Chapter 413： Color scale

"I...what the **** is wrong with me?" Back to the bedroom, she picked up the towel and gently wiped off the water droplets on her body. She subconsciously walked to the mirror and shook her body left and right.

Compared with before, the skin is more delicate, more radiant and fresher, and the body curve is round and flawless.

Although suspicious in her heart, the changes in her body really made the girl very happy. She couldn't help but lift her toes, like dancing a ballet, turning in a circle in place in front of the mirror.

"Huh?" As he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the colorful lines.

The girl was stunned, and hurriedly stopped her steps, pointed her back at the mirror, and then her small mouth opened wider and wider.

On the smooth jade-like back, a piece of colorful scales the size of a fingernail clings to the vest, reflecting a pocket rainbow under the light. She stretched out her hand and scratched her back. It didn't hurt or itchy, and it felt like normal skin tissue.

"This thing is too weird." After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Ai opened the closet, put on a set of sportswear, opened the door, and walked quickly towards the medical laboratory cabin.

At the same time, in the laboratory of the medical experiment cabin, Valentin stuffed a PDA into Tang Fang's hand: "This is a test form for tissue samples of a'jellyfish' type organism."

Tang Fang nodded and swiped the touch screen casually to browse the laboratory data of the "exotic jellyfish" in detail.

According to the study of slices of biological samples, the "xeno-jellyfish" organism is an aquatic organism that lives in an acidic aqueous solution. This organism can secrete a strong corrosive protease to dissolve organic matter and take in nutrients to maintain itself Of survival.

"A creature that can survive in an acidic aqueous solution?" Tang Fang frowned and continued to turn the page.

Next, after an in-depth laboratory test, Valentine came to an unbelievable conclusion, even though this creature was analyzed from its organizational structure. Some resemble the jellyfish that feed on plankton on earth.

However, the actual situation is not the case. The "exotic jellyfish" has a strange set of tissues and organs in its tentacles. This organ is very sensitive to zero elements and can act like photosynthesis of aquatic plants. Absorb the free zero element particles in the acid solution and convert them into nutrients needed by the body under the sun's rays.

"There are actually two'digestive systems'..."

Tang Fang continued to turn the pages. The third page explains the origin of the "different jellyfish". By deconstructing the genetic sequence of the "xenotype jellyfish", Valentine found information about the "xenotype jellyfish" in the gene bank of alien organisms compiled by humans.

According to the data contained in the database, the scientific name of the "alternative jellyfish" is "aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish body", which exists in an ocean planet called Akron in the Arkubado star system.

"Akron" is the famous river Styx in ancient Greek mythology, and a marine planet is named after "Akron". One can imagine what this planet means to humans.

As described on the first page, "aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish" is a kind of organism that lives in an acidic environment. And the most distinctive feature of "Akron" is the endless black ocean on its surface.

"Acron" has no land, and the entire planet is covered by this black ocean. The average water depth is more than 12,600 feet. The deepest abyss is almost 11w feet from the ocean surface.

Of course, this depth of water is still sufficient for today's human technology to overcome. However, "Akron" is called "Akron". It is not named because of the depth of the water, but because the ocean on the surface of the planet is strongly acidic unless the probe is made of special materials. Generally, when the equipment goes down, the only result is that it sinks into the "sea". If it is a human body, it will be boring for a few minutes, and then the bones will be gone.

"Aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish body" is living in such a harsh environment. Biologists in human society have always been puzzled by one thing, how does "aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish" reproduce? Because this organism has no reproductive organs, and unlike a single cell, it can undergo mitosis and indirect division. Until now, this problem is still unknown.

In fact, for the Star Alliance government. How "aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish" breeds offspring is not important. What the government really cares about is the zero-element resources of "Akron".

As recorded in the specimen analysis report on the first two pages. "Aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish body" has two digestive systems. From the actual effect, the first set is purely decoration. How could plankton live in an acidic ocean like Akron? As for the second digestive system, it is the actual living organ of the creature.

A small amount of zero element particles are dissolved in the acidic ocean of "Akron". The "aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish body" relies on the free zero element particles in the acid solution to obtain the nutrients needed for survival.

According to the analysis by the exploration department of the Star Alliance government, the zero-element particles dissolved in the acidic ocean of "Akron" are not naturally occurring, because these years, under the ingestion of the "aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish", the zero-element particles in the acidic ocean The particle concentration did not show a downward trend, on the contrary, it occasionally increased.

After monitoring the energy radiation level of Akron for a period of time, the exploration ship learned that the inner core of the planet was very active and the crust moved frequently, which in turn triggered natural disasters such as submarine earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Considering this situation, some people boldly predicted that the zero-element particles free in the "Akron" strong acid ocean are the zero-element particles that escape the surface during the seabed disaster.

If this conjecture is true, then "Akron" must contain large reserves of zero element resources.

Since then, the exploration department of Star Alliance submitted a project application report to the government. After receiving the funding, it cooperated with Ward Heavy Industries to develop a special detector that can resist strong acid corrosion. The exploration of zero-prime resources is in progress.

Soon, the data sent back by the probe confirmed the conjecture of the exploration department that there are relatively abundant zero-prime ore underground in Akron. However, what is criticized is that the distribution of "Akron" elementary minerals is very irregular. Large and small mineral deposits are scattered in the middle layer of the crust and mantle, which brings great obstacles to mining.

In fact, this difficulty is nothing. The key is the strong acid ocean on the surface of Akron. The detector alone needs to be developed separately, which consumes a lot of money and time. If it is expanded to a complete set of mining equipment. One can imagine what a huge project it will be. If the output is input, who doesn't want to make a profitable business? But if input "output." A fool will waste time and energy on this matter.

The Star Alliance Council discussed the "Akron" zero element development plan more than a dozen times, but all were due to serious deficiencies in technology. The investment is too high, and the risk is too high. Over time, the zero element development plan for "Kakron" was completely shelved.

"It turns out to be the'aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish body' of'Akron'... No wonder there is such a weird way of living."

Tang Fang turned the inspection report to the last page. When he saw the genetic model of "aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish" marked by Valentine on the screen, his pupils suddenly shrank: "This is..."

In the middle and the end of the model, there is a gene fragment that matches the gene structure of the Epsilon.

He remembered that when he was in the "Lost Land", Valentin had shown him the gene map of the giant snake, which was a mixture of many biological genes, Epsilon genes, and ts-001 phagosome genes. .

"Could it be that the'aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish body' is homologous to the giant snake?" Tang looked at Valentine with doubt.

The old professor did not nod. The same did not shake his head: "The gene of the giant snake is composed of many'components'. In its lengthy gene chain, the core part is the terminal y gene segment and t gene segment, that is, the Epsilon gene segment and the phagosome gene. Fragment. But the gene of'aqbd-1 asexual jellyfish' is missing the phagosome fragment."

"What about the phagosome? Is it consistent with the ts-001 specimen obtained by the Northern Suburb Research Institute of Rector?"

Valentin shook his head and nodded again: "The similarity between the basic organic molecular composition and binding law of the two is 99.999999%, and only some parts similar to the bases of human genes are slightly different. Take us humans, because The polymorphism of single nucleotides causes the appearance, body, talents, etc. of each person to be different. Therefore, I infer that these two samples belong to one kind of organism. But they are from different individuals."

After speaking, he pondered for a while, then he thought of something general. He added: "By the way, the dna deformation frequency of the two is also different. I am surprised where the Venus Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. obtained this sample. Also, I thought the phagosome was a single organism, but From the current situation, they are more like an ethnic group."

"Phagocytosis..." Tang Fang returned the pda to Valentin, thinking about it. The vesicles above the Zerg base in the system space were still squirming regularly, but the fungus blanket did not shrink again. It is as if the movie being played suddenly presses the pause button.

Why does this happen? Could it be the "energy exhaustion" of the phagosome sample just obtained? It is a pity that the ts-001 sample has been destroyed by the plasma bombardment of the "Archangel", otherwise. You can give it a try.

Also, what is the origin of the vesicles above the wormhole? It's a mule or a horse, always pull it out for a walk. How does it always work like this.

"The Devourer...ts-001... By the way, how did I forget him." Tang Fang turned his head to look out the hall with a boxing palm: "Roy, Roy!"

The half-year-old was laying aside and talking to Yingluo. He faintly heard someone calling him. When he looked up, he saw Tang Fang beckoning to him in the laboratory.

"I will come as soon as I go." With a greeting to Yingluo, Roy walked quickly into the laboratory.

Tang Fang took him into the operating room on the left hand side, staring at the right hand of the half-sized boy: "There hasn't been any abnormality in these days, right?"

Roy moved his right hand and said with a smile: "Everything is normal, this guy is very honest, but he has a big appetite, and he can eat two or three meals of other people's rations for a meal."

"It's okay, Brother Tang can't help you much in finding a wife, but you have enough food and water." Tang Fang raised his eyebrows and teased.

Roy is not like Bai Hao, his face is tender at the end, his face blushes when he hears this, and he squints across Yingluo, who is dedicated to organizing the crew's health files: "I...I...no..."

"No? What are you stuttering without you?"

The half-year-old's face was even redder, like a ripe peach, looking around, not knowing how to answer.

"Okay, I won't be kidding you." Tang Fang shook his head. Roy was too real. Compared with Bai Hao's boy, he was like a day by day: "I need to collect some tissue cells from your right arm."

Roy stretched out his right hand without even thinking about it. A little time. Suddenly he frowned: "Brother Tang, I almost forgot to say. As long as this guy suffers an external attack that exceeds the rated level, he will actively harden. Normal weapons can't hurt at all."

"I know this." Tang Fang knew more about Roy's right arm than he himself: "Maybe it hurts a bit. You can bear it."

"Yeah." Roiso closed his eyes.

Tang Fang didn't say much. He took a scalpel from the operating table beside him, injected a strand of high-energy electrons into the incision, and swiped Roy's right thumb.

The originally white and tender arm became stiff and blackened instantly.

Once Roy's right arm is blackened, the defense is even stronger than the anti-explosion shield of the machine gunner. If it is just an ordinary scalpel, it will naturally be impossible. however. Before a scalpel filled with high-energy electrons, the phagosome was like ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun.

As a ray of blood overflowed, the fleshy skin the size of a fingernail was cut off with a scalpel.

After Tang Fang quickly summoned a worm, he handed it the **** fleshy skin, and went to the operating table to tear off a piece of gauze to help Roy bandage it.

"Brother Tang, don't need to bandage, a little injury." Roy pulled his arm back suddenly. At this time, the black color receded like a tide, and the arm returned to its normal state. then. The half-sized child stretched out his left hand and wiped it on his thumb, and the blood was gone. The wound has recovered as before.

"I forgot that the phagosome has the ability to regenerate at a high speed." Tang Fang smiled bitterly.

"Goo..." A muffled noise came from the belly of the half-sized child. Roy was embarrassed, rubbing his belly with one hand, and cursed angrily: "Eat, eat, eat, I know how to eat all the time, I'm almost a stool maker."

Tang Fang was amused by him: "You want the horse to run fast, but also want the horse not to eat grass, how can you be like Zhou peeling. When did Grant's temperament infect you?"

"Who is Zhou Papi?" Roy asked back.

"Uh, since I'm hungry. I'll go to the back kitchen to find something to eat. I still have business." Tang Fang has no time to tell him a story. What's more, Zhou Papi's prototype character is not a bad person at all, but it is based on falsehoods, and what needs to be done. This is why the imperial literati borrowed the chicken to lay the eggs and came up with a "story of the **** in the middle of the night", which was used to sing praises and shoot the master. Flattering.

"Oh." Roy agreed, turned and walked out the door, while walking, still muttering: "I'd better just get some quick food to deal with it. Now the chief cook sees me as if he saw the creditor..."

Tang Fang was stunned and watched the half-and-half child leave, but only smiled helplessly. He put the queen into the system space and ordered it to inject the collected phagosome cells into the worm hole decomposition pool.

Sure enough, the next scene confirmed his guess. Soon after the queen injected the cell tissue of Roy's right arm into the decomposition tank, the worm hole was like an active volcano that suddenly erupted. The thick intestine and the incubation cavity were pacing vigorously. The bacteria blanket that has expanded to a normal range is like a whale swallowing, and it shrinks in a circle.

The worm hole connects the tube of the suspended vesicle with foreign bodies surging, and the liquefied fungus blanket is like blood, being pressed into the vesicle.

After a few breaths, the blanket began to expand outwards, slowly returning to its original size, and the vigorously paced worm hole also returned to calm, only the vesicles on it were still moving regularly.

After these two changes, Tang Fang keenly discovered a problem. The vesicles looked like the process of worker bees mutating into Zerg architecture. Originally it was still a vesicle condensed from countless veins and tissues. At this moment, the surface of the vesicle was covered with some transparent colored film, which seemed to have mucus flowing back and forth.

"If it's really a Zerg architecture..." Tang Fang shook his head vigorously. No, the only Zerg architectures that can hang in the air are bomber nests and spires, and giant spires evolved from spires.

Both the blaster nest and the spire have been built, and the giant spire has not been unlocked yet, what exactly is the vesicle above the wormhole?

Could it be Zerg architecture? But... but the action unit? The action unit is the air force again. Look at this momentum. I think it is not small. Could it be... Leviathan?

Tang Fang was stunned by this thought Is it really Leviathan? Impossible... That thing exists on the same level as the Protoss Mothership. It can be said to be a Zerg base capable of interstellar travel. It provides the survival and evolution environment for all Zerg units. In the Battle of the Swarm Heart, Sister Kai But use it as a mobile fortress.

Will such a powerful unit be easily unlocked? If it wasn't Leviathan, what would it be? Tang Fang thought of a possibility, the Cerebral Worm-the sub-commander created by the master to assist it in commanding the entire swarm.

In StarCraft 1, Cerebral is the brain and think tank of the Zerg brood and belongs to the absolute core management. However, after the Brood War, the Dominator died and Sister Kai took power. In order to maintain her dominance, she almost slaughtered the brainworms created by the Dominator.

The reason why Tang Fang suspected that the thing in the vesicle was a brainworm. Firstly, the wormhole provides nutrients during its incubation; secondly, considering the characteristics of the phagosome, all the units unlocked by this parasitic alien are all units in the Interstellar 1 era, and the Cerebral worm is an important part of Interstellar 1. The command unit, unlocked because of this, definitely makes sense; in the third place, there is an adjutant in the human base, which has given him a lot of help. The Zerg base has evolved an auxiliary unit like the Cerebral, which is naturally reasonable. (To be continued)

ps: There will be 2 more tomorrow