I Am the Swarm

"Look here." Morgan pointed to a pattern on the stone slab and said: "The early text was a peculiar style with some pictographic expressions. This pattern represents a burning fireball."

Then he pointed to another place and said: "These villains, you see, they have subtle differences, and they should represent two races. Look here, this glowing bug-like pattern rules these villains. These villains , the records should be some natural disasters, these are some escape processes. And these, the confrontation between the two races..."

Morgan talked eloquently for a long time, and finally concluded: "The legends handed down from ancient times are true, and there really are "gods"."

Sarah curled her lips and said, "Teacher, you've already said that it's a legend. Any young child can tell you the things you said just now."

Morgan patted the slate, "But now there is evidence, and it is clearly recorded on it."

"Perhaps the ancients were idle and bored, and engraved legends on stone tablets."

"You!" Old Morgan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared. "The ancients are not as boring as you think."

"You're not an ancient, how do you know they won't be so boring?"

For the sake of his own health, old Morgan didn't want to talk anymore. Sarah still has more to say. Old Morgan became her first teacher when she was very young. It can be said that he watched her grow up, like a father. The reason is that in front of him, she will show her true nature, quarrel, find fault, and show her talent for poisonous tongue. After leaving this gate, she will become that solemn and majestic queen.

It's a pity that old Morgan knew her very well, and every time she started arguing, it would be stopped abruptly and she couldn't enjoy herself.

Looking at the old Morgan who was pretending to study, Sarah curled her lips cryptically, and asked softly: "Teacher, do you really believe in God?"

"Hey!" Old Morgan sighed, leaned back in the chair, took off his one-sided glasses and wiped them with the corner of his clothes. "I didn't believe it at first, but as I know more and more things, I believe it now."

Sarah was interested. Old Morgan was a well-known scholar in the kingdom with profound knowledge, otherwise he wouldn't have become the crown prince's first teacher. He previously focused on various scientific researches and served as the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences. He used to be the most contemptuous of these legends, thinking that they were all imaginary nonsense.

When old Morgan got older, he quit his front-line posts and began to study legends and history. For this reason, she was also specially asked to check the historical materials collected by the royal family. Since she succeeded to the throne, she has been busy with official duties, and has less time to come here to communicate with the teacher. Even if they come, they mainly quarrel and bicker, lacking other communication.

Unexpectedly, the teacher who believed in science at the beginning, now also began to believe in those superstitious things.

Old Morgan paused for a while before continuing: "A few years ago, someone proposed a theory of biological evolution, which is a guess and hypothesis about the origin of species. I found it very interesting, so I did a little research. But this research , and found many strange places."

"According to the theory of evolution, all species have evolved through a long process of natural selection."

Sarah straightened her body, and those familiar with it would know that it meant she was interested in this topic. "Oh? Is there anything strange about that?"

"The strange thing is that we rat people suddenly gave birth to language and characters, and it only took two or three hundred years to push civilization to the present level."

Before Sarah could continue to ask questions, Old Morgan continued: "Many creatures have a history of tens of thousands of years or even longer. Then why are we ratmen so special and stand out from so many creatures? "

"Maybe our history is far more than that. Maybe it was the natural disaster hundreds of years ago that cut off the civilization of our ancestors. Now we are just rebuilding."

Old Morgan nodded and said, "You're right. I had a similar guess before. However, after studying these slabs, I found that the writing and language at that time were still in their infancy, and there was no established system."

"Isn't this just proof that there was a glorious civilization before? It's just that natural disasters destroyed it. The ancestors found some heritage on the wreckage of civilization, and then carried them forward and rebuilt civilization."

Old Morgan smiled approvingly, and said: "Yes, there is indeed such a possibility. But, first, if civilization is really rebuilt, it will only be a few hundred years until now, and it is impossible that there are no records left. Second , please look at this skeleton. Look at the sharp teeth, look at the huge claws, these all indicate that this is a large carnivore."

"This bone armor is still very fresh, only a few hundred years old. After research and calculation, the owner of this bone armor was active in the time before and after the natural disaster."

"Does it matter?" Sarah asked.

"It has a lot to do with it. If we don't use weapons, we can't be opponents of this creature. If the Ratmen are in the same period as it, they will only become food."

"But we can defeat it with weapons."

"This kind of creature eats a lot, at least ten rats can be eaten in one meal. Moreover, there were many similar creatures in that period, and many unearthed skeletons can prove this. Sarah, think about it , what would you do if you found this creature in your territory?"

"Of course it is to send troops to destroy it." As soon as she finished speaking, Sarah fell into deep thought.

Yes, if there was a ratman civilization before, those in power would never allow the existence of these creatures, they should have been extinct long ago. Even if it is breeding and sightseeing, there will not be so many of them.

At this time, Morgan's voice came again. "Also, there are other unusual things. For example, according to records, hundreds of years ago, the rat people had a very strong reproductive ability. It was normal to have seven or eight cubs in one litter. A dozen or so cubs were not uncommon. Two or three You can regenerate in just a few months. Many wars in history were caused by population explosion.”

"Besides, at that time, the lifespan of rat people was relatively short, only a dozen years. But suddenly, the birth rate of rat people began to decline, and the lifespan of rat people also increased rapidly. According to the theory of evolution, these are Abnormal."

"But what if the theory of evolution is wrong?"

"Perhaps, but other creatures fit those theories well, only we Ratmen are an anomaly. Perhaps there are also legends, sworn enemies of our ancestors, but they are few in number and we know even less about them." .” Old Morgan looked a little depressed.

"Maybe they don't exist at all," Sarah reassured.

Old Morgan nodded first, then shook his head immediately: "I don't know, there are too many contradictions in our history."

There was a long silence between the two, and Old Morgan whispered as if talking to himself: "But if an omnipotent god is inserted between these clues, everything will make a lot of sense."

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