Interstellar Farmer

On the one hand, the plant industry that uses star trees to mine minerals will automatically die after harvesting fruits or roots that are full of precious minerals, and the residues after death are all crystallized minerals. Although most of them are the crystallization of basic conventional minerals, this thing is the best food material for crystal dragons. As long as some energy bodies are added and produced by dragon soldiers who specialize in making rations, there will be a continuous supply of dragon food. It appears that the development of the crystal dragon population can also achieve an explosive expansion; on the other hand, the mining ability of the crystal dragon is very powerful. This is one of the things that Han Zhen values ​​​​the most about the dragon clan, and it is the best at it. What's more important is that it can penetrate deep into the deepest part of the earth. Whether it is the magma layer or the center of the earth, places that are difficult for humans to reach or require great effort and cost to reach, it is not a problem for Crystal Earth Dragon. It is precisely these places that are The one with the most good things - the star tree can take root on the surface of the earth thousands of meters or even further, but no matter how deep it is, it cannot penetrate deep into the magma or the center of the earth...

Combining the two, the Star Tree can fully absorb the rare and valuable minerals on the surface of the earth, and the residue left after death can also be used as food for the Dragon Clan; the Dragon Clan is specially responsible for digging out the interior of planets and large meteorites. , direct mining, and for some minerals that are discretely distributed, have low content, and are difficult to mine, they are transported to places where they can come into contact with the lush roots of the star tree, and are absorbed and condensed through the star tree.

Mineral reserves are a big problem facing China. Now that there is Jinglong, and it complements the mining industry, this combined mining method is regarded by Han Zhen as a major issue at the moment.

The crystal dragon that was carrying it moved down the spiraling tunnel at an extremely fast speed. The villa above it could activate multiple layers of protection. Not only was it equipped with a technological shield, but it also had a cultivation formation for protection. The method is naturally safe and stable. In fact, both Han Zhen and Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai can walk and teleport at will in the void. The impact of the environment on them is very small. It's just that Sun Jing and Han Yu who have a physical body are slightly different, but they They all have single-person protective shields specially modified by Han Zhen—these are better quality, more versatile, and better-performing protective shields than those used by Level 7 countries. They are meant to be dropped directly into the hot magma. It is enough to last for more than ten days after being turned on.

The protection measures of the villa are mainly arranged to facilitate some researchers from the institute to come here to inspect the situation. Their bodies cannot withstand the harsh environment deep underground. In addition, the researchers are precious assets of China. Naturally, Han Zhen Be treated with care.

Five thousand meters, ten thousand meters, fifty thousand meters, one hundred thousand meters..., about two hundred thousand meters from the surface of the earth, the fibrous roots of the star trees seen in the tunnel became less and less until they disappeared completely, and the crystal There are more and more Earth Dragons, especially in this area of ​​200,000 meters, where there is a huge space. This is one of the places where Crystal Earth Dragons live and breed. I saw groups of crystal dragons covering the entire outer wall of the space. In the tunnels connecting the spaces, whether they were large or small holes, there was a constant flow of crystal dragons coming in and out, and this was only two hundred thousand meters. It’s just a space on the administrative level. Each of these spaces has its own responsibilities and division of labor. If you add them all up, there will be no less than a thousand spaces on the entire level!

After Han Zhen and the others entered, the obedience, attachment and even fanatical animal consciousness that gathered around them seemed to have substance, but Jinglong did not stop what they were doing. This was set by Han Zhen from the very beginning. As long as new orders are not received, previous orders and work cannot be stopped.

Two hundred thousand meters, compared to a planet that is more than ten times larger than the earth, it is definitely not deep underground. It may not even have the outermost surface, so there are still burrowing dragons at this level. Compared with the engineer earth dragons, the tasks they are responsible for are mainly the work of transporting and connecting the roots of star trees.

Han Zhen and his party did not stay long and entered the downward cave again. Three hundred thousand meters, four hundred thousand meters..., the downward tunnel became deeper and deeper. When it reached one million meters, Han Zhen stopped for a while, because here, breeding female beasts began to appear. There are traces, and it is also very important to check the growth of the female animal this time.

The Crystal Dragon Mother Beast has no resemblance to the Crystal Dragon in appearance. It looks like an octopus with thousands of tentacles, and each tentacle is spread out as far as possible on the ground, making it occupy an extremely large area. ; There are cut out and thinner things like ducts between the tentacles to connect them, just like the meridians in leaves. Among these meridians, there is also a leaf-like layer of membrane-like material covering them. Come on. The tallest part of the mother beast is the head in the center. Its volume is much larger than that of the largest holy dragon blended together. Next to the head are the gestation and incubation chambers that are attached to each other, from the inside to the In addition, they are arranged in order from small to large. If you observe more, you can see that these attachments are not static, but are slowly moving in the direction of the tentacles, until they reach the middle position where the tentacles extend, and then the incubation chamber It will burst open, and a new crystal dragon will be born; the position closest to the head that was previously vacant due to movement will be occupied by a new gestation body, and hatching will begin again.

This method of reproduction was obtained by Xiao Hei in the process of continuously absorbing current genes in the ferocious beast galaxy. The earliest source came from a group of ferocious bug beasts that Xiao Hei named himself. All creatures in the ferocious beast galaxy are collectively called ferocious beasts, so it does not just refer to animals. The ferocious beasts include not only animals, but also insects and plants. What is more interesting is that some combine the two. Even the strange creatures with characteristics between the three are classified under the collective name of ferocious beasts. Insect beasts are a group of ferocious beasts that are between beasts and insects, and their characteristics are more like insects. The biggest advantage of the ferocious insect beasts is their reproductive ability. If it were not for the low level when they were discovered by the dragon clan, or if it were not for the short development time after evolving into a population, this ferocious beast with great potential would have evolved over thousands of years. Ten thousand years later, he will definitely gain a place among the high-end ferocious beasts.

Most of the characteristics of the fierce insect beast have been absorbed by the Dragon Clan, and after optimization, it has been perfectly reflected in its use. The only shortcoming is that it looks a bit ugly - these are Sun Jing's original words, but This flaw is really difficult to improve. The only way to develop it is to find more beautiful ferocious beast species that will not affect the view so much in the future.

When the crystal dragon that Han Zhen was riding approached the mother beast, it happened to encounter a circle of newly hatched newborn dragons. Han Zhen intercepted two of them and sensed them before letting them go. He also teleported in front of the mother beast and used The various reactions of the mother's body were recorded with her spiritual consciousness; various incubation rooms with different gestation times and sizes were randomly selected and relevant data records were obtained;... Han Zhen was very skilled at these tasks, and it didn't take more than an hour.

The newly hatched crystal dragons still need to go through a period of growth. Han Zhen thought about letting them spend this time in the incubation room. Anyway, the intelligence and functions of the crystal dragons are all inherited from the mother beast, but In the end, this improvement plan was rejected, because if it were to do so, the requirements for the female animals would increase too much, and the number of female animals would also be expanded to dozens of times the current number, and the subsequent result would be This adds a lot of trouble to management. After all, the fewer female animals there are, the better they are to manage, and they are less likely to cause accidents.

The new crystal dragon will not be idle during the growth period. Although it cannot do high-intensity work such as direct mining and long-distance transportation, it can do the work within its capabilities, such as organizing materials in the space, arranging and transporting in the space, and other light tasks. Still more than competent. What Han Zhen saw now was such a scene. Running all over the floor and walls in the space were young crystal dragons in their growth stage.

Han Zhen and his party passed through the tubular connecting passage extended by the Villa Crystal Earth Dragon and transferred to a new Villa Crystal Earth Dragon. Its size was larger and more rugged than the original one, and it was better in defense. The design is also more stable and powerful. The reason for this is because the performance of crystal dragons will vary depending on changes in the depth of the ground and changes in the external environment. Generally speaking, those shallower than the ground will be smaller, have weaker defenses and be more flexible; The closer the Crystal Earth Dragon is to the center of the earth, in order to adapt to the increasing underground pressure, not only will it become larger and stronger, but its defense will also become stronger and stronger, and it will also produce corresponding defensive attributes according to different environments. .

All the way down, Han Zhen continued to check and record the work of mother beasts in various places. Han Zhen did it several times, and also made several transfers. The Crystal Earth Dragon he was riding now was definitely a behemoth. The small villa, It also became like an extra piece of jacket, very small in comparison. However, the caves along the way were not expanded due to the sharp increase in the size of the Crystal Earth Dragon. This was for safety reasons. After all, it was deep underground on the planet, and the risk factor was not generally high, let alone When mining internally, you must pay attention and pay attention. The passage has not been reduced because of this. After all, the size of the crystal dragon is there, and it will not be able to pass through it if it is reduced. This also caused a strong visual impact: the first tunnel can accommodate dozens of people. The crystal earth dragons walked side by side in a loose manner, but when they got here, they could only become a one-way road for one crystal earth dragon!

When the group descended to one million meters underground, which was a thousand kilometers away, they finally saw the mining area where Jinglong was mining.