Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 342 Black Hole

There are many celestial bodies in the universe, and the Zerg have come into contact with a variety of strange celestial bodies and phenomena, and have made use of most of them to satisfy the Zerg's own development.

But there is a type of celestial body that the Zerg have not taken the initiative to attack so far. In fact, there is no way to do anything except observation.

Of course, the so-called observation did not actually make any substantial progress. Due to the extremely strong gravity of this celestial body, even light cannot escape from it. Therefore, there was actually no observation at the beginning. It was not until the Zerg method later. Only after it increases can we have a little understanding of it.

I only have a slight understanding of it.

It is a black hole.

The so-called black hole can essentially be said to be a star, but it is extremely special.

During the evolution of a star, as it burns out the hydrogen in its core, it begins to burn heavier elements. But when the fuel in the star's core is exhausted, it loses energy support and begins to collapse. Eventually, when it collapses to a certain extent, a powerful gravitational field is formed, thus creating a black hole.

Of course, the history of the Zerg is only a few thousand years old. This is only a conclusion based on the current theory of the Zerg.

If the Zerg have occupied a large area of ​​the galaxy for thousands of years and have not become curious about it, then it is impossible. Civilizations such as the Korva Empire and the Hero Federation have all conducted research on this celestial body, which can be regarded as some. Some results, some of which were also obtained by the Zerg.

Among them, the Hero Federation's research is the most profound. They once tried to absorb energy on celestial bodies such as black holes, and in this way completed the overtaking of the energy overlord Vege Empire.

More importantly, the development of their theoretical results does point to this possibility, that is to say, they have the possibility of success!

Of course, it is only possible. This huge civilization, whose influence spans hundreds of millions of light-years, seems to be blocked by something like a wall. Together with their space containment technology, they cannot make any progress.

Of course, the Zerg are even more miserable than they are. The black hole research station that was established at a huge cost has made only a few meaningful contributions in its history. It is a meaningless space "fragmentation" activity to verify some of the achievements of the Hero Federation.

It is the only natural celestial body in the entire universe that has been explored so far, which makes Zero unable to start.

Technology has been advancing, but no matter what, just this level of gravity itself is enough to abort all the ideas and efforts of the Zerg.

It's not that there are no Zerg units that "thrown themselves into the trap", nor that they haven't invested enough scientific research power. It's just that the result is like a silent mockery, making everything end in vain.

Compared with the Hero Federation more than three hundred years ago, the Zerg now has no fundamental breakthrough in technology. It is actually difficult for the Zerg to do what they couldn't do at their peak.

Even if they occupy one star field after another, the number of black holes discovered by the Zerg is actually countless, but they have never conducted in-depth research on this kind of celestial body.

Until this time.

Zero's renewed interest in it was mainly due to Sass's changes.

No matter from which point of view, all the Zerg research units and all observation methods have failed to physically find the source of Sass's new ability. Of course, it is not without gain. At least Zero already knows that when Sass "activates" its ability, the activity level of its already huge brain will increase by more than 2-5 times!

But this time, as Sass became more and more aware of the changes in his body, Zero realized that this ability violated the rules of the real universe to some extent, especially its powerful ability to ignore gravity, which made Zero very unhappy. I quickly thought of research on black holes.

Of course, there is also a problem here, that is, Sass cannot let his "psionic energy" affect such a distant place far away from the event horizon of the black hole. Although it has "superpowers" in a certain sense, it cannot It’s also impossible to really “explode the planet”.

A method like "remote launch" is not impossible, but even if it is touched, it cannot be observed.

But no matter what, there is finally hope. He will leave all the research in this area to Sass and let it toss around as much as possible, and all needs will be met as much as possible, just like developing Sass's "superpower" new changes.

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In recent years, with the emergence of some "irrational" events, Zero's desire to explore the universe has intensified a lot. The outer manifestation is that the Zerg peripheral exploration fleet has spent a huge amount of high-level energy to continuously disperse and jump to more distant places. They advance to different star fields, and sometimes they even advance as individuals, just to set foot in more star fields faster.

In addition to the necessary exploration needs, the insect swarm rarely directly hatches a large number of insect swarms to "transport materials". If a sufficient number is needed, the insect swarm can complete it in a short time, and this also leads to the The rare life planet and the even rarer intelligent race are simply unable to resist the Zerg invasion.

For more than three hundred years, Zero has never encountered any decent resistance. Of course, this can be considered a good thing. If a normally developing intelligent race does not have enough opportunities and luck, it will indeed be difficult to reach the level of the three major civilizations. degree.

It is worth mentioning that during this exploration, the Zerg passed through many star fields with traces of Zhuna's existence. If you think about it according to normal thinking, this means that they have arrived there as early as I don't know how many years ago. Covered so many star fields!

This is not incomprehensible. There are many reasons that can easily explain the phenomenon of Zhuna distribution, such as abnormal changes in space, or the widespread distribution of wormholes, etc.

But Zero still thought more about it.

If Zhuna is not a creature born naturally and randomly in various star fields in the universe, it is very likely that they are not as unintelligent as the Zerg research has shown!

Judging from their distribution, this can be said to be the overlord of the universe!

There has never been a creature that can expand its own group to this extent, not even the Zerg. There is indeed no comparison in terms of numbers, but in terms of scope, the galaxy occupied by Zhuna's split is likely to be able to completely destroy the Zerg!

And thinking of what Ruhr discovered, the endless soul bodies in the space on the other side of the universe, coupled with the special "bond" between the two, Zero always felt that they were too similar?

Although he thought of this, he did not draw conclusions easily. Firstly, in the real universe, there has not been any more discovery about Zhuna. Secondly, Ruel has gradually established a foothold on the other side and began to use the unique characteristics of the Zerg. In the form of genetic coding, it provides valuable intelligence feedback to the real universe. Even if it is still very rudimentary, it also means that this matter is on the right track.

No matter what, Zero kept some of his doubts and guesses in his heart. There is not much meaning in thinking like this now.

Whether there is any connection between the two, he believes there will be an answer after the subsequent in-depth exploration of the real universe and the other end of the channel.

…………………… Zerg In 4407, after the three major civilizations, the expansion of the Zerg was once again blocked.

Of course, it was only a partial area in one direction, but it quickly attracted zero attention.

There is no other reason. Although it is not clear what the insect swarm encountered, phenomena related to dimensional changes were detected there, just like those mysterious "universal elements"!

Dimension, that is a field that the Zerg seems to have touched but seems to be out of reach, but now this phenomenon is so vividly placed in the universe. From the outside, it is still a normal star field, but it is There is an extremely clear range. Once a certain moving limit is crossed, no matter what kind of insect species it is, the connection with zero will be completely cut off in an instant. In other words, their death can be determined.

"Natural phenomenon? Or...man-made?"

This is just a "point" on the long edge of the Zerg's sphere of influence. Although it actually occupies most of the galaxy, hundreds of billions of stars, including a large area of ​​darkness outside the galaxy, are shrouded by it, but in today's Zerg In the eyes, it is really just a dot.

Strictly speaking, any celestial body in the universe, or even any matter, is in motion all the time. Generally speaking, movement refers to relative to a certain reference object or reference system.

And the existence of this phenomenon, which we can call it temporarily, is also slowly approaching the galaxy where it is located. The part in the darkness is being condensed, and the part inside the galaxy is rapidly increasing.

It is visually invisible. The stars within that range are still stars, and the deep sky is still void and empty. No matter what means the Zerg use, as long as they cross that line, there is absolutely no reason to survive.

If Zero had to give a metaphor through recent observations, he could only say that it was like a Zhuna magnified countless times, swallowing a whole piece bit by bit, actually at an extremely fast speed. The celestial body of the galaxy!

"Huh? Zhu Na?" Thinking of this, Ling Xing thought carefully, it is indeed a bit like it!

In addition to the difference in "body size", the only difference between the two is that one is composed of visible energy from the Zerg, which is essentially no different from the matter in the real universe. It exists in this universe, and all Zhuna's separate bodies are actually equivalent to part of the mass of this universe, and they can barely be regarded as having entities in a certain sense.

But the "phenomenon" that is currently invisible and intangible does not belong to any energy body. Apart from the slightly familiar latitude-related characteristics, the Zerg know nothing about it.

Zero knew that no matter what it was, there was a high probability that it was an existence that the current Zerg race could not face directly. This is not the first time that the Zerg have encountered such a thing, but the mysteries in this universe seem to be endless and are happening forever. The only difference is whether they have the ability to access this level.

Not all research will be fruitful, and not all secrets can be answered. Of course Zero accepts all of this. It is not difficult to accept his own powerlessness in the face of things that are like miracles.

In the laboratory, the Velvet people are still trying their best to deduce the change process of the "universal particle". One model after another has been falsified and abandoned. They are using the existing knowledge to carry out experiments similar to "exhaustive". Directional experiments.

It is foreseeable that if luck does not come like a miracle, or if basic science makes breakthroughs in a short period of time, no matter how hard we work in this area, we will get half the result with half the effort or even be worthless.

If you can't do it, you can't do it.

The phenomenon discovered by the Zerg today does not pose a threat to the Zerg itself. It is just moving slowly, like a huge balloon floating in the universe. At its speed, it spans the distance between galaxies. The endless deep space may take hundreds of times as long as the Zerg jump, and this is based on the premise that its target is the material galaxy.

Of course, this is not slow, it is simply faster than any regular speed of the Zerg when moving without the help of space jumps, and it is much faster!

Although the Zerg's hyper-light engine has not been abandoned despite breakthroughs in space technology, and has even received another wave of development, it is still far inferior to it and is not qualified to be compared at all.

"Harmless" is of course a good thing. Except for the insect swarms that block its direction and actively charge towards it, it has not taken any action so far. Although this does not mean anything, it is at least a relatively safe place. signal of.

Moreover, the Zerg now do not continue to expand their numbers at the forefront, and Zero will no longer "support" more useless Zerg swarms unless necessary.

For more than 20 years, the overall number of Zerg has even been decreasing extremely slowly. Many ancient dormant units in the rear have all become the most basic resources, no longer needing to consume energy to maintain life. Close to individuals who create no value.

Therefore, if this is indeed a natural phenomenon in the universe, just like the black holes of those years, even if it looks dangerous, Zero can temporarily ignore its existence.

Just like everything in the past, in the real universe, time will give all answers.

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It was Ruhr who once again attracted Zero's attention. Apart from scientific research, the Zerg were actually quite dull now - except for it.

Although he has not yet found a perfect solution to deal with the predators in the unknown space on the other side of the channel, Ruhl did rely on a little bit of exploration and testing, and finally succeeded in establishing a stable experimental base.

The good news is that near the original entrance to the passage, the Zerg's "Joint Scientific Research and Exploration Team" already has a draft on how to contain or even calm down the space storm. The rest is just further verification and implementation.

At first glance, even if this "stumbling block" cannot be completely solved, it can greatly alleviate Ruhr's resource dilemma on the other side.

Yes, due to the time difference, although it has gone through thirty years of stumbling exploration and hatched some specific observation insect species according to the space rules here, it still has not discovered any macroscopic celestial objects, as if this place is a Like a void!

Therefore, it is impossible to talk about self-sufficiency in materials and energy. At the same time, Ruhr also discovered more "native organisms".

In addition to the soul body and the "assassins" it encountered before, there are more creatures here that feed on the soul body at the bottom. They vary in size, and the large ones can be compared to the standard Zerg medium-sized space species. , the small ones are almost the same size as the insect eggs in the most primitive era.

Ruhr is still exploring, and of course he is also trying to study the life here. Expanding the "gene pool" of the Zerg is second to ensuring the absolute safety of his own side. The issue of space storms has already been solved. The expansion of the Zerg here is just around the corner. The first thing to do now.

(End of this chapter)