After examining the two fireflies, Professor Jin was genuinely surprised.
Although he had recognized that they were different from the glow they gave off, and had wondered what kind of fireflies they belonged to, he had never imagined they were a kind he had never seen before.
His assistant beside him was puzzled. "Professor Jin, if these fireflies have never been seen before, how did they come about? That shouldn't be possible."
Professor Jin answered at once. "It's not that they've never appeared before at all. Some of their characteristics still match fireflies we've studied in the past, but they're different in many ways. They must have mutated. They can already be considered an entirely new species. This is incredible."
The assistant began to understand.
Many insects mutated. From ancient times to the present, countless insects had undergone repeated mutations. Some involved changes to their internal structure, while others changed their appearance.
All of this was driven by the demands of their environment. They had to change in order to survive.
Some mutations left them little different from before, while others turned them into entirely new species. So many of the insects people saw today might no longer be the same as those from the past.
These fireflies were just like that. After mutating, they had become a new species of firefly.
Of course, they had no idea these weren't mutations at all. They'd simply been brought out of a game by a cheat.
"We'll stay up tonight and study them so we can confirm it," Professor Jin ordered.
The assistant had no objections. After all, that was what their superior had decided.
Throughout the night, visitors crowded around the composite flower field. Almost everyone who had toured the scenic area during the day gathered there to watch the Star