GBP Chapter 60: Speculations on Evolution
Chapter 60: Speculations on Evolution
Twenty-eight days after birth.
[Ding! Eyes open for 3 hours, Eyes open skill proficiency +1! (100/100)]
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Your "Open Eyes" skill proficiency has reached maximum. This skill has evolved into—"Distant Gaze"!]
While Cangnian was hunting during his migration, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
Immediately, he felt that the scene he saw became clearer, and looking into the distance was no longer as blurry as before, but crystal clear.
It's like your eyes were originally covered by a thin layer of fog, but now the fog has completely dissipated, and the whole scene looks much fresher.
"The eye-opening skill has finally evolved! That was really something!"
Cang Nian sighed inwardly.
He acquired this skill on the fifth day after his birth.
However, since proficiency is gained by leveling up every three hours after opening your eyes, there is no way to speed it up; you can only accumulate it slowly.
Fortunately, after accumulating a little over four layers a day, the evolution was finally completed.
"It feels pretty good. My eyesight has improved, making it easier to find prey. I can also detect any danger approaching sooner."
Cang Nian was in a rather pleasant mood.
They started their migration from the brown bear's territory, and it's been three days now.
With the combined encouragement of Tiger Dad, Tiger Mom, and Little Sable, Tiger Brother didn't slack off much and, following the system prompts from Cang Nian, has already migrated over 100 kilometers.
During this period, the tiger parents did not hunt, as their size allowed them to store more energy, and the brown bear meat from before had not yet been fully digested.
However, Tiger Brother is a bottomless pit; once he eats, he gets hungry again, and when he's hungry, he just opens his mouth and wants to eat.
Fortunately, Cangnian's hunting skills have become increasingly proficient. After his running skill evolved into a sprint, his speed in this jungle is unmatched by any other animal. None of his prey can escape his grasp.
Furthermore, given his amazing tree-climbing skills, he could even swat birds down from the trees.
This made the tiger parents extremely happy.
With the full moon approaching, the hunter will be able to hit the target every time; he's a natural-born hunter!
However, Tiger Mom knew how much hard work Cangnian had put in to reach his current level.
From the time they were cubs, they constantly trained themselves, gradually progressing from crawling slowly to toddling around, to jogging unsteadily, and finally to running freely on the grass...
Tiger Mom saw all the effort involved.
Cangnian ate some of the prey he hunted himself and gave the rest to his brother, Hudi.
Even so, they couldn't finish it all.
The prey that Cangnian hunted were mostly small animals weighing between one and five kilograms.
It's too small; for tiger parents, it's just a matter of two bites, and it's all bones, so they're too lazy to gnaw on it.
As a result, most of the prey could only be discarded casually.
They were just small prey. Along the migration route of the Cangnian family, there were many other animals that would eat these dead prey, and they were scattered along a line of hundreds of kilometers, so they couldn't raise any big ones.
However, after eating so many small animals, Cangnian realized that the proportion of evolved animals was not as high as he had previously thought.
He hunted nearly a hundred prey along the way, and soon his killing skills were able to evolve. He tried to eat a little of each one, but none of them had the flesh and blood of a Siberian leopard, a elk, or a brown bear. After eating them, he felt a warm current flowing through his entire body, a pleasant sensation.
Clearly, none of these small animals evolved into living organisms.
Cangnian already had some guesses about this.
Based on their behavior, the tiger father and tiger brother must be evolved beings, while the tiger mother and the little sable have much higher intelligence than ordinary animals, so it is also quite possible that they are evolved beings.
Since the small animals I hunted were not evolved creatures, it is very likely that the probability of evolution is related to size and strength.
The fact that the Amur leopard, elk, and brown bear are all evolved creatures can corroborate this point.
Perhaps, the more powerful a creature is, the higher its rate of evolution.
Or perhaps, "evolutionary factors" are evenly distributed in each organism, and the more powerful the organism, the higher its hunting success rate, and the more it eats.
Through eating and being eaten, "evolutionary factors" accumulate in powerful organisms, and once enough are accumulated, they lead to evolution on a macroscopic level.
Of course, this is just Cangnian's own speculation and may not be correct. Perhaps both factors have an impact, which has led to the current situation of extremely uneven distribution of evolved organisms.
Ouch~!
Just as Cangnian was pondering these questions, Tiger Dad, who was at the back of the group, approached him and growled.
"Did Tiger Dad hear the sounds of large prey moving in a group, so he's going hunting?"
Having understood what Tiger Dad meant, Cangnian nodded.
The three-day migration wasn't a huge amount of exercise for the tiger parents, but perhaps their appetites had been saturated with the meat from the evolutionary process, so it was time for them to eat again.
Moreover, with the tiger mom around, there's no need to worry about the tiger brother's safety.
As for yourself?
There is no creature in this jungle that can catch up with him!
Seeing this, Tiger Dad immediately disappeared into the dense forest ahead.
Awooo—!!!
Less than half an hour later, a loud and high-pitched tiger roar came.
"Is Tiger Dad very excited? Does he want us to meet up quickly?"
Cang Nian immediately understood the meaning behind the tiger's roar.
After exchanging a glance with the tiger mother, Cangnian ran behind the tiger brother and slapped him, urging him to get moving.
Ouch~!
[Ding! Scratching skill proficiency +1! (486/10000)]
Tiger Brother let out a pitiful howl.
……
Soon, Cangnian, along with Tiger Mom, Tiger Brother, and Little Sable, followed Tiger Dad's roar and found his location.
However, even before seeing Tiger Dad, Cangnian understood why Tiger Dad was so excited.
From afar, Cang Nian heard the crackling sound of water hitting the stone slabs. Upon approaching, the monotonous dense forest scenery was transformed into a lush, open meadow with a river about thirty meters wide flowing through it.
A few hundred meters upstream, a slightly narrower waterfall cascades down, the water crashing against the scattered large rocks, creating white waves that resemble blooming white lotuses.
At this moment, Tiger Dad was resting under a very tall and thick pine tree, with a rather large deer beside him, weighing an estimated 200 kilograms, which had already passed away.
Now, with his excellent eyesight that has evolved to see far into the distance, Cangnian can see a large herd of over a hundred deer a kilometer downstream, but he can't identify what kind of deer they are.
In addition, there were many other large herbivores, scattered along the shore drinking water.
"This perfectly matches my expectations for an ideal habitat!"
Taking in the surrounding scenery, Cang Nian was extremely satisfied.
Clean, flowing water, abundant food, large open spaces where one can run freely, and elevated terrain...
There is simply no more perfect habitat!