Published at 17th of December 2020 11:02:58 AM
Chapter 47
Chapter Forty Seven The Extreme North
Thirty daytimes had passed … a part of Lin’s green carpet returned . Their nutrients were stored in the two-meter oval bodies of the transporters . In order to avoid being hunted by other organisms, they were placed in a cavern which had been specially dug for this purpose . The entrance to the cavern was narrow enough that large organisms could not enter and the transporters would only leave the cavern when the disaster was close .
While the green carpet recall had proceeded smoothly, Leviathan still hadn’t found a safe location .
The exploring eyeballs released last time had all died, most of them eaten . They had not found any good places, and hadn’t even managed to swim out of the range of the dark ice layer .
As to the study of the light threads .
The threads covered several dozens of meters in area . They did rely on the debris left behind through hunting or death by the organisms higher up in the water . While they were similar to plants, they had brains .
All of the threads were connected to a sphere in the center . There was a brain structure similar to other organisms . It directed the movement of all the threads so they could quickly surround any food .
This was a magical structure . Lin had a hard time imagining how it evolved .
So Lin copied them and made a glowing net-like structure near them . However, it did not receive any food . Was it in a bad position? Or was it too random?
These questions were not important . The crux was this method was not very feasible, and the efficiency could not compare to photosynthesis . No wonder these glowing threads only covered this small area .
However, Lin still copied their feeding method to create a new cell unit . If there was the chance, Lin could test it .
Also, during this study time, Lin released more eyeballs . This time, they swam further away . Some even found exits and successfully left the ocean region covered in ice to reach another land!
Then the eyeball was eaten .
However, Lin still received the information . Now it did not have to study this unreliable method . Leviathan could head at full speed towards the target .
The other side of the ocean, another piece of land …
Lin did not know how many land pieces were on this world, maybe many … but finding just one took a long time as the ocean was too large .
Leviathan was much faster than the eyeball but it still swam underneath the dark ice layer for three days before reaching the destination the eyeball had seen .
The light of day illuminated this region of water . Leviathan saw a prosperous scene .
The geography here was similar to previous places, the bottom made from coral reefs and sand dunes . All kinds of organisms swam here and hunted each other .
The light here was abundant, and the organisms plentiful . This place was suited for the green carpet, but out of caution, Lin still had to test if there were dangers near land here …
Leviathan swam past the coral reefs towards the beach near the land, and threw out a base seed .
The moment the base seed landed on the sand, a familiar vibration passed into Lin’s thoughts .
A feeling like before … Was the land here the same? Would it also have a dramatic change in a year? Why? The two places were several hundred kilometers away …
Lin now had accurate descriptors for directions composed of “north, south, east and west . ” Its original base had been near the “east” and this one was near the “west” . The two were not connected at all, and separated by a vast ocean covered in ice . Why would it have a similar reaction?
Would a great change occur to the entire world?
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No, Lin had to find a safe place .
There were only a few directions left . If Lin could not find land, it would hide at the center of the ocean, and wait for the calamity to pass before returning to lay the green carpet out again .
Lin had intentions of going on land and spreading the green carpet . However, land was filled with too many uncertain factors right now, and the land may even split into many pieces during the disaster .
Leviathan released large numbers of eyeballs again . They were responsible for searching the south, while Leviathan turned and swam north .
Lin had a strange feeling that the north might have something special . The feeling was too strange and lacked realism but Lin still wanted to see .
However, Leviathan’s nutrients were running out . It would first replenish those .
Lin looked around and immediately saw a seemingly suitable prey nearby .
This was something similar to the salamander, but unlike the fire salamander, these salamanders were only half a meter long and had black skin .
Lin could test its new units …
Leviathan slowly swam near this salamander and then released small eyeballs only five centimeters in diameter . The small spheres swam towards the salamander and stuck to its skin .
At the start, the salamander did not feel a thing . Then the small spheres released many threads with sharp ends that pierced into the salamander’s skin and released large volumes of dissolving fluid .
At the same time, these threads would absorb the remnants of the dissolved cells and quickly turn them into nutrients . They could grow quickly, stretching towards the salamander’s heart and other important organs .
The salamander struggled the entire time until the last moment of its life when its organs were wrapped in the threads . It finally collapsed on the sand and became motionless .
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Such an interesting unit …
Leviathan went near the salamander and gathered up the threads and the salamander . This salamander did not seem to be poisonous .
Then Lin hunted some nearby organisms, obtained enough nutrients and started to travel north .
It wondered if there was enough time …
Leviathan once again swam deep into the ocean . Almost the entire ocean was covered in a layer of ice . Only places near land had the warm light .
But the organisms of cold water were varied as well . Jellyfish, sea stars, sharks and ammonites liked to swim below the ice layer . However, if the ice layer existed, Lin could not spread the green carpet .
It continued to travel north for a very long time .
As day and night switched, the original green carpet had almost been completely taken back . Lin had almost a thousand transporters . Now, they did not need to dig any holes . When so many two-meter long organisms gathered together, even the largest dunkleosteus did not dare to attack .
Lin had almost finished preparing, but Leviathan still hadn’t found land . It travelled through the dark ice …
Half a year had passed .
Was there no land in the north? But the eyeballs that explored other directions had not found anything either .
Lin could not wait any longer . It had the transporter start to swim to the center of the ocean, the furthest place away from land, to wait for the time . It left behind some observers on land to observe changes .
Leviathan continued to swim north . Even if it could not find land, Lin wanted to find the exit to the ice layer .
This was a long journey . For the first time, Lin felt the size of the world . During travel, it discovered many familiar or unfamiliar organisms, but not the end of the ice .
Did the ice not have an end? As day and night changed, there was less than ten days to the calamity date that Lin had calculated .
Right now, Lin hoped to find water not covered by ice rather than land .
In the dark icy water, an end finally appeared in front of Leviathan .
The ice layer disappeared . Leviathan floated on the surface and could see the starlight shining on the dark ocean . This may be the place it thought of .
Lin’s feeling was correct . It had succeeded . It could have the transporters immediately come here . Lin could create an enormous green carpet on the ocean . This way, it could stay away from the dangers on land .
Wait …
Lin suddenly saw an enormous black shadow in the distance .
Land? But this land seemed … strange . The land it usually saw was flat and desolate . Why did this land have so many spikes?
Maybe the description was not well, but Lin could not see very clearly in the dark .
Translator Ramblings: If we say several hundred kilometers is between 200 – 400km, and Lin swam for 72 hours (3*24 assuming same number of hours in a day), then Lin was swimming between 2 . 7 and 5 . 5 km/h which actually is in line with average walking speed of a human .
Also, if we assume this is the Denovian period, here’s what the Denovian continents looked like .