Shi Man was not worried about not being able to catch these mice.
Now she has closed the loop of the second zone, and every member of the Pure Land can view the three-dimensional map through the communication bracelet. Those who have malicious intentions towards the Pure Land and outsiders will be shown as red dots on it.
Not to mention, all residents in the assessment community now have identity chips.
Shi Man was about to continue pushing forward with the thawing efforts when Song Yan's communication request suddenly came.
Shi Man clicked the connection and found that there were multiple people connected. Song Yan also sent a message to Ge Hongyu.
"Is it difficult to pick someone up?" Shi Man asked directly.
"The military evacuees have been successfully boarded, but we did encounter some problems," Song Yan said directly. "We encountered something on the way back and wanted Professor Ge to determine what it was. I think it's best for you to see it with your own eyes."
Song Yan turned the camera, and the next moment, a horrifying scene appeared on the holographic projection.
Meng Xiaodao and the other two hissed in unison, hugged their arms, and took three steps back in fear. Shi Man also frowned, and felt the hairs on her body stand up.
Song Yan's camera was aimed at the ice field outside the car. He zoomed in and saw countless black lines wriggling between the ice and snow particles, densely packed and intertwined, like wire worms.
Ge Hongyu's expression was solemn: "It's an ice worm!"
Meng Xiaodao asked everyone's question: "What are ice worms? In this temperature, can there be worms that can survive? Even if it is the transformation of plants and animals, this is too outrageous!"
Ge Hongyu explained, "Ice worms are primarily found in coastal glaciers in the northern Taiyang Ocean. They are the only annelid species that live their entire lives in a glacial environment around 0°C. A normal ice worm is 2 centimeters long and 0.5 millimeters in diameter, resembling a piece of black cotton thread. But the ice worm swarm you encountered, Xiao Song, was significantly larger."
"It doesn't make sense for ice worms to appear inland, and they hide during the day and come out at night." Ge Hongyu sighed. "The evolution of plants and animals is so rapid these days that it's completely shattered our previous understanding."
"Xiao Song, you'd better be careful. I've read relevant literature in the past, and some biologists believe that ice worms feed indiscriminately, devouring any organic matter on the surface of the ice."
Hearing this, everyone felt bad.
One can imagine what a terrifying scene it would be if a person appeared in such a large group of ice worms and these worms swarmed over him!
Meng Xiaodao rubbed his arms frantically: "What kind of bug is this? It's too scary!"
I originally thought that the extremely cold weather would mean it was too early for mutant insects to appear, but I never thought that there were insects that could grow bigger and stronger in such a low temperature environment!
Ge Hongyu continued, "Iceworms are cold-resistant but not heat-resistant. Normal iceworms will self-dissolve in temperatures above 5°C. I can't give an exact value for the heat resistance of this mutant iceworm yet."
At this moment, Hong Tao's face appeared on the holographic projection. He stared at the ice worm with shining eyes and said a little embarrassedly, "Um, Xiao Song, can you find a way to bring back some living specimens of ice worms?"
"If it were too dangerous, it wouldn't matter. But the biological mechanism of this insect is so unique. I think if we can figure it out, it will be a major breakthrough."
"I even suspect that the Burning Winter Energy Bars produced in our Pure Land might be related to the biological enzymes of these mutated ice worms! The two are simply too similar!"
Teacher Hong Tao was very excited, but everyone who had eaten the Randong energy bars couldn't laugh!
Help! They really don’t want to associate Randong Energy Bars with these disgusting bugs!
Song Yan pondered, "I'll try to see if I can bring back some live specimens. It shouldn't be difficult to catch a few of these bugs. It all depends on the temperature."
Hong Tao nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of anticipation.
Shi Man asked them to inform all members about the ice worms and ask everyone to pay attention.
Shi Man didn't want to delay any longer: "Let's go, let's thaw it quickly!"
She didn't want Area 2 to become a nest of bugs. Who knows if there were any of these bugs in the ice beneath their feet.
There are still two research institutes and laboratories that need to be set up quickly. When she found the pollution source agent for the first time, she got a primary antiviral prescription*1 and a primary anti-mutation prescription*1. When she found the pollution source stone before, the system rewarded her with an anthelmintic prescription*1. Antihelmintic potion: 100.
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