4.6 Billion Year Symphony of Evolution

"This feels so special ..."

A creature called a scholar is standing in the hot sun.

It is surrounded by steep rock walls, and at its feet is a huge ... shiny plane reflecting the light.

In other words, this is a mirror.

But why do scholars stand on this huge mirror?This may have to be talked about earlier.

Not long ago, scholars and Explosive Bugs and a group of virtual people came to this place called the connected world, and after experiencing some unpredictable things here, they were established in a seemingly safe place. Camp.

The camp is between two dangerous places. There are countless potholes in the front of the "mirror pit plain", and behind it is a "blue land" with a lot of blue tentacles hidden underground. And weird creatures that can turn an entire area into the night.

Scholars are preparing to explore in this world. Although it is almost time to start traveling, it is not yet ready to be dispatched.

The general sent something recently. Many construction mechas and virtual people started to build large camps here, and scholars are watching some creatures here. It is very concerned about this creature ...

These creatures are now called 'ground mirrors', that is, they form a whole mirror pit plain, and the mirrors in these pots scorch anything close to them, and then draw prey into the mirror.

Scholars are very curious about this process, so it has been observing them.

Although I know some mirror-like lifestyles through observation, I don't know what it looks like.

Recently, scholars have had a way to know what the mirror itself is, because the dean sent a lot of ... small metal spiders, and other things.

These things include a 'mini laboratory assembly room', several 'spirit adapters', and an' energy generating device.', As well as a manual, a brainwave interpreter, and a movie of the "Virtual Mech Squad" watched by a scholar as a child.

After a little look at the 'Instruction Manual', scholars know how these gadgets are used.

So it came here.

The scholar looked at his body, which exudes a metallic luster, twisted his hand before his eyes, and the mechanical squeak sounded.

This is not because scholars wear armor, but because it is a machine in itself.

Through the pile of things, the scholar successfully connected its "consciousness" into this long and identical machine.

Simply put, the scholar's "noumenon" is asleep in the distance, and its will is still sober, and controls the machine to come here.

This technology sounds very simple, but it is very complicated. Scholars have heard that it has something to do with 'dream energy', so as to ensure that they will not be cut off when they are connected. What a difficult thing.

It is said that there are many dangerous areas in this connected world. When approaching such places, you must use this method to explore.

However, although this machine looks like a scholar, it is not one to one size.

It is much smaller than the scholar, only about three centimeters in size, and the scholar controls this small body just like controlling his real body, there will be no sense of violation, and also feel that he is a lot more flexible. At the same time, it You can also use some special abilities.

And this is not just a scholar.

The scholar turned his head to look, and on the mirror next to it stood a few machines about the size of it.

"Why? Haven't you started yet?"

This sentence is a machine with only four limbs. It carries a long, serrated sword. Of course, this machine is also connected to the creatures in the camp with scholars. Its name is ... Beer.

However, it is said that in general it is called the "Brave".

"Is it dangerous to wait here? What happens if I die in this state?"

This is a green machine with a long tail and a protruding face. Scholars are also familiar with it. Its name is Susumi.

"Wow--!"

This is a dwarf, it is much smaller than the two next.

"It's not dead in this state, but it will feel uncomfortable, just like eating feces."

This is a machine for a snarling bug ... It is also the one that is usually with scholars, but when it is connected to the machine, it becomes as big as a scholar.

Of course, several of them are only three centimeters in size, and the gnome is even less than one centimeter, but they are all assembled by precision machinery. This is the expedition team of scholars.

For other players, scholars don't find it strange, but why is there a dwarf here?

"I know, you are underestimating it." Sudden howler suddenly came to the scholar and said to it: "But it is very small, it does not need to be underestimated."

"... I'm just wondering why there is a gnome ..." the scholar said: "And the dean ..."

"It's from Skeleton." Susumi said: "It's called 'Peace Ambassador'. It promotes peace between Skeleton and gnome by communicating with other ... wild gnome."

The scholar asked: "Wild gnome? On the other side of the dinosaur continent?"

"It seems that it is said that the skeletal dragon sent the expedition to come in contact with them. The local gnome had great hostility to the skeletal dragon, but through this gnome communicated with them, the hostility disappeared." Su Sumi said: "So Ambassador of Peace. "

"But ..." the scholar wondered: "This doesn't seem to be the reason why it came here ..."

Susumi said: "I don't know the specific reason, I just came from there."

"Don't care about the reason!" Said the brave man next to forcefully smashed the sword on the mirror surface of his feet. "I have been exploring what size ball before, do you know what kind of place it is? What is there? None! It ’s all stone and stone! Now it ’s hard to come to a world that looks so gorgeous, but why have n’t you started? How long do you have to stand here? "

"Don't be so irritable." The Howler said to the brave: "Patience, fairness, and firmness are not the behaviors a brave man should have? Shouldn't you fight like a hero?"

The brave asked: "Where did you hear that the brave have these behaviors?"

Burstworm looked at the scholar.

The scholar immediately said: "What does this have to do with me? Those movies you watched were not made by me!"

"And ..." The scholar paused and said, "We are standing here waiting for this 'ground mirror' to eat us. Time cannot be determined exactly how long."

The "ground mirror" will immediately engulf the cooked things, and those that cannot be cooked will be taken away by the "transparent spear thrower" in the sky, but if it is less than ten centimeters, such as dust or Like scholar-type machines, the 'ground mirror' will still swallow it.

This is the conclusion observed by scholars recently, but the time swallowed can not be fully confirmed, sometimes very fast, sometimes very slow.

In this case, why not just take a piece ... the meat is put here and cooked, can it be swallowed with the meat?

That's because even if you do that, the 'ground mirror' will eat the meat first, and leave these 'dust' in this position, and won't eat it together.

So it ’s just waiting ... Of course, you can smash it here and go in again, but scholars think it ’s better not to do it.

"Really? Is that really ... oh? Started?"

At this time, the brave voice rang again, and the scholars and fellow companions looked around and saw that the brave feet had fallen into the 'mirror' underneath.

"It's here, too!" The scholar noticed the same at his feet, as well as Susumi, Burrower ... and the dwarf.

"Wow oh oh oh!" The gnome shouted excitedly, the other players were motionless, and it was there to struggle to escape from this fall.

"Hello ... don't move!" The scholar quickly said to the gnome: "Let the 'Ground Mirror' think we are dead ... Do you understand?"

"Probably understand." Burrower said: "Everyone in your machine is equipped with a brainwave translator."

"But why do I listen to it all say" wow "?" The scholar looked at the gnome and said: "And it didn't stop!"

"Because it's just 'wow'," said Burrower: "And it doesn't seem to want to listen to you."

"Why did you let it come ..."

Before the scholar's words were finished, he felt that the sinking speed suddenly accelerated, and the entire body of his and his companions fell into the mirror.

"Oh oh oh oh wow wow!"

While listening to the screams of the gnome, the scholar felt like he was sliding down a pipe-like place.

'Snapped!'Suddenly, the scholar felt that he had hit something, and then stopped.

"It seems to be the end?"

This place is quite dark, but scholars can feel that the team members are all around it. This machine has the function of sensing companions, which makes them not lose their companions' position.

Of course, there is also a night vision function, but scholars have not yet turned it on.

'Boom!'

Just when the scholar wanted to turn on the night vision function, the surroundings suddenly lit up, and the scholar found that all his companions were beside it, and they are now in a ... should be a spherical 'room', all the walls around It's like a mirror.

"Is this its stomach?" The brave stood up and poked the wall with his sword. "Can you break this place?"

"Don't attack casually." The scholar said: "Let's observe the situation first and then say ..."