When Shen Feng dealt with the butterflies in the eastern part of Yuzhou, the butterflies in the western part of Yuzhou became even simpler. Although they were in the basin, Shen Feng's abilities could be utilized to the fullest extent, and Chu Chaoyan was also present.
Chu Chaoyan herself possessed a vast range of influence with her abilities and could also form a massive poisonous fog. When the yellowish-green mist appeared in the sky, any kind of animal would have to steer clear. This was because the poisonous gas had corrosive effects, and even humans who inhaled it would suffer from organ failure, let alone other animals.
Thus, it became even easier for Shen Feng to deal with the mutated butterflies in Sichuan Province. He only needed to take Chu Chaoyan to the sky, and she could bring countless chlorine gases into the air. Wherever they passed, the butterflies were poisoned to death. After all, butterflies had only evolved resistance to pesticides, not to poison.
Therefore, Shen Feng found it much simpler to deal with the mutated butterflies. He just needed to hold Chu Chaoyan and fly into the sky, then control the strong winds to blow the poisonous gas. Whenever the yellowish-green poisonous mist appeared in the sky, it basically signaled the death sentence for these mutated butterflies.
While Shen Feng and Chu Chaoyan were flying in the sky, Shen Feng had already explained about Yu Renshu. When Chu Chaoyan heard that Yu Renshu was unwilling to live in Fengshen Palace, she expressed her inability to understand.
“Does she think we would target her? That’s unlikely, right? After all, we fought side by side before, and we wouldn’t make things difficult for her in certain matters. Yet, she doesn’t want to be by your side. What’s the logic behind that?” Chu Chaoyan then asked Shen Feng.
Shen Feng shrugged and said, “Everyone’s thoughts are different. I can’t change Yu Renshu’s mind, so I can only let her be. Perhaps after some time, she will figure it out herself, but I don’t know how long it will take.”
In fact, Chu Chaoyan had already noticed an unusual relationship between Shen Feng and Yu Renshu back then, but she hadn’t explicitly mentioned it. However, now, Shen Feng suddenly said that he had a daughter with Yu Renshu, which also surprised Chu Chaoyan. But with the situation having turned this way, Chu Chaoyan couldn’t oppose Shen Feng’s decision. After all, having children among ability users was not an easy matter. Now that Shen Feng had an additional child, she could only accept it grudgingly.
The two of them flew in the sky for three days, during which they continuously killed butterflies with the poisonous fog, successfully eliminating the butterflies in Sichuan Province. As for the larvae and eggs in the fields, they were left to the pesticides. The simplest way to deal with pests was still to spray pesticides.
Just as Shen Feng thought things were coming to an end, there was another report from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. There were still many butterflies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It seemed that new insect nests had formed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and after these nests formed, butterflies had been migrating outwards continuously.
Upon hearing this news, Shen Feng felt helpless. “Is this never going to end? I just got rid of the butterflies within the country, and now you’re telling me that the butterflies have nests on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Do I have to catch butterflies all over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau?”
Someone quickly answered Shen Feng’s question. This was a message from Yuzhou, and it was Chang Jianyi who was actively contacting Shen Feng.
“The research institute has been analyzing the information you brought back, and now they have reached a conclusion. Hurry back. This is also related to our future strategy!” Chang Jianyi said to Shen Feng seriously.
When Shen Feng heard this, he was immediately incredulous. “The Yuzhou research institute is that powerful? They can decipher such important information in just a few days. I really didn’t expect that.”
Shen Feng truly did not expect the Yuzhou research institute to have such strong capabilities, being able to research corresponding results in just a few days. This was not something ordinary people could achieve.
Chang Jianyi explained, “This is all because we are conducting research based on the research already done in North America, combined with our own research, which is why we have such a rapid pace.”
“Alright then, I’ll be back immediately. As for future actions, we’ll discuss them after we’ve deliberated,” Shen Feng replied.
After stating his next course of action, Shen Feng immediately took Chu Chaoyan with him, flew into the sky, and returned to Yuzhou.
In the past few days, Shen Hongxiu had been living in Fengshen Palace. At first, she was completely unfamiliar with life here. What surprised her the most was that someone was serving her from the moment she woke up. She could dress herself and wash herself, but there were people serving her.
Shen Hongxiu’s appearance did not attract much attention. Du Fansheng and Shen Xingzhi were always taken away to study, while Shen Yishi would often appear by Shen Hongxiu’s side.
“Sister, sister. Can you often go to the mountains to play outside?” Shen Yishi liked to ask Shen Hongxiu about the outside world.
Shen Hongxiu honestly described the situation outside. She didn’t have much feeling about life outside, as she always had to face the helplessness of life and often worry about whether there would be dinner tonight.
However, Shen Yishi did not understand the helplessness her sister spoke of. She preferred the unrestrained style of the outside world. This was unavoidable, as she lived in Fengshen Palace all day, and even if she wanted to experience life outside, she couldn’t. Things that cannot be obtained are the best, especially for children. Thus, Shen Yishi yearned for life outside and now wished she could grow up faster so that she could leave Fengshen Palace and live outside.
When Shen Feng learned of this, he was also very helpless. He did not expect his two daughters to be so absurd. The daughter who grew up outside was now very obedient, while the daughter who grew up in a warm environment, receiving the best care, had ultimately become unruly.
“Could it be that the environment has the greatest impact on people?” Shen Feng mused to himself.
When Shen Feng returned to Yuzhou, he first went to the research institute. Chang Jianyi and Li Keyi also went to the research institute together.
“Now that we are back, can you tell us the real situation?” Shen Feng first said to Professor Niu.
Professor Niu pointed to Professor Zhang on the side and said, “You should ask Professor Zhang, who specializes in astronomy. The situation I discovered needs to be announced later, so let Professor Zhang talk about the latest news regarding the meteorites!”
“Actually, the latest news about the meteorites is already known to everyone. It’s just that North America hasn’t announced it yet. Now I can directly explain the situation of the meteorites. In fact, 100 million years ago, after aliens discovered Earth, they threw out more than a dozen meteorites.” Professor Zhang began to narrate seriously.
“These aliens threw out more than a dozen meteorites, so their technological level must be very high, otherwise, how could they achieve this?” Shen Feng immediately expressed his thoughts after hearing this.
“The reality is not like that. Because these aliens threw out more than a dozen meteorites, they couldn’t guarantee that the meteorites would land on Earth, so they used a large number of meteorites to increase accuracy!” However, Professor Zhang immediately replied to Shen Feng’s idea. Although the aliens’ technological level was stronger than humans, it was not much stronger.
“Okay, I understand now that these aliens threw out more than a dozen meteorites. Then I have another question, and that is, where are these meteorites? Why is there only one meteorite that finally landed on Earth? Have the other meteorites drifted away?” Shen Feng then asked a new question.
“According to the North American space agency, meteorites from outer space have been flying towards Earth for decades, but when they passed Jupiter, they were captured by Jupiter’s powerful gravity and torn into pieces, leaving only one meteorite to bypass Jupiter and fly towards Earth. So, they threw out more than a dozen meteorites, but only one successfully reached Earth in the end.” Professor Zhang said helplessly.
“So that’s how it is. It seems these aliens are nothing special. They threw out so many meteorites, and only one landed on Earth,” Shen Feng then said.
However, Li Keyi said to Shen Feng, “Although only one meteorite landed on Earth, the aliens’ technological level is still far beyond ours. These meteorites they threw out could reach Earth, but we don’t even have the ability to throw a meteorite, let alone out of the solar system.”
Li Keyi had a clearer view of this matter. Currently, human machinery couldn’t even leave the solar system. The Voyager probe, launched from North America, had been flying for decades and still hadn’t left the solar system. In contrast, the aliens’ technological level had reached the point where they could throw meteorites from distant galaxies and eventually reach Earth. This level of technology far surpassed that of humans.
“Even if these aliens’ technological level is much stronger than ours, these aliens are already extinct, aren’t they?” Shen Feng then shrugged, not taking the matter to heart. Anyway, the alien card had already explained the situation: they had encountered a crisis a hundred million years ago, and most of them were likely extinct by now.
“It’s best to stop talking about aliens, because we are currently talking about meteorites. After our analysis, there is a device inside this meteorite. This device can control the meteorite’s flight trajectory in real-time. Otherwise, there is no logical explanation for why these meteorites could land precisely on Earth, as the solar system is also constantly moving. There is only one explanation: there is a device controlling the direction and speed within the meteorite. As long as we can salvage the meteorite from the sea, we will know the aliens’ scientific level.”
“Salvaging meteorites is not easy, as the meteorites are now controlled by sea beasts. These sea beasts also have basic intelligence, so it is clearly not easy to snatch the meteorites from them,” Shen Feng said helplessly.
“This is because the meteorites have brought about an opportunity for evolution. In the past, humans evolved very quickly. Although it took millions of years, compared to the evolutionary history of other creatures, millions of years is still too short. The rate of human evolution is indeed too fast. But now, in the doomsday, the evolutionary speed of various other species has been accelerated. If humans do not accelerate their evolution, they may be surpassed by other animals,” Professor Niu suddenly said at this moment.
“Is that really the case? But I see that most other animals are evolving physically, and very few are evolving intelligence. Only human intelligence far surpasses that of other creatures. So, as long as human intelligence is not surpassed, humans will still be the rulers of Earth,” Shen Feng then said.
“This matter does seem to be as you say, City Lord. But have you considered, City Lord, what if other animals start to evolve intelligence? Will our human advantage still be so great then?” Professor Niu suddenly asked.
“Professor Niu, please continue. I will listen carefully,” Shen Feng said, remaining silent.
Professor Niu said unhurriedly, “Through the study of these alien languages, we have confirmed one thing: the gift that the aliens supposedly sent to Earth was actually for all living beings, not just for humans. This is because the gift of this meteorite is to accelerate the evolution of all living beings, not only accelerating human evolution but also the evolution of other creatures.”