Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 339: Psychic power?

This idea is not a bold one, but I am still hesitant whether I really want to implement Zero.

After all, this is the only sample, and many of its characteristics have not been tested clearly.

But after thinking about it, Zero felt that he was taking it too seriously. This "Stone of Life" has obviously lost its due role, and only the core area still retains a trace of its former essence. The secrets about the birth of the Zerg have actually been basically revealed. The only question remains. , is just the source of this "stone".

This cannot be concluded based on the stone itself, so maximizing its effect is undoubtedly the most cost-effective operation.

There is no doubt that this liquid that can create brain worms will most likely have an effect on the brain worms themselves. How exactly is unknown, but it is indeed worth a try.

Zero no longer hesitated, began to identify targets, and finally set his sights on Sass.

It seems a bit risky to use it directly on brain worms. After all, the nature of this liquid has not been analyzed yet, so there is no need to be so hasty. But Zero knows very well that this kind of substance does not involve this universe. If you want to understand some of its properties, maybe It is easy, and a thorough analysis of its functions, judging from its performance, is impossible to complete without a lot of experiments.

And its size is simply not enough for the Zerg to conduct multiple experiments.

As for using it on an ordinary insect species, Zero has not considered it at all. It is just adding one more brain worm, and the value is not high.

It has been determined that it is not lethal, at least in small doses, and it also has the ability to enhance vitality. It is actually very safe to use it on SARS.

So, after some preparation and debugging, Sass readily accepted the arrangement. He personally participated in the last experiment. If there is anyone among the Zerg, including its subordinate intelligent races, who knows it best, it is That's all it is.

It is precisely because of understanding that it expects it. As for the risks, it does not care too much. From its perspective, that's almost non-existent.

And the facts also confirmed Sasse's judgment. Just like the queen ant that hatched it more than four thousand years ago, it swallowed all the remaining liquid in its belly and quickly started to prepare it in advance. The microscopic insect species monitors its own physical condition.

At the same time, Zero was watching it in real time.

If Sass falls into a deep sleep due to force majeure of body changes, Zero will ensure that it does not suffer fatal injuries due to loss of consciousness.

Sure enough, Sass didn't last long before he had to fall into a deep sleep, but while he was resting, the changes on his body showed no signs of stopping!
  Its body began to grow again. Energy was surging in its originally round body, opening up a new and larger brain area for it. Its originally short legs also grew slightly, but in Under the "expansion" expansion of the brain, it appears even more bloated.

If we look at the aesthetics of intelligent races such as the Velvets or the Colossians, the ugliness of Sath at this time is even enough to cause a psychological shadow to the individual who sees it for the first time. However, for those who have been observing Sath from a microscopic level, For Zero, it is becoming more perfect, and there seems to be something more in its body, or in its brain!
  This extra "thing" is not a physical structure. Its body essentially does not change much except for enhancement. However, Zero is still keenly aware of some differences. This is mainly due to the relationship between Zero and brainworms such as Sass. close relationship.

Of course, he is still unable to determine what this change is. This may only be known after the oldest brainworm wakes up. But no matter what it was, at least it didn't pose a threat to Sass's life, so Zero put it behind him for the time being.

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The changes in the body soon stopped. Under the huge energy supply, no matter what kind of enhancement it was, it was finally completed in about sixty oridays. However, Sass did not wake up and replenished its brain area from scratch. Judging from the observation and analysis, it just fell asleep.

Putting aside his worries about Sars for the time being, Zero turned his attention to the research of special elements on the silicon-based life planet.

Of course, Zero's gaze cannot speed up the research progress of the Velvet people. He is just simply curious about how this phenomenon of wanton mass change occurs.

Judging from various aspects of research, this involves the transformation of dimensions within a very small range, but what kind of changes are, even after more than a million observations using limited conditions for more than three hundred years, have not been able to determine. Come to a conclusion with a complete theoretical system.

Zero has increased the Zerg's investment in the basic science research of various intelligent races. Simply put, it is to guide these races to make contributions in the direction they need through macro-control, but this is bound to take a lot of time, maybe decades, maybe decades. century.

Of course, Zero can afford to wait.

The Zerg unit is still undergoing slow evolution. Today's Zerg scientific research team is no longer the shabby one that only had Sars. Each assimilated group is contributing value to the Zerg every moment, and the direct result is , a large number of changes and ideas that are beneficial to Zerg individuals broke out here.

Using the nearly perfect self-gene editing capabilities of the Zerg, they are gradually making various types of Zerg individuals perfect in various environments, and at the same time, they are also slowly pushing forward the various sciences of the entire Zerg. progress.

As time went by, the Zerg's rule over these conquered races became more and more mature. To be fair, apart from the initial suppression of resistance, Zero was not harsh on them.

Reasonable working hours, a relatively fair working environment, high-level rewards for high-quality talents, and an almost absolutely stable social level, etc. This is an extremely special semi-idealistic society where there are basically no individuals who cannot survive.

Even if he does not work, Todd will provide the most basic survival guarantee. Of course, there will be no more preferential treatment for these groups whose existence value is only to increase the genetic diversity of their race.

And none of this is without guarantees. The Zerg use their ubiquitous characteristics to ensure that all the rules set can be implemented to the greatest extent, and force guarantees everything.

This is a true era of meritocracy, and there will not even be any talented people. The vast majority of races have been "tamed" and even voluntarily surrendered after experiencing real rule. This has allowed the Zerg race to make progress over the years. Compared with three hundred years ago, if the most standard incubation is carried out, it will provide With sufficient resources required, the single combat power of the Zerg main unit has increased by at least [-]% compared to three hundred years ago!
  This is not starting from scratch, but the icing on the cake, which makes it even more valuable.

……………………………… Zerg 4379, Sass woke up from his slumber, and verified that the "something extra" in Zero's body was not an illusion.

Because soon, it proved this with actions.

To put it simply, it "teared open" the "skin" of the large insect species that carried it out of thin air!
  It is said to be skin, but as the brainworm's last line of defense, it is actually a special space defense biological material synthesized by the Zerg's highest material technology. It can even directly resist the bombardment of the Hero Federation standard energy cannon!

There are no spatial fluctuations or energy reactions, it just does this. From precise observations, it was found that there was an unknown force, but its source could not be found technically.

Although it is incredible, there is no doubt that this is Sass's masterpiece, and he got absolutely certain feedback from direct communication!
  "Mysterious power?" Zero thought.

To be honest, He is much more receptive to this aspect than the absolute materialists of those intelligent races, but he still cannot stop being curious.

Facts over the years have proven that all phenomena that seem magical or even violate basic laws will have a firm theoretical support behind them. However, when it comes to things like the "Stone of Life", Zero is not very firm. This view.

It can directly create a race like the Zerg, so it can accept whatever result it achieves.

This should be the first time that brainworms like Sass can rely on their own abilities to do things that require sharp claws or other tools. Their brains occupying a very high proportion of their bodies give them powerful potential, but It also limits their ability to move.

Over the years, the Cerebrates have tried to transform their bodies, trying to have powerful brains while also having the same mobility as other insect species, but they have never succeeded.

This is not a technical problem, but a limitation of the genetic sequence of the brain worms themselves. They cannot add new "parts" to themselves, or they cannot transform themselves into a flying appearance while they are still alive.

However, after the appearance of the Colossians, it became possible to control the body of the huge insect species through conscious connection, thereby achieving alternative movements. This is also the basic principle of the "vehicles" of various brain insects today.

But now it seems that Sass doesn't have to worry so much, at least to a certain extent, because when Zero sees it, it "lifts" itself out of thin air!

A person cannot lift himself up by his hair, but Sass actually made himself float in the air.

This is not a cosmic space without gravity, this is its "inside the vehicle". In order to simulate the planetary environment, it has gravity conditions equivalent to those on Ori!

With technologies such as anti-gravity, the Zerg are actually relatively mature. After the gravity weapons of the year were gradually marginalized, they gradually became a "civilian technology" in a sense. As time went by, the original generators became smaller and smaller. After becoming detailed and controllable, it is natural for anti-gravity to be put on the agenda. However, because the main battlefields of the Zerg generally exist in space, there are rarely times when it is necessary to overcome gravity to land. Often after blocking the orbit, the war The result is already determined.

In comparison, it is used more often for navigation and acceleration.

But what Sass showed was obviously irrelevant to this. The message it conveyed to Zero was that if it wanted to float, it would float naturally. There was something invisible moving with its "thoughts". Below, he supported his body!
  Zero is convinced that this is indeed an area that the Zerg currently understands nothing about. In other words, it is the mysterious power from the Zerg's perspective!

"Psychic power? Psionic power?" Many terms suddenly came to mind, and ancient and short-lived memories began to tumble in his mind.

Zero can't be sure. This thing only exists in the imagination of some civilizations. The Zerg conquered one star field after another in the past, and they have never obtained precise information about this!

Sass was still trying. Zero watched it dragging him to float and move, and then trying to destroy some solid materials. He was trying to adapt to and understand the "special ability" he had obtained, and his mind was filled with thoughts.

For more than four thousand years, although the Zerg have been making breakthroughs and progress in science and technology, there has been no fundamental change in general. Especially the brainworms at the top of the Zerg. Apart from the continuous accumulation of knowledge, they have never changed. Even a slight variation in any aspect.

But now it seems that the existence of this "stone of life" can allow them to start a new "insect life".

Zero didn't know how far this ability of Sass could go, but judging from the fact that it could tear apart the outer armor of his "vehicle" out of thin air, it already had a strong effect in terms of attack capability alone.

In addition, Sass has been testing for several hours after regaining consciousness, but there is still no feedback such as exhaustion or fatigue, which is enough to prove that it may have enough endurance!
  At this time, Sass is controlling the Zerg unit, preparing to use low-power laser weapons to illuminate other locations, and then try to "intercept" himself. This is a test of defense capabilities, and the experimental results also prove that even with such an energy attack, it can Being able to block it out, it seems like there is something "something" that absorbs all the incoming energy.

Of course, there are data on its maximum endurance and other aspects, and Sass is still continuing to test to get the most intuitive results, but in Zero’s opinion, this is already good enough!
  If an ordinary individual suddenly possesses a "superpower" like this one day, he will definitely feel excited. But seeing the thousands-year-old Sass having a great time "playing", Zero But it gradually calmed down.

The sudden "strengthening" of an individual has certain positive abilities for the entire Zerg race, especially since this individual is still a brain worm. In the future, it may be able to use its own abilities to do something that the Zerg race could not do in the past, or Changing the direction of a war, but with the ability of the Sars bug alone, it is still unable to significantly change the status quo of the entire Zerg race.

What Zero is thinking now is, since this power is indeed powerful enough, how can we obtain more "Stones of Life" so that the entire Zerg, or at least some of the Zerg units, can be strengthened?

Or maybe find out the root cause of the changes in Sass and spread it widely among the entire ethnic group?
  It sounds like the latter is much more reliable than the former, but judging from Zero's observation of the changes in Sassy's body while he was sleeping, this behavior will most likely not yield any results.

That kind of "change" shouldn't be in the body or material, otherwise with the intensity of the Zerg's monitoring and efforts, there is no reason why it wouldn't be discovered.

(End of this chapter)