My players are so fierce

Chapter 1457 1454. Stay Calm! How can such a great cause as Gene Ascension not go astray?

Almost ten hours after the Battle of Shadow City, when the stone pillars representing the time scale of one day in the Shadow Elf City roared, a white flame emitting light and heat was pushed up to the sky along the stone pillars under the effect of psychic energy, announcing the arrival of a new day.

The family guards patrolling the city began to change shifts, and the psychics also sent another group of apprentices to repair the damage to the city wall, while the civilians who had just left the shelter were rummaging through the ruins of their houses for things that could still be used.

The people in the Shadow Tower were also very busy, and they hardly rested all night.

This elven city that had just experienced the insect plague was running like a clockwork machine. There were also some Transians from foreign countries who were visiting and appreciating the exotic customs in various places in the city. Some people even looked for people everywhere in the city to help Transian Shadow Elves bring letters back home.

Some of them were already enjoying the peace between wars in the taverns in the city.

However, while the players were given a day off, their main NPC Lord Murphy was not idle. The Vampire Governor was yawning at this time, being protected by the Silver Moon Group, and moving towards the direction of the insect nest along the battlefield yesterday.

"What's wrong with you? Lord Murphy, your face looks so bad, it seems that you have lost a lot of vitality, so weak and sick. Can a powerful vampire like you get sick?"

Terranova, riding her cool "Monkey Version of the Swarm Lord" mount, came over curiously and asked, but was glanced at by Murphy with an expressionless look.

The Vampire Governor was unwilling to answer this terrible question.

The main reason was that his waist and pelvis, which were still aching, kept protesting that they wanted to go on strike. The protest of this body was so intense that his sitting posture on the black unicorn given by Grandmother Shadow was a little crooked.

Tris and Adele must have gone crazy last night.

Murphy complained like this, but he knew exactly why his wife and lover "punished" him like that, so he didn't dare to get angry, and could only be abused by the two vampires all night.

The young Terranova originally planned to continue asking questions, so as to show off her part-time job as a doctor and treat Lord Murphy to improve his favorability, but when she was racking her brains to continue the topic, she was immediately pulled away by Mrs. Shui in the name of other things.

As a wife, Mrs. Shui knew what the problem was when she saw Lord Murphy's sitting posture.

She was saving Terranova, who was stupid and couldn't read the air, so that this guy wouldn't ask too many questions and be quietly pulled into the blacklist of the "Black Hand Clan" by the angry Lord Murphy.

Thinking back to the Black Disaster, she was imprisoned in the Black Hand Clan for casually intervening in the relationship between Adele and Lord Murphy. She was released after more than a month. She didn't want her little sister to experience that again.

She wasn't a masochist like Wu Miaoge, who was clinging to the throne of the chieftain of the Black Hand Clan and was unwilling to share it with others.

"How did you breed these two bugs?"

Murphy saw Nova being pulled away by Lady Water, and felt that it was a bit cheap for him, an intern creator, to be on the same level as a foreign girl, so he found a topic to ask Jim Raynor, an entomologist who was also riding a "downgraded version of the Swarm Lord" next to him.

Raynor, who was sorting files with a database-type computing orb, raised his eyebrows when he heard Murphy's question.

As a real ordinary player, let alone brushing Lord Murphy's reputation, it was his first time to perform tasks with the main NPC, so he was quite nervous, just like a graduate student who had messed up the experiment when facing the tutor's question, and he didn't dare to slack off at all.

He thought for a moment and said to Murphy:

"Nova is quite radical. She originally planned to use the enhanced genome in the gene messenger of the Zerg to transform our scarabs, but Boss Matcha said that this would not work. Although part of the genes of the Zerg are derived from the blueprint of the scarab, the two have formed a difference in the level of life.

To give an inappropriate example, just like the difference between Homo sapiens and modern humans, the genes of the two cannot be mixed casually.

Therefore, with the assistance of Ms. Cement, we used the gene weaving technology of the Creator to extract some superior samples from the gene messenger and reorganized them, and then biologically enhanced our scarabs.

Of course, the two bugs you saw are successful cases after three enhancements, representing the breakthrough progress of the ancient profession of insect trainer in this era.

We enhanced The two bugs have already possessed destructive power close to that of the Golden Ones. Of course, the beasts have their own power system, but according to the royal insect trainer of the Songhai Empire, Nova's and my bugs have the potential to become legendary creatures.

Unfortunately, Palom's gene sample was wasted in the failed experiment before, otherwise, with the current life form of our two bugs, we would have been able to make such a dangerous attempt. "

"Well, it sounds amazing."

Murphy stroked his chin and asked:

"Then which one is more powerful, your bug or my summoner apprentice Xiaofu's scorpion lion?"

Hearing Murphy's chess-like question, Jim wanted to scold that the comparison similar to "who is more powerful, the tiger or the lion" was very stupid, but he did not dare to anger the main line NPC, so he could only say with a little embarrassment:

“If it’s about combat effectiveness, Brother Xiaofu’s stinky baby is definitely more powerful.

That guy has completed the Astral Manticore Lord Challenge and has his own territory and spouse in the Astral Realm. It can be regarded as reaching the realm of lower legendary creatures.

But if we talk about potential, then our bugs are definitely more powerful!

The demigods of the astral manticore tribe died eight hundred years ago. No matter how rich Xiao Fu is, he can’t bring out a demigod. But as long as Nova and I continue to work hard, we can find more genetic samples of giant dragon worms. , then it is entirely possible for our bugs to break through the boundaries of demigods in the future and become legendary bugs like Parom and Hades! "

"bite"

As soon as Jim finished speaking, the personally triggered legendary mission "The New Miracle of the Swarm" jumped into the player interface of him and Terranova.

The mission content said that Mr. Murphy felt that the ambition of the entomologist was very good, so he decided to help this desperate ideal. As long as Jim and Nova could strengthen the two bugs to the level of "Beast Lord", he would take the initiative to help them. Obtain genetic samples from sunworms and dead moonworms to help the swarm create a new generation of demigods.

But the problem is that Jim knows that he is just bragging.

It took a lot of effort for him and Nova to strengthen their bugs to this point. Going deeper will require not only technological power but also luck. The deeper the genes The more reinforcement there is, the more likely it is to cause problems.

If one of them fails, both of them will lose their lives.

Jim himself was fine, but Nova regarded the two bugs as "children".

Therefore, after this dangerous legendary mission was triggered, Terranova, who was talking to Mrs. Water, immediately screamed and rushed over, threw her pale boyfriend aside, screamed and started fighting.

This scene made everyone in the Silver Moon Group feel very upset. The bitchy little potato came to break up the fight, but in fact, he secretly started to fight against each other, almost triggering a PK between boyfriend and girlfriend.

And Murphy.

Well, the petty Mr. Murphy can be regarded as avenging Nova's small resentment for casually exploring his privacy just now.

The change in Murphy's expression was seen by Mrs. Shui who had been observing him. Sister Wife felt that this Master Murphy was indeed a darkened guy. As a result, just as he was about to complain to Sister Pomegranate next to him, he saw Murphy suddenly Turning his head and looking at her with a subtle look, Mrs. Shui was so frightened that she immediately coughed and pretended that she didn't know anything.

Ah, having such a mainline NPC is really enough.

But one thing is for sure, Murphy is generous enough.

The genetic samples of sunworms and dead moonworms are not something that can be obtained casually, especially the latter. Hades has become a god. If you want to get some flesh and blood samples from him, unless Nova and Jim Hire a bunch of God Killers to start a God War, otherwise only Murphy can do it.

Therefore, this task does have risks, but the benefits are also considerable. After the two entomologists calmed down, the Silver Moon Group decided to invest in this project after a moment of internal discussion!

This group of sisters who are not short of money or resources really want to see if players can cultivate real legendary creatures and watch them cross the boundary of demigods.

Of course, the elite players have not forgotten the main task of going out today.

Calculating time, the genetic bomb bugs entrusted to the "Abyss Sisters Courier" on the battlefield yesterday should have completed assimilation with the insect nest, and the first batch of bugs born under its influence should have entered the insect swarm sequence. They came just to observe this result.

"As long as one-third of the bugs are affected by the 'runaway evolution' genome, the mission of this genetic bug will be completed!"

Nova rode her beloved Pseudo Swarm Lord and said to the others in the team:

"Once the weapon test is successfully completed, we can start using this idea to develop a truly lethal targeted genome to eliminate the insect swarm. The knowledge, samples, and vectors are all ready. We only need to confirm the technical route, and it will be ready in fifteen days. Can handle the weaponization of genetic insects."

"So, what exactly should we be looking for?"

Druid Master Huozi Ge was leaning on a wattle cane made from branches of the Pale Tree. He asked:

"It's impossible for people to attack the center of the insect nest at this point, so they must randomly grab samples, right?"

"Well, we don't need to attack the center of the insect nest."

Jim added next to him:

"As Mrs. Shui said yesterday, once a large-scale genetic loss occurs in the insect colony, the nest master is likely to take the initiative to kill those 'unhealthy' ones. Creatures that pursue evolution have always had zero tolerance for defective products. of.

Therefore, we only need to determine whether cannibalism occurs within the insect nest to determine whether the genetic weapon is effective.

Look!

Abandoned insect corpses have appeared here! "

The war bug under him made a strange buzz, and Jim immediately smelled some exciting change. He let go of the reins and let his dragon beetle lead him to run wildly in a certain direction, with everyone following behind.

A few minutes later, they arrived at a tunnel dug by the ratmen near the insect nest. Murphy's powerful perception allowed him to immediately capture what existed in the tunnel.

Corpse!

Bug corpses were scattered everywhere.

Judging from the dead postures of those insects, they did not even resist the perpetrators, but calmly accepted their fate.

When everyone arrived here, they could still see a group of normal flying insects dragging some thinner or even obviously mutilated insects and throwing them into the tunnel, seemingly letting them fend for themselves here.

"Aren't they going to take all the dead bug bodies back to their nests and reuse the biomass?"

Xiao Weiming exclaimed:

"Such wastefulness is not the way of insects!"

"You are stupid."

Mrs. Judy, who came with the sisters this time, hit her daughter on the head and said:

"Didn't your sister Nova tell you? These bugs are contaminated, and the bug swarm will not use their biomass. They are afraid that similar contamination will be transmitted to other healthy bugs through the carpet."

"No, no, Aunt Judy, that's not what I meant."

Nova immediately corrected:

"To be precise, these abandoned bugs are not infected with diseases. They just have problems in the direction of evolution. Theoretically, they are all healthy. The reason why they are not reused is that the nest master has judged these bugs as 'evolutionary failures.' It does not conform to the principle of swarm evolution.”

“So, is this another effect of ‘evolution out of control’?”

Murphy said:

"Forcing the insect swarm to voluntarily abandon these weak individuals, thereby causing them to waste biomass?"

"Yes! There are factors in this regard that weaken their logistical resources."

Nova nodded and said:

"But the most direct result is to modify the 'correct answer', turning the open-book exam of the insect swarm into a closed-book exam. As long as this genome can be spread into the insect swarm, then the evolutionary direction of the entire insect swarm will be disrupted. In a chaotic system, whether you can accurately evolve advantageous traits depends entirely on luck.”

"There are also some 'unexpected gains'!"

Jim took a telescope and looked into the tunnel. After a few minutes, he said:

"Come on! We caught a 'big fish'."

He led the players and rushed down, bypassing the soldier bugs that were "executing" failed bugs trying to escape, rummaging through a lot of bug corpses, and finally pulled a strange-looking bug out of the "corpse pit" Drag out.

This insect is very tenacious.

It should have been expelled from the incubation room during the birth stage and was unable to swallow more nutrients, making it unable to successfully complete the molt, but Murphy immediately realized what Jim said when he saw the unique black carapace of this bug. What is "big fish"?

"Is this a giant dragon?"

Murphy said:

"It also evolved out of control?"

"Yes, look at its claws!"

Jim placed the giant dragon larvae that had not completed its molt on the ground. While he and Nova were inspecting it, they said to the other players who came over:

"The evolutionary direction of this guy should have been dragon armor and dragon claws. This is a powerful evolutionary route that has been adopted by the insect swarm, but unfortunately it has mutated. Its chitinous carapace is too thick compared to other dragon insects. It was unable to break through its shell through its own efforts, and it grew four dragon claws without the ability to gain dragon breath at all.

This is obviously a specialization for physical attacks.

However, it places too much emphasis on offensive capabilities and loses dexterity, speed and long-range attack. This form does not conform to the evolutionary path summarized by the insect swarm in previous battles. Its poor speed can only be used for defense and cannot participate in the insect sea attack. , which drastically reduces its value!

We guessed it right.

The nest master would rather lose precious biomass than leave such mutated individuals to 'pollute' the pure gene pool of the nest. "

"But it looks awesome."

Xiaodou seemed to think of her own situation from the "disabled bug" in front of her. She bit her lip and said with some unbearability:

"Is it abandoned just because it doesn't match the insect swarm's fighting style? This is too much for it to be abandoned, right? Then can we raise it? Can I learn the skills of an insect tamer? Can I raise it? "

"Unfortunately, no."

Nova, who was in working mode, replied without raising her head:

"Although it was abandoned, this giant dragon still obeys the cruel law of dedicating itself to the 'Father of Scales'. It will not obey other masters other than the Father of Scales. The matcha boss and we have also tried to crack this 'loyalty gene' ', but unfortunately, this thing is probably not just a supernatural force that acts on the genetic level and cannot be modified by humans.

We will take it back as a special sample to study. "

"etc!"

Xiao Ashina stretched out her hand to stop Nova, she blinked and said:

"As long as the scale father is around, they will not obey others, but what if the scale father is gone? What if the scale father is killed by us? With the help of Lord Hades' authoritative call to the insect swarm, it can respond to the insect tamer The call?"

"Well"

This question made Nova hesitate.

She glanced at her boyfriend, the two discussed a few words, and said:

"Maybe it's possible, but maybe the moment Father Scale dies, all the bugs in the world will fall into an irreversible rage. We don't dare to give you a guarantee, Little Potato. But I will keep it until the end, if If there is hope, we will help you 'adopt' it."