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"Uh, atavism..."

Chu Yang suddenly remembered some hairy humans. Experts said that this was atavism, because the ancestors of humans were originally monkeys with hair.

But some people said that the ancestors of humans were not apes, because the evolution from monkeys to humans was too sudden, and there was a blank period of hundreds of thousands of years in between. No one knew the evolutionary changes in the process, and there were no fossils that could serve as evidence of evolution...

So there is a conclusion that humans are an alien species, aliens who suddenly appeared on this planet.

There are many reasons for this conclusion, and they are very sufficient, because the various characteristics of humans are completely different from those of mammals on Earth.

For example, no animal can grow hair endlessly like humans, and then it is useless.

For example, humans are pregnant for ten months, but the cubs they give birth to are actually unable to survive for several years, which is obviously not in line with the goal of evolution.

In short, there are many scientific discussions in this regard, and Chu Yang doesn't remember it very clearly.

Anyway, in Chu Yang's view, the so-called atavism is just a disease.

What kind of atavism can go back tens or millions of years in one breath?

Hundreds of millions of people on Earth don't regress, but you are the only one who regresses to this state?

The idea of ​​regressing is really a bit unreasonable.

As for the villagers with special physiques mentioned by the old men, they are probably just mutations caused by some reasons. The natives can't explain this mutation, so they make a far-fetched connection with a powerful ancestral tribe.

Just like some myths and legends in the Chinese world, some legends are always exaggerated and strengthened.

Seeing that Chu Yang didn't seem to believe it, the old men smiled and said, "We are not exaggerating. Their physiques are indeed different. You will know it later... Their strength is even stronger than your ghost cultivators, but they are not as good as you ghost cultivators in combat skills."

"Well, ghost cultivators are mainly good at combat skills."

Ghost cultivators are good at close combat. Even if their bodies become ordinary people's physiques, combat skills are still not lost.

As for strength...

After ghost cultivators become ordinary people, their physiques may not be much better than normal humans.

Because even his awesome incarnation is not much stronger than ordinary people, let alone the pure spirit bodies of ghost cultivators.

Their power is forcibly suppressed in this world.

Therefore, it is not strange that some natives are stronger than ghost cultivators.

Chu Yang did not intend to continue discussing this issue with the old men. He could not say: Your power is not good, it is just within the range of ordinary people, nothing great...

So he changed the subject and said: "I think your bodies are still good. You are so old, but you are still so energetic. Not only can you stand guard at night... I am afraid you still have the strength to fight wild beasts?"

"Our bodies..."

The old men looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

An old man said to Chu Yang in a strange tone: "Do you know how old we are?"

"Hmm? Sixty... or seventy?"

"I am forty-one, he is forty-two..."

An old man pointed to his nose and then pointed to his companions.

Chu Yang was stunned.

Forty years old, so old?

Chu Yang was a little unbelievable, but reason told him that the old man should be telling the truth.

The life span of ancient people was short, and it was not unusual for a 40-year-old man to live. Even in primitive societies with a worse environment, it was not unusual for the average life span to be in the teens or twenties.

This is related to the sanitary environment, medical level, and food and nutrition.

How can we expect a healthy lifestyle for a primitive tribe that cannot even get enough food?

It is good enough to live to a normal death, so how can we expect to live longer?

Just as the village chief Bamu said, even ghost cultivators cannot enjoy a normal death, and it is even more common for other ordinary people to die in battle.

The issue of life span is not a concern for these natives.

"The longest-lived person here is the village chief Bamu..."

An old man suddenly said, "He is over 80 years old. I wonder if he can live over 100 years old."

Chu Yang was surprised and said, "Village chief Bamu is over 80? He looks like he is only in his 50s or 60s, younger than you."

The old man smiled and said, "His physique is different from ours. He is also a witch blood warrior."

Witch blood warrior?

Does it refer to those villagers with special physiques?

This name is interesting.

Chu Yang repeated it twice in his mind, and then asked: "Is the village chief Bamu still participating in the hunt?"

The old men shook their heads: "He doesn't have the strength to fight now."

"I saw him making dinner with you yesterday. It seems that the village chief's job is no different from yours... He should also stand guard at night, right?"

"He can't stand guard. Standing guard is too dangerous, even more dangerous than participating in the hunt. If a wild beast really attacks, then we sentries will definitely die."

"So dangerous?"

"Yes, the beast that can sneak up on the wall of our village in the middle of the night must be a lord-level beast, even more ferocious than a tailless dog."

"Then why don't you arrange more powerful warriors to stand guard?"

"That's not cost-effective."

An old man said: "The function of the sentry is mainly to fill the stomach of the lord-level beast, which is most suitable for old people like us."

Chu Yang was stunned.

The other old men continued: "Most beasts will only catch one prey at a time, and will quickly go away after catching it. They will not deliberately kill food."

"So the existence of our sentry post can prevent the death of other important villagers... This position is the priority death position."

"If the beast continues to hunt and kill, then our villagers can also take advantage of the time when it attacks the sentry post to quickly gather and organize defense and counterattack."

"It is impossible to arrange too many people at the sentry post, so even if the witch blood warriors are on guard, they will not have too strong combat power. It is the most appropriate arrangement to let them hide in the village."

"As for us old men... Even if we all die, the loss to the village will not be great."

"Such an arrangement is the most reasonable and can best play the value of everyone."

The old men said it as a matter of course.

Is this called serving the public interest?

I am afraid it is just helpless.

After all, the villagers in this village are basically one family, and at a glance, almost all of them are in-laws and cousins.

Everyone has to consider the survival of the entire village, which is more important than the life and death of an individual.

Chu Yang sighed softly.

People say that life is difficult, but in this world, the manifestation of life's difficulties is too direct.

"So, of course the village chief cannot serve as a sentry."

An old man continued.