Aside from us Earthlings and you Guoker people, are there many other inhabited planets in the universe?

"Of course, we've discovered many, with even more varieties of people," Norton replied. "Although there are many types of beings in the universe, most have evolved from lower life forms. From an evolutionary perspective, there are two kinds: those who evolved from terrestrial lower life forms, known as terrestrial-based beings.

Both Earthlings and our people evolved from land, making us terrestrial-based. Although life on Earth originated in water, most of your evolutionary process took place on land, so you would be considered terrestrial-based. Terrestrial-based beings are the majority in the universe.

Some animals, like what you on Earth call birds that can fly, are also considered terrestrial-based, as their evolution started on land, with most of their evolutionary process occurring there.

Those who evolved from aquatic lower life forms are known as aquatic-based beings. We particularly like the aquatic-based beings; many of us are fond of, or rather covet, the bodies of those evolved from aquatic life.'

"Then, how do Earthlings fare among the many types of beings? Are we considered superior?" I was curious about their view on our physical form.

"Very bad," Willie added.

"Terrible," Suldair added as well. "The physical evolution of Earthlings is poor."

"But why do we look similar?" I asked.

"It's because we both come from terrestrial-based evolution," Norton explained. 'Terrestrial creatures, initially walking on four legs with a head to navigate and direct movement, is the most superior pattern for terrestrial life.

This pattern, resulting from long-term natural evolution and survival of the fittest, shows why walking on three legs, due to instability, was eliminated early on.

Later, hands and feet differentiated, allowing for upright walking, simply because of tool-making and usage. For this reason, all beings from terrestrial-based evolution eventually evolve into a similar shape.

"So to speak, no matter how different the creatures were, they will evolve into people like our form. That's why the Guoker people look similar to you Earth people. To sum up, it's natural selection; only the superior can survive in evolution.

That's to say, different animals ultimately converge to the human form we see now. Guoker people and Earthlings are similar in shape for this reason. In short, it's all down to natural selection, survival of the fittest, and evolution.

"Later on, when we were able to artificially manufacture our own bodies, why didn't we create them in bizarre shapes? The reason isn't entirely due to traditional habits; it's primarily determined by aesthetic views. That is, everyone thought the previous bodies were beautiful and sexy. Creating a strange shape would mean losing that sense of beauty and allure. We have developed and manufactured some unusual types of beings, but still, they revolve around the notions of sexiness and beauty, never straying from this main focus."

With a wave of Norton's hand, a three-dimensional holographic image appeared, displaying a variety of people, all with limbs and heads, standing upright.

Norton continued, "Compared to terrestrial-evolved animals, aquatic-evolved animals have been unable to manufacture or use tools and products on their own, so their evolutionary process has been extremely lengthy, with some never evolving into advanced intelligent beings. Especially on planets completely covered by water, without the intervention of advanced extraterrestrials to take them away, aquatic life forms, despite being highly intelligent and having superior physical functions after evolving in water for billions of years, still remain at a stage where they cannot make or use products and tools. However, the physical advantages of these aquatic-evolved beings, after millions of years of evolution, are quite astonishing, with their outstanding physical capabilities being truly breathtaking."

"Look at humans on Earth. Despite your intelligence, your skin, muscles, and skeletal structure are all subpar, with many suffering from chronic diseases. In the population over 50 years old, almost everyone has a chronic illness, with some being tormented by these conditions long-term without a solution.

Thus, while terrestrial-evolved humans can manufacture and use tools and products, your own physical evolution is not superior. In contrast, aquatic-evolved animals have highly optimized body structures, with many superior traits that terrestrial-evolved beings cannot match.

In the universe, there are numerous planets where intelligent beings evolved from aquatic life and can also create tools and products, possess scientific knowledge, and ultimately control and dominate their entire planet and star system.

So, how do aquatic-evolved animals achieve this?

It turns out that aquatic-evolved animals, through millions of years of evolution, have the ability to split their bodies and possess powerful parasitic capabilities. They can parasite inside other organisms to control them, especially terrestrial animals, to achieve the goal of creating tools and products.

The ability to split their bodies is crucial. Aquatic animals can divide their bodies into small parts, yet still retain their characteristics and various information. Being smaller makes it easier to parasite within larger terrestrial organisms.

Aquatic beings, living in water and supported by buoyancy, can grow very large, and the size variance within the same species can be vast. Giants can parasite smaller beings within their bodies.

Of course, their parasitism is sophisticated, not merely consuming the host's flesh as food like terrestrial parasites. Their parasitism often involves sexual elements, offering sexual bribes and immense pleasure to the host while improving their bodily functions, allowing for long-term coexistence.

In our planet system, we host many aquatic-evolved intelligent beings from the sea, almost all introduced from other planets in the universe. Although they are highly advanced and formidable, even to a terrifying extent, they were not lucky enough to become the dominators of our star system, overshadowed by more powerful terrestrial life. They are still evolving, and who knows, they might become the rulers of our system in the future.

"These large, intelligent aquatic creatures aim to parasitize smaller terrestrial beings within their bodies, typically by swallowing you whole. Then, various fleshly tubes aggressively grow into your body, providing nutrition while also controlling you, ensuring you remain a compliant parasite within them.

Some of these large intelligent beings, once they absorb you into their bodies, are not likely to release you easily. Even if they do let you go, they might leave a part of their body inside you, continuing the parasitism. Once absorbed, it becomes challenging to completely free yourself from them.

The smaller aquatic intelligent creatures usually resort to stealth and lure tactics. Initially, something tiny approaches you and, once inside, takes control, making escape nearly impossible. You are virtually powerless against their grip, destined to be parasitized for life.

Some are cunning, detaching a tiny part of their body to invade yours when you're unaware. This small invader remains connected to the outside by a thin line. Attempting to remove it forcefully causes intense internal pain as it then fully burrows into your body.

Some parasitic species resemble gelatinous substances or mimic liquids, slowly infiltrating your body to take control.

In our planet system, some of our parasitic beings utilize our advanced technology. We possess the ability to create or modify bodies, endowing them with the capacity to parasitize other beings or to absorb other beings into their bodies for parasitism.

Many parasitic beings on various planets in the universe evolved naturally. Our planet hosts forums for parasitic beings, exchanging knowledge and techniques, and providing technical and material support for parasites.

Though our parasites may seem scattered across our star system, they can actually exchange information and are part of a well-organized network.

Someof us have dual identities: a normal one and a parasitic one. Through GMW andGIW, we can switch between senses and memories at will."