Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

In the Heli galaxy, a blue dwarf star and its companion star are rotating around the common center of gravity for eternity.

Its companion star is a dense white dwarf star, which is small in size but has a density of 30,000 times that of water!

Perhaps billions of years from now, it will also be the final fate of the central star in the Ori galaxy.

Because the brightness of a blue dwarf is tens of thousands of times that of a white dwarf, under normal circumstances, the only thing that can be observed from the outside in the entire Heli galaxy is this huge blue dwarf.

As the main star of the stellar system, the mass of this blue dwarf is about twice that of the Ori star. Its companion star is similar in size to Ori, but its mass is almost the same as that of the entire Ori galaxy!

This means that its surface has an extremely terrifying gravity. Among the entire galaxy, it is the only one that is comparable in mass to the main star.

However, neither Zero nor Octopus Man thought that there would be planets in such a binary star system!

In theory, the probability of a massive planet here is quite low, but it does exist.

Very close to the companion star, a solitary rocky planet orbits it. Because it is too close, the planet is tidally locked by the white dwarf star, and only one side always faces the Heli companion star.

Precisely because it was too close, in the binary star system, it was not taken away by the main star, nor did it disintegrate under the competition between the two stars. It was extremely lucky to survive.

Because almost all the main light in the entire galaxy comes from the main star, the planet and the star it orbits are all covered by it, so they are not visible to the outside.

The Octopus failed to discover the planet, and neither did the Zerg.

There would be no paradise for life in such a complex galaxy. Of course, it is a barren planet, and because it has been pulled by two stars for a long time, even though the gravitational pull from the main star is much smaller than that of the companion star, the magnitude of the star is higher than it in every aspect. is irresistible.

Even though it looks about the same size as that white dwarf star.

Therefore, the entire planet is a purgatory-like scene with extremely frequent geological activities. Whenever it orbits between two stars, it will be torn apart. Although in order to ensure that it is not swallowed by the white dwarf star, its revolution speed is faster than the No. 1 planet of the Ori system, but every revolution, it will be torn apart. Tortured.

However, in the past billions of years, it has miraculously survived and survived in the gap between the two stars.

And this was not discovered until the insect colony team arrived in the Heli galaxy.

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In the Ori system, the brainworm Visser has begun to take on important responsibilities. Zero has given it the task of controlling the entire star system colony. At the same time, it also takes care of maintaining the resource balance of the Zerg main base and the normal operation of the Dyson sphere pilot.

It has been studying with Sars for decades. Just like Dagos, it is no longer just an apprentice.

In terms of technology, Sars has been gaining momentum, drawing inspiration from the Zerg Blasters to increase the energy output efficiency of the Zerg swarm. In the end, in the test, the Zerg space unit was able to sail at an unprecedented speed of 6% of the speed of light. , which is only a hair short of the maximum speed achieved by the Octopus Man using energy crystals.

However, that's where it ends. In terms of the application of stellar energy, with today's technological level, reaching this level is already the limit. Before the relevant basic technology is fully developed, this is probably how the Zerg use stellar energy to navigate. Peak.

In terms of weapons, as the stable output of energy gradually became controlled in the hands of Sars, many ideas became possible.

Even after research, biokinetic energy weapons are very cost-effective for the Zerg, but Dagos still included them in the future research and development plan, not only to use them to cause damage to the enemy, but also to give new life. The Zerg Exploder must have sufficient initial velocity to increase its explosive power.

In addition, thinking about the concealment of insect swarms in deep space was also put on the agenda. Therefore, the possibility of a close-up raid in the space age came into Dagoth's mind and became another possibility to be realized. idea.

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Regarding the theory of nuclear energy, Octopus Man has already made an annotation for the Zerg. The corresponding reaction ore raw materials are properly contained in the Zerg main base. Theoretically speaking, heavy nuclear atoms are transformed into light nuclei, that is, in the nuclear fission reaction, Everything from the heaviest elements all the way up to the fission of iron is possible.

In other words, heavy elements from iron upwards can theoretically release energy through fission reactions and eventually become iron elements all the way, but generally speaking, it is easier to use uranium isotopes to undergo fission.

When light nuclear atoms become heavier atoms through nuclear fusion, the energy that can be released can theoretically be almost comparable to that of stars.

However, how to properly utilize it is still a huge problem.

Nuclear reactions can indeed release unparalleled energy, and even if it can be controlled, using it as a weapon is much more powerful than bothering to use the mild energy of stellar energy.

Zero naturally knows this. Not only for weapon applications, it can even replace stellar energy, theoretically turning the Zerg's regular space navigation into a smooth road.

It's just that the Zergization of nuclear energy reactors has always been a huge problem.

What has to be admitted is that compared with those sophisticated technological products, the Zerg's subtle control in this regard is far inferior, even if it is part of their body.

Research on the technological side is now a special topic of Sars, and to this day, this project is still on its task list, although the Zerg have experienced many iterations of stellar energy, and even used energy from stars to send Zerg space units. Going to outer galaxies, it had never done anything in this area before.

It’s not that they are unwilling, but that it is not feasible. Even if it was more than two hundred years ago, it could be said to be completely impossible.

Take uranium-235, the only controllable nuclear fission element in nature, for example. It is extremely difficult for the insect swarm to extract its pure form. This radioactive element is not completely harmless even to the insect swarm.

Moreover, it is equally astonishingly difficult to extract and refine atomic isotopes accurately.

As for the subsequent containment and resettlement, thermal neutron bombardment, chain reaction and other steps, it has been impossible to talk about it.

In terms of microscopic research, the Zerg have indeed been able to observe atomic nuclei, but that is just observation. How to obtain neutrons and use them to bombard heavy elements to cause nuclear fission reactions has always been a difficult problem to overcome.

This is just a fission reaction. As for nuclear fusion, it is the aerospace technology that the octopus people once dreamed of. However, it only gave a principle and idea.

This powerful energy source, which is exactly the same as the reaction in the center of the star, has remained in the imagination since the octopus mastered the fission reaction. Many key problems have not been overcome, otherwise it would not have been possible to rely on energy crystals to launch interstellar voyages.

There was no previous effort to improve the Zerg's tolerance to extreme high temperatures, which to some extent can be regarded as a prerequisite for nuclear reactions. In addition, there is the idea of ​​a split structure of the Zerg, that is, the idea of ​​a large Zerg species composed of many Zerg units, which is also to solve the problem of the Zerg's control over the subtle levels in a more precise manner.