How the Zergs were Made

Chapter 11 Hitomi

To create a visual organ, the first thing to do is to find a way to interact with light, which is the so-called 'photochemical reaction'.

The difficulty in making visual organs lies in the retina, which can receive light and convert these light into comprehensible bioelectric waves. It is precisely because of such an important component that human eyes have that they can see the vast world.

"To carry out photoreaction activities, mitochondria are required to participate in it, so that the substance is 'photochemical' from the ground state to the excited state, and then the excited state substance is introduced into the mitochondria for material processing, and the substance returns from the excited state to the ground state again. out, which can form an electronic signal."

"Because light has different wavelengths, there will be differences in the number of photons participating in photochemical reactions per unit time. This can also be used to depict images of the outside world with electronic signals."

"Relying on these fast-drawn images, we build continuity, just like the film films in the 1980s and 1990s, forming a dynamic visual system."

With the deepening of self-discussion, the structure of the visual system in Hogu's thinking is gradually becoming clear.

When it comes to mitochondria, Huogu thought of the single-celled organism that was caught before and used sulfur for life reactions.

"The mitochondria that process sulfur can't meet my requirements..."

"Even if it is hypochlorous acid, ultraviolet light is required for photolysis..."

"In this way, wouldn't you only be able to see the world from the perspective of ultraviolet light?"

Huo Gu thought for a moment and said.

"It is still necessary to adjust the mitochondria."

Time passed by like this bit by bit, Huo Gu didn't know how long it had passed, he only knew that the cell clusters had been replaced more than 400 times.

During the period, the number of cells did not increase much compared to the original, which was mainly due to safety considerations.

In the case of active volcanoes that may exist nearby, Hogu needs cell clusters to ensure a basic mobility, and an excessive number is just a burden at this time.

Finally, the blueprint of the visual system took shape in Hogu's mind, and the design of the new mitochondria was also completed.

This mitochondria mainly processes hydrochloric acid, combines with carbon dioxide, and converts hydrochloric acid into hypochlorous acid.

After calming down, Huogu began to concentrate his attention.

During this period of time, it discovered that as long as its thinking is highly focused on one thing, it can enter the state when it was fighting phages, and its thinking will change very quickly.

Of course, there is a price for this, the metabolism of the cells will be significantly accelerated, and the average life span will be shortened.

Hogu estimated that this should be the result of the acceleration of the two processes of energy release and reception in cells.

Although he couldn't bear it, Huogu still had to do this out of overall safety considerations.

Cells are dividing, they are being instructed that the collective needs new members.

The cylindrical creatures floating in the liquid gradually opened and closed their mouths regularly, in order to obtain enough substances to build the visual system they needed.

Over time, a small bulge protruded from the side of the cylindrical creature, and gradually, after a while, the small bulge grew into a thin column.

After another period of time, the pillar no longer elongated, but became thicker.

At the center of this column are many thin wires composed of cells, which are the 'optical cables' that transmit retinal electrical signals.

Next, wrapping around these 'optical cables' are the inner cells that deliver the nutrients.

Then, there is the outermost layer, which builds a Great Wall to prevent the parietal cells from invading outside viruses.

The pillar is the final preparation. During the growth of the pillar, Hogu also collected enough chlorine to build the retina that can receive ultraviolet rays.

The wall cells at the very end of the pillar start to divide and grow into a sphere.

Then, in the safe place built by the parietal cells, the inner cells transport those collected chlorine elements to the sphere.

Finally, the cells that act as 'optical cables' are also dividing. The cells they split partly transcribe DNA, the cytoplasm is acidic, and there are extra mitochondria in the cells that can combine hypochlorous acid.

These are the retinal cells Hogu prepared.

Half of the cells from the end of the sphere gradually become transparent, like crystal clear glass, in order to be able to refract the collected light onto the retina.

The work of the parietal cells and inner cells has not changed, they are only adjusted by Hogu to the pigments in the cytoplasm.

The moment the retina officially started working, Hogu's perspective changed.

It has an extra angle of view, and it is not obtrusive. Huogu doesn't feel any sense of disobedience at all. It seems to be born with this angle of view.

Compared with the perspective of comprehensive analysis of cell clusters, this perspective can be said to be quite narrow.

The angle of view can only be seen one hundred and eighty degrees, and the other one hundred and eighty degrees is nothing.

However, Huo Gu didn't feel anything, the problem of limited viewing angle could be solved easily, just need to grow a similar visual system on the other side, and he could observe at 360 degrees without dead angle.

Huogu began to check the surrounding environment.

How should I put it...

I don’t know if I don’t look at it, but I’m startled when I see it.

Just a distance away from Huogu, a giant smoke column rose from the bottom and floated straight to the top, accompanied by countless bubbles, impurities, and other messy things.

From time to time, Huogu could still see the root of the smoke column, with a bright light.

This is an underwater active volcano!

While Huo Gu was sad that he guessed right, he was also grateful.

If he hadn't built a visual system, and just drifted in this area with a fluke mentality, he might be buried in this active volcano at some point.

The ubiquitous flow can also be explained. The active volcano at the bottom of the water will erupt at intervals. This kind of eruption is not the eruption of the force under the earth's crust, but the pressure release caused by the blocked jet.

This kind of small wave, after being reflected by the surrounding rocks, forms a surging turbulent current.

"Huh? Something's wrong..."

"In this way, doesn't that mean that cells are only suitable for living in acidic liquids?!"

The pollution of water quality by active volcanoes is inevitable. Judging from the previous microorganisms that use sulfur to carry out life activities, the liquids near here should all be acidic.

In other words, since cell clusters can jump around here, it means that they are actually organisms that survive in an acidic environment.

Thinking of this, Huogu felt his head hurt, if he still had a head.