Our factory traveled through time

Chapter 27 Bird's Nest

The primeval forest is filled with ancient trees that reach for the sky, their branches and leaves so thick that even light can hardly penetrate.

The gnarled buttress roots are covered with fluorescent lichen, and the vines hang down one after another. There is a thick layer of decaying leaves underfoot, and the air is always filled with an earthy smell.

"These bird nests are over ten meters deep, aren't they huge? There are at least twenty of them in this area, and we haven't heard any raptors calling yet. We could climb the trees and take the eggs!"

Huang Feipeng was somewhat excited. Now that Zhang Luoyan had evolved, it would definitely be his and Wang Ce's turn to evolve next.

To evolve to the next stage, Wang Ce would need to consume too many resources, at least twenty crystal cores, while he only needs ten.

If there are bird eggs here, and if the bird eggs also contain crystal cores, he could probably advance quickly and completely master his superpowers.

"Captain Wang, there are so many bird nests here, but hardly any droppings on the ground. Does that mean not many birds live here?"

"This bird's nest is about twelve meters high, shaped like an inverted triangular cup, ridiculously large. Could it have been built by some other creature?"

Xiao Yong, with his back hunched, seemed eager to climb the tree and check out the bird's nest.

After all, the workers at Fuhuakang Electronics Factory evolved from eating fruit; who knows if eating bird eggs would also lead to evolution?

Zhang Luoyan shook her head and said, "The absence of droppings around the bird's nest is a result of evolution."

"When baby birds excrete, they produce a sac covered with a white membrane. The parent birds pick up the sac with their beaks and fly 50 meters away to drop it. The average distance for a grey magpie is 127 meters."

"The creatures here are clearly stronger, so the distance will only be greater to avoid attracting predators with the scent."

Having culture is a good thing; the crowd fell silent and began planning their ascent up the tree.

Climbing trees requires skill; Huang Feipeng, an ability user, couldn't climb them because of his size.

This indirectly proves that evolution at the level of life does not necessarily equate to having strong actual abilities.

Without training, they will still fall behind.

"Don't climb anymore, I'll go up first and check if it's safe before you go up."

Wang Ce did not want unnecessary casualties; such non-combat losses should be avoided at all costs.

No one objected to this; the bird's nest was simply too enormous, and no one could be sure whether there was any danger inside.

The drone explored the area, but due to insufficient preparation, it is now out of power and on standby.

"call out!"

Wang Ce took a running start in place, and then surprisingly climbed up the tree, running more than 20 meters up the tree using only his two feet.

He then pushed off with both feet and shot upwards for another ten meters, gripping a tree branch above his head with one hand, and then using his other hand to flip himself up.

Those below nearly popped their eyes out when they saw Wang Ce standing on a tree branch, approaching the bird's nest.

"This Captain Wang is amazing! He was running on a vertical tree trunk just now, am I seeing things?"

"Believe your eyes, that last jump of his covered at least seven or eight meters. That's practically indistinguishable from a martial arts master's lightness skill, isn't it?"

"I didn't really take evolved beings seriously before, thinking they were at most similar to professional athletes. But now it seems they are really powerful. Let's work hard. Captain Wang is reliable. We may become evolved beings in the future."

Not only the workers at Suqu Jewelry Factory and the Black Rare Earth Chemical Plant, but even the workers at Shenghong Factory were startled.

Previously, they were mostly working in the factory, and only saw Wang Ce and his two companions hunting giant wolves and dealing with mudskippers.

They thought it was really due to the sharpness of their equipment, but now it seems that's not the case at all.

The most shocked people were Zhang Luoyan and Huang Feipeng. Huang Feipeng, like Wang Ce, was an evolved being. He was indeed strong, but it was completely impossible for him to run on a straight tree trunk.

Zhang Luoyan was already a first-level evolved being, and had even mastered light-based abilities to a preliminary degree. She felt that it wouldn't be easy for her to complete this action.

Seeing Wang Ce climb the tree, Zhang Luoyan was also eager to try it.

"bass!"

Following Wang Ce's movements, Zhang Luoyan also started to run, but after running only ten meters in the tree, she had to use her hands and feet to leap up the ancient tree like a nimble monkey.

Although his movements were agile, they were not nearly as light and graceful as Wang Ce's.

Most importantly, she climbed the tree after removing her equipment; Wang Ce only removed his stainless steel spear.

"This Manager Zhang is quite capable, but compared to him, Captain Wang is definitely more impressive."

Some workers noticed the difference between the two, and then the rest of the workers all looked at Huang Feipeng, intentionally or unintentionally.

After all, of the three evolved beings, only Huang Feipeng did not climb the tree.

Huang Feihong, however, remained unfazed and said, "What are you looking at? If I go up there, who will protect you down below?"

Some of the workers who had participated in gathering along the first hunting and gathering route frowned and said:

"Zhang Luoyan is a bit too strong. I've met Guo Ping'an from Fuhuakang Electronics Processing Plant. He's a physical evolutionist, and he's even evolved his legs, but he can't do what Zhang Luoyan is like."

"Zhang Luoyan alone is a level above him, not to mention Captain Wang Ce."

"Based on physical performance, Captain Wang Ce is probably the strongest in our park."

After witnessing Wang Ce's capabilities, the workers all calmed down and prepared to go back and tell their factory managers that they should cooperate more closely with Wang Ce's actions.

This is an opportunity; we can't afford to be foolish and mess it up.

Xiao Yong, who was originally very confident in his factory, also realized that times had changed.

Their gunpowder will certainly be very effective in the short term, but the future trend will definitely be towards evolution.

At this moment, Wang Ce, who was in the tree, handed his bow and arrows to Zhang Luoyan behind him, while he himself took a Tang sword and carefully approached the bird's nest.

Zhang Luoyan did not advance rashly, but instead drew her bow and prepared to support Wang Ce's actions.

The nest was quiet, not like there were any fledglings inside, but Wang Ce still did not let his guard down.

Now that we've traveled through time, past theoretical systems can only be used as a reference, not completely believed.

If you can't break free from the shackles of your mindset, you'll miss out on many opportunities.

As Wang Ce approached the Bird's Nest, the people below were even more nervous than he was, not daring to breathe and staring intently.

However, Huang Feipeng arranged for Shenghong's workers to be on guard so that they wouldn't be caught off guard if they were attacked.

In the moss-covered buttress roots, a bowl-shaped nest woven from dead leaves and spider silk clung tightly to the tree trunk.

When Wang Ce finally approached the bird's nest, he cautiously jumped onto the edge of the nest. He did not linger, but made a feint and ran away.

After running a few meters, he turned back again.

"Captain Wang is being way too cautious, isn't he? Seriously, I've never seen anyone so steady."

"Nonsense, if we called you up there, you'd be even more afraid of dying than he is."

Wang Ce stood on the bird's nest and said speechlessly, "Don't even think about it, there's not a single feather in the nest."

Wang Ce felt like he had worked for nothing, and in anger, he jumped down and kicked the Bird's Nest.

There was no reason at all, just like when I was a kid and saw someone else's snowman and liked to kick its head off, it was just pure mischief.

This kick, however, yielded a reward.

"Zhang Luoyan, come here!"

Wang Ce waved his hand repeatedly, and then Zhang Luoyan followed the branches to the vicinity of the bird's nest. Even with her composure, her eyelids twitched.