Astral Cockroach

“Ban Bu, Ban Bu, it seems like she has something to ask you.”

Huoji, flustered, carried Baba and ran to the limonite mine, exclaiming in horror, “Ban Bu, it’s so amazing! She doesn’t have wings, how can she fly?”

“Don’t make such a fuss!” Ban Bu scolded, then separated a strand of his divine sense to probe Baba, asking, “Baba, what’s the matter?”

Baba replied, “Ban Bu, I have completed Tata’s gene analysis… My database contains its previous genetic information. Almost every gene has changed, there are slight alterations to the inherited genes, and the source energy genes have been almost completely erased, so its life level has fallen to the lowest.”

“However, almost all the erroneous fragments in its genes have been repaired, harmful impurities have also been removed, and its soul has regressed to the weakest state. Most of its memories were lost during the regression, which is equivalent to a restart of its life journey.”

“Ban Bu, Tata probably doesn’t remember me…”

Baba said with some disappointment.

Ban Bu comforted, “Last time, Tata said that it seemed to have seen you before, maybe it will remember in the future. Even if it doesn’t remember, it doesn’t matter, you can get to know each other again.”

“Okay.” Baba replied, then said worriedly, “Ban Bu, during this period, I randomly scanned the genes of some life forms, and I suspect that all life forms on this planet have been set with gene locks.”

Ban Bu asked, “Is there any way to unlock them?”

Baba said, “It’s too powerful, countless times more powerful than the gene locks mastered by humans, I’m afraid I can’t do it.”

Ban Bu asked again, “What are the consequences?”

Baba said, “It suppresses the rate of gene evolution. The most fatal thing is that when breaking through the source energy creature level and advancing to the cosmic level, the probability of failure… is one hundred percent!”

“……”

Ban Bu’s whole heart sank to the bottom.

On second thought, it didn’t seem right: Without a doubt, the gene locks were set by those so-called “gods.” The planet’s land area and source energy are limited, and the main purpose is to suppress growth, but they have no reason to cut off the future of all insectoid warriors. And that so-called “search for the light” requires a cosmic-level life form.

Baba’s whole body contains various cutting-edge human technologies.

However, how much do humans know about the universe and genes? Only the tip of the iceberg.

Ban Bu was certain that there were some errors in Baba’s analysis.

“It’s okay, I’ll figure out a way.” Ban Bu said, “Baba, go back first, continue charging, and after working hard for a few more months, all the planned power stations will be built, and you will have enough energy to move freely.”

……

With more labor, the work rate is higher.

The second wind power station was completed in only about half a month.

The third power station was no longer so urgent, Ban Bu had more important things to do.

“Baba, are two power stations barely enough?”

“Not enough, the energy they provide is not enough to support me to start the anti-gravity engine.”

“That thing is too energy-consuming, don’t use it for now.”

Ban Bu suddenly understood why Baba always seemed unhappy: Without energy, she could only stay in one place and couldn’t move. The members on the mountain couldn’t understand human language and couldn’t communicate. If she wanted to go somewhere, she had to ask someone to take her there.

Ban Bu picked up Baba and said, “Baba, let’s go, let’s take a walk on the mountain.”

“Okay!” There was obvious joy in Baba’s emotions.

Ban Bu flapped his wings and ascended directly to the mountain, while waving his antennae, releasing information to summon the members on the mountain to come over.

Inside the cave, there were rows of metal cabinets.

Baba subconsciously scanned it and immediately exclaimed, “Ban Bu, these source energy foods are all fresh, harvested no more than 1 year ago!”

The cabinets were full of source energy food, some of which were Ban Bu’s own, some were the wages of the seven bamboo rat warriors, and some were food for Da Tou, Da Xiong, and You Cha.

Baba carefully checked and continued to exclaim, “Ban Bu, their relative quality is so high, it’s beyond common sense! Did you collect so many kinds by yourself? How did you do it!”

“Baba, the source energy on this planet is unusually abundant, and it is still in an undeveloped primitive state, with dense jungles and lush vegetation. The probability of source energy plants being born is quite high… Insect races call source energy plants ‘God-given seeds.’”

Baba said, “What a strange name? Even if the jungle is dense and the source energy is abundant, it is impossible to give birth to so many source energy plants! God-given seeds? What a strange name.”

“Under normal circumstances, it is indeed impossible to give birth to so many source energy plants.” Ban Bu paused and asked, “At night, have you paid attention to the stars in the sky?”

Baba said, “I’ve observed them, they’re abnormal, those aren’t stars, they seem to be some kind of source energy equipment, but not quite… Ban Bu, it seems we are trapped in a closed space that human technology cannot understand.”

“Yeah, probably.” Ban Bu continued, “Those stars in the sky can release a strange source energy, helping insectoid warriors through the most difficult stages of gene evolution, and can also release a strange source energy… making the flowers of ordinary plants evolve and transform into source energy plant seeds.”

“The ones who created everything call themselves ‘gods’, so, on this planet, source energy plants are also called ‘god-given seeds.’”

“This… this… is impossible, right?” Baba was a little speechless. Understanding the situation, its shock was even greater than Ban Bu’s.

“This is what I personally observed. It’s hard to believe if you don’t see it with your own eyes.” Ban Bu said, “Baba, there are even more amazing things. First, carefully check all the source energy food here and record it.”

This year, Ban Bu specifically purchased a little of all kinds of enhanced metal, fire, and physique-enhancing source energy foods from the Xiang Hun and Zi Jing caravans, in order to let Baba scan and obtain detailed information and load it into the database.

This process lasted for quite a while.

The members of Li Zhu Peak gradually arrived and came to the front of the cave.

Ban Bu asked them to wait patiently.

After half a day, Baba finally recorded all kinds of source energy food.

“Baba, these are all members of Li Zhu Peak. Please do a detailed physical examination for them. This is Feng Ling…” Ban Bu introduced them one by one.

He ordered Bai Zhu to hold Baba and walk around in a circle one by one, carefully examining their physique and recording it in the database.

Baba’s main job is to be responsible for daily cultivation and life, and she professionally commented on the physical condition of each member.

Without a doubt, according to human’s harsh standards, they were basically all bad reviews, even in extremely poor condition. Only Da Xiong, You Cha, and Bai Zhu could be rated as “Good.”

Originally, Rat King could also be rated as “Good,” but recently Ban Bu gave it more source energy food to help it grow quickly and advance to L2 Mountain Master. Eating too much source energy food, the nutrition from daily food couldn’t keep up, so it naturally became “Extremely Poor.”

The red ant warriors, including Ban Bu himself, were all uniformly “Extremely Poor.”

Finally, when examining Feng Ling, Baba almost blurted out, “Extremely Poor!”

Then, after a moment of stunned silence, she said in surprise, “Ban Bu, its soul… its soul is missing… how is it not dead?”

“Insectoid lives are generally very tough, they are easily injured, but it is difficult to die.” Ban Bu asked, “Baba, do you think Feng Ling’s soul injury has a chance to recover?”

“Soul missing is not an injury… is there no possibility of recovery?” Baba asked, “How did Feng Ling’s soul go missing?”

“Sigh…” Ban Bu was slightly disappointed, sighed, and waved his antennae, saying, “Okay, everyone, go back.”

Then he said to Baba, “Baba, please combine everyone’s physical condition with the existing source energy food, conduct a detailed analysis, and calculate a set of source energy food combination plan that is most suitable for their growth.”

“I understand.” Baba said, “Ban Bu, I need your cooperation to name and number all kinds of source energy food.”

“Yeah, no problem.” Ban Bu was very satisfied. Caravans match source energy food based on experience, everything is based on appearance, and the matching schemes they provide have many flaws. Baba uses high-tech means to comprehensively analyze and scientifically match, and the effect will definitely be several levels better.

The Li Zhu Peak members who had been hastily summoned left one after another with bewildered expressions.

Bai Zhu, holding Baba, stayed behind shamelessly.

Da Tou and Xiang Pu stayed behind.

Da Tou said, “Ban Bu, I think you should go take a look at the wild cliff cypress God-given seed. It ate the nutrients you gave it the year before last. It grew too fast this spring, but the number of flowers is very small. Is there a problem?”

“Da Tou, don’t worry, I’ll go take a look in a while.” Ban Bu comforted, then asked Baba, “Baba, did you find that we red ant warriors, and Xiang Pu, have a very small organ in our bodies that cannot be detected?”

Baba said, “Yes, it’s so strange. What is its function?”

“That’s called the ‘Life Sac’, which can cultivate Life Seeds.” Ban Bu paused and said, “The so-called cultivation of Life Seeds is to turn ordinary plant seeds into source energy plants.”

“This…” Baba asked, “Ban Bu, is that impossible? What kind of technology is this?”

“I don’t understand what kind of technology this is either.” Ban Bu said, “Let’s go, Baba, I’ll take you to see it, and you’ll understand after you see it.”