Spore Story

Chapter 18 I'm Lightning... Worm, Well
(So, as the author, we haunted again after a day off, =w=)

"I am back again!"

【Welcome back】

"Huh!? Huh—"

"bright."

Kong Huan, who had just returned to the creature editing space, was surprised to find that the space that had been empty before had become bright white.However, apart from the color change, the cotton candy-like consciousness and the three-dimensional biological image remained completely unchanged.

"How can light appear in space?"

This made Kong Huan puzzled.

"But it's really comfortable. I didn't expect it to become multicellular, and the little black room is finally equipped with fluorescent lights."

"Is it because the single-cell stage has finally been completed? Will the space continue to evolve in the future? 8051."

[Of course, 8051 short answer]

Satisfied with the appearance of light and the discovery that space can also evolve, Konghuan rested quietly, feeling that something was overlooked, but he was immediately ignored by himself.

"By the way, it didn't come in because of evolution. Why didn't you respond?"

Kong Huan, who suddenly reacted, realized that his entry this time was due to the system prompting that he had begun to evolve into multi-cells, but after entering, he was completely attracted by the changes in space, and as a result, Kong Huan forgot about these things.

"Um, that 8051, please give me some feedback."

"No matter how you say it, I have finally evolved into multicellularity."

【You finally reacted? 8051 responded with some dissatisfaction. 】

"Um, what do you mean I finally reacted?"

Hollow was puzzled by 8051's reaction, probably because it hadn't responded for a long time. Could it be that Crayon Shin-chan was possessed, and the logic was confused.

"You are 8051? Why does it feel a little changed?"

【…】

"By the way, have you evolved too?"

After thinking about the changes in 8051's tone and space, Kong Huan came to this simple conclusion.

[Not evolution. 】

[We don't pay much attention to the main consciousness of the traverser at the single-cell stage, we just let the avatar simply and mechanically complete the questions it raises.If the main consciousness can complete the evolution from the single-cell stage to the multi-cell stage or the evolution of single-cell advanced branches, it means that its existence value in the evolutionary system will increase, and we will officially begin to perform our duties. 】

[In short, the single-cell stage is just an entry-level screening for racial master consciousness.If the main consciousness cannot even be completed at the single-cell stage within the already loosely stipulated time, the system will determine that it has no value in existence, and thus obliterate the main consciousness, so we don't need to pay much attention to it. 8051 detailed description]

"It's really cruel, but it seems that I have succeeded."

[It's considered a pass, the rule is that the time is 20 billion years, you only used 11 billion years, 8051 praises it on the surface, but actually despises it]

"..."

"It doesn't sound like a compliment."

"By the way, did the system comment on my previous performance, and before I came in, the system only said that it had begun to evolve into multicellularity. Hasn't my race evolved into multicellular organisms yet?"

[Do you think that as long as a pile of single-celled building blocks is piled up into a multi-cellular appearance, it is a multi-cellular organism?How do you reproduce, continue the division of single cell single cell?Of course it’s not impossible, 8051 replied]

"That, isn't it."

【certainly.Forget it, now I will show you the evolution summary.A little bored, 8051 opened a menu box and asked it to explain instead of itself. 】

A text box appeared in front of Kong Huan.

【

In the animal kingdom, except for unicellular animals, the rest are multicellular animals.

From unicellular to multicellular is an important process in the development of organisms from low-level to high-level, representing an extremely important stage in the history of biological evolution.Molluscs are the beginning of this multicellular organism.

After nearly 11 billion years of long evolution, your population has undergone several evolutions, mutations, and even degenerations, and finally began to divide labor and assemble into higher-level multicellular organisms.Then, a whole new nervous system of the brain emerges in your body, enabling you to start processing complex things.And the important spore cells, which record the complete DNA of your population, will produce the next generation of your race in the process of continuous division and metamorphosis, so as to realize the reproduction of your race.

When that moment comes, a truly multicellular species capable of continuous evolution is born.

From this moment, you break away from the microscopic single-cell world and start the evolution at the macroscopic level.

A summary of the evaluation of the illusory single-cell stage of Traveler No. 14939 is as follows:

Stage time: 11 billion years (Evaluation: Good-)

Evolved body: Electric long mouth, electric tentacles, flagella, sockets, bristle skin, muscle fibers, intestinal digestive tract, primitive brain nervous system, nutrient circulation system, spore reproductive system. (Evaluation: Excellent)

After a long evolution, your multicellular organism is rated as good+ by the system.

】

"And that's all?"

The unreal feeling after watching it in a flash is still unfinished, and the single-cell stage that was finally completed is actually just such a small evaluation.

【certainly.what do you want to seeSingle-cell record? 8051's reaction to the main consciousness is strange, so it's not good to be concise. 】

"Uh. Nothing."

"What, think about the cute call our master 8051 in the past, have you disappeared?"

【Ok?What are you delusional about? 8051 asked curiously]

"Ah, no, it's nothing. By the way, that is to say, entering the space this time is actually my multi-cellular body that needs to perfect all components and evolve a reproductive system to produce spores, right?"

【Yes. 】

[After entering the stage of mollusks.If you want to enter the biological editing space, you need to select a spore of a race, and after exiting, the main consciousness will be fused in this spore to form a new multicellular juvenile body.Therefore, no matter how long the biological editing space lasts, the time relative to the outside world will no longer be static, but the time for a spore to fully grow into a new individual. 】

"Oh. That means you have to pay more attention to safety before entering in the future."

"Well, now let's take a look at the brand new multi-cell that I have painstakingly created."

【

Small cells (termed for the single-cell stage)
Multicellular organisms, soft bodies, species at the beginning of biological evolution.

Evolution value: 5
Life: 20/20
Attacks: Shocking Mouth (15) (bite), Shocking Tentacles (5) (touch), Electric Burst (30) (area)

Defense: Bristle Skin (10) (Enhanced Shock Defense) (Touch)

Move: 2-5
Vision: socket eye*2
Reproduction: asexual spores

Body information: clears the digestive tract, nervous system and nutrient circulation.

Race Rating: Boss

First of all, congratulations that you have finally evolved from a single-celled stage to a multi-cellular organism, feel very excited.Having a simple sense of sight and touch allows you to finally observe the world with familiar senses.But besides the beautiful world, there are more dangers and challenges waiting for you.

】

"It seems to be a little more detailed. Boss, I'm dizzy, what kind of messy evaluation."

"Hey, how did the nutritional value become the evolutionary value. 8051, what is the evolutionary value?"

[In the soft-bodied organism stage, the evolutionary value replaces the nutritional value that the organism needs to consume to survive, and becomes the currency required for the evolutionary components of this stage.As for the acquisition of evolutionary value, the method prompted by the system is to destroy creatures of the same level or higher level.The current 5-point evolution value is provided by the previously eliminated multi-cells.In addition, the evaluation given to your boss is already good, the multi-celled one you killed can be regarded as a miscellaneous soldier. 8051 kindly reminded]

"..."

"What's on the head?"

[Evaluations from low to high are: civilians, miscellaneous soldiers, bosses, bosses, black hands, epic creatures]

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to complain. Let's see the new components."

Controlling the mental power skillfully opened the introduction of each component.

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Shock long mouth
Boneless proboscis with dense electrode assemblies in the oral cavity
Attack: 15
Requires: 100 (evolution value)
】

"It's so expensive!"

"Do the math, it's only five points to kill one multi-cell. Oh my god! You have to kill twenty multi-cells with one mouth."

【8051友情提示，进化值和评价挂钩。至于各个级别提供进化值从低到高分别是：2、5、10、20、45、100。】

"Oh, so you only need to kill one epic creature."

【…】

"Thanks. Keep reading."

【

electric shock tentacle
Tentacle with a mass of electrically polarized cells at the tip
Attack: 5 (Electric Shock)
Speed: +2 (movement)
Requires: 30 (evolution value)
】

【

bristly skin
Common multicellular skin densely covered with spikes of unicellular stages.

Defense: 10
Requires: 50 (evolution value)
】

【

Flagella
mobile components
Speed: +1 (swimming)
Requires: 20 (evolution value)
】

"Hey, the speed is so slow now. And the evolution is very demanding."

Speechlessly, he looked at his poor 5-point evolutionary value.

"By the way, I still understand that the front electric shock tentacles are transformed from flagella to have mobility, but how come one swims and the other moves with the flagella?"

[Explore by yourself. 】

"..."

"I'd better look at the eyes."

【

socket
A sensory component that provides light intensity and direction information to animals.

Vision
Requires: 20 (evolution value)
】

"It seems that a sense of light direction has been added. It is really king to get components from other creatures."

"If you think about it carefully, there are two sockets, so there should be no need to install them. The long mouth is too expensive and there is one, plus the bite is weak, so I don't think about it now. The electric shock tentacles and flagella need to be installed, but let's figure out the movement and swimming first. What's the difference, and the above movement is only 2. By the way, the non-movement refers to the movement of touching objects, and the swimming is just swimming in the water."

"Well, it should be like this, that is to say, I can touch the ground. Wait, in the completely dark water, at the beginning of the birth of life, it should not be at the bottom of the deep sea. 8051."

[Yes, the environment of your species' current location is deep seabed, and close to submarine volcanoes.To further evolve, heading to the shallow sea is the method provided by the system. 】

"Sure enough, thanks."

"In this way, only bristle skin is left, but it doesn't need to be installed at all, because it already has it. By the way, I remember that when I swallowed a piece of multi-cellular meat before, it suggested new DNA components. Could it be Steel pliers, hehe."

As if thinking of a good thing, the illusion immediately called up the component display box.

"The components of the single-cell stage have disappeared, and there are only a few of the multi-cellular stage. It seems that it is really saying goodbye to the single-cell world."

"It's better this way, you have to go one step at a time. Or look at my brand new steel clamp assembly."

With excitement, Illusion turned to the Components Showcase for all the components.

"Hey, why not? Where are my powerful steel pliers?"

I carefully searched the empty display box with only a few components. Except for the components I just saw, there is only one component called muscle fiber.

"8051, where are my steel pliers?"

【No.From exterminated multicellular organisms, you get muscle fibers that are more favorable for multicellular evolution. 】

"It turns out that there are muscles, no wonder it runs so fast. No, I mean the steel pliers assembly. Didn't I get it?"

[You can only get one component from one species, and generally you will be prompted to choose.And when you are about to evolve, and you are in the single-cell stage with limited thinking, the system directly helps to select the more favorable components for evolution.At the same time, the steel clamp is a bone component, and you need to be in the aquatic life stage to use it. 8051 explained]

"My steel pliers, you just floated away from my sight."

[A useless ornament like pliers and a muscle fiber that can make you full of strength, are you dissatisfied with such a choice? 8051 is dissatisfied with the response of the main consciousness. 】

"Ah. No, no dissatisfaction. Hehe"

Let go of the resentment towards the steel pliers, think about it carefully, and it is true that muscle fibers are more suitable, and there is still a long time in the soft-body biological stage, so it is not impossible to find another pliers.

【

muscle fiber
Provide stronger strength to the body
Requires: 100 (evolution value)
】

"Okay, I'll install you after I kill an epic creature."

So I ignored Dafa and appeared again.

"Speaking of which, 8051. For the next stage of evolution, besides going to the shallow sea, can you give more hints. Please help me."

[The stage you are in now is a mollusk creature. 8051 reminded. 】

"That's all? There are so few! Isn't there more detail?"

[It is already obvious that this is already the maximum range allowed by the system.If you still don't understand, then go to hell. 8051 is suddenly dissatisfied with the inability to physically attack the main consciousness in the current space. 】

"Well, calm down."

"Fortunately, this strange space seems to have some strange restrictions on 8051. Then the next stage is aquatic life, well, am I not aquatic now?"

"Forget it, I can't wait to experience the multicellular world now, can I go out?"

[Just name it. 8051 let yourself calm down. 】

"Oh, so the name has to be changed."

Paying attention to the dialog box that appeared, it was only then that Kong Huan remembered that the small cell was the name of the single-cell stage.

"Then, what is the name? What a distress."

At this time, Hollow noticed a large number of electric shock components on Multicell.

"By the way, let's call it electric shock cells. It's very representative."

"Wait, it seems a little simpler, and it's not a single cell anymore. Huh?"

"Discharge, current, electro-optic, bilibili, pickup..."

"Let's call it Lightning Bug. Appropriate and imposing."

Therefore, the evolved small cells were dubbed "lightning bugs" at the beginning of multicellularity.

(The Flash floats by, and the Railgun looks on.)
(End of this chapter)