How the Zergs were Made

Chapter 13 Spraying

Huo Gu found it embarrassingly that the driving force formed by the flagella as the 'plasma' does not seem to be sufficient to promote the cell cluster with a sharp increase in the number of cells.

"It seems necessary to redesign some things."

Concentrating on thinking, the three-dimensional structure diagram of the cell cluster emerged in Hogu's thoughts.

So how should it be improved?

"Uh... the main problem is still the driving force, maybe we should start from here."

"The driving force is insufficient, mainly because the flagella is too short, which leads to the forward force generated by the sliding water is not enough to drive the entire cell cluster to move forward at a high speed."

"So...for today's cell clusters, the flagella can only be used as a small driving engine to adjust the direction, and can no longer be the main source of power."

The question now is what kind of main drive engine should be installed on the cell cluster.

The spine tail used by the torpedo appeared in Huogu's mind. Through the combination with the muscles, it swings the water flow and provides a forward thrust.

However, Hogu dismissed this idea again.

The spine tail of fish needs the spine bone to be used. To redesign a set of bone system, there are too many issues to consider, such as water pressure, bone weight and so on.

And Huogu now needs to leave the dangerous area of ​​the volcano as soon as possible.

"Let's not think about the tail of the spine for now..."

Hogu's mind quickly flashed through the propulsion systems of marine life that have appeared in the history of the earth.

Forget about arthropods, their ability to move mainly relies on crawling, and their only advantage is that they can be amphibious. Other than that, they have too many limitations.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Huo Gu's mind.

"By the way, I can try the jet propulsion method of soft bodies."

The jet propulsion method, as the name suggests, is a process of inhaling water and discharging it.

In this process, sufficient kinetic energy is given to the water by the extrusion of muscle tissue, according to Newton's third law "the action force and reaction force between two objects are always on the same straight line at the same time, equal in size and opposite in direction", With the help of the reaction force of the jet water, the displacement effect in the water is achieved.

The advantages and disadvantages of this method are obvious. The advantage is that it can be raised to a very high speed in a short period of time in the water. The disadvantage is that it is easy to lose the rear force and does not have the relatively long-lasting propulsion ability like the spine tail.

After all, when the water used as a propulsion medium is exhausted, it needs to stop for resupply.

Without further ado, Huogu immediately started to improve the cell clusters.

The jet propulsion method can be divided into three stages, which are the water intake stage, the accumulation stage, and the injection stage.

As long as these three stages can be completed at one time, the jet propulsion engine is also declared complete.

The first is to design a cavity that can hold the liquid.

This cavity should not be too small, because the cavity is filled with propulsion media, which is directly related to the durability of the cell cluster's propulsion ability.

This was not a difficult task for Huo Gu who could only know the cells, and soon, a new cavity was formed at the tail of the cylindrical creature.

Then there is the design of the water inlet. Huogu designed these openings at the head, so that with the help of the propulsion inertia, water can be introduced into the cavity without any effort.

For the water inlet, Huogu uses multiple water inlet valves to control the opening and closing through the mitochondria in the cells.

This is to ensure that the water will not flow back from the water inlet during the storage stage.

"Next is the saving stage..."

With that said, Hogu focused his attention on a single cell, which needed to create a muscle cell template.

The biggest difference between muscle cells and other cells is that they can contract, and the contraction is very fast. In addition, the fatigue resistance is also outstanding among cells.

However, Huogu didn't intend to transform it according to the kind of muscle cells he remembered.

The level of sophistication and complexity of that kind of muscle cells has far exceeded the energy required to make a set of bones.

Even when he first came into contact with muscle cells, Huo Gu couldn't help but wonder whether the living body was a natural product. If there was no external force interfering, how could there be such a delicate and complicated microstructure?

The precise structure of muscle cells is to correctly receive electrical signals from the brain, complete contraction at any time, and drive body activities.

However, Huogu can bypass this, it can directly command the cells.

"Thinking about it now, I also have my own advantages, maybe I can try to combine mitochondria..."

The new type of cell to be produced is a cell with a simple structure and the ability to simulate muscle cell contraction...

So, how to simulate muscle cells to achieve the effect of contraction.

At present, Huo Gu has two kinds of mitochondria, one is for processing sulfur, and the other is for processing hydrochloric acid to produce hypochlorous acid.

"Just follow the shape of the muscle cells and divide them into multiple areas. The oxygen discharged from the cells will combine with hydrogen to form water. The muscle cells that lose a lot of oxygen will inevitably shrink. In this way..."

The jet biological engine gradually became more refined in Huo Gu's mind, and it continued to spit out and operate.

Then there is the injection stage. To achieve the effect of injection and to be able to spray for a long time, the injection valve needs to be small, but not too small, otherwise the output power is not enough, and it must have a certain degree of relaxation.

Huo Gu continued to use muscle cells, so that the output power of the injection valve became controllable.

"Almost forgot, and the rudder."

In high-speed driving, it is inevitable to encounter obstacles, so it is necessary to turn flexibly.

Therefore, on both sides of the three-dimensional model of cell clusters in Huogu's mind, there are two pairs of 'small fans', and these small fans are called 'fins' in fish terms.

By properly turning the angle of the fins through the muscle cells, the effects of rapid climbing, sinking and turning in the water can be achieved in a short time.

When the last cell is in place, the designed cell cluster drives the newly formed underwater engine. In the process of imparting kinetic energy to the water in the cavity, a curved arc can be clearly seen at the long cylindrical tail. From a distance, it looks like a carefully carved porcelain bottle.

Boom!

Accompanied by a burst of sound waves with water as the medium, and a piece of volcanic ash that was stirred up, Hogu's cell clusters disappeared in their original positions.

"Fuck!"

It should be said that the designed underwater engine works too well, and the current speed of the cell cluster is completely beyond Hogu's expectations.

Desperately avoiding the strange rocky volcanic rocks at the bottom of the water, at this moment, it only feels like it is riding a rocket and passing through the interstellar meteorite belt.

Every time, those stones are avoided dangerously, and it is only a matter of time before hitting those volcanic rocks.

Fortunately, this is not land, Huo Gu has other options.

"Climb! Climb!"

Under the water flow guided by the fins, the cell cluster turned the rudder urgently and climbed almost vertically.

Behind him, the explosive flow that swept out again seemed to be the final farewell.