Chapter 268

The work of the magic investigation team is very simple. At nine o'clock, they gather in a conference room of the Research Institute. Batiste introduces today's itinerary, distributes relevant information, and then conducts field investigation.

There are two buildings in the research area of the Institute, one of which is the experimental area, which is basically the laboratory and database for work, and the conference room is also here.

Another building is the biological breeding area. Batiste captured some local creatures and cultured them in a specific area for observation.

"I didn't expect a sunny day so soon. I thought I would soak in the rain this week."

Agnes stretched to highlight her mature body curve. The mage looked out of the window and turned his eyes back.

Inside the glass window in front of them is a pool, decorated with miniature shrubs. At first glance, there are almost no traces of animals.

But as long as you carefully observe, you will find that there are several discordant places on the branches that are difficult to distinguish.

"I call this kind of creature chameleon. According to the dissection, it is not very different from ordinary lizards in physiology, but it has a special ability, that is, to change the color of its body and coordinate with the surrounding environment, so as to hide in it and avoid predators."

Batiste said, raising the information in his hand.

"Other information about this creature is in this document, page 12. If you have doubts, you can read it or ask me questions."

Lena turned to that page. Indeed, all kinds of information about this chameleon was written on the information, which must have been compiled by Miss Windsor last night.

"Mr. Baptist, why does this lizard have this ability?"

Jane raised her right hand and asked without hesitation.

"That's the problem."

Batiste tapped on the glass and saw that the plants in the pool suddenly changed a color, from the original emerald green to dark yellow, which was the color of fallen leaves. Perhaps these plants had undergone magical transformation and could control their color. In some of the Necromancer's plant related spells, such plants are not uncommon.

All of a sudden, those green lizards immediately have no escape, in a yellow leaf is very obvious.

But without waiting for Jane and others to carefully observe the appearance of these lizards, their bodies began from the tail, and gradually dyed a deep yellow color, hidden in the yellow leaves.

"Through my research, I found that the skin cells of these lizards contain tissues that produce different kinds of pigments. This is also found in some other lizards' body tissues, but the tissues of these chameleons are more developed."

Batiste explained that there are corresponding microscopic images in the data, which show that some cells of chameleon lizards are more than those of their close relatives who don't change color.

"Living in the rain forest of Erasmus, these lizards have to adapt to different background colors. In rainy season, they are dark green, while in dry season, they are withered yellow. If they keep the same color, it is easy to be noticed by predators. It is precisely because these chameleons need to hide for a long time that the cells controlling the color on their skin are particularly developed, so that they can reach the target Change color in a short time. "

Nodding thoughtfully, Jane didn't have many questions.

Lena wrote down these contents in silence. He was not in a hurry to question, but wanted to see more creatures.

They then went to another observation room, where some birds were kept.

These birds are similar to the ones Lena saw in the early morning. They sit on the treetops and stare at the visitors with sharp eyes. They are very alert.

Emilia noticed that the black feathers of these birds seemed to be smeared with a layer of grease, shining in the light. They spread their wings, flew in the huge observation room, and then dived into the water to catch a small silver fish.

"This is a rain forest Falcon unique to the half plane of Erasmus. Different from other birds that rely on flying for food, the wings of this kind of bird are covered with a special layer of grease to isolate rain. At the same time, the strength of their wings is stronger than that of many large birds. This structure is enough for them to fly and survive in the bad weather of storms."

Said Baptist, adding.

"Information about this bird is on page 12 of the document."

Alimia knows that oil secretion is not the prerogative of the rainforest falcon. In fact, most water birds have similar functions, such as ducks and seagulls. However, according to the data, the amount of oil secretion and the ability to resist rain of the rainforest Falcon are three to four times that of the ordinary water birds. The rainforest falcon is not even a traditional water bird, and it has neither the ability to paddle Webbed claws, also can't swim in the water for a long time.

It's easy to understand that if the rainforest Falcon becomes a waterfowl, it will lose the means of preying in the dry season of Erasmus. You know, the webbed birds are not good predators on land, their claws are hard to tear the prey, and the wings of waterfowls are not as good as those of raptors in flight.

This kind of creature is more likely to be formed for the climate of the Erasmus hemiplane. In the rainy season, the rainforest Falcon will catch the fish floating due to lack of air in the wind and rain. In the dry season, under the cover of the forest, it can hunt those small animals. It is one of the top predators of this hemiplane."The function of oil secretion by birds is not unique, but Raptors generally do not secrete too much to affect flight. In order to adapt to the environment of Erasmus, rainforest Falcon has gradually evolved such a function, which is also one of the evidences of my theory."

Batiste said, glancing at Lena from the corner of his eye, and seeing that the young mage had no obvious expression, he continued to lead the crowd to the next observation room.

There is a fish tank in this observation room, in which there are many small silverfish swimming in groups. Just when alimia wants to look through the information and find out the situation of these small silverfish, a huge black fish darts out from the dark place and devours most of them in one bite.

Through the glass, you can see that the whole body of the fish is black, with sharp teeth. The two fins slide slowly. After eating enough, they enter a relaxed state.

"This is a carnivorous fish that exists on the half plane of Erasmus. Its name is land fish. You can observe its fins carefully."

Jane narrowed her eyes slightly at Baptist's words and looked at the big fish swimming slowly.

There are sharp claws on the ordinary fin, and the fin on its tail is more developed. If we put aside its identity as a fish, it seems to be able to survive on land.

"Because of the special environment here, this kind of fish will enter the land life from the water in the dry season. Their fins can move themselves on the dead leaves, and their gills can store a lot of water for them to live on the land."

Without careful explanation, the people of the magic investigation team will soon be able to understand that it is also true to apply Batiste's theory to this kind of creature.

"Do you have any questions about some of the creatures I showed you before?"

Said Baptist, looking around at the crowd.

In the silence, only one hand was raised.

But to bartiste, and others, it's amazing that this is not Leiner who disagreed with bartiste's theory at the beginning.

It's alimia.

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