章節 89: Chapter 89
This was a wonderful place. Although she had seen many similar sceneries in the sea, Lin still couldn't help but sigh. Just like the coral reefs in the sea, the variety of creatures in the forest was indescribably rich. Lin was surprised that such a wonderful scene had evolved on land.
The real destination of the worms should be here. They relied on the rich food here to grow to such a large size.
However, this was also thanks to the oxygen produced by the plants. If the ultraviolet rays were still strong, no creatures would be able to live on land.
In the forest, the Leviathan strolled forward. Its feet were covered with a layer of green moss. It felt soft when stepping on it. Every time it took a step, some small arthropods would jump out. Most of them could fly, and the wings they used were very different from those of dragonflies.
As for flight, Lin still needed to study it carefully. If wings alone couldn't fly, then the only way out for the Leviathan was to use the jellyfish. Unfortunately, although there was a rich variety of creatures here, Lin hadn't seen any jellyfish yet.
Walking here, there would always be many small arthropods flying to the Leviathan's body. They were probably parasites. They all had needle-like mouths that tried to drill holes or find gaps in the Leviathan's carapace. However, they soon became food for the small scorpions.
The small scorpions of the desert scorpions stuck to the Leviathan's back. Because they didn't do anything special, Lin didn't care.
Lin was now looking for a place to settle down. The Leviathan was so large that most creatures would choose to avoid it. However, Lin wasn't sure what would happen at night.
She didn't want to encounter the same situation as at night in the Forest of Sharp Pillars again, so she had to find a safe place.
The air here was filled with the cries of creatures, but there were also some other sounds mixed in.
The sound of flowing water.
It was also important to confirm the location of the water source. Lin walked in the direction of the sound.
The deeper she went, the more peculiar the trees became. They didn't grow up like the two branches at the periphery of the forest. Instead, they were like coral tentacles. They had quite a lot of shapes. Some were upright, some were coiled, and some were net-like. The growth of these plants seemed to be completely random. It wasn't bad to call them 'twisted trees'.
After crossing a twisted tree trunk in front of her, Lin finally saw the source of the sound.
It was a small river about two meters wide. It flowed out from the depths of the forest and meandered all the way to the depths of the forest on the other side. Some small creatures were drinking water beside the river. What attracted Lin's attention the most were two millipedes that were more than three meters long.
This river seems to be very narrow. There seems to be another word to describe it, 'small stream'. Is this really the water source of the forest? If there was a chance, he would have to go downstream and take a look. He wondered if it would connect to the sea.
Now that the sky was getting dark, he needed to find a safe place.
The Leviathan walked near the stream. When the surrounding small creatures saw the Leviathan approaching, they all ran away. Only the two millipedes did not run away. They even raised their heads and hissed at the Leviathan.
Wait a minute … This isn't Milliped.
Lin discovered that these creatures were very similar to millipedes, but they had fewer legs and were much thicker and longer. Their bodies were also different from millipedes and were slightly wider. They had another name, 'centipedes'.
They were not afraid of the Leviathan at all, which was much larger than them. They kept shaking their bodies and assuming a posture, as if they were ready to charge at any time. However, Lin ignored them and walked slowly past them. She stepped across the river and walked to the other side of the river.
When the centipedes saw that the Leviathan had walked away, they stopped assuming a posture and continued drinking water.
This should be enough.
After reaching the other side of the river, Lin glanced up at the slowly darkening sky, then at the ground beneath her feet. This place was different from where she originally came from. Moss didn't cover the entire ground, instead, it was sparsely scattered all over the place, making this place a very suitable place to live. Although the moss here probably didn't belong to any insects, Lin still felt the need to be careful and not carelessly destroy it.
The Leviathan used its tentacles and forelimbs to dig in the mud. It now had a total of three pairs of arthropods. The back two pairs were thicker and used to bear weight, while the front pair was relatively tapered and had more functions.
It didn't take long to dig out a hiding cave. During this time, Lin discovered something strange. Those little scorpions all climbed down from the Leviathan's body and used their thick pincers to help the Leviathan dig out the cave.
She didn't expect them to do this. This is quite interesting.
As the sky darkened, Lin quickly dug out a cave large enough to accommodate the Leviathan and the little scorpions.
After the Leviathan retreated and stuffed its body into the cave, it used the suction cups on its tentacles to gather the surrounding soil and buried itself.
This was the first time Lin had done something like this, and it felt quite good. Lin noticed that the little scorpions were still digging without stopping, but since she didn't know how to tell them to stop, Lin didn't bother.
However, Lin still wanted to see what the forest looked like at night, so she created three Flyers with the ability to light up and sent them out to explore the darkness.
The Flyers flew across the river and between the large branches. This forest was twisted and complicated, enough to completely block out most of the light during the day, but the ground of the forest was covered in moss. How did they absorb light?
As the sky darkened, Lin noticed that the moss seemed to be emitting a faint glow.
The Flyers landed on the ground and used their forelimbs to dig up a piece of moss. Lin noticed some fine powder on top of the moss, and it was this powder that was glowing. The dimmer the light during the day, the brighter the powder became.
Could it be …
The night was getting closer and closer, but the surrounding ground was as bright as day. All the moss began to emit a bright white light. It was like a river of stars, spreading out in the dark forest and instantly illuminating the entire forest.
It was as if the light from the sky had been transferred to the ground. Although the light from the moss was not as bright as the day, it was enough to illuminate the entire forest.
This was amazing … No wonder the twisted trees didn't only grow straight up, but also twisted and coiled in the forest. So it was to receive light from the ground.
Lin was quite familiar with these glowing things. It wasn't the light from the moss itself, but … crystal fragments.
The Flyers were also equipped with small mouths. They could eat the glowing powder and analyze it. The composition of these crystals was the same as the ones in the sea, but the effect was completely different.
The crystals in the sea would only light up during the day, and dark during the night. However, the crystals here only glowed during the night, and couldn't be seen during the day.
Perhaps the moss used some special method, or Lin didn't discover any more secrets inside the crystals.
The crystals here should be able to absorb light during the day. Although the forest blocked the direct light, there was still enough light to illuminate the entire forest. These crystals seemed to have the function of storing light …
With this, Lin could create green carpets in various places, but she still didn't know where these crystals came from.
Lin had the Leviathan use its tentacles to dig the surrounding soil in the cave. In the soil, Lin found a small amount of crystal fragments.
Perhaps the crystals were hidden deep underground? But Lin didn't have to dig for them. She just needed to take them directly from the moss.
But first, Lin had to confirm that the moss wasn't planted by creatures like Aztec worms.
In this shining night, Lin discovered that many creatures she saw during the day were still active. On the ground, some reptiles about two meters in size were chewing on the glowing moss. Lin also saw the centipedes that she saw before. They were lying in ambush between the moss, waiting for a reptile to pass by. Then, they would rush forward and stab the tip of their forelimbs into the opponent's neck. Then, another centipede would rush forward and attack. The other reptiles scattered instantly upon seeing this, but they didn't run too far away and began to gnaw on the moss again.
It seemed that the moss here wasn't planted by creatures. Other creatures could eat it as they wished. The crystals would probably be expelled because they couldn't be digested, and then be used by the new moss. There shouldn't be any strange creatures here at night.
In that case, it's time for me to take action.
Although Lin had only explored a very small part of the forest, she believed that this was a new development site.
Lin would change her previous method. She wouldn't cover the area with green carpets and let the Leviathan explore alone. Instead, she would create more troops to occupy the entire area.
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