Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

Zero has recently become obsessed with observing the starry sky. The vastness and tranquility make him a little intoxicated.

Such a beautiful scenery, but there are no Zerg roaming in it, it is like a pearl hidden in the dark, it is really a pity.

Some nonsensical thoughts flashed through Zero's mind, making him unable to help but want to laugh.

Of course, He is not just looking. Ever since he was able to observe the starry sky, He has been trying to record the stars in the sky so that he can distinguish them in the future.

The result...had little effect. It is really difficult to do this among billions of stars by sight alone. Whether it is their distance or specific information, there is no way to record them.

Therefore, he is actually more emptying himself. At this time, he can clearly feel the subtle fluctuations in his mood.

Sass was studying himself coquettishly, which made him quite uncomfortable. The vast majority of the insect swarm was dormant, and Zero did not hatch any more insect individuals, but only maintained its current scale.

So although algal worms are still breeding in large areas, the remaining species have not become extinct. On the whole, the entire planet is still thriving.

Without intelligent creatures as competitors, the extermination of other species will not bring any benefits to the Zerg race, so Zero is almost laissez-faire about this kind of thing now. If they can resist the continuous invasion of algae worms in the continuous competition, Zero will not Will deliberately attack them.

Pointless and cumbersome.

The research that needs to be done has basically been incorporated into the Zerg gene pool. Even if there are some that have not been captured by the Zerg, there are still active groups of Zerg to explore and discover, so don't worry too much.

The current focus of the Zerg is no longer on studying native creatures, although they can still provide some ideas sometimes.

Sass is trying to study the secret of his longevity at a microscopic level. If he discovers something, he will use it next.

If everything goes well, in the next few decades, Sars may be able to overcome the barriers at the biological and genetic level, thereby bringing the transformation of the Zerg into a regular state.

What Zero is thinking about now is how to really get the Zerg into space. The basic environment there is much harsher than anywhere on the planet, but if you want to move into deep space, adapting to and resisting this extremely harsh environment, it is just a basic skill.

Relative vacuum, cosmic radiation, extreme low temperature, etc. are completely insurmountable by the current Zerg.

Everything still needs to be considered in the long term. Zero's plan is to improve it bit by bit through the samples in the accumulated gene bank after Sars has preliminary gene editing capabilities, that is, it can simply and directionally control the hatching traits of the Zerg.

There are some fantastic ideas, but everything must be based on the Zerg being able to survive normally in space.

This is completely different from ordinary civilization. The Zerg are not used to relying on foreign objects, and they do not have the ability to produce functional materials such as isolating radiation. Even if there are, Zero hopes to directly biomorphize this material and use it in the body of the Zerg. , rather than being used as "clothes".

So for now, no matter how ferocious the Zerg are, they will not change the fragility of their bodies. If exposed to the cosmic environment, they will die without rebirth.

Things have to be done step by step, so Zero is currently in a calm state of mind, waiting for the moment when Sasse makes a breakthrough.

However, in order to observe the starry sky more conveniently, Zero did not do nothing in the end.

From the lizard people civilization above the ocean, the Zerg did get some primitive knowledge about astronomy. If you look at these theories from scratch, many of them can be falsified at a glance, but he will not take the initiative to make them now. Conclusion, because differences in environment and cognition are likely to cause the most common empiricist errors.

So He chose to verify them one by one.

After the Lizardmen's basic research on optics was obtained by the Zerg, it was actively used in scientific research at the microscopic level.

However, when Zero turned his attention to space, an insect species focused on ultra-long-distance observation also emerged.

Zero's will is the direction in which the Zerg race is heading. Unlike all other civilizations, here in the Zerg, this is not a slogan, but will be implemented into actual actions.

No matter how difficult it is, or even impossible to complete, His will will be thoroughly carried out by the swarm.

Through this professional auxiliary observation bug, Zero cast his sight for the first time on the true nature of the surrounding celestial bodies.

He always had some obsession with naming. In view of the discovery of lizard-man civilization on this planet, he originally wanted to name this planet directly as the lizard-man planet.

However, Sasse believes that not every planet will have life on it, and this naming may cause confusion in the name.

Zero thought it made sense, so he humbly asked it for advice.

Regarding this kind of thing, Zero has always accepted advice with an open mind, so in the end, in order to commemorate the first civilization that the Zerg encountered here, the Lizardman Sadman Empire, he made the first planet occupied by the Zerg The planet is named after the pronunciation of the ancient lizard people language, which can be regarded as fulfilling the original words - He will stand on the ruins of civilization and lament for it.

Not only that, before the Zerg encounters the next civilization, all planets or star fields that need to be named will be named according to this rule, which is Zero's last bit of kindness to the lizard people.

Orui, this is the name Zero finally gave. In the ancient language of the lizard people, it means hometown.

So in the future, this planet will be called: Planet Ori.

As for the entire star system, it was simply named the Ori Galaxy. Other planets in those star systems were not so particular and were named directly according to their distance from the star.

Under Sass's suggestion, in the future, only planets with special significance to the Zerg, such as Ori, which is the origin of the Zerg, will be given more formal names. Those planets and even star fields that have no value will indeed not be named. necessary.

Although this goes against some of Zero's obsessions with naming, it is indeed more reasonable, and Zero can do anything.

Now, he will use the vision of scientific research insects to conduct the first scientific observation of Oristar's satellites.

Since the Zerg had little knowledge about stellar spectra and other aspects, in order to determine the distance of this satellite from Orui, Zero could only use a relatively primitive method, the parallax method.

This is a relatively simple but highly accurate measurement method for close-range celestial objects, and it can be easily accomplished with the characteristics of the Zerg. However, with the characteristics of the Zerg, it is impossible to achieve it as accurately as you want.

Nowadays, Zero has been able to roughly measure the size of Planet Orui using the Zerg bases all over the world.

The so-called parallax method is to observe the same star in the starry sky at two far distances on the surface of the planet at the same time, and then calculate the distance through trigonometric functions.

Unfortunately, the Zerg does not have a suitable way to accurately determine the angle of view. It can only be roughly estimated from zero, so it can still only be roughly measured.

However, Zero does not need to measure it very accurately. He just wants to roughly estimate the distance between the two celestial bodies and prepare for the future development of the Zerg in space.