Chapter 641 Active Adaptation
Perficott did not comment on anything she saw in Wasted, she seemed to be just watching.
As for the problems that Wasted showed, or those that were inconsistent with some of the current requirements of the Northern Territory, Purficott did not directly criticize them, but kept his mouth closed and looked at it with his eyes.
At most she asked for some details, but other than that she didn't make any comments.
At the beginning, Purficott was indeed dissatisfied with some of the situations in Wasted.
But after taking a complete look, her original dissatisfaction disappeared as she understood more deeply.
On the contrary, Purficott became quite curious about Wasted's current situation, and was surprised that they could actually do some things better than her original plan.
Although the entire town is shrouded in a slightly rough traditional style atmosphere, the locals have actually adapted to this way of life. While retaining the tradition, they are also adapting to the cold as much as possible. changes brought about.
In this process, the Grizzly Bear Tribe did play a big role.
Their shamans use ancient witchcraft to perform divination and prophecy. Although it is not very accurate, they can generally know where there is prey and when there will be bad weather.
This is a relatively less advanced but very practical prophecy spell.
Compared with the laborious predictions of the future by the imperial astrologers, the divination of the shamans is simple and practical.
After all, the background of the times is here. If you want to do things like weather forecasting, you can really only rely on these shamans or astrologers.
It’s just that the empire’s astrologers usually only let their apprentices predict the weather, while they themselves focus more on more important issues.
At this point, there is nothing to criticize the astrologers. They are different from the group of nobles in the Magic Association who are high-minded but low-handed. At least these astrologers are really capable of predicting the future, and they are constantly doing so. Focus on the important future.
However, for ordinary people in the north, predicting weather and harvests is indeed a very practical thing.
After having relatively clear guidance on weather and herd distribution, it is time for the ancestral warriors and hunters of the Grizzly Bear Tribe to appear.
With the help of the shaman, they are trying to adapt to this cold winter with their own bodies, that is, using their bodies to fight against the extreme cold.
Some people even suggested that survival of the fittest and survival of the fittest are the laws and iron laws of nature, and humans should join them instead of 'cheating' by relying on IQ.
For this part, Purficott felt that there was something serious about it, even though the basis provided by the other party was a child who had a certain degree of mutation or adaptive evolution.
When Purficott met this child, he found that his intellectual development was not any different from ordinary people.
But his physical development is relatively taller and stronger, and he has thick body hair and a pair of slightly prominent canine teeth.
From a scientific point of view, this should be called atavism. In rare or special circumstances, human genes have mutated, and some of them have degenerated or been eliminated in the process of life evolution. Feature recovery.
It is wrong to insist that this is an evolution of life, or that life has changed to adapt to a changing climate. But as a kind of life, human beings do instinctively follow the laws of nature and evolve their life forms in a direction that is more suitable for the natural environment.
This kind of evolution does not matter whether it is good or bad. It is just the changes made by life in the process of adapting to the environment.
Just like people living in high latitudes will have whiter skin, higher body fat percentage, thick body hair and higher nose bridges, these characteristics are not racial advantages. It is a poor distinction, but it is just a change made to adapt to the cold environment.
The white skin is because it receives less sunlight, the thick hair is to protect against the cold, and the high nose bridge is to have a longer breathing channel when breathing, allowing the inhaled air and exhaled air to stay for a longer period of time. time to reduce the amount of heat lost through breathing.
Humans in lower latitudes have darker skin, better running body structures, flat noses and short curly hair. This is also a change they made to adapt to the environment. .
However, this evolution takes a long time, and even requires species to reproduce for at least several generations to achieve.
Even if the shamans of the Grizzly Bear Tribe have any technology that can stimulate this process and make it happen much faster, Purficott feels that it will not be possible to see significant changes in one or two generations, or even to reach the point of evolution. to the extent of another species.
However, this can be regarded as a way of thinking, so Purficott did not interfere with their practices. He just decided to send a research team over to study the practices of the Grizzly Bear Tribe shamans, and then see if they could Study the opponent's technology clearly.
Judging from the potions and witchcraft used by the shamans, this is somewhat similar to the method of refining the human body.
It’s just that compared to Perficott’s powerful alchemy that can change almost instantaneously, the shaman’s witchcraft takes effect more slowly, but relatively speaking, their witchcraft is also Consumption is smaller.
"Potions, blessings of witchcraft, and then natural evolution through environmental stimulation?" Purficott recorded this information, and she felt that it gave her new inspiration.
Although this approach seems a bit 'backward' and 'barbaric', after a thorough understanding, Purficott feels that this is actually a very pragmatic approach.
Although this method of people adapting to the environment is somewhat less efficient than building houses, shelters and energy towers, it is not a supplement to the existing technical route.
Reality is not a game, and there will be no either/or situation. Perfectcott can try both routes, or even combine the two.
At least after seeing the techniques of the Grizzly Bear Tribe shamans, she already had corresponding ideas and could adjust and improve their techniques to make them more effective.
Perficott even extended more ideas from this, such as whether this technical route can be applied to other aspects.
For example, this method can be used to give birth to a more powerful warrior, making it easier for them to break through the bottleneck of extraordinary beings and grow into qualified warriors faster?
With Purficott's accomplishments in human body refining, she can indeed do this.
It’s just that she needs to carry out a detailed and rigorous design instead of just deciding to do something at once.
(End of this chapter)