Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

More than an hour later, Zhao Zijie closed the Hall thruster with satisfaction.

"Wow!"

Gao Yang walked quickly to the porthole and looked down.

"The effect is outstanding!"

A smile appeared on Zhao Zijie's face: "Of course, high temperature is the natural enemy of these creatures!"

"According to the test results, most of these organisms are liquid methane."

"Just like the water in the body of the earth's organisms."

"Under the current air pressure, the temperature of methane liquefaction is about -160 degrees Celsius."

"In other words, as long as the ambient temperature rises by more than 20 degrees Celsius, these organisms will explode and die."

"But even so, they can't control their nature."

As soon as the voice fell, a holographic image suddenly appeared next to the captain's driving seat.

"Captain Zhao Zijie, are those creatures outside still alive?"

Lv Yongchang's urgent voice came from the loudspeaker.

...

Oh, it's over.

Zhao Zijie and Gao Yang looked at each other awkwardly.

"Captain Zhao Zijie? Can you hear me?" Lv Yongchang's urgent questioning continued, "You guys haven't started yet, have you?"

Zhao Zijie's face turned bitter.

Let alone start, they were all ready to clean up the battlefield.

"Ahem!"

Zhao Zijie coughed lightly, and said with a twitch in the corner of his mouth: "Professor, your communication is a little late."

"Those jellyfish have already..."

In the holographic screen, Lv Yongchang was already stunned.

"All, all dead?"

"Yes." Zhao Zijie was getting more and more embarrassed, "How about I go to the sea and get a few more for you?"

Lv Yongchang: "..."

"Forget it." He waved his hand helplessly and said, "Wait for the next high tide."

"It just so happens that some test results haven't come out yet."

Gao Yang's eyes showed some curiosity: "Professor, have you found anything?"

"Are these jellyfish useful to us?"

Lv Yongchang didn't hide it, nodded and said directly: "Yes."

"Most of the bodies of these jellyfish are made of liquid methane, you should know this."

Seeing the two nod, Lu Yongchang reached out and took a sip of water from the cup beside him, soothing his dry throat.

"A large number of chemical reactions will occur during life activities."

"Liquid water is an excellent solvent that allows various chemical substances to react fully."

"That's why we have always focused on finding liquid water in the search for extraterrestrial life."

"But these jellyfish have shown us another way."

"Their body composition, except for liquid methane, is mostly lipid compounds."

"These lipid compounds can be easily dissolved in liquid methane, which lays a good foundation for life reactions."

Gao Yang muttered to himself: "So, I said they are like fat, and I am right?"

Lv Yongchang was stunned.

"Although it is a bit inaccurate, it can be understood this way."

"These jellyfish are like a large piece of fat that moves."

"The next point is what I want to say."

Lv Yongchang's voice paused.

"According to the test, these organisms are multicellular organisms and have the most basic cell structure."

"It's just that they chose acrylonitrile as a substance to make cell membranes."

"Acrylonitrile?" Zhao Zijie was slightly stunned, "I remember that there is a lot of acrylonitrile in the atmosphere and surface of Titan, right?"

"Yes." Lu Yongchang nodded in praise, "You have a good grasp of the basic knowledge."

"Acrylonitrile can still maintain good flexibility in liquid methane at -179 degrees Celsius, which is why you see these jellyfish bodies are round, smooth and elastic."

"So, what do they do?" Zhao Zijie asked subconsciously.

Hearing this question, Lu Yongchang's expression became strange.

"Remember what I told you just now, their bodies are made up of lipid compounds and liquid methane?"

"Tests show that the mucus they secrete has a strong lubricating effect and is very stable, making it very suitable for use on starships."

"In addition to mucus being a lubricant, their breathing is even more exciting."

"Breathing hydrogen, consuming acetylene, and producing methane."

"The rate at which they produce methane is dozens of times faster than our chemical methods."

"There are still a large number of test results that have not yet come out, but in any case, these creatures are of great help to us."

"If conditions permit, I want to raise them."

Zhao Zijie and Gao Yang nodded silently.

There is no way, the boss has spoken, what else can they do?

The two can even foresee their future life.

In addition to extracting liquid methane, they are fishermen in the Kraken-Mare Sea.

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Half a month later.

Under Zhao Zijie and Gao Yang's "eagerly anticipation", the Kraken-Mare Sea finally ushered in the second high tide.

Just like the scene half a month ago, the hurricane brought huge waves and submerged the Luanniao starship in the sea.

However, this time, in order to better catch those jellyfish, a cage surrounded by fine wire mesh was temporarily built on the open space outside the Luanniao starship.

Inside the cage, there was a large electric heater.

After being powered on, the temperature of the electric heater will reach -170 degrees Celsius, which is 9 degrees Celsius higher than the surrounding temperature.

"Gao Yang, let's start the trapping plan."

Zhao Zijie sat in the captain's seat and said with a relaxed look: "The tide is almost high, and the electric heater can be turned on."

Gao Yang did not speak, but just silently turned on the switch.

The electric heater started working.

The temperature on its surface gradually rose.

200 meters deep in the Kraken-Mare Sea, countless huge jellyfish with pale yellow bodies swam in liquid methane.

With the help of their own heat-sensitive organs, they constantly searched for areas with higher temperatures in the sea.

Suddenly, one of the jellyfish stopped its wandering.

It turned around and looked at the surface of the methane sea.

Under normal circumstances, they would not be interested in the sea surface.

After all, the temperature above is too low.

You can go, but there is no need.

But this time it was different. In its senses, an extremely powerful heat source suddenly appeared near the sea surface!

Not only it, all the jellyfish around it stopped their movements and pointed their heat-sensitive organs towards the sea surface in unison.

After a short wait, these pale yellow giant jellyfish rushed towards the heat source like great white sharks that smelled blood!

In the Luanniao starship, Gao Yang looked around restlessly.

"Zijie, do you think there are still jellyfish in this sea?"

"Last time, we didn't put all the jellyfish..."

Zhao Zijie's mouth twitched slightly: "Shut up your crow mouth."

"If that's the case, I'll tie you up and throw you out to attract jellyfish!"

Gao Yang: "..."