Chapter 2762: The Weaknesses and Functions of Earworms

"Earworms, like sloths, are insects under the phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Chelicera, and class Arachnida. Also under the class Arachnida, they also include common insects such as spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites. What you have seen before The Qinling guzheng belongs to this order. But unlike the order Arachnida to which the Qinling guzheng belongs, slothworms and earworms belong to a very special 'order' - the order Xuwei."

"Virtual dimension does not completely mean that the dimension does not exist. In many cases, species with uncertain dimensional attributes will be classified under this academic heading."

"Just like several kinds of bugs we have come into contact with: sandworms and sloths, they both belong to the order Asteriformes, family Spacetimeae, and genus Slothia, but one belongs to the subgenus Slothia and the other belongs to the subgenus Slothia. And the earworms The bugs are different from these two bugs at the upper level. The earworms belong to the order Voididae, the family Spacetimes, and the genus Earworm. As for whether they have reproductive isolation, the magic world is tentative. The jury is still out.”

"After all, with magic, anything is possible."

Professor Li's voice was very soft, almost a whisper, weaker than his usual tone, as if he was worried that a slightly louder voice would wake up the earworm.

The earworm was in the cyan porcelain dish in his hand.

Just after the students gathered around, the professor took just a few seconds to fish out the little bug from Li Meng's right ear with a piece of spider silk. It looked fleshy and had no antennae, but it was indeed With several pairs of gastropods, Zheng Qing couldn't understand why this insect was classified in the class Arachnida instead of the class Insecta.

"This bug isn't that hard to catch, right?" Duan Xiaojian murmured in a low voice as he poked his head.

The Potions Master did not ignore his voice.

"For any problem, difficulty and ease are relative concepts."

The professor pointed at the small insect curled up in the dish, as if sleeping, and said with a slight emphasis: "Maybe you think the process I just fished out was very quick and easy, but in fact it was a very difficult process. , not only requires a lot of knowledge in divination, magical creatures, and potions, but also requires sufficient skills and capital... The virtual silk that can hang down in different dimensions is not something you can carry. Not to tell you how powerful I am, but to let you understand that compared with virtual silk, the insecticide commonly used by wizards is the most common method. Okay, back to the topic, can anyone tell me the weakness of earworms? What is it?”

He looked around.

Zheng Qing touched his chin, feeling that his Potions professor had become a professor of Magical Biology.

The other young wizards looked at each other.

As a small insect that is not particularly rare, does not cause much harm, and is difficult to catch, few wizards would pay attention to what it looks like, let alone its weaknesses - especially this kind of insect has nothing to do with test scores, and it has nothing to do with the third grade. For young wizards in a university, the 'transparency' is even higher.

In the end, it was Xiao Xiao who slowly raised his hand under the urging gazes of everyone.

"I remember it was mentioned in "Insect Story" that the sound of running water, rain, and breeze blowing through the leaves can put earworms into a state of short-term dormancy."

Having said this, he adjusted his glasses habitually and added: "——In addition, I remember that Fitzer Magic Potion Company has developed a magic cochlea that can capture earworms. The shells on the back of these cochlea can release similar... The broadband noise paralyzes the earworms, and then the cochlea crawls into the ear canal and drags them out..."

"Okay, okay, classmate Xiao Xiao will add one point."

Professor Li gestured with satisfaction and looked around again: "So, who knows what the role of earworm secretions is? Well, besides classmate Xiao Xiao, who else wants to answer this question?"

This time it was Fatty Xin who raised his hand.

"The secretion of earworms can thicken the soup and effectively improve the taste of the soup." He looked complacent, obviously feeling that few people knew about this use.

Zheng Qing felt that Professor Li's expression was a bit complicated.

After a pause, seeing that the fat wizard had no intention of adding anything, he nodded reluctantly: "Well, that's not wrong, but this is a potions class, not a cuisine or cooking class, so there is no This method will give you extra points...Others, you can expand your thinking a little bit. Since earworm secretions can increase the concentration of soup stock, then it can also..."

He looked around guidingly.

"Increase the concentration of the medicinal soup!"

"Improve the quality of potions!"

"Make the medicine more effective!"

The young wizards' voices immediately rang out, and the fat wizard showed a trace of annoyance. Apparently he also realized that his answer just now was only one step away from the answer the teacher wanted.

"very good."

The professor put away the small plate and then made a movement to drive it away: "Now, everyone, come with me to the Herb Garden to complete another insect control task today. The sedge tree I mentioned before is infested with insects. Uncle Stendhal We have prepared anti-worm medicine for you... By coincidence, we have an earworm again, and we can extract some of its secretions, which will be very helpful for you to complete today's task."

Li Meng, who had just gotten rid of the earworm, still looked a little confused.

The professor glanced at her and added: "Well, Li Meng can stay in the classroom... Do you need me to write a note? Do you want to go back and rest for a while?"

Two words of leave are obviously more effective than any magic potion.

The little witch's eyes lit up visibly.

"No, she doesn't need a leave note, professor." Jiang Yu happily rejected the professor's suggestion: "Compared with a leave note, she would rather you give an after-school homework..."

Li Meng's face drooped immediately, and she whispered in a very low voice: "--No, I don't want it."

Zheng Qing laughed dumbly.

On the way to Baicao Garden, he still couldn't help laughing when he recalled this scene.

"What are you laughing at?" Jiang Yu looked at him curiously.

At this moment, the two of them were walking at the end of the team, and the black gem cat and the white jade cat squatted on her shoulders, one on the left and one on the right, enjoying the breeze and the sun.

Zheng Qing immediately restrained his smile.

As an outsider, he couldn't say anything between the two sisters.

"Ahem," the boy coughed softly, "Nothing... I think Professor Li seems to know that Li Meng has an earworm? I saw him go straight to Li Meng as soon as he entered the classroom."

"You guessed right."

The witch raised her hand and scratched the black gem cat's chin: "I contacted Professor Li this morning and wanted him to help see if the potion I prepared was qualified... He just confirmed that my potion was qualified, but he said there was a better way... You know what happened next."

The black gem cat, who was squinting and enjoying the tickling, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the witch curiously: "Speaking of just now... Why didn't you raise your hand just now?"