Chapter 3 Insufficient biomass
Biomass is the most needed energy source for the population, whether it is hatching insects, evolving insect nests, or providing nutrients and energy for fungus blankets...... are inseparable from biomass, and there are many sources of biomass acquisition, animals and plants can provide the biomass needed by the group.
Of course, the fastest way to get a creature is to kill it and collect it.
Genetic DNA, which is necessary for the evolution of a group, can also be obtained from animals, plants, and even microorganisms; Different NDA sequences can allow the insect to evolve and master different special abilities, which can be more adapted to the cruel environment and have better competitiveness and combat effectiveness.
Whether it is biomass or genetic DNA acquisition, the most suitable alien insect is the worker bee.
"Instruction accepted complete."
"Start hatching the larvae."
Brain worm No. 1 sounded, and the hive of the red sac began to beat like a heart, cracking a gap in the flesh and blood tissue at the bottom, spitting out egg masses wrapped in mucus.
These egg masses are about half a meter high, and each egg mass is tightly nestled in the hive, constantly absorbing the nutrients and energy transmitted by the hive.
These are larval eggs and it takes time to hatch.
The incubation time for each larval egg is about half a day.
Each larva inherits the genetic chain of alien worms preserved in the nest, and according to the genetic information in the nest, the larvae can grow into other alien worms, such as worker bees.
As the hive grows, upgrades, and devours, more genetic sequence information can be provided and unlocked, and the larvae can eventually transform into a variety of different alien units.
However, the current No. 1 hive has not yet been fully constructed, so it can only provide three gene sequences: larvae, worker bees, and jumping worms.
In order to hatch a higher-level Worm, Hive No. 1 needs to evolve into a higher-level Hive by devouring biomass.
The larvae hatch into worker bees, which take a day and a little biomass energy.
Since the hive itself can absorb the energy of plants and minerals in and around the ground, the hatching of larvae does not need to consume biomass energy, and the energy of the hive itself can meet the daily larvae hatching.
Hive No. 1 is not yet fully formed, but it can now hatch 10 larvae per day.
A more advanced nest can hatch more larvae per day.
Back then, Wang Hui once commanded tens of thousands of top insect hives, each of which could hatch tens of millions of larvae every day.
At present, limited by the level of the hive, although there are still 23 biomass points in the hive, Wang Hui can only hatch a maximum of ten larvae today, and there will be 23 worker bees until noon the day after tomorrow.
The efficiency is too slow!
Wang Hui, who had already tasted the command of an army of alien insects measured in hundreds of millions, was not satisfied with the current hatching speed of the hive.
If you allow the hive to develop slowly, you don't know when you will be able to return to the universe and recall your former queen worms and Zerg troops.
"I need more biomass to replenish and repair the nest to improve the hatching efficiency of the nest."
Wang Hui glanced at the larval eggs in the hive pile, took a deep breath, stood up, and walked towards the area outside the fungus blanket.
It's time to get down to business.
Wang Hui raised his leg and stepped on the ground outside the fungus blanket.
The breeze blew by, making Wang Hui feel cool.
As Wang Hui descended into the forest, more and more beasts hiding around the fungus blanket let out a restless roar.
"Roar!"
The mutant beasts were more intelligent than ordinary beasts, and they sensed that the human who walked out of the strange zone was different from the humans they usually saw, he did not have those hard and thick "scales" on his body, and he did not have "venom" in his hands that could be sprayed remotely.
It's a slick, hairless human who looks very low threatening.
On top of that, he exuded a similar enchanting scent from that strange region, which made the mutants drool.
Instinct drove one mutant beast after another out of the grass where they were hiding, their crimson pupils staring at the humans in front of them, waiting for an opportunity to devour him and feast on him.
"Wolves, hyenas, and monkeys...... From the outside, it should be a species of normal biological planet, but the body is slightly larger, and some body parts have irregular traces of mutation. ”
Wang Hui quickly made a judgment, after all, a giant wolf more than two meters tall was standing in front of him, and he didn't think it was an ordinary wolf.
There are many strange lives and planets in the universe, and Wang Hui has seen many strange civilizations in the past.
"This is a magical world? Or is it a post-cataclysmic world? Or is it the prehistoric world before the birth of intelligent beings? ”
Wang Hui was thinking that he needed to know more about the world.
He has led the insects to conquer many worlds, and many worlds have brought a lot of trouble to the insects, and only by understanding the background of a world can the insects have a countermeasure to complete their evolution and adapt to a new world.
Wang Hui's thinking was obviously not respectful of the mutant beasts in front of him.
The giant wolf couldn't bear it, its center of gravity sank, crawling silently, a violent whistling sound sounded, and a pair of big wolf claws grabbed Wang Hui head-on.
The body of the giant wolf is very large, and the body of the wolf that jumps up obscures the little light in the forest, as if it covers the sky and the sun, giving people strong psychological pressure.
"Huh!"
Wang Hui raised his right hand, and the entire right arm split, splitting into five vine-like tentacles in a very short time, the whole body was blood-red, and he swung forward dexterously and swiftly, following the claws of the giant wolf to bind it tightly in an instant.
"Whew!"
The giant wolf roared in terror, struggling to escape the tentacles that were tied to him.
The red tentacles looked like flesh and blood, but they were unusually strong, binding the giant wolf and dragging it towards the fungus blanket.
It's horrible!
The giant wolf couldn't help but think of the mutant beasts that had died tragically on the fungus blanket earlier, and its struggle became even more violent.
"Poof!"
New tentacles spread out from the fungus blanket, and slammed into the giant wolf's body, greedily devouring and absorbing flesh and blood biomass, and in the blink of an eye, the whole giant wolf deflated as if deflated, and then turned into a puddle of slime.
Wang Hui shook his arm, the tentacle was withdrawn, and his right hand returned to normal.
"My ability to modify genetic mutations has really degraded a lot."
Wang Hui stared at the puddle of slime left by the giant wolf, and turned his head to look into the depths of the forest, where the mutant beasts that were still lurking around had long since disappeared without a trace.
"It's a bit of a problem, and I have to go hunting myself for a day and a half."
Wang Hui communicated with the insect nest in his heart, and learned that the biomass that had devoured a giant wolf before was only a little bit.
"It seems that the biological average of this planet is not very strong, at least for now, it seems that there is no big threat, and it is very suitable for me to reorganize a new Zerg army."
Wang Hui thought in his heart as he walked towards the depths of the forest.
The afternoon sun shines through the shade of the trees, bringing a glimmer of light to the dim forest, and the sound of a person is faintly heard not far from the forest.
"Be careful, there are elusive mutant beasts in this ghost place, and two people died in the team the day before yesterday."
"Brother Chen, don't worry, I'm a veteran! Experienced, mutant beasts or anything can't hurt me at all! ”
"What is it that fell from the sky yesterday?"
"I don't know, we have to go and see, what if it's a baby? In any case, we have to be ahead of the mountain gathering place, and they can't be preempted. ”
"What Brother Chen said makes sense, let's go faster."