Chapter 551: Construction Site

Zhao Mai has never forgotten the dream of leaving the earth and going to the starry sky, and the creatures in the environment of other planets must contain a lot of surprises, which can give him more insight as a druid. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and the earth is too crowded for a druid, and under the shadow of eight transcendents and their respective organizations, there is still time to retrace this kind of mass murder, which is not a suitable place to develop.

But it is impossible for Zhao Mai to give up the earth, after all, it is the center of the origin world, as well as his own motherland and home. It is not impossible to remain in both states and stay away from both, as long as you build your home away from the earth's surface. Zhao Mai is ready to discuss with the old man, if the moon's orbit is still too close, then Mars, asteroids and even farther places can also be considered.

However, the basis of all this is to see the restoration of the ghost ship. Although the ghost spaceship that Zhao Mai came into contact with was still considered a living thing, it was actually a little broken, as big as the difference between a normal person and a vegetative person. The Ghost had cut out most of the ship's brains, and many of its body organs had been replaced with artificial devices, creating their warship. Zhao Mai was also unsure whether the DNA in the spacecraft was complete after this transformation, let alone whether the reduction ability of the Z worm could support the entire project.

It is precisely because of this that this experiment is even more important, and it may directly affect his future plans. The mangrove forests of Wadsworth are an ideal place to experiment, as they are relatively isolated, whether it's the swampy terrain or goblin patrols. Wadsworth has always practiced a "one-man natural environment" approach, so there are no predators nearby, and the initial safety of Z bugs can be guaranteed.

Looking at Wadsworth, Zhao Mai seemed to see another version of himself. Enlightenment was the first step in his druid upbringing, but it was Wadsworth who really led him on the path of development. Wadsworth is building a "one-person ecological environment", Zhao Mai is not like this, and even the Z worm is actually another form of doppelganger. The only difference is that Zhao Mai takes special care of his mind and soul, layers of protection, and does not dare to move at all. He has learned from the failures of others, and so far everything is uneventful.

But he will always go ahead of others, from a follower to a leader, and there is no experience to learn from, only to overcome obstacles himself, and it is difficult to ensure that there will be no mistakes at that time. Zhao Mai patted his chest and clenched his fists, repeatedly reminding himself not to take it for granted, not to be arrogant, and to remember criticism and self-criticism.

"What do you think, why did you suddenly hit yourself?" Xiaohua's voice sounded in Zhao Mai's ears, and it seemed that she had finally decided to show up. Zhao Mai grimaced at Xiaohua, feeling happy because he figured out how to keep moving forward in the future: "Criticism and self-criticism, let's take care of each other, I think no matter what difficulties can be passed, this is the meaning of companionship." ”

"Well, that's what I thought too. Xiaohua smiled, completely relieved, and lay on Zhao Mai's shoulder again, hanging on it without weight.

"The・Che" started the engine and led Zhao Mai and the others to the north, leaving the Z worm behind. It squirmed, climbed onto a fragment of a mangrove tree, transformed into a jagged mouth, and bit down. Only a slight click was heard, and the wood was chewed into dregs like tofu. After swallowing, the food is divided into two parts: "body materials" and "energy". The strong digestion and absorption ability makes the Z worm expand rapidly, and basically how much weight it eats is almost transformed into how much weight it takes.

It took an hour to go from an earthworm-sized bug to a rabbit-sized one. As he grew in size, the Z worm ate faster, and in another hour he became as big as an adult dog.

Wood, grass, insects, and dirt, it eats everything, but still doesn't feel like it can get the nutrients it needs. So the Z worm began to divide for the first time, from a big dog to a rabbit again, but it was divided into four. One of them began to drill into the ground, charging at rocks and minerals, one was covered with chlorophyll and became a fast-growing sapling, with an enticing aroma that attracted birds and insects, and one continued to clean up the surrounding plant debris and kill everything it could eat. The last one had six legs, its body covered in spiked carapaces, and its claw-like forefeet and sharp teeth looked terrifying. It quickly runs out of the swamp, searching its surroundings to find and destroy enemies - and prey.

It paid off quickly. In addition to the mangrove giants, there is a large pile of wreckage and ruins in the swamp. The fragments of the pyramid craft have been lying in the swamp, and although many of them have sunk under the mire, these minerals, metals, and polymer organic materials are all processed, and they are undoubtedly a treasure trove for Z bugs.

With the exception of the Z-bug, which drilled downward, the other three slowly moved to the side of the wreckage of the pyramid craft. Scout Z Worm continued to explore the way, and the Sapper Z Worm began to sort out the wreckage, no matter what, and moved it to the green base Z Worm for it to eat.

Z worms do not directly change matter like Zhao Mai, but it can decompose and transport matter. Under the continuous proliferation, the green Z worm soon swelled to a height of five meters, and the pouch bulged like a fat spire tent. It specializes in splitting other Z-worms in its body, while creating bone marrow components based on the ghost ship's DNA memories. Since Zhao Mai and Z Worm have learned all the cells and organs of the ghost spaceship, and even improved them into a new form suitable for humans + Z worms on the basis of them, this ghost spaceship has adapted to the local environment from the initial cells.

The ghost ship itself has the ability to regenerate, but it can't be completely regenerated with just one finger like a troll. If there is only a little bone marrow that cannot be reduced to a spaceship, it can only be reliant on the continuous supply of energy and organ materials from the Z worm. This work is much slower than the self-fragmentation of the Z-worm, almost inch by inch.

But the power of the Z-worm lies in change and adaptation. Sensing that progress was slow, Z Bug used the method of "extending working hours, increasing work intensity, and increasing the number of workers". Soon it had four more fabrication workshops to manufacture components for the Ghost Ship in parallel. It constantly balances the rate of resource gathering and consumption, either by increasing the speed of excavation, or by increasing the manufacturing floor.

Life comes from the ocean and develops on the earth, and the biggest source of materials for Z insects is the land. Everything in the swamp was concentrated, and under the constant gnawing, the ground and water were all falling, and only the Z worm swelled. It is a sinking construction site, and flowing water from all sides gathers in the middle, and soon a lake is formed. With the help of buoyancy, the manufacturing workshop is constantly moving from increasingly unstable heights to lower heights until it reaches the bottom of the newly excavated lake. After a few days, there was no manufacturing floor in sight, only a lake that was constantly shaking.

The swamp was slowly drained, the water content on the periphery began to drop, and the mud was digested and absorbed by the Z-worms, converted into more of the Z-worms and the components needed by the ghost ship. Unquantifiable cells are replicating, cloning, proliferating, and mutating.

Some variations are good, but the vast majority of variations are just errors in cell reproduction. But even the mistakes were picked out by the Z worm and stored in a special place, waiting for Zhao Mai to turn around and slowly refer to it.

And just like that, the keel of the ghost ship began to take shape.