After a long period of thought, Huo Gu still made that choice-to create a real macroscopic life!

The rhizome grows and spreads toward the channel that is connected to the ocean. This process is very slow compared to rhizomes that grow in other directions. The resistance caused by the influx of seawater is the biggest difficulty in upward growth. Each rhizome needs to grow a large amount. The roots pierce deeply into the rock wall to ensure that they will not be washed back by the sea.

The hard objects involved in the vortex are also an obstacle to the spread of rhizomes, such as gravel, rocks, glass fragments, missing titanium snails, etc., under the acceleration provided by the vortex, they will hit the rock wall at a speed of 14 kilometers per hour. The skin of the rhizomes is like a hot knife to cheese. It has no defense.

　　 For this reason, Huogu had to thicken and strengthen the rhizomes.

　　 On the other hand, Huogu began to build a concrete model framework for designing macroscopic life within his mind. First, he built the core, which is like the foundation of a high-rise building and the keel of a huge steel wheel, an absolutely indispensable component.

　　What is the core of macroscopic life?

　　 is the carrier of thinking, that is, the brain, the shelter of the phenomenon of life that feeds on entropy.

Of course, it can’t be the human brain’s 1x10^30 calculations per second, nor can it be able to memorize and store a trillion pieces of information. It’s just the most primitive and simple organ that can autonomously respond to changes in the world. .

　　 In fact, this self-feedback function has every cell and every kind of microorganism. Although there are no neurons, it can have the behavior of subjective feedback to the outside world through the ion channel formed by the protein in the cell.

　　 Ion channels are also a key way for neurons to communicate and send signals. They allow information to be transmitted between nerve cells. It is a bit like an electric charge passing through a wire. Every response of the brain is based on this communication method.

　　 In a sense, neurons are based on an upgraded version of this ion channel, which can transport information-carrying electrons per unit distance and time, and get an exponential increase in the order of magnitude, that is, the feeling of upgrading ordinary broadband to fiber-optic broadband.

　　 What Huogu has to do is to enlarge the template in the cell, move the microstructure to the macroscopic level to become an organ, and improve its original performance. Except for fine-tuning in small details, this process is roughly correct.

　　 But things are not that simple, just like now, Huogu has encountered a problem that makes it helpless.

　　 "Intelligent organs are indeed okay, but...how can I make the macro-organisms that I designed understand the concept of'I'?"

"I" is the foundation of thinking. When the concept of "I" is extended, emotions such as fear, hunger, anger, liking, pleasure, etc. will appear. It is the beginning of understanding and thinking, even if it is a wild beast drinking blood. exception.

However, it is extremely difficult to make the macroscopic life of manufacturing realize that the concept of'I' is extremely difficult for Huogu, because it has no knowledge of this aspect, nor did the human beings at the time. The concept of consciousness of'I' is still there. The stage of research and exploration.

　　 Obviously, this road will not work.

　　 Huogu reorganizes his thinking, it is looking for a new design idea.

　　 "Life is a phenomenon. In order for this phenomenon to be maintained, they need to absorb entropy reduction from the outside world, so their internal entropy will be constant or change very little, while the external entropy increase will increase..."

　　 "From the first article, this concept can be extended, that is,'life can exist by any means'. This concept can explain why life fears death. This is the root of the'desire to survive'."

　　 "This kind of desire overrides any emotions other than the concept of ‘I’. It is an instinct in the instinct. It is precisely because of this that life on earth can be handed down for billions of years."

　　 After sorting out the articles, Huo Gu suddenly realized something, the driving force that drives the continuous advancement of life, and those two words quickly magnified in its sea of ​​thinking—desire.

"...Perhaps, I don't necessarily have to make them aware of'I' first, even if they don't even meet the most basic requirement of drinking blood, it doesn't matter. Fundamentally speaking, I need them to be able to work actively, not brainpower. The'intelligence' of the activity."

　　 "So, I can use my desire, the desire for survival..."

　　The idea gradually became clear, and Huo Gu began to incorporate this idea into the design.

"Yes, it is like the so-called symbiotic relationship, which can weaken the stomach of the microbial collectors so that they can only digest certain types of amino acids. In this way, the collected organic materials are essentially useless to them. thing."

　　 "The production of this specific type of amino acid is handed over to the rhizome system. In order to survive, the collectors of organic materials must continue to provide organic materials for the rhizome system."

"The feasibility is extremely high. There are many examples on the earth, such as bees. When they gather nectar, they will also be contaminated with pollen. In this way, the pollination between flowers is completed. ."

For individuals collecting organic materials, Huogu chose the gourd as a template. The brain was placed in the area of ​​the original sensor cell by Huogu. The other functional components remained the same, except that there was an extra stomach at the front end of the water storage cavity. , The absorption of the inner cell membrane is also limited to screening.

　　 The moment the design was completed, Huogu suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt. Its behavior seemed to be very similar to the slave owners in the old feudal era...

　　 Huo Gu quickly waved away this terrible idea.

　　 "No, how could I be that kind of villain?"

"This is at most just a company's business model. You have to work to get your wages. The boss is not a **** who can make it out of nothing. At least the slave owner doesn't care about the life or death of the slave, and even uses it for fun. I have medical insurance. Among them If anyone is injured or sick, I will provide them with the best medical services. This kind of welfare does not even exist in human society. How could it be the same?"

　　 Even though he knew that only it could hear it, Huogu still defended himself in this way.

　　 The sample of the first collector was squeezed out of the fleshy cavity of the cone-shaped creature.

　　 The individual collector who just came out is very small, about one-tenth the size of an adult's slap, and motionless, it looks like Huogu's design has failed.

　　 Huogu was not in a hurry, and dropped a little special amino acids into the water, and the collectors who sensed these amino acids immediately became active.

　　 It awkwardly swung its fins on both sides, exhausting all the energy, and finally completed the first feeding behavior in its life.

　　 And this kind of performance of the collector means that Huogu's design ideas are not wrong.