The Three-Body Problem: The Most Competent Wallfacer of All Time

Chapter 189 Bacteria No. [-]

The human figure formed by No. [-] bacteria is like a gray figure.

It stood there quietly, obviously without eyes, but Jiang Yu felt like being stared at.

Bai Xiangdong put his hand on the glass cover, and the figure of Bacteria No. [-] also extended a hand and stuck it to the inside of the glass, as if to give Bai Xiangdong a high-five.

Bai Xiangdong explained: "Oh, you may not have heard that a fungus was discovered during the construction of Mars City.

"This fungus has been dormant for hundreds of millions of years, and it is about to become a fossil, but what is unexpected is that it was awakened quickly after having water and nutrients.

"This can prove from the measurement aspect that there must have been water on Mars, and the temperature was suitable, otherwise Martian fungi would not have the conditions to evolve and survive.

"As for whether it is an aerobic environment, it is uncertain, after all, for many single-celled organisms in the early stages of life, oxygen is a poisonous gas.

"Martian fungus is an alien creature. The PDC had a strict order that it was not allowed to be transported back to Earth. I spent a lot of time trying to smuggle back three samples of Martian fungus."

Jiang Yu didn't know what to say immediately, it was really dangerous to do so!

Bai Xiangdong was still talking eloquently: "Then I used them all in this experiment, and these guys inside the glass cover are theoretically descendants of those three Martian bacteria.

"Each No. [-] bacteria is only one or two nanometers in size. They don't have eyes, but they can know the existence of you and me through the perception of bioelectricity.

"Their cooperation process is also completed through bioelectrical signals, which can transmit more complex information than ants' pheromones.

"But they have no brains, no organs, only instinct.

"But what we found is that they have a sense of group intelligence and group collaboration, such as changing into a human form when someone approaches them.

"The reason for this is to deceive humans, or to make humans take it lightly, so as to complete their hunting process.

"If there is no glass cover in the middle, I would be a pile of bones by now."

The figure formed by No. [-] Bacteria seemed to have shifted its target because it failed to "catch" Bai Xiangdong, and began to imitate Jiang Yu's arms-folding movement.

Jiang Yu asked: "Isn't the bioelectrical signal between No. [-] bacteria similar to the nervous system of the human body?"

"It's similar, but it can only transmit simple signals." Bai Xiangdong said: "We once suspected that they turned into human forms to communicate with us.

"It's as if there is an alien civilization, and the creatures on the entire planet share one consciousness, so to a certain extent, there is only one organism on the entire planet.

"In the eyes of Bacteria No. [-], we humans are like a collection of cells with a shared consciousness.

"Currently we have only contacted white mice with No. 3 bacteria, and No. [-] bacteria killed the white mice within [-] minutes, and the white mice had complex mood swings before death.

"It can be determined that that kind of mood swing is not the fear of death.

"The most puzzling thing is that the white rat struggled for a while, and finally began to cater to the No. [-] bacteria and accelerate the invasion of the No. [-] bacteria.

"I guess, it may be necessary to have contact with No. [-] bacteria to complete a communication with them. It's just that people who come into contact with No. [-] bacteria will also become the nourishment of No. [-] bacteria.

"I used to spend a lot of money to recruit volunteers for contact experiments, but unfortunately, I have not been recruited."

Bai Xiangdong waved to the camera on the wall: "The reason why such a tight barrier is set up for this guy is because it is very dangerous."

A small hole was opened at the top of the glass, and a piece of meat and a cactus were thrown in through the small hole.

Bacteria No. [-] seemed to be frightened and spread out in all directions, but soon realized that it was food.

So they immediately pounced on it and covered the food, and the piece of meat and cactus quickly collapsed.

Bai Xiangdong introduced: "Bacteria No. [-] can quickly absorb almost all nutrients, and then reproduce."

While speaking, the No. [-] bacteria that "eat" meat or cactus began to concentrate rapidly. This concentration was not like the process of piling up human figures just now, but densely concentrated, and soon several black sea anemone-like structures appeared.

In a few minutes, the anemones stretched out tentacle-like filaments.

Bai Xiangdong said: "This is the fastest-reproducing creature I have ever seen! Look at these filaments, tiny spores will appear within 10 minutes at most.

"That's how fungi reproduce, and we define it as a fungus.

"Once this kind of thing is released, it will devour almost all organisms and expand its own population.

"The key is that the speed is too fast. Once it reaches a certain scale, the speed at which humans can destroy it will not be able to keep up with its reproduction speed."

Jiang Yu reminded: "These things are too dangerous. If you accidentally let them slip out, the consequences will be disastrous."

Bai Xiangdong nodded: "I know, that's why I built this special laboratory, don't worry, they can't get out."

Then he said excitedly: "We have found a way to use special bioelectricity to issue instructions to cells through the transformation of No. [-] bacteria between animal cells and fungi."

As he spoke, the enthusiasm in his eyes gradually dimmed: "I'll take you to see it later."

While speaking, the filaments of the "jellyfish" in the glass cover gradually turned black, then quickly turned white, and then withered.

The whole process only took a few minutes, and the meat and cactus that had been thrown into the glass cover before had only been left with some thorns and bone residue.

Bai Xiangdong said: "The process of spore reproduction has been completed."

He pressed a button on the wall, and a stream of colorless liquid flowed down from the inside of the glass cover, immediately sparking a puff of white smoke after encountering No. [-] bacteria.

"This is strong acid," Bai Xiangdong said, "Bacteria No. [-] can survive in strong acid for half a minute.

"But it still has to abide by the rules of the universe, and it will die under such a blow.

"It's just that Bacteria No. [-] is different from other known bacteria. Look there."

Jiang Yu saw that the strong acid took some black corpses of No. [-] bacteria to fade away, and there were more than a dozen small black balls on the ground inside the glass cover.

Bai Xiangdong explained: "This is because many No. [-] bacteria have formed a shell that can block sulfuric acid at the expense of themselves, thereby preserving the fire of their group.

"I don't know if the No. [-] bacteria that survived inside the ball will inherit some memories, the fear from strong acid, and the manipulation from the world outside the glass cover!"

Jiang Yu glanced at Bai Xiangdong: "You're a bit of a demon."

Bai Xiangdong smiled: "Don't worry, I've been tested and I don't have any mental problems. It's just..."

He looked at the black ball in the glass cover: "Just have you ever thought about how fungi are formed, different from animal cells and plant cells?
"Why are they so special in nature? They are everywhere, but they are really only as small as they look?"

Seeing that Jiang Yu didn't quite understand what he meant, Bai Xiangdong explained: "The current environment of the earth has allowed microbes to live in comfort.

"Look at how powerful the offspring of Martian fungi are! They are quite possibly the biggest threat to our future colonization of alien planets!
"What's even scarier, what if they're conscious?"

Jiang Yu shook his head: "Their size limits their abilities."

He paused and continued: "It is precisely because they know their dangers that the PDC forbids the bringing of bacteria from Mars to Earth. In the future, if you want to do such a dangerous experiment in space, don't add instability to the Earth."

Bai Xiangdong spread his hands: "Anyway, Bacteria No. [-] can be regarded as a weapon, a weapon that kills the enemy together."

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