From troll tribes to elf empires

Chapter 353 Evolution

Author: Dong Ali

Chapter 353 Evolution

As the starting cell of thinking, it is an important node in the expected path of physical cultivation;

Moving upward, they gather their thoughts to form the main consciousness;

Downward, they are complete entities built together by many internal components.

In these two processes, the former has been integrated into a cell-level data-based meditation body, and incorporated into the path of practice to form a complete system;

The latter is still free from the outside. Many components in the cell form a common whole and the process of thinking occurs. It has not been included in the practice system for the time being, and has formed obstacles on the way forward;

Now, what Nesta and many project participants are looking for is to overcome this obstacle.

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Based on massive observations and virtual experience, the experiment first built a prototype of the internal operation of primitive life, and designed a meditation system that can present the internal operation process;

After this system was formed, Nesta successfully completed a virtual dive to the starting point of thinking. Therefore, even when the original life turned into a molecular soup again, the virtual brain that controls the execution end was also driven by this meditation system.

Logic did not block his consciousness like it did before.

At this point, the first step of the experimental plan has been completed. The next step in the original plan is to complete the degradation of some cells in reality, so as to find a carrier that can be verified for this new meditation logic.

But in the realization of this process, there are some difficulties at the most basic level that are also the most difficult to overcome...

In contrast, the Virtual Realm experiment is completely controlled. The data samples in it can be expanded and reorganized infinitely, and the time can be increased hundreds of thousands of times. What is differentiated by Nesta is only the projection of cells.

, even if all fails, there will be no real loss.

But the reality is completely opposite to this. Real experimental samples need to be used here, and there is an uncontrolled experimental environment. While the number of experimental benches is limited, there is also a time span that cannot be adjusted;

Coupled with the experimental characteristics of extremely high randomness and extremely low probability of success, Nesta was unable to reproduce the reality from molecular soup to primitive life even after paying the price of a palm-sized cell.

Transformation.

Therefore, this long time span, as well as the relatively tragic losses during it, forced the participants to adjust their subsequent experimental paths.

The new experiment will use the virtual environment as the place for most steps;

The idea is to use Nesta's current cells as the target, and use a random method to determine the end point of the path, so that hundreds of millions of samples can move in synchronization with the acceleration of hundreds of thousands of times and the blessing of God.

There are countless evolutionary paths.

In the subsequent process, the primitive cells advanced rapidly on the road of evolution. They either died midway on the seemingly correct path, or failed in the direction of failure;

And every successful functional differentiation requires Nesta to complete a convergence of the meditation plan, so that as primitive life becomes more complex, it can transform the adaptability corresponding to the meditation method, and finally obtain the ability to adapt to existing cells.

It can also complete the ability of 'self' dive.

It’s hard to say whether this path will be successful, but this gradual process has allowed the experiment to gain unexpected and reasonable gains in other aspects.

Participants gradually realized during this process that the path of cell evolution from primitive to modern times can also be seen as a decoding of genetic factors. When they completed this process, the elf gene

There will be almost no secrets left for the Republic;

Such discoveries also inject necessary new vitality into the project, making this experiment that often spans more than ten years or decades no longer seem boring and unbearable.

In this way, after experiencing countless millions of years of virtual time that were simultaneously unfolded, finally at a certain moment on a certain day, a modern troll cell gradually took shape, and then shone with purple light and transformed into an elf omnipotent cell.

Its appearance means that the structural pattern of cells at the molecular level has been successfully incorporated into the virtual world data and Nesta's thinking;

It also means that the experimental team has completed deciphering most of the genetic characteristics of the trolls.

But later, the change process from troll cells to elf cells was manifested as an acquired exogenous change, rather than an expression derived from genes. This is actually obvious, but it has been ignored in the past.

The problem is only revealed at this moment

The reason why today's elves can show the characteristics of elf bodies at birth and even in the embryonic stage is because the ancestors integrated the steps that should have been achieved through 'practice' in a very perfect way.

the entire pregnancy process;

In other words, elves are still essentially trolls that evolved from salamanders, rather than existing in the world as an independent species.

In other words, if all the mother trees were destroyed and the pregnancy was completed in a purely natural way without any interference, the fetuses born would still look like trolls, not elves.

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The evolutionary path that often takes millions of years, even if there is an acceleration effect of hundreds of thousands of times in the virtual realm, the time required cannot be underestimated;

In addition, there are intermediate steps that can only be accelerated by hundreds of times and must be carried out by Nesta with clear consciousness, which adds up to a considerable time consumption;

So when the research reaches this point, when the new meditation method is constructed, the real time in the outside world has already passed about 150 years;

Moreover, in the subsequent process, the help of other spell casters and the virtual world is no longer obvious, because Nesta needs to use his own body as material to complete the verification of the meditation method and the way forward, which no one can do for him.

step.

Therefore, the high-level spellcasters temporarily withdrew from the subsequent part of the project, and instead opened up a large-scale genetic research base in the virtual territory, recruiting tens of millions of spellcasters and over 100 million scholars, both internally and externally.

Conducted in-depth research on troll genes, elven characteristics, and volcanic salamander genes.

In the process, the decipherment of the troll gene led to an in-depth understanding of the volcanic salamander gene. While completely confirming the evolutionary relationship between the two parties, it also corrected some of the previous perceptions of the volcanic salamander through analysis.

misunderstanding, and gained a new understanding of many aspects such as nutritional intake and energy conversion.

At the same time, in the comparative study between the two, the new project team identified a series of genetic representations that were abandoned or hidden by the trolls in the original evolutionary path, and located them.

Some of the characteristics that make them greedy.

In the past, most of these characteristics were given up as a last resort, such as insufficient food and energy supply, or not being needed in new environments, etc.;

And the trolls that abandoned them have indeed successfully survived the cruel natural selection and have grown and grown to this day, so the "abandonment" of the past is also a kind of correctness.

But time has changed, and today's elves have a choice. Many abilities that were cumbersome in the past due to energy consumption are not a problem for current productivity, and can also have a huge impact on populations and individuals.

benign influence.

If you take a tour of the project team at this time, you will see a funny scene of a large group of scholars drooling in front of the light screen, because they are greedy and dream of retrieving these genes that are no longer expressed or have simply been lost.

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But unlike those primitive microorganisms, moss, and worms on the moon, both elves and volcanic salamanders are complex creatures that have finally taken shape after countless years of evolution. They need to be genetically extracted and modified.

will appear more difficult;

Therefore, the progress of the entire project is not too fast. Only sporadic results in years will appear occasionally.

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Just as the Republic established another major project, Nesta's own energy was entirely focused on breaking through new paths.

In reality, his body is no longer in the previous state of a torrent of cells, but has gathered into an entity in the sleeping chamber. Using the new meditation method that has been advanced from primitive life to this point, he has successfully completed the transformation of the first cell.

submerge in consciousness;

At that moment, it was as if a door was opened in front of him, and the concept of 'I' was extended to the intracellular structure for the first time.

After that, there is the second, third, tenth, millionth, and billionth one.

Another hundred years passed by in the real world. The sleeping cabin provided him with all the nutritional needs, and his tenacious thinking allowed him to overcome boredom and resist mental exhaustion in this span of practice, so Ness

The practice of the pagoda has never stopped for a moment in the second hundred years.

Finally, the hard work paid off, and his body suddenly decomposed one day and turned into a fluid that was more delicate than the torrent of cells, and then completely merged into the nutrient solution like water.

The emergence of this change means that Nesta has completed all dives to the starting point of consciousness, and has further constructed a data-based meditation body based on intracellular structures;

So, just like when he first transformed into a torrent of cells, he disintegrated again at this moment, and more completely turned into a pool of molecular-level soup.

And at the moment when it was finally completed, he felt a huge increase in his mental power, a huge increase in computing power, and a significant improvement in his microscopic perception.

In addition, from this moment on, the cellular structure above the molecular level no longer has any secrets for Nesta, and there are no longer any uncontrollable factors, and the coding key that has always been hung at the genetic level has also

It was completely displayed in front of him at the moment, and it was also under control, and there was also no secret at all.

Therefore, even though he now deeply understands that his abilities have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the past, as a determined researcher with a curious spellcaster in his heart, Nesta has not produced any changes at this time.

There was no impulse to "experience a new power", but he immediately pulled his mind back from the new breakthrough, and turned around to participate in the genetic research project, preparing to complete certain things in one step.

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After Nesta completed the breakthrough and truly participated in genetic research, the progress of the entire project progressed by leaps and bounds like a rocket.

The first thing that was done was to edit the appearance of the elves at the genetic level, turning it from an acquired exogenous change into a real innate characteristic. However, this editing did not deliberately separate the trolls from the

The species relationship of elves is set as a connotative 'growth direction';

In other words, even if there is a low-probability bad situation such as the destruction of the mother tree and the end of civilization in the future, the newly born trolls can follow this set of genes and naturally grow into elves at the cost of time.

There are two reasons that prompted the project team to finally choose this seemingly roundabout editing method.

First, to prevent the large number of existing reproductive cells in the Republic from becoming waste products due to reproductive isolation;

Secondly, the fertility rate of the population can be maintained under the worst conditions, because in the most primitive state, it is much more difficult to breed elves than to breed trolls, so preserving the underlying characteristics of trolls is the glimmer of hope in times of crisis.

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After completing the above editing, the project team turned its attention to the volcanic salamander group headed by two beast kings, and with Nesta's molecular-level microscopic direct control ability, another rapid breakthrough was achieved

In the process of evolving from volcanic salamander to troll, too many genetic expressions have changed due to environmental and other factors;

Among them, there are changes that are always benign, such as the visual ability and upright walking ability of trolls evolved on the surface, which is much more convenient than volcanic salamanders;

There are also some neutral abilities that must have been discarded in the past and are now dispensable, such as disappeared scales, tails, etc.;

Of course, there are also some abilities that may have really needed to be abandoned in the past, but now make the elves drool.

For example, the upper limit of natural growth in body size has been locked due to changes in food habits and excessive intake requirements. This means that the original trolls and current elves can no longer gain from natural growth like salamanders.

Super-large bodies that can easily reach tens or hundreds of meters;

But today, with highly developed productivity, the consumption required to maintain such a large body is no longer a problem for the Republic, so this has become a popular gene expression again.

For another example, the resistance to high temperature and high pressure, which was greatly weakened after adapting to the surface, was indeed a real burden in the past, and the resistance retained by the trolls is enough to meet most needs, and even has a huge

overflow;

But today, for the elves who set foot on the starry sky, the existing resistance is no longer enough to deal with all situations;

For example, those liquid giant planets with extremely high pressure, and even the star shining in the center, are all new needs born in the new era. Therefore, the burdens of the past have come to a time when they need to be restarted. The elves

We will use this as capital to conquer more stars with extremely harsh environments.

Similarly, there are more diverse breathing options, and even the ability to survive without breathing, which is also a necessary assistance when conquering the starry sky.

In addition, there are energy intake channels that have been altered.

Volcanic salamanders feed on magma heavy metals and rock bed inorganic matter, while elves and trolls feed on meat, grains, fruits and vegetables. If the two are combined, they can form a broader diet, thereby further improving the environmental suitability of the population.

There are also the disappearing magic crystals and the spell-like abilities that come with them.

In the past, after abandoning the magic crystal that took a long time to form and consumed huge amounts of energy, trolls used all their brain capacity to evolve higher intelligence, thus further developing today's civilization;

But now, the properties of magic crystal in certain aspects have once again attracted the attention of the project team.

These are all explained concretely in the comparison of salamander genes and modern elf genes, and the new ideas formed from this have made rapid progress since Nesta joined.

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Still in the orbiting laboratory, a certain body once again turned into a pool of liquid, and began reverse polymerization again.

At this moment, it is gradually becoming thicker, and tiny life prototypes are also born inside. These prototypes are gradually becoming more complex, and they are combined with each other, slowly forming a life structure visible to the naked eye, and finally becoming a whole.

A complete life form like ooze.

In this process, the cabin's energy consumption is increasing day by day, and the special compound nutrient solution inside is gradually absorbed and assimilated by the ooze monster, allowing it to generate a life form far beyond what it should be.

constituent substances;

As a result, what appeared now was a soft monster that filled the entire sleeping chamber, and was still outputting malnourished data feedback to the brain.

Therefore, this thirty-meter-diameter hemispherical sleeping cabin began to accelerate in the direction of 35 meters, 40 meters, and 50 meters.

The casters participating in the new phase of the experiment, as well as the intelligent brain module that controls the execution end, are constantly injecting new batches of compound nutrient solution into the cabin according to the same new standards as before;

This is a new formula that is obviously countless times thicker than before. It is supplemented by the meat paste of higher-level salamanders and mainly the flesh and blood of secondary salamanders. It is roughly in the shape of a slurry and looks like mud.

Some disgusting supplies.

For Nesta, who has cracked the cell synthesis process and further controlled the genetic genes of elves and salamanders, this material of the same origin has become the most efficient growth medium in the short to medium term.

During the process, a molecular reptile penetrated into these newly injected slurries under his control. While modifying and carving the remaining salamander gene chain based on itself, it released a molecular-level life force field and carried out far-reaching comparisons.

more efficient material assimilation in the past;

Moreover, he also separated some threads of thinking, based on the original genetic code of the salamander, and continued to add or subtract to repair his own genes.

As a result, while the ooze monster in the cabin continued to increase in size, it also underwent a profound transformation in its form. Organs were formed inside it, scales were born outside, and gills were sprouted on its neck.

And this is a change that really occurs at the genetic level. No matter what perspective you look at, you can only draw the same conclusion, that is, in terms of life form, this is a real volcanic salamander.

Moreover, there is a change that can be regarded as the best evidence for this conclusion.

A magic core soft crystal was once again generated in its invisible brain structure. Unlike the 'hollow' magic crystal in Nesta's past, this time it contained spells that were exactly the same as those of the volcanic salamander.

capable.

At this moment, the salamander not only swallowed the complex nutrients in the cabin with its eyes closed, but also formed small vortexes around its body. Under the open scales at the bottom, dense holes were exposed.

, is also constantly absorbing material;

Therefore, its size maintained a slow but real growth, and its overall shape took a relatively long time to transform from a volcanic salamander to an amphibious salamander, then to a scaly-toothed beast and a semi-erect tusk.

Tooth beast;

Afterwards, it went through the stages of changes such as the bow-belted tailed troll, the bow-waisted tailless troll, the primitive troll, the upright giant troll, etc., and finally turned into an elf with a huge size.

The giant elf still kept his eyes closed after appearing, and the magic crystal in his brain, which was derived from the salamander gene, separated from the brain and came out, like a third eye embedded in it.

His forehead shone with beautiful purple light;

The structural vacancies in the brain caused by this are filled by new cells in a relatively short period of time.

Subsequently, the process of material transformation was gradually stopped, the interior of the sleeping chamber was completely dried up, and the giant elf opened his eyes in reality again after hundreds of years.

As he woke up, an unprecedented majestic momentum suddenly appeared inside the orbital test cabin, and then shattered the huge sleeping cabin like a substance, and inadvertently forced away the curious sights around him.

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This is a picture that uses elf genes as the main axis and advanced salamander genes as a reference to optimize and edit a new body, which has extremely powerful attributes in all aspects.

It is 110 meters tall, has a shoulder width of 40 meters, and has a mass of 210,000 tons. It can carry out normal activities under the atmospheric pressure of 2 million standard home planets, and no longer needs to breathe and drink water to maintain its body vitality.

Without external assistance, its high temperature resistance has been raised to the 550,000 absolute degree that advanced salamanders can achieve, but the low temperature resistance has not changed much and remains at the 55 absolute degree achieved by the previous new results.

about;

However, as long as a suitable genetic sample can be found, the two lines can be raised and lowered again in an inclusive manner, but the time required will be longer than when studying salamanders.

Furthermore, the content of heavy metals in the body is relatively high, but the water content is relatively low. The heavy metal components basically come from the previously transformed salamander blood and flesh, and most of the body's physical energy can be solved by relying only on the decay of heavy metals in the cells.

supply what is needed;

In addition, the elf's characteristic sunlight conversion energy supply mode has also been retained, but compared to its current size, this method can only be regarded as a secondary energy source.

In terms of food, it can be subdivided into energy needs and growth needs.

The former is mainly about the intake of heavy metal elements. It can be supplemented by eating molten magma and solid minerals, or it can obtain what it needs by swallowing rough or refined finished products, with the help of inscriptions etching on the stomach.

, has a digestive efficiency that even exceeds that of advanced salamanders, but it does not have the ability to absorb and transform void energy.

In terms of growth needs, if they are sorted from high to low efficiency, they are cultivated elf meat, salamander meat, other meats, organic matter, and inorganic matter.

Among them, Elf cultured meat is naturally an absolutely forbidden option, so large-scale breeding of newts to obtain corresponding food has become the best growth option at the moment;

In addition, in order to improve the efficiency of material transformation, some of the 'new omnipotent cells' in the body will strengthen the corresponding functions under normal conditions and maintain the appearance of organs. The material transformation ability is also further strengthened through inscription etching, thus improving the 'eating efficiency'.

-The efficiency with which the process of increasing volume occurs.

If you want to ask what this monster is, if there is no accident, it is undoubtedly Nesta's new body.

(End of chapter)