Chronicles of the Old Days
Chapter 72

Pheromones

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The Snake Giant was several heads taller than the Ice Coffin Monster, and its hands were also covered with scaly claws. The Ice Coffin Monster did not react at all to the Snake Giant's approach until the Snake Giant tore a large part of its tree trunk with its claw, at which point the Ice Coffin Monster adopted an attack stance.

The Ice Coffin Monster is an unknown monster formed by Activated Plankton and injecting a large number of Plankton to attach to the ice coffins in the Morgue. This monster is composed of a large number of Plankton and has unscientifically Extraction the cold air released by the ice coffins, forming a kind of mobile flesh tree.

These monsters have significant flaws compared to normal creatures, such as their consciousness. Their consciousness is composed of countless Plankton, and because the time is too short, they are still in a dazed state, and even their movement is just an unconscious act.

As a newly formed race, they had no concept of danger, so they did not react at all to the approach of the Snake Giant. It was not until the Snake Giant killed a large number of Plankton with a single claw that the dead Plankton, due to their interconnectedness, transmitted their senses from before their death to the other surviving Plankton. The Ice Coffin Tree Monster felt pain for the first time.

Because they lack the senses of sight and smell, their most flexible parts—the tentacle-like roots—wave wildly around, while their coffin-shaped canopies release large amounts of cold air, engaging in meaningless actions.

However, after the Snake Giant severed its tentacles one by one, the collective consciousness of the Plankton that make up the monster began to awaken rapidly. Information from the ice coffin was quickly Extraction, and a glass-like structure appeared on the monster's trunk, capable of reflecting a certain amount of light.

Of course, this was of no use. The Snake Giant grabbed the ice coffin tree crown, ignoring the cold air above, and grabbed the trunk with its other hand. The tree roots and tentacles weakly lashed at the serpent hand, but the weak force could not harm the Snake Giant in the slightest.

Originating from the power of the Giant Species, the area gripped by the Snake Giant slowly lost its vitality. With a strong tug, the entire ice coffin was torn off. Without the ice coffin, the monster lost its support, swayed a few times, and then fell into the slumbering hands of the Snake Giant, losing its vitality.

Meanwhile, on the ice coffin, the Plankton clinging to it kept wriggling, trying to develop new limbs, but because they lacked sufficient energy, they could not reproduce and could only wither away in the hands of the Snake Giant.

Lu Li carefully observed the ice coffin but couldn't figure out the principle behind its continuous release of cold air. Logically, the Ice Coffin Tree Monster had definitely cut off the power long ago, yet it continued to release cold air despite the insufficient energy.

"It seems there are still many things we don't know about this place!" Lu Li still believed in the saying that everything that exists has a reason. Since such a thing exists, there must be something in it that Lu Li cannot yet comprehend.

After killing the Ice Coffin Tree Monster Snake Giant's Snake Giant form faded and disappeared, revealing the form of a female nurse, who now appeared extremely tired, as if she would fall asleep soon.

"You're so exhausted after transforming for so long?" Lu Li's question spurred the Nurse to a smile as she replied, "Master, I'm not exhausted. It's just that in this environment, I feel sleepy after transforming."

"Did they inherit the habits of wild beasts as well?" Lu Li nodded. Snakes are cold-blooded animals, which means they are poikilothermic. In low-temperature environments, they will enter a state of sleep to reduce energy consumption.

Meanwhile, Min Zidao's battle with the Beast Species was also coming to an end. Those Beast Species seemed to be just like beasts, without any special abilities. Min Zidao also belonged to the Alienation Path. He Mutation his own sweat glands, making a part of his sweat glands a complex organ of pheromones.

Although the human sense of smell is not as prominent as the sense of sight, it is still one of the main senses that affect the human body. Pheromones, also known as pheromones, can transmit certain information through the sense of smell. When smelled by other organisms of the same species, they can cause the latter to exhibit certain behavioral, emotional, psychological, or physiological changes.

Once pheromones are detected by the human body, they stimulate the relevant emotional cortex and nerve excitation center of the brain, and send signals to the brain's nerve center. These signals vary depending on the type of pheromone. For example, much of the so-called personal charm is due to pheromones.

Min Zidao can release corresponding pheromones. For example, he has been releasing a certain pheromone that can convey pleasant, reassuring, and trusting information to others. When this pheromone is perceived by others, combined with Min Zidao's good eloquence and appearance, it constitutes his powerful charm.

Of course, pheromones are not only used to increase charm, but also for other purposes, such as marking. The reason he was able to find Lu Li so quickly in the cold air was because he applied a certain amount of marking pheromones to Lu Li. His Mutation organs can sense even the smallest marking pheromones in the air, so he was able to find Lu Li directly.

In addition, pheromones secreted outside the body are called pheromones, while those used inside the body are called endocrine hormones, or hormones. Unlike pheromones which are released externally, hormones are a class of chemical substances transported to other tissues of the body through blood circulation to perform specific physiological functions.

For example, adrenaline, which we often hear about, is also a type of hormone. It can make people breathe faster (providing a lot of oxygen), accelerate heartbeat and blood flow, dilate pupils, provide more energy for physical activities, and make reactions faster. Of course, some people call this a "speculative burst" or "gene lock release".

Min Zidao internally synthesized hormones to strengthen his own body and externally released pheromones to affect the senses of other life forms. After a period of collection and adjustment, he released pheromones corresponding to wild beasts, calming Beast Species emotions and conveying a friendly message. Some Beast Species stayed away, while the remaining three were subdued by Min Zidao, making him a master of beast taming.

He had studied the pheromones of many kinds of organisms in reality. Different kinds of organisms receive different pheromones. Although the Beast Species look like beasts, there are actually quite a few differences. Otherwise, Min Zidao would not have needed to deal with those Beast Species for so long. He could have just released the corresponding pheromones directly.

Min Zidao had initially tamed three Beast Species: a brown bear, a tiger, and a wild boar. He confidently led them towards Lu Li, saying with a hint of Beast Species, "How about that? Most irrational creatures, given some time, I can tame. Even humans, these so-called highly intelligent beings, will obey me under the control of their bodies."

"Of course, you're an exception, brother. How about we cooperate?" Min Zidao extended another invitation to Lu Li.

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