Chapter 183 ***
If you want to talk about the ability to produce yourself, the collector also has it, but that is the photosynthesis-type gene blueprint, although the internal principle does not rely on chloroplasts for photosynthesis, but it is essentially the same as the earth's plants.
But the problem is that this gene can't play its original role now, because the planet's dense atmosphere at this time has a rather low illumination.
At the moment, collectors have only one option left – edit the genes.
This is also the first test that Hogu gives them, which is not only to test their overall ability to handle things, but also to test their application of technology.
After establishing a strategy of action, one individual is selected as the target of genetic rectification, while the other collectors find a safe place, lie down, and gradually enter a semi-dormant state with the help of their ability - this can save the energy consumed by the body to the greatest extent.
The same is true of the collectors who are undergoing genetic rectification, crouching on the volcanic rock formations, relaxing themselves as much as possible, as if they are no different from other collectors.
If you want to see how it's changing, you need to zoom in on the microscopic level and look at what's going on from a cellular perspective.
Using enzymes, a special organic compound, to achieve the process of [unwinding-recombination-recombination], gene cutting and docking, the collector's means are more cumbersome than that of Hogu, because Hogu has the special ability to absolutely dominate the cell, while the collectors do not, their body domination ability cannot extend to the inside of the cell, so it takes more time and energy to complete.
This phase of non-responsiveness continues until the autotrophic cells that are best suited to the current environment are cut out, and then move on to the next step.
This new stage, all collectors need to participate in it, this stage is [design the overall structure - screen the optimal biological template - re-encrypt the gene], this is quite complicated, and the previous small fights are different, assuming that the gene is compared to a copy, then the previous collector's trimming of the gene is at most equivalent to cutting and pasting the article, and now, it is the entire article is all overthrown, which needs to consider the amount of information is extremely huge, and it is not a job that a small collector can do at all.
For the sake of easy understanding, let's take the article as an example, and if you re-push it - how to write a big outline? How to write a detailed outline?
How to start with the overall structural layout? What about reading comfort? And so on.
Due to the influence of Huogu's design concept, the collectors quickly made a template, which is Huogu's rhizome template, but it is not all, the shape is close to the spider web on the flat ground, and its skin is not those extremely tough, tempered microfiber epidermis, but the temperature sensing cells independently developed by the collectors.
The internal structure has also changed, with neurons connecting with temperature-sensing cells to obtain microcurrent from temperature fluctuations, which drives microscopic amino acid cells to process and produce the nutrients needed by the collectors.
In fact, genes are very similar to the compressed package in the computer, the gene is through the dehydration and condensation of sugars, and the compressed package is through the algorithm, but in essence, it is the same, all of which compress the readable information for easy storage.
When genes are 'decompressed', they are essentially organisms designed in the blueprint, and the recessive and dominant nature of genes is equivalent to 'yes' and 'no', which is also very similar to computer intelligence programs.
For example, whether such cells can grow in this part is recessive, and it will not grow, making room for other types of cells to grow.
At this time, the other type of cells is dominant and will continue to grow, which is most obvious in epidermal cells, why are other cells wrapped under epidermal cells? This is because epidermal cells remain dominant when other cells are recessive.
The body of the collector, who was the trimmed genetic individual, began to move up and down in a regular way, and gradually, from the shape of a crawling organism with fangs, to a giant spherical embryo, the only constant was the regular movement of rising and contracting.
Perpetuality does not enter that semi-dormant state, but is stationed near the embryo of the sphere, which acts as insurance against accidents.
"What are you going to do?"
After an unknown amount of time, Forever saw a gatherer approaching it with a slight tremble.
"Hungry...... Very hungry... Isn't it good yet......"
The gatherer gazed longingly at Perpetual Continuity, and pointed his fangs at the spherical embryo.
The transformation of the whole gene repair took longer than the collectors expected, so the current deviation was created.
"No, keep waiting."
"You take this."
Without saying a word, Yong cut off one of his own limbs and pushed it to the hungry fellow, and the gatherer didn't talk too much nonsense, and ate the fang without the slightest hesitation, and lay down on the spot, entering a semi-dormant state.
But this did not solve the problem, and as time went on, more and more collectors moved from their position to the vicinity of the spherical embryos, counting on the immediate access to nutrients after the embryos were completed.
"Si, tell me why this is happening?"
At this time, the perpetual is almost unbearable, it can survive until now, all thanks to its unshakable thinking, but this also has a limit, if there will be starving people among the gatherers, then perpetual is definitely the first, it has not even entered the semi-dormant state.
"A link does not match our perception, resulting in a deviation in the planning time."
"What's the link?"
"Nutrients are insufficient."
Si only replied to this message briefly, which means that at present, there are not enough nutrients, and there are not so many resources to find out where the problem appears.
Thinking about the further reduction of nutrients that lead to sustainability.
"How long will we have to wait?"
Perpetual asked again, but the reply was......
"I don't know."
After a moment of silence, Perpetual delivered the message directly to all of his fellow clans in the Life Field channel.
"Severed limbs, provide nutrients to the same clan, hold up for one more second if you can, and sacrifice yourself as nutrients if necessary."
As instructed, the gatherers disconnected their fangs as they had been in perpetuity, giving nourishment to those who had half a foot in death.
Time continued to pass, and since there was no sun or moon, Forever did not know exactly how long it had been, but it could clearly feel that its thinking had become sluggish.
It's been a long time since I've felt this feeling, and I still remember the last time I had this feeling, and I still don't know how many years ago.
"Is this the end?"
Forever couldn't help but ask himself.
Just as its consciousness was about to go into complete confusion, a severed limb thrust into its field of vision......