Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 274 Todd’s Art of Dominance

After taking the first step of antimatter containment, its collection, or "production" has become more and more convenient.

Although a complete weapon theory has not yet been formed, it can still be used in a simple application. For example, if this special "container" that is almost immovable at this stage is destroyed in situ, then all physical objects near it will be indiscriminately destroyed. Destruction, whether it is macroscopic celestial bodies or microscopic atoms.

However, such an application is too crude and has many limitations, making it basically difficult to put it to use. Therefore, the Zerg scientific research team still needs to find ways to "launch" it.

After confirming its characteristics, the weapon system used by the previous predator civilization has been confirmed as an anti-matter attack. This also allowed the Zerg to confirm the rough technological gap between the two sides to a certain extent.

In general, although the other side has shown overwhelming strength in previous wars, it does not seem that out of reach.

In 1889, after the Zerg perfected the containment system, the first dark matter "land mine" came out. It still retained the characteristics of being unable to move violently, but it could already be used on the battlefield.

And this is like opening a door. In 1897, the Zerg scientific research team came up with the prototype of a conceptual "antimatter cannon". Although it was not yet as accurate and unpredictable as the other party, in fact, the two The gap between them has almost been shortened to less than two generations!
The ability displayed by the other party is no longer a miracle that is difficult to replicate, but an achievement that can be foreseen in the near future!
In less than 20 years, two achievements that can be regarded as weapons revolutions have been produced in succession. The execution ability shown by this brand-new scientific research team has indeed made Zero pay attention.

Of course, this cannot be all the work of the brainworms. In fact, this is actually due to Todd's various "policies" against intelligent races in the past few years, as well as its own discernment.

After the alliance was defeated, a large number of outstanding talents disappeared from the sight of the Zerg along with the remnants of civilization, and there were very few real elites left. In addition, during the subsequent forced migration, there were also a group of individuals The ultimate result of death is that although the Zerg have almost completely accepted the scientific research framework of the alliance, there are actually not many top talents left.

However, after Todd's rule quickly got on track, in order to obtain more favorable living conditions and a certain degree of freedom, these individuals of the intelligent race who had enjoyed the wonderful things burst out with unimaginable enthusiasm.

Although the hatred for the Zerg has hindered this enthusiasm to a certain extent, as time goes by, the integration of many civilized individuals, the rise of scientific research atmosphere, coupled with the intentional or unintentional propaganda of those with vested interests, such a huge ethnic group , people with real scientific research talents also began to emerge, and were quickly discovered by Todd.

If becoming a Zerg lurker still makes some people a little resistant, then while retaining their own racial characteristics, they can still enjoy a favorable living environment and live more comfortably than in the previous civilization system. The ultimate pursuit at this stage.

And there are examples to be found. In order to obtain real top talents as soon as possible, Todd has also changed its previous policy to a certain extent. It has indeed issued such conditions, and has no intention of deceiving the other party. It will not Transform the opponent into another form of Zerg. Even if it does this, it will be difficult to detect.

But it also promised, or set out conditions.

Even after they grow old, the Zerg will still transform them to retain the most precious possessions of the Zerg while also extending their lifespan.

This kind of condition is very favorable to these actual prisoners now that they have no choice but to live or die. In a certain sense, it can even be said to have given them another life.

Therefore, it is not surprising that such unexpected scientific research achievements broke out in a short period of time.

Of course, after achieving such excellent results, Todd is determined to rethink his current way of governing.

After this period of observation and statistics, it has been roughly concluded that in order to obtain a certain degree of freedom under non-free conditions, these civilized individuals, regardless of race, all show a strong desire to pursue freedom. , thus giving birth to a huge power from the inside out, pushing them forward to get everything they want.

Of course, the premise is that there are successful examples before and the promotion channel is not blocked.

In order to use this more efficiently, Todd decided to set a more obvious "example", that is, to provide a higher standard of living for those who truly contribute to the scientific research and development of the Zerg, including but not limited to living conditions, environment Rationing, raising living standards in every sense of the word, and so on.

To put it simply, it is a strict hierarchical class that is further differentiated to meet the needs of the Zerg.

Of course, Todd is not doing charity. Its fundamental purpose has always been for the development of the Zerg. Therefore, only a very small number of people are destined to receive the top resource allocation.After all, just like before the war, if everyone has a certain degree of superior life and can achieve the lowest level of peace, this powerful motivation from the heart will be greatly reduced.

Maintaining the survival of the vast majority of individuals for a long time has been oppressed to a certain extent, making them urgently need a way to climb up, and the Zerg put this only way in front of them, waiting for them to develop and progress in this direction.

Those cultural treasures that once belonged to intelligent civilization, such as inheritance, art, etc., under today's governance model, have gradually become cold, emotionless history in the database. Only some old people still remember that their civilization once had How brilliant, but I dare not mention it at all.

Instead, there is an emerging extreme trend of thought that puts scientific research first and makes way for science in everything!

This is the art of governance that Todd has learned over the years when he has been in charge of the management of intelligent races for a long time. It cannot be said to be very mature, but it has proven to be quite effective.

From this, Zero saw the shadow of many civilizations' respective governance methods. They were complex and sophisticated, but now they were mixed in Todd's place, and the complexity was reduced to simplicity in a unique way, creating the unique art of governance of the Zerg.

This is good.

In fact, it is not that there are smart people who can see through all this, but Todd has never been afraid of people knowing about this kind of thing. Completely different from the intelligent races in the past, the Zerg now occupies a dominant position, and there is no reason to explain it.

To put it bluntly, whatever Todd wants to do to them, they will only suffer. What's more, the Zerg now maintains an almost absolutely fair upward path for them, almost eliminating most of the previous civilized societies. Corruption and the hidden rules that lie beneath the surface.

………………………………After the prototype of long-range anti-matter weapons appeared, what the swarm needed to do was to make it stable, reliable, and lethal at the same time.

Of course, attack distance and frequency are also being considered, but since Zergization has been completed to a certain extent, it is only a matter of time before all of this is completed.

Next, the main tasks of the entire scientific research team have shifted back to material technology based on basic mechanics and the mysterious component that has not been studied for a long time.

After antimatter came out and became "controllable" to a certain extent, some of the phenomena originally discovered on these structures also have a basis for answers.

If all the elements that make up a thing are complete, then all that is needed to put it together into a finished product is a drawing.

With the ready-made product and all the elements, no matter how complicated it is, it can always be put together as long as there is enough time.

However, there still seems to be no clue as to its functional components, but at this stage, that doesn't really matter.

Zerg In 1899, only two years later, with strong execution, a small dense structure, no bigger than a football, appeared in the laboratory of the Zerg scientific research team.

Even at this stage, it must maintain stability under harsh conditions and cannot achieve the seamless feeling it had before. Moreover, its cost is quite high. For this small piece, the energy required is also an astronomical figure!
But the flaws do not hide the advantages, which undoubtedly indicates that this technology has gradually begun to mature.

In as short as a few years or as long as more than ten years, the Zerg will have the ability to withstand direct bombardment from high-power energy weapons!As for the so-called cost issue, although it cannot be ignored directly, it is not zero that needs to be considered.

He only needs to confirm that this technology has the value of being applied in war, and that will be enough.

The value of this material should be close to physical immunity in the conventional sense. If it were not for an attack as strong as antimatter annihilation, it would be difficult to shake it. At least in a war, Zero does not believe that the enemy can stand a chance. It came out of a super large nuclear accelerator.

As for the energy component in the original component, if the calculations are correct, it should indeed be a functional component that extracts dark matter through strange means and synthesizes powerful energy through annihilation.

It seems that it should be the real energy source of these large structures. If it is completely analyzed, it can also bring huge benefits to the Zerg. At least the stable acquisition of higher energy will become a simple matter. In a sense, its The significance is no less than the controllable nuclear fusion more than a thousand years ago.

In addition, regarding the mysterious shield of the previous predator civilization, according to some superficial analysis, there is a high probability that it is still related to antimatter and should be a higher-level application.

Frankly speaking, the Zerg are still unable to do this. Just like the original energy weapons, being a violent weapon and being a gentle and stable means of defense are almost completely different things.

For the same reason, according to the judgment of the Cerebrates, if the Zerg encounter the opponent again at this moment, it will most likely still be a hard battle. They may not be directly crushed like last time, but with a kind of power that actually exists in the real universe The outer armor composed of the material in it must be unable to resist the opponent's attack. This is zero-certain.

Therefore, Sk's dissatisfaction, even after so many years, will most likely still not be vented.It is true that the two parties have never met again, and it is very likely that the two cannot do anything to each other.

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Sometimes, Zero has no desires, just like although he understands Sk's anger, he doesn't care much about it. For him, most of the big and small things that have happened to the Zerg in these years are of no importance to him. It doesn't matter.

This kind of mentality did not exist from the beginning, but it just took too long. The leisure at the beginning gradually turned into indifference, and the respect for life eventually became meaningless. Rather than saying that this is a kind of growth, He is more willing to Call it a kind of "assimilation". This is a feeling of being erased by time, as if something is emerging from Him, bit by bit, as time goes by. The body of existence was stripped out.

Therefore, I cherish every "surprise" and accident, but as time goes by, the sense of surprise brought by this special event is still getting weaker and weaker.

Maybe this is brought about by the strength of the Zerg, maybe it's the magic of time, but in short, if you compare Zero more than 1000 years ago with Him now, you can easily find that they are two completely different existences.

Just like this time, despite the unexpected encounter, He still had no fluctuations.

Zerg In 1904, he discovered a special bug.

This is a bug in a cage.

Just like what the Velvets did back then, the Pranders finally completed the complete incubation of a Zerg unit. Even though they clearly knew that the other party must have some kind of communication method that transcended boundaries, maybe it was because the Zerg unit was simply The incomparable brain structure gave them some self-confidence, or maybe they felt that they had reached a safe enough place, or they might even be unable to withstand the temptation of the secrets hidden inside the Zerg body. In short, this medium-sized bug appeared like this. In Liao Ling's field of vision, among the hundreds of millions of insects, it was as dazzling as a light in the darkness.

Even though he did nothing, Zero immediately noticed its existence.Not only Zero, the brainworms also discovered this.

Obviously, what it represents is the current position of the predator civilization that attacked the insect swarm and made Sk almost escape without a fight. However, although the order can be passed on, it cannot be confirmed through this little field of vision. where it is located.

But it doesn't matter. Sass is quite familiar with this kind of thing. What's more, seriously speaking, the Zerg are not ready to defeat the opponent.

(End of this chapter)