Chapter Seventy-Six: War in the Underworld (2)
No matter how Lin Xuan asked in different ways, Neuer had always been very tight-lipped about the origin of synthetic biology, and it seemed that it must have known it, but it just didn't want to say it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
On the not too far side, the two sides engaged in several silent offensive and defensive battles in terms of language, and the result made Lin Xuan a little frustrated, because the things he wanted to know most did not find out at all.
Although not human, Neuer is more intelligent than most.
As for the spread of the zombie virus, even Neuer didn't know much about the secrets, this was what Neuer said to Lin Xuan personally, and it was very sincere in terms of attitude, as if it was hiding something it knew.
"Who knows where those deadly things come from."
As for whether what Neuer said was true, Lin Xuan was not clear.
"This is the most beautiful place in the underground world, Lin Xuan, this underground waterway is our ......" Speaking of this, Neuer hesitated for a moment, "The foundation of our synthetic biology survival here." ”
"Oh?"
Lin Xuan didn't bother with the name of the synthetic creature after hearing Neuer's introduction, no matter how much he asked Neuer, he wouldn't answer, pretending not to understand, and carefully observed the pool.
Soon, Lin Xuan found that there was actually that kind of purple crystal inlaid on the wall in the pool, but there was a big difference in volume, the kind inlaid on the wall was only the size of an index finger at most, but what he saw in the pool reached the height of two people!
How deep is this pool? No matter how Lin Xuan looked, he couldn't see the bottom of the pool, maybe the purple crystals in this pool were even longer, but Lin Xuan couldn't see it.
"These purple crystals are able to emit a kind of energy particles, and almost all living beings can absorb the energy emitted by it." Neuer described the use of purple crystals, "not only to replenish the energy needed for survival activities in living organisms, but also to slowly change the constitution of the absorber and promote the evolution of living beings." ”
"Really?" Lin Xuan, who was still squatting by the pool to observe, was shocked by this news, can produce crystals that emit energy to promote biological evolution? It sounds unbelievable, like something that can only be seen in a fantasy novel.
This is completely inconsistent with any of humanity's discoveries in the history of science, and if it is true, this thing is too precious!
Neuer glanced back at Lin Xuan, who was still in shock, and raised his head, "We call it the Violet Crystal, it is the only guarantee for our survival in the underground world!" Therefore, we will never give up any violet crystal that is in the mature stage! ”
Maturity? Do so-called violet crystals still grow? This thing must be a mineral, right? With questions, Lin Xuan asked Neuer a question, and Neuer didn't seem to have any intention of hiding his secrets in this regard, so he explained to Lin Xuan very happily.
"Indeed, although violet crystal is a mineral with unknown structure, it does grow, and even every once in a while, it will split into several 'seed ores' to reproduce. And these 'seed ores' can not only regrow a violet crystal, but more importantly, the 'seed ores' can be eaten! ”
Lin Xuan felt as if something was wrong with his ears, could he eat this thing? He subconsciously touched a few violet crystals that he had picked out of his pocket, and pinched them from all angles, no matter how hard he tried, the shape of the violet crystals did not change in the slightest, but his fingers felt pain because of the force.
There is a feeling of "this world is really big". Crystals can be eaten as food, and nothing else can happen.
"You picked the violet crystal in the aisle before? Those are useless scrap mines. Neuer's perception was quite keen, and he noticed Lin Xuan's small movements in his pocket.
"Not every 'seed ore' split by violet crystals can take root and sprout smoothly, some are divided into two or three pieces at a time, and the energy containing flaws in them will continue to decay, and sometimes one piece will not grow, which is what we call waste ore." Neuer perfectly expresses a sentiment called regret, "The only use of this kind of thing is hard, nothing else, we have lived here for a long time, but there are only so many violet crystals, so after each split, we will quickly pick out the flawed food, that thing is a great supplement." ”
This is the restriction that limits the number of synthetic organisms, and fundamentally restricts their reproduction...... Can synthetic organisms reproduce offspring?
Neuer began to hesitate about this question, Lin Xuan was not in a hurry, just watched the bottom of the pool from time to time flashing a brilliant violet crystal, the water in the pool was very clear, almost every detail in the crystal crystal could be seen, I don't know if there is a violet crystal in it.
"It should ...... Yes, you can. ”
"Should it be?" Lin Xuan couldn't help frowning when he heard Neuer's answer without a trace of confidence, it can be okay, it can't be no, what do you mean by giving me one? In the end, it works or not!
"You remember all that slime, right? It's the ones that fall from the 'stalactites'. ”
???
Of course Lin Xuan remembers, but what does this have to do with synthetic biology?
"When the slime has absorbed enough energy from the violet crystals, they will stick to any violet crystal, whether it is a waste mine or not, and then form a crystal ball with these brown slimes inside, and live ...... In human notation, a synthetic creature will hatch in a week. ”
Ha? Lin Xuan was stunned again, how did you give birth to this? You don't need the hard work of your parents, just wait for the stones to drip them out, and then pick up another pile of stones to give birth?
It's not scientific!
Why did Lin Xuan immediately think of some legendary creature from Chinese mythology and legend......
"It's incredible, isn't it?" Neuer was also in a complicated mood when talking about this, "I should have come out like this, right?" I only know that I was the first synthetic creature to emerge in this group, and I watched the other little ones hatch with my own eyes. ”
Well, Lin Xuan didn't want to delve into how the synthetic creatures came about, the few answers he had heard recently were already terrifying, and he needed to slow down to avoid distortions in his cognition......
Rumble!
The sudden explosion rumbled from the aisle, Neuer and Lin Xuan instantly turned back vigilantly, and the other synthetic creatures slowed down a little, but they also turned into a vigilant posture, guarding against the enemies who might rush in.
"Damn it, what's going on with those bastards Muric?"
Neuer shook his head, "I just contacted Salri, everything is normal, the movement is coming from the lair on the other side, that is, from Muric's side. ”
The other side? Lin Xuan suddenly remembered something, if the fighter followed him to the underground space, then, what about the zombie lord?
He had forgotten such an important point! It is still unknown how strong the Black Glowing Zombie Lord is, but it is definitely much more powerful than before.