Chapter 602
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He looked at the stone quietly and reached out his hand to press on it . He held his breath in deep concentration .
Ah?
Wang Yao felt that the stone seemed to be shaking and slightly vibrating .
How is that happening?
He felt it for a while .
There is something inside! What is it? What about breaking it to see?
At this point, he could even break open a piece of steel in front of him . This was just a stone .
Woof! Woof! The dog behind him was barking with uneasiness .
Wait! What might be in the stone? Hibernating frogs, snakes, mice, or pests? If the stone was broken open, what should I do if they rush out?
Wang Yao decided to leave . The dog stayed behind him . Before long, he returned with a large bucket of alcohol .
"San Xian, go back," he said .
The dog saw Wang Yao's gesture and stepped back .
Wang Yao reached out his hand to press the stone, slightly exerting his power . Crack! The stone made a crisp sound . It then broke open and fell to the ground . Nothing happened . He continued to use his force . The stone slowly broke .
He suddenly stopped . He saw a worm about the size of a locust . Its body was dark with black carapace and sharp limbs . It had a pair of big claws that were out of proportion with the body and some type of spike, similar to a bee's stinger . He had no idea what it was .
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Wang Yao was shocked . He lived in this small mountain village many years and had almost been to every corner of the mountains . He had never seen such insects .
This worm seemed to feel the changes in the external environment and strange creature nearby . It quickly climbed toward Wang Yao fiercely, trying to sting him .
"Interesting!" Wang Yao pinched it . The worm became mud .
He continued to break the stone . The interior of the stone was like a honeycomb . A large number of bugs climbed out .
Woof! Woof! The dog kept barking and rushed forward .
"Go back, San Xian!" Wang Yao shouted .
He shook his hand and got a few of the bugs into a porcelain bottle . He then opened the barrel of alcohol with him, drenched the honeycomb-like object, and ignited it .
Bang! The flame instantly burned and made a squeaky sound, like a fried egg . It gave off a pungent smell .
What kind of bugs were they? Why were they in the stone, and where did they come from?
At this time, there were many questions in Wang Yao's mind . He could only confirm that these worms were likely to have an inseparable relationship with the sudden outbreak of infectious diseases . He had to eliminate these seemingly terrible bugs .
Break!
Wang Yao punched the stone still burning with flames . Crack! The stone broke like a sugar crispy . More insects fell out from inside . The flame was still burning . He quickly poured out more alcohol . The squeaky sound went on .
Suddenly, he saw a mouse running out . He quickly reached out his hand to grab the mouse . He held it in his hand . The hair on its whole body was black . It was struggling trying to bite Wang Yao but broke two teeth .
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Lay off! Wang Yao bent his finger to flip .
Crack! Crack! Both of its legs were broken .
"San Xian, watch it . If it wants to run, kill it!" Wang Yao threw the mouse on the ground and turned to continue dealing with the worms .
Alcohol didn't seem to be enough . He found dry wood from all around and even pulled out a pine tree . In the end, he broke the whole stone and killed a large numbers of insects in it .
Behind the stone there were dense wormholes and mice holes . Wang Yao did not understand how the mice lived with the bugs . He would think about it later . For now, he had to determine how many bugs there were and the size of their cave . He continued to dig along the wormhole . He did it slowly, though he could have done it faster .
After digging a depth of about three feet, he could determine size of the caves . Although these worms were wiped out, he did not relax . His worry was even heavier .
What about any other places?
He did not hesitate and went to the nearest place of death and dug several pits . There were no wormholes but there were mice holes . He went to another place and found the same thing .
Mouse? Plague? Variant! What about those bugs? What do they eat?
Wang Yao left Xishan Hill with heavy doubts .
"San Xian, go back on your own . Be careful on the road," he said .
The dog returned to Nanshan Hill .
"Is there something to worry about?" Zhang Xiuying noticed that her son seemed preoccupied during dinner . .
"Yes, there is something I don't understand," Wang Yao said .
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"Just eat for now," she said .
When eating, Wang Yao was still thinking about the matter . He ate very quickly . After the meal, he hurried up the mountain .
"What happened to our son? He seems to be so concerned," Zhang Xiuying said .
"No worries, let him go," Wang Fenghua said .
"Hey, you didn't even ask him," she replied .
Wang Yao hurriedly went to Nanshan Hill . The bugs he caught from Xishan were poured into a transparent can bottle and observed . These bugs were very disturbing and manic .
"What do they eat?" He first threw some plant leaves in the bottle . The bugs did not react at all . They just crawled up and down .
He then threw in a small piece of meat . The bugs rushed over and ate .
Wang Yao frowned . Eating meat? Why didn't I find any signs in the cave?
They feed fast . In a short amount of time, the small pieces of meat were gone .
Wang Yao thought for a while . He took a piece of sedge from the system grid and placed it in the mouth of the bottle . The bugs immediately became extraordinarily flustered . It was as if they saw their natural enemies .
Sure enough, they are afraid of this!
Later, Wang Yao found a piece of bone and threw it in . These insects actually ate it, and the speed of foraging was not slow .
Finally, he threw the dying mouse into it and a strange thing happened . The insects didn't eat it .
Why is that? Wang Yao was surprised . They don't eat live things? That's not right . There must be something on it that these bugs don't eat!
In order to verify this, he hurried down the mountain and returned home .
"What? A rabbit?!" After hearing her son's request, Zhang Xiuying was somewhat confused . "Why do you want one?
"I'm doing an experiment," Wang Yao said .
"Experiment?" Although she didn't know what this experiment was, Zhang Xiuying absolutely supported his son . "Wait, I'll ask . "
"A rabbit or a chicken is fine," Wang Yao said .
"At this point, many people in the village have killed their livestock," Zhang Xiuying said .
"Then, you don't have to rush into this . I'll go out for it," Wang Yao said .
He drove to the town and bought some chicken and rabbits . He then returned home .
"Mom, can you raise them for now?" he asked .
"Boy, why did you buy so many of them . See? It is sick, and so is this one . You did not take a close look when buying . They cannot live for long," Zhang Xiuying complained .
Wang Yao had just bought them with checking them out . But, he had bought them an experiment, not for eggs or eating .
Not long after, he went back to Nanshan Hill . He put a chicken in with the insects, which became very excited . It was as if they saw a new friend . the rushed forward, which was completely different from when they saw the dying mice .
Sure enough, there is something on that mice!
Next, he had to determine whether the bugs and mice carried the pathogens . Wang Yao could not do that just anywhere since it could be a considerable risk .