Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

This idea, which has never been thought of before, is out of control once it is born. If it really works, then all the rocky planets in the star system that have not completely fallen into silence will no longer have an impact on the activities of the Zerg due to energy problems. Troubled.

However, Zero did not expect at this time that the surprises from Planet 4 did not stop there.

The completely different planetary environment means that although the creatures on Planet 4 do not look much different from the ordinary bugs on Ori, they have their own set of genetic methods. The concept of genes is expanded here, no longer just It's just the information editing of the so-called base pairs of life above Orui.

Similar to the previous Octopus Man, although they are essentially similar to the conversion and editing of substances, giving each individual creature a different expression of traits, there are indeed differences and cannot be confused.

Similar but different genetic systems have given Sars a richer experimental direction. Their ability to evolve to such an extent has proven the feasibility of this genetic method through thousands of years of inheritance. At least it can stabilize inheritance. and expressive.

Many problems that were originally difficult to solve have gained new ideas through mutual confirmation. The problem of extreme temperature adaptability that was originally difficult to solve in a short time has found inspiration in the flat creatures on Planet 4 that rely on high temperatures to maintain their survival.

This is an evolutionary path that has the same goal as the life above Orui. They are also carbon-based organisms. There is no way to say who is better or worse, but they have their own uniqueness.

The idea of ​​drawing energy from the heat from the earth's core is still on the plan. The life on these fourth planets cannot contribute much to this matter. After all, they only use it to maintain the material balance in the body. Without this heat They die, of course, but it has nothing to do with energy harvesting.

What the Zerg want to do is completely different. Zero wants to absorb star energy and turn it into conventional energy that drives the activities of the Zerg. The two are completely different concepts.

Therefore, apart from providing inspiration, they cannot provide much help to Sars's subsequent research and can only be used as a reference at most.

Regarding the main research direction of Sass, it has always been a tangled issue. After all, it is the only brainworm that can be used, but there are many things that need it to do.

Dagos's growth rate is still very fast, and he has probably reached the level of Sass a hundred years ago. After all, he has not taken any shortcuts. It is commendable to be able to reach this level in such a short period of time purely through his own learning.

It cannot be said to be useless now, at least it will not be a problem for it to control the transformation and incubation after Saas completes the design.

As an assistant that can help Sass save some time and energy, it is basically qualified.

But Zero's positioning is more than just an assistant. As the second brainworm of the Zerg race and one of the only intelligent individuals, it should shoulder more important tasks like Sass and take the lead on its own, rather than just existing as a helper.

At a rough estimate, if it is just about knowledge level, according to its current learning speed, it will be able to basically reach the level of SARS within ten years. But in terms of experience, it is still far behind SARS. .

This point still needs time to make up for. As an independent intelligent unit, the specific length of this time depends on its understanding.

If there is a book, it will be long; if there is no book, it will be short.

Two years later, the first batch of extremely high-temperature tolerant species of the Zerg were born. Sass combined the material technology of the octopus with the genetic optimization and improvement of various heat-resistant organisms, and finally based on the Zerg group responsible for colonizing Planet 2. , hatched out this batch of small but extremely powerful insect species.

As test units, they were hatched directly on the surface of Planet 2, so they did not have space navigation capabilities.

Since the daytime temperature on Planet 2 is not high enough, the experimental results on the surface cannot be used as a reference, but this is not a problem.

In the past two years, the Zerg colonization activities on Planet 2 have not been fully achieved, that is, the energy units have fully occupied the entire planet. However, there are already swarms of Zerg activities deep underground, even though the geological activities on Planet 2 are far inferior. Frequent on Planet 4, it is not difficult to find a volcano.

This place will serve as the experimental base for this batch of heat-resistant insect species.

The temperature of volcanic magma, which comes from the asthenosphere in the upper part of the Earth's mantle, is generally above 900 degrees Celsius, which is nearly double the estimated maximum temperature of Planet 1 during the day. As an experimental prop, It is undoubtedly enough.

Although jumping into magma bathing and being exposed to high-temperature light are basically two concepts, they are not without similarities. Through reference in this way, we can roughly draw some conclusions. After all, if we just cross over for this experiment, Traveling the long astronomical distance to Planet 1 is indeed a bit of a luxury.

The insect swarm could fully afford the slight losses caused in order to obtain the experimental results, but the final result was not very satisfactory.

The newly born Zerg's ability to tolerate high temperatures has indeed improved, but the extent is not as great as imagined. The final conclusion is that at about 300 degrees Celsius and above, these bugs begin to be intolerable, and then continue to Die.

In other words, their tolerance has improved somewhat, but they still cannot meet the requirements.

However, Zero is not disappointed. This is just the first experiment, and it does not mean that they have no room for improvement.

And a very important point is that this experimental method of being wrapped in cooling magma may be much more lethal than a simple high-temperature surface. This cannot be ignored.

Under Zero's instruction, Sass began to shift the focus of research, trying to solve the energy utilization problem on Planet 4, and handed over the task of continuing to optimize the Zerg's high-temperature tolerance to Dagos.

This is not to say that there is no rush to put the duck on the shelves. In this experiment, Sass has completed the most difficult step. There is no difficulty at the technical level. In addition, Dagus’s knowledge reserve has grown by leaps and bounds in the past two years. Through continuous It is not impossible to experiment and turn these "semi-finished products" into real "finished products".

While the colonization of Planet 2 has not yet been completed, the development of Planet 1 is not urgently put on the agenda, so Dagos has enough time to complete it.

This is the first time that it has completed a scientific research project on its own in a real sense. Although it can only be regarded as checking and filling in the gaps for Sars, it is also a rare opportunity, which means that it has initially shed its identity as Sars's research assistant. Start walking towards the stage.

This is a matter of time. It has the same innate ability as Sass and has accumulated enough knowledge. It is indeed time to take on the heavy responsibility.

Sass agreed with this, but it did not become easier because of it. It could only hope that Dagos could become stronger as soon as possible, perhaps in that way it could share more of its tasks and reduce its burden. Purpose.

Sasse thinks so.

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On Planet 4, as the second species was discovered, more creatures gradually revealed their mysterious faces.

Although due to energy issues, the insect swarm has not carried out large-scale activities here, except for the occasional activities of diggers to strengthen and modify underground caves and passages, there are only a small number of hatched scientific research units in this area compared to the entire planet. Said insignificant area is explored.