Faced with Wenfang's reprimand, I was extremely ashamed.
To be honest, as early as the moment the thing was let go, I reacted and regretted it immediately! Because before, Wen Fang had explained that he couldn't let that egg fall to the ground.
I realized that it might have something to do with the thing wriggling inside that egg. It's just that the thing is surprisingly small, not even as big as the larva of a snow spider, as to make her treat it so carefully
I was helpless and apologized to her.
Wen Fang waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you didn't mean it! Just now, where did I talk?"
I hurriedly said: "You mentioned the Gnostic Egg!"
Wen Fang "Oh", holding it and walking to the front of the bug, said to me: "Go pick up the knife and cut from the neck down. With my explanation, it is difficult for you to understand what I am going to say next. of."
I picked up the flat knife and carefully followed Wen Fang's instructions to insert the tip of the knife between the two snow spiders' corpses, pressed it hard, and cut open the insect's belly.
I was shocked to find that under the body composed of larvae, there was actually a person, as if the person underneath was sealed by a thick cocoon.
At this moment, the body was pierced by the tip of the knife, and some red ink oozes along the gap, not much, but it stopped soon.
Wen Fang asked me to enlarge the gap, revealing the corpse below.
Then she turned the light on.
I was shocked to find that the skin of the corpse underneath had completely merged with the innermost larvae and could not be separated. There are no organs and tissues in the body, but there are many red fleshy whiskers like the roots of small trees, which are bulging and squatting.
These fleshy whiskers are densely intertwined, long and short, and eventually form a thick'main body' between the corpse's throat and anal mouth.
When I saw this, I already had a clear understanding in my heart.
At this time, Wen Fang also re-explained to me: "There are naturally many people who are self-righteous, arrogant and difficult to stop in the various states of life. Speaking of which, the existence of the Gnosis Egg can be attributed to this kind of person. "
"In that surrender plan, a small group of people tried to use different types of Primordial Spirits to merge with themselves in an attempt to gain stronger abilities."
"However, the ultimate cost of their arrogance is the same as the worms we see before our eyes."
"The original spirit uses their body organs as nourishment, and lays many mutant eggs."
"When these eggs break out of the cocoon and become adults, one will be selected and enter their brains. The remaining larvae will be made into this kind of cocoon, covering the surface of the corpse, and nourishing the corpse with the power of the larva."
"Then, the nutrients that the corpse gets from the larva will be continuously transmitted to the brain through this tissue like the nervous system, and the larva in the brain is supplied with oxygen to promote its growth."
The more I listened, the more mysterious I became, and I was about to ask her, what was the reason for Yuan Ling's practice
At this moment, Wen Fang paused.
Later, he gave an explanation: "The original spirit's purpose, my idea is to use those different genes in the body to induce genetic changes and mutations in their offspring."
"Or, to put it more simply, that is—species evolution!"
My eyelids jumped: "Species evolve! My dear, is this thing so smart? Can it evolve on its own?"
Wen Fang shook his head and said: "I don't know about this! The original spirit is not only a mysterious existence to you, to be honest, I have never seen a few."
"Whether they have wisdom or not has always been a topic of debate! With limited knowledge, I can't speculate."
"However, I can be sure that these things we saw were definitely not made by the snow spider. Inevitably, there is a human-led factor!"
When I heard Wen Fang talk about people again, I hesitated and said, "Could it be that Fatty Yuan did it again? But what does he want this kind of egg for?"
Wen Fang solemnly said: "Don't underestimate the Gnostic Egg!"
"The things here are equivalent to the evolved primordial spirits. Once broken, given a little time for them to grow, they will be able to possess the abilities of two different primordial spirits at the same time, which is terrifying!"
"In the accident in the plan of surrender, some people didn't know it. They broke a psychic egg of this kind and released a mutated two-winged centipede, almost killing everyone."
I was taken aback, and stared at Amber in her hand horribly, for fear that she would accidentally let the contents out.
Wen Fang said in a loud voice: "So, whether it is Yuan Qitian or Elder Zhang behind him, as long as it is related to this matter, it definitely contains evil intentions. I must find out about this matter!"
While speaking, she raised her hand and asked me to take down the head of the worm, which is the Gnosis Egg.
Afterwards, Wen Fang wanted to go further to see if there were any such bugs who were regarded as containers of genetic modification. If there is, this kind of gnome egg must be taken away, and when she returns, she will find a way to destroy it.
During the journey, I also connected the things I have encountered since I went down the well, and vaguely understood some of the causes and consequences.
The two poor worms who were used as containers were probably the ones killed in Meng Gantang's stockade. Yuan Qitian's purpose in doing this is not to return to the ancestors, but to cultivate this kind of gnome eggs.
But why is that snow spider in the ice coffin? Who stole the broken spider eggs? These two questions have still not been answered.
At this time, the third worm appeared in front of us.
This one is obviously different from the previous two. There are many gaps in the cocoons on the surface of this insect. It doesn't seem to be destroyed by force, but it is like it was originally in this place without larvae covering it.
I was surprised: "What is going on? Where is the snow spider here?"
I touched it with my hand, and the cocoon was soft. There was a big gap between the cold, hard, jade-like texture of the two cocoons before.
On the ground under the feet of the insects, there were still scattered white things.
Wen Fang grabbed a piece of it and looked at it before his eyes, and said in surprise: "Hey, this is the shell of snow spider eggs. How can there be so many here?"
Our two questions were quickly answered after I cut off the head of the worm man... This Gnosis egg, unlike the previous two, lacks the most important thing. .. .... Larvae inside.
Thinking of the gap in the cocoon, I shook my hand and shouted, "No, the larva here is gone!"
Wen Fang's body straightened instantly after hearing the words. He quickly opened the suitcase and stuffed the two Gnostic eggs into it, covering it tightly.
Immediately, just like me, I looked around nervously.
After a while, there was no movement nearby, and we gradually relaxed.
Wen Fang stuffed the suitcase to me and said, "Keep walking, if something really comes out of the Gnostic Egg, we must find it!"
I want to say in my heart, this is not necessary!
But then I thought about it, there was an army of snow spiders emerging from the ice coffin in the back. Although all those things were going to bite the astrolabe desperately, no one can guarantee that if we return the same way, Will it cause their attacks
Generally this kind of underground river on the mountain, unless it is located in some special location in the deepest part of the valley. In other places, the various streams and veins on the mountain are usually connected in all directions.
Going along the river bed, maybe you can find another exit.
The two walked another twenty or thirty meters, and a white light flashed in front of them again, and a bug man appeared.
I was numb to this, and He Wenfang went over and took a look, and the larva inside the Gnostic egg on the neck of this insect was also missing.
On the surrounding ground, some broken spider egg fragments were also sprinkled.
Wen Fang frowned and continued to move forward silently.
Thirty meters has almost become a certain distance.
After walking this distance, another worm appeared. The situation was the same as the previous two. The Gnostic Egg was empty, and some white spider egg shells were spread on the ground.
At this time, Wen Fang paused and stopped.
She made a stunned expression to me and said, "It seems that we were wrong before! No one steals snow spider eggs... Instead, someone uses snow spider eggs as bait The mutant larva is attracted!"
"His real purpose is to steal these mutated larvae!" (End of this chapter)