Chapter 247 Two-thorned Ape

If it were on Earth, the world in his previous life, Zhao Meng would definitely not do such an outrageous thing.

 But this is no longer the earth. In order to find the immortal, Zhao Meng does not need to care about the opinions of the creatures in this world.

 “It’s just a world constructed by immortals!”

“But if we can’t find any clues here, then what’s next, should we contact the people in power in this world, or use more radical methods?”

 Zhao Meng left the woman's side, and only then did Lu Xiaoxi react:

"Zhao Meng, you misunderstood. She is not my mother, but my sister-in-law."

“She heard that I was coming back and made a special trip to see me.”

 “My mother is dead!”

 At this point, Lu Xiaoxi's mood became a little depressed. Zhao Meng could not judge whether Lu Xiaoxi's words were true or false.

 After all, the issue of his own identity still makes the creatures in this world very afraid.

If she wanted to hide her mother's identity information, it would be difficult for her to find it by her own means.

“After all, it is a short-lived species, so it may be difficult to find people from the previous generation.”

"But if there are records, we can know something."

 …

Although he could not meet Lu Xiaoxi's mother, Zhao Meng still stayed here. He began to understand the stories of Lu Xiaoxi's mother's family and father's family, and learned more about Lu Xiaoxi's life history.

Lu Xiaoxi knew that Zhao Meng was looking for the source of the aura on his body.

To be honest, she also wanted to know what the aura on her body was.

 “Huh~ That’s it, my life before graduating from college was so ordinary.”

“The only accident was when I visited the zoo when I was a sophomore and accidentally fell into the monkey mountain. I broke several ribs and was unconscious for a while.”

“But I fully recovered after that, and then I graduated and started working.”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Seeing Lu Xiaoxi yawning and speaking a little confused, Zhao Meng finally stopped asking, said to have a good rest, and left the house.

Seeing Zhao Meng leave, Lu Xiaoxi just nodded, returned to her bed and fell asleep.

After all, she had trouble sleeping and eating these past few days while waiting for Zhao Meng. Even though she had undergone professional training, no amount of training could break the limits of human beings. Lu Xiaoxi was extremely tired.

Not long after Zhao Meng left, Lu Xiaoxi's father walked in and gently covered her with a quilt.

“Those old guys actually entrusted you with such a dangerous task.”

"well!"

I don’t know what came to mind, but a trace of determination flashed in Lu Xiaoxi’s father’s eyes.

 …

At this time, Zhao Meng was sitting down on the mountain next to the town.

 To the east of the town is a big city.

Looking from the top of the mountain, the city lights reflected the dark sky into a curtain of colorful light.

On the highway at the foot of the mountain, there are light spots moving slowly, and vehicles are still flowing on the highway at night, and the flow is endless.

Such a scenery always made him forget that he was on a strange planet in a strange world, and felt as if he was back on earth.

The mountain breeze at night was slightly chilly, and the smell of damp soil passed through Zhao Meng's nose, accompanied by a sigh,

Zhao Meng slowly closed his eyes and came to the shadow space.

 “It’s becoming more and more real!”

I don’t know if it’s because of the proximity to the fairy world, but the phantom has become more solid and is close to the real thing.

But it is a pity that the facial features of this human head and snake tail are still very blurry, as if there is an invisible veil, making it impossible to see clearly.

Zhao Meng glanced at the entries floating around the shadow, and then looked at the ball of light below. There was a colorful ball of light appearing there, just waiting for Zhao Meng to imitate it.

 “It’s almost time to simulate!”

 Zhao Meng had already planned to conduct simulations as early as entering this galaxy.

 But things he encountered along the way interrupted his plan, and the various things he encountered in this world made it difficult for him to calm down.

 It is said to be a simulation, but Zhao Meng wants to use simulation to calm his mood and understand the world better.

 A world so similar to his previous life always made him feel like he was slowly getting lost in it.

 “Hopefully, there will be some useful entries in this simulation!”

Although Zhao Meng knew that simulation was closely related to reproduction, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart that he could find an entry to break the current deadlock.

Zhao Meng's consciousness suddenly triggered the colorful light group.

As Zhao Meng's consciousness fell into a trance, a strange sound suddenly came from his ears.

This sound is like a baby crying, but it is shorter and faster than a baby's sound. It just cried for a while and then disappeared.

 “What kind of animal did I become this time?”

Just when Zhao Meng was confused, he felt a hand grabbing him, and at the same time, a piece of text appeared in front of him:

  【In the first week, you were born and you became an orangutan】

 “Orangutan?”

 “Gorilla!”

 “A kind of monkey?”

 “I became a monkey!”

 Seeing the system prompts, Zhao Meng realized what he was doing.

 “But why can’t I see it?”

I don’t know if it was a problem with the orangutan race, or if it was affected by some external factors. Zhao Meng, who was just born, saw only a dark scene.

 He could hear the sounds around him, and he could also feel that he was lying in a plush and very warm embrace, but he could not see anything.

“This orangutan is not like a dog, it is born with its eyes closed!”

Zhao Meng was a little worried. He didn't know what the orangutan's situation was. He could only hide in the arms of the mother orangutan and feed on its milk to grow up.

 …

　　　【In the second week, you thrive and try to climb, but are stopped by your mother. 】

“My previous worries were overblown.” Within a short time after Zhao Meng was born, he could see the scene around him.

 The place he is in is a tropical rain forest,

The rainforest is full of tall trees and various vines, which is a very suitable place for animals like orangutans to survive.

“This orangutan looks strange.” Zhao Meng had seen many videos of monkeys and chimpanzees on the Internet before, but this was the first time he had seen an orangutan.

What is the difference between this kind of orangutan and other kinds of apes? He is not a professional zoologist. He can only continue to live with the monkey group and observe slowly.

 …

　　【In the first month, under the care of your mother, you gradually gained the ability to eat on your own! 】

 “Finally, I don’t have to continue breastfeeding!”

To be honest, Zhao Meng did not expect that the nurturing period of orangutans would be so long. You must know that among the animals he simulated before,

All mammals shorten the feeding time as much as possible so that their offspring can have the ability to eat independently as soon as possible.

 In this way, the chance of survival in nature will be greatly improved.

  【In the second month, it is difficult for you to eat independently and you can only continue to rely on breast milk. 】

 “Ho~ho~ho~”

 “Oh oh~”

Zhao Meng heard the mother orangutan’s cry and had to go back to continue feeding.

The resources in the rainforest can be said to be very rich to a certain extent, but in the long process of natural evolution, various plants and animals have evolved various means of resisting being eaten in order to avoid being eaten.

 During the evolution of this kind of spear and shield, the environment in the rainforest was extremely dangerous, and orangutans also needed to be cautious at all times.

Even if Zhao Meng has the ability to eat independently,

 But he needs to slowly learn and adapt to what he can and cannot eat. He also needs to get some probiotics from his mother to resist some slightly toxic foods.

 So at two months he was not yet old enough to be separated from his mother.

  【In the third month, you try to use tools, but your clumsiness is hilarious. 】

Zhao Meng looked at his hand, which was almost like a human, and threw the stone out of his hand helplessly. Then he glanced at the adult orangutan next to him.

At this time, the orangutan was holding a stone, placing a nut on the grooved stone slab, picking the stone bit by bit, and cracking the nut open.

After pinching the nuts, he roared twice at Zhao Meng, seeming to laugh at the little monkey's clumsy appearance.

Zhao Meng felt even more helpless when he saw this. With a human soul, he had no problem using tools, but his young and frail body greatly reduced his flexibility.

 “I can only continue to drink milk!”

 Zhao Meng returned to the mother orangutan again.

  【In the fourth month, due to your growth, the mother gorilla allows you to move outside a certain range of her body. 】

Zhao Meng was climbing onto a tree branch and looking at the orangutans working below.

As a young orangutan, he is not allowed to stray too far from his mother.

 The young orangutan is full of curiosity about the world, but in this dangerous tropical rainforest, curiosity often kills him.

Hence, if Zhao Meng leaves a little distance, he will be recaptured by the female orangutan.

Even when encountering danger, the female orangutan will suddenly grab him and jump quickly in the forest regardless of his feelings.

Of course, compared to losing his life, the discomfort caused by this jump was nothing to Zhao Meng.

 “Ho ho!”

"Whoa whoa!"

 While Zhao Meng was resting, the busy orangutan below suddenly became confused.

Zhao Meng looked down and saw that two male orangutans seemed to have a dispute over a stone and then started beating each other.

Orangutans have extremely rich language expressions. Zhao Meng has only been an orangutan for three months but he can still understand a general idea.

 One orangutan seems to be exchanging objects for tools in the hands of another orangutan.

But for some reason, another orangutan took the stone as a knocking stone and did not give it what was promised, and a conflict broke out.

Zhao Meng felt emotional when he saw this scene:

“This orangutan is somewhat similar to humans.”

Thinking of this, Zhao Meng suddenly thought that human social behaviorists in previous lives had been struggling with a problem.

 What is the difference between humans and animals? What is so unique about humans, the creatures that stand at the top of all things?

 Previously, anthropologists believed that making tools was one of the differences between humans and animals.

But with human exploration, humans have discovered some chimpanzees, bonobos, and even some monkeys in several tropical areas.

 Have the ability to use and even make tools.

Some orangutans can pick out suitable rocks and knock them against other rocks to create sharp structures used to open nuts and shells.

Such behavior is similar to the Stone Age discovered by early humans.

This discovery also indirectly raises the possibility that chimpanzees can evolve into civilized creatures given enough time.

With further exploration of the natural world, humans have discovered that even crows and some fish have the ability to use tools.

 Hence, tools have become a method of identification to measure human standards, and have gradually been swept into history.

  Later, anthropologists proposed social organization, collective behavior, and various methods to prove that humans are unique and that humans are God’s chosen people and cannot evolve.

But considering the fact that chimpanzees can enter the Stone Age and can even learn to drill wood to make fire under the guidance of humans,

Many people have finally realized that in this vast universe and on that tiny blue planet, human existence may not be as sacred as humans imagined.

 “Well~but what does this have to do with me?”

Recalling the documentary he had watched, Zhao Meng looked at the orangutans playing below and frowned slightly.

 He came into the simulation to change his thoughts and not be confused by the world outside that is the same as the earth.

 The other thing is to get some useful terms, and the more similar an orangutan is to a human, the more common terms that can be obtained from it.

 “I don’t know what can be obtained from this animal?”

At this moment, a majestic roar came from the trees, and a strong orangutan jumped down and stopped the fight below.

 And this majestic orangutan is the direct relative of this body,

It can be said that most of the orangutans in this group are his descendants.

 They are not his descendants and have been killed long ago.

In the fifth month, under the protection of your mother, you have grown up vigorously, but the intrusion of humans has posed a threat to your living environment. 】

 The sound of "booming" sounded in the rain forest,

As a huge tree fell down, revealing its red growth rings, several human figures walked out of the forest and looked at the red tree core with a satisfied smile on their faces.

At the moment when the tree fell, Zhao Meng was being grabbed by the female orangutan and swinging quickly towards a place.

 Although he is already half a year old, he still needs to live by his mother’s side.

 After six months of living, he gradually discovered that the orangutan's protection of its offspring was as long as that of humans.

 Half a year is almost the same as half a human year,

 “Humans!” Thinking of humans, Zhao Meng stuck out his head and looked into the distance.

 The sound of the woodcutter echoed in the forest. Humans were cutting down the trees in the dense forest.

This is very bad news for Zhao Meng.

 “Humans have also entered the simulation!”

 “This kind of thing doesn’t happen often!”

“Simulations involving humans are fraught with risk, so what is this time?”

  After all, in the previous simulations in which humans appeared, the situation was very complicated, especially the one with special quirks.

Just when Zhao Meng was feeling worried, a roar came from the front, and a net bag fell from the sky, blocking their way.

 (End of this chapter)