Chapter 36 Brainworm x Past

"It's really bizarre to say that the cube in front of me is a living being."

Xia Jieren complained:

Afterwards, he regretted not cultivating his artistic talents more when he was on Blue Star.

However, appearance is not that important compared to its function.

Xia Jieren made the brain worm start moving. Unexpectedly, its moving speed was a little faster than the walking speed of an ordinary person, which was already very good.

The fact that the brain worm could move was far beyond Xia Jieren's expectations.

When the brain worm moves, six pillar-like legs will extend from under its body. They are also covered with a black-green shell, and their joints are angular.

Soon, Xia Jieren selected a location in the northeast corner of Jinghu Base as the home of the brain worm.

For a long time to come, the brain worm will not move easily.

Looking at the slow movement speed of the brain worm, Xia Jieren complained: "If the enemy finds the location of the brain worm, there will be no way to escape and we can only wait for death."

Half an hour later, the brain worm arrived at its destination.

The soil under the brain worm's feet began to splash everywhere, and soon a big pit appeared in front of Xia Jieren.

A Zerg that can't dig holes is not a qualified Zerg.

When the digging reached a depth of 5-6 meters, the surrounding soil began to close in towards the middle, quickly hiding the brain worm inside.

This is one of the ways brain worms hide themselves.

Xia Jieren felt that the brain worm did not need to hide itself at all, and there was no need at this stage.

But he didn't say anything, respecting the brain worm's own choice.

A minute later, the fungal mat had spread to the feet of the brain worm, replenishing its energy.

It is very inconvenient that the brain worm can only replenish energy through fungal mats.

Under normal circumstances, the energy stored by the brain worm during combat is enough to sustain its full-power operation for a month.

In addition, brain worms also have the function of mimicry.

These measures are all aimed at preventing the enemy's decapitation operations and preventing the Zerg from being defeated due to the death of the brain worms.

"Respected Lord, number nc11 reports to you."

A fanatical and neutral voice sounded in Xia Jieren's mind.

At first, Xia Jieren was also startled, but he quickly reacted.

"This must be the brainworm."

Xia Jieren wondered, "But why does it have a number?"

However, he still responded to the brain worm's greeting in time: "Well, you will be responsible for managing the collection and transformation of resources from now on."

The brainworm numbered nc11 replied: "Yes, Master."

After arranging the work for the brainworms, Xia Jieren asked the question in his mind: "Kerrigan, how are the numbers of brainworms defined?"

Kerrigan: "All Zerg units have a unique number, which is equivalent to your previous ID number."

“It’s just that the numbers are generated in a way that’s easier for you to understand.”

"For example, the number nc11, the first few letters are the pinyin initials of the word brainworm, the first number represents the authority, and the numbers after that represent the hatching order."

Xia Jieren was speechless and said, "This is too simple. Is there any way I can understand you? Are you hinting at something?"

Kerrigan looked at Xia Jieren with a smile, but said no more.

In short, under the coordination of the brain worm, the collection work of the worker bees and the transportation work of the transporters became more orderly.

And Kerrigan's deduction work has also been accelerated a lot.

At this time, the worker bees had advanced to the vicinity of Tiger Mountain and Diao Mountain. Seeing that nearly half of the jungle was still undeveloped, Xia Jieren felt a sense of urgency and he needed to find more resources.

Although Xia Jieren can now obtain nearly 800w energy points just from the fungal forest, it still cannot meet the development needs of the Zerg.

Even though the Zerg units now only require a few hundred or a few thousand energy points, that's because they are small in size, so the energy they need is not much.

If you need to hatch that kind of giant Zerg unit in the future, the energy required will be immeasurable.

I still remember that Xia Jieren once asked about the past of the Zerg when he was chatting with Kerrigan.

......

"Kerrigan, didn't the Zerg often encounter a shortage of resources in the past?"

Kerrigan responded, "Yes, Master."

"Based on the remaining information of the Zerg, it is better to say that the Zerg's resources have always been insufficient."

"So, since the formation of the Zerg, they have always been on the road of plundering resources."

"The Zerg's resource-plundering methods were too brutal, and they were feared by all the races in the universe. In the end, they were almost wiped out."

Kerrigan said with some regret and nostalgia:

Hearing this, Xia Jieren became interested. He asked with some anticipation, "Do you have any other valuable information?"

Kerrigan: "No, Master."

"The damage to the Zerg core is quite serious. Most of the data has been lost and can never be recovered."

"Now only the basic technology of the Zerg, part of the gene library, and the history of the Zerg's development still exist."

Xia Jieren was a little disappointed about this, but didn't say much.

Then he asked, "Do you know what powerful Zerg units or buildings were used to have?"

Kerrigan: "Devourer: Zerg logistics unit, can also be a combat unit. Can convert energy by devouring planets, stars and other small and medium-sized celestial bodies."

"Wormhole: Can teleport Zerg units across galaxies."

"Mother Nest: The largest size can be comparable to a star, capable of hatching hundreds of millions of Zerg in an instant."

"Leviathan: Various giant beasts of varying sizes and appearances. They have extremely strong attack power and can destroy an asteroid with one strike."

"Blade Queen: The ultimate single-unit combat power of the Zerg. She is small in size, powerful in attack, and has a despairing speed."

"In addition, there are neutron worms, laser worms, eye worms, and so on."

Xia Jieren's mouth watered as he listened to this, and then he began to daydream. He kept mumbling, "It's rich, it's rich."

Kerrigan looked at her master who was lost in delusion and interrupted him reluctantly, "Master, don't think too much. The information on these troops has been lost."

Kerrigan's words were like a bucket of cold water, chilling Xia Jieren to the core.

"Yes, it's all gone. Everything is gone now."

Xia Jieren muttered in frustration:

Kerrigan consoled him again, "Master, don't worry. The Zerg's basic technology is still there. With enough time, the Zerg will surely return to its peak."

“And it will take less time this time.”

Xia Jieren quickly asked: "How long will it take?"

Kerrigan: "About a hundred million years."

"Ha, 100 million years! You are kidding. How come it takes so long?"

Xia Jieren asked in surprise:

Kerrigan: "I am not kidding, Master."