The evolution of insect swarms from XNUMX million years ago

Chapter 289 Control Methods
Centauri three stars.

In the orbit of the Tethys star, the main star cluster that has begun to take shape has been able to achieve the effect of blocking out the sky and the sun in part of the planet's surface. On the surface of Gondwana, space elevators rise from the ground and enter synchronous orbit, sending more nutrients into space.

On the ground of Gondwana, the fungus carpet has basically covered the entire world, converting nutrients day and night. The large and small blood vessel-like tubes make the entire earth's crust look like a huge creature, continuously transporting nutrients to the space elevator, where it pupates into stars.

The space chrysalis sac structure at the end of each space elevator structure can complete the pupation of ten stars at the same time, and the electromagnetic gun structure it carries can shoot more nutrients into deep space to achieve more stars. individual output.

After a period of controversy, the number of known genus-level taxon names for Horseshoe crab has been exhausted. The stars produced now are already named using species-level taxa.

After the species names were exhausted, since there were no smaller taxa, Lin Yi simply decided not to name them anymore, but if a star died, he would inherit the name of the previous generation - naming is just a formality anyway, and it has no influence on the existence form of the nest group. He said that Lin Yi could know which one in an instant, and it didn't matter whether there was one or not.

At this time, several batches of starhoppers slowly broke away from the cluster of starhoppers that blocked the sky in the orbit of the Tethys star, and formed a team. Each batch escorted two pioneering starhoppers and headed in other directions.

Through various means, a star map of Ezki's known star system marking the connection of hyperspace channels has been obtained and stored by Lin Yi. According to what the other party said, the remaining exploration fleets of Ezki civilization last time Lin Yi was able to determine a general direction based on the location of the contact.

The abdomens of the two pioneering stars in each expedition fleet carry enough fusion fuel to support the fleet's ultra-long-distance voyage and nutrients that allow them to pupate into huge structures on the spot, and are also specially equipped with electromagnetic wave transmitting devices. Can send Ezki signals.

Apart from quantum communication, which is now unavailable due to the fall of the home planet, there are still two communication methods between the Ezki fleet, one is traditional radio communication, and the other is laser communication, which uses lower energy level lasers. Flashes in a Morse code-like manner to convey information.

Considering various factors, Lin Yi decided to use the most traditional radio communication to establish contact with the other party. As for how to make the other party trust you, with the members of the current exploration fleet here and the signals being relayed in real time by the space synapse, it shouldn't be a problem.

Tianyuan 4, Dikla planet.

The huge spacecraft carrying the survivors of the Ezki exploration fleet slowly docked into the orbit of the star Dikla, and expertly began to slow down in the opposite direction of rotation, slowly entered the atmosphere, and landed at a prepared location.

Under the guidance of a large number of grade individuals on the ground, the spacecraft slowly landed on the flat fungus carpet ground. Immediately, the outer shell composed of biological materials began to slowly dissolve and pupate, gradually integrating with the fungus carpet on the ground. , fixing the main structure.

Compared with the design of the Ezki research vessel itself, the biological structure shell is indeed more structurally malleable and can easily transform into the shape of a fixed building, while the internal mechanical structure has not changed much. Inside the hull, most of the people have been summoned. Several ancient net-winged flying insects slowly landed on a table-like structure in front of everyone, opened their membrane wings, and transmitted sound and light signals simultaneously.

"The environment in the nearby area has been cleared. You can completely adapt to the composition of the planet's atmosphere. In other respects, although we cannot completely transform this planet into an environment suitable for your survival, we have developed a special vaccine. It can make you immune to most pathogens on this planet.”

The so-called vaccine is actually a microscopic grade developed by Lin Yi for the Ezki body that will not be recognized as an invader by the immune system. It kills the dicloxin pathogen that invades the body - in theory, this immunity rate is 100%. .

In fact, injection is just a formality, otherwise the small piece of parasitic carpet tissue structure in the opponent's brain can completely complete this process. However, in order not to cause panic to the other party and to speed up the spread as much as possible, it is still necessary to go through some formalities.

"You can develop stably here. If necessary, we can provide certain cloning technical support to help you increase your population. In principle, we will still not interfere in your internal affairs and will provide sufficient resources for your development."

"As for the requirements, we need a lot of scientific research data."

After some negotiations, Lin Yi's plan to capture young men can be considered initially achieved. After another round of wrangling, the Ezki people also received the "vaccine" provided by Lin Yi, and began to construct the Dikla planet based on the buildings transformed from this huge spaceship.

Lin Yi originally planned to use the special structure of the mushroom carpet to directly provide these Ezki people with food similar to the edible parts of one of their staple crops, but he was rejected by the other party. Anyway, a special cabin was quickly built.

Through the observation of the nervous system, Lin Yi could see that some scientists were studying the genetic modification of staple food crops so that these crops could adapt to the environment of Dikla. But in order to better control these Ezki people, Lin Yi naturally did not intend to let them go.

So within a few days, when the first experimental field was established in an environment outside the cabin, specially cultivated and ripened genetically modified crops were just transplanted into the field to observe the results. "What a coincidence", a group of crops were officially named by Lin Yi The flying insects of the Dikla star passed by this place and chewed them all up.
The migratory locusts on Dikla are much more terrifying than similar agricultural pests on Earth or the Ezki mother planet. If the Ezki mother planet is a civilization, there may be some way to do it, but the traditional chemical control methods developed by the exploration fleet have minimal effect.

Building a structure similar to a greenhouse might be of some use, but the building materials are still in Lin Yi's hands. With the size of the current fleet members, the output of the cultivation chambers in the spacecraft can keep up with demand, but this means that their population is firmly limited to a low number.

So at this time, Lin Yi just in time came up with a genetically improved version of Ezki's main crop, and told these Ezki people that this improved version naturally has the effect of driving away flying insects such as Dikla star migratory locusts. Will not be eaten at all.

Of course, the price is that this plant cannot reproduce naturally at all, and the seeds it produces can only be eaten and cannot be sown again. The only way to source the seeds is to obtain them from Lin Yi.
(End of this chapter)