How the Zergs were Made

Chapter 15

dizzy...

What happened just now?

Who am I?

What are you going to do?

Huo Gu tried his best to remember...

The waves of white flowers on the water surface rolled one after another, and clusters of cells in the shape of long-necked porcelain vases rolled and floated in the waves.

The waves weren't the culprit for Hogu's dizziness, he knew it.

I don't know how long this drowsy state lasted until Huo Gu gradually recovered his normal thinking level, and at the same time, he also remembered the situation above the water.

The continuous torrential rain, the orange-red sky, the lightning peeking out from the dark clouds from time to time to tear the darkness apart, the red lotus fire erupting from the volcano confronting the huge waves brought by the raging wind...

These are the scenes Hogu saw on the water.

And the most critical point is that the concentration of carbon dioxide is simply beyond the charts. The unsuspecting cells are combined with water to form carbonic acid by the sudden influx of carbon dioxide into the cells, which seriously affects the normal operation of each cell.

This was the fundamental reason why Huogu fell into the drowsy state just now.

But this adventure was not fruitless, just a simple glance, Hogu got a very useful piece of information.

This information was so shocking that Huogu's thinking paused for a long time before he came back to his senses.

"It seems that I am now on a strange upper planet."

In that concentration of carbon dioxide environment, if human beings really existed, they would definitely suffocate to death within half an hour.

Hogu recalled the volcano he had glimpsed just now.

"The nearby volcanoes seem to be a bit too active. There are a group of volcanoes under the water, and now there are so many active volcanoes on the water."

"During the process of coming up from the bottom of the sea, I have never been able to see multicellular organisms, not even the simplest algae..."

"Combined with the explosive carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere and the orange-red sky, maybe this strange planet is still in the very early stage of the 'Imma Age'."

All of these are the conclusions that Huogu assumed that this planet is an environment similar to the earth. After all, this planet, like the earth, has an ocean composed of liquid water, and it does not have more types of planet templates for reference.

The period of the planet’s Imbrium generation is also the stage when the planet’s oceans are formed. The high temperature in the planet evaporates the water that exists inside the strata. The water vapor is bound by gravity to form dense cumulonimbus clouds, which return to the ground in the form of rain, and then Being vaporized again, and so on and on, the entire planet is like a huge boiling boiler.

If the planet has enough water, this heavy rain can even last for tens of millions of years.

The long-necked, vase-shaped clusters of cells glide some distance down, away from the tumultuous surface of the water.

"Yu Haidai... I didn't expect that I would be lucky enough to experience such a historic event."

After learning about his current situation and gaining a deeper understanding, Huogu not only did not feel depressed because he was in a foreign country, but even faintly excited.

For an archaeologist, especially an archaeologist who focuses on the field of extraterrestrial biology, what can be more exciting than witnessing historical events?

It is because of the oceans formed during the Immea that life was born, at least on Earth.

"I've decided, let's set a small goal first - to arrange a global vision network, to have a panoramic view of every corner of this planet."

The mutual superposition of thirst for knowledge and excitement urged Hogu to make such a decision, resulting in such an ambitious idea.

If you are still a human being, it is indeed just wishful thinking, after all, personal power is limited after all.

But now it is different, Huogu is a collective, not a single individual, it has tens of thousands of cells that obey orders, although this force seems very small, but even if it is an ant, as long as enough time is given, it is considered the earth A celestial body with such a huge mass can be moved away.

Of course, the premise is that there is such a star path that can transfer the mass of celestial bodies to ants.

"But what about volcanoes?"

Huo Gu thought of those mountains that spewed flames. They appeared because the pressure inside the planet was too high, and they released the core energy in the form of heat energy.

Liquid lava with a temperature of up to 1200 degrees Celsius is enough to make any protein lose its original activity.

"...The plan of the global coverage observation network can be put on hold temporarily, waiting for the planet to enter the cooling phase, well, I can afford to wait anyway."

In Europe during the Middle Ages of human civilization, someone once asked such a question: If the wood on the ship is gradually replaced until all the wood is not the original wood, is the ship still the original ship?

This is the famous "ship of Theseus" paradox.

Now, Huogu is that ship, and it has obtained the ability that all the emperors desire most ——'immortality'.

As long as the base number of cells is not lower than a certain threshold, it can maintain the current thinking. As long as there is no shortage of materials or all the cells die in one breath, it can live forever.

Suddenly, Huo Gu's thoughts moved slightly.

"Where does my ability come from?"

Only when the cells fit together with the whole collective, the instructions will be effective - this is something that Huo Gu knew not long after he recovered his mind.

That is to say, Hogu's 'instructions' only exist at the microscopic level, and at the atomic or molecular level. Once exceeded, the delivery of the instruction information cannot be completed, or there will be delays.

"Then here comes the problem..."

"If you don't keep the fit, but still a whole, will my command still take effect as before?"

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth - this is the life creed that Huogu has always believed in.

When doubts arose, Hogu immediately began to experiment.

New cells are divided, primitive single cells that were not previously specialized.

This time was different from the past. The newborn cells did not actively attach to the cell clusters. The connections between them all relied on three short connecting proteins.

"Transcription of connexins, extending the length of connexins."

Under Huogu's command, the three connecting proteins were gradually lengthened, and the cells used as the test were also slowly distanced from the cell cluster under the action of the water flow.

After completing the extended work, Huo Gu issued a new order.

"Transcribe the DNA and begin dividing into new individuals."

If it starts replicating itself, it means that the command is valid.

If not, it means that the information transmission medium of the instruction is not a protein.

"Next, let me see what the result is..."