diskusbooks Chapter 245 The Causes of Death for Evolved Creatures
Chapter 245 The Causes of Death for Evolved Creatures
Ignoring the wolf, Cangnian looked around and discovered that there were quite a few evolved creatures hidden in the Chanlan Temple.
However, it is clear that they were also attracted by the scent of the ginkgo tree, but dared not approach because of the corpses scattered on the ground under the ginkgo tree.
Upon seeing Cangnian and his group, they became even more fearful, hiding themselves behind various coverings to avoid being detected by Cangnian.
But such clumsy concealment could not escape Cang Nian's excellent eyesight.
If the scent of the ginkgo trees weren't so strong, Cang Nian wouldn't even need to use his eyes to detect their presence.
"It's a pity there aren't any third-tier evolved creatures... otherwise we could have stored up some food."
Seeing this, Cangnian felt a little regretful.
The queen's meat, though not yet finished.
However, during this period, my family's expenses were not small.
Because of the extremely high intensity of his daily exercise, Cang Nian expends a great deal of energy and has to eat almost his own body weight in food every day.
Although Tiger Dad and Tiger Brother don't have as much physical activity as Cang Nian, their energy expenditure is about the same.
Tiger dads are bigger because they don't do much every day, so their energy expenditure is still high.
Tiger Brother, on the other hand, simply eats a lot and has grown a lot of fat.
Tiger Mom consumes less energy, but still needs half a ton of food a day.
The sable's energy expenditure is negligible; it weighs less than 100 kilograms.
In this way, more than half of the insect meat harvested from killing the queen has already been consumed.
This is all under the premise that the Black King Serpent did not eat any third-tier evolution meat after evolving to the third tier.
If the black king snake were to eat to its heart's content, that little bit of meat would probably have been completely eaten.
So it's good to replenish some now, since the little sable still has a lot of storage space, and it can also keep the food fresh.
Unfortunately, none of these evolved creatures exuded the aura of a third-tier being.
However, it can only be said that our family has reached the forefront of evolution in a considerable range.
After struggling to kill the insects, they were then overwhelmed by the fat monk and his group, which can only be described as encountering extremely difficult enemies.
And it was only after traveling this far that they discovered that the evolved creatures in the outside world were generally not at a high level of evolution, and they had not yet encountered a single third-order evolved creature.
“Something’s not right. If these ginkgo trees can feed on evolved organisms, then they have a motive to kill them.”
But these bodies must have been here for some time, as they appear to be intact.
It can be roughly determined that ginkgo trees themselves do not prey on evolved organisms, so why kill them?
Having determined that the surrounding evolved creatures posed no threat to him, Cangnian ignored them and turned his attention back to the ginkgo tree, where he began to analyze the situation.
Then, Cangnian noticed something unusual!
Those dead evolved creatures, the ones closer to the inside, seemed to have been eaten!
"Ow~!"
Thinking of this, Cangnian let out a howl at the little sable beside him and raised his paw to give it a command.
Zhizhi~!
Upon hearing Cangnian's command, the little sable immediately straightened its chest and began to operate according to Cangnian's instructions.
The next second, a silvery-white light flashed, and a halo appeared on the ground near the trunk of the ginkgo tree.
Then, the corpses of evolved creatures fell into the light wheel.
After doing all this, the halo closed and then opened again in front of Cang Nian.
Bang Bang Bang ~!
Then, one by one, the corpses fell out of the little sable's storage space and were laid on the ground.
Although he was very confident in his abilities, Cang Nian still adhered to the principle of avoiding risks whenever possible.
Having obtained a portion of the corpse, Cang Nian cautiously began to examine it closely.
It was observed that many of the evolved creature corpses near the ginkgo tree had been eaten.
Next, Cangnian also observed that the corpses of the evolved creatures that were close to them still had blood and bits of flesh left at the corners of their mouths.
In addition, they all have one thing in common: their gums turn purple.
This is not a normal death; these are the phenomena that will appear on the corpse.
Although he was only two and a half months old, Cangnian, who was far more experienced in hunting than any other, was particularly clear about this.
"They've been poisoned!"
At this moment, Qin Changyi, who was holding the monk, said with certainty.
Upon hearing this, Cang Nian looked at Qin Changyi.
"Mountain God, the fruit of the ginkgo tree is highly poisonous when eaten raw."
These evolved creatures may have been attracted by the scent of the ginkgo tree, and thus competed to eat its fruit.
However, since almost none of them are animals that feed on wild fruits, they lack sufficient experience.
So these evolved creatures were poisoned after eating the ginkgo fruit.
The deaths of the first group of evolved creatures probably startled other evolved creatures that came to steal the ginkgo fruit.
When the other evolved creatures that had come with them saw this, they fled.
But the next evolved creatures to arrive were unaware of this situation.
Seeing the poisoned corpses of evolved creatures on the ground, they thought they had gotten a great deal, so they began to eat the poisoned corpses.
The fruit of the ginkgo tree may have become more toxic as it has evolved.
Even with the dilution effect of the first batch of evolved creatures, the evolved creatures that ate their corpses could not withstand the toxicity and were all poisoned to death by the secondary poison.
Perhaps these evolved creatures around them, seeing these circumstances, are afraid to try eating ginkgo fruits.
Seeing Cang Nian's questioning gaze, Qin Changyi explained in detail, and also deduced and recreated the "crime scene".
"So that's how it is... I was wondering why the ginkgo tree, which doesn't eat evolved creatures, would kill them."
It turns out it didn't want to kill them; rather, the ginkgo fruits were poisonous, causing them to 'commit suicide'!
Upon hearing this, Cang Nian suddenly realized.
Then, he used his claws to slice open the corpse of an evolved creature that had been gnawed on quite a bit.
After a careful examination, something resembling a ginkgo fruit was indeed found in the esophagus.
Many large carnivorous beasts do not chew; at most, they use their molars to cut their food.
As for small things like ginkgo nuts, you can just swallow them whole; there's no need to bite them open.
However, after figuring it out, the initial excitement of expecting to get something good immediately faded.
The item may be good, but it's not very useful.
Something that will surely kill you if you eat it can only be considered poison, right?
But...
A weak opponent would be no match for this; a single claw strike from me would be more effective.
A strong opponent wouldn't be foolish enough to eat this stuff.
All I can say is that I was happy for nothing.
"Mountain God, don't worry. Raw ginkgo fruit is highly poisonous, but when cooked, it becomes a good thing with excellent medicinal effects."
Although this is an evolved ginkgo tree, the original principles should still apply.
Seeing the displeasure on Cang Nian's face, Qin Changyi added with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Cang Nian's eyes lit up.
Is there still a chance?
“Mountain God, if you’re worried… there are actually quite a few ‘tasting audience’ around.”
Seeing that Cang Nian had perked up, Qin Changyi paused for a moment and then gave his suggestion.
Upon hearing this, Cangnian subconsciously shifted his gaze to the entrance of Chanlan Temple.
Awoo~?
Upon seeing Cang Nian's gaze, the wolf turned and ran.