Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 240 Wormhole
"It turns out... the light of the passage will disappear..."

The stable gravity generating device had the desired effect. At least it did open the sub-dimensional channel in a peaceful way, and maintained it for three Oridays. It was not until no more light spilled out that it completely returned to calm.

At this time, tens of thousands of energy crystals have "fallen" in the galaxy!

The Velvets did not permanently open the sub-dimensional channel this time. The gravity generating device malfunctioned due to overload after working for less than four Oridays and was forced to stop operating.

But this is just a problem with the instrument itself. As long as this is solved, maybe they can turn it on permanently!

For the Velvets, this is equivalent to opening the door to a new world, and for the Zerg who are secretly promoting all this, it means that it has become inevitable to truly connect the distant star fields together on a regular basis. Realized reality!
Compared with this, the gains in energy crystals seem less important.

It's just obvious that this technology is not yet fully mature, and there are still certain flaws, but this is not a big problem, after all, it is just an experimental product.

In addition, its consumption of energy is also very exaggerated. In this regard, it is simply a gold-eating beast. Every second it keeps the channel open, it is frantically consuming huge amounts of energy. If it were not for the federal experiments in previous experiments, After obtaining a large amount of energy crystals, I am afraid that it will stop directly after a few hours.

Zero made no comment about this. In fact, the energy crystals obtained by the Velvet people in this experiment alone have exceeded the total collected in the past thousands of years!

There is no doubt that, in this experiment at least, the Velvetites have won.But Zero also discovered that in the final stage of the experiment, there was actually no energy crystal produced inside the channel, and the light that had been accompanying the opening of the channel had become extremely dim.

It felt as if the inventory had been drained all at once, and it produced no output for nearly a day.

Specifically, maybe you can wait for the answer from Ruhr. The Velvets have such a huge movement here, and it has lasted for so long, it is impossible for it not to notice.

If this is really the case, then the opening of the future channel may become a complete expenditure item. Of course, even so, it does not change the great significance it represents.

In the year 1372 of the Zerg, the Cerebrate Ruul once again appeared in an unexplored galaxy within the river system. After a brief exchange, it reopened the passage to this galaxy by collecting resources on its own in the galaxy. Entered it again.

From it, Zero learned the entire process of the last Velvet experiment. As expected, the passage exit they opened almost absorbed all the brilliant light flowing nearby that could bring energy crystals!
This also means that when it comes to mining energy crystals, it is almost a one-time deal, that is, harvesting all the energy crystals for thousands of years at once, and then you can only wait for the slow accumulation and flow within the channel to replenish it.

But these zeros don't care much, whether it's a long stream of water or a one-time violent mining, they will always enter the pockets of the Zerg.

In comparison, the coordinates of the new star field determined by Ruhr this time made Zero more concerned.

Because here, it is almost close to the center of the river system.

As the undisputed overlords of a star field, the Velvet people have done enough research on the river system.

As they observed, most of the stars here have reached their twilight years. Perhaps in a few hundred million years, some planets in the night sky will permanently lose their light, or they may become brighter.

In such an environment, the possibility of life existing is not high, but Zero still sent another brainworm out to plant the seeds of the Zerg race there.

In the same year, the Velvets launched a second experiment in the seventh colony system.

Sure enough, the channel was easily opened by him again, but there was no more brilliant light as usual.

But this time, they not only tested the effect of the instrument, but also prepared biological experiments!
Taking advantage of the opening of the passage, two Velvet researchers entered it and disappeared into the observable universe.

It is worth mentioning that even though the channel was not closed at this moment, they completely lost contact after entering it.

Rather than saying that this extremely small area on a cosmic scale is an entrance, it is better to say that it is a door. Normally, even the door cannot be observed, but what the Velvet people are doing now is to make this "door" A "gate" appeared in the universe, and these scientific researchers were equivalent to passing through this "gate", but isolated all their information from the real universe.

This time, Zero did not interfere in any way with the biological experiments of the Velvet people. In fact, Ruel was already in the channel, and even Zero could not give it direct orders.

The Velvet people have already got on the right track in subdimensional space research under the guidance of Todd. After reaping huge benefits, the attention of the entire civilization will naturally tilt towards this aspect without the need for guidance from the Zerg.

For the Zerg, the maturity of the gravity generating device has removed the second to last big stone in the idea of ​​using zero-dimensional channels to communicate with various star fields. As for the last one, it lies in the way to expand the entrance of the channel!
A cubic-sized space cannot accommodate even some components of the Zerg space unit. Without solving this problem, there will be no real inter-galactic communication.

It is worth mentioning that according to Ruhl's experiment, it can be known that traveling between galaxies through sub-dimensional channels is not directly related to its actual distance in terms of real cosmic time.

This was impossible to observe when the channel could not be actively opened before, but this time, after obtaining the technology related to the gravity generating device from the Velvet people, this experiment was immediately put on the agenda.

Between SH-009 and the current Zerg main base Krichtel, two star systems whose coordinates have been determined for a long time, the Zerg completed a stable sub-dimensional space channel for the first time, allowing Zerg units to communicate freely between them.

Next, there are Alvara and the two star systems in the center of the river system that were recently included in the Zerg rule by Ruul.

After some simple testing, Zero finally determined this.

That is to say, the passage inside the channel is not directly related to the distance in the real universe, it seems to jump randomly within a certain time zone!

At least within this galaxy, no matter which star system the portal enters the channel from, and no matter how far apart they are, as long as the channels on both sides continue to be open, there is no pattern to the time it takes to get from one end to the other. , but in general, no matter how long the Zerg stayed inside the channel, the time spent in the real universe was roughly within 700 Oridays.

This is not a random guess. Ling spent four years doing a lot of tests. In a certain comparison experiment, the same channel passed through twice in succession without doing anything extra, but the time difference was nearly doubled. many!
Before this, Zero always thought that he could accurately find the Velvet people inside the channel, which meant that time inside it had a fixed flow rate, but now it seems that this is not the case.

There may be more complicated phenomena involved in this, and Zero still has no way of knowing.

It's no wonder, considering that it is so greatly affected by gravity, perhaps Zero should have thought of it a long time ago.The huge gravitational force can cause wrinkles in space, which in turn affects the entire space-time.

Maybe there is a chaotic time and space in the sub-dimensional channel, or maybe it is regular, but these are currently beyond the reach of the Zerg.

Ruhr might be able to find something, but from its previous travels, Zero feels that the possibility is not great.

All phenomena that cannot be understood are actually due to insufficient knowledge. Zero believes that as long as the technology of the Zerg continues to develop, just like when the sub-dimensional channel first appeared in front of the Zerg, it will be completely explored sooner or later. clear.

In fact, this can be considered a good thing. No matter what, as long as the channel between the two star systems can be stably established, then the time span of a few hundred Oridays is really not worth mentioning.

Of course, during this huge energy consumption, even the Zerg, which has obtained a large number of energy crystals in experimental verification operations, cannot maintain a stable sub-dimensional channel as a regular communication tool for a long time. In normal times, the Zerg actually does not need it. Massive inter-galactic transit.Furthermore, today's sub-dimensional passage cannot meet the needs of the insect swarm for one-time large-scale migration. Its entrance is too small. At the moment, its greatest role is to allow the brainworm Luer to lead the insect swarm to more unknown places. Galaxy exploration, and then send a brainworm that only controls the insect swarm there to expand into the galaxy, even extragalactic galaxies, and even more distant star fields in the form of flowers blooming in all directions.

In view of this, it is undoubtedly very uneconomical to maintain a huge "energy-consuming behemoth" all the time at this stage, and it is only logical to pass when necessary.

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After taking control of the Velvets, the workload of the Cerebrates became much easier. The Federal Academy of Sciences concentrated the power of the entire civilization to help them fulfill the needs of the Zerg again and again.

But this time, even without Zero's deliberate guidance, the Velvet people spent nearly ten years figuring out some rules about the actual situation inside the sub-dimensional channel.

Abundant energy crystals gave them enough confidence, and the federal fleet was roaming the frontiers. Within the federation, the Velvet people were even preparing to use the sub-dimensional passage to conduct a special space exploration.

This feels like a big step forward. After all, the Velvets are not like the Zerg. As long as there are units present in the galaxy and exposed to macroscopic objects, they can take root immediately.

This is indeed a bit hasty, but it is not the result of Zero's instructions.He even felt a little surprised himself. When the vested interests in a civilization unified their goals, they were able to burst out with such a powerful force and forcibly implement an immature plan!

Zero knows that if he insists on suppressing this power, it is not impossible. The insect swarm has now penetrated into all walks of life of the Velvet people, and even has arrangements among ethnic minorities to suppress them with power. It’s not impossible.

But he also knew clearly that if the Zerg did not intend to launch a war, such forceful intervention would not be cost-effective.

Moreover, those who hinder the interests of a class or even an entire civilization may face an extremely terrifying force. Although the Zerg are not afraid of it, it is really unnecessary.

To put it bluntly, even if their radical expansion fails, there will be no loss for the Zerg. Moreover, this radical exploration is actually beneficial to the Zerg. Regardless of the outcome, Zero supports it.

He didn't care much about the death of the insect swarm, let alone the Velvet people.

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With the help of super-light technology and stable sub-dimensional channels, the Zerg launched an unprecedented expansion operation throughout the entire river system. With enough energy crystal support, there was no obstacle to their actions.

Time passed little by little, and within the river system, the Zerg tribe was flourishing on all sides. Twenty-two years later, today's Critchtel, once the second base camp of the Zerg tribe, only has one brain left, Sass. The Zerg sat here and took over the original Zerg territory.

Except for Todd who is on the side of the Velvets and Ruel who is still exploring, the remaining five Cerebrates, including Visser and Dagos, have spread to various star systems that have been discovered. Use that place as a fulcrum to explore the surrounding area at high speed.

There seems to be no specific rules for the emergence of energy veins in the universe. In Ruhr's years of exploration, he has not discovered a civilization that can be said to be "associated" with energy veins like the Velvet and Octopus people. However, the inventory of energy crystals has increased too much.

Maybe it’s because the Zerg exploration time is still short, or maybe it’s just bad luck. Over the years, they haven’t directly “bumped into” a civilization like before in the river system. Of course, they haven’t met that civilization here either. A mysterious energy life.

In 1402, the Velvet people established the first enclave spanning 26000 light-years in the history of civilization on the other side of the river system!
There is no doubt that the so-called territorial expansion is nothing to the Velvet people today. Even with the rarest resources, after more than a hundred years of great expansion, they can theoretically expand their territory to thousands. The Velvetites of the star system will not be too lacking.

What makes them do something so radically is not for any territorial claim, but for the energy crystal itself!

Over the past hundred years, orders for civilian spacecraft in the federal space dock have been rising steadily. The main reason is undisputed. With the in-depth research on sub-dimensional channels, the originally scarce energy crystals that exist as federal strategic resources Little by little, it became no longer rare, and gradually began to flow from top to bottom within the federation, thus further promoting the prosperity of private development activities.

This is generally more beneficial than harmful to the Federation. It is because of the existence of these people that the galaxies occupied by fleets are gradually included in the actual rule of the Federation.

As for some public security disturbances caused by this, they are not worth mentioning at all.

Although Zero did not deliberately count, the high-ranking Zerg lurkers could easily get the information he wanted.For more than a hundred years, the population of the Velvet Federation has shown a surge-like upward trend, and it appears to be thriving.

Naturally, Todd has some credit for this. After all, a larger population base means more valuable scientific researchers.But it is more caused by the overall development trend of Velvet civilization. When a large amount of resources from the outside world become within reach, the internal conflicts will tend to ease and gradually sink underwater, so the internal development becomes The general trend is the general trend.

In this regard, Ling is happy to see the results.

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The so-called talented people come out from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years.Decades have passed since Pope passed away. Many children in the Federation can only learn about him from textbooks. For these children, Pope has gradually become a legendary figure.

At this time, the Federation had a new "Pop" who existed as one of the new generation leaders in the Federation's scientific community.

But he was a Fowler.

Goldman, that's his name, was, once upon a time, just one of many beings in Colonial System Four.

But after Pope left office decades ago, this Fowler man almost single-handedly solved all the difficulties faced by the gravity generator, which directly led to the current situation of abundant energy in the Federation.

During the years when the Zerg race was in power, the Federation's treatment of the Fowlers has improved a lot. After all, whether it's the Velvets, the Fowlers, or even other ethnic minorities, it's the same for the Zerg race.

Todd has no discriminatory ideas. He only knows that outstanding talents can better serve the Zerg. No matter what class or status they are, there is no difference here.

However, the concepts that have existed for thousands of years will not undergo a huge change in just over a hundred years. Discrimination and precautions still exist, but they have converged too much.In this regard, Todd can be regarded as the biggest contributor to the racial harmony in the Velvet Federation.

Of course, under such circumstances, Goldman's abilities were fully demonstrated by his ability to walk into the Federation's Supreme Scientific Research Institute despite discrimination and distrust and become an important talent at the Federation's highest scientific research center.

Zerg In 1429, the new scientific research star of the Federation put forward a theory that was shocking to both the Velvets and the Zerg.

— Wormhole!
Based on the stable sub-dimensional channel, expand its entrance, make "mining" the energy crystal inside it a reality, and at the same time allow the entire civilization to move towards every corner of the universe!
This is almost exactly the same as the Zerg's expansion plan. Although they do not have the superior conditions of the Zerg, they can even be described as crazy to make such a radical claim here.

When this proposal was placed by the federal home star government on the parliament with many Zerg lurkers, Zero couldn't help but look at it with suspicion!
"Good boy!"

(End of this chapter)