I want. If I bring her back to the town too early, it will be difficult to deal with any disturbances. After spending the morning on the mountain, I will go to the grocery store to look at crop seeds in the afternoon, go to Zach's to look at the machinery and equipment, and then go
I spent a successful day at Boss Dart's place. I'll try my luck at Sebala's place tomorrow. A day and a half will pass quickly in this way. Let the girl go back with the things she needs, and she will be able to receive visitors perfectly.
"There are some special medicinal materials on this mountain. I don't know if they will be useful to you. There are also some mysterious stories here a long time ago, and there were even deaths. You must be careful."
My warnings had no effect. This girl, who has been exposed to the cruel nature since she was a child, does not worry much about the danger to her life. To her, nature without danger is the strangest thing, right?
I grabbed a green herb from the grass and said to the jay: "This is a herb unique to this mountain. Eating it can replenish energy, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it will cause paralysis for a period of time."
I handed this herb to the jay, and she immediately held it in her hand and looked at it. Then she picked up a young leaf and put it in her mouth to chew.
"It's a bit... spicy... eh, I... why..." As soon as she took it, the side effects occurred faster than the effect of the medicine, causing her mouth to become paralyzed and unable to speak.
"I told you about this person, but you still didn't listen."
I was annoyed and amused as I watched her open her mouth and exhale loudly, making a similar embarrassing behavior to me last time. She opened and closed her mouth there, as if she could no longer feel the existence of her mouth and throat.
"The doctor told me last time that this should last for fifteen minutes. If you want relief, you have to rinse your mouth with water. There seems to be a lake in front of you. Let's go there to get water."
I remembered what Gotz said when he introduced it to me. Going up the branch road from the hot spring house, you will encounter a huge mid-mountain lake with rippling water all year round and a pleasant scenery.
Sure enough, after I pulled the jay and walked forward for a while, I felt that the trees in front of me suddenly opened up, revealing a relatively flat open space.
There are many felled tree stumps scattered in the open space, and thick tree trunks scattered on the ground, with fresh ax marks on them.
This should be the logging area that Goetz focuses on, meticulously preventing the trees here from becoming overgrown.
The result of a large number of trees being cut down is that the giant top trees that blocked photosynthesis disappeared, and the trees and shrubs in the middle and lower layers received sufficient sunlight and grew lushly, forming a green landscape.
I took a cursory look and saw an apple tree laden with fruit, as well as unknown mushrooms growing in patches on the fallen trunk. There was also a clump of bamboo on the edge of the dense forest, and several bamboo shoots sprouted from the ground quietly.
The body is stretched there.
The jay rushed over happily. She was used to the desolate Gobi desert and low shrubs. She had never seen such a rich and gorgeous wild scene. She touched it here and looked there in novelty.
As I continued walking forward, I saw a sparkling lake hidden in the hinterland of Madas Mountain.
Possibly due to the infusion of mountain springs, the water quality of this lake is very clear. You can almost see the bottom of the lake several meters deep at a glance. It can also be seen that there are no fish swimming in this cold and sweet lake.
Looking from a distance on the other side of the lake, there is a denser forest leaning on the mountain wall, existing independently like an island in the middle of the lake. From time to time, birds fly and fall from the lush canopy.
I enjoyed the midday sunshine, blew the cool mountain air, and felt the rare tranquility.
The jay didn't know when she had finished exploring the wild environment. She had already collected one sample of each of the plants that seemed to her to be extremely mysterious, and carefully placed them in her magical animal skin bag.
At this time, she had arrived at the lake. Instead of sighing at the ethereal nature of the lake, she squatted on the shore of the lake and asked me excitedly: "Is there any rhino activity by your lake? The footprints are so big!"
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Chapter completed!