Every day is one step closer to reality

Feng Yi was busy thinking about how to activate the "Compass" and did not pay attention to online gossip or read social and entertainment news.

Those things didn't matter to him now.

Just keep heading west.

A bicycle climbed over mountains and ridges, crossed rivers and swamps, and experienced landslides, landslides, and mudslides.

Feng Yi no longer believed the butler's words of "good luck".

Instinct and compass were still silent, and it seemed that nothing had been gained after riding for so long.

Feng Yi himself was a little doubtful whether this trip was worth it.

Continue west.

Ahead is a large scenic spot with many food sellers. Feng Yi will spend the night here tonight.

Under the setting sun, some tourists placed mani piles by the lake.

Feng Yi looked at it for a while and then left. He found a nearby tent bed and breakfast by the lake that was run by locals.

The conditions are simple, but because it is right by the lake, it is very popular and several tents are full.

There is an empty bed in one of the tents, so you can squeeze in.

Feng Yi didn't mind sharing a tent with others, since everyone slept in their own beds anyway. Get some sleep and leave tomorrow.

There were two young men in the tent making noodles, and there was another person lying on the bed opposite Feng Yi's bed.

The man on the bed glanced at Feng Yi when he heard the noise, then lay back lazily, mumbling: "Why are there such big differences between people! Some people drink wine and eat meat, and some people take oxygen! "

His two companions who were making noodles smiled, and one of them said: "You are better than those who take oxygen. Seeing that you still have the energy to say this, I think you will be almost used to it in two days, and you won't have high reflexes." serious."

Feng Yi was stunned as he listened. High reaction?

What high reflex?

Oh, yes, altitude sickness!

I have been riding with my head down, climbing mountains when I should climb them, detouring when I should detour, and I have forgotten that there is such a thing as altitude sickness.

Feng Yi didn't feel it anyway.

He took off his helmet and took off all his equipment.

The person lying lazily on the bed opposite looked sideways at Feng Yi, his eyes swept over Feng Yi's face, and he sighed faintly, "Why are there so many differences between people?"

The young man who was making noodles smiled and cursed at his companion, then looked at Feng Yi, "Do you need hot water? We just heated it."

"Thank you." Feng Yi did not refuse and shared the food he bought with the locals outside.

The man eating instant noodles looked at Feng Yi's equipment, "Cycling? Are you the only one?"

"Well, let's come out and relax," Feng Yi said.

"Awesome! We all came here by car."

Once we started chatting, the atmosphere became more harmonious.

The person who spoke was called Huo Jin. He came from a university in the capital and was a graduate student. He was now a second-year graduate student. This time he brought his juniors and juniors here with him on a mission. There were both undergraduates and graduates in the team. The other people living in this tent are his junior brothers, and the junior sisters live next door.

When he learned that Feng Yi was coming from Rongcheng, Huo Jin originally planned to end the conversation, but became interested again.

"Have you seen a group of little swans flying over from Rongcheng?"

"I've seen it."

"How are they doing now? Are they really as adaptable as reported in the news?"

"I haven't paid much attention to them in the past few days. But they were doing well there before I left, and they were very energetic."

"It's really like this! Unexpected, completely unexpected! They would actually deviate from the original route and run to your city, Rong City! And I read on the news that the first few swans that passed by have not flown away yet! Maybe I'll stay in Rongcheng for the winter!" Huo Jin turned on his phone again and started searching for relevant news.

"Are you also interested in this?" Feng Yi asked.

Huo Jin explained: "We were originally studying this, but it was not Little Swan. The project we are following now is Demoiselle Crane.

"My mentor took my senior brothers and the others to the breeding grounds of the Demoiselle Cranes in August and started following closely. Now the Demoiselle Cranes are already on their way to migration, flying this way."

Seeing that Feng Yi was listening attentively, Huo Jin continued: "The wintering ground of the Demoiselle Cranes is in the south of the plateau. Every year, they migrate south starting from breeding, and they go through thousands of kilometers of migration and cross the Himalayas to reach their wintering ground."

Feng Yi asked: "Their breeding ground and wintering ground are not in the same place, they are far apart?"

"Yes. The same goes for cygnets. The breeding ground of cygnets is in the Arctic tundra, and they migrate south every year to overwinter."

"The eggs of these migratory birds are also hatched in their breeding grounds?"

"definitely!"

Feng Yi thought about the problem he was facing now and asked again: "I heard that migratory birds have their own set of compasses to identify the direction?"

Huo Jin hesitated for a moment and nodded, "You can say that. But it's not just migratory birds that have compasses. There are also migratory fish, turtles, moths, etc. Many animals and insects have their own set of compasses. , some are sun compasses, some are moon compasses, and some are star compasses, they are all different.

"They have cells in their bodies that are related to environmental cognition and path planning. These cells work together in the body to have a navigation effect. Of course, they can also be regarded as a 'compass.'

"But after all, humans are not animals, and they certainly don't know as clearly as they do. Many mysteries are only being explored."

Listening to Huo Jin's words, Feng Yi sat there in shock. He seemed to have caught the key word.

Huo Jin didn't notice Feng Yi's abnormality. After finishing his instant noodles, he looked at the time.

"I'll go! How come we've reached this point so quickly!"

Huo Jin hurriedly took out his camera from his bag and walked outside the tent. When he passed by Feng Yi, he asked: "Did you bring your camera? Do you want to go out and take some photos? The starry sky here is so beautiful! I have said it before I’ve spotted a suitable place for taking pictures!”

"go!"

Feng Yi stood up and followed Huo Jin from outside to an open place with little shelter.

The cold evening wind made Huo Jin shiver, but his eyes were fixed on the night sky.

“The starry sky on the plateau is so spectacular!”

Huo Jin took a few photos and felt dissatisfied.

"No, you still have to come back after 11 o'clock, or wait until the early morning."

Huo Jin was shaken by the wind again, "I'll still have to put on my down jacket when the time comes. Hey Feng Yi, aren't you going back to the tent?"

"No, I'll stay outside for a while." Feng Yi replied.

"are not you cold?"

"not cold."

"Okay, take your time and take a look. If you need help, let me know. I'll go in first. It's too cold!"

After Huo Jin entered the tent, Feng Yi moved to another place to have a better all-round view.

Standing by the lake more than 4,000 meters above sea level.

The sky full of stars is not only spectacular and beautiful.

Under the clear starry sky, it seemed as if the invisible barrier blocking the front finally dissipated.

Those blurred lines gradually become clear.

The lazy senses were all excited at this moment.

The swirling stars are reflected in the irises.

The pupils form a thin line, recording the information of all constellations and the constellations of star combinations.

He seemed to hear some sounds, or some signals.

It's not that those sounds didn't exist in the past, it's just that the sounds they usually made were too quiet to be heard.

calm down.

Enlarge them.

Listen carefully.

Wait for the other side of the world to slowly emerge.

Look, the laws of the planet are right in front of you!

Rain or shine, day or night, it’s always there!

The planet has its own rhythm of pulse.

The laws established for all things that live on it.

Feng Yi looked up at the starry sky, stretched out his hand, and slowly crossed it above.

Feeling the rhythm of the magnetic field laws, I seem to understand the directional information they feed back.

"Compass" is in effect!

Are the migratory birds flying over the Himalayas and the sea turtles rushing to their birthplace in the ocean currents relying on the laws of the planet to thrive?

Feng Yi stood by the lake for a long time.

Under the stars, there are magnetic fields, water vapor, and all the information that floats away as the air currents roll around.

The signals captured by all the senses form an instruction map in the mind.

Instinct, which had not been seen for a long time, now conveyed a clear message to Feng Yi——

You're going in the wrong direction!