With regards to weapons for the ships, I would like to throw two to three actions at it to update our arsenal in general to a highly standardized set of missiles for each of our armed branches.
Do you think we could try to reach an ally to get a copy of their plan ?,or a neutral country we could buy the plan from ?
I don't know what was the state of art of missiles at the time so i m not sure if something worthy have already been created but potentialy getting the plan of something already existing could save us a few actions no ?
I like it, very detailed and imaginative, but a bit too...divergent from other lifeforms IRL. If they were smaller (80cm at best) I'd consider making them canon, but as they are they read far too much like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Description:
Undisputedly one of the most repulsive denizen of the Guang ecosystems,writhing, serpentine, shaped vermicular carnivores of the tepid sludge that suffocate the depths of the chasms, they are feeders on the dead and wounded. Carnictis are slow-moving but relentless. Lacking eyes or a face of any sort (unless a sphincter maw of teeth can be considered a face), Cave Leech are little more than an animated stomach that folds in and out of itself with obscene undulation.
They are invertebrates flatworms similar to the related parasitic tapeworms that can infest other species of animal such as humans,the Cave Leech are worm-like blind creatures with fleshy pink skin with black shell that they emerge out of when they sense prey,said shell hare either gray-brown either black with sometimes a mix of the two color in large spots,they have bristles around their necks with a mouth at the end of the neck,he mouth has two rings of teeth, and they are described as being similar to slugs and maggots. the Cave Leech gives off a pestilential odor mix of rotting corpse,mud and faeces,the average adult measures between 60 and 70 centimeters long (2 and 2.3 feet) and weighs between 3 and 3.8 kg (6.7 and 8.4 pounds) with exceptional specimens up to 80 centimeters (2.6 feet) anf 5 kg (11.1 pounds).
Life cycle:
The life cycle of the Cave Leech begins with the laying of a clutch of between 50 and 20 eggs in a pool of water near the sort of hot spring, if there is not one will be dug by the layer, once laid the layer does not care about its young and leaves them to their fate, after about 20 days the eggs hatch,baby leech fresh from the egg measures between 1.18 and 1.98 inches (3 and 4 centimeters),the hatching of the first tends to cause the hatching of the others, a characteristic which has evolved due to the tendency of the babies to devour the eggs of the latecomers,it is still unknown if it's the movement ofit is the movement of the release of the first leech from its egg or the release of possible hormone present in the liquid contained in the egg of the first which is responsible for this phenomenon.
The Young Cave Leach will continue to develop over the next five years before reaching adulthood, using its superior agility and speed compared to the older one to reach prey first and hunt insects,each year in the heat of summer when a storm breaks out the moment of reproduction begins, it can happen several times a year if the very hot + storm conditions are met with a maximum recorded of 8 times, the necessity of the storm is to keep them moist and to add more water to the mud of their repair thus facilitating the movement inside, at the moment when the storm begins a mating frenzy occurs, all the young flee so as not to end up crushed by the more large and heavy old leechs, the Cave leech are hermaphrodites reproducing via a pair of cloacae, one for the entry of the semen and one for the exit.
No Cave leech has ever been recorded dying of old age, the reasons being that it is an animal that grows throughout its life without stopping and that it has a very long theorical lifespan, it grows more or less depending on the quantity of food available but the more it grows the more food it needs to survive and the slower it becomes to the point where it dies of starvation once it reaches a certain size because the younger and faster ones have already devoured the prey before it does not arrive or he simply no longer has enough prey, this means that the maximum size of the Leach in a given place depends on how well positioned their sinkhole, cave or other is to trap prey to fall into it, the theoretical maximum lifespan would be around 2700 years thanks to the production of a hormone similar (but more imperfect) to that of Turritopsis dohrnii which would cure the damage caused to the telomeres by time, however even if it had access to sufficient of food to survive the Cave leech internal organs would collapse under its own weight long before reaching this age.
Senses:
The Cave leech is completely devoid of eyes or ears making it deaf and blind, it is located thanks to the vibration, in fact it has an excellent sense of touch allowing it to be felt and interpreted the tiny vibrations of the air, of the water and soil, his sense of taste and smell his average.
Habitats/routine:
They require very specific environmental conditions, living in the geothermal spring-fed sludge that clots the bowls of the island,in the rich organic river that are warmed by the hot, geothermal water bubbling into the syrup of the pits,these need mean that Cave Leech are restricted to the cavernous rents,pits,caves and sinkholes that suit their particular needs. Squirming downstream through the muck to where the chasms open into rivers is death. The cooling water sucks their life away, while any pit that sees a drought of carrion or fresh meat will similarly devastate the great worm,however to counter that problematic situation the Cave worm has developed a survival strategy. While the adults are susceptible to change, eggs can survive for decades in a dormant state, waiting for a return of favorable conditions to hatch and spread.
The vast majority of the time the Cave leech will be folded up buried in the mud retaining its strength, it will only move and release its mouth during reproduction times, to feed, in the event of danger or similar problems,they act extremely agresively at any time they are not sleeping.
Predators:
Undisputed master of their small ecological niche the only ones attacking Cave Leech are certain birds of prey which tears a leech from the ground before flying away without giving the other leech time to swarm it, parasites and rarely very stupid humans wanting to prove their courage or poach, Cave Leech hunting (it's a say carried out successfully, the failures are nicknamed Cave Leech feeding) is rare due to the great danger of attacking a scavenger which is also a pack predator favoring ambushes in its favorite environment as well as the prohibitions on doing so and the little market that there is for leech although a commercial demand has recently risen among certain followers of "traditional medicine" in China, in fact certain superstition attributes purifying virtue to various methods of use and consumption of leech and the desperate superstitious believe that the largest leechs in the world could cure and protect them from radiation sickness which has recently become a problem in China..
Food:
Mainly scavengers, the Leech caves will feed on the carcasses crushed on the ground of anything that has the misfortune of falling into their lair, if it did not die instantly from the fall, found another path or managed to descend without fallen then they will rush and on the prey (which would probably have preferred to be dead) to submerge it under their numbers tearing them alive thanks to their agility,numbers,numerous sharp teeth,extreme agresivity and the great strength of their muscles if the prey is large enough to prevent their preferred method,However if the prey is small then they can proceed with their favorite method which consists of swallowing it whole without considering whether it is alive or dead thanks to the very extensible skin and muscle taht constitue most of their body, any prey that successfully repels the first wave (fire,explosive and heat seem to be so far the only thing that would repel a swar of these horror that comonly reach thousands of leechs) will be harassed. until exhaustion and blood loss causes the inability to defend themselves before finally being devoured, the Cave Leech are also cannibals who have no hesitation in feeding on the dead, weak, sick and wounded of their own species, once satisfied a Cave Leech will fold up and enter a state of digestive nap where the prey will be slowly dissolved in the gastric fluids of the leech.
Interesting anecdotes:
There are several species of cave insects that have developed a parasitic relationship with the Cave Leech. They lay their eggs in the mud and water where the Cave Leech lives to be ingested by said leech or if they are very lucky a carcase not yet devoured, most eggs never survive to hatching, destroyed by other bugs or drowned in the thick muck. However, a lucky few survive long enough to be ingested by the Cave Leech, later hatching in the worm's gut, where they spend their larval stage living as intestinal parasites. Years later, fattened on the meat they steal from their worm host, they undergo a metamorphosis and emerge from the flatworm's rectum as miniature versions of the adults, crawling out to join their parents as free-roving scavengers of the "abyss".
At the time of the British embassy a missionary decided to cross the jungle to reach a village he had heard about and spread the word of his gods, his guide died on the way from what is now theorized to be a heart attack, being three quarters of the way he decided to continue rather than turn back he quickly got lost and ended up falling into one of their nests breaking his leg, he was one of the very lucky few to manage to survive, reamping in a high corner, pushing them back with his pistol whose shock waves caused by the explosions disorientated them, a group of hunters heard him and came to help him threw a vine for him to grab and pulled him up before bringing him back to their village and treating him, he came away with big scars, a leg chewed to the bone up of the thigh, smaller pieces of flesh devoured here and there all over his body and a huge mental trauma, once healed and having thanked his saviors with part of the gold he had to finish his journey, he left Guangchou and made it his mission to warn the world against the gates of hell who are in Guangchou and who must be avoided at all costs, thus contributing to the reputation of our nations.
The ancestors of the Cave Leech lived in the guts of large predatory dinosaurs, where they devoured the half-digested flesh swallowed by their hosts. At some point in their history, these gut parasites must have evolved so they could survive outside the confines of their hosts' intestinal tracts. They made their new homes in the geothermal spring-fed sludge that clots the bowls of the island. It is theorized that long ago, a Siamotyrannus or a similar predator fell into one of the chasms and died, its parasite cargo disgorging slowly from the carcass to find themselves in the rich organic river in the pit's base. Instead of drying up and dying, they thrived. Warmed by the hot, geothermal water bubbling into the syrup of the pits, the worms were sustained on the flesh of other animals falling into the chasm from the jungle above. Parasites no longer, they have swelled to disturbing new proportions and have become carrion-eating scavengers/predators of the "abyss." With their new size and strength they can overwhelm and consume live prey , dragging the slow or wounded to their deaths below the surface.
Research into the product allowing the Leech Cave telomeres to regenerate are being considered but initially encountered difficulties due to the problem of acquiring living subjects and the unique environment where these creatures live, requiring numerous studies to replicate it. adequately in order to avoid death in captivity of said study subjects.
The Leech Caves and their lairs were often used against the invaders of Guangchou by bringing patrols and colonies of enemy men to fall in to be devoured, notably the best known is that of the invasion of 1247 or the zip lines installed in above a sinkhole type nest allowed a group of gerillas to lead a group of enemies to chase them running then grab the zip lines to fly over the nest while their pursuer fell into the nest to be devoured alive , the screams were heard by other groups of enemies, greatly demoralizing the invading army.
There is a particularly well-known Cave Leech tune called "The Japanese Hole" where a Japanese bomber crashed during the Great War, the attempts of those who survived the crash to escape during the following days greatly entertained the local populations. between two days tried to save what they could from the rubble of their houses and buried their family, the films of the recordings are still particularly popular, notably the moment where the third pilot is impaled on one of the propellers after his improvised grapple let go, the moment where the propeller slowly turns towards the jaws of a group of Cave leech is very Schadenfreude.
For some reason Cave Leech are completely banned for importation into many nations. I would be happy to hear any constructive critisism or modification suggestion if i missed something or got it wrong.
Hope you like it.
CyberFemme,you are the one who's good plans win,do you plan a plan with more than 3 healtcare action in the next turns ?,because if no the +3 seem to be more worthing it
If it make you feel any better the research i had to do about leech and intestinal parasite where very unpleasant,thing like that shouldn't have explisite demonstrative video that automaticly start when you open their website
If it make you feel any better the research i had to do about leech and intestinal parasite where very unpleasant,thing like that shouldn't have explisite demonstrative video that automaticly start when you open their website
Description:
The proportions and body shape of the aurochs are strikingly different from many modern cattle breeds. For example, the legs are considerably longer and more slender, resulting in a shoulder height that nearly equal the trunk length. The skull, carrying the large horns, is substantially larger and more elongated than in most cattle breeds. As in other wild bovines, the body shape of the aurochs is athletic, and especially in bulls, show a strongly expressed neck and shoulder musculature. Therefore, the fore hand is larger than the rear, similar to the wisent, but unlike many domesticated cattle. Even in carrying cows, the udder is small and hardly visible from the side; this feature is equal to that of other wild bovines.
The body mass of aurochs appears to show some variability with considerable sexual dimorphism in the size and weight of males and females reaching around 700 kg (1,540 lb) for 135–155 cm (53–61 in) at the shoulders in cows, whereas bull have a weighed up to 1,800 kg (3,970 lb) for a height between 155–200 cm (61–79 in) at the shoulders.
The aurochs is one of the largest herbivores curently existing.
The horns are massive, reaching 80 cm (31 in) in length and between 10 and 20 cm (3.9 and 7.9 in) in diameter. Its horns grow from the skull at a 60° angle to the muzzle facing forwards and are curved in three directions, namely upwards and outwards at the base, then swinging forwards and inwards, then inwards and upwards. The curvature of bull horns are more strongly expressed than horns of cows. The basal circumference of horn cores reach 48 cm (19 in) in the larger specimens.
The coat of the aurochs is chestnut at birth, and during it's young years,when reaching adulthood bulls chang to black with a white eel stripe running down the spine, while cows retain a reddish-brown colour. Both sexes have a light-coloured muzzle,long and curly forehead hair and a light saddle marking on their back,there are litle to no variation in coat colours.
Life cycle:
Mating season is in September, and calves are born in spring. Rutting bulls have violent fights fully capable of mortally wounding one another. In autumn, aurochs fed for the winter, gaining weight and possessing a shinier coat than during the rest of the year. Calves stay with their mothers until they are strong enough to join and keep up with the herd on the feeding grounds.
They live up to 15-20 years, depending on various factors such as their breed, diet, and living conditions.
Senses:
Thanks to their highly developed olfactory system, they have a remarkable sense of smell. They can detect scents from miles away, which helps them in locating food sources or potential threats,they also have remarkably keen hearing, allowing them to pick up faint sounds in their environment. This acute sense helps them detect potential threats and communicate with other members of their herd.
Aurochs have good hearing and smell, average eyesight and a poor sense of taste.
Habitats/routine:
The aurochs live mostly in dense forests with a particular apreciation for riparian forests and wetlands along lakes, temperate grassy plains and grasslands bordering woodlands.
Open grasslands are also an option but a less favored one
Aurochs form small herds mainly in winter, but typically live singly or in smaller groups during the summer, social status is gained through displays and fights, in which both cows and bulls engage.
They communicate with each other through a combination of vocalizations, body language, and even scent marking. These forms of communication are crucial for establishing dominance and maintaining social cohesion.
The aurochs is swift despite its build and could be very aggressive if provoked, but is not generally fearful of humans.
Predators:
Aurochs calves are vulnerable to predation by such animals as wolves and bears , while the immense size and strength of healthy adult aurochs meant they likely did not need to fear most predators. The tiger,human and crocodile are possible predators.
Food:
The aurochs is grazer, with a food selection very similar to domesticated cattle feeding on grass, twigs and acorns,a complex digestive systems enable them to extract nutrients from fibrous plant materials,they have an innate ability to navigate long distances and find their way back home. This remarkable sense of direction helps them locate food, water sources, and safe resting areas.
Interesting anecdotes:
Guang aurochs are the last in the world,The Guang aurochs are the last in the world, the African one became extinct during the Roman Empire and those of Eurasia slowly died out due to excessive hunting, the gradual extinction of the aurochs in Central Europe was concurrent with the clearcutting of large forest tracts between the 9th and 12th centuries.
By the 13th century, the aurochs existed only in small numbers in Eastern Europe, and hunting it became a privilege of nobles and later royals. The population in Hungary declined since at least the 9th century and was extinct in the 13th century.
Findings from subfossil records indicate that wild aurochs might have survived in northwestern Transylvania until the 14th to 16th century, in western Moldavia until probably the early 17th century, and in northeastern Bulgaria and around Sofia until the 17th century at most. a medieval site in Sofia indicates that it survived in western Bulgaria until the second half of the 17th to the first half of the 18th century, although these records have been found to stem from domestic cattle (Bos taurus taurus).
The last known aurochs herd lived in a marshy woodland in Poland's Jaktorów Forest. It decreased from around 50 individuals in the mid 16th century to four individuals by 1601. The last aurochs cow died in 1627 from natural causes.
Various countries have entered into negotiations with Guangchou to launch repopulation programs
The aurochs were brought back to Guangchou in 364 in what is today known as the epic of the horns, the king of the time Khagan Di Tianzi ordered the departure of a commercial mission to the Roman empire with the aim of acquiring a flock, he heard about the existence of aurochs via a Roman trader whom he met in the port city of Ningbo and convinced him to come to Guangchou by telling him that the king, particularly fond of the history of distant countries, would be generous in his transactions with the merchants if they entertained him and his court.
Arriving at the king's court, he and his mens were warmly received with, for several days, large banquets during the evening to help them relax from a day of fruitful transactions and negotiations, the merchant proved to be a great storyteller, delighting everyone with stories of lands so distant as Europe and Africa, but one thing attracted the king's attention more than the others, the legends and history of Mesopotamia
which was already ancient at the time, especially the epic of Gilgamesh which he later recorded in a series of clay tablets (now called the Thianzi tablets) which have survived until our days and served as his bedside reading throughout his life, a particular epithet which denoted the prowess of Sennacherib and Gilgamesh appealed to him, the creature that the epithet described seemed so impressive, so powerful, much better than the zebu and water buffalo that they already had.
He asked more questions about these beasts to the merchant and he was surprised to learn that these beasts did indeed exist and were quite common in the Roman Empire, the king thanked the merchant for his wonderful story with a colleague of magnificently crafted silver set with jade, amber and pearl before retiring to his quarters with a thoughtful air.
The next day he asked the merchant if he would be willing to serve as a guide to a group of guang, the merchant declared that for compensation he would certainly be happy to do so.
Immediately the king prepared the planning of a commercial expedition whose mission would be to bring back a herd of these aurochs which had inflamed his mind and imagination, he had three ships prepared, the Hǎo chuán, the zhōng chuán and the chà chuán under the commander of piāo zuì, the three ships loaded with supplies and goods exchanged (precious wood, stone and metal, silk, spice, shell, pearls, etc.) headed towards the Roman Empire following the ships of the merchant relator Cornibus.
It was a long journey of more than a year, along the South China Sea they stopped at Heipong (a port of China at the time under the Han dynasty) before resuming their journey to the port of Óc Eo in the kingdom of Funan (Vietnam), they then cross the Gulf of Thailand, the Malay Penisula, the Straight of Malacca and the Dandaman Sea, stopping at the city state of Pegu then crossing the Bay of Bengal to the Indian city of Muziris where they exchanged their precious metals for ivory, the merchant having informed them that ivory was more popular than gold and silver in the empire at that time, then they crossed the Arabian Sea then Being in Muza before crossing the Red Sea to finally arrive in the empire, the Roman merchant stopped at Alexandria from where he showed Captain Piāo Zuì how to reach Greece (which was the closest place with an abundance of Europe, the African population having greatly decreased due to the Romans) and where to go to find the city of Antioch where ther was a lot of commercial caravan that would bring them back to their land such a long travel by sea had been judged unpractical with so many large beast.
Once arrived in Greece they were happy to discover that finding people willing to help them for payment was easy, first they captured a few hundreds aurochs and got used to handling them, learning everything they could about their care and their manipulation, it took six months, once that they sold their ships and went to Antioch they found a caravan that left in two months and which accepted them, they prepared and when the day came they left,slowly crossing the Parthian and Khusan empires ( Middle East) via the towns of Misisbi, Echatara, Ekatompylus, Mery, Alexendrea, Alexendropolis, Bactra, Kapisa, Taxila and Mathura before finally returning to India where they crossed the great royal road to arrive at the city of Pataliputra in the region of Magadha, last notable establishment before a long journey through sparsely populated regions of India and China until the town of Gangcha then the port of Mingbo where they made contact with very surprised Guang merchants who provided them with the necessary money for rented serving ships to finally brought the cattle back to the island of Guangchou, the return trip took them 4 years for a total of 6.
Once they arrived on the island they were welcomed with great pomp, greeted by the king, covered with titles, treasures,spouses and husbands.
They narrated the saga of their trip for days, the bad weather, pirates, distant landscape, strange city with unusual inhabitants, exotic food, strange and sometimes hostile reactions to certain things that the guang considered normal, attacks by animals savage wanting to devour the aurochs, etc.
Speaking of the aurochs they did not disappoint in any way, enormous, incredibly strong and with magnificent horn they were well worthy of what the saga of Gilgamesh declaimed about them, the king declared that they would be reproduced up to what a population large enough to be separated in two without causing any problem has been produced, once this is done one half would be introduced into the environment of guangchou and the other kept in reserve in case those introduced would not take, wise precaution because it would take several attempts Before it is found that a gradual release where the animals would be slowly introduced and accustomed to the nature and the danger of guangchou (which did not correspond perfectly to those of their native Greek) would be what would work best
The Auroch sub-subsection in the bovid subsection under the real mamal sextion of the the Good Qilin sex toys and dildos serie was named Bèi yěniú chuān in honor of the worker of the same name who was seriously injured while taking a mold for one of the various models of the auroch sub-subsection mentioned above, a batch of defective tranquilizer caused the beast to wake up and it was not happy to feel its genitals being manipulated by a human, it is estimated that the unfortunate man should have regained the use of his legs Before the end of the decade and a transplant was able to replace the gallblader and liver destroyed by the impalement of the auroch.
Due to a certain number of incidents involving drunken tourists or overconfident morons wanting to revive their "native traditions", anyone with a Spanish,south french or Portuguese accent is looked at with suspicion near the aurochs, moreover any corida equipment is strictly prohibited in the enclosure of the nature reserves.
Domesticated aurochs are commonly used in agriculture for purposes such as breeding and working on farms. Their strength and endurance make them invaluable in tasks such as plowing fields or pulling heavy loads.
Despite their imposing presence, Aurochs can display playful behavior, especially during their younger years. They may engage in mock fights or engage in energetic frolicking in open fields.
They were regularly used as war mounts or beasts of burden to pull war wagons and war chariots into battle at times when it was judged that the aurochs' resilience and ability to crush and gore enemies enemies was preferable to the speed of horses.
Description:
A small but strange fish. The Bile-fin is a disgusting creature to any predator that attempts to eat it. Completely jet-black all over, the Bile-fin is able to camouflage itself in the densest of weeds.
However, if the camouflage does not work, it would attempt to flee. As its name suggests, the Bile-fin is a smart fish, and will attempt to trick, dupe and outsmart potential would-be predators. If even that fails, the little fish has one last trick up its sleeve.
The Bile-fin has an elongate, laterally compressed body with a subterminal mouth and a relatively long but blunt snout which is surpassed in length by the lower jaw filled with many fine teeth.Their bodies are rough to the touch because of their ctenoid scales.They have a single dorsal fins that contains contains 12–14 spines.The opercula tips are spined, and the anal fin has two spines. The pelvic fins are close together, and the homocercal caudal fin is rounded. Seven or eight branchiostegal rays are seen.
The maximum recorded total length is 50 centimetres (20 in)—although they are more commonly around 27 centimetres (10.6 in)—and the maximum published weight is 2.6 kilograms (5.7 lb).
Life cycle:
Bile-fin spawn once a year in spring using large schools and shallow areas of a lake or low-current tributary streams. They do not build a redd or nest. Females have the potential to spawn up to eight times in their lifetimes. Two to five males go to the spawning grounds first and are with the female throughout the spawning process. The female deposits her egg mass, and then at least two males release their milt over the eggs, with the total process taking about five seconds. The males stay with the eggs for a short time, but the females leave immediately. No parental care is provided for the eggs or fry. The average clutch size is 23,000 eggs, but can range from 2,000 to 90,000. The egg mass is jelly-like, semibuoyant, and can reach up to 2 m long. The egg mass attaches to some vegetation, while the rest flows with the water current. Other substrate includes sand, gravel, rubble, and submerged trees and brush in wetland habitat. Eggs are thought to contain a chemical in the jelly-like sheath that protects the eggs and makes them undesirable since they are rarely ever eaten by other fish. The eggs usually hatch in 8–10 days, but can take up to 21 days depending on temperature and proper spawning habitat. Bile-fin do not travel far during the year, but move into deeper water during winter and return to shallow water in spring to spawn. Spawning occurs in the spring when water temperatures are between 6.7 and 12.8 °C. Growth of fry is initiated at 6–10 °C, but is inactive below 5.3 °C. Larval yellow perch survival is based on a variety of factors, such as wind speed, turbidity, food availability, and food composition. Immediately after hatching, they head for the pelagic shores to school and are typically 5 mm long at this point. This pelagic phase is usually 30–40 days long.
Sexual dimorphism is known to occur in 3–4 years. Males mature in 2–3 years at a smaller size.Bile-fin maximum age estimates vary widely. The age of is highly based on the condition of the lake. Most research has shown the average age of death to be approximately 9–10 years, with a maximum of 16-17 years and a few living past 20 years. They have been proven to grow the best in lakes that lack predators.
Habitats/routine:
Being freshwater predators,Bile-fintend to live in waters where smaller fish, shellfish, and insect larvae are abundant. They can be comonly found in freshwater ponds,swamps, lakes, streams, or rivers
Bile-fin do not perform well in cold, deep, oligotrophic lakes. Seasonal movements tend to follow the 20 °C isotherm and water temperature is the most important factor influencing fish distribution. Bile-fin commonly reside in shallow water, but are occasionally found deeper than 15 m or on the bottom. Their optimum temperature range is 21–24 °C, but have been known to adapt to warmer or cooler habitats. The common lethal limit is 33 °C with a stress limit at anything over 26 °C. To grow properly, yellow Bile-fin prefer a pH of 7 to 8. The tolerable pH ranges have been found to be about 3.9 to 9.5. They also may survive in brackish and saline waters, as well as water with low dissolved oxygen levels.
Bile-fin are commonly active during the day and inactive at night except during spawning, when they are active both day and night. Bile-fin are most often found in schools. Their vision is necessary for schooling and the schools break up at dusk and reform at dawn. The schools typically contain 50 to 200 fish, and are arranged by age and size in a spindle shape. Younger perch tend to school more than older and larger fish, which occasionally travel alone, and males and females often form separate schools. Some perch are migratory, but only in a short and local form. They also have been observed leading a semianadromous life. Yellow perch do not accelerate quickly and are relatively poor swimmers. The fastest recorded speed for a school was 54 cm/s (12.08 mph), with individual fish swimming at less than half that speed
Predators:
The potential predators of the Bile-Fin are numerous, other piscivorous fish, birds of prey, feline, ursidae, human, etc.
However, it is very rare that it is actually hunted even by the desperate other than by mistake with the exception of humans who use it for decoration and the manufacture of bile soap , indeed as its name implies, the Bile-fin is filled with noxious bile that the fish collects within its insides. Any predator attempting to swallow it would promptly spit the fish out due to the strong levels of toxicity.
Food:
Primarily, age and body size determine the diets of Bile-Fin. Zooplankton is the primary food source for young and larval perch. By age one, they shift to macroinvertebrates, such as midges and mosquitos. Large adult perch feed on invertebrates, fish eggs, crayfish, mysid shrimp, and juvenile fish. They have been known to be predominantly piscivorous and ocasionaly cannibalistic in . About 20% of the diet of a Bile-Fin over 32 g (1.1 oz) in weight consists of small fish. Maximum feeding occurs just before dark, with typical consumption averaging 1.4% of their body weight.
Interesting anecdotes:
Their Latin name is Acidum nigredo which means "Acid darkness", it was already known under the name of pitt pankh (Bile-fin) by the guang since thousands of years, it was the British-Chinese ichthyologist Li Sizhong who named them in 1903 after having study them for 5 years.
A popular expression was born from the existence of this fish, "make the Bile-fin" which means just as the Bile-fin makes itself too disgusting and toxic to eat someone or a group of individuals causes them to be killed or the attacked causes a lot more problem than it is worth, this is a rather pejorative term, an example would be for example a capitalist company which voluntarily gets bogged down in legal problems, bad pr and the loans to dissuade anyone from thinking that attempting a takeover would be worth it, the problems could also be hidden to annoy the person who committed the takeover by having all the problems revealed as soon as the takeover is committed just out of spite.
The presence of these fish whose body is impregnated with bile has led to the creation of a small industry in Guangchou, the manufacture of bile soap also called Gall soap, it is a mixture of lye, Fatty Acid, water and bile extracted from fish (other ingredients such as scents, essential oils, milk, honey, herbs, salts, activated charcoal, colorings, etc. can be added at the discretion of the manufacturer), bile acts as a surfactant in the soap much like sodium dodecyl sulfate does in dishwashing liquid. The gall improves the lye's ability to break up grease and oils, thus better cleaning and making it a powerful and valuable anti stain product.
This industry has existed in Guangchou since at least antiquity and is said to have led to progress in fish farming around the 13th century in order to satisfy demand.
Once all the bile has been extracted, the scales have been harvested and sometimes the fat has been harvested, what remains is either composted or used to feed the Bile-fin livestock as they seem capable of overriding their own defense system and ignoring the toxic levels of bile of their conspecifics.
The magnificent jet black scales of the Bile-fin that it uses to hide in the dark depths of its habitats have long been considered by various poets as a source of inspiration, variations of "the thin layer of dark, gleaming beauty hiding a poisoned heart" and other metaphors in the genre are too numerous to count, in a more down to earth way these scales have long been used in jewelry, boxes, sheaths and a multitude of other decorated objects,particularly in the world of fishing where a daxidermized Bile-Fin is considered an eminently decorative trophy although it must really be done correctly or it will reek of a bile odor in any room where it is placed.
A traditional method of letting someone know that they are not welcome and that you would like them to leave is to serve them Bile-fine, for this a special airtight container has been developed over the centuries, the Hộp hôi or "stink box" in order to preserve the dried Bile-fin without making the pantry stinky.
I would be happy to hear any constructive critisism or modification suggestion if i missed something or got it wrong.
Hope you like it.
I am currently working on the RSA signature scheme for SCL.
Here is an initial quick sketch of the scheme.
Function definitions:
RSA_Gen(random, e, modulus_bits)->(N, d)
RSA_Gen takes a random stream and a predefined public exponent e and outputs N, a product of two large random primes p and q such that the product is modulus_bits large in binary and d the associated private exponent. Let (N,e) represent the public parameter set(public key) and (N, d) the private parameter set(private key). Note that N may be public but the primes p and q and the private exponent d along with any other internal variables during computation(like the random input) must be kept secret. The implementation of this algorithm may also output p and q as well for use in optimizations.
The relationship is as follows:
p*q = N
phi_N = phi(N) = phi(p) * phi(q) = (p - 1)*(q - 1)
d = XGCD(e, phi_N)
XGCD(a, b) computes the multiplicative modular inverse of a % b ie a^(-1) % b
Ensure that e*d % phi_N == 1
RSA_Forward(P, N, e)->(C)
RSA_Forward computes for a plaintext element P in the domain of 0-(N-1) the associated ciphertext element C using the public parameters N and e. The relationship is as follows: P^e % N = C
RSA_Reverse(C, N, d)->(P)
RSA_Reverse computers for a ciphertext element C the associated plaintext element P using the private parameters N and d. The relationship is as follows: C^d % N = P
KDF(IKM, salt, bits) ->(k)
KDF converts an Initial Key Material of high entropy into an output of bits length and that is suitable for use as a cryptographic key. The salt input may be used to either feed additional entropy or left null if one does not want to do so.
PRF(k, material, bits)->(o)
PRF is a pseduorandom function that takes a key k and the material to be processed and outputs the output o of length bits.
Let random mean an random source. It may either be a finite string or a stream depending on context.
We define an version of the RSA-FDH signature scheme as follows:
For a given parameter set of RSA_size, nonce_bits, bias(all parameterized in amount of bits). RSA_size determines the size of the RSA instance(ie 2048 to 4096 bits). key_bits determines the amount of random bits that will be used in each signature. bias_bits determines the amount of modulo bias that is suffered in the scheme(modulo bias is bound to approximately 2^(-bias_bits)).
Setup:
RSA_Gen(random, e, RSA_size)->(N, d)
Let public parameters be RSA_pub = (N, e)
Let private parameters be RSA_priv = (N, d)
Publish RSA_pub
Keep secret and available RSA_priv
Signature generation(Randomized):
Let data be the thing being signed
Let secret_key = KDF(RSA_priv, random, key_bits)
Let nonce = PRF(secret_key, data, key_bits)
Let hash = PRF(nonce, data, RSA_size + bias_bits)
Let element = hash % N
Let signature_element = RSA_Reverse(element, N, d)
Let signature be (nonce, signature_element)
Publish signature
Signature generation(Deterministic):
Let data be the thing being signed
Let secret_key = KDF(RSA_priv, Null, key_bits)
Let nonce = PRF(secret_key, data, key_bits)
Let hash = PRF(nonce, data, RSA_size + bias_bits)
Let element = hash % N
Let signature_element = RSA_Reverse(element, N, d)
Let signature be (nonce, signature_element)
Publish signature
Signature verification:
Let hash = PRF(nonce, data, RSA_size + bias_bits)
Let expected_element = hash % N
Let recovered_element = RSA_Forward(signature_element, N, e)
If expected_element == recovered_element, signature is valid
Else signature is invalid
General reasoning:
This scheme is intended to roughly mirror the RSA-FDH scheme. However, we randomize each signature against the adversary by deriving the nonce using a secret key that depends on the rsa private key and additional randomness(if that is included). The option to randomize the signatures help reduce the impact of fault attacks. Finally, in order to convert our generated hash into a valid RSA element for the signature, we use modulo reduction on a much larger domain compared to the domain of the RSA instance to reduce the modular bias below exploitability.
Any thoughts about this scheme?
PS: Do not implement RSA yourself in real life for anything that actually requires or may require security. RSA is very easy to fuck up in various ways(bad prime generation, timing attacks, padding problems, etc). Also stuff like naive signature scheme(Take a 256/512 bit hash of the data and perform raw RSA signature generation) is vulnerable to attacks and typically RSA applications require padding. Full domain hashing is interesting because it does not require padding and is relatively simple to implement.
Historic Discovery Unveiled: Stolen Hollywood Treasures Found in Basement of Former Politician's Residence
Renovation Unearths Time Capsule of Ill-Gotten Hollywood Films, Rewriting Cultural History
In a startling revelation, the renovation of the former residence of Baek Hyeon (one of the main managers of "re-education camps" under the old regime wich was arested,judged and executed when his crimes where discovered) has led to the unearthing of a treasure trove of cultural history, believed to have been funded through embezzled government funds. In his basement a secret door was discovered that leaded to what was revelead to be a home theater,amognst row of luxurious leather seats and other dust-covered relics discovered in the basement, construction crews stumbled upon a storage cabinet of film reels,a large amount of them old silent era lost films thought to be lost to the sands of time.
The now dead man, whose name has brought fear in the hearth of many, was known for his extravagant tastes and lavish lifestyle. It is now believed that he used ill-gotten gains to procure a collection foreign films, which he enjoyed in the company of politicians,high-ranking military,officials and others conspirator within the confines of his opulent residence.
Initial examination of the film reels has revealed a trove of cinematic treasures from Hollywood's silent age, including classics that were once thought to have vanished without a trace like "The Mountain Eagle" of Alfred Hitchcock,"Plus fort que le maitre (leçon de bicyclete)" of George Méliès,Michael Curtiz "The Gambler",the director's cut of Erich von Stroheim's "Greed",Alice Guy-Blache "The Fairy of the Cabbages" (1896 version) Orson Welles "Socrates & Noah","The Other Side of the Wind" and "The Merchant of Venice" .
"This discovery is nothing short of miraculous," remarked Dr. Vodo Duong, a film historian specializing in lost and forgotten cinema. "Many of these films were believed to be lost forever, yet here they are, emerging from the shadows of obscurity to rewrite the annals of cinematic history."
The revelation that these Hollywood treasures were funded through embezzled government funds adds a layer of intrigue to an already captivating story. It is speculated that the former Camp director, in his quest for entertainement and bragging amongst his co conspirator, spared no expense in acquiring these rare and valuable artifacts of cultural heritage,Although it would seem that he did not had that much difficulty in doing so, in fact in a typical example of capitalist short-sightedness and consideration of money taking precedence over art in the 20s/30s of many studiod got rid of their silent film archives, thinking that the arrival of talking cinema had made them worthless, anyone could buy reels (sometimes the only existing copy) of their favorite film or even a piece of the film only, if the film did not find a buyer then the reels were recycled for their raw material, the only difficulty that Hyeon seem to have encountered was in fact arriving quickly enough with his briefcase full of money stolen from the people of Guang to be able to be the first to make his choices.
In a nation grappling with the legacy of abuse of power, the discovery in the basement of the now Director house serves as a stark reminder of the lengths to which some will go to satisfy their desires. Yet, amidst the shadows of scandal and deceit, there remains a glimmer of hope that these rediscovered cinematographic treasures will find their rightful place in the annals of cultural history, serving as a testament to the enduring power of cinema to transcend time and space.
Yamada Chika,Reporter I would be happy to hear any constructive critisism or modification suggestion if i missed something or got it wrong.
Hope you like it.
Tone it down with the negative reporting/language toward the director by about half and you should be golden. Yes, the man was most likely a monster, but he had still been a High Placed monster, meaning that going on too long about him being one would make the government look weak and incompetent, no matter that he had been tried for being one.
National Government Administrative Center of the Most Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Guangchou, Light of All Nations, Defender of Humanity, and Paradise on Earth,17 october 1985
In the presidential office of the Most Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Guangchou (the functional one for work,not the one luxurious one to show off when foreign official are visiting), President Wei Jungmin and his ministers discussed the construction plans for the Guangchou Semiconductor Manufacturing Cooperative. The air buzzed with the anticipation of economic growth and technological advancement as they deliberated over the details of the project.
Amidst their discussions, a polite knock echoed through the room, drawing their attention. The door creaked open, revealing the familiar figure of Huayan Lan, the postmistress General,Despite her years of service, she carried herself with a sprightly energy that belied her age, her figure as alluring as ever, her curves accentuated by the fitted uniform she wore with confidence.Her usual cheerful demeanor and gentle smile were absent replaced with a slightly irritated face, but it disappeared as soon as she saw Eun Hui Minister of Industrious Ministry of Industry for the Production of a Greater Future in the Name of the Future of Humanity (IMIPGFNFH)
"Good morning, Mr. President,minsiters,Minister Eun Hui" Huayan Lan greeted with a sly smile as she entered, her tone laced with a hint of mischief. With practiced efficiency, she placed the usual stack of paperwork and official communications intended for the president into the "incoming" bin. However, her movements were accompanied by a subtle sway of her hips in direction of Eun Hui,a playful reminder of her enduring vitality.
"What's going on?" asked Wei as he leafed trough the stack of documents, with a smile, always amused by the antics between these two (plus he had a bet with his wife that one of the two would break and ask the other to go on a date before the end of the year), "is the usual office clerk sick?, it's not really your usual task to deliver the courier in person"
In response to President Jungmin's inquiry, Huayan Lan's playful demeanor stopped her gaze moved away from Han Hui (allowing the cute man to close his mouth and resume some sort of restraint while trying to pretend he hadn't turned red) as she took a formal stance and the irritated face she had as she walked through the door returned.
"Ah, Mr. President, it's just that It looks like someone in my department screwed up," she said, pulling a particular letter out of the mass of paperwork on her clipboard,"there was a bit of a delay with this particular delivery," she explained, her tone tinged with a hint of sheepishness while handling the letter to Wei "It appears that this letter somehow fall and ended lodged between the floorboards of the sorting room,it was discovered by one of the janitor that saw a corner of the envelope protruding from the floor,given that I thought it was best to ensure that it reached your hands personally."
President Jung Min raised an eyebrow surprised by the sight of the weathered and dusty envelope bearing the seal of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),since the letters of congratulations and thanks for the creation of the Ministry of the Ecology and Environmental Protection for the Upkeep and Conservation of Guangchou's Natural Spaces, Ecosystem, Habitats and the Reduction of Pollution of All Types Wherever Practicable for the Worker's Health and Enjoyment and the Long-Term Good of the Country and the World any letters from them that was directly addressed to him rather than said ministry hads been rare, then he saw the date of sending on the envelope,17/10/1971.
"At least since they never talked about my lack of response to this letter it's probably not vital" he mumbled opening the envelope.
Dear President Wei Jungmin,
I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Jean-Luc Sandoz, and I am writing to you on behalf of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). As a representative of an organization dedicated to the preservation of our planet's natural ecosystems, I am compelled to express our deep concern regarding recent developments in the Most Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Guangchou.
We understand the pressing need to address food security and economic development in your esteemed nation, especially given the challenges faced by many nations in the region. However, it has come to our attention that a significant area of your nation's precious jungles has been earmarked for clearing to make way for agricultural expansion.
While we acknowledge the importance of agriculture in providing sustenance and livelihoods for your people, we urge you to consider the long-term consequences of such actions. The jungles of the Most Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Guangchou are not merely a collection of trees; they are vital ecosystems that support a rich diversity of flora and fauna, many of which are endemic and found nowhere else on Earth,such as the fortress turtles,Bile finn,auroch and Guang Archipelago Tigers.
By clearing these jungles, you risk irreversibly damaging not only the environment but also the very foundation of your nation's identity and heritage. The loss of these ecosystems will have far-reaching consequences, including soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, disrupted water cycles, and increased vulnerability to natural disasters such as floods and landslides.
Furthermore, the jungles of the Most Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Guangchou play a crucial role in mitigating climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In a time when the global community is grappling with the existential threat of climate change, preserving these jungles is not just a matter of environmental stewardship but also a moral imperative.
IUCN stands ready to collaborate with your government to explore sustainable alternatives that balance the needs of your people with the imperative of conserving your nation's natural heritage. We can provide technical expertise, resources, and best practices to support initiatives such as agroforestry, sustainable land management, and eco-tourism that promote both conservation and development.
President Wei Jungmin, the decisions you make today will shape the future of the Most Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Guangchou for generations to come. We urge you to seize this opportunity to demonstrate visionary leadership by committing to the preservation of your nation's natural ecosystems. Together, we can build a future where development is not achieved at the expense of nature but in harmony with it.
Thank you for considering our concerns, and I look forward to the possibility of working together towards a sustainable and prosperous future for the Most Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Guangchou.
Yours sincerely,
Jean-Luc Sandoz
Representative
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) "Good" he released with a sigh while placing the letter in the exit bin "it's the same type of letter of which they sent me several copies at the time we where clearing jungles to free up space for planting fields,nothing disastrous","Have you take action to keep thing like this from happening again ?" he added.
"Yes sir" she nodded, "I sent a request to Atamai Apikalia to replace the floor board of the mail handling rooms for something without gaps where the mail could slip like tiles or carpet, plus I ordered that be searched all the floor boards,behind of furniture and other nooks and crannies for other lost items, the search is in progress."
"good you are free to go back to work, thank you for your diligence"
"yes sir, thank you"
As Huayan Lan prepared to leave the presidential office, her gaze lingered on Han Hui,there was a subtle twinkle in her eye as she offered him a charming smile, her demeanor warm and inviting.
"Until next time, Minister Hui," she said with a playful lilt in her voice, her words carrying a hint of flirtation.
"until next time" he returned with a big dreamy smile
As the door closed behind Lan and her sway jugmin said "so let's get back to the construction of the factory,what are the progress on the ..." I think i suck at writing scene and dialogue
I said some time ago that i wanted to write an omake about the letter of an ecologist to the president but it was too hard to imagine all the animals at once so i made the fur feathe anf omakes,now here it is,don't think i will stop make the furr,feather finn though too much fun
I would be happy to hear any constructive critisism or modification suggestion if i missed something or got it wrong.
Hope you like it.
Hey just had a thought. Yall remember those movie plot lines where a couple of teenage boys make robot girlfriends to take to prom? What would Guanchu equivalent movie be like?
Hey just had a thought. Yall remember those movie plot lines where a couple of teenage boys make robot girlfriends to take to prom? What would Guanchu equivalent movie be like?
Hey just had a thought. Yall remember those movie plot lines where a couple of teenage boys make robot girlfriends to take to prom? What would Guanchu equivalent movie be like?
