Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 258 Crash
Some speculations about the energy life Zhuna actually did not play any substantial role in the development of the Zerg, at least in a short period of time.

But regarding the wormhole itself, Zero did have some ideas.

His original plan was to make the wormhole a continuously open channel to communicate with the swarms of insects scattered in various star systems.

But now this behavior may lead to huge risks, but will bring a lot of unnecessary casualties to the Zerg. The previous preparations are obviously bankrupt. Until this problem is truly solved, the wormhole cannot be permanently opened and used.

However, this method of access has not been abandoned by Zero. If it is not possible to open it permanently, it is still feasible to open it briefly when needed.

Judging from the experience of these two times, each time a wormhole is opened, it will take at least several decades for something to happen, so temporarily supplying the Zerg's traffic needs should not be a big problem.

From the origin galaxy to Lyman, there is a long distance of more than 600 million light years. With the Zerg's current super-light speed navigation capability, it would take hundreds of thousands of years to connect the two galaxies.This is unacceptable.

And if you use wormholes to communicate, according to Ruhr's previous practice of sailing in them, it will only take about four Orian years!

That’s a difference of [-] times!

Zero will not give up on studying Zhuna, which exists widely in the Lyman galaxy. The ability they show to span thousands of light-years in a short time clearly far exceeds that of the Zerg and Velvet people. hyperdrive.

It is very likely that there are fundamental differences between the two in principle.

Therefore, Zero hopes to obtain more advanced navigation technology through observation and research of these "Zuna Splits" to help the insect swarm expand further.

In addition, after initially understanding the threat of the wormhole, the brainworm Ruhr, who had been forced to stop exploring before, also began to work again. At least in the past hundreds of years, it has not encountered any uncontrollable crisis inside the channel. , so Zero also thinks that there is no need to be too careful.

On the contrary, what it needs to worry about is hitting Zhuna head-on. At that time, it really won't have much resistance, and it will almost die.

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Sass has been a little busy recently. First of all, it is a study on how the expression of special genetic material from a certain living planet on the Zerg body is always fatal. Although it believes that there is some secret in it, it has never had a clue.

Then there is the improvement of the Zerg lurkers. Zero hopes that the lurker seeds will no longer affect the creativity of intelligent creatures, while continuing to extend their lifespan, thus allowing the Zerg to directly possess the effectiveness of some intelligent life researchers to supplement the brain worms. Scarcity.

But again, hundreds of years have passed and there is still no progress on this matter.Prolonging life can be done with all your strength. If it is really necessary, Sass is still very confident that it can be completed.

But when the "seeds" of Zerg lurkers enter intelligent organisms and directly affect their thinking patterns, the impact on their creativity is almost inevitable.In other words, when an intelligent creature transforms into a Zerg lurker, it is unlikely that he will achieve any innovative achievements in his life.

This is unacceptable to the Zerg, and Zero does not need a creature who is knowledgeable but unable to innovate to join the Zerg scientific research team.

Because of this, this matter has been unable to make progress.

Recently, Sass has added a new task, which is to try to help Ruhr detect whether there is danger at the unknown exit of the passage.This matter is said to be necessary, but it is not that important to say it is unnecessary.

In order to avoid the threat of "Zhu Na", the method currently used by Ruhr is to let the Zerg units following it appear in the real universe when the channel is opened, without himself showing up.

If they are not dead, then the Zerg can use this to directly lock the location of this galaxy without it showing up.

The reverse is also true.

However, this method is mostly used for the exploration of the Lyman galaxy. In the origin galaxy, Ruhr does not need to be so careful.

In addition, Sass also has to take care of the expansion of the insect swarm within the base camp.

All in all, although the number of Zerg brainworms has increased to eight, Sass still hasn't been able to get the leisure it wanted.

It's not that the other Cerebrates are idle, Zero is only staring at Sass. Now the development of the Zerg is mainly focused on two aspects.One is the war with the Velvets. Letting an intelligent race serve itself wholeheartedly has many benefits. At least within the next thousand years, or before the Velvets lose their value, Zero will not give up on them.

As for the second one, it is about the research on energy life Zhuna and wormholes in the Lyman Galaxy.

Both of these involve too much energy of other Cerebrates. The former is in charge of Visser, Todd, Dagos, etc., while the latter is remotely controlled by Gore and others. They also need to take into account the needs of the insect swarm in their own star field. With development and expansion, coupled with the elusive Ruhr entering the wormhole, all the brainworms are busy, and Sass, as the intelligent unit with the most profound knowledge in the true sense, must take on more scientific research tasks.

Today, the swarm's sphere of influence in the galaxy of origin occupies about one-fifth millionth of the river system.It may sound trivial or even ridiculous, but you must know that the entire galaxy contains more than 500 billion stars!

Even if it is only one in 500 million, that is a total of more than [-] stars!
After super-light navigation was illuminated, the expansion speed of the insect swarm increased greatly. It originally took hundreds of years for the insect swarm to occupy more than a thousand star systems, but in just the past hundred years, the star field that the insect swarm recently arrived at , the total number of stars exceeds ten thousand!
The swarm of insects is expanding crazily inside the river system in the form of an exponential explosion. The further back, the faster the speed will be. Until one day, the entire river system is full of insects.

But then again, although the Zerg are now blooming in all directions, and Zerg life is breeding and expanding on every cantilever, the area they occupy is actually still not worth mentioning for the entire galaxy. Therefore, At this moment, it is far from being said that the swarm has embraced the entire galaxy. There are still endless secrets here.

Zero maintains a strong interest in exploration as always, and the Velvet Federation is not the only advanced civilization in this universe.If the Zerg want to develop, the best choice is to meet them.

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Zerg In 1564, the Velvet people made all preparations. A ring-shaped particle accelerator was like a Great Wall surrounding the orbit of the entire planet, staying here quietly.

It applies the Federation's highest material technology. It is not only a particle collider or accelerator, but also the Federation's scientific research center in this star system and even this desolate star field. It represents the development direction of the Velvet people in this vast area. .

After completing this experiment, it will also serve as a special research station for high-energy electrons to further reveal the secrets hidden in dark matter for the Federation.

Everything was ready. As energy began to be supplied, the entire huge structure instantly became "active" from the original dead object. Compared with before, a strong sense of science fiction hit us. It is the crystallization of the highest technology in the Federation. It is a real wonder of the man-made universe, enough to make Velvet people proud of it!

Prior to this, it had been tested several times, confirming its absolute reliability, and some minor problems were quickly repaired. Now, it needs to complete its first official mission since its birth.

——Accelerate the proton and let it hit the cross-sectional center of a columnar structure 1.5 kilometers long and 160 meters in diameter at a terrifying speed.

If you look at the volume or mass alone, the two are not on the same scale at all. One is like a space meteorite. If it is not in space but on the surface of the earth, it can be compared to a mountain peak when standing up.The other is not even visible to the naked eye and requires an electron microscope to observe.

From this aspect, it feels like a worm is shaking a tree, but things cannot be said in terms of volume alone. A proton continues to accelerate in a particle accelerator for up to 12 Oridays, and the energy it ultimately carries is terrifying. , especially for such a dense structure, it's bound to get hit!
Changes at the microscopic level will eventually cause drastic changes at the macroscopic level, even if it is just a small proton!

As this behemoth slowly started up, a beam of protons was fired into the separator. After a simple screening, only one of them entered the acceleration channel and began to accelerate slowly at an extremely small speed.

Four Oridays later, it has orbited the entire planet for one week. At this moment, its speed has reached one percent of the speed of light, and it is still increasing!According to expectations, it will eventually be accelerated to more than 90.00% of the speed of light. This is still not the limit. If the binding force is sufficient, it will reach an extremely close speed to the speed of light, that is, more than 90.00% of the speed of light!

At that time, it will truly reach the theoretical speed limit. Running in the accelerator at such a terrifying speed will be a huge burden on the entire instrument.

The establishment of such a magnificent project is to serve this small proton. Physics is so wonderful.

Eight Oridays later, the proton has completed its acceleration target. Constrained and guided by the magnetic field, during the nervous countdown of the Velvet people, it has completed its last orbital acceleration and entered the preset " Launch" channel.

After a second, it disappeared.

According to calculations, it should have rushed out of a specific orbit, lost its restraints, and crashed into an unknown structure in front of it.

At this moment, everyone is staring at this place through sophisticated observation instruments, but on a macro level, it has not changed at all.

Zero was not discouraged. If this could not open it, then it would be impossible to achieve the goal with the Zerg's current methods.

He was still staring here, observing the columnar structure quietly suspended in the universe at close range through the Federation's observation instruments.

After 20 seconds, there was still no response, and Zero remained unmoved.He knew that bombarding such a huge structure with such tiny particles would take enough time to react.

As he expected, at the microscopic level that Zero could not see, the originally dense structure had an insignificant gap due to the impact.

The next moment, due to the influence of its own mass, the no longer complete structure could no longer maintain its own stability. Starting from this small gap, it quickly began to self-destruct.

It's just that at the beginning, this speed was not very fast, so it was impossible to detect it from a macro perspective.

Zero waited patiently, and so did the Velvet people inside the laboratory.

Finally, the cracks, like stones shattering glass, spread to the entire structure in an instant like toppling dominoes.

The proton impact plan worked!

This seemingly seamless dense structure turned into fragments at this moment, floating in space.

Since the Velvets went to collect them, Zero looked away with some relief.

Next, it’s the stage for Todd Visser and the Velvet people.

Destruction is always easier than construction. Even if the level of science and technology has not really reached this level, it can still destroy the creations of higher civilizations. Perhaps this can be regarded as an alternative kind of "barbarism defeats civilization", right?
Whether it is the materials or the internal structure, as long as it is opened, there is room for research.The material technology used by the other party and what role this structure plays in the interior of the planet will all be answered here, and no matter how bad it is, some clues can be found.

The success of the impact experiment temporarily fulfilled Zero's wish. As for the next step, the Zerg still had a lot to do.

There is no need to mention the general development, but among the Velvet people, there is another event worthy of attention.

In the five months after the completion of the impact experiment, the Federation's main focus was on the research of this ultra-high-strength material. It is worth mentioning that in that fragmentation, it broke very completely until It slowly stopped when its own mass no longer affected its stability, and by that time, it had turned into tiny fragments with a diameter of less than two millimeters.

Of course, this is just the shell.The many structures wrapped inside it did not receive much damage, which can be regarded as leaving enough room for research by the Velvet and the Zerg.

It was at this time that the Federal Institute of Life Sciences carried out the third plan for the Brocher Experimental Subjects.

On the basis of the previous two attempts, these biological researchers once again optimized the implantation of this biological structure. After the Velvet clone experimental subject received the implant, they began to pay close attention.

First, the severe exclusionary reaction that originally existed is weakened, and its impact is no different from that of ordinary diseases.This is good news, and at least proves that this technology is maturing rapidly.

But this is not enough. If a scientific researcher carries out scientific research with such a debuff, even if he has the possibility of "a flash of inspiration", he may have to stop due to lack of energy.

In addition, its existence has a lasting impact on the physical condition of Velvet people. Many organs are accelerating aging because of this, which in turn affects the lifespan of the recipient. This is another disadvantage that is difficult to solve.

In addition, in this experiment, considerable results were achieved in the study of the biological structure itself.

The form of bioelectricity used by Goldman was widely adopted, and through intensive experiments, its optimal frequency and usage were finally determined.

In other words, if the impact on physical health and lifespan is not considered, this technology can already contribute to the scientific and technological development of the Federation.

However, after experiencing the lessons of the longevity potion, it is obviously impossible for the Velvet people to put such a semi-finished product into practical application, especially if it is for those precious scientific researchers.

After three experiments, this technology has probably reached Goldman's original level. They began to further optimize and improve it, hoping to eliminate these disadvantages, at least in part, in the next experiment.

From the beginning of the research to the end of the third experiment, the technology continued to mature, but these life science researchers also found that as it became more mature, it became increasingly difficult to go further.In the few years between the second and third experiments, they put in too much effort and almost reached the limit of what they could achieve, but there were still many shortcomings.

I don’t know when the next time will be.

Todd was actually indirectly involved in their research. The fact that these Velvet people were able to advance a brand new technology to this extent in such a short period of time was indispensable for its contribution.

As a brain worm, it also wants the ability to "flash" at critical moments, so it spares no effort to promote the advancement of this technology.

In fact, the lifespan problem that is difficult to solve for the Velvet people can be solved to a certain extent if part of the brainworm genes are integrated into it. However, it is not prepared to do so, at least in Sass, to solve the problem of the Zerg lurkers' creative thinking on the Velvet people. It wouldn't do it before.

Because if you do this, it will actually be equivalent to turning these federal scientists into Zerg.At least until the problem of Zerg lurkers is solved, Zero has no such plan.

But at this time, Todd did not expect that this matter would soon turn around.

Zerg In 1566, by chance, Sars, who was researching and improving the Zerg lurkers, discovered that this miniature biological organ from the Brocher people seemed to have some effect on changing the sequelae caused by the lurkers!
Once this discovery appeared, it attracted Zero's attention.Because if it can really play its due role, it is likely to change the current situation of the entire civilization of the Velvet people.

(End of this chapter)