Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

After a long period of research and cultivation, Sass gradually gained insights into the "growth" and "reproduction" methods of the soul body.

Unsurprisingly, they are not at the bottom of this huge biological system. They also have their own way of "growing", and they also need to obtain it from the outside world.

And the object they seek is the "darkness" that envelopes the entire universe!

The "darkness" here is not a kind of nothingness, but something that really exists. It can, and currently can only be absorbed by the soul body, and turned into the "nourishment" they need for survival.

And its "reproduction" method is as expected, almost exactly the same as Zhuna in the real universe!

Split, grow, and merge, this is their "life", but the difference is that their split often does not occur when they are extremely weak, but often when they reach the point where the ordinary soul body absorbs "nutrition" from the outside world. Only when it reaches the limit of its growth will it choose to "breed" the next generation.

This method is much more reasonable than Zhuna, and it is also similar to ordinary creatures in the real universe. Generally speaking, organisms may choose to "reproduce offspring" only when they have sufficient energy and are in a safe environment.

Although these soul bodies are not strictly speaking creatures in the Zerg concept, in the new universe, they should be a vital part of this "biosphere" and are called "creatures". Nothing wrong with that.

The confirmation of its reproduction method and growth energy source marks the possibility of the breeding plan established by Sasse and Ruhl!

The high-quality "spiritual collection" carried by the high-energy soul body can directly improve the brain worms and Zerg elite units. It is a very important strategic resource at this stage. If mass production can be completed through breeding, instead of worrying about Going to the outside world for extermination and transportation will undoubtedly save time and resources.

If this plan is successfully implemented, then the Zerg can truly establish a stable and functional stronghold in this universe and continuously output "results" to the main universe.

Of course, this is not without difficulties, the most important of which is that under the natural state, the growth process of soul bodies is very slow. In view of their huge base, they do not lack supplements in number.

But this reproduction speed cannot meet the requirements of the Zerg. If we really have to wait for them to divide naturally, we don't know how much time will be wasted, and the efficiency cannot meet the demand.

Therefore, the study of the dark nature of the new universe is particularly important!

Zero mobilized some of the most elite scientific researchers from each intelligent race in the main universe to station in the new universe, closely observe the growth process of the soul body, and try their best to try the feasibility of "artificial ripening".

There is just one step left before turning these soul bodies into the "earthworms" in the underground breeding farms 4,500 years ago. The Zerg need them to contribute to the development of the Zerg Swarm!

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Due to issues with navigation capabilities, the Zerg's initial exploration units in the new universe basically never stop once they set off. They will only pass back "seen and heard" in a fixed direction.

However, as the Zerg explore deeper and deeper, even they can occasionally encounter more powerful predators that feed on physical creatures, which shows that these creatures are actually everywhere!

Speaking of going deep, in fact, there is no up, down, left, or right in the universe, and there is no such thing as edge and center. But the strange thing is that at this moment, Zero feels that the Zerg are really advancing from the edge area to the core. The types of creatures are gradually increasing, and their strength is also gradually increasing!

The most important thing is that the Zerg are centered on the exit of the passage and explore in all directions at the same time, and almost half of the Zerg swarm has sent the same message!

The density of organisms is increasing, and individuals are becoming more powerful!

The other half of the exploration is similar to the situation faced by the Zerg at this stage.

Judging from general thinking, this means that there are one or more "cores" in a certain half of the area, which can at least be regarded as a prosperous area, while the place where Sass, Ruhr and the main body of the Zerg settled should be regarded as " Deserted area."

Now, Zero is curious, what exactly is in this so-called prosperous area? Powerful creature? Or is it a civilization that has given birth to wisdom?

And does this place, which the Zerg have always called the "new universe", have the same boundless vast area as the real universe?

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In the year 4570 of the Zerg in the real universe, in the new universe, the Zerg has been developing steadily for nearly fifty years.

At this moment, Dean's body has begun to go on a more serious decline, and he can no longer even lift up much energy.

With the help of Zerg biotechnology, he has a relatively long life, but after all, he is not immortal. Not only him, but even individuals who have fully accepted the Zerg transformation will eventually reach the end of their lives. , this is the unchanging rule of the main universe, and no existence can break it except the brainworms.

But at this moment, his spirit is uplifting. His long-term painstaking research has not failed him. Even though he has led the top team for decades, he has not produced the results he should have. He has been criticized by many "similar" All the doubts disappeared at this moment!

Through research on the flow of spiritual energy, he discovered the secret of the reproduction of native creatures and also found a plan to "ripen" the soul body!

Everything must belong to the special existence of spiritual energy. With the help of it, these native creatures, large and small, breed their "genetic material" in the "darkness" and pass through it in the earliest stages of life. Absorbing the "supplies" in the "darkness", he slowly grew and eventually became a relatively mature individual. He then entered the role of a predator and began to grow rapidly until he became a completely mature body!

As for the so-called plan to ripen the soul body, perhaps this discovery is inextricably linked.

"Darkness" can provide all native creatures, including soul bodies, with the necessary materials for growth, but ordinary soul bodies are too slow to absorb this "resource".

But Dean found a shortcut in his research. He discovered that during the initial growth of these native biological larvae, their ability to "absorb darkness" is extremely powerful. If used on the soul body, it can definitely meet the needs of the Zerg!

Decades of observation were not in vain. He observed the entire process of growth brought by this "darkness" to the larvae of native organisms, and also understood how they "extracted" the "spirits" they needed from the environment. !

When these creatures do not yet have complete biological forms, they only have one functional organ in their whole body, which is a living version of the "dark" collection device!

It allowed these larvae to survive and grow in the darkness, and gradually developed more and more mature organs. Until eventually, the relatively inefficient collection of "darkness" could no longer meet their needs for survival, so it was eliminated and assimilated. Eventually it degenerates into part of the "reproductive system" inside the mature body!

At this point, when these larvae hunt alone, the "dark" environment of the new universe can no longer provide them with the "nutrients" they need, and they no longer have the organs to absorb these thin "nutrients."