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Chapter 477 Silicon-based villain
“It’s quite interesting.

"The little man here is an alien? He looks quite unique."

Shen Guang looked at the screen. The life forms he saw at this moment were obviously very different from humans. They had a crystal clear appearance, the density of the brain was particularly high, and the structure was complex. It looked like an ultra-high integrated chip.

And inside the crystal clear crystals, the blood flowing there is like electric current and magnetic field, emitting bright light from time to time.

As for their muscles and bones, they clearly appear to be made of another, denser substance, probably metal or something harder.

At this time, the environment in which these lives exist also looks quite magical.

This place doesn't seem to be on the surface, but more like in a cave.

However, there is light in the cave. Various colorful and glowing stones are piled in various places, providing a fairly good lighting effect for this space.

In this situation, piles of silicon-based people, or silicon-based animals, began to move.

Wei Qicheng began to explain the background of the game at the right time, replacing the functions of the original opening CG and background introduction in the game.

"Mr. Shen, Mr. Qiu, as you can see, the protagonist of this story is not human, but silicon-based life on a distant planet.

“This planet can be called an asteroid or a comet. In short, it orbits the star in an elliptical orbit.

"Of course, from the current scientific perspective, it is almost impossible for life to be born on comets and asteroids because the space is too small; and there is currently huge controversy as to whether silicon-based life can really appear.

"In addition, there are two theories about the birth environment of silicon-based life: 'extreme cold' and 'extreme heat'. Here we set that the silicon-based life in the game is born in the range of about -70 degrees to -40 degrees.

“However, on this planet, such a temperature range will not always exist, so silicon-based life must quickly transform its life form and develop related technologies to adapt to the rapidly changing natural environment.

“In short, many of the basic settings in the game don’t really stand up to scrutiny, but this is a science fiction work after all, so we don’t have to worry about those scientific principles for now.

“Let’s just assume that this is a miracle of life in the universe!
"It could be that a planet shattered after a collision and formed a comet, and there happened to be life on this comet that had already formed; or it could be that an extremely advanced alien civilization was conducting some kind of experiment and released specific life forms onto this comet.

“Anyway, the Star Project has begun.

"Mr. Shen, Mr. Qiu, you may have some questions during the game, such as the living environment, technology tree, evolution tree, etc. I will not answer these for the time being. After all, these are considered puzzle elements and are part of the game content."

Shen Guang played the role of the consul and was responsible for the specific operations. He first tried to select these silicon-based figures on the screen, but there was no response.

Obviously, the operation method of "Star Project" is different from that of ordinary RTS games, and the control cannot be precise to every civilian unit.

Shen Guang quickly determined the specific operation method:
"The First Archon" is the only controllable unit in the game, and the body of the First Archon can also be upgraded, and can even be transformed into a structure similar to a single-soldier mecha.

It simply appears to be larger than the other silicon-based figures and naturally possesses more resources.

Shen Guang can issue orders to all nearby silicon-based figures through the First Archon.

In addition, there is also a corresponding operation panel in the game.

Select a building from the operation panel and place its architectural drawing at a specific location.

Then these silicon-based little people began to perform their duties and started construction.

One of the silicon-based figures literally became the building itself, a bit like how the Zerg are built in some games.

The other silicon-based people collected suitable materials from nearby and built on this basis.

The first building Shen Guang built was a mining farm.

There are some specific minerals on the map. The initial minerals are basically divided into three categories: energy, building materials, and survival resources.

As silicon-based life forms, they do not survive by hunting animals or gathering plants, but rather by ingesting specific minerals.

After the mining site was built, Shen Guang began to build conveyor belts and warehouses to store the minerals continuously.

"Ahem!
"Mr. Shen, this way..." Qiu Qinghong said tentatively.

Shen Guang only then realized that there was another person in this game, and asked: "Mr. Qiu, what's the situation over there?"

Qiu Qinghong said: "I can see all your operations, Mr. Shen.

“But some specific data is not very clear, such as how much minerals are currently stored in each warehouse.

“But I can set some specific development goals here.

“For example, the next node is ‘10,000 comets’.

"As for the specific date and the orbit of the comet, I haven't unlocked it yet. It seems that I need to develop it to the level of 'Basic Astronomy'."

Obviously, the environment on this comet is completely different from that on Earth, so the rules of life that are nurtured here are also completely different.

Since it is impossible to tell the date through rotation and the alternation of day and night, it can only use the method of silicon-based life to calculate hours.

In any case, 10,000 comets seems like a not-too-long-term short-term goal.

For this time period, the head of state can set specific development indicators.

For example, the output of certain resources reaches XX/hour, the total storage volume of certain resources reaches XXXX, or the population reaches a certain value, the technology advances to a certain technology point, etc. There is no recommended indicator in the game for how to formulate it, and it is entirely up to the head of state to decide.

"Mr. Shen, what target do you think I should set?" Qiu Qinghong asked cautiously.

Shen Guang was somewhat helpless: “Boss Qiu, you are the head of state now, you have the final say.

"Don't consider too many other factors when playing games. Play seriously and play your role well."

"Okay." Since Shen Guang said so, Qiu Qinghong had nothing to worry about.

He began to drag the progress bars of various data indicators and checked the technologies that needed to be focused on for breakthroughs in this stage.

Although it is only an early stage technology tree, there are actually quite a lot of options.

For example, fuel utilization and new fuels are a technology tree;
Each material is a technology tree;
Mechanized manufacturing is a technology tree;
Artificial breeding is another technology tree...

These technology trees are related to each other to a certain extent, and some technologies are prerequisites for other technologies.

There are also many technology trees whose prerequisites are unknown and must be obtained by chance in the process of breaking through other technology trees.

There is even a technology tree that evolves and transforms silicon-based life to make them more resistant to extreme cold or heat.

This will directly change the life form of silicon-based life.

However, this kind of transformation can only take care of one side. For example, silicon-based life that can adapt to minus 70 degrees can be transformed into silicon-based life that can withstand high temperatures of thousands of degrees, or it can be transformed into silicon-based life that can withstand hundreds of degrees below zero.

However, this transformation is one-time and cannot be achieved at the same time, and if you want to change it back, it will cost a huge amount of resources.

Qiu Qinghong obviously didn't want to bother with these things.

"Okay, let's do it this way..."

Qiu Qinghong first set the production and stock indicators for three resources, namely fuel, energy storage ores, and metals.

Energy-storing minerals can be considered food reserves for these silicon-based life forms.

Then, he selected two more important technology trees, namely fuel utilization efficiency and artificial breeding.

The moment Qiu Qinghong pressed the confirm button, this information was sent to Shen Guang.

“…This indicator is too high!”

Shen Guang was shocked. Obviously, these figures were astronomical compared to the actual situation now.

It’s hard to imagine that so much can be produced even if the production line is smoking!
Qiu Qinghong quickly explained: "It's okay, Mr. Shen, this game doesn't say that we have to reach the standard, it's just a goal. We just need to do our best."

Shen Guang nodded, but soon raised new questions.

“But why did you choose these two technologies?
"Especially this artificial breeding, what the hell is this."

Qiu Qinghong continued to explain: "Boss Shen, this is what I think.

“Since this is a comet, it means that we spend most of our time in extremely cold conditions, and only a very small amount of time in extremely hot conditions.

“In extremely cold conditions, we have to consider how these silicon-based life forms can avoid being frozen to death.

“Although it is feasible to directly transform life forms, it would require too much resources, and when the comet reaches perihelion, it would have to be transformed back, which would be too costly.

“So the most economical way is definitely to develop energy and fuel technology.

"It doesn't matter if it gets cold, we can just burn as much fuel as possible to keep warm.

“When it’s hot, we’ll think of a way to transform the life form.

“As for artificial breeding, I think it is also a very economical technology.

“Boss Shen, if we want to accelerate development and construction, it ultimately depends on individuals to execute.

"Have you noticed? Whether it's pulling a conveyor belt or building a warehouse, it's actually done by these silicon-based life forms. If there aren't enough of them, the construction speed will be affected.

“Mechanized manufacturing looks good and is in line with the development direction of silicon-based life, but I think this technology uses too many resources and is not cost-effective in the early stages.

"Artificial breeding of silicon-based life can also achieve this effect in the early stages, and it's cheap."

Shen Guang nodded slightly: "Oh, is that so?"

As consul, he could not see the specific indicator setting interface on the head of state's side, so he could not understand these data very thoroughly.

But based on common sense, there should be nothing wrong with what Qiu Qinghong said.

This is a bit like the two lines of "production line" and "hardworking workers" in real life.

(End of this chapter)