76. Iron chain

Originally, everyone was relieved when they found the cave to camp, but no one expected that something unexpected would happen in the blink of an eye.

"Should we change places to hide for a while?" Someone asked in a low voice: "What if something chases us out of the forest?"

"No need to change," Ren Xiaosu Shaking his head: "They obviously wanted to hide with us, but we took the position first. This at least shows that the cave we are in should be safe enough."

"What are they hiding here? What?" Liu Bu asked confused.

At this time, Xu Xianchu looked at the forest outside the cave: "They may be avoiding this forest, or the forest at night."

Ren Xiaosu also nodded: " I think so too. Animals are far more alert to danger than humans, because that is their instinct. Do you remember that when we passed through the canyon, we saw human skeletons lying there, but when we entered the forest, we saw it. It's abnormal to not see any animal bones."

"As long as it is a living thing, it will inevitably suffer from birth, old age, illness and death. How is it possible that there is not even an animal skeleton?" Ren Xiaosu continued: "I had discarded fish bones and fish meat in the woods south of the canyon before. When I went to check the next morning, I found that they were gone. There were no traces around. They were exactly the same as the way Xu Xia's body was lost. These missing skeletons or people all have one thing in common, that is, they are in the woods."

"Yes," Xu Xianchu nodded: "And these creatures are so afraid of the woods, there is obviously something wrong with the woods."

Man-eating woods...

Others looked at the woods outside with some surprise. Could it be that after animals evolved, even plants evolved?

Xu Xianchu comforted: "But actually this is a good thing. Now that we have discovered the pattern, we can take precautions in advance."

Unknown fear becomes known fear. , even if you understand its principle, the feeling of fear can be slightly reduced.

Yes, as long as everyone doesn’t go into the woods at night, wouldn’t it be fine?

Thinking of this, the previous psychological shadow even dispelled some, Wang Lei smiled and said: "Then we must find a place to camp far away from the woods before nightfall."

Ren Xiaosu shook his head : "We need to be careful not only at night, but also during the day. We don't know whether these animals and plants have evolved to the end. What if they also eat humans during the day?"

"Then let's just go with it. Walk along the ridges and cols where there are relatively few trees!" Xu Xianchu made the final decision.

Everyone started chewing pine tree roots again. At this time, someone asked: "Ren Xiaosu, how did you discover that pine tree roots are edible?"

"I didn't discover it. Someone in the market town mentioned it," Ren Xiaosu calmly added some firewood to the bonfire.

Liu Bu wanted to ease the relationship with Ren Xiaosu, so he hurried toHe praised it: "You people in the market town know this wilderness too well. This is all human wisdom!"

Liu Bu didn't know how to brag, so in the end he could only brag awkwardly.

However, Ren Xiaosu did not quite agree with his statement. Ren Xiaosu glanced at him and said, "This is not wisdom. Who would want to eat the roots of pine trees when they can eat well? People in the market town said that it is better to eat the roots of pine trees." When I heard about this, I could only imagine how many people had starved to death in those years. ”

In this era where there is no tomorrow for the refugees, Everything is about survival.

It was originally an embarrassing boast, but now Liu Bu was even more embarrassed.

At this time, Luo Xinyu eased the atmosphere and said: "Why have the beasts grown in size but not us humans? Instead, extraordinary beings like Team Xu have evolved."

" Maybe it’s because humans evolve in different ways,” Xu Xianchu said, “Human beings have always evolved with brain power from ancient times to the present.” Ren Xiaosu said, “I heard another theory, and I learned it from a wolf last year. I wanted to escape, so I asked Mr. Zhang from the school with doubts. He asked me a question: Some creatures in nature can grow strong muscles without a lot of exercise. He said that there is an animal called chimpanzee, and humans have used them to Locked in a cage, even if they only eat and sleep every day, they can still grow muscles that are far superior to humans. However, when humans eat and sleep every day, their muscles will atrophy. ”

Ren Xiaosu didn't know how Yang Xiaojin made the judgment. He didn't know whether Zhang Jinglin was an ordinary person, but he knew that Zhang Jinglin is a good person.

He continued: "Mr. Zhang said that there is a gene in the human body that limits muscle development, and as humans become smarter, this gene has been evolving. He said this It’s called the price of wisdom.”

Everyone was lost in thought. It seemed that this was really the case. There were upper-class people in the barrier who were exercising and losing weight. Fitness and losing weight was even a trend among the upper-class people. It was particularly popular the year before last. .

Including Liu Bu, he also used to be arty, but only after he exercised did he realize how difficult it is to build muscles.

But at this moment, Yang Xiaojin suddenly poured cold water on Ren Xiaosu: "I have seen extraordinary people with evolved physiques. What do you say about this?"

Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment, and he pondered. Said: "Did his ancestors have anything happen to wild beasts?!"

Yang Xiaojin: "..."

Xu Xianchu: "..."

Liu Bu : "..."

Everyone looked at Ren Xiaosu speechlessly. This was already considered a curse!

Luo Xinyu suddenly became interested: "Mr. Zhang from your market town school is very special. He must be very knowledgeable, right?"

Ren Xiaosu thought for a while and replied: "He is quite knowledgeable. But when I encounter something I don’t understand in class, I will make it up..."

"Does he usually read books or something in his spare time? There are also people like this in the barrier," Luo Xinyu asked: "Those people are very powerful."

"No," Ren Xiaosu shook his head: " In his free time, he grows vegetables in the yard..."

Luo Xinyu was speechless for a while, why most things in the market town were different from what she thought.

However, Ren Xiaosu thinks that Zhang Jinglin is very good at this. He studies but does not study rotely. Even if he is very knowledgeable, he can still bend down and hoe the ground.

But at this moment, everyone suddenly heard the sound of iron chains dragging on the ground from the woods.

Whoosh, whoosh.

After the iron chain collided with the ground, it made a crisp sound. The owner of the sound seemed to be crawling in the woods and patrolling his territory.

Ren Xiaosu and the others were horrified. How could there be creatures walking through the woods at night? Were their previous judgments wrong?

Aren’t those animals hiding in the woods? !

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Thanks to WGwsky and Xi Sansui for becoming the new leader of this book~