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Watching the patrol military vehicle slowly leave, Shen Yuan knew that significant actions were about to begin in Jinling.
Once the Universal Military Rank System was truly implemented and the exchange list was opened, the black market would basically become useless.
Taking advantage of the current situation, he planned to exchange all the unnecessary items on the black market and get back the best things!
After lunch, Shen Yuan noticed that Lin Shuai-bin had somehow found paper and a pen, and was busy writing and drawing. His handwriting was quite good.
"What are you doing?" Shen Yuan smiled as he sat down beside him.
"Ah! Boss, it's you! You scared me," Lin Shuai-bin said sweetly, following Chen Letian in calling Shen Yuan "Boss," and then quickly added, "Boss, I'm thinking about what exactly is happening in this apocalypse."
"Thinking about that? You really have some free time," Shen Yuan replied, feeling speechless.
Everyone else was struggling to survive, yet this kid was pondering such things?
Lin Shuai-bin chuckled, "Boss, since you won't let me go out and I have nothing else to do, I might as well think about it!"
Shen Yuan found it quite interesting. Since he had nothing to do either, he asked with curiosity, "Go ahead and tell me. I'm listening."
Lin Shuai-bin picked up the paper and pointed at it for Shen Yuan to see. "Boss, I study life sciences, so I was thinking—what do you think is going on with us Evolvers and Mutant Beasts? How come some people suddenly turn into beasts while others gain superpowers? Some Mutant Beasts have grown ten times larger overnight!"
"Why?" Shen Yuan asked; he was also eager to know the answer.
"Gene Mutation!" Lin Shuai-bin asserted confidently. "It must be Gene Mutation! Everything stems from the Apophis Asteroid! Apophis must have brought something we don't know about that triggered Gene Mutation! Our understanding of genes is still too limited; Gene Mutation could lead to any result, like cells enlarging or biological electrical changes—just like the Mutants in X-Men and those chaotic American Heroes!"
Shen Yuan nodded; this aligned with his own speculations.
Those who suddenly possess various abilities, the Evolver and Mutant Beast, should be classified as Gene Mutation. As for the substance that induces Gene Mutation, it is the Source of Life.
Lin Shuai-bin said, "Boss, have you heard of the Cambrian Explosion? And the Dinosaur Extinction?"
Shen Yuan nodded, "I've heard of them."
The Cambrian Explosion is known as a major mystery in paleontology and geology, where countless new species suddenly appeared, severely challenging the authority of evolutionary theory.
There have been multiple life explosions and multiple mass extinctions.
Earth has experienced five major mass extinctions, with the most famous being the Dinosaur Extinction.
Lin Shuai-bin tapped his pen on the paper and said, "Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? There are many theories, one of which suggests that the Dinosaur Extinction was caused by a super-large asteroid or comet colliding with Earth! Doesn't that sound familiar?"
Shen Yuan's eyes lit up.
It indeed sounded very similar!
Lin Shuai-bin continued, "Boss, do you think Evolver is still human? Is Mutant Beast still the original creature?"
Shen Yuan paused for a moment and then shook his head, "I'm afraid... not anymore."
The Evolver might still be referred to as human, but the Mutant Beast is no longer the original creature; its size, appearance, and even abilities have undergone tremendous changes.
Biology distinguishes between two different types of organisms based on reproductive isolation. Can Evolver and ordinary humans produce offspring? What about between Mutant Beast and the original organisms?
Lin Shuai-bin nodded and said, "So Boss, can we consider this as another life explosion and mass extinction? Countless species rapidly disappearing and countless species rapidly emerging?"
Shen Yuan did not respond, as the idea was too absurd. Moreover, previous life explosions and mass extinctions had lasted a long time, even tens of millions of years; this time seemed too rapid.
Lin Shuai-bin suddenly asked, "Boss, have you read the Classic of Mountains and Seas?"
Shen Yuan found it a bit strange and didn't understand why he was asking this, but he nodded and said, "I have."
Shen Yuan loved reading and had read all sorts of books. He used to maintain a pace of one book a day, so he had indeed read the Classic of Mountains and Seas more than once.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas is an ancient Chinese text from before the Qin dynasty, generally believed to mainly record ancient myths, geography, products, witchcraft, religion, ancient history, medicine, folklore, and ethnicities. It contains many bizarre creatures and plants, such as the Nine-Tailed Fox, Phoenix, Queen Mother of the West, Lu Wu, Langgan Tree, Jianmu, and Fusang Tree.
Lin Shuai-bin said, "Boss, many so-called experts now believe that those monsters and strange trees are just creatures that ancient people saw but did not recognize. They didn't understand them deeply and then spread rumors about them. But don't you think that if ancient people saw the Mutant Beasts we see now, they would consider them monsters? Wouldn't those wildly growing plants be seen as strange trees? And those Evolvers with scales and tough brown fur—wouldn't they be regarded as a new race?"
Boom!
Lin Shuai-bin's words opened a window for Shen Yuan!
The Classic of Mountains and Seas!
There are many strange beings in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, such as Heroic Beasts with human faces and animal bodies, winged Yumin, Giant Country, Lilliput, White People, No-Armed Nation, and Mutual Human Kingdom!
Previously thought to be mere fantasies.
But now it seems that could Guo Dalong be called a "Lizard Man"? Is Luo Jindou a "Snake Man"? Is Wu Xiaopang a "Big Person"? Is Tiger Brother a "Mouse Man"?
Even could Wei Jiankang be an "Undead," and Zhang Chenggong an "Ice Man"?
The Classic of Mountains and Seas... could it not be fake?
Lin Shuai-bin said, "Countless meteorites have appeared on Earth. If some of these meteorites carried that kind of mutagenic material, could we say that it was also that material that caused the mass extinction and the great explosion of life? Could it also be responsible for the monsters in the Classic of Mountains and Seas? Even the three-headed dog of hell in Western legends? The giant dragon? The Sphinx? The feathered serpent?"
Shen Yuan didn't know what to say.
Lin Shuai-bin's series of questions left him unsure how to respond, and he had no answers.
Everything is truly possible.
Lin Shuai-bin didn't wait for him to answer but continued to speak to himself, "The meteorites in the past were not large, so the amount of that material they brought was limited, which made extinction and evolution relatively slow. Why were dinosaurs so gigantic? Was it really due to gravity and oxygen levels? But there were also smaller creatures during that era! Could it be that the genetic mutations were triggered by that material? And this time, with Apophis being so large, the amount of that material it brought is immense, which is why evolution is happening so quickly, mutations are occurring so fast, and destruction is happening at such a rapid pace!"
Yes, anything is possible!
There are too many things in this world that are difficult to understand and explain. Humanity still knows too little about the planet they inhabit.
Lin Shuai-bin suddenly asked again, "Boss, have you thought about why various natural disasters have occurred on Earth in the past half month? Even if some material induces Gene Mutation, it shouldn't affect the Earth itself, right?"
Shen Yuan didn't know.
He had been focused on surviving; how could he find time to think about these things?
Lin Shuai-bin asked again, "Boss, have you heard of Gaia Consciousness?"
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