Astral Ants

normal circumstances,

To produce energy materials, it is necessary to construct star systems, build mining stars, build mineral veins, and send soldiers to maintain them.

It usually takes tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, for primary energy materials to grow into timber.

The production period of secondary energy materials usually starts at 100,000 years, and can be as slow as 200,000 to 300,000 years.

foreseeable,

At this stage, and for a long time to come, the primary and secondary energy materials of the Amber Galaxy will be in short supply and the prices will remain high.

As for the third-level materials, it is impossible to buy them. I am afraid that now, the three major star systems of Liming, Lizhu and Baijing have all stopped supplying them.

The Black Magic Horn can actually speed up the production of raw energy materials!
Moreover, it is produced from the internal dimensional world, which can save the tedious process of building a mining planet.

The value of this effect is too great.

A high-quality source point is urgently needed!
...

Xing Yunzhi found a zero-level source point of magnitude 0.6.

The Black Dharma Number occupies the 0.8 level zero source point.

The two sources are only 17 light-years apart.

Generally speaking, within a radius of 100 light years, the probability of the existence of a third zero-level and first-level source point is close to zero, and the probability of the existence of a second-level or third-level source point is completely zero.

There is no need to search further.

Change position.

...

Tubble, conference hall.

Dim light, sparse stars.

Long Bai stared at the holographic projection of Star Region No. 01 and thought intently.

Ang Tianlian was the first to say: "The Black Law Database stores a large amount of civilization information and knowledge. Among them, the information of the Zunets, the origin and development of the Eternal Stars civilization, and the most core, god-level scientific and technological knowledge, these are the most valuable and can be sold at a sky-high price!"

"Lord Manchi is the most ideal buyer! This is information related to its path to evolving into a True God. I think a third-level source point is not too much, right?"

Wu Ju was very excited and agreed: "It's not too much! It's a very fair price!"

E Lan asked faintly, "Why do you want to exchange it for the Level 3 Source Point? Can't you just take the Black Law back with you?"

"That's right!"

"Why did the Wafa civilization disappear?"

"It's important to be careful about preventing insects!"

"We must learn from this lesson!"

"..."

All the insects agreed.

Wu Ju asked, "Then wait until the main road of the star network connecting the third-level source point is built and the Amber Galaxy has a preliminary order, then find the Lord of Manchi to trade?"

——This is the safest way!
——It’s better to be cautious. This matter is too big and the things are too valuable. Don’t lose your life.

The insects echoed.

E Lan continued to suggest: "Then we need to find a place to hide the Black Law. The ideal place is to hide it in a star in the source star system."

"Then where can we find the source star system?"

"The Black Law has no power system and can't run, even a little further."

"Then we can only find a suitable source point in Star Field 01 and build a source star system."

"So what are you talking about? After all, the most important thing at hand is to find the source."

"..."

The insects discussed it, then fell silent at the same time, looking at the holographic projection.

Long Bai raised his claws, and a green light hit the large spherical ball of interstellar chaotic matter, marking everyone's current location.

With a slight wave of the tentacles, an arc extended, passing through a projectile-shaped cloud of gaseous matter mainly composed of hydrogen, and connected to a blue, purple and red colorful ball of matter.

"At this location, a black hole was formed after the natural death of a red supergiant star. It has been more than 10 years. The surrounding space and matter have long been stable, and the source point should have also been derived. Let's start the search again from here as the origin."

"The distance is not too close, only about 800 light years away. If we find a suitable source, the Black Law can move there immediately."

"And this nebula is large enough..."

Long Bai had an idea.

Taber operation, surrounded by white lines and marked.

The gaseous ejecta nebula is 1.7 light-years long and has a circumference of 5.6 light-years.

Long Bai: "According to the rules, the probability of deriving the source point here is also quite high. Let's go there and search around this nebula. There is a high chance that we will find something."

"it is good!"

"Row!"

"My king, let's go."

The insects agreed and urged.

Longbai: "Eat, go back to the nest room and sleep and rest. We will set off in a month."

"it is good!"

"understood!"

"I am full."

The insects agreed again and urged.

Long Bai's gaze fell on the outside of the conference hall, where the commander ants were crowded at the door and looking out.

Juniper and Silver Cypress rushed to say:
"My Lord, Sugi Reiichi."

"It seems that its soul has mutated and is showing signs of becoming a king!"

Long Bai moved his tentacles.

Everyone could see that this leader ant numbered "Suginoi" was very different from the other 29.

They are stronger, more agile, smarter, and have a particularly strong sense of autonomy.

The key point is that under the influence of the soul-fixing ability, its soul is more solid than that of other leader ants...

It has not reached the standard of leaping to evolutionary assistant king, but there is such a tendency, and it is very strong...

After the transformation, Longbai directly gave up on cultivating the all-round assistant king through specialized ants.

The probability of specialized ants at the Starry Realm and Constellation Realm giving birth to an Assistant King is too low, at least one out of 100 million. Long Bai simply does not have the time and energy to cultivate it.

As for the leader ants, rain master ants, specialized leader ants, and specialized rain master ants, they are too troublesome to breed and the numbers cannot be increased, so we simply did not try them.

"This Sugi Lingyi is very special!"

Molan asked, "Are there any insects bringing black lotus seeds?"

The insects shook their tentacles.

Everyone cleared out the space on the technological star core crystal wall and traveled light, bringing nothing except the necessary original crystals.

"What else can you say?"

Molan ordered: "Longbai, take Shan Lingyi with you and teach him the basics first. When the main fleet arrives and we get the resources needed for evolution, we can make arrangements."

"..."

"Listen to the Second King's command."

Longbai waved his antennae to drive away King Zuo and called all the leading ants, led by Shan Lingyi, to enter the conference hall, eat food, and rest on the spot.

Afterwards, he set out alone and approached the Black Dharma.

Hei Fa immediately sensed something and condensed a teleportation portal 5 kilometers away from the starship.

Longbai stepped straight across, entered the dimensional world, and teleported to the temple on the cliff.

"Hei Fa, I have two more questions I want to ask you."

"what is the problem?"

"First question, how much do you, the Wafa civilization, know about the White Tower civilization?"

"Zero. Never heard of it, no record."

"..."

"What about the Crystal Throne Galaxy Cluster and the Kestel Elemental Civilization? Do you know?"

"Yes! The relic of the ancient god! It is said to be a very special sealing artifact, which may seal an ancient true god. The design is extremely ingenious. The power of the seal will permeate and change the laws of the surrounding universe and space, drawing power to strengthen the seal. The Kast Elemental Civilization is a byproduct of this ingenious design. They are simple-minded and some of them attack other civilizations and expand their territory out of instinct."

I heard some new ideas!

Long Bai asked, "Anything else? Have you come into contact with them?"

Hei Fa replied, "No. I have only heard of it. It is too far away, and I heard that it is very chaotic over there. The entire Eye of Destruction Supercluster has been in turmoil for a long time. The Vafa civilization makes a living through interstellar trade, and prefers to go to those relatively stable, peaceful and prosperous star regions. The Vafa civilization does not participate in wars, and does not trade with civilizations that are at war."

"Oh--"

Long Bai thought for a moment and said, "Second question, the abilities of your level of intelligent machines are all concentrated in the 'Mechanical Heart'? For example, the dimensional world and four-dimensional space-time that you control... the accelerated derivative of primordial energy materials is an additional ability of the dimensional world?"

Black Law corrected: "The two abilities are one and the same, and are called the 'four-dimensional world'."

"understand……"

Long Bai explained: "The Eternal Heart of Ruthenium, one of the Eternal Twins, was obtained by the True God of Nature and fell into the clutches of the Lord of Manchi, and was fused with him."

"what?!"

The black magic's thoughts trembled violently, and the entire virtual world collapsed, revealing the darkness and ruins.

After being shocked for a long time,
Black Magic regained his composure and asked in disbelief, "How could a Force life form possibly fuse with the 'Heart of Eternity'? The power of the True God of Nature?"

Longbai: "I don't know. I don't understand it either."

Long Bai said: "What I want to ask is, what abilities do the Eternal Twins have? Are they all concentrated in the Heart of Eternity? And how many abilities can the Lord of Manchi inherit?"

Black Magic said: "There is an essential difference between omnics and Force life. Omnics do not have souls. In my understanding, the Mechanical Heart itself does not have any abilities, no abilities!"

"The Mechanical Heart is like the brain of your Zerg warriors, playing a role in control and command. The strength of the Mechanical Heart is mainly reflected in its data computing power, information storage, and information transmission capabilities."

"The strength of an omnic is reflected in its overall configuration. For example, the 'shell' of the Black Law is my body, which is equipped with various functions, the core function of which is the four-dimensional world. There is also the lost power system and energy system, which give me the functions of space jump and interstellar navigation."

"Other intelligent machines, if equipped with weapon systems, will gain corresponding attack capabilities. If equipped with scientific experimental equipment and the assistance of outstanding scientists, they will gain research and development capabilities. If equipped with production equipment, they will gain corresponding production capabilities."

Long Bai: "I can understand... but... then, when the Manchi Lord fuses with the Heart of Eternity, what abilities can it gain?"

Black Mage said: "I can't understand it. Even if the 'Heart of Eternity' is the mechanical heart of a true god-level omnic, it should not be able to escape the category of omnics. In this case, the Heart of Eternity can only play a corresponding role by configuring technological equipment. And now, it is matched with a Zerg warrior? This goes against common sense."

Long Bai: "Yes..."

Long Bai: "But the facts are right in front of us..."

Long Bai asked: "Hei Fa, didn't the Vafa civilization obtain some of the god-level technology of the Eternal Stars civilization? You have limited knowledge of the god-level intelligent machines and the Heart of Eternity?"

Black Magic: "What the Eternal Stars Civilization gave us are all ready-made technologies based on god-level materials. I don't know much about god-level intelligent machines. After hearing what you said, I can't quite understand what kind of existence they are."

"Forehead……"

Long Bai pondered for a long time and said, "I came to you to ask, since the Lord of Manchi has merged with the Heart of Eternity, can it master the ability to manufacture god-level materials?"

Black Magic: "I think that the ability that the Heart of Eternity can directly exert after being fused with the Zerg warriors will be very limited. Although I don't know how the god-level intelligent machine can create god-level materials. But I think that it requires corresponding 'equipment' to achieve it."

Hei Fa asked: "Have you, the Natural God Tree Clan, obtained the corresponding equipment?" Long Bai: "I don't know... probably not."

Black Mage: "Moreover, God-level materials are also divided into many categories. My database records as many as 37487 types, each of which requires specific production technology. The 'life consciousness' of the intelligent machine is essentially a collection of information. Since the Heart of Eternity has been fused by the Zerg warriors, it means that 'Ruthenium' is dead. Death means the dissipation of information, and the relevant technical knowledge disappears with it."

Hei Fa concluded: "Without the knowledge, technology, and equipment, he only has the 'Heart of Eternity'. Therefore, my judgment is that the Lord of Manchi cannot produce god-level materials."

Black Magic: "I have another question. As far as I know, the Eternal Stars are stationed in the central star field of the Zunets Supercluster. The core Gubu tribe all live in the Eternal Stars. Those who go out and manage the territory are almost all intelligent machines. They collect the source force and send it back to the Eternal Stars..."

"Based on this, it is not difficult to speculate...pure speculation..."

After Heifa emphasized this carefully, he paused, slowed down his speech, and said, "The Eternal Stars firmly control the manufacturing equipment and technology of god-level materials, as well as the research and development of new materials. Including the Eternal Twins, although they are also true god-level intelligent machines, they do not have control over them. This is the main reason for their rebellion."

"After the Eternal Twins killed the Eternal Stars, they devoured its Eternal Heart and also divided up the relevant technical knowledge and control of the equipment. Therefore, the Eternal Twins once again fought a life-and-death battle."

"I understand..."

"It's so complicated..."

Longbai grumbled, feeling overwhelmed.

I came to find Heifa privately just to find out whether Lord Manchi has mastered the ability to create god-level materials.

Alternatively, is there a possibility that Lord Manchi could cooperate with the Black Dharma to create god-level materials?

From the description, it seems that manufacturing god-level materials is much more complicated than imagined, so this possibility does not exist.

Long Bai pondered, carefully choosing his words, and said, "I talked with the Lord Manchi and heard him say that he wanted to evolve into a true god and needed to build a starship of the true god level. Hei Fa, can you infer his current state based on this information?"

Black Law: "Now that Lord Manchi said so, it is easy to understand. It should have simply replaced 'Ruthenium' and gained control of the 'Heart of Eternity'. I speculate that Lord Manchi has become an alternative 'Heart of Eternity', but lacks a set of 'God-level body' that matches it and can perform various god-level functions."

Black Mage: "The Eternal Stars civilization did not leave behind any technological heritage. After experiencing another destruction and rebirth of the universe, most of the civilization relics must have disappeared with the destruction of the old universe. The Manchi Overlord can only establish a technological civilization of his own, train scientists, explore the mysteries of technology, train engineers, develop and accumulate technology... This is equivalent to starting from scratch and creating a new god-level technological civilization."

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai: "Hei Fa, the semi-god-level technological knowledge of your Wafa civilization, especially the things in the god-level realm, is of great value to the Lord of Manchi, right?"

Black Magic: "Yes. Infinitely high."

"very good!"

"Give me a copy later."

Long Bai understood the situation and made up his mind. He said goodbye, "Okay, Hei Fa, you continue to heal your wounds. I will leave first."

"We'll set out immediately to find the source. If we find someone suitable, we'll come pick you up right away."

...

The team completed their rest and set sail.

It took 260 years to break out of the chaotic matter mass formed after the explosion of the red hypergiant star.

The insects boarded the Tubber and arrived at the ejecta-like gaseous cloud star region in just two months.

The primary goal is still to find the third-level source. With Tabor as the center, the search will be carried out in four groups at intervals of 250 billion kilometers.

...

In the dark and silent deep space, with no light, no temperature, no air, and no force, in the empty and depressing environment, everyone found that the enthusiasm of the Blackhorn was quickly exhausted, and was replaced by boredom and depression.

In the conference hall of the Taber, Long Bai led Shan Lingyi, with the help of holographic projection, to deeply study the scientific and technological knowledge of the Peidiernan civilization originating from the Star Shenao.

"Longbai!"

"Longbai!"

The projection screen suddenly flashed, and Taber called out, reporting: "News from Red Maple, the second group of soldiers Nan Linden found the zero-level source!"

"Level Zero again..."

"it is good--"

Longbai paused for two seconds and issued an order: "Taber, notify all insects to stop moving forward and assemble at the source."

Tubb: "Got it!"

Longbai: "Send me out."

White light is projected and teleported outside the starship.

Insects such as red maple are frantically sending gravitational signals to notify other insects.

Long Bai sensed it slightly, locked the direction, and took the Half-Ant Artist to make a short-distance space jump directly to the destination.

"Leader Longbai!"

"Leader Longbai!"

"Level Zero Source."

"Level 0.67..."

The insects greeted and reported.

More of a loss.

If a zero-level source point is found, then the possibility of a third-level or second-level source point nearby can be basically ruled out.

There is no need to keep looking.

What everyone needs is to quickly find a third or second level source point to heal the Black Dharma, and then mass-produce energy materials to make a fortune.

...

Other insects nearby rushed over.

Long Bai gave a few words of encouragement, activated his ability, marked the source, and organized the team to return to the Taber for rest.

Set off directly to the black hole location.

...

A black hole with an event horizon diameter of about 900 million kilometers.

The outer radius is 0.5 light years, and there is a spherical "shell" formed by the scattering of matter from a large number of super galaxies.

The insects observed closely, felt the black hole radiation, and then began to get busy.

Surrounding the black hole's outer shell, searching in a cross-circle manner.

Time flows in silence,

It was just a short while ago.

Suddenly one day, Xingyunzhi sent back a message: a first-level source point was discovered.

It’s Xing Yunzhi again…

Longbai arrived in time.

"Your Majesty!"

"Second King!"

"Level 1.7 source point! The concentration of the Force should have reached level ."

Xing Yunzhi reported calmly, unable to hide his pride, his tentacles swaying left and right.

"Xingyun Zhi, you did a great job! I'll reward you with a leader-class Star Spider that travels at 1000 times the speed of light."

"My Lord, can I have a starship?"

"Of course! Then I'll customize a leader-class starship for you with a speed no less than 1500 times the speed of light!"

"Wow! King Shenwu!"

“Isn’t that too much of a reward?”

"This is not conducive to the development of the Chamber of Commerce!"

"I object!"

"I object too!"

"..."

A group of assistant kings were noisy.

Longbai was in a good mood. He waved his tentacles and knocked them symbolically.

There were only 145 insects in our group, and we found 4 source points so quickly.

In a trance, I had the illusion that the source was worthless.

After all, brand new galaxies and star regions that have never been visited by insects can be found very easily by searching around large celestial bodies or large-scale clusters of matter.

After the insects were happy for a while,

Ying Ye asked: "Captain Longbai, do you want to notify the Black Law to come here to heal?"

"Not urgent!"

Longbai shook its tentacles and raised its claws. A white light burst out from the tip of its toes, and the light gathered to form a holographic projection of Star Region No. 01.

enlarge,

Mark the location of the Vafa and everyone's current location.

Displays a map of the surrounding stars.

A white line meanders, planning the path.

Long Bai said decisively: "There is no possibility of a third or second level source near this black hole. Let's change places."

"With Vafa as the center, search the area within 1000 light years. Next stop is here. This natural star system looks good..."

Longbai had already considered various possibilities and made detailed plans.

After a brief explanation,

The insects returned to the starship to rest and set sail.

...

Arriving soon,

result,

Everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that there was no need to look for it at all, as the source point and the star overlapped perfectly, making it a natural source star system.

The zero-level source point with a force concentration of 0.6 can be simply transformed to directly develop and build two life planets.

This source point is crucial to the subsequent search work after the arrival of the large force!

The star's mass is relatively small, only about one-third of the regular stars in the natural god system, and its color is orange-red. It's not a big problem, and the life planet can be properly lowered in orbit.

Officially named the 'Crimson Light Star System', it can be considered for cultivation as a base for the Xianglan Chamber of Commerce to explore and develop in the No. 01 star field.

...

Continue to the next stop: a complex multiple star system consisting of fourteen stars.

It took more than 1400 years to discover this, and it was just a 0.7-magnitude source.

This kind of multi-star system is bound to explode out of balance. It's just a 0.7-magnitude source point. Is it worth spending so much effort to protect it?

Not considered yet.

This source of destruction has wasted too much of everyone’s time, so let’s quickly move on to the next stop: a complex, flat disc-shaped mass of matter composed of asteroids, gaseous clouds, and meteorite groups.

A tedious search centered on a mass of matter.

Longbai lay dormant in the cockpit of the Taber, comprehending the cosmic energy and uniting all traces.

Suddenly one day,
Mo Lan sent a message: [Group 4 Lao Sang found the secondary source! ] (End of this chapter)