Chapter 873: The assembled tiles
Because of the tree crown conjecture, the second expedition was divided into two groups.
Lin Fan went north along the coast and went down to the northeast corner of the land plate. Antonio went south. In order to avoid the poisonous spot of Penang, he also went a long way west.
Don’t look at this red-haired guy who always cries and begs for protection from Lin Fan, it’s just for fun.
Apollo's strength is not much worse than that of Stars without mines. What really widens the gap is the physical fighting skills of the two, but this advantage is not that big against single-cell monsters infected with mutations. difference.
When it came to actually taking action, Antonio was much more ruthless than Lin Fan.
After the two mechas entered the sea, they passed through the nausea-blocking floating layer and quickly advanced to the previously determined coordinates.
This time they had a clear goal, and the two of them also carefully observed the direction of the rock formations above. It was indeed recessed inland.
“I said,” Antonio successfully hid in a dark cave, avoiding the giant shadow, and whispered, “the land plates will really be put together as Vice Admiral Cen said. "
The signal of the Noah is connected to the mecha, but usually when Antonio has no specific direction, he is talking to Lin Fan.
"You'll know when you get there." Lin Fan's voice was slightly breathy.
She was not as lucky as Antonio and met the monsters head-on. They snatched and robbed neatly, killed indiscriminately, and took the opportunity to escape.
"Hey, I won the prize." Antonio smiled, "I said you are too conspicuous in white, right? Look at me, you almost blend into the shadow."
Xingchen's mecha itself is It is white, and the outer armor material is also reflective, making it look like a big white pearl in the sea.
On the contrary, Apollo's body is black and gray. Except for the eyes and a small area of the thruster, which are brighter, even the local red is a darker red, which is indeed less conspicuous in the sea.
"..." Lin Fan quickly swam behind a rock wall and replied angrily, "I don't know who was bitten by the monster last time and screamed for support. If I remember correctly, it seems... ..."
"Hey," Antonio replied awkwardly, "That happened to be the fault of the monster...Okay, okay, I was wrong. This topic is over, let's continue with the previous topic."
< br>Cen Fangyuan brought a lot of news that day.
For example, they combined anecdotes about the geography of Tiandu Star and discovered that the geology in many places inland has abnormal fault connections.
The normal transition of geological layers should be gentle. Even if the geological structures on both sides are misaligned due to compression and fracture due to crustal movement, the basic distribution is still the same, or similar.
But Tiandu Xing is not. It has several places. The soil quality, sand layer, and even the distribution of animals and plants in two adjacent places are completely different or even contradictory. It's as if shapes cut from different plates were forced together.
Biological researchers have not been idle either. They have sorted out the distribution of organisms before the end of the world on Tiandu Planet and found that just like geology, organisms seem to be bound by an invisible line, each with its own characteristics. .
Even the plants that are most likely to cross borders firmly guard their territory and never cross the border.
"Boundary?" This was the first reaction that came to Lin Fan's mind.
“No,” Cen Fangyuan shook his head, “There is no physical isolation, but the animals and plants are... It seems that every piece of land has its own special constraints, so that the creatures originally attached to it cannot jump to each other.”
"It's like an ice field next to a volcano, with snow falling on one side and fire erupting on the other. Everyone is busy doing their own thing." Jin Sichen saw that Lin Fan was confused and hurriedly gave a concrete explanation.
"Similar, but not so opposite." Cen Fangyuan nodded, "The same goes for living things. Chickens are chickens and ducks are ducks. There are clear barriers. Unless someone takes them away, they seem to follow invisible rules. Never cross that line "
"It's amazing," Antonio wanted to see, "But what does it have to do with us?"
"The power of rules..." Lin Fan looked at Jin Sichen, but The dark lenses gave her no feedback. "Originally, I didn't think of alien planets. Even if they are abnormal, they are normal. But after your canopy theory came, I suddenly thought of these anomalies. Is it possible that these plates were originally separated independently, and now they are separated by the world tree? Put together?”
"Huh?" Antonio was dumbfounded.
"But..." Lin Fan pondered, "Assuming that is the case, why put different landmasses together? Even small island countries can survive independently...ah!"
"If they don't have 'roots'," Cen Fangyuan suddenly realized and Lin Fan continued with a smile, "the land that is too small to float on the sea will naturally not be stable as a whole. Of course, this is based on your Under the condition that the continental tree canopy theory is established.”
So, the priority of the sea exploration this time changed from exploring the world tree to confirming the structure of the land under the sea, and whether the structure of the "patchwork" is the same as that on the ground. There is a disconnection.
The opinion given by experts is that if the continent is really "pieced together", there should be obvious fault differences not only above but also below.
It seems that it has nothing to do with finding the World Tree, but if you think about it carefully, what kind of thing can tightly connect the broken plates? Could it be the World Tree?
It seems that she is nowhere to be seen, but she is everywhere.
It is a terrible assumption that the world tree supports the entire continent, but if it is true, then this dying planet seems to have a chance of recovery.
“The rock formations under the plate I see here are different from the model.” Antonio was very serious when talking about business, “It’s not a falling stalactite, it’s more like a palace in disrepair, with pillars Still standing, but the wall is broken It’s in tatters and has many holes inside, making it a good place to hide and hide.”
“My side is like shale,” Lin Fan replied, “layer by layer, moving inward, it’s basically nothing. There is no place to hide.”
No wonder! Antonio silently lit a candle for Lin Fan in his heart, and suddenly reminded him, "Don't turn on your electricity if you can, water conducts electricity!"
Lin Fan hadn't thought of this yet, but after his reminder, He thought about it seriously: "Aren't you so far away? I can't even shock you. Well, how about I try it next time?"
"You will die if you try it! Sister, you must not !" Antonio's voice became much louder, "It's my fate that I didn't get electrocuted by you last time, but no one will save me this time! If you really want to try, please wait until I'm not in the water. Sister!”
Apollo’s huge mecha stamped its feet anxiously in the water, almost kowtowing.
Lin Fan couldn't see it naturally. She wanted to say that she was sure, but in the water... she had never experienced the harm caused by conductive damage to her own people before. In addition, the sea water also Not normal... Well, let's forget it for now.
Antonio burst into tears of gratitude when she relented, but he got carried away and bumped into a seahorse. It was like a giraffe the size of an elephant, ticking towards him. He subconsciously grabbed his hand back, pulled out part of the sword, stuffed it back, and struck out with his bare hands.
Lin Fan is not at ease here either. Because there is no cover and it is a conspicuous package, monsters will take action at least eight times out of ten. Fortunately, I ate for several days before coming down, so there was no shortage of energy.
Thanks to myself a few days ago! She gave herself a thumbs up in her mind and continued to accelerate towards the predetermined coordinates.
Running the map is really time-consuming. Even if the monsters on the road didn't cause any major obstacles to the two mechas, it would still be a few hours before they reached their goals.
Although I was mentally prepared, I was still shocked when I actually saw it.
The obviously different shapes and colors of the rock formations, as well as the obvious boundaries, and the uneven heights of the mountains under the sea... all confirm that the guess of the combination is correct.
Everyone was immersed in the huge shock and could not recall it for a long time, but Lin Fan rushed into a gap and stabbed it.
The hard rocks are scattered into the sea like slag as the tip of the spear is waved.
"What's wrong?" Cen Fangyuan said.
Lin Fan approached the hole that she had dug out.
In the dark sea water and the dark rock formations, a faint blue-purple light was clearly visible.
Has anyone guessed what happened?