Elim is now the first human to ever break into the females’ chambers in the heart of a yinglet enclave
and not be bleeding out of a hundred little holes within moments.
He may never know this.
Also, the Sovereignty of Beletam has some very strong views about desertion of duty, and applies that to enemy soldiers as well,
to Kass and Elim’s great misfortune.
I get the impression that the average Ying (can I just call them Ying?) would love nothing more than having the protection of a much bigger and stronger species.
Who wouldn’t?
The manifestation of Kass’ pride.
Symbiosis is a wonderful thing. That said, I’m not exactly sure what skills a Yinglet could offer a human.
You might be surprised. Nothing yet, perhaps, but a small size does not equate to “less capable of learning”.
Take a look at crows, for example. Among recent discoveries is that a crow can use tools, and even MAKE tools; in one experiment, two crows were given a treat in a basket at the bottom of a cylinder, which they couldn’t reach with their beaks. One was given a hook; the other was given a straight piece of wire. The one with the straight wire watched the other crow use the hook to retrieve the treat; it then proceeded to bend the wire into a hook, and used it to retrieve the treat.
The trick is going to be getting the yinglings, with their chronic hyperactivity, to focus on something other than hunting, fishing, and scavenging. Once they are able to start offering something that humans will pay them for, the rate at which they learn will accelerate, because they will be able to spend that money to buy food, allowing them to spend less time on basic survival and more time on learning trades.
Either that, or the extremely rapid yingling evolution is going to eventually produce the equivalent of a yingling Einstein, and that useful trait will be passed on to future generations, especially if everything goes according to Vizlet’s plans.
(Hope all of that made sense. I’m not sure it came out exactly the way I intended it to.)
You seem smart. I like you!
The Yinglets are already a useful race for thievery and underground dealings. An increase of intelligence would only multiply their usefulness exponentially. And if one could teach them exotic fighting styles that utilize their legs, they would be an even bigger asset.
Now THAT! That would be cool. I hope we see that at some point.
Both of those could easily happen.
A Yinglet might mutate with a secondary or even a tertiary brain along their spine as opposed to just a single brain in their head, or a Yinglet could mutate with two hearts which would improve blood circulation to the brain.
Problem is, it is already established yinglets ARE stupid
Also, I can see them becoming a plague in civilized lands. If I was the governor of a city I would want them as far as possible from my land.
The ears imply a very good sense of hearing, and that snout may just conceal a powerful sense of smell. We may be looking at a species with dog-like senses but enough intelligence to make use of it in a way no canine will ever be able to.
Also, they seem built for speed. If they can learn to keep their attention focused on it, Yinglet messengers would probably be quite successful.
Companionship
They back off so quickly. That might point toward a future as a military race, or as a saboteur style strike force
CCCCCCCCHAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGG- oh wait never mind
Poke
They could eventually evolve to be more dragon or dinasuar like. I see it being possible.