Chapter 890
Chapter 890 - 876: Biological Weapons
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The unnamed planet began to rain, initiating its own natural cycle.
However, the light blue viscous liquid falling from the sky with a strong scent always made people feel uncomfortable.
The rainwater smashed into the ground, mixing with the muddy earth, making the terrain even harder to navigate. Walking in the wilderness had become a form of torture...
"The pH is probably around three..."
Although this was already within the category of acid rain, after a test, there was no apparent corrosiveness.
But paired with the mysterious blue fog that appeared after the rain, one always felt as if a stroll outside would lead straight to heaven... The mice that were thrown out died instantly, signaling that this was not an illusion.
"...Many worlds are like this, where mortal life forms can hardly survive, only a very few who have gone through natural selection and are survival strongmen can persist. Harsh mountains and rivers don’t necessarily produce tricky people, but they often produce monsters..."
Big Cat straightforwardly conveyed her past experiences. Harsh natural environments were bad for most professions, but for the Life system...
"...But for us in the Life system, it may not be a bad thing. Once you truly reach the Rule-level, ’sampling’ in various worlds is a shortcut for growth. Often in extremely harsh environments, you can also find Biological Modules that are particularly extreme in some aspects."
Is the Life system about healing or logistics?
When he first came into contact with it, Lu Ping’an, like most outsiders, had a similar illusion, but now, he fully understood.
The Life system is not at all sacred, nor compassionate; on the contrary, it is a profession about toying with life, exploiting life, and profaning life.
The curse of ’extinction’ is reasonable. If these people really did make it in this occupation, they would have crossed the ethical and moral boundaries of normal life long ago.
𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Seeking life, analyzing life, utilizing life, reassembling life... The Life professionals are purpose-driven. Although they often have healing and nurturing abilities, in the end, they resemble ’slave traders’ and ’arms dealers’ more.
Fighting for life? Heh, a mature Life system is about making life fight for me...
"...Uh, is this really not just your own opinion? I always feel something’s not quite right."
Listening to Big Cat’s passionate words, Lu Ping’an always felt that this understanding was a bit off, perhaps a bit too extreme?
"The Multi-universe has everything, and deities of Life are all kinds of strange. The kind and compassionate Masters of Life from your fantasy stories do exist, and there are all kinds of gentle life doctrines too. I can provide you with a dozen such materials, but the problem is..."
Big Cat did not hide the fact that she was part of the Extreme Faction; she looked at Lu Ping’an with a smile, indicating other paths, and then added...
"...The problem is, do you believe in those other paths?"
"I don’t."
The words of the young man came out spontaneously, as a result of his intuition and reflection.
Memory of his two lives, dying and then living, living and then dying, with no redemption, no salvation, had left him with a lack of "respect" for "life" from the very beginning.
It was apparent from the Life Courtyard that he saw it as a kind of "currency"... His ability to inherit Chris’s legacy just proved the essential similarity between the two.
"...Belief is the premise of action. How can you continue on a path you don’t believe in yourself?"
After saying that, Big Cat also fell into silence.
Lu Ping’an was not her apprentice, and in many ways, the two fundamentally disagreed, but at this point, she had to admit that he had inherited her most essential "Road."
It was indeed from Big Cat’s end-point that he had set forth, but perhaps it was because Big Cat had no more roads to take, maybe this was the only way Big Cat’s "Road" could continue...
"...So, how should I design a new Magic Pet..."
Unlike Big Cat, who was full of thoughts, Lu Ping’an pondered for a moment and returned to the matter at hand.
Borrowing, studying the biological structure of the local life forms, creating new species, new soldiers, this was the fundamental ability of Big Cat’s lineage.
"...First of all, it should be a close-combat unit,"
His experiences and learning made Lu Ping’an certain that the mentality of a "Creator" or "parents" in designing life forms did not suit him.
Little Flame was a creation of chance; it lacked a direct development path and was mired in evolutionary confusion.
In contrast, Zhi Xi and Ah Jiu had distinct evolutionary directions and goals; in some sense, they were man-made biological weapons. However, the results showed that they were becoming stronger every day, advancing on the path they were designed to take.
With the mentality of parents, one naturally hopes that their creation will have a bright future and the freedom to develop joyfully.
With the mentality of a Creator... How the creation turns out is irrelevant to me; it’s simply a product of chance. If this one’s bad, there’ll be another batch.
With the mentality of an arms dealer in creating... There are clear demands, providing powerful materials and design concepts, which ultimately lead to the life forms evolving straight along that path.
"We humans, with our strong sense of purpose, might also be the product of ’demand,’ possibly some capricious deity’s casual creation..."
Such stray thoughts flickered through Lu Ping’an’s mind, but then he laughed.
Whether it’s true or not doesn’t really matter in itself.
"...If it’s to be a close-combat unit, what kind of template would be more suitable..."
Naturally, what Lu Ping’an found most interesting about the Energy-devouring Evil Sunflower was its Energy Devouring Field, but obviously, its ability to even consume externally manifested supernatural powers also eliminated the possibility of the newborn using other supernatural abilities... Instead of designing potentially conflicting traits, it’s better to remove them from the start and fully strengthen the directions where it has advantages.
"...The result caused by the Energy Devouring Field is that slashing and blunt impacts aren’t very effective in close combat, which is actually the main road of close-combat units... That said, the worm-like body structure of the Demon Sunflower is indeed very suitable for coiling and squeezing; it’s indeed well-suited for these types of attacks."
As a professional, the more he researched, the more he understood the exquisite design of that "ugly monster."
The Main Road to simplicity... for the convenience of mass production!
This simple and easily replicable structure, as long as it has enough to eat, can be replicated or become gigantic without limits, maximizing its threat level.
The result is that both quantity and quality are assured, and in most cases, it turns into an unstoppable natural disaster... Sheer physical dominance is the most invincible type of life weapon.
"Quite an ingenious design, the Beast of Pure Love knows how to play..."
Lu Ping’an pondered, while browsing through the list of his warehouse inventory.
As his fourth Magic Pet, now was not the time to be thrifty with materials. With the accumulation from worlds like the Silent Mountain Range, Earth, and the Green Planet, his storage full of botanical gardens, zoos, and warehouse lists, Lu Ping’an had much more bountiful options than before.
However, materials are always meant to serve the design purpose, he needed a complete design concept first...
"...It would be best if it also had the Demon Sunflower’s trait of unlimited growth, the bigger, the more powerful..."
This first requirement presented a bit of a challenge for Lu Ping’an.
But after some thought, was it really unachievable? How did the Beast of Pure Love Big Boss manage it?
"Plants... Yes, what Big Cat said wasn’t nonsense, the biological module of plant-like creatures like the Energy-devouring Evil Sunflower is the core issue."
Compared to animals, the growth potential of plants is truly more fearsome; the difference between a little beast and a full-grown animal may be large, but not incomprehensible, while the size difference between the World Tree and a sapling is truly incomparable.
As long as the nutrients and the environment are robust enough, it seems that plants really could grow indefinitely...
"Plants, close-combat units... hey, isn’t that a pretty mature design?"
Lu Ping’an shifted his gaze to his "Card," his formerly main combat power group.
"Tree-man..."
— End of Chapter 890 —