Chapter 95

Occasionally, Lin would pay attention to the thing called 'mood,' although it had little impact on her behavior, she found it quite interesting. Speaking of which, the mood called 'sympathy' hadn't appeared for over a hundred million years.

Let these questions be for now, Lin was about to start dissecting the sawfly.

The bullet fired by the sniper contained an explosive system. The inside of the bullet was filled with the first liquid component of the explosive, and within this liquid floated a small sphere containing the second liquid component. When Lin wanted it to explode, she would break this sphere, causing the bullet to detonate. However, the explosion's power wasn't that great. Looking at the sawfly's almost completely shredded abdomen, Lin speculated that the sawfly's body might contain something similar to the explosive, triggering a chain reaction.

The sawfly's eyeball had multiple layers, which seemed to reflect and absorb light multiple times, allowing it to see in dim light. However, Lin preferred to emit light herself.

What puzzled Lin was the sawfly's skin, which was extremely thin, even though it was for flight, it was too thin, and even a slightly strong attack would tear it open.

However, these were not Lin's main concerns; flight was the primary issue.

The sawfly's body was large but very light, even lighter than Leviathan. Its wings had a layer of down, and were filled with blood vessels and many fat cells, and the base of the wings had strong muscles to flap them.

So, that's how it works. Except for the unknown function of the fat cells, the other parts were not much different from a dragonfly, just needing larger wings to make a larger body fly. This seemed quite troublesome, as large wings were very inconvenient on the ground.

However, after understanding this ratio, Lin could start manufacturing a new troop—a large flying creature. Only by being able to fly could one better explore the entire forest. However, Lin's purpose in manufacturing it was to find the air jellyfish. Lin had a feeling that combining the dragonfly's wings with the air jellyfish's floating gas could make anything rise, and it wouldn't require such large wings to fly.

This preparation was for disasters. Perhaps in the future, when something happens, only by hiding in the air would it be safe. It's not that the air has no danger, but flying in the air would allow one to find a safe place faster.

Lin had experienced two near-destruction events. The first was due to oxygen issues, but the place she was in was no more than a few centimeters of small rocks. After that, Lin's green carpet had covered hundreds of kilometers, and she had never seen or believed there would be anything that could threaten her.

Until the ocean underwent a massive change...

Lin realized that the scope of disasters could vary greatly, from very large to very small.

Was it really due to a lack of experience?

However, now that Lin knew to prepare in advance, this was called 'preparing for the future,' right? But what is rain?

The night slowly passed, and when the light of day shone again, Lin had finished dissecting the sawfly and had also manufactured a new flying troop.

At the nest by the river, which was also Lin's main base, Leviathan crawled out of the increasingly large hole, crossed the river, and walked into the jungle.

Lin noticed that the river's flow seemed to have decreased recently, though she didn't know why. Although she had thought about checking upstream, she had more important things to do now.

Leviathan crossed a section of the jungle, left the humid and bustling forest, and stood at the edge of the desert. The scorching light distorted the air above the ground, and the temperature here was still as deadly as ever, making most creatures dare not approach. However, Lin needed to rely on this temperature this time.

Leviathan walked to a sand dune, and at this moment, the shell on its back slowly cracked open, and a pair of huge wings extended out.

These were imitations of the sawfly's large wings, but they were now folded. Lin filled the wings with blood and stretched them as much as possible. Under the light, a large amount of heat flowed into the wing membranes, and the two wings began to inflate.

Finally, when the wings were fully extended, they reached a width of almost 23 meters. Leviathan flapped its wings forcefully, and a small sandstorm immediately rose around it.

Then, all the shells on Leviathan's body began to crack and fall off, forming a new body.

The external changes were not significant; Lin only made Leviathan's head rounder and the surface of its body smoother, more aerodynamic.

It seems some impressive words appeared... never mind, let's ignore that for now.

Additionally, the internal structure of Leviathan's shell had been modified, making it lighter, but still using the heat-resistant shell of the fog worm. The armor was not reduced, as Lin did not want to sacrifice defense. Although the wings had lower defense, the internal channels were unobstructed, and any damage would be immediately repaired.

The eyes had also been modified to see farther and more clearly.

So... everything is ready, let's take off!

Leviathan's cannon opened, and a violent stream of air burst out behind it. Its six legs stretched out, and it leaped from the sand dune, its wings flapping, and Leviathan's massive body finally rose into the air!

It's flying!

Watching the sand below getting farther and farther away, Lin felt incredibly excited. This sense of achievement was much greater than when she created the small flyers. Now, let's fly into the vast sky like an ocean!

Leviathan's mission was to find the air jellyfish, but Lin also wanted to explore the vast desert and see if she could find other jungles.

Although the heat of the desert came from the light in the sky, Lin did not feel very hot at high altitudes. The pigment cells in the wings created a reflective silver color, and with the high-speed flight, it actually felt quite cool.

Spreading its huge wings, Lin raised the altitude to about 100 meters. Lin was very familiar with flying techniques and knew how to glide along the air currents without expending energy. This was similar to swimming, and at this height, Lin could see a wide area around her.

The desert stretched endlessly. Lin had once established a base in a lake in the desert, but that lake had been swallowed by a sandstorm not long ago.

It seemed that all moisture in the desert could not last long.

Leviathan was now flying towards the direction of the spire forest. Lin slowly increased the altitude, wanting to test how high these wings could fly.

Now, the altitude had reached over a thousand meters. The wind was howling, and the light was becoming increasingly bright. But just as Lin wanted to ascend further, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed.

That is...

Looking up at the sky, she saw a large gray mist slowly covering the entire sky, blocking most of the light.

This is called 'clouds,' right? Lin had seen this phenomenon occasionally when she was near the surface of the sea, but on land, it was the first time.

The increase in clouds made the desert air cooler, and light breezes began to blow over the scorching desert. Lin slowly lowered her altitude, knowing what would happen next, but unsure if flying in this condition would be a problem.

'Boom...'

Silver light rolled in the clouds, and the vibration in the air was transmitted to Leviathan's auditory antennae, becoming a rumbling sound.

This is... lightning?

Lin had seen lightning many times, but she had never studied how it formed.

Although she wanted to get closer to observe, it felt dangerous, so Lin continued to lower her altitude.

At this moment, countless water droplets appeared under the clouds. Lin could see these droplets like an endless army, pouring out due to the air currents and gravity.

This is called... 'rain,' right?

They struck Leviathan's huge wings fiercely, and countless water droplets splashed. Lin slightly tilted her wings to let the excess water drain off.

But a large amount of water stuck to Leviathan's wings, making it feel increasingly heavy, and flying became difficult to control. Leviathan began to fall.

A strong storm roared around Leviathan, and as the desert below got closer, Lin quickly modified the structure of her wings.

Leviathan's wings were completely imitated from the sawfly, with many downy feathers. Lin immediately removed these feathers and increased the number of cells in the wings through blood vessels, making the wings inflate and the surface smooth, so that water would no longer stick to the wings and would slide off.

At a distance of more than ten meters from the ground, Leviathan flapped its wings forcefully, and as the water was shaken off, it flew again in the heavy rain.

It was quite dangerous. Falling from over a thousand meters could result in a direct mess, which would be a significant loss.

If Lin modified an existing troop, it would be simpler, but growing a new troop from cells would consume a lot of time and nutrients. To regrow a Leviathan would take dozens of days and nights, as Leviathan's structure was too complex. Of course, Lin could directly modify an existing troop into a Leviathan, but she didn't want to do that.

Lin noticed that the water droplets falling on the desert seemed to gather together, forming a large, brown river mixed with a lot of sand, flowing toward the distance.

The direction of the river flow was not the twisted jungle or the spire forest, but another direction Lin had never been to.

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