Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 352 Dean’s discovery

After a long period of research and cultivation, Sass gradually gained insights into the "growth" and "reproduction" methods of the soul body.

Unsurprisingly, they are not at the bottom of this huge biological system. They also have their own way of "growing", and they also need to obtain it from the outside world.

And the object they seek is the "darkness" that envelopes the entire universe!

The "darkness" here is not a kind of nothingness, but something that really exists. It can, and currently can only be absorbed by the soul body, and turned into the "nourishment" they need for survival.

And its "reproduction" method is as expected, almost exactly the same as Zhuna in the real universe!

Split, grow, and merge, this is their "life", but the difference is that their split often does not occur when they are extremely weak, but often when they reach the point where the ordinary soul body absorbs "nutrition" from the outside world. Only when it reaches the limit of its growth will it choose to "breed" the next generation.

This method is much more reasonable than Zhuna, and it is also similar to ordinary creatures in the real universe. Generally speaking, organisms may choose to "reproduce offspring" only when they have sufficient energy and are in a safe environment.

Although these soul bodies are not strictly speaking creatures in the Zerg concept, in the new universe, they should be a vital part of this "biosphere" and are called "creatures". Nothing wrong with that.

The confirmation of its reproduction method and growth energy source marks the possibility of the breeding plan established by Sasse and Ruhl!

The high-quality "spiritual collection" carried by the high-energy soul body can directly improve the brain worms and Zerg elite units. It is a very important strategic resource at this stage. If mass production can be completed through breeding, instead of worrying about Going to the outside world for extermination and transportation will undoubtedly save time and resources.

If this plan is successfully implemented, then the Zerg can truly establish a stable and functional stronghold in this universe and continuously output "results" to the main universe.

Of course, this is not without difficulties, the most important of which is that under the natural state, the growth process of soul bodies is very slow. In view of their huge base, they do not lack supplements in number.

But this reproduction speed cannot meet the requirements of the Zerg. If we really have to wait for them to divide naturally, we don't know how much time will be wasted, and the efficiency cannot meet the demand.

Therefore, the study of the dark nature of the new universe is particularly important!

Zero mobilized some of the most elite scientific researchers from each intelligent race in the main universe to station in the new universe, closely observe the growth process of the soul body, and try their best to try the feasibility of "artificial ripening".

There is just one step left before turning these soul bodies into the "earthworms" in the underground breeding farms 4,500 years ago. The Zerg need them to contribute to the development of the Zerg Swarm!

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Due to issues with navigation capabilities, the Zerg's initial exploration units in the new universe basically never stop once they set off. They will only pass back "seen and heard" in a fixed direction.

However, as the Zerg explore deeper and deeper, even they can occasionally encounter more powerful predators that feed on physical creatures, which shows that these creatures are actually everywhere!

Speaking of going deep, in fact, there is no up, down, left, or right in the universe, and there is no such thing as edge and center. But the strange thing is that at this moment, Zero feels that the Zerg are really advancing from the edge area to the core. The types of creatures are gradually increasing, and their strength is also gradually increasing!

The most important thing is that the Zerg are centered on the exit of the passage and explore in all directions at the same time, and almost half of the Zerg swarm has sent the same message!

The density of organisms is increasing, and individuals are becoming more powerful!

The other half of the exploration is similar to the situation faced by the Zerg at this stage.

Judging from general thinking, this means that there are one or more "cores" in a certain half of the area, which can at least be regarded as a prosperous area, while the place where Sass, Ruhr and the main body of the Zerg settled should be regarded as " Deserted area."

Now, Zero is curious, what exactly is in this so-called prosperous area? Powerful creature? Or is it a civilization that has given birth to wisdom?

And does this place, which the Zerg have always called the "new universe", have the same boundless vast area as the real universe?

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In the year 4570 of the Zerg in the real universe, in the new universe, the Zerg has been developing steadily for nearly fifty years.

At this moment, Dean's body has begun to go on a more serious decline, and he can no longer even lift up much energy.

With the help of Zerg biotechnology, he has a relatively long life, but after all, he is not immortal. Not only him, but even individuals who have fully accepted the Zerg transformation will eventually reach the end of their lives. , this is the unchanging rule of the main universe, and no existence can break it except the brainworms.

But at this moment, his spirit is uplifting. His long-term painstaking research has not failed him. Even though he has led the top team for decades, he has not produced the results he should have. He has been criticized by many "similar" All the doubts disappeared at this moment!

Through research on the flow of spiritual energy, he discovered the secret of the reproduction of native creatures and also found a plan to "ripen" the soul body!

Everything must belong to the special existence of spiritual energy. With the help of it, these native creatures, large and small, breed their "genetic material" in the "darkness" and pass through it in the earliest stages of life. Absorbing the "supplies" in the "darkness", he slowly grew and eventually became a relatively mature individual. He then entered the role of a predator and began to grow rapidly until he became a completely mature body!

As for the so-called plan to ripen the soul body, perhaps this discovery is inextricably linked.

"Darkness" can provide all native creatures, including soul bodies, with the necessary materials for growth, but ordinary soul bodies are too slow to absorb this "resource".

But Dean found a shortcut in his research. He discovered that during the initial growth of these native biological larvae, their ability to "absorb darkness" is extremely powerful. If used on the soul body, it can definitely meet the needs of the Zerg!

Decades of observation were not in vain. He observed the entire process of growth brought by this "darkness" to the larvae of native organisms, and also understood how they "extracted" the "spirits" they needed from the environment. ! Before these creatures have complete biological forms, they only have one functional organ in their whole body, which is a living version of the "dark" collection device!

It allowed these larvae to survive and grow in the darkness, and gradually developed more and more mature organs. Until eventually, the relatively inefficient collection of "darkness" could no longer meet their needs for survival, so it was eliminated and assimilated. Eventually it degenerates into part of the "reproductive system" inside the mature body!

At this point, when these larvae hunt alone, the "dark" environment of the new universe can no longer provide them with the "nutrients" they need, and they no longer have the organs to absorb these thin "nutrients."

So, the hunt begins!

This should be the structure that these primary predators have finally evolved into after an unknown number of years. But for Dean, the "organ" that they abandoned and finally completed the degeneration became exactly what the Zerg needed most. "Instruments", collect "instruments" of darkness!

With it, it is now possible to raise soul bodies, establish a "soul body factory", and harvest "spiritual polymers" in batches. This can only be implemented after the Zerg transformation verification is completed!

Being able to reproduce a large number of soul bodies as the bottom layer of the "biosphere" can also "capture" physical creatures, making their biological materials no longer precious or even cheap, thereby arming an army with both strong physical defense and psychic abilities. An elite Zerg fleet with offensive and defensive capabilities!

As the Zerg exploration team continues to move forward, if necessary in the future, they will not only guarantee the safety of the Zerg base, but will also be the strongest vanguard of the Zerg attack!

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This is Sass's first attempt at transforming a Zerg with psychic reaction organs. It has to be said that it is a bit challenging. Because of the involvement of special beings such as psychic energy, it is unclear in many places whether it will have the same characteristics after re-engraving. You can only try it through SAS to deepen your understanding.

As for Dean, after becoming famous, he has ended his mission in the new universe and chose to return to the real universe. With glory and huge benefits, he returned to his mother civilization, the Colossians. Scientific research activities continue there, but they have entered a state of semi-retirement.

This was Zero's personal promise, and Todd led the swarm to implement it, including the help and support for the Colossians in all aspects, which was huge.

What his research results bring to the Zerg is likely to change the development situation of the entire new universe, and is worthy of all honors and rewards.

And he himself has been vigorously promoted as a landmark mission for the Colossians and even the entire Zerg intelligent race.

Of course, semi-retirement does not mean that he will no longer conduct relevant scientific research. In fact, he will still participate in Zerg research in this area, but his dominance and participation will be greatly reduced.

Whether he wants to admit it or not, Dean is approaching the twilight years of his life. The Zerg can keep his body young to a certain extent, but he has lived for more than six hundred years! This includes two hundred years in the new universe.

For intelligent races, especially the Colossians, the soul really exists, and it also has its own "lifespan". Its aging is irreversible. Except for the extremely special brain worms, there has never been any individual intelligent race. Be able to break free from this bondage!

Maybe in the future, but Dean probably can't wait.

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Sass is trying to more precisely control the "spirits" collected by the Zerg. These are the materials it uses to try to reproduce the new universe entity biological larvae to absorb special material organs. It needs to make the reproduced "organs" possess both The ability to "absorb" and "release".

Absorption, of course, means absorbing the unknown "nutrient" temporarily named "dark energy", while releasing means accurately supplying it to the split soul body to allow it to grow rapidly.

This whole set of processes are interlocking and are the prototype of a complete "livestock farm".

Those dark energies are the provided pasture or feed, and the organs of the physical creatures are equivalent to lawn mowers or processors, which ultimately feed nutrients to the "animals", that is, the soul bodies after division and proliferation, so that It matures quickly and finally completes its proliferation, and the Zerg obtains the final output - the spirit submers polymer.

In addition, in another breeding system, the insect swarm raises physical organisms and helps the insect swarm to continue to evolve by obtaining their biological materials. In this breeding system, part of the soul body is needed as "feed". Through this The relationship connects the two breeding systems into a whole.

Therefore, the most critical thing now is the Zergization of the special organs here in Sars. It can be said that everything is ready except for the east wind.

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Zerg 4591, twenty-one years in the real universe, and Sass has been researching at the Zerg main base in the new universe for fifty-five years!

Time is quite long, and many intelligent race individuals born fifty years ago are now able to contribute to the Zerg race.

But it succeeded after all. A bug connected the outside world with many soul bodies, frantically extracting "dark energy" and pouring it into their "bodies", just like blowing up a balloon. The fluctuation intensity of these soul bodies increased visibly to the naked eye. !

According to the experimental conclusion, with such efficiency, it only takes about a month for a newly divided soul body to grow to the point where it can divide and proliferate again!

And their proliferation is exponential!

The "breeding farm" built by the Zerg is large enough, but it is not infinite after all. After it is completely filled and equipped with enough specific Zerg units to serve it, it is expected to be able to provide the Zerg with about three million basic souls per cycle. The body produces, and this can only fuse and give birth to three high-energy soul bodies!

Obviously, a single breeding farm is of extremely limited use to the Zerg. The Zerg needs it to be expanded and more need to be built. Thousands or even more farms working together can barely supply the Zerg's basic expansion needs here.

At the same time when this conclusion was reached, a large number of Zerg transport units in the real universe that had completed resource collection immediately began to approach the entrance of the passage. The materials and energy required this time were massive. Plan Zero used the real universe for thirty years to time to complete the first phase of construction, and then continue to maintain resource supply to meet the needs of the expanding insect swarm.

(End of this chapter)