"So this is the truth of the doomsday? All living things are evolving, and in the process of evolution, the speeds of various creatures are not consistent, thus leading to the doomsday!" Chang Jianyi suddenly understood Professor Niu's meaning. The appearance of the doomsday began with the meteorite falling to Earth, and the effect brought by this meteorite was to accelerate the evolution of all living things, which completely exceeded human expectations.
Professor Niu nodded and said, "That's right. The reason for the doomsday is actually because all living things on Earth are accelerating their evolution, including insects and algae. After the evolution of various blue-green algae in the sea, the rate of oxygen production accelerated, leading to an increase in the oxygen concentration on Earth, which ultimately increased the size of insects. If we truly hope for the doomsday to end, we must retrieve this meteorite and send it out of Earth's range. In this way, all living things will stop evolving, and the doomsday will naturally end."
In fact, Shen Feng had already learned the method to end the doomsday before, and it was the same as the method mentioned at this time, which was to retrieve the meteorite from the sea. In this way, various viruses and creatures in the sea would stop evolving. However, he did not expect Professor Niu's suggestion to be even more drastic, not only to retrieve the meteorite but also to send it directly out of Earth's range.
"This matter seems difficult to accomplish. After all, humans cannot travel to outer space now. Rockets have not been launched for 10 years. How can we send the meteorite out?" Shen Feng could not help but ask.
Professor Niu explained, "Although rockets have not been launched into space for 10 years, as long as the technology and data exist, it will only take a few years to launch rockets again. The key is to have supporting facilities and industrial conditions. I suggest that the City Lord first retrieve the meteorite from the sea and then find an opportunity to launch it!"
Shen Feng shrugged and said, "I'll talk about it after I've dealt with my meals. When I returned, I heard there was important news that would affect the future planning of Yuzhou. What is this news? You haven't told me yet."
"City Lord, this news is actually about the evolution speed of insects. Because we have now discovered a strange phenomenon, although insects are very low-level creatures, their evolution speed is very fast. Whether it is in terms of individual insects or populations, their evolution speed has been extremely rapid, almost catching up to the evolution speed of humans," Professor Niu then explained.
Shen Feng nodded. He had already experienced this phenomenon. When he went to the Amazon rainforest before, he had seen giant green skins. He thought these insects only existed in the Amazon rainforest region because their size was too large, much larger than mutated insects. However, it now seemed that insects worldwide were trending towards becoming larger.
Professor Niu stopped introducing and simply opened a computer to the side, retrieving a lot of data and pictures from it for Shen Feng to observe. He said, "City Lord, please take a look. This is the information I collected from the internet. Almost all over the world, there are mutated giant insects. It's one thing that these insects have become larger individually; almost the entire population has grown."
Shen Feng looked at the computer and saw a lot of information about insects. These insects had almost all become gigantic. Not to mention the giant dragonflies in the Amazon region, even the giant butterflies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau had caused huge agricultural losses to the Chuan-Yu region. Moreover, giant bush crickets appeared in Southeast Asia, giant bee nests appeared in Europe, and giant locusts even appeared in Northeast China. Giant cicadas also appeared in Southeast China.
After seeing these pictures, Shen Feng could not help but ask, "Is there any way to inhibit the gigantism of these insects? If these insects continue to grow larger endlessly, it will be difficult for us to cope."
Currently, Shen Feng's strength was not enough to fear these insects, but he did not fear them. Other places would suffer greatly from insect damage. Especially the locusts in North China, these damned locusts had already caused great agricultural harm before they mutated. After mutation, the size of the locusts increased, and the entire North China region faced a complete crop failure. Even if grain was planted and it finally grew, the locusts would immediately pass by and eat all the crops on the ground.
However, Professor Niu said helplessly, "I don't have the ability to inhibit the gigantism of insects unless the Earth's oxygen concentration decreases. As for how to decrease the Earth's oxygen concentration, I can't figure it out. Even if all the forests on the ground were set on fire, it would not be enough to decrease the Earth's concentration, as 80% of oxygen is produced by the ocean."
Shen Feng felt helpless after hearing this answer and then said, "Since we cannot stop the gigantism of insects, how should we deal with insects next? After all, current insects are no longer afraid of pesticides and rely on large-scale lethal weapons for clearance!"
Professor Niu thought for a moment and said, "The number of insects on Earth is too large, with at least several million species. We don't know which insects will mutate and which insects will cause harm to humans. We can only respond by clearing out one insect nest whenever it appears. This way, we can prevent insect damage."
Shen Feng asked helplessly after hearing this, "In this case, we can't even deal with insect damage in advance, and can only clear out one insect nest when it appears. Isn't this too passive?"
"Even if it's passive, there's nothing we can do, because humans currently don't have the ability to kill all insects, whether they fly in the sky, run on the ground, or swim in the water. These insects cannot be easily cleared. The only suggestion that can be given is to clear out insects that are harmful to humans. As for the harm caused by these insects, it cannot be predicted before they affect humans," Professor Niu said seriously.
Shen Feng recalled the butterfly nest on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. These butterflies were originally from the Butterfly Valley in Yunnan Province. They happened to encounter rain falling on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so these butterflies had enough food and settled their nests on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
"Let's not talk about the mutated insects that appeared in other places. Professor Niu, quickly give me some advice on how to deal with so many mutated butterflies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? If these butterflies come to Yuzhou every year, wouldn't that mean Yuzhou will never have a peaceful time?" Shen Feng then asked.
Shen Feng was well aware of the advantages of the Chuan-Yu region, which was that it did not participate in the struggle for dominance in the Central Plains. With the natural barriers of the Daba Mountains, Qinling Mountains, and the Three Gorges, it could be a secluded place, enough for his subordinates to recuperate.
As a result, now on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the west, there were butterfly nests. Wouldn't this mean that every year butterflies would descend from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and cause destructive damage to the Chuan-Yu region? If this situation really occurred, the peaceful environment of the Chuan-Yu region would be gone forever.
"Then let's find a way to go to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and destroy that nest. We must uproot these butterflies, otherwise, if these butterflies really settle on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Chuan-Yu region will have no peaceful time at all," Professor Niu then gave his answer.
"If it's really as Professor Niu says, then Yuzhou might also face a threat from the south, because I heard that the number of various insects in Yunnan Province is too large. If the insects in Yunnan Province accelerate their evolution, they might spread to the north," Li Keyi then analyzed with a frown.
The Chuan-Yu region had actually been a good place for seclusion since ancient times. As long as the passes were guarded, it would be difficult for outsiders to enter due to natural barriers. However, these natural barriers were mainly for defense against the north and east, and there were no good defensive measures against Yunnan Province in the south.
Therefore, if there was a danger in Yunnan Province and countless insects got out of control, these insects would continuously move north, eventually impacting Chuan-Yu.
"There will be a way for Yunnan Province. They are not fools, and they can naturally see the harm of insects, and then make defenses. We don't need to worry for others," Shen Feng said lightly. Yunnan Province was much better than before. Now Yunnan Province had a seaport, energy, and countless mineral resources locally. The war potential of this place was huge, and it would not be easily defeated by insects under normal circumstances.
Professor Niu continued, "To completely determine human advantage and eliminate the doomsday, we must control the meteorite in human hands, preferably by sending it out into outer space."
Shen Feng said lightly, "It's still too early to talk about the meteorite, as we don't even know where the meteorite has been taken. Let's talk about it when we find the meteorite. Besides, humans don't have the ability to build rockets yet. For now, let's focus on dealing with these insects."
Li Keyi then said, "Why don't we go to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau together, find the butterfly nest there, and then thoroughly clean it up."
"No, your ability is not very useful on the plateau. Let's go, you and Zhaoyan. It's enough for you to stay in Yuzhou," Shen Feng said.
Li Keyi was clearly very strong in one-on-one combat, and most ability users were no match for her because she could turn invisible and create laser attacks. Most ability users could not even touch her clothes, but if it came to area-of-effect damage, Chu Zhaoyan was more powerful.
Li Keyi could not help but feel helpless. As the second-highest expert in Yuzhou, she basically had no opportunity to display her strength. After all, her enemies before were either mutated birds attacking in waves, or endless locusts and butterflies. The number of these enemies was too large, appearing in waves, which gave her wing ability no chance to be utilized.
Professor Niu suddenly reminded Shen Feng, "Regarding the evolution speed of insects, should we disclose it to other forces? After all, everyone is facing pressure from insects. If we can notify them in advance and remind them, it will be more convenient for them to deal with it."
Shen Feng nodded and said, "This information about insects can be given to them, but information about aliens should be kept confidential for now. I will give it to others at the appropriate time so that everyone can know the true reason for the doomsday."
Professor Niu understood after hearing Shen Feng's answer and immediately went to make arrangements. This matter must make other forces take insects seriously, otherwise, they would also pay the price for underestimating insects.
Yuzhou then announced the news about insects. This news was transmitted to other forces through the internet and radio. At the same time, many people at the grassroots level realized that the doomsday was far from over. Even though the mutated birds had been mostly cleared, mutated insects had once again posed a threat to humans, and humanity's peaceful years were still far from arriving.
"Oh my god, it's been chaotic for 10 years. When will the world be peaceful? We just want to live a stable life. Is that wrong?"
"God must be blind, otherwise why would he keep targeting us? The doomsday has been going on for so many years, and everyone in the world is longing for stability, yet crises keep coming one after another. Are they not letting us live?"
Countless people in the civilian population were cursing God and believing that God was blind, otherwise, why would the doomsday continue to persist.