Chapter 37 Philosophical Time

Just as the swamp wizards were besieging the deer demon, fluorescent protein also ran into trouble.

Looking at the approaching group of snow bats, she raised her eyebrows and sneered, grabbed the scimitar beside her, jumped up, and jumped directly into the bottomless underground cave.

This story began an hour ago.

The Swamp Wizard called on the players in the Bat Cave dungeon to pack their weapons and prepare to set off. Fluorescent Protein and Lancet were still dealing with the bat venom sacs in their hands and could not just abandon their work, so the Swamp Wizard left the address of the Bat Cave and led the team away first.

After Fluorescent Protein packed up his poison sac, he slowly walked towards the bat cave.

They went down to the dungeon just to bring Hu Fugui back and capture a few snow bats alive for experiments. They had no interest in fighting, and the swamp wizard's advance could actually pave the way for them.

Fluorescent Protein thought with a hint of malice that if anyone was seriously injured in the battle, she would recommend them an honorable and brilliant death - for the cause of the Condensing Mist Sect, dedicating themselves to science, and being dissected by her.

But plans cannot keep up with changes. When the fluorescent protein entered the bat cave and looked at the empty underground, she thought of something.

The Swamp Wizard is lost!

But now that you're in, there's no turning back.

Lancet patted Fluorescent Protein on the shoulder and uttered the universal golden phrase, "Since we're here—"

The two men discussed it and decided that there was no danger in exploring the bat cave, so they headed into the cave one after the other.

It doesn't matter if you don't investigate, but if you do, you'll get into trouble!

They did not take the path that Ye Lingfei had blazed, nor did they follow O'Kariri's markings. Instead, they followed the traces of moss growth and moved deeper into the water-rich earth.

Fluorescent Protein groped forward in the darkness, discussing with Lancet behind him, "There's more than one kind of moss here. The one emitting a faint golden glow is the frond-shaped light moss. It's fan-shaped, creeping on the substrate, and has a thin structure. The moss next to it is feather-like, emitting a faint blue glow, and should be from the feather scale family."

Lancet frowned. "Light moss simply focuses light on its internal chloroplasts for reflection. It shouldn't have any special fluorescent pigments, yet this moss seems to be emitting light independently. More importantly, light mosses mostly grow in temperate zones. This place has a very cold climate. How can they grow here?"

Fluorescent Protein shrugged. "Either there's a hot spring underground, geothermal heat. Or maybe the plants in the world of immortal cultivation are designed to glow naturally and not be afraid of the cold."

Lancet took a sample of the moss and put it away. "There are fewer and fewer traces of bat saliva here. Go a little further and then turn back immediately. We are leaving the habitat of snow bats."

Fluorescent Protein nodded, and they expected to turn around in the next fifty meters.

But before Fluorescent Protein walked a few meters, the soil under her feet suddenly sank!

Just like a person suddenly stepped into a swamp, Fluorescent Protein was not paying attention and sank to the base of her legs. Fortunately, Lancet grabbed her in time. Fluorescent Protein barely grabbed Lancet's arm and used the force to pull herself up.

She was being pulled downwards by a force, and Lancet used all his strength to barely pull her up.

Fluorescent Protein brushed the rancid black slime off his thigh in disgust. "What is this? It looks like vomit that's been fermenting for a month. Even shit is fresher than this."

As she spoke, she looked forward.

Trying hard to distinguish, she could find that there were subtle differences in the color of the ground. The ground where she stepped on was a little darker in color than other places and was roughly circular. She looked carefully again and found dozens of similar circles on the ground, densely packed.

Lancet collected the mucus expressionlessly. He pinched some of the mucus and sniffed it with his nose, then passed his finger to Fluorescent Protein to smell.

Fluorescent Protein sniffed and frowned, then she took some of the mucus and put it in her mouth.

These foul-smelling things tasted kind of sweet.

It tastes like the effect of amylase.

"Curd?"

Lancet nodded.

When they dissected the snow bat, they found it had two stomachs. The first stomach had no digestive glands and could not secrete digestive juices.

They didn't understand at the time that the several stomachs of general ruminants are used to process and digest plant fibers, while snow bats are obviously omnivores and should not ruminate.

Fluorescent Protein originally thought that the snow bat's two stomachs were used to digest those metal ores, but now seeing so many ruminants, she instantly understood that after the first stomach simply fermented the food, the snow bat would spit out the fermented food here.

"So, this is their nursery?"

Food cannot be preserved for a long time, and snow bats will not vomit food for no reason. There is only one possibility: they use regurgitated food to feed their young.

The fluorescent protein suddenly looked up, and the lancet followed suit.

Countless cocoons hang from the ceiling of the cave, packed tightly together like neatly arranged insect eggs. In the dim light, they sleep peacefully, and if the fluorescent protein hadn't raised its head, you wouldn't have noticed them.

Fluorescent protein also noticed that there was a faint black line at the bottom of the cocoon, hanging down to the ground.

Lancet pulled out a telescopic pole from the backpack behind him. He took out a crescent-shaped blade and installed it on the end of the pole. Then he carefully hooked a black line and pulled it hard.

Squeak.

The black line was cut, and a sticky black liquid splashed out. The movement of the scalpel startled the cocoon. After a few breaths, it began to swell and shrink regularly, breathing in and out, like a human heart, contracting, recovering, and contracting.

The fluorescent protein saw crystal clear liquid overflowing from the cut end, drop by drop. It did not drip, but extended along the black line with stickiness. Soon, a crystal clear empty tube appeared at the cut end.

"That black line is the cocoon's straw for absorbing black mucus, similar to a human umbilical cord. Snow bats dig holes in the ground, spit out fermented food, and then wrap their young in the cocoon and hang it on the cave."

Fluorescent Protein looked at the cocoon, then at the dark, round pit, and stretched out his hand. "Give me your telescopic pole. I'll go dig out a cocoon."

There is nothing wrong with using a scalpel.

Fluorescent Protein Three-Dimensional likes to challenge extreme sports. He has tried wing suit flying and skydiving, so he is naturally not afraid of rock climbing.

The retraction rod in her hand couldn't touch the top of the cave, so she simply climbed up the rock wall. Under Lancet's gaze, she picked out two cocoons with her bare hands.

Lancet took the cocoon, and his hands were itching, so he couldn't help but peel it open on the spot.

It was a wrinkled, hairless cub with pink skin and eyes that had not yet opened, just like a mouse that was only a few days old.

Fluorescent Protein tsks and reaches out to touch the cub's belly. "This little thing is quite unique."

She poked it casually, and the snow bat cub in her hand suddenly opened its mouth and let out a terrified cry. Almost in an instant, all the cocoons above its head screamed at the same time.

Lancet covered his ears with his hands, his head aching. Fluorescent Protein knocked the cub to its death on the rock wall with one blow, picked up its body, and ran away while grabbing Lancet.

"Adult snow bats are coming, run!"

Sure enough, before they ran far, they heard the sound of flapping wings behind them, accompanied by shrill screams, and a group of snow bats attacked them frantically!

The two men dodged left and right, covering their heads and running away, being chased by snow bats, bumping around like headless flies.

They didn't know how long they ran, but the snow bats behind them gathered more and more, and they were in a desperate situation.

In front of him was a bottomless underground cave, and behind him was a group of crazy snow bats. Fluorescent Protein made up his mind, grabbed the scalpel and took a leap of faith.

The snow bats would not let them go easily, and as they dived, they accelerated towards the fluorescent protein. Seeing the snow bats getting closer and closer, the fluorescent protein decided to go all out and swung the telescopic pole in his hand, killing several troublesome snow bats.

Perhaps it was about to fall to the ground. The air around it became cold and the pursuing snow bats reluctantly dispersed. The fluorescent protein tried to find an obstacle, but the rock wall was smooth and there was nothing.

They were descending faster and faster—

Boom!

They hit the water.

Because of the impact, blood oozed from the back of Fluorescent Protein's head. She opened her eyes wide, straightened her neck, and exhaled from her chest. Lancet reached out to grab her, but Fluorescent Protein seemed to have lost all her strength, closed her eyes, and slowly sank.

At the same time, Hu Fugui was being carried forward by the snow bat in a net.

His hands and feet were numb and his body was terribly swollen, but because he blocked the pain, he was still conscious.

Even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs run.

Hu Fugui knew clearly that he was doomed.

The last time I saw someone being caught in a net and carried away was in "Journey to the West", when the monsters captured Tang Monk.

This group of snow bats are going to carry him back to store food!

Facing death, Hu Fugui tried hard to calm down. He recalled the countless heroes who died bravely, and to give himself courage, he sang "Katyusha".

Hu Fugui howled hysterically, like a fat pig that had been shaved and was about to be put into the pot.

The more he sang, the sadder he became. He had been missing for most of the day and no players came to look for him. He was like an orphan.

Is being a human really such a failure?

The group of snow bats carrying him were disturbed by his voice and bumped into each other. Hu Fugui was completely immersed in his own singing and didn't care that he was thrown to the ground. He sang loudly with tears and snot.

As he was singing, a large shadow suddenly appeared above his head.

A huge snow bat, about two meters tall, grinned and spat at Hu Fugui's face.

Hu Fugui was stunned.

Good boy, I feel humiliated.

The snow bat even spat in his face before eating. What kind of life is this? He was humiliated before being eaten!

Hu Fugui became even sadder and sang "Only Mom is Good in the World" howlingly.

He sobbed and blew his nose. The huge snow bat in front of him suddenly stretched out its wings, shook, and began to dance for Hu Fugui.

Hu Fugui was furious!

Do you have to dance before dinner? How can that be too much! I'm so angry!

Hu Fugui couldn't sing anymore, so he closed his mouth and waited for death.

After waiting for a long time and hearing no movement, he quietly opened his eyes and suddenly saw a purple-red penis facing his face.

Hu Fugui: ???

Hu Fugui:!!!

Hu Fugui: Help! What the hell is it trying to do?!

If Fluorescent Protein was next to him, he would definitely tell him that the dance just now was a courtship dance.

Unfortunately, she is not here.