Lin didn't have to set up her environment after arriving on the continent. In fact, she could set it anywhere with enough space, but the main reason was that … they were a bit of a hindrance.
Lin found it troublesome to carry the huge Sky Cabin. The creatures inside were heavy and numerous. At first, Lin didn't find it troublesome, but now she was getting more and more 'impatient'. Moreover, some of the creatures inside were beginning to develop immunity to the paralytic venom and began to wake up. Lin would have to make new paralytic venom to put them to sleep. Of course, she could also cut off their nerves, but that would completely cripple the creature …
If this continued, it would only become more and more troublesome, so Lin decided to put them down in advance.
Of course, Lin wouldn't just throw them into the sea, so this island was perfect. After putting down most of the creatures, she would only pick some interesting ones, such as ancient squid, before continuing on her journey.
However, Lin still had to study the entire island.
The Predators continued their search. Just as Lin had expected, this island was covered in 'green skin'. There were also some eggs that were hidden in the rocks and could produce sounds.
Lin didn't see any creatures laying eggs, which was normal. Most creatures would just leave their eggs somewhere after laying them. However, the fact that they could make sounds was quite strange. Could they be communicating with each other?
She had to investigate this. The Predators sent one of the eggs back to Bechymos. Bechymos released a kind of decomposing unit to break it down and study its internal structure.
Lin discovered that there was a hardened substance inside the egg that looked like a crustaceous substance. When they rubbed against each other, they would make that kind of crunching sound. There was also a vocal sac. It was used to make a sharp cry.
But that wasn't the only thing that was strange. There was actually no living creature inside the egg. It was also quite strange. Overall, it was a set of digestive organs that digested the nutrients stored in the egg. There were also some muscles that controlled the sound it made.
In other words, this was a creature that constantly digested itself and could make sounds. It wouldn't hatch anything. It would only make sounds and slowly digest its own nutrients, waiting for death. However, the nutrients in its body could be maintained for a very long time, probably more than two years.
It was a very strange thing, as if the purpose of its existence was to make sounds.
Obviously, some creature had deliberately created them and placed them here, but it was hard to guess what kind of creature it was.
It was more likely that it was a branching species that used this sound to … locate its position or something else?
Lin had the Predators stop their search and return to Bechymos. She felt that this wasn't very efficient. She decided to wait until daytime to see if the fog would disperse. That way, she would be able to observe the environment of the island.
Right, wait until morning ….
The predators all gathered below Bechymos. Lin waited for time to slowly pass by …
When the darkness receded and the sun shone down, the thick fog on the island remained. It had no intention of dispersing. The sun's rays could only penetrate slightly. The entire island was shrouded in a layer of darkness. The light inside was not as bright as the starlight in the night.
But at least it was brighter than before. But if that was the case, it was hard to determine how big the island was.
While waiting, Lin discovered that there would occasionally be squeaking sounds on the island. Lin couldn't guess the timing of these eggs. Sometimes, they would make several sounds in succession, and sometimes only one after a long time. But they were obviously making sounds together. Lin could now confirm that they were some kind of positioning device. Based on the distance between them, their arrangement and so on, they could instantly indicate the size and position of the island. By standing beside one of the eggs and listening to the sound, one would know where one was standing on the island. But the question was, who were they giving directions to?
Lin didn't see any other creatures. They were still making sounds.
But there was another possibility. The creatures that created these eggs were all dead. After all, the oxygen shortage had only happened not long ago. The eggs were still here, making sounds. They didn't have a brain and couldn't immediately react to what had happened.
This was indeed more likely.
If the eggs were really all over the island, Lin could use them to determine the size of the island. But Lin still planned to use the Predators to explore.
Lin ordered the Predators to spread out again. In this place where the daytime wasn't much brighter than the night, they began to explore the surroundings. This time, the Predators found the location of each egg based on the 'squeaking' sounds. This was much faster than spreading out to explore.
At the same time, Lin ordered some of the Bombers waiting outside the island to fly into the fog. Lin wanted to see if she could disperse the fog. If the fog continued to cover the island, it would be a little … difficult to establish the environment.
Lin then released more Predators to explore the island. During this time, the Cephalopod also requested to join. So Lin let it ride on the back of a Predator and explore with the other Predators.
Based on the sounds of the eggs, the Predators quickly confirmed that there were a total of 1001 eggs on the island, including the one Lin took away. They were placed in a very orderly manner. They were all stuffed in rocks that were 1 meter high and 2 meters wide. There was a certain distance between each of them, except for one rock. This rock was about 3 meters tall and less than half a meter wide. It seemed to have been knocked over by something and was lying horizontally on the ground in the center of the island.
At the same time, when the Predators were searching for the eggs, they also detected the edge of the island. The entire island was about 20 kilometers long and 9 kilometers wide. The entire island was flat without any mountainous structures. The edge was basically a layer of green 'earth'. Lin only saw some small worms that were less than 1 cm long. They ate the earth, and the earth relied on the mist and the thin sunlight to grow.
Then, there were no other creatures. The creatures that created the eggs were either dead or some kind of marine wanderer. They might return to the island periodically and needed the eggs to locate their position. As for the giant mosquito, it was probably just passing by the island.
This kind of place was really suitable for building an environment. If the island had a mature environment, it would be more difficult to build it.
Lin didn't want to destroy the eggs. She just wanted to build an environment on top of them. Lin wanted to put down the creatures she brought with her. It was very troublesome to bring them along.
But for now, she had to disperse the mist first. If she created a huge storm, it should be easy to sweep away the mist. As for what to use to disperse the mist? Of course, it would be … art!
Squawk.
Just as Lin was about to do that, the eggs on the island suddenly made a sound again.
But this time, it felt different. Following the sound of the eggs, there were also sounds coming from the sea …
What was that?
The Bombers waiting at the edge of the island saw countless creatures suddenly fly out of the sea. Lin noticed that each of these creatures was only 30 centimeters long and had a pair of wings. They rushed out of the sea in tens of thousands and flew towards the island.
It wasn't just the Bombers' location. Lin's Predators scattered all over the island saw a large number of these creatures swarming in from every direction. They gathered on the island's surface and constantly let out various kinds of cries, causing the entire barren island to become very lively in an instant.
Lin had never seen these creatures before, but she could guess their ancestors. They looked like small fish, but their front and back fins were very developed. They could crawl on the ground, and when they flapped their fins at high speed, they could even fly.
At this moment, a large number of 'flying fish' had gathered on the island. They were not afraid of the Predators on the island at all. Instead, they kept squeezing into the island …
Lin thought this might be some kind of breeding activity, but these fish didn't look like they had anything to do with the eggs. It was unlikely that they would build the rocks on which the eggs were placed, but it seemed like they were attracted by the sound of the eggs.
"Roll!"
The brain worm seemed to be very excited when it saw these fish. It rolled down from the Predators' back and rolled towards the flying fish on the ground. The flying fish saw this and quickly flew away. After the brain worm rolled away, they quickly flew back to their original positions.
After fish evolved into salamanders, it took a long time for them to evolve into eggs that could survive on land. So, Lin wanted to see how they could lay their eggs on land.
Lin waited for about 7200 seconds. The fish just stuck together in large numbers and didn't seem to be doing anything else. The thick fog kept their gills moist, so they didn't dry up. However, they didn't do anything else but lie on the ground.
However, the bombers flying above the island detected that there was something strange in the thick fog ….
They used the sound detection method, and Lin found something strange moving in the thick fog. The shape was erratic like a cloud.
This was … 'Atmospheric Slime'!
Lin suddenly realized that the fog above the island was filled with these creatures. They definitely weren't there at first. They only mixed into the fog after the fish appeared …
Lin noticed that some of the Slimes had begun to attack the fish below. They were very good at hiding in the fog. The fish couldn't sense them. When they got close, the Slimes seemed to use some kind of devouring method to instantly swallow some of the fish into their bodies. Then, they quickly flew up into the sky.
The Slimes' bodies were transparent. If one observed them closely, they might be able to see how they digested the fish. That would be very interesting.
Lin noticed that the maximum number of fish they ate was three. If they ate more, they would spit it out. Perhaps they were afraid that it would affect their weight.
Could these Slimes be the creators of the eggs? Did they use the eggs to attract fish to hunt?
But that didn't seem like it.
There weren't many 'Atmospheric Slime'. They were more like passing by than deliberately waiting to catch fish.
They should be eggs created by another species. But what kind of species could it be? Floating astronomy.
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