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Chapter 1363 Petri dishes and incubation pools

But the Turan people are different.

They have "haka".

This allows Turan babies to master rich knowledge and skilled skills just after they are born.

The descendants of doctors are naturally doctors, the descendants of soldiers are naturally warriors, the descendants of fishermen are naturally good at fishing, and the descendants of hunters are naturally the kings of the jungle.

Just like the offspring of fish are born with the ability to swim, the offspring of falcons can fly freely without any instruction, and the antelope can run as fast as flying with the help of its innate skills shortly after birth.

The existence of "Haka" undoubtedly greatly enhanced the early Turan people's first-mover advantage in the chaotic moment when civilization was just born, in the race of life of natural selection and survival of the fittest.

This allows them to stand out among countless birds, beasts and mammals and become the "spirits of all things" on their home planet.

But owning a "Haka" also comes at a high price.

There is no free lunch whether on Earth or the Turan people's home planet.

Having a "Haka" means a longer gestation period than humans on Earth or modern Homo sapiens.

In the process of giving birth to a new life, the mother's body also needs to supplement more nutrients and energy.

After all, the knowledge and skills passed down from generation to generation by adults are equivalent to a surging wave of information, which is not something that the immature brain that has just developed from an embryo can withstand it instantly.

A longer pregnancy cycle means a higher risk factor.

And once the fetus cannot withstand the "haka", the possibility of miscarriage and deformation is much higher than that of modern Homo sapiens.

Secondly, "Haka" can certainly pass on the knowledge and skills of parents and even ancestors.

But it is also easy to fix future generations on the path of their parents and ancestors.

Since the descendants of a hunter have mastered skilled hunting skills since birth.

It will be difficult for him to transform into a fisherman, a doctor, or a wise man.

The human brain has its limits after all.

Even if the ancient Turan people were like Neanderthals, they had 20% or even 30% higher brain capacity than modern Homo sapiens.

However, after too much space is occupied by "Haka" and too much energy is consumed, the remaining space and energy may not be able to run as rich in wisdom and clear thinking as the people on earth.

The third and most fatal thing is.

"Haka" seems to naturally conflict with the concept of "group collaboration".

As a result, the size of the ancient Turan people was far less large than that of the newly born Earthlings.

The social division of labor and collaboration system are far less complex than those on Earth.

If you think about it carefully, it's easy to understand.

Since the ancient Turan people can pass on a large amount of knowledge and skills through "Haka", they have a first-mover advantage in the competition for survival. In a sense, they are smarter and stronger than modern Homo sapiens.

There is no need for them to form an "imagined community" with strangers who are not related by blood, and treat each other as compatriots who share the same hatred and hatred, life and death.

The so-called birth of civilization has never been a miracle.

It is a helpless act done in order to survive.

Meng Chao speculated that it was precisely because of the existence of these defects that the Neanderthals with "Haka" on the earth slowly lost in the race for survival, and eventually gave up the throne of the soul of all things to those without "Haka"

"Haka", modern Homo sapiens who seems to be weaker and stupider, but has to be more united, frantically reproduce and expand the group.

But the environment of Turan's parent star is different from that of Earth.

Because the three satellites are constantly tearing apart, the tidal force on Turan's parent star should be more powerful and changeable than on Earth.

The geological changes and extreme climate of Turan's parent planet, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, heavy rains and floods that last for thousands of years, should be more intense and frequent than those on Earth.

Such a harsh environment makes it impossible for modern Homo sapiens to survive without "Haka".

Even if they could barely gather a group larger than the Neanderthals, they could establish primitive tribes and even primitive countries.

Such tribes and countries can easily fall apart and be wiped out by a volcanic eruption, flooding or continuous earthquakes.

Therefore, on the Turan home planet, modern Homo sapiens who did not adapt to the local environment gradually withdrew from the stage of history.

The ancient Turan people, who were similar to the Neanderthals on Earth, became the overlords who controlled the wind and rain and became the spirits of all things.

Of course, with the continuous development of civilization, the ancient Turan people gradually spread their footsteps across the entire planet, conquering all local creatures. They even raised their heads countless times, looked up at the stars, and thought about the sky above, which seemed to be infinitely high, shining brightly.

The meaning of the shining stars and sea.

At this time, they also understood the concepts of unity, cooperation, expanding the size of the group, and constructing a complex social system.

This created the splendid Turan civilization.

But when the Turan civilization accelerated its development until it broke out of the mother planet and imprinted the footsteps of "humanity" on their satellites for the first time.

"Haka" is still one of the important pillars for the existence and continuation of Turan civilization.

Because humans on earth, modern Homo sapiens, do not have similar concepts.

It took Meng Chao a long time to digest and absorb the information sent by the other party.

Understand the thousands of buzzing sounds hidden deep in the brain of the human-faced spider, inside the metal plate in the vast starry sky.

It is the knowledge, wisdom, skills and memories of thousands of ancient Turan people.

They are the soul fragments of the ancient Turan people, similar to the heroic spirits of Dragon City.

It is the library and museum of the Tulan Civilization.

It is... the totem of Turan civilization.

"It's incredible."

Meng Chao murmured, "I thought that the so-called 'totems' were the tattoos that high-level orcs had on their bodies, or the patterns engraved on the surfaces of weapons and armors. They were colorful, flowery, mysterious and complex, and could absorb spiritual energy and activate all kinds of extraordinary things.

Something of strength.”

"That's not the real totem. To be more precise, it's not the whole totem."

A voice said with some melancholy, "The real totem stores the entire history, wisdom, technology and secrets of the Turan civilization. It can not only be used to condense fireballs, frost, lightning and venom, but can make materials stronger."

and sharp tricks.

"It's a pity that those Turan people who are now complacent about becoming 'higher orcs' have already lost 99% of their totems. They can only tattoo some fragmented and mottled fragments on their bodies. Little do they know that such a primitive and clumsy method

, can only touch the surface of the totem.”

"It's strange that you don't know 'haka'."

Another voice said, "Your civilization does not have the concept of 'Haka'. This is impossible. Are you 'Hashira'?"

The other party threw out another syllable that was difficult for Meng Chao to understand.

But if you think about it carefully, according to the word formation method of Turan, "Hashira" is a compound word, and the "Ha" in front of it is "Haka", which means totem.

The "Shira" behind it means "blank, nothing", but it has a derogatory connotation.

In Turan slang, it refers to a guy who lacks courage and force and goes out hunting and fighting but gets nothing.

Combined, it probably means something like "the weak without a totem".

Meng Chao speculated that there were originally two types of human beings, "Neanderthals" and "Homo sapiens" on Turan's home planet.

After the Neanderthals won the competition for survival, they regarded "totem" as the reason why they became the spirit of all things and the key to distinguishing "humans" from "non-humans".

As a result, modern Homo sapiens who became extinct early on Turan's home planet became "Hashra", that is, "weak people who became extinct because they had no totem."

Meng Chao could feel that because of the existence of his "Hashira", the other party was shaken in his outlook.

Comparing his feelings, if Meng Chao discovered that a group of orangutans could actually create their own civilization, he would definitely be shocked.

The sound from the metal plate sounded "whispering" again.

A voice said: "It's unbelievable that 'people without totems' can also create their own civilization!"

Another voice was puzzled: "Without the power of totem, how could your civilization resist the invasion of various natural disasters and beasts when it was just born?"

Another voice sighed: "You have chosen the most difficult and longest road. We should pay you the highest respect. 'People without totems', you are the road to survival full of thorns and flames."

On the road, the bravest and most tenacious traveler."

There were several voices who excitedly said at the same time: "Many civilizations that have traveled to this planet have more or less 'Haka', whether it is dwarves, elves, undead, giants, Holy Light humans, or even

Ogres and Abyss Demons both have their own innate skills.

"Now, a civilization that has never had a Haka, but has survived tenaciously to this day, has also arrived here.

"Perhaps, as you said, your civilization can bring us some new possibilities and help us find the truth and a way out!"

"etc"

Meng Chaoyue heard something more and more strange, "You don't know the 'truth and the way out'. You don't know where this planet is, and how to get out of here?"

"If we had known, we wouldn't have been trapped here for ten thousand years. The entire civilization has continued to degrade and is about to be eroded away."

The voice said, "Since your civilization has a development level that is almost the same as that of the Turan civilization when it was still on its home planet, and you know that there are 'orcs, dwarves, elves, undead and Holy Light humans' etc. on this planet,

Carbon-based humanoid intelligent life forms with similar structures but subtle differences.

"You should have guessed that we all come from different planets, but have the same, oldest genetic source.

"As for how we got here, and what kind of place is this?

"We have thought about this issue for ten thousand years, but we still can't come to a conclusion. We can only guess that this planet is an ancient port, a transportation thoroughfare with overlapping space, and an arena where different civilizations fight each other.
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