The Return of Cambrian Period

Zhuang Yao grabbed Abu's tail and jumped on it. "Cong Xia, you fix Abu's paw, and then leave the car with Cheng Tianbi, and I will chase with Tang Yanqiu and Liu Fengyu."

Abu's forefoot was not severely injured, but it hit the ground with four hoofs. A little injury would affect the running, and Cong Xia cured Abu's injury with very little energy.

Tang Yanqiu and Liu Fengyu also both jumped on Abu. Abu, under Zhuang Yao's order, chased down the blood to the deep forest.

Cheng Tianbi and Cong Xia stayed on the roof of the car, sorting out the messy food that was caught by the monkeys. Some of the food's vacuum packaging was caught by the monkeys, and the preservation function was immediately lost. These things must be eaten immediately today or they will be wasted.

Cong Xiazhi had a pain in the meat. He moved all the food that could not be preserved to the ground, and planned to eat it now. He said helplessly: "The monkeys are too ghostly and do not attack people. When they come, they run for food without any precaution."

Cheng Tianbi said: "They don't look like wild monkeys. They are too disciplined. The actions seem to be planned. They were not worth chasing. I think Zhuang Yao has other ideas."

"I also feel that although monkeys are inherently smart, monkeys are particularly prone to being irritated. Tang Yanqiu shot it at the arrow, and they not only countered but also ran away."

Cheng Tianbi pondered: "Is it domesticated?"

"Isn't it possible? At least there were at least seven or eight monkeys, and they were basically mutated, but the degree of mutation was different. These monkeys are much more powerful than humans. Monkeys are not like dogs and are not so easy to domesticate."

"Just wait and see, they'll know when they come back."

Cheng Tianbi helped Cong Xia set up a fire and started cooking. They usually do not eat at noon. One is to save time, and the other is to save food. However, not eating does not mean that they are not hungry. Cong Xia drools while cooking meat slices.

Cheng Tianbi sat next to him and asked, "What do you think of the cultivation method Zhuang Yao said?"

Cong Xia smiled bitterly: "Honestly I can't refute him. In fact, I don't know much about the feasibility of the cultivation method. The information in Guyu is too profound and huge. I am only aware of the tip of the iceberg. Judging from this angle, I'm really not sure. Since he painted the bright prospects of energy enhancement, I have always had the fluke and feel that it should be safe. The presence of such preconceived ideas will affect my overall judgment. force."

Cheng Tianbi nodded, "The reason why I have some concerns, in addition to this 'shortcut' method always makes people feel insecure, there is another reason that makes me very worried."

"what reason?"

"Since Zhuang Yao mentioned Cambrian consciousness, a concept has been lingering in my mind."

"concept?"

Cheng Tianbi's eyes are as deep as the sea, with endless thoughts hidden inside, he said indifferently: "Balance."

Cong Xia muttered these two words, "Balance ..."

"Yes, balance. I have been thinking, if the Cambrian consciousness really exists, what kind of balance does the earth want to achieve? Is it a balance to destroy all human beings? If so, why do humans also evolve, if humans do not Evolution, sooner or later, will be eliminated by other powerful creatures, but humans have evolved, and for the time being, although humans have evolved far less than animals and plants, evolutionary humans are more powerful than many evolved animals and plants It ’s like Chongqing, it ’s like the Tang family. Despite the decline in living conditions, human dominance has not changed. So what is the purpose of balance? Now there is even jade to accelerate the evolution of animals and plants near it, and ancient jade to help We are evolving faster than other human beings. Is this in some sense also an imbalance? Is this reasonable? "

Cong Xia said gravely, "You are right, assuming Saitama is an appendage of the Cambrian consciousness, then why does Saitama create inequality in evolutionary speed between species? Is n’t the meaning of the Cambrian consciousness a check and balance? But it is creating imbalances by hand. The same is true of the existence of ancient jade. The imbalance between the owner and others is created. If the ancient jade is a force against the cambrian consciousness, then the existence of ancient jade is easy to understand, but Saitama is incomprehensible. If the Cambrian consciousness really exists, it would be like a huge conspiracy, but we cannot understand the mystery. "

Cheng Tianbi looked deep into the mysterious forest, thoughtfully.

Cong Xia stirred the fire, thought for a while, and said, "Can you think of the Cambrian consciousness? Can you think like humans?"

Cheng Tianbi shook his head, "I don't know."

"For the moment, it should not be possible. If the Cambrian consciousness can do everything and still think, then the environment must be several times worse than the current one if we want to destroy humanity."

"Maybe, Zhuang Yao's theory just researched that the Cambrian consciousness is a kind of balance consciousness, but no one knows exactly what kind of balance the earth wants. Maybe what the Cambrian consciousness is doing now is to achieve what it thinks is the balance. . "

Cong Xiadao: "Then, the fate of human beings may not be completely destroyed, but weakened?"

Cheng Tianbi was silent for a long while before saying: "Even if human beings are weakened now, as long as wisdom is still there, decades and hundreds of years later, they will rise again. Without intelligent creatures on the earth to contend with human beings, human revival cannot be prevented."

Cong Xia's hand shook slightly. "Your consciousness is that the Cambrian consciousness may create intelligent creatures to balance human beings?"

Cheng Tianbi shook his head again, "If you want to balance an unbalanced force, you must either completely destroy this force or create a force that can compete with it. In addition, there is no other way. This is a theoretical guess. For now, the Cambrian consciousness is to take a two-pronged approach, while weakening humans, while creating creatures that are physically stronger than humans. "

"It looks like it doesn't give humans a chance to live, but let a small part of them evolve ..." Cong Xia sighed, "I really can't figure out what the Cambrian consciousness is going to do." He sprinkled a few slices of roasted and crispy bun Put the pepper and ground pepper and hand it to Cheng Tianbi, "Come, Tianbi, let's eat. Don't think about it. What the brain-domain evolutionists don't understand, it's useless if we think about it."

Cheng Tianbi took the bun and ate it with boiled meat.

Cong Xia took a bite of grilled buns, and she felt better immediately.

Since you can't figure out something, don't even think about it, it's still important to have delicious food in your mouth. Even in such a difficult environment and so few ingredients and seasonings, Cong Xia changed his way to make all kinds of delicious things, because he knew that there was a meal to cherish, and no one knew if he still had it. Pause.

As Cong Xia ate, she baked three other buns.

After more than half an hour, Abu ran out of the forest.

Cong Xia shouted, "Come to eat."

Several people slipped off Abu and Zhuang Yao sneered: "The monkeys really have a master. We found a tourist area in Leshan where there was a monkey show. The harvest was not small. We finally found someone. , You can also determine your position. "

"Great, is there a lot of people there?"

"I don't know, we didn't go in, we just remembered the way." Zhuang Yao looked at his watch. "After dinner, take a break, we will go to that sightseeing area. If they can provide useful information, those things will be sent to them All right."

A few people sat down and enjoyed, stuffing a slow pot of boiled meat into their stomachs.

After eating, they drove to the tourist area.

After walking about two or three kilometers, the surrounding trees were obviously sparse. A corner of the human building was looming in the distance, and there were obsolete railway signs on the roadside, indicating that there was a certain tourist area ahead.

Cheng Tianbi suddenly said: "Wait, stop."

Liu Fengyu stopped the car.

Cheng Tianbi jumped out of the car, fumbled for something five or six meters in front of the car, and observed the direction and abnormalities of the surrounding plants.

He stuck a saber on the ground, then returned to the car and said, "Reverse."

Liu Fengyu didn't know why, but still fell backwards, and Abu also retreated.

Chengtian wall said: "Xiao Tang, shoot the position of the handle of that dagger."

"Okay." Tang Yanqiu fired without asking why.

There was a burst of cracks in the air, something like a tense thing burst, and the surrounding trees trembled violently, and a row of bamboo thorns emerged from the ground, towards the place where they had just stopped.

Zhuang Yao blinked, "Fortunately, I didn't go forward just now."

Cheng Tianbi said: "There are a lot of traps here. I'm exploring the road ahead, and you're following it."

Cheng Tianbi has rich experience in jungle combat, and he often lays various recommended traps himself. Although it is not difficult to sit up, this trap is generally triggered as long as people can't escape it. Therefore, he is familiar with various traps in the jungle. , The alertness is very high, once the abnormal direction of the tree is found, the special odor of the rhizomes in the air can capture the alert information sensitively.

Everyone was more vigilant. Liu Fengyu even sat on the roof of the car. Once there was a trap and he was punished, he could block a block with his ability, at least to prevent large-scale attacks from hurting the car and the cat.

Fortunately, the four or five traps buried on this road all the way through Chengtianbi were all cleared up. By Tang Yanqiu's long-range attack ability, one by one, they safely entered the tourist area.

Just near the shabby gate of the tourist area, a group of people rushed over with various weapons such as knives and guns. They also followed several monkeys in their hands. A young woman headed by her was very beautiful, but she looked very powerful. Mouth facing Cheng Tianbi, he yelled, "Who are you! Who let you in! Hurry up or we're welcome."

Tang Yanqiu also opened his bow and aimed at them.

Chengtianbi said coldly: "Your monkeys robbed us of our food."

The woman hummed: "You don't care about it, you deserve to be robbed. I don't think you are short of food. How can we have so many people here? How can we keep buying money when we cross the road?"

Cheng Tianbi said coldly, "Let's get our things back."

The woman bit her lip and hesitated.

This group not only brought such a big cat, but also easily destroyed the trap they had set up. It was not easy to mess with it at first glance. They really wanted to fight. They certainly couldn't please it, but the food they got made them free. Going back is really unwilling.

Just when the two sides were deadlocked, Zhuang Yao said: "We passed here and got lost. If you can provide some useful help, those things will be regarded as your compensation, and we will not pursue it."

The women didn't trust them, and the guns in their hands were not lowered. They asked, "What do you want to know? Since the earthquake, we have never left here and know nothing."

"You know this area better than us, do you have a map or something?"

The woman hesitated, "Yes."

"We want a map of the nearby scenic area. If you have anything to discern the direction, give it to us. We want to go to Xi'an from here."

The woman still looked at them alertly. She looked at her companions and discussed them with her eyes.

Cong Xiadao: "Miss, if we are going to attack you, we will not say so much nonsense, we really want to cooperate."

He whispered with the people around him for a long time, and finally put down his gun. She said: "You better not play tricks, neither the people here nor the monkeys are provoking."

Cong Xia smiled friendly. "Miss, don't worry, we will keep our promise."

They opened the door of the ticket office. "Come in."

The woman introduced herself: "My name is Ming Lan. I used to be a tour guide here. He was my husband. It turned out to be the animal trainer here. Those monkeys listened to him." She pointed to a silent man next to her.

Cong Xiadao: "The monkeys are really well trained and they are so obedient after being mutated."

Ming Lan looked at the monkeys and smiled. "They were all raised from childhood. Some were not domesticated. After the earthquake, they ran back to the mountains, and these eight were left."

The animal trainer snorted coldly and turned his head away.

Cong Xia suddenly remembered that Tang Yanqiu shot a monkey's ass, but the monkeys robbed them of something first, and they did not blame them for fighting back.

Minglan Road: "Most of the people here are the staff in the tourist area, as well as some tourists who came on the same day. All of them are trapped here. Most of us are local to Leshan. You are going to Xi'an, we help Ca n’t you, but it should be fine to take you to the high speed to Hanzhong. "

"It's enough to find that high speed. The route we originally set will also pass through Hanzhong."

Entering the tourist park, drying clothes are hanging out of several dilapidated offices. It seems that this is where they live. Some people looked at Abu and Road Rage curiously and fearfully, and as they approached, they stepped back.

It seems that they have been worse than the people in the industrial park. They are all skinny and have at least half less people than the industrial park.

Zhuang Yao asked, "How many people are you here?"

"There are more than sixty left." Ming Lan touched the head of a little boy, his eyes were sad. "The earthquake happened late at night. At that time, more than a hundred staff members lived here, in the tourist area. There were also sixty or seventy tourists staying in the hotel, and the traffic was paralyzed the next day. Everyone was trapped here. After a few days, some people wanted to leave by themselves, but ... we found them not far away. Their bodies. These people are now, and they can barely feed them. No matter how many people there are, they are really not enough. "

"How many mutants do you have?" Cong Xia asked, he could feel the energy in Ming Lan, but of the more than ten people who came out to intercept them, only two were mutants.

Ming Lanqi said: "Mutated people? Do you mean people who suddenly become very strong? Only me and another veteran, if we have more people, the chance of success in hunting will be higher."

No wonder their situation is so bad. There are only two mutants in a group of more than sixty people, and they are still the most powerful mutants with the most common mutation ability. If these monkeys were not housekeepers, they would have been raided. The various mutant creatures that came here ate no bones.

Ming Lan himself also understood, "We people can still have food to eat, thanks to these monkeys. By the way, do you need gasoline?"

Zhuang Yao's eyes brightened, "Do you have gasoline?"

Ming Lan gave him a smart look and nodded. "Don't you have a car? You definitely need gasoline. We have some, although not much, but it's useless to keep them."

"How many do you have?"

"There are some abandoned cars here. We used to collect gasoline for lighting. Now there are 30 or 40 liters left. If you want, you can exchange it for food."

Cong Xiadao: "The contents of our car are packed for storage and cannot be given to you, but we can hunt some large animals for you."

Ming Lan rolled her eyes. "Okay, change one litre of gasoline for ten pounds of meat."

Cong Xia was surprised: "You can't finish eating so much."

"We have an underground cold cellar, which is pure and natural. It used to be used to put wine. It is not a problem to put three or four hundred pounds of meat, and we can marinate the meat into bacon, which is better for storage. You don't have to worry about us How to save it, if you want gasoline, bring four hundred pounds of meat first. "

It is not difficult for them to hunt some large animals. It is a pleasant surprise to find petrol on the way. Although there is not much oil, it is also very important for them.

Ming Lan brought them into a resort. "What you saw just now is that the gatekeepers of the tourist area take turns staying. The others are staying in the hotel. The important things are also in the hotel. I will now take you to the map. Stuff like that. "

Several people followed Ming Lan into the resort's lobby. There were still some people in the lobby. The original expensive leather sofa was covered with green moss. It used to be decorated in style but now it is in ruins.

Ming Lan introduced them. Several men came over and a small old man said, "I have lived here for more than 30 years. I am familiar with this generation. You want to go to high speed. No problem, I can turn up."

"How far is it from here? Can you take us?"

The old man waved his hand again and again, "No, no, I don't have to go, it's twenty kilometers. I'll draw a route for you. It shouldn't be hard to find."

Cheng Tianbi knocked on the map. "If you take us, we can give you two extra guns and some bullets."

From the expressions of the crowd, they were all very emotional, but no one spoke. In the end, the old man said, "No, we don't want to go, we dare not. There are **** bears, big wild boars, big monkeys in the forest, everything is dead what."

Ming Lan gritted his teeth. "I'll take you there."

"Minglan! I don't agree!" Her husband exclaimed.

Ming Lan said: "Several of our shotguns will run out of bullets, and hunting by traps may not be able to catch one in ten days and a half months. Are we all going to starve to death?"

"Aren't we still monkeys, and always find something to eat, no matter what, I can't let you be a woman to take risks."

"I'll just take the monkeys. They can protect me. It's only over twenty kilometers. I can definitely come back."

The two had a dispute, and the others in the tourist park shook their heads and sighed, wondering how to persuade.

Cong Xia was busy: "Let's find it by ourselves. We can guarantee your safety when you go. You will be alone when you come back. It's too dangerous to think about it. Let's forget it."

Ming Lan stubbornly said, "No, I'll take you there!"

At last her husband shook his hands away and Ming Lan lowered her head and sighed heavily.

Tang Yanqiu said, "We have some medicine for driving animals. When you come back, you sprinkle it on the body. Generally animals are not willing to approach, and these monkeys are protecting you. It should be fine."

Zhuang Yao looked down at the map, and said, "No matter how bad you are, you are a power-evolving person. If you focus on the leg muscles, you can run fast."

Ming Lan nodded. "I have my own measure, but you have to give me more guns and bullets."

Cong Xia really couldn't refuse this strong and kind woman, anyway, they didn't lack weapons and bullets, so they agreed.

After the people agreed, they planned to rest here for a day and hunt some animals for gasoline.

The hunting work was given to Abu, Tang Yanqiu and Cong Xia.

In order to be able to drag large mutant animals back, people in the sightseeing area made a large pick-up truck, and they followed a few people.

Abu was responsible for hunting prey, Tang Yanqiu was responsible for attack, and Cong Xia absorbed energy. They cooperated and cooperated very well. In the afternoon, they hunted a wild boar of more than 200 kg and three big pheasants. It has already exceeded four hundred catties.

When they dragged the prey back, everyone boiled.

Sixty or more people in the tourist area all acted, either meat-cut, bacon, or packed separately.

Ming Lan took them to get the oil, and when he went to the garage, three of the four or five plastic buckets were half empty. It didn't look like it was forty liters.

Cong Xiadao: "You ... it's twenty litres at most."

Ming Lan smiled: "I forgot about it too, probably so much, it's all for you."

Cong Xia shook his head helplessly, packed the oil into two barrels, and then scooped it out and poured it into Road Ba.

Liu Fengyu leaned on the car and complained, "This woman is really smart."

Cong Xia laughed: "She's not easy."

"However, it's great to be able to sleep in the house tonight." Liu Fengyu stretched his waist.

Ming Lan walked over to tell them to eat, and enthusiastically brought them a large pot of meat.

After a few people finished eating, they prepared a clean room for them.

Cheng Tianbi and Cong Xia naturally slept another house.

Since the last drunken and embarrassing incident, the two have hardly been alone. At this time, looking at the bed in the hotel suite, Cong Xia felt a little awkward.

Cheng Tianbi behaved the same as usual, undressed and went to bed.

Cong Xiadong sorted it out, and West fiddled with it, lingering by the bed for a long time, but he did not dare to go to bed.

Finally, Cheng Tianbi was annoyed and ordered: "Come up and go to sleep."

Cong Xia crawled up into bed, glancing at Cheng Tianbi with a dodgy look, "You haven't slept yet."

"How do you sleep so noisily."

"Noisy, noisy? I sort out something." Cong Xia lay beside, covering a little quilt, keeping a distance from Cheng Tianbi.

Cheng Tianbi saw through his awkwardness at a glance, lifted the quilt and covered him, "sleep early."

Cong Xia took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and felt the smell of the sky everywhere. It's great to be able to lie in a quilt.

"Cong Xia." Cheng Tianbi's mute voice sounded in his ear.

Cong Xia was startled, opened his eyes sharply, and turned to look at him, "What's wrong?"

"After arriving in Beijing ... if we are all alive, like you said, find a place to grow vegetables and hunt."

Cong Xia's eyes lit up suddenly, and he nodded hard, "OK, OK."

"I'm going to finish my task first, then we don't have to run around anymore, self-sufficient, enough to live."

Cong Xia's voice was a little trembling with excitement, "Tianbi, I have no parents, I and I can go anywhere with you, no, I mean, let's be a companion in the future, you can hunt, I will give you If you cook well, you should be happy. "

Cheng Tianbi nodded slightly, staring at Cong Xia quietly like water.

Cong Xia also looked straight at him, revealing a light smile, soft hair covering his face, his eyes bright and gentle, and looked particularly good in the dim moonlight.

Cheng Tianbi felt his heart beating up and down, and there was an uncontrollable emotion coming out, but he was stiffly suppressed.

Chong Xia's inner feelings are also raging at this moment, but with the lessons from the previous car, he really dare not do any transgressive actions, especially now that he is sober and not so bold.

Cheng Tianbi clenched his fists and said dumbly, "Sleep."

Cong Xia moved tentatively towards him, lay down next to him, and closed his eyes contentedly.

Cheng Tianbi looked at his closed eyes, his eyes darkened.

Early the next morning, they set out with Ming Lan. Ming Lan's husband gave her all four monkeys and told her to go back quickly.

The monkeys and Abu hated each other. Abu screamed when they saw them. The monkeys also grinned. There was no way. They separated Abu from the monkeys with a road bully and walked to one side. This stopped them.

Ming Lan sat in the car and pointed them at the map. "After I sent you to the Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway, you walked more than 100 kilometers north along the highway, and you should be able to reach Chengdu today." Ming Lan sighed, "We have always wanted to go to Chengdu. Unfortunately, we dare not go. This road is too dangerous. I hope you can get there safely."

Zhuang Yao nodded. "It's not the same as the route we set. It's good if you don't go to Chengdu to see it, maybe you will get something."

After more than 20 kilometers of road, they walked for three hours and finally reached the highway. Although the entire highway has been completely covered by the forest, the subgrade and gravel left at the foot can still see that this was once a road, this is also In this apocalyptic era when all communication systems are paralyzed, they have a great basis for distinguishing directions.

Tang Yanqiu took out a pack of medicine powder from the car and sprinkled it on her. A few monkeys and Abu both retreated in disgust.

Ming Lan stared at the medicine powder, her longing was revealed in her eyes.

After Tang Yanqiu sprinkled, she gave her the remaining half of the bag, "You hold it, it should be able to play a role at the critical moment."

Ming Lan quickly rushed over and said sincerely: "Thank you for your help. Since the earthquake, we haven't seen any outsiders for such a long time. I don't know what year or month it will be. I can meet you. Good guys are really lucky. If, if possible, come to Chengdu ... "Ming Lan took out a piece of paper and shoved it into Tang Yanqiu's hand." This is the name, ID number and home address of our 67 people. We Everyone has relatives in Chengdu, and their names, addresses, and contact information are also written. If possible, please find someone to help us. We do n’t want to be trapped there all our lives ... ”In the end, this strong and sturdy Tears filled her eyes.

Tang Yanqiu was a little moved, took the paper, "I promised you, when I arrive in Chengdu, I will give this paper to the government or the army. I can only do so much for you, but I will do it."

"Thank you." Ming Lan felt his tears.

She took four monkeys and walked back.

Until her back disappeared, Cong Xia kept looking back.

Cheng Tianbi glanced at him, "What's wrong?"

Cong Xia sighed, "It's not easy for a young couple to support the livelihood of 67 people."

Zhuang Yao said blankly, "There are more poor people, and not enough of them on this way."

Cong Xia bowed his head sadly, and said in a deep voice: "The Cambrian consciousness has also evolved human beings. Does it mean that we don't want humanity to perish? I hope that one day ..." One day, they can rebuild their homes, the loved ones can be reunited, and the children. Being able to grow up safely, everyone can have enough food and clothing, even if human beings have lost the civilization that has been established for thousands of years, as long as they can survive, there are infinite possibilities in the future.

No one spoke, and no one answered Cong Xia's question. At this moment, everyone's mood was a little heavy.

On their tired but determined steps, they walked to their next destination.

The author has something to say: Bingge seems to be dying. . . . So what, there must be progress this month, really! Trust me! At the beginning of the two of them, it must be fierce and hot, this is my solemn promise to everyone (揍)