Deep Space Fleet

3 months passed quickly...

This can be said to be the busiest and most fulfilling 3 months for Wu Peng and Sun Yuting. The pleasure of solving the mystery bit by bit made the two completely sleepless and addicted to it. Wu Peng's girlfriend and colleagues also gave a lot of support, because the cultural atmosphere in Kunlun Mountains is like this, and exploring the mystery is more important than anything else.

A big secret!

With the deepening of the investigation, the complete thesis finally came out, which really caused a huge sensation in the human society of Kunlun Mountain!

This paper analyzes the birth time of the "World Tree" from the perspective of biological genes, geography and religious records.

"...that is, 150,000 years ago, the so-called 'world tree' was born from this world!"

"...The reason why we believe that there is a certain probability that it was transformed by aliens through genetic modification technology is based on the following reasons." Sun Yuting put on formal clothes and delivered her thesis speech on stage.

Upon hearing this conclusion, the people sitting below had a small commotion.

Zhang Yuan also showed a look of interest, what exactly did these young people discover.

"First, we found the predecessor of the 'World Tree' from the fossils of geography, a tall tree named HW88987, you see, this is the fossil of this tree..."

The screen showed a fossil of a tree, sooty and shiny from being buried in the ground for so long, a bit like the turning of coal.

But it wasn't real coal yet, it turned into something similar to sunken wood anyway.

It was the first time for Sun Yuting to speak in front of so many scholars. She was a little nervous at first, but when it came to her professional field, she quickly became confident.

"...This plant, from the level of genetic material, is very similar to the world tree. It still exists in some primitive forests on this planet in small quantities. After field investigation, we found that it can grow up to 40 meters in diameter. About 10 meters, although it can be regarded as a towering tree, it is far less than the size of the world tree."

Compared with the photos, its size is almost the same as that of an eagle and a chick.

"Moreover, there is no unique biological material in the tree core of HW88987, and there is no corresponding evolutionary trend... So, there is a big fault between the two species."

Zhang Yuan touched his chin. There is still some truth to this statement. However, there are too many creatures with evolutionary gaps in the middle. For example, in the evolutionary steps from ancient apes to humans, there is a step that is too large, which is a bit unbelievable.

In fact, there will only be a very small number of species. Because of good luck, it is possible to leave a relatively complete fossil record of the evolution process. For most living things, the fossil record will never be found.

Therefore, there are evolutionary faults, probably due to the lack of fossils, and it is not sufficient to directly attribute them to the transformation of aliens.

I saw Sun Yuting continue to explain: "Compared with the World Tree, this kind of HW88987 plant has too many disadvantages. The World Tree can be said to be an all-round optimization, which can grow taller and occupy a higher position. Sunshine, drought resistance, very strong vitality, and resistance to more viruses... There are too many genetic changes that have occurred.”

"However, 150,000 to 200,000 years ago, the environment was very stable, and the entire planet did not change much. Why would a species suddenly evolve in a stable environment? This does not conform to the law of species evolution."

Evolution tends to follow the principle of "enough is enough" rather than the principle of artist-like perfectionism. HW88987 is already a very good plant, and it is impossible to become extinct. Why did it suddenly evolve to a level that other species cannot surpass?

Several biologists below showed a thoughtful expression, and one of them questioned: "Ms. Sun, what you said, the idea of ​​genetic modification by aliens is not impossible, but it is still a little bit abrupt... ..."

"Analyzing from the perspective of genes, we have not found any obvious traces of genetic modification. Is it because the biotechnology of this alien civilization is so advanced that we can't see it at all? Or, in these more than 100,000 years , after generations of natural reproduction, this genetic modification has gradually been wiped out..."

"By the way, have you found the most original World Tree fossil specimens and sequenced them? Or have you found records of contact between indigenous people and alien civilizations in religious books? If there is evidence of this... "

"Unfortunately, there is no direct evidence. The most original world tree fossil specimens did not find any suspicious traces from the genetic level." Sun Yuting shook her head, "The historical records in this area are also completely dated. The religion of Riley civilization There is no record, and there is no information about direct contact with aliens...at least there is no, or only some inexplicable and difficult-to-decipher information in the documents we consulted."

She blushed slightly. Although she had spent a large part of her time looking up information, it was impossible for a few people in the working group to check all the historical documents of Riley Civilization.

So, maybe some information has been left out...

However, the older the information, the less it can be handed down, and they have gone through almost all the information.

"In the religious records of the Riley civilization, the information about the World Tree appeared about 150,000 years ago..."

The religious record goes like this:

It was an era full of famines, the gods hadn't cared for them for a long time, the sky no longer rained, and a severe drought caused a large number of plants to wither and die.

The Laili people had already developed writing, animal husbandry, agriculture, and collection at that time, but under the catastrophe, a large number of tribes still fell into famine.

In order to get rid of the predicament of survival and find more food and water sources, the tribe dispatched a group of the bravest warriors to leave their own territory and step into the unknown nature...

There are miscellaneous religious fables in the middle, and there is no need to say more about the stories encountered along the way...

In a word, in the end, the warriors of the Riley civilization finally found a large forest composed of world trees after a lot of hard work!

So far, the "World Tree" has become a part of religion, and it is called... "the gift of the gods"!

"We investigated the area in the religious story, and a large number of fossil specimens were found in this area. Because the fallen trees could not rot for a long time, it had evolved into a large organic mine, but the Riley people did not There is a way to use it. The low oxygen content in the atmosphere makes it impossible for these organic minerals to burn.”

Another photo appeared on the big screen, showing human geographers investigating the organic mineral mine. More than 100,000 years is not enough for the organic matter to be completely transformed into coal, but these veins are still very high-quality organic matter.

Its main element is carbon, from which a large number of industrial chemical products can be extracted. Human workers are even planning to build some small refineries nearby to refine some chemical products and then do some chemical experiments.