Spore Story

Chapter 11 Clusters
The small cells are waiting quietly, and the small cells that have encountered a multicellular organism already know it.

Huge shadows, turbulent water currents, changes in the environment.

This must be another multicellular organism.

"Is it a cleft mouth?"

"Can't win, now."

Paying attention to the group behind him, the small cell opened its mouth in frustration.

Shrinking back, the small cells continued to wait.The small cells of the main consciousness do not have any doubts about why the small cells of the main consciousness stay in this dangerous place. They only obey the control of the small cells of the main consciousness on the basis of searching for food, hoarding nutrients, and dividing and multiplying.Even now they are extremely disturbed.

The shadow slowly approached, and a huge body appeared.

In front of its body, there is a huge hollow.The cavity is slowly opening, and as it opens, the water flow in front of it gradually accelerates and flows into the cavity in large quantities, as if the cavity is a miniature black hole.

And the cell debris, organic matter, dregs and other things mixed in the water flow also submerged into the deep cavity along with the water flow, and then the cavity was slowly closing, and the water flow returned to normal.The small cells that cleverly turned in a different direction just now were lucky enough to escape the huge water flow.

Only at this time did the small cells feel a little bit of fear.

"It's right not to grab food."

"A big mouth is not a split mouth."

"The mouth of the split mouth splits, the wide mouth does not."

"The big mouth is also much larger than the split mouth."

The small cell shook the three cilia behind it, leading the group back a little.

The big mouth slowly swam past the previous positions of the small cells.At this time, the small cell noticed the multicellular creature with a big mouth in front of it, and the two flagella behind it, which were thicker than the entire body of the small cell, were also slowly shaking, pushing the huge multicellular body forward.

"Get out of here."

"There's no food here."

While thinking, the small cells lead the group to diverge from the line where the big mouth swims, and swim in other directions.As for the large-mouthed multicellular creature that was still moving open and close, Ze completely ignored the group of small cells not far away, as if he hadn't noticed them at all.

"It has a lot of food on it, right?"

A bold idea popped up in the small swimming cell.The spikes on the body may cause damage to Big Mouth, and the speed of one's own side seems to be faster than Big Mouth.

It's not impossible if there are too many ants killing elephants, isn't it?

Violently shaking the breathing membrane, the small cell paid attention to the companion beside him who was not even swimming stably.

"never mind."

Even if the poor spikes can hurt Big Mouth, but with these companions who are difficult to move, the success rate of the mission may be lower than that of the first machine.

I bumped into a few single cells ahead, a small cluster, the most common single cell organism with only one cilium and one mouth groove, secretly called "swimming food" by the small cells (surrounded by a dark space) single-celled organisms.In fact, the original small cells were like this.

Throwing away unrealistic thoughts, the small cells led the group neatly towards the actual food in front of them.

——————— Passing by, it means that we are the cursed piece of organic matter——————

Time continues its actions of passers-by, and has traveled a certain distance again.

"Here is the first team that is investigating ahead, and there is nothing unusual."

"This is the second team that is conducting peripheral investigation, and there is no abnormality."

"Okay, here is the flagship. The first team in front will return to protect the flagship, the second team in the peripheral reconnaissance will be in the front, and the third team will take over the reconnaissance from the outer team."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

……

"This is the third outlying squadron. A hostile attacking fleet of the same level is found not far below the right wing. The number is 4."

"The other party has spotted us and is approaching us. Please instruct."

"The third team on the periphery returns home, the second team in the front turns right, and sails to the back of the opponent to prevent the opponent from escaping. The first team in the center turns right and moves forward with me. Eliminate them."

"Oh--."

"Here is the second team. It has moved behind the opponent and has not approached the opponent to avoid being discovered. Ask for instructions on whether to sprint to attack."

"This is the flagship. Our party and the first team are attacking the opponent's two warships. The third team diverts the other two ships. You assist the third team to destroy the enemy and return to help."

"Yes, the second team, for the future of the ethnic group, attack!"

……

The battle is over.

Well, the above description is the encounter between the small cell population and the four aggressive cells, let’s make up our minds about the process.

haha.

The battle in the quiet space ended quickly, and the small cell led nine companions to easily eliminate the provocative four aggressive cells.

In fact, the so-called aggressive cells are just a little aggressive cells.

After eating the cell debris, the small cell shook the two spikes at the front in satisfaction to show its celebration.

Not long ago, all kinds of life continued to increase steadily in this water area, and most of the single-celled organisms began to appear in small clusters, with little active aggressiveness. Splitting, once playing with small cells passing by, a cluster of nearly a hundred cells was found, and it is foreseeable that the size of these cell clusters will become larger and larger.

However, considering the increase in nutritional needs after a large number of clusters, as well as the limitation of their own control, and the current number can just meet the demand during this period of time, the small cells temporarily set the number at 10.Of course, the small cells themselves don't understand why it is so determined, but when the number exceeds 10 and reaches 15, 5 companions will leave the group in one direction.

"There are already companions everywhere."

Obtaining food at the single-cell stage basically depends on luck, in other words, it is considered character.Small cells don't know what their character is, and they are not human at all right now.Therefore, it will lead the group to devour all the food it encounters, as long as it can be eliminated. While accumulating nutritional value, it also uses the method of splitting and sending out small cells to expand the range of the group, although even the main consciousness does not know how to do this. Whether it is useful or not may not be effective until billions of years later, but small cells still enjoy it.

Although until now, the small cell group has not met a partner that was separated from the past, but the small cell is still full of longing for the biological branch developed by itself to be dissatisfied with the global world.

Now the main consciousness can flexibly control 3 companions, and it can also perform some simple actions at the same time.All small cells are grouped by the main consciousness in a simple three-three way, one group swims around the periphery, one group opens the way in front, and one group defends in the rear.In this way, the small cell can easily control nine companions. Although it can only do three different simple actions, this is a good way to increase the number of groups without greatly reducing the control ability, at least the main consciousness thinks so.

"We still need to add companions."

Xiaocell thinks that multicellular organisms are gradually increasing now. Since the last time I met Big Mouth, Xiaocell met three more multicellular organisms. Fortunately, they are all "gentle" characters (the whole biological world is like this now) .

In addition, the number of single-celled organisms continued to grow after a cluster of nearly a hundred individuals was discovered last time, and the floating organic matter was still sufficient compared to the current biological population, but the competition was still secretly intensifying. Without consciousness, they will also devour each other.Faced with more and more large clusters, the small cells also felt a bit of tension. It seemed that all creatures were robbing food and looking for ways to evolve.

"We need more companions."

"Electrode, attack power."

"More food."

Thinking this way, the small cell swayed the two spikes, leading the group to swim forward with the three companions in front.

There are more nutritional values ​​in there.

Of course, there are also more dangers.

————————So, time ran a certain distance—————————

"Hey, what's going on here?"

The small cell led more than [-] companions behind it, and moved towards a seemingly lonely "swimming food" that had just been easily killed by three companions.

Originally, apart from the incomprehension of its unfortunate order, the elimination of such single-celled organisms is the main business of the small cell during this period, so there is nothing puzzling, but the facts are often so unpredictable .

The cell debris of the "swimming food" that has just been eliminated has been eaten by the three small cells that attacked it.But one thing that excited the little cells turned up in the detritus.

A small chain of DNA components that cells do not have.

It is said that it has been a long time since the small cell exited the biological editor last time.

This is the feeling of small cells.

Although the group of small cells has never encountered single-celled organisms with new components except for the lucky cylindrical water-spraying cell, the group of small cells has also accumulated a lot of nutritional value in the case of multiplying a large number of the same group .

Of course, for small cells, it doesn't know what the nutritional value is, it just accumulates it habitually, as if it had a plan before.Just when the small cell felt that it needed to enter the biological editor again, it was lucky to meet this miserable single cell.

"Is this the legendary protagonist mode?"

So close to the point.

Paying attention to the DNA component chain beside him, ignoring why this strange single cell has a new DNA chain, the small cell swallowed it without hesitation. The scene where Xiao Zhuzi's food is not being snatched by Big Mouth.

After the DNA component chains entered the body smoothly and began to fuse, the small cells let go of their worries and slowed down the shaking frequency of the outer membrane that had been shaking continuously since just now, returning it to the normal value.

But after a while, the frequency increased again.

"New components = more options = higher survival rates = one step closer to multicellularity."

In the unstoppable thinking of the small cells, such a strange equation emerged.

Although the small cell still doesn't know what this means, it still feels that the newly absorbed DNA component chain can make its own group evolve faster.Because from the very beginning, the small cells sense that these things are important.

After shaking the cilia a few times excitedly again, the small cell felt that the fusion of the DNA strands had been completed.And the mysterious voice came as expected.

[Successfully obtain new DNA fragments, whether to divide and reproduce, and enter the biological editing space at the same time]

Feeling the dark space around him, more than [-] companions are surrounding themselves in the center of a sphere, and there seems to be no danger around them.

In fact, this is only a psychological effect on the main consciousness. As far as the perception range of the small cells is concerned, even if there is danger, it will only be known when it is faced.But this is already much stronger than other single-celled organisms, which only react after contact.

[Enter the biological editor, the main consciousness restriction is lifted]

"Ah, 8051, I'm empty and back again."

【…】

"Well, shouldn't you say something so cute like 'Master, welcome back' at this time."

【…】

"Hey, I'm so flirtatious."

"8051, as a living body, it is very hard to be silent all day long. You have to feel life and the world. Just like me, when I become a small cell, I use the small cell to experience the world. This is not to make the monotonous world cute. Get up. Right?"

【…】

"..."

"Cut, it's boring. Your life is really boring."

"Ignore it. I'd better continue the evolution of my small cells. Evolve them into wisdom earlier, and have a companion to talk to, talk to, talk about life, talk about the world, talk @#￥#@￥#￥ #%&"

Because the space is basically time-stationary relative to the outside, so the empty nonsense time can't be calculated now.

So, after the nonsense is over.

"Shu Tan, I can't even think clearly when I become a small cell, so I can only speak a few words here."

"So, let's look at my cute little cells now. Now that other single-celled organisms have begun to swarm in large numbers, the number seems a bit insufficient at this time. And those nasty multi-cellular organisms. Humph, sooner or later I will Turn into multicellular organisms and eat you all, ahahaha."

(End of this chapter)