Chapter 1,229 Gaia Civilization

This is Mars more than three billion years ago. ≥8

Standing messy in the wind, looking at the endless wilderness, Jiang Chen was a little confused for a moment.

At this moment, the ball of light floating next to him continued to speak.

"See those rooms?"

After sorting out the messy thoughts in his mind, Jiang Chen reluctantly nodded.

"I saw it."

"It was originally filled with works of art and priceless antiques, which recorded tens of thousands of years of our civilization. When the end came, we tried our best to leave something behind in this cold universe. However, As you can see, nothing lasts forever in the face of time.”

As if remembering something, the ball of light remained silent for a long time without speaking again.

"How should I call you?" Jiang Chen asked tentatively.

"We don't use sound to communicate. If you follow your language, you can call us the Gaia civilization." The light ball said.

Gaia?

The mother of the gods in Greek mythology governs the earth and is the most respected and prominent god among all gods. She is the first primitive god born from chaos and is worshiped as one of the primitive natural forces that created life.

As for why he chose this word from the earth's civilization to name his own civilization, perhaps only he himself knows...

"Okay, Gaia? I'll call you Gaia." Jiang Chen turned his face, looked at the ball of light and asked, "So Gaia, what are you going to do to me?"

However, Gaia did not answer his question, but spoke softly.

"Hush, it's about to begin."

Just as it finished speaking, Jiang Chen suddenly noticed that two strange monsters appeared about fifty meters in front of him.

He called it a monster because he had never seen such an ugly insect.

One was the size of a calf, carrying rows of carapace on its back, countless long legs swinging from its abdomen, and its tail swung like a chain, whistling and tingling in the air. The sharp front teeth were like two pairs of sickles, and the hundreds of steel teeth in the mouth were like needles, roaring with a sharp and bloodthirsty roar.

The other end is also the size of a tiger and leopard, with two pairs of antennae-like antennae dangling above its head. It is shaped like a large ant, except that it has one more pair of strong front legs than the ant, and the front half of its body has already left the ground to stand up. Two spears made of unknown materials were pointed at the centipede-like beast from a distance.

Suddenly, the grass next to it moved.

The soil was broken, and five "ants" hiding in the ground suddenly emerged and threw the short spears in their hands towards the centipede. Able to lift thirty times its own weight, the short hairs were like cannonballs, piercing the centipede's armor, and green blood spread all over the earth.

The prey struggled to shake its chain-like tail, trying to escape from the siege of these "ants". However, under the moderate advance and retreat of those "ants", this struggle had become futile.

In a dusty fight.

The prey gradually lost strength due to blood loss. Those strong arthropods stepped forward, controlled the prey, and used sharp ores to scrape open its soft belly...

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen thought for a moment and asked.

"Those are Gaia... people?"

"Yes," the light ball swayed up and down, "those hunters holding spears are Gaia. And that beast armed to the teeth is one of the most dangerous creatures on the planet. Its bite force is about Five times more powerful than a Deathclaw.”

"You still know about Deathclaw?"

"I said, I've seen your memories... Please don't be nervous. It's just you and me standing here. And I am just a memory." Seeing the fear in Jiang Chen's eyes, The ball of light said softly.

"Due to various reasons such as gravity and environment, the mammals on this planet are extremely weak. They are short in stature and have fragile bones, which even makes us less interested in hunting. This planet was once dominated by arthropods. And All resources such as groundwater, minerals, and energy are also buried underground where only those who are good at digging can reach them.”

Jiang Chen glanced at the ball of light in surprise.

He was not surprised that the Mars it depicted more than three billion years ago turned out to be a world of insects, but he was surprised that Amos had guessed all this with his imagination.

"We learned how to use tools and eventually stood at the top of the food chain. Even the most dangerous and bloodthirsty devil bugs fell under our spears."

"And our civilization began on this day."

"We dig our own Great Wall underground, solidify our caves with granite, make armor from the hard shells of prey, and tie limbs and sharp stones into spears. The young of devil bugs are the most delicious food, and we Build your own pasture underground, cultivate mushrooms and other fungi, and develop your own civilization..."

The sun and moon are changing overhead, and the grass and trees under your feet are flourishing and withering.

Jiang Chen watched helplessly as the mountains were leveled, the plains were dug into gullies, and Gaias wearing steel armor emerged from the ground and charged towards another group of Gaias. Devil bugs were ridden under their feet, and there were other species he had never seen before. They were also covered in iron armor and trampled towards the enemy's positions as giant war beasts.

The two groups of men and horses collided, green blood flying in the air.

"Iron Age." The ball of light said softly, "Our keen sense of minerals helped us find iron ore. When a prophet realized the iron smelting technology, our civilization transitioned from the Stone Age to the Iron Age at an incredible speed. ——The most barbaric era.”

The sound of fighting gradually stopped. When the last Gaia pulled out the spear from the body of his kind, he held it high and picked up the blood-stained flag from the ground. He shook the tentacles above his head and fiercely pulled the spear and flag together. Inserted in this land.

"We don't have vocal cords, but relatively, our brains are extremely developed. We communicate through our tentacles, although more often, we rely on the spears in our hands."

"All tribes revolve around female insects, and a tribe usually only has one female. Our tentacles are antennas, and our nerve signals can be directly converted into electromagnetic waves. We stand on an invisible plane from the moment we are born. The Internet is a network with mother worms as the core. For similar species standing on different 'signal bands', our choice is usually war. Seize each other's cubs and livestock, kill each other's mother worms, and occupy Their lair.”

"Then the same fusion is repeated day after day, the same division is repeated..."

The sun and moon continue to change, and the place where the spear and flag were originally placed has been replaced by a stone monument. The previous battlefield littered with corpses was also covered by criss-crossing tunnels, and low buildings and walls were built.

"Although we live underground, due to our traditions and beliefs, almost all of our wars are fought on the surface."

"Even in the most difficult times, we are not willing to live on the surface, and we have no interest in the sky, but monuments are an exception. We are keen to build tall monuments on the ground to commemorate the victories that happened here. But that's it, we never stay on the surface for too long."

"In a sense, it is this tradition, or belief in the earth, that restricted our exploration of outer galaxies in later years. But if we are asked whether we regret our choices, our answer is no , we never regret..."