Donghuang Corps.

Level 1 biochemical laboratory.

Both of the Xexens captured by the advance team were lost in the biosphere riots.

But fortunately, Chen Feiqi fought hard and brought the freezer containing the ecological samples back to the Corps.

Ecological samples were sent from Kote City to the Donghuang Corps overnight as a Class 1 secret.

In order to ensure the safety and top secrecy of the sample, the Donghuang Corps dispatched two Level 3 Abilities to escort the freezer.

After several days of decryption and analysis of satellite imagery, the XPCC's biologists are in full swing to decipher the Straker ecosystem.

The satellite images taken by the advance team that day were also restored frame by frame on the big screen.

The leader of the scientific research team pointed to a ball of light excited by the tail of the sexson, and shook the laser pointer in his hand.

"It is basically certain that this purple photosphere is the Nebium photosphere, but due to the lack of samples, it is not yet possible to determine the utilization and transformation form of Eodium energy by 'spores'." The team leader pushed his glasses: "The spore tail needle we got has a unique silicon-based transistor structure, and from the perspective of military engineering, the spore tail transistor can be used as a laser emitter." ”

A group of researchers are taking notes.

"Until we get more samples, we can't jump to conclusions about this strange creature, every judgment we make may determine the movement of the Corps, and I don't want to cause unnecessary casualties due to our mistakes." The team leader took back the laser pointer: "The section chief of the biochemistry department below will give a briefing on the task." ”

An old man with reading glasses stood up and flicked it on the 3D projector, and the system automatically switched to 3D phasing, projecting a smooth gray thick piece of the sample that was brought back.

The thick slice was cut into irregular triangles, which looked like they should have been the result of violent sampling with a saber.

The old man adjusted the information on the lower panel and called up the data measured by the biochemistry department before.

"This is the outer skin of the umbrella tree, or we can call it an exoskeleton." The old man interpreted the experimental data in detail: "It is a silicon-carbon bi-base structure, silicon-based and calcareous form the main structure of the external skeleton, with extremely high strength and hardness, and the difference with the bone is that the exoskeleton of the umbrella tree has no repair ability, that is, if the exoskeleton of the umbrella tree is injured, it can only use a long time to secrete exoskeleton substances on its own, and finally condense into a new exoskeleton." ”

The leader of the research team interrupted the old man's analysis.

"Wang Yanchang, let's start with the biosphere matrix. There were a lot of newcomers in the experimental group, and they didn't even know what an umbrella tree was. Let's start with the fungus blanket. ”

Professor Wang groaned slightly, nodded, pulled up another folder, opened the fungus blanket materials, and began to explain the fungus blanket for everyone.

"The fungus blanket, whose scientific name is the Straker biosphere base semi-liquid, is a petri dish-like organic matter..."

Scholars began a tirade.

Xu Tiegong glanced at the communicator, patted the secretary beside him, got up and left the experimental base.

The secretary and the people around him instructed him to make experimental records, and also left with Xu Tiegong.

Hurriedly came to the internal affairs office, Xu Ru was already waiting for him.

"Lao Xu, I didn't say a word when I came, and I made you wait for so long." Xu Tiegong smiled and asked the secretary to make tea.

"I know you've been busy smoking lately, and I didn't want to bother you." Xu Ru smiled: "I just came to see how the decryption of the ecosystem is doing." ”

Xu Tiegong shook his head.

"Too many things stay at the most basic theoretical level, hey, the main two Sexesen samples have not been brought back, otherwise the laboratory will not have been without constructive results for so long."

"Where is the analysis of the sample you brought back?"

"The basic analysis has been completed, and the genetic code is being cracked."

Xu Ru asked with interest: "Is the genetic code of these things also DNA?" ”

"This..."Xu Tiegong hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "It doesn't seem to be a double helix structure." ”

Xu Ru is not a biologist after all, so he nodded and did not delve into it.

"Take me to the lab."

"Of course."

When I returned to the laboratory with Xu Rushi, Professor Wang was still talking about the fungus blanket.

“… In other words, the whole bacterial blanket can be regarded as a complete living organism, or as the skin plus nutrient matrix of the Straker ecosystem, which can play a role in information transmission and nutrient transmission. It's just that we don't know to whom these nutrients are being delivered right now. If these nutrients are passed on to umbrella trees... The biological description of the umbrella tree will be discussed in a later topic. The umbrella tree has its own unique nutrient intake system, and the energy of the fungus blanket is conducted through energy transmitters, and the umbrella tree does not have receptors to accept transmitters from the perspective of the composition of the exoskeleton and the body, so there is no conclusion on who provides the nutrients of the fungus blanket. ”

This was followed by an analysis of the umbrella tree exoskeleton, flocculents, and blood samples.

After explaining the various biological samples in the ecosystem, I finally came to the problem that Xu Ru was concerned about - Sexson.

"The biological sample is not comprehensive, and we know very little about the creature as a Sexon. Judging by the current samples, let's start with this skull-like organ. Professor Wang pulled out the two heads that were cut off by Chen Mo: "The pinhole-shaped thing on it is indeed a compound eye, but this whole organ is not a skull, and according to the anatomy, this organ should be an external information receiver integrating mouthparts and a sensory system." To use a human analogy, it should be eyes plus mouth and nose. But there is no information processing center, that is, no brain. ”

After adjusting the slides, Professor Wang explained the anatomy of Sexson.

"The ganglia of all known animals on Ross are different, oh no... There is still something in common with Root, Sexson's neurotransmitter is conducted in a special way, and the conduction rate is more than three times that of humans, that is, Sexson's reaction speed is three times faster than that of humans. In addition, with the tail transistor as an energy weapon, compared to humans, this is an advanced species that fights with its body, and it is more perfect than the human structure... Of course, this is closely related to the natural environment of Ross before human transformation..."

After listening to the experimenter's explanation for a while, Xu Ru shook his head.

"This has no reference significance for the cracking of the ecosystem."

Xu Tiegong nodded: "Without the Syxon entity, all we can do is experimental analysis, and nothing else can be understood." ”

Xu Ru was silent for a long time.

"Is it necessary to be alive?"

"That's right, and we have to establish a research base in the ecosystem, otherwise all the scientific research results will only be like what you see today, on paper."

"Hurry up and continue to study, I will propose to the corps commander in the afternoon to bring together the senior leaders of the corps from all over the central and northern regions to discuss the matter of synergistically entering the ecosystem."

"Okay."