Chapter 63
Your grandfather, the former crocodile, escaped death again by sheer chance.
Others may not know what's going on, but surely Wang Lin knows?
I know you're in a hurry, but please don't rush.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the original Crocodile evolved from having long legs to short legs; it may seem like a version flaw, but it really is a version flaw...
After all, with half of its leg cut off, its running speed on land was indeed slowed down, and by more than a fraction.
Before, its four long legs moved like a gust of wind; now, its four short legs move like four spinning tops spinning in place.
It's worth noting that there are a few small crocodile species that can run very fast, and they are known as swamp dogs.
When they run, their four short legs are almost invisible, and their bodies look like cannonballs flying close to the ground.
If their short legs were to become long legs, their running speed could double.
Therefore, the original crocodile was indeed weakened on land; it ran slower, jumped lower, and even had difficulty escaping.
However, the balance of power is such that while Grandpa Crocodile was weakened on land, he was greatly enhanced in the water.
The short legs can fit snugly against the body, reducing water resistance and allowing the crocodile to swim faster, increasing its explosiveness when ambushing prey.
Previously, the four long legs would stick out in the water like four oars paddling in different directions, which was not only a waste of energy but also made noise.
Now, with its four short legs tucked to the sides, the entire body glides through the water like a torpedo, fast and quiet.
If crocodiles were to evolve on their own, transforming their long legs into short ones, it would take at least several million years of slow evolution.
After all, this depends on luck. Maybe some proto-crocodile had the defective gene for short legs, and then it was passed down because it was more suitable for hunting in the water, until all proto-crocodiles became short-legged.
Such an evolutionary process cannot be completed in less than several million years.
Through generations of selection and elimination, the lucky genes survive, while the unlucky genes disappear.
However, the planners omitted this evolutionary process and directly cut off the legs of the original crocodile, allowing it to focus on staying in the water and developing more extreme camouflage and ambush techniques.
No more worrying about being too long to swim fast, no more worrying about being too long to hide. No more legs, no more worries.
Adding to the three original crocodile populations that had used the interference card, Wang Lin couldn't even imagine how fast they would evolve.
After all, your Uncle Crocodile has evolved for 200 million years, which is basically just about increasing his size.
A powerful crocodile is large in size, and a weak crocodile is small in size.
As for the rest, there is no difference whatsoever.
So when the four long legs of the original crocodile were cut into short legs, it meant that their evolutionary path had come to an end!
The rest is just eating and eating to the point of becoming a giant stomach and a behemoth!
In the Triassic period, which can be described as a purgatory among beasts, especially after experiencing three planned natural disasters, obtaining food was simply a matter of course.
You can eat food simply by opening your mouth, closing your eyes, and walking forward.
The ground was littered with corpses piled up like mountains; there was no need to walk, you could just lie down and eat.
So your original grandpa crocodile can eat at the buffet without restraint.
Eat yourself into a giant stomach, make your body bigger, stronger, and more robust!
Its tail grew thick and long, and with one whip, it could kill the little dinosaur that came to drink water!
Its bite force became even stronger, capable of biting through a Tyrannosaurus Rex's neck in one bite!
The disguise was flawless; he was still cosplaying as a piece of wood!
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On the light screen, although it has evolved once, you can't see your original crocodile grandfather becoming arrogant and domineering.
They are even more elusive than before, spending their days eating corpses. After finishing the ones in the water, they quietly move to the land to eat the corpses there.
They don't fight, they don't fight for territory, and they don't conflict with other observed species.
You eat yours, I'll eat mine.
You glance at me, but I pretend I don't see you.
If you bite me, I'll run back into the water.
Especially those three original crocodile populations that Wang Lin had used interference cards on, after dreaming of a great revival as the crocodile kings, their eating speed became even more insane.
While others eat three meals a day, they eat five.
While others eat half a corpse in one meal, they eat a whole corpse in one meal.
Others stop eating when they're full, but these animals keep eating even after they're full, wanting to take a couple more bites.
Moreover, since their legs had all become the short legs they had been longing for, the young crocodiles that had originally wanted to bite off their own legs no longer had this extreme idea, and they ate even more happily.
No more worrying about having long legs, no more thinking about biting your legs to hurt yourself, just eat!
However, thanks to Wang Lin's intervention, the bizarre scene of the crocodile dying from overeating did not recur.
He would see a primordial crocodile on the screen with its belly bulging like a balloon, and he would curse at the screen, at which point the crocodile would stop eating.
Original Crocodile: Although I can't see anyone else, I always have a feeling that I'm being watched.
After all, it would be truly shameful if word got out that this kind of death was happening!
Anyone who didn't know better would think that your grandfather, Yuan Crocodile, had never eaten anything good!
Although your original crocodile grandfather certainly didn't eat anything good...
It used to be chased by canine jaw beasts, had its food stolen by crocodiles, and even water dragon beasts dared to bully it. Its life was truly miserable...
After confirming that the evolved Protocrocodiles were still useless, the civilization observers' prejudice against them became even more stereotypical.
In their view, these primordial crocodiles, like their civilization observer Wang Lin, were all useless cowards who were good at lying flat.
Their owners gorge on junk food, and they gorge on animal carcasses—isn't that a perfect match?
However, witnessing firsthand that even the Protocrocodiles were rendered useless after their evolution led the civilization observers to stop paying attention to them.
This is a very important turning point.
Prior to this, all civilization observers were keeping a close eye on the proto-crocodiles, fearing they might evolve into monsters.
Now, they don't watch it anymore.
Whenever another observed species evolves and becomes more powerful, these civilization observers will have to consider whether to join forces to deal with this observed species that has evolved once.
You can be very strong, but you can't be strong in a discontinuous way!
For example, if the Southern Cross Dragon associated with the United States were to evolve into a Tyrannosaurus Rex, many civilization observers would choose to attack it en masse.
Because if they don't attack their opponent, they really have no chance of winning.
The existence of the Tyrannosaurus Rex was far ahead of its time; it was the absolute overlord!
If we don't join forces, all the remaining species we're observing will die!
The saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" is more than just a simple proverb.
Whoever stands out will be attacked; whoever is powerful will be destroyed.
This is an unspoken understanding among all observers of civilization.
It can be said that your grandfather, Yuan E, escaped death again by sheer chance.