Evolution from the crocodile

Because the staff of Liuhu Park clean up regularly, there is not much garbage at the bottom of the lake.

Now that Lu Chen has gained some experience, Wujiang bottom is simply a treasure trove of garbage storage.

Half-buried in the mud were various food packaging bags, cans, beer bottles, daily necessities... and even many shared bicycles. God knows how these things fell into the middle of the river.

Just as he was guessing, suddenly there were two gray figures swimming quickly not far away.

Are there big fish?

Lu Chen followed quietly and quickly saw the true face of Gray Shadow clearly.

The chubby body is about one meter long, with an oval-shaped head, two small eyes, a horizontal tail fin, and a smiling emoticon... Gosh, is this the legendary beast that sits on the bottom of a prison?

Last night, Lu Chen was still thinking about finless porpoises and river sturgeons, but he didn't expect to meet them so soon.

I can't afford it, I really can't afford it!

Even though they were non-human beings now, Lu Chen did not dare to be interested in finless porpoises. The main reason is that the opponent is too big... I can't hunt it for the time being due to my small body.

He quickly retreated and left before the other party noticed.

As the sun appears, the temperature on the river gradually rises.

The three crocodile cubs also became active and rushed into the grass to hunt.

They are not picky eaters, and they can fill their stomachs with frogs, loaches and the like in the grass.

While the crocodile cubs were eating, Lu Chen took another look at the data on the system panel.

Host: Lu Chen

Type of possession: Special crocodile

Weight: 8.3kg

Body length: 0.91 meters

Age: 8 months

Suitable temperature: 25-35 degrees Celsius

Energy points: 3.7 (obtained by hunting food, in addition to providing the host with daily consumption, it can also be used to modify its own attributes.)

Claw strength: 9.3 kg

Bite force: 11.2kg

Speed: 7.9 meters/second

Other attributes: None yet

Abnormal ability: None yet

Evolution level: 1

After reading it, Lu Chen was a little depressed: the current evolutionary level is still 1, and there is no intention to improve it at all. There is also a mutation ability, which is also displayed as not yet available.

According to his speculation, his strength is too weak, and what conditions may need to be met to activate these.

The future is long and there will be plenty of time to think about it.

Lu Chen is now close to one meter in length and can barely be considered a small water overlord. If you take a few crocodile babies into the ocean, you should be able to protect yourself to a certain extent.

That's right, Lu Chen didn't plan to stay in Wujiang for a long time.

Although crocodiles can live in the water, their daily activities are mainly on land on the shore.

There are a lot of human activities along the Wujiang Estuary during the day, and it is too easy to be discovered. It is better to find another coastal no-man's land to live. Lu Chen had previously searched for information on his mobile phone and learned that there is a Tiannan Mountain Nature Reserve in the southern part of Xia Kingdom near the sea, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers.

Regardless of climate or geographical environment, it is an ideal habitat.

The sea, I come, I see, I conquer!

After eating and drinking, Lu Chen silently recited the words of Zhong Er in his heart, and led the three crocodile cubs slowly down the river.

Avoiding the freighters and patrol boats on the river...the four figures were rising and falling, and they reached the mouth of the sea in just over half an hour.

There is a bit more salty taste in the water flow.

The Wujiang estuary was very wide. Lu Chen raised his head and looked around, only to see the turbid waves rolling in front of him, and he was confused. Several islands stand in the distance, dotted like scattered chess pieces.

On the beach behind you, many tourists were carrying iron buckets and catching small fish and shrimps.

Hiss, hiss... The crocodiles swam slowly in the water, hissing excitedly.

Not only them, but also Lu Chen's consciousness was filled with joy and excitement.

Obviously, according to the instinct of the crocodile, offshore areas are more suitable for habitat.

They didn't stay here too long. After taking a short rest, they swam further south along the coastline.

***

Over the next week, Lu Chen took several crocodile cubs and swam for hundreds of kilometers before finally stopping at the mouth of a small river.

Since we had been swimming along the coastal waters, we did not encounter much danger during this period.

From the signboard standing on the seaside, you can know that this is the outskirts of the Tiannan Mountain Nature Reserve.

It is said to be a small river, but it is a hundred meters wide where it enters the sea.

There are many rocks on both sides of the river, and large mangroves grow on the tidal flats.

Probably without human interference, the wet beach seemed very lively at the moment. Many jumping fish were crawling around, and many fiddler crabs came out of small holes and blew bubbles at each other.

After catching a few fish to fill his stomach, Lu Chen took several young crocodiles and swam up the river.

Along the way, he discovered that although the river was not big, there were quite a lot of creatures living in it.

Crucian carp, carp, tilapia, shells, river eels, blue crabs...even hairy crabs were seen.

It is a real hairy crab, whose scientific name is mitten crab.

Many people think that hairy crabs are freshwater crabs that always live in fresh water, but this is not the case. Hairy crab is a migratory aquatic animal that lives in salt water and grows in fresh water.

Every late autumn and early winter, swarms of hairy crabs travel together as if on a pilgrimage, migrating to the estuary for reproduction. They mate and lay eggs at the junction of saltwater and freshwater.

Crab eggs hatch and develop into crab seedlings, which then enter fresh water through estuaries and finally set up camp in rivers, lakes and other waters.

So Lu Chen didn't find it strange to see hairy crabs at the estuary. It's not the season to eat crabs yet, so let them live for the time being, but they can be used as backup ingredients.

Considering that typhoons often hit coastal areas, Lu Chen had no intention of settling near the estuary. It wasn't until I swam more than ten miles against the current that I stopped again.

There are dense trees along both sides of the river, among which birds are constantly singing. In the nearby reeds, there are also many water birds flapping their wings.

After taking a rough look at the surrounding environment, Lu Chen was very satisfied.

This place is far away from human society, and there is plenty of food in the river, making it a suitable habitat for them.

In addition, as a crocodile with a strong sense of urgency, when Lu Chen came to a new place, his first thought was to build a cave where he could hide as soon as possible.

Soon, he set his sights on a high rocky hill on the shore.

It is leeward and sunny, more than thirty meters away from the river. The surrounding area is covered with half-meter-high shrubs, which are very dense and suitable for concealing the exit of the cave.

You can see an obvious waterline boundary at the bottom, indicating that even when the tide rises downstream, the river water will not overflow the high hills.

Of course, what satisfied Lu Chen the most was the tall banyan tree growing on the top of the high hill. It looked like a canopy and looked very pleasant.

Choose the location and start working immediately.

Crash, crash, crash...the soil was flying.

Several crocodiles are now very skilled at digging holes.

Before dark, an oval cave nearly two meters deep took shape. In order to prevent the invasion of natural enemies, Lu Chen did not dig too big at the entrance. The diameter was only about 20 centimeters, which was barely enough for him to crawl in and out.

Of course, it is quite spacious for the other three crocodiles.

After entering half a meter into the mountain, the diameter of the cave suddenly expanded, with enough space for them to stay overnight.

Seeing that it was dark outside, Lu Chen immediately asked the three guys to stop working and rest.

The days are long, and he has no plans to build the cave in a short time.

Being busy for such a long time consumes a lot of my physical energy. It had been less than four hours since I had eaten food, and now I was hungry again.

Taking advantage of the darkness, he quietly entered the river.