Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

After the problem of energy output efficiency was solved, the insect swarm launched vigorous colonization activities throughout the galaxy. Following the four rocky planets and the four rocky satellites of the No. 5 giant planet, the insect swarm continued to colonize the entire galaxy in the next thirty years. The six satellites of Planets 6 and 7 were successively boarded, and in one fell swoop, many massive celestial bodies orbiting them were brought under their control.

From the karst planet No. 1 outward to the orbit of the giant planet No. 7, which is 6 billion kilometers away, the entire star system is shrouded in the colonial rule of the Zerg. A large amount of resources have been exploited, and some of them have become the new Zerg. Individuals further accelerated the pace of colonization by the swarm, and more were concentrated outside the orbit of Planet 4 on a large scale with the help of the swarm's space transportation units.

This is the main base of the Zerg in the space age. Sass and Dagoth are both here, and it is also the Zerg's largest resource concentration point.

Today, this place is no longer a "small building" on the same order of magnitude as the ordinary Zerg space base, but an entire super-large functional structure connected by countless passages of various sizes that directly orbits the star!

Ultra-large classified warehouses that store all kinds of resources together, densely packed space biological "batteries" that store huge amounts of pure energy, including large-scale Zerg biological laboratories where Sars and Dagos conduct experiments, and there are even connected and growing Zerg biological laboratories. Zerg Hive Space Dock!

The huge and interconnected units are connected to form a complete structure like an entire asteroid. It integrates resource storage, energy reserves, scientific research and space navigation. It is the well-deserved main base of the Zerg and the place where the Zerg rules the entire star system. center!

Countless resources are stored here, and interstellar transporters from various planetary colonies occasionally shuttle here.

The vast majority of them come from the rocky planets where colonization activities were first carried out. The colony system of the insect swarm here has been perfected, and the flesh and blood of these planets are being extracted every moment and brought here for storage.

Speaking of Zerg space transporters, these are giant Zerg transport units produced under the leadership of Dagos ten years ago. Their full-time mission is to transport materials and energy from various planet colonies to the main base.

With sufficient energy output, they generally have reserves of more than 300,000 cubic meters. The entire body is like a huge hollow jellyfish, carrying a large amount of resources through the void.

In order to more conveniently and intuitively count the energy accumulated in the main base of the entire Zerg race, Zero accelerated the third-generation Zerg space unit, which is the mainstream Zerg species currently traveling in the galaxy, from stationary relative to Orui in the vacuum. Relative to Orui's two thousandths of the speed of light, the energy consumed is calculated as 1 unit. Of course, this is based on the current energy efficiency of the Zerg.

So the energy accumulated by the Zerg now has approximately exceeded 4 billion units. This is only the amount concentrated in the main base of the Zerg. If you add the energy retained in various planetary colonies and in transit, this number is still It will be bigger!

In terms of quantity, it is not particularly huge. After all, in the past few decades, the newly opened giant planet orbital colonies of the Zerg have been in a state of zero output, and most of the resources and energy they have accumulated have been Use it to develop yourself.

The energy produced on the four rocky planets and one satellite that has basically completed the construction of the colonial system must not only meet the almost uninterrupted experimental consumption, but also the expansion, construction, transportation and maintenance of the Zerg main base are extremely large. The insect swarm's own survival consumption also depends on them.

This surplus reserve is only temporary. Whenever a group of space transporters arrives at the main base, this number will usher in a major expansion.

After many colonies on the edge of the galaxy have basically completed the integration of the colonial system, the addition of ten new colonial planets will further accelerate the pace of accumulation.

In the entire galaxy, except for stars and giant planets, all large celestial bodies now have traces of Zerg activities.

Under the surface, the Zerg's third-generation energy system is absorbing the core energy of each planet. Under Sass's painstaking research, they have experienced two large-scale enhancements in the past thirty years. They are no longer what they were before. In the first generation, they were small creatures that could only lie on rocks to absorb heat.

Nowadays, they have initially possessed the powerful abilities of those Zerg energy units that existed in fantasy in Zero Memory. Their root systems are even enough to penetrate into the hot magma and extract energy directly from there!

Combined with the insect species on the surface that absorb the heat energy of stars, they form a powerful and closely related energy system. Zero calls it - carpet!

It can adapt to the surface environment of all rocky planets in the star system. Its reproduction does not depend on the output of the hatchery, and its survival does not depend on external energy supply. As long as there is sufficient material and energy, it can expand rapidly. itself, while collecting energy for storage.

In addition to the overall appearance showing different characteristics depending on the external environment, in all aspects it is not weaker than the powerful life in the zero impression, so even if the appearance is different, it is definitely worthy of this call.

The Zerg's third-generation energy unit was also transformed by Sass, but it has now put aside research in this area and returned to promoting research on energy applications. Dagos is also doing this work with him.

At a time when the entire galaxy is about to be turned into its own backyard by the insect swarm, even though it is still rich in material and inexhaustible energy, Zero is no longer satisfied.

Of course, the maximum speed of two thousandths of the speed of light cannot meet the requirements of sailing between stars for several light years or even dozens of light years. That would require too much time to be wasted on the journey.

As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.

Before expansion, Zero must at least increase the limit speed of the insect swarm by another order of magnitude.

Within the galaxy, Zero can be said to have no desires at this stage. Those resources that are continuously transported to the Zerg main base on the periphery of Planet 4 may not be mined for thousands of years if they just maintain the current mining speed. Almost exhausted.

As for energy, as long as the star is not extinguished, it is inexhaustible. The difference lies only in the efficiency of utilization, not the total amount.

Under these conditions, as long as he thought about it, he could quickly expand the number of the insect swarm to an exaggerated number, but this had no practical significance.

Although the Zerg swarm is now blooming in all directions in the entire star system, on the whole, every Zerg unit is being used to its full potential. There is no longer the same situation as when it was on Ori, in order to maintain the existence of the hive will. A situation in which hundreds of millions of Zerg units collectively fell into hibernation.

In today's swarm of insects, it can be said that there is no idle insect. Every individual has its own mission. Under the instigation of the will of the hive, they work hard for the development of the insect race, even if they sacrifice their own lives.

Pure numerical growth is meaningless to the zero-sum Zerg. The Hive Mind has developed to this day, and the increase caused by the Zerg swarm has been considerable. At the same time, its own growth is also obvious to all.

When it was born on Orui, it was quite fragile due to the overall number of the insect swarm and could disappear at any time. Its function was also quite simple. In addition to connecting Sass and Zero more closely, The biggest role is to enhance the scientific research speed of brain worms and to control the swarm of worms in a certain sense.