mesbooks Chapter 13 A Rainforest Environment Like Home
Chapter 13 A Rainforest Environment Like Home
"We are about to enter the fourth environment - the rainforest."
A flash of teleportation light transported all the creatures to a hot and humid dense forest.
Towering trees blocked out the sun, vines entwined around them, and the air was filled with the scent of humus.
"Rainforest environment, initial temperature 28℃, humidity 95%, every ten days, the temperature rises by 0.5℃, the humidity remains saturated, and at the same time simulated natural enemies (such as pythons and venomous insects) are randomly generated to cause disturbance."
"Oh?"
Upon seeing this prompt, Bai Zhou's eyes lit up. Wasn't this environment exactly what the red junglefowl was meant for?
The previous three environments were not suitable for the Red Junglefowl, resulting in not getting a single point.
Thinking of this, Bai Zhou glanced at the current points ranking.
Archer from the United States is ranked first with four points.
António and Li Xi tied for second place with three points.
Rainforests are rich in resources, but they are a nightmare for many organisms in large or arid regions.
For example, hyenas from South Korea soon developed sticky fur due to the heat and humidity, while brown bears from Russia, though cold-resistant, found their thick fur a burden in the sweltering environment.
Wu Yu's Red Jungle Chicken, however, showed its advantage at this moment.
After five million years of regression and enhancement of beak and leg features, the red junglefowl, though not gigantic, has feathers better adapted to humid environments, well-developed leg muscles that facilitate rapid movement on muddy ground, and fine teeth in its beak that can effectively peck at insects and fruits.
More importantly, the red junglefowl's ancestor was the dinosaur, which originated in tropical rainforests and has an inherent ability to adapt to hot and humid environments in its genes.
This wave is like returning to their hometown.
As Bai Zhou had expected, the red junglefowl not only did not feel uncomfortable in the rainforest, but actually felt very comfortable, more comfortable than ever before.
The tangled tree roots and muddy ground are a nightmare for animals with short legs, but they are just right for the red junglefowl, whose legs are only a few tens of centimeters long—sticky but not sticky.
As for the poisonous insects that appear from time to time, they pose even less of a threat to the red junglefowl.
As a chicken that eats centipedes and small snakes, poisonous insects are no problem for it.
What is a harmless poisonous insect to the red junglefowl causes great suffering to other animals.
Less than an hour after arriving in the rainforest, Lee Seok-hyun's hyena, his native species, was bitten by something and developed a red bump on his face.
At first, only creatures like hyenas, which were very unaccustomed to the rainforest environment, had red bumps on their bodies. As time went on, other animals also developed red bumps of various sizes.
Several dozen days later, the hyena collapsed, foaming at the mouth, and sharp-eyed viewers could see a green venomous snake slithering into the grass.
Li Xi stomped his feet in anger as he looked at the poisoned hyenas, "Damn it!"
"Damn viper!"
The deaths of the hyenas were like a fuse that ignited a chain reaction, and other species began to die one after another.
When the people of Xia saw this, they quickly looked at their own red junglefowl, worried that the birds had also been poisoned. But what they saw next left them stunned.
Because their own red junglefowl were not only not poisoned to death, but were actually fighting with a venomous snake!
[Holy crap! Other people's chosen species would run away at the sight of a venomous snake, but our chickens are actually fighting it.]
【You don't understand, do you? If you've ever raised chickens, you'd know that chickens are, to some extent, natural predators of snakes, especially small venomous snakes like these.】
As they spoke, the battle between the red junglefowl and the venomous snakes entered a fierce stage.
Just as the venomous snake suddenly lunged forward, the red junglefowl nimbly leaped to the side to dodge, its long legs sweeping out like whips, precisely striking the snake's vital spot!
The venomous snake struggled and twisted, trying to coil around the red junglefowl's leg, but the red junglefowl reacted faster. It lowered its head and its enhanced beak, with fine teeth, fiercely pecked at the snake's head.
"Snap!"
With a sharp crack, the snake's head was pierced by a peck. The snake twitched a few times and then collapsed completely to the ground.
That's incredible! I won't underestimate Chicken Bro anymore.
The red junglefowl shook its feathers, tossed the snake carcass aside, and continued to roam through the rainforest.
.....
Finally, when the rainforest environment ended, a system notification sounded:
[Xia Kingdom's Wu Yu, whose native species is the Red Junglefowl, has survived the longest in the rainforest environment, earns 3 points.]
The environmental adaptability challenge has ended, and the rankings are now announced.
【第一名：漂亮国阿彻尔，总积分5（沙漠0、冰原1、高原3、雨林1）】
【第二名：夏国吴宇，总积分4（沙漠0、冰原0、高原1、雨林3）】
【第三名：毛熊国安东拉，总积分4（沙漠0、冰原3、高原0、雨林0）】
In addition to Andonra, the third place also includes Lee Seok from South Korea.
[Archer, the beautiful country, reward 1000 points.]
[Xia Kingdom, Wu Yu, reward: 700 points.]
[Andora from the Russian Bear/Lee Seok from the Korean Empire, reward: 500 points.]
"The environmental adaptation challenge has ended, marking the conclusion of the first stage of the competition. The first round of species showdowns will take place in two days!"
"During this period, participants can use their points to upgrade their chosen species."
Wu Yu was quite satisfied with the 700 points he had received.
Although they didn't take first place, securing second place thanks to the rainforest's outbreak, despite the completely unfavorable conditions in the first three rounds, was already beyond expectations.
The Xia people were also satisfied with this result. Firstly, the red junglefowl had done its best in every environment, and secondly, these environments were indeed not very favorable for the red junglefowl.
However, there's no way around it; choosing any species has its advantages and disadvantages, and there's no absolute good or absolute bad.
The people of Xia only wanted to see what the Red Jungle Chicken would look like after it returned to its ancient state, but the people of South Korea didn't think that way.
Having finally earned 500 points, I definitely want to spread the word.
[South Korea?: Ahhhhh! Lee Seok-oppa is amazing, we got points!]
South Korea: Who says we can't? Hyenas are the species best suited for survival!
[South Korea: We, the great South Korean nation, are the hidden kings! We just didn't bother competing with you before!]
[South Korea: Earth Online has finally been fair this time! Let the whole world see who has the strongest adaptive genes!]
[South Korea: We're going to take first place in the next match! We'll crush China and the US under our feet!]
In the common rest area of the game space, Li Xi also changed his previous gloomy and low-key demeanor, and began to take the initiative to talk to participants from other countries, and the topic always inadvertently led to this environmental challenge:
"Oh dear, the desert is indeed a bit hot, but our hyenas don't seem to feel it much. I guess that's a genetic advantage..."
The viewers in Xia Guo's live stream were speechless watching the Koreans show off.
[No, they only got a tie for third place, and their points were at the bottom of the tier, so how come it's like they won the championship?]
Why were you silent during those three scoreless games? Your change of expression is faster than flipping through a book.
[This is typical of someone who flaunts what they lack; try to understand, they've been holding back for so long.]