Chapter 712: The Development of Zerg Civilization
"Loren, what is the matter for calling us together this time?"
Sissoko was slightly dissatisfied: "You have called too many meetings recently. How many things do we need to discuss together?"
He is different from others. His physical condition is extremely miserable. It can even be said that if he is not immersed in a high concentration of life substances, his vital signs will decline.
If possible, he didn't want to even have any thoughts.
"I just got a piece of news. Not long ago, the black hole network suddenly went offline." Loren glanced at him and didn't care about his dissatisfaction.
"What does this have to do with us?" Sissoko frowned slightly.
"Because it was Li Yu who blocked the external connection of the black hole network, which led to the offline incident." Loren added.
"Huh?" Sissoko's face changed. "He finally dared to show up in the outside world. Where is he? We can start the plan."
"Be patient and listen to what Lord Loren has to say." Someone nearby reminded them, "When will you finish asking and answering these questions?"
"It's not that he doesn't dare to appear in the outside world, but we can't track his whereabouts. He has already left the headquarters of the Black Hole Network." Loren's eyes were calm.
"Then the people from the Black Hole Network contacted us secretly and handed us a piece of information."
At this point, everyone's expressions changed slightly, knowing that a sex scene was about to begin.
"He looked up a lot of information about the Ancient Waterway in the terminal server of the Black Hole Network."
"Ancient Waterway?" Everyone paused. The Ancient Waterway was a strange place, and even they had not explored it thoroughly.
The information they know is not much more than the black hole network.
When the ancient waterway was suddenly brought up, they didn't know where to start.
"Why is he suddenly focusing on the Ancient Waterway again?" Sissoko asked in confusion, "Has anything major happened in the Ancient Waterway recently?"
"Nothing big happened." Loren shook his head, but then said, "But some unusual things did happen."
"Recently, the casualty rate in the Ancient Waterway has increased significantly. Some scavengers who make a living from this have even moved away from the Ancient Waterway."
"It is said that the Fallen City is also considering evacuation."
“Oh…” Mogan’s expression slightly changed, and he said, “The Fallen City has lived in the Ancient Waterway for a long time. They have a deep understanding of the Ancient Waterway. It is their home ground and the foundation for their survival.”
“Even if they have to consider evacuating, I’m afraid it’s not just a matter of increased casualties.”
The amount of external information received by the Star Empire is enormous every moment, even though there are a large number of intelligence personnel analyzing it all the time.
But without concrete evidence, they cannot determine whether the information they collected is valuable.
If Loren hadn't specifically looked it up, he wouldn't have known what had happened recently in the Ancient Waterway.
"Yes, my people have contacted them and there should be results soon." Loren nodded.
"Aren't they extremely xenophobic? They are so arrogant because they rely on their familiarity with the ancient waterways. The cost of exterminating them is too high, so the major civilizations have turned a blind eye."
"Why are you so cooperative now?"
A certain noble controller was quite surprised, and then he said thoughtfully, "It seems that the situation is indeed critical to a certain extent. It is even possible that they will completely withdraw from the Ancient Channel. It seems that they dare not face the outside world with the same attitude as before."
"Yes, something must have happened inside the Ancient Channel that we don't know about, and the alien camp should be quite interested in it."
Loren looked around: "If that's the case, I think the plan can be started."
"Using the ancient waterway as the strategy? We are not familiar with the place, so the difficulty might increase a lot." Sissoko hesitated.
"No matter how difficult it is, it's better than having no clue like now." Loren's tone was firm: "Besides, since they want something from the Ancient Waterway, they must have their own interests and purposes."
"To allow them to achieve their goals is, in a way, disadvantageous to us."
The others nodded in agreement, since the situation had developed to this point.
There is no room for easing tensions between them and the other party, otherwise they will try every means to sabotage the other party's plans.
vice versa.
"But, since the other party has found the location of the black hole network server, why didn't they take down the organization directly, but instead just checked the information?" Morgan raised the question.
Almost all civilizations and organizations covet the dark side of the interstellar network.
The alien camp, now that we have found their location, why don’t we just take action?
The current black hole network is by no means a match for the alien dimension camp.
This is a problem with great hidden dangers.
“If we can’t figure this out , then in the Ancient Waterway, whether we are setting up a game or joining a game remains to be seen.” His tone was indifferent, but it made the atmosphere here become solemn.
"You mean there's something wrong here?" Sissoko looked at the young noble controller.
"All we want is an accurate whereabouts and a chance to start a war."
"No matter whose game it is, having this opportunity is enough." Loren didn't have any other emotions.
In a head-on battle, the Star Empire had no fear of the alien dimensional camp.
They had already prepared for war, but the other side had been unwilling to give them this opportunity.
Loren naturally thought of the hidden dangers in this matter, but he didn't care.
If this isn't a situation in an alien camp, that would be great.
Even if it was, it would only give them an opportunity to start a head-on battle.
He couldn't ask for more!
They have been feeling for too long.
"Get ready, this time we must uncover the mystery of this mysterious force." The emperor made the final conclusion.
They looked at each other, suppressed their emotions, and began to discuss a specific action plan.
…
At the same time, Li Yu, who had left the black hole network not long ago, had already arrived near the ancient waterway using Yuxu Palace as a transit station.
The last time he came to the Ancient Waterway, he was just a small figure, but this time it was completely different.
The vast ancient waterway connects dozens or even hundreds of civilizations, which are divided into several levels.
Shallow segments, medium segments, high-risk segments and unknown segments.
Last time, Li Yu was just a small fish wandering around the shallow and middle layers.
Last time he had to go through the entry point and buy something like a navigation device, but this time he didn't need that at all.
He went directly to where the two queens were.
Inside the ancient channel, you cannot open the door at will and can only drive the spaceship forward.
Their location starts from the middle layer and then extends to the shallow and high-risk segments.
Li Yu named it "Alien Insect Civilization", a simple and clear naming method.
It has been less than half a year since he launched the expedition, but the development of the Zerg civilization has been extremely astonishing.
In the early stages of development, they are protected by Transformers, but after reaching a certain scale, they can develop on their own.
According to information reported from time to time, the Zerg civilization now controls more than a hundred planets.
Inside the ancient channel, there are very few planets with life, and most of them are barren planets.
However, this is not a problem for the highly adaptable intelligent Zerg.
Even if the surface is a barren planet, there are various mineral veins inside, which are enough to serve as resources for their survival.
And here is the headquarters of the alien insect civilization.
What appeared before him was a rather horrifying scene.
A huge emerald green planet was suspended in the starry sky, covered with flowing unknown gelatinous substances and a huge tentacle-like network connecting more than fifty nearby "satellites".
Although they are called satellites, they are actually tumor-like objects with huge holes on them.
From time to time, strange-looking biological warships flew out of the holes.
Most of them have the characteristics of living organisms and are quite large in size. Although there is a lack of reference objects, he estimates that their length is about 10,000 meters.
Some Zerg warships have beetle-like structures, with a black exoskeleton all over their bodies. They are long and narrow in shape, with distinct segments. At first glance, they look a bit like footless centipedes.
The inner cavity is hollow and contains various biological structures, like a biological engine furnace in the giant mouth of the abyss, running special biomass energy to provide energy supply.
Every few sections of the body have a limb-like joint, at the end of which is a hollow bone tube, like a respiratory organ, constantly inhaling and exhaling spatial turbulence.
They use this to travel long distances, but space navigation within the ancient waterways is much more dangerous, and if you are not careful you may encounter some strange disasters.
On their abdomen are two rows of symmetrical huge chelicerae that extend all the way to the tail, with some dense holes on them, which is creepy.
Pale green beams of light gushed out from the hole and soon disappeared into the starry sky, as if they were testing their performance.
They have no visual organs or mouthparts on their heads, only a huge pointed cone with a huge hole at the end, which should be something like a main gun.
"This is too outrageous. Does the Zerg civilization have to be so creepy?" Li Yu secretly complained.
Zerg warships with this appearance are quite standard, and there are even some more bizarre ones that Li Yu finds eye-catching.
While he was observing the alien insect civilization, his eyes suddenly moved and looked in a certain direction.
Not far from the Zerg civilization's home planet, a dark purple cloud suddenly appeared.
"It has appeared. The characteristics of the ancient waterway." Li Yu was speechless.
He encountered this situation frequently last time. Everything would be fine, but then an inexplicable disaster would suddenly appear out of nowhere.
From a distance it looks like a dark cloud, but in fact it is formed by a large number of monsters.
The curiosity level of these monsters is somewhat similar to that of the alien insect civilization. Their bodies are long and narrow, like bones, but their heads are full of organs and are extremely hideous.
Suddenly, monsters spewed out black and purple lightning, which moved all over their bodies and then suddenly shot out, attacking the alien insect civilization.
Li Yu originally wanted to take action, but suddenly several strong auras burst out from the alien insect civilization and rushed towards the enemy.
It's the aliens!
Buzz!
A light flashed in the eyes of a humanoid alien, and a huge energy shield popped out. All the black and purple lightning struck it, exploding into streaks of electric light.
His arms were like bone knives and his body was extremely agile. In the blink of an eye, he rushed into the group of monsters and began to kill them indiscriminately.
These aliens are like advanced life forms in civilization, clearing away obstacles on the entire battlefield.
The Zerg warships were not idle either. Green cannon light bombarded the monsters, blasting charred gaps in their exoskeletons.
Under the large-scale concentrated fire, the monsters were easily blown to pieces, exploded into pieces of biological tissue.
At this time, more and more creatures emerged from the void, their numbers seemed endless. Without any fear, they continued to fight against the alien insect civilization.
The biomass energy on the Zerg warships resonated and connected with each other, forming an extremely thick shield that covered the warships and greatly reduced the losses of the warships.
As more and more Zerg warships gather, the strength of attack and shield is also increasing. The greater the number, the greater the increase.
"The fighting ability is quite good..." A hint of surprise flashed across Li Yu's eyes.
I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, the Zerg civilization has reached this level and has also developed unique biotechnology that complements the aliens.
He even discovered several alien forms with energy fluctuations comparable to A4 level.
"Sure enough, savage growth and unlimited plundering of resources are the correct way to open up this kind of civilization."
This small disaster did not pose a threat to the Zerg civilization, and the battle ended quickly.
A large number of low-level Zergs began to clean up the battlefield. They dragged the monsters that had not yet completely died and transported them neatly to a certain location.
Then, he took out an alien egg from the scarlet fleshy pistil and placed it on the monster's body. Soon, a small facehugger hatched and drilled into the monster's body.
The parasitized monster was transported into a large biological cabin and was swallowed by a translucent, constantly wriggling oval object.
Then the scarlet substance covered his entire body, and one could clearly see that the injuries he had just received in the battle were beginning to recover rapidly.
And various parts of the body begin to mutate under the nourishment of this liquid.
This surprised him again: "Well... repair and strengthen, making the hatched aliens more powerful."
The combination of these two races is far better than Li Yu imagined.
