How the Zergs were Made

Chapter 96: Cone

   For the ‘loyalty’ of the collectors, in fact, Huogu didn’t spend too much time on it, so he turned his attention to other things.

  Although the logical relationship is still unclear, the overall result is good. At least there is no need to worry about the day when the collectors will have an ‘uprising’ and label Huogu as a class enemy that must be reached.

   The actual physical sense of ‘loyalty’ is far stronger than the conceptual loyalty of human beings. After all, this universe is still materialistic.

   "Speaking of which, I have to quickly re-establish contact with Min."

   Huogu's mind moved, and the rhizome system began to follow the instructions. Under the inland land that would be affected by the ocean climate, certain roots of the rhizome differentiated and proliferated, and quickly formed a sarcoma, just like the original octahedron.

   A steady stream of organic matter is transported by rhizomes from afar.

   Since unlocking the technology to independently produce organic materials, Huogu has no longer been bothered by organic materials. The organic material production of rhizomes can even crush the way to obtain ready-made organic materials from microorganisms.

   Nowadays, the only thing that is still limited is the ability of the rhizome to transport organic materials.

The shape of the sarcoma quickly expanded, and a small horn appeared at the top. At the same time, due to the expansion of the shape, the area at the bottom that could be connected and transported with organic materials was also increasing.

   Therefore, not only did it not decline or have a uniform speed, but the growth showed a trend of accelerated growth.

   Soon, the horns broke out of the soil. Although it looks dirty because of the soil, it can still be recognized as a metal object.

   The metal object continued to rise, gradually revealing its figure to the outside world, a metal cone.

   However, if you observe it from a microscopic point of view, you will find that this metal body is different from the general metal body, and it is full of countless pore structures. This is a combination of metal and organic matter.

  This kind of form is not uncommon. The bone and microstructure of macroscopic organisms are basically the perfect combination of this organic matter and metal structure, which combines the strength of metal while growing.

  The metal cone is artificially dominated by Huogu. The theoretical growth limit should be the strength limit of the metal body.

   However, when it grew to more than ten meters, the metal cone stopped growing.

   Huogu noticed the swaying phenomenon. The cone tends to be slender. Even if it reaches the same height as the octahedron, it covers an area less than one thousandth of the octahedron.

   Huogu didn’t think about the use of the octahedron because of the energy consumption caused by its huge volume. Maintenance is enough to change the planet’s climate environment.

   Therefore, Huogu chose the current design with low unit cell volume and low energy consumption.

   "This design should be sufficient in terms of its current strength, but if it continues to grow, the center of gravity may be unstable and fall..."

   "...then add the plant root design at the bottom, and hold the ground in reverse to stabilize the height."

Originally, the internal cells that were only intended to provide repair and certain toughness to the metal cone received instructions. The internal cells at the bottom grew roots, and the roots expanded all the way down. The deepest expanded roots reached three times the height of the cone. .

   "It should be almost done, and the next step is to grow up and down simultaneously."

   Huogu simply checked the shaking degree of the cone, and after confirming that it was within the acceptable range, he continued to let the cone grow upwards. Of course, the roots at the bottom would not fall.

   The ozone layer between the troposphere and stratosphere on the earth's surface was quickly broken by the cone.

   Through the eyes located near the tip of the cone, Huogu can see a new world, with clouds on the top and clouds on the bottom, layered on top of each other, and it looks like the heavens in the myths and legends of the earth.

   But Huogu didn't have much feeling. This kind of scenery was often seen by plane in his previous life. If he were a collector, he would be scared enough.

   "Speaking of speaking, I have been here for so long, and I don't know if I still have a chance to return to the earth, what is going on on the earth..."

   Fallen leaves always have to return to their roots. This idea is especially strong in the elderly. Huo Gu, as a 60-year-old man, is deeply influenced by this idea.

   Finally, he took a deep look, and Huo Gu muttered to himself in a sense of melancholy as the sun was about to set in the mountains between the clouds and the earth.

   "I hope I can take another look in the rest of my life."

   The cone continues to grow. At this time, night has fallen, and Huogu can see many stars twinkling non-stop.

   is also getting closer and closer to the cold. The part from the cone to the tip of the cone has condensed a layer of frost, covering the surface of the metal body, which is the characteristic of the middle layer of the atmospheric structure.

This has brought some trouble to the growth of the cone, because the temperature will have a certain effect on the hogu, but it does not matter. After the hogu introduces the hydrochloric acid that lowers the freezing point, the cells in the cone are renewed. Revitalization.

   When the tip of the cone penetrates into the hot layer, the ice in this part of the cone shows signs of shedding and melting.

The gas in this layer is in a state of ionization under the action of cosmic rays. The ionized oxygen can strongly absorb the solar short-wave radiation, causing the air to heat up rapidly. Therefore, the temperature of this layer increases with the increase in altitude, which is just the opposite of the previous intermediate layer. .

   After replacing it more than ten times day and night, the cone finally grew to its strength limit, and at this time the cone tip could reach the escape layer.

  At this height, it can basically be seen that the surface of the earth shows a certain degree of curvature, and the sky is no longer blue, but black as ink.

   Huoguxin's instruction was issued accordingly, and it was delivered to the cells on the top through the layers of cells inside the metal from the bottom.

The    cone-tip part began to be gradually decomposed by the internal cells, and soon the metal part disappeared, replaced by a platform-shaped sarcoma, and a spherical hollow tempered glass ball. Inside the glass ball is an eye.

   Of course, anti-radiation treatment is the most important design consideration. The built-in solution carried in the tempered glass sphere can absorb most of the radiation from the stars.

   "I didn't expect that one day I would do things that only those majors in astronomy would do. Obviously I am just a bad old man who likes archaeology..."

   "Then, there should be an asteroid belt in this galaxy? I hope it's not too far away."

   Hogu adjusts the vitreous body inside his eyes, and observes the environment in the planetary system through the stream of charged particles emitted from the stellar nuclear fusion.

   Although it is said to be ‘inner’, it’s actually very huge, so empty that one would subconsciously think that, except for the planet under one’s feet, there are only distant stars and stars in the sky that are far away and without heat.