Decades ago, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration had donated 2 million dollars to fund a research project on polar ice worms.

the reason is simple,

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration believes that since polar ice worms can live freely in such a harsh environment, then there may be similar alien creatures on Jupiter's ice ball or other planets.

This is also the evidence that directly testifies to the existence of living things under the ice cap of Europa, which has received the most attention today.

In addition,

"National Geographic" has also noticed polar ice worms.

However, they declared that the value of polar ice worms in organ transplantation is far more realistic than the alien life it represents.

The cells of polar ice worms can maintain normal metabolism at low temperatures,

However, the transplanted organs consume energy and shrink rapidly during the cold storage process.

If the secrets of the polar ice worm's metabolism can be unraveled, doctors could use chemicals and drugs to preserve the organ longer.

A snow animal research expert said with confusion on his face:

"It's almost impossible to find polar ice worms in that kind of place...

We in Longguo are also researching polar ice worms, also for medical applications, and for the exploration of biological cold resistance.

At present, we have found that the energy metabolism in polar ice worms is abnormally high, and their concentration of adenosine triphosphate is very high! "

Elevated ATP levels can increase molecular collisions, which prevents a decrease in molecular motion and a decrease in enzyme kinetics.

This may be one of the reasons why polar ice worms are hardy, but it is by no means the key factor.

The snow biology expert said: "We have tested that if the polar ice worms are scaled up in equal proportions, their energy metabolism level will be 37 times that of our humans!

"It's 37 times! No one knows why this small thing can consume such a huge amount of energy, which is equivalent to a person using the energy that drives the plane to support his energy consumption every day

"Is this idea possible?

"So, we have been exploring, what is the mechanism that makes the polar ice worm have such a terrifying energy consumption level!" "Where is its energy lost!" "

Many paleontologists were shocked when they heard this.

37 times the energy consumption! !

Everyone knows that energy is consumed, so there must be a way to consume it.

For example, for humans, the energy consumed by exercise is more than that consumed by sitting still in most cases.

The energy metabolism level of polar ice worms is equivalent to using a human body to bear the energy consumption of an airplane...

If it were a person, even running 100 meters at top speed non-stop, would not be able to consume so much energy!The polar ice worm's energy...where did it go?

In the Great Hall of Thousands of People, the atmosphere suddenly became mysterious and permeating.

This black bug, which is rarely paid attention to by people outside the field, suddenly becomes confusing and puzzling!Following Xu Qiu's proposal of "Paleontological Recovery", and Sha Weizhao's discovery that it only exists on the surface of glaciers under a layer of ice hundreds of meters thick, and finally, this snow animal expert proposed that the polar ice worms are incredible. , Disappearing energy consumption... This little bug suddenly became the focus of everyone! ! .

and polar ice worms within three to four meters of ice depth,

Chapter 110: Who Will Be King?

After being silent for dozens of seconds, Sha Weizhao spoke highly of this little bug.

He said: "Actually, with the development of human science and technology, almost all natural and man-made disasters can be resisted.

Even if it is a large-scale earthquake around the world, or a volcanic eruption, or even an asteroid impact that once wiped out the dinosaurs, humans have a probability of surviving.

And the only thing that can exterminate human beings is a star-level disaster...

The black hole drifts to the blue star, absorbing its appendages.

A moon-sized planet hits the blue star, destroying everything above the mantle.

And...the sun goes out! !

However, looking back.

Even if the sun goes out, some extreme creatures on the blue star can still survive...

For example, tardigrades, lichens, and many microorganisms that can withstand extreme conditions such as extremely low temperature, high radiation, and high pressure,

And this includes polar ice worms! ! "

Yes, this kind of bug that can be crushed to pieces after being crushed can survive tenaciously after Blue Star wiped out [-]% + [-]% of the creatures. No one would have thought that this kind of thing is actually blue One of the most tenacious creatures with star vitality...

Xu Qiu rubbed his chin, thinking.

Polar ice worms are actually not scary. No matter how tenacious the vitality of this kind of thing is, it will die if you step on it.

Strong ability to resist the environment does not mean that it can resist external aggression.

But, horribly,

What if the recovered creature is a creature that is extremely adaptable to low temperature like the polar ice worm?

That's the scariest thing.

Xu Qiu glanced across the audience, and said in a calm voice:

"What I'm worried about is whether the existence of polar ice worms under the three 400 meters ice layer means something...

"Our previous assumption was that in the era of extreme cold, the surface of the earth was a white wasteland that was desolate and lifeless!

Therefore, we can use the resources on the surface at will, and we don't have to worry about other problems.

For example..... Will there be other dangerous creatures, for example, will there be species that destroy the doomsday construction on our surface..."

Xu Qiu's face was icy cold, and his words made everyone feel fear.

On the surface... will there be other creatures?

Can this thing survive the extreme cold and destroy the doomsday facility?

Sha Weizhao and the others had serious expressions on their faces.

The polar ice worm is actually a very special species, and it doesn't even look like a native creature of Blue Planet.

On the contrary, it is more in line with human imagination of alien species.

In fact, human research on polar ice worms is on the same level as the development of super artificial intelligence, the exploration of Mars, the arrival of Proxima Centauri, and the mastery of nuclear fusion.Just this one is enough to see how high the gold content of the research on polar ice worms is!

if.

In the future there will be a large, powerful and destructive creature,

But at the same time, it has super cold resistance similar to polar ice worms!

This kind of creature may become the absolute master of the surface in the extremely cold era!

that time..…

I am afraid that this kind of surface creature will cause great damage to all human structures remaining on the surface.

for example.…

Dragon Kingdom's nuclear-powered dragon.

Wind turbines for skyscrapers in Longguo.

It's nothing, at most, it's because the dungeons can't communicate with each other, and there's just a lack of wind energy, a clean energy source.

but.…

What about Sakura Country?

They can gamble their country's fortune on that train around the country!

And berry country.

Berry Country gambled its fate on the fortress of Berry Country,

The 30 meters thick and 50 meters high wind and snow giant wall may really be able to withstand the extremely cold ice and snow.

but.…

What if there is another highly destructive creature in this situation?

Will the seemingly unbreakable giant wall of wind and snow be destroyed by that terrifying creature in a short time?

All countries in the world actually have no good way to resist the extremely cold era.

The super dungeon of Dragon Kingdom is unparalleled in the world and cannot be copied.

Without Xu Qiu's "Super Dungeon Construction Blueprint", no country has the ability to build such a great underground city.

Even if it develops for another 100 years, human thinking may not be able to reach the level that can achieve this step.

Today, Xu Qiu's super dungeon is already a state-level secret. Even Huang Yuan and the few veterans who have dedicated themselves to the Dragon Kingdom and died after their death can only get part of the design drawings.In other countries, it can be said that it is impossible to implement the plan of dungeon construction.

in this way,

Many countries have followed in the footsteps of the Berry Country and built giant walls of wind and snow that have no technical content but consume a lot of materials!

If in the extremely cold era, the surface of the earth was born with a super-type of ancient creatures, then these doomsday facilities standing on the surface of the earth, I am afraid...

will be the grave!

When people thought about this, they all became short of breath, and there was fear in their eyes!

This kind of thing with the characteristics of alien life will itself bring deterrence to everyone.

However, the polar ice worm is too small.

However.…

When an unknown, equally terrifying creature is about to revive!

At this moment, everyone couldn't calm down anymore.

Xu Qiu frowned. There is another creature, like the water bear worm, which has more tenacious vitality than the polar ice worm, and is known as the strongest on the surface...

In contrast, this kind of creature is more in line with the premise of "Paleontological Recovery".

The largest natural freezer on the blue planet, where the '721 Meteorite Incident' occurred, Siberia.

Siberia is one of the coldest regions in the northern hemisphere in winter. The extreme minimum temperature is below minus [-] degrees. Some areas here are in a state of ice and snow all year round, and are also covered with various permafrost layers.Because Siberia is extremely cold, it has also become a natural large freezer on earth.

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