Chapter 380: Other Intruders?
"Oh?" Wang Zheng was really a little surprised now.
Regarding the abilities of various reconnaissance robots and spaceships, Wang Zheng also knew a thing or two about the benefits and disadvantages of these small things because of his interest. However, it seems that the Zerg can completely wipe out these small machines, which can be invisible, can be transformed, and do not have any breath of life at all, which really cannot be underestimated.
"Although there are some losses, we are not without gains." Jin Liuniang interjected: "The information that came during this period has been initially sorted out by the General Staff Department and the abilities of several insects have been discovered. ”
Everyone looked up at the light screen, and a meteorite-shaped object was appearing on it, constantly rotating slowly to show the all-round picture.
Jin Liuniang said: "This is the most basic insect egg meteorite of the Zerg Race in this plane. Don't look at its appearance as very familiar with meteorites, in fact, it is just an aggregate of a certain kind of insect eggs, except for the protective film similar to a rock secreted by the female worm on the outside, all of them are eggs. This is also the most basic means of the expansion of the Zerg in the plane. ”
"There are a lot of skills in this kind of worm egg!" Jin Liuniang changed an image from a distance, pointed to the countless meteorites on it that were flying in all directions like meteors, and said: "In the case that we can't judge the egg-laying cycle of the female worm, we can only calculate the proficiency of this kind of egg first. Based on the more than 1,500 Zerg clusters that we have discovered now within a hundred light-years of the near-human Federation Star Field, an average of 390 insect eggs will be launched every second. ”
Wang Zheng suddenly took a breath of cool air and said, "Judging from the speed of the cover, haven't they already occupied the entire universe?" ”
"It's not so exaggerated!" Furyk shook his head and said, "The Zerg don't seem to care about the survival rate of these eggs at all, and don't provide any protection at all except for launching them on the fly. So we effortlessly got the eggs to test! ”
"The results of the experiment were somewhat unexpected!" With an inexplicable weird smile on his face, Sims said, "I originally thought that the Zerg did this because of the high adaptability of holding their own eggs. However, experiments have shown that these eggs are very fragile. As soon as the outer rock-like object protecting the eggs is broken, the internal eggs will begin to hatch automatically, but the external environment will change abruptly during this time. The eggs will die. It doesn't matter if it's temperature, light or air. ”
Wang Zheng thought for a while and said: "In this way, they have defaulted to the external environment they came into contact with for the first time as the conditions for their own survival, as long as the external conditions change more than a certain range, they will think that the survival conditions are not satisfied, and then die quickly!" ”
"Yes!" Sins nodded, "In the few hours between the time the exterior is broken and the hatchlings hatch out, they are very fragile. Miraculously, however, these eggs do not require any initial conditions. Whether it is in an environment full of ultraviolet light or in the air with an ammonia concentration of more than 50 percent, they can hatch safely. ”
"When does the individual mature?" Wang Zheng asked, "Do you need to eat in the middle?" ”
"Twelve hours!" "As long as the hatchlings are born, their resistance will increase at a geometric rate. In adulthood, they are more likely to minimize the impact of their environment on themselves. At that time, as long as the external environment does not change extremely. They won't have any effect. When larvae to adults are fed, they will automatically attack the default food, and will not hesitate to attack their companions when food is not available. ”
"Cannibalism for growth?" Wang Zheng touched his chin and said, "This is also in line with the nature of the Zerg!" ”
"Although the insects that grow out of them have different appearances, we believe that the eggs hatch from the same kind of bugs. So we gave them a name called Worker Ants! Although we know that the other party may also use this method to produce other bugs, we haven't found it yet! Sins laughed.
Needless to say, these are certainly the lowest level bugs. In the plot, it is this kind of zerg that plays the heroic battle of the male protagonist and runs back.
"So, the survival rate of this bug is very low?"
Garth smiled slightly and said, "There are countless unknown dangers in the universe, according to our calculations. It shouldn't be more than two floors! ”
Wang Zheng nodded and didn't speak.
Low-level bugs can only be majestic on the surface, and two armed NS5s can do one, absolutely holding the handle, so there is nothing to worry about.
Jin Liuniang saw that Wang Zheng's attention turned to herself again. He continued: "The second type of bug is very large. Let's call them the matrix first. The image on the light screen was replaced by a giant bug, which from the outside looked like a cicada chrysalis with full feet. Floating quietly in space, judging from the asteroids that are almost the same size as them, you can see how huge this bug is!
"This bug seems to be the host for all bugs. It appears to contain countless bugs inside its body. It looks like a biological version of a spaceship to us! Jin Liuniang paused for a moment and continued: "And it has basic combat ability, not only the small claws under its body can emit small lasers. Moreover, the mouth can also shoot a powerful pillar of light, which is basically equivalent to the main gun of our frigate. ”
"Frequency?" Wang Zheng took a closer look at this insect and asked.
"We estimate between fifteen and twenty minutes!" Lucy glanced down at the light screen in her hand and said, "But it can't be ruled out that it doesn't have the ability to speed up the frequency, so it's only ten minutes!" ”
"The main gun of the destroyer is charged in about three minutes, so it seems that we still have a big advantage!" Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows and smiled.
Jin Liuniang shrugged her shoulders, did not express an opinion on his "Wang Po Selling Melons", changed the image, and said: "The third kind of insect is more difficult!" The mosquito-like creature is fast, with a mouth straw that fires a non-stop half-body attack. The number is also very large, and the relationship with the parent body is a bit similar to that of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, usually inhabiting the carapace on the back of the mother, once something is found to be close, it will fly out and quickly destroy it. Most of our reconnaissance equipment was destroyed by this kind of thing. ”
Wang Zheng thought for a while and said, "Since mosquitoes will kill everything close to the mother's body, how does the mother's body usually eat?" Doesn't it eat? ”
"The mother not only eats, but eats a lot, and she eats everything that the mosquitoes bring back," said Furyk. ”
"Their relationship is a bit like that of a queen bee and a worker bee!" Jin Liuniang pointed to the image and said, "So the people in the laboratory think that the mosquito is very likely to be the mother worker bee." ”
Wang Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, they not only have to protect the queen, but also shoulder the heavy responsibility of finding food for the queen." It's a lot like that! In this way, mosquitoes are likely to only attack non-living objects, and will catch them back to their mothers when they encounter them. Then our reconnaissance strategy has to go in a different direction! ”
Jin Liuniang nodded knowingly and said, "I will mobilize a batch of giant octopuses as soon as possible, and after simple equipment, they can survive in space and act as a reconnaissance team!" ”
Wang Zheng waved his hand and said: "No, the giant octopus is not suitable for space, the main reason is that it has no attack ability at all, and such a large body is of no use at all except to add vegetables to others." Need another creature! ”
The room fell silent for a while, and everyone fell into deep contemplation.
After a while, Wang Zheng shook his head and said: "Forget it, we don't have creatures that can adapt to space reconnaissance, let's wait until we have completed a tentative attack on the Zerg!" ”
Everyone nodded. Jin Liuniang waved her hand and put away the light screen and said: "At present, after our preliminary analysis, we have only taken these three, and the others are all sudden and confused insects." We can only wait for new information to be explained! ”
Wang Zheng nodded and said, "Just by looking at these three kinds of insects, you know that this Zerg is not easy to deal with!" There is no shortage of quantity and ability, but he is really a good opponent! Hehe! He chuckled as he spoke.
For such a long time, it was the first time that Wang Zheng had encountered such a strong opponent, so he was nervous and a little enthusiastic at the same time. He seemed to be able to feel that the blood-boiling war and the exhilarating killing he longed for were right in front of him.
Tom and Jerry, who had not spoken, lowered their faces at the same time, their eyes glowed irrepressibly red, and a hideous smile appeared on their faces.
Not only Wang Zheng, but all the soldiers under his command were already hungry and thirsty. They are tired of bullying children every day!
"Sir! So which direction do we go next? Looking for a small swarm to attack tentatively? Jin Liuniang asked with a bright smile on her face.
"No!" Wang Zheng waved his hand, set his gaze on the image of the human gathering star field that appeared on the wall of the command hall, and said, "Let's start with the Human Federation first!" They have been fighting the Zerg for so many years. No matter how much waste is used as cannon fodder, there will be some information about the core of the Zerg. These things are of great use to us! ”
"Yes, sir!" Jin Liuniang nodded and said, "I set out to arrange an information invasion and send a brigade of spies to infiltrate the ......"
"No need!" Before she could finish speaking, Wang Zheng interrupted her, and said with slightly narrowed eyes: "I'm not going to use spies to steal information this time, it may be more interesting to rob it in the open!" ”
Jin Liuniang was stunned for a moment, and her face immediately glowed red.
"Prepare a batch of pulse bombs for the reconnaissance ship team, and let them sweep the streets first!" Wang Zheng said with a cruel smile: "This time, we will directly use the flagship to force the landing, and the other warships in the fleet will be distributed in formation. I'd like to see what these scraps can do! (To be continued......)