How the Zergs were Made

Chapter 39 Excavations

As the collectors on the seabed gradually adapted to the seabed environment, the spreading speed of the rhizomes in the underground cavity also returned to be as efficient as before.

Huogu continued to observe the collection work of the collectors through the rhizome system, and after confirming that the collectors generally would not have any problems, he then reassuredly turned his attention to exploring the underground cavity.

The rhizome group in the cavity soon covered half of a previously discovered underground cavity.

That hole brought Huogu a lot of surprises. Hogu found a crack in it where seawater poured in, as well as gourds and titanium snails scattered all over the place. Obviously, this gap also leads to the seabed above. channel.

In this way, Huogu can multiply the water channel by two, and there is no need to widen the original channel.

Of course, if it was just this kind of thing, it wouldn't be 'surprised' to Huogu who had experienced so many things. At most, it was just a surprise. What really surprised him was something he found in the void.

It was a regular triangular pyramid, not large in size, only about a few centimeters in size. The cone extended into the rock formation, and it was easy to think that this was the sharp top part of some kind of object buried in the rock formation.

I was able to discover this thing because of the roots of the rhizome system. The rhizomes need the roots to fix their positions. When the roots penetrate into the rock formation, because the triangular pyramid is much harder than the surrounding rock, the roots form a 'V' in the rock formation. 'The shape of the shape successfully attracted Hogu's attention.

Although there are many ores that are harder than the rock formations in the rock formations, it is really rare to think of such a regular shape.

Hogu, who didn't think too much, just started excavating that place out of pure curiosity. He didn't expect to find such a shocking thing.

Looking at the regular triangular pyramid exposed from the rock formation, Hogu suppressed the excitement in his heart, and expressed his thoughts in disbelief.

"Artificial product?"

There is no other reason, this shape is too regular to be a natural product at all.

Hogu rubbed some molecules on the triangular pyramid with a root, and analyzed its composition.

"iron?"

"No, there's still carbon in it, is it steel?"

"Not right, there are also potassium, titanium, silver, lead..."

More than 20 kinds of elements were found in it one after another. However, Huogu still couldn't make a conclusion immediately. The cavity used to be a gathering place of basic lava, and it is normal for there to be a large amount of various types of metal elements.

In order to further prove his own ideas, Huogu directed Rhizome to start his old business - archaeological excavation.

Excavating by the roots of rhizomes is far more efficient than humans using small brushes to excavate, and they can be accurate to the molecular scale, and the damage caused to the excavated objects is far smaller than that of small brushes .

To Huogu's disappointment, the downward part of the regular triangular pyramid became less regular, although it still had edges and corners.

This means that the possibility that the excavated objects are natural products also increases.

Although his enthusiasm was severely hit, Huo Gu decided to dig out the excavation in its entirety, possibly because of obsessive-compulsive disorder, or because of occupational disease factors.

The ability of the root hairs is very powerful, coupled with the operation of Huogu, a veteran archaeologist, the excavation work is progressing very smoothly. In front of Hogu.

It was a metal plate, 30 meters long and 82 meters wide, with a certain curvature, and the shape of the edges was irregular, like pieces of paper torn out by a child at will.

The thickness of each part of the metal plate is also not uniform. The previous measurement was six meters, but the results of other edge measurements were eight meters, seven meters, and five meters. In short, the thickness is in the range of eight to five meters.

At first glance, it seemed to be a naturally formed object, but Huogu keenly noticed a rather interesting feature on the excavated object.

Although one side of the metal plate is not straight, it is generally similar to a plain hillside with relatively small undulations. On the other side, there are a lot of potholes and potholes of different sizes, just like the surface of the moon. The pothole is connected to the opposite side, and it looks like it is pierced by something.

"Could it be..."

Huogu seemed to understand something, his horror was mixed with disbelief, and he muttered to himself involuntarily.

"No! It's too early to draw conclusions. Let's first determine how long this metal plate existed."

The roots of the rhizome system penetrate the metal plate, which is very easy for them. Although the metal plate is harder than the rock, it is also composed of molecules. As long as the gap between the molecules can be explored, the roots can easily penetrate .

A sample of the excavated object was removed by the roots, and then rolled into the rhizome system. Huo Gu wanted to analyze the proportion of atoms in the half-life of the metal plate, and calculate how long the metal plate had experienced.

Soon, the result came out.

"Eight billion years..."

A number that stunned Huogu. The dinosaur fossils are only more than 200 million years old. Now he can probably understand why the thickness of each part of the metal plate is inconsistent. Under such a long time span, the chemical reaction in the formation is still It will cause corrosion to the metal plate, so it becomes inconsistent in thickness.

However, none of this can explain the phenomenon that one side of the metal plate is bumpy and the other side is not.

Huogu once again thought of 'artificial objects', but without conclusive evidence, he did not dare to be so arbitrary, and it is not that the natural world does not have the conditions to form this kind of metal plate.

The matter in this cavity came to an end temporarily, and Hogu continued to explore other cavities. During this period, he did not find anything similar to the metal plate.

An inexplicable feeling, whether it's disappointment or something else, in Huogu's heart, maybe it's subconsciously expecting that it's a man-made object.

"Next comes the exploration of the Great Void."

"Hopefully I can find something."

The rhizomes that had been stagnant at the entrance of the big hole finally moved again, and the problem of water transportation had long been solved. Under Huogu's order, the rhizomes spread like a bamboo.

Entering it through the vision of the rhizome, Huogu once again appreciated the huge empty space. If it wasn't for the wall behind him, Huogu even felt that he had come to the surface again, a surface where he couldn't see his fingers.

"My God, how did this void form?"

Hogu once again became curious about the formation of this void.