Chapter 41

If you could open the brain within this body and find the spiritual image within the spirit body that carries the master's memory, perhaps you could accelerate the fusion of the two bodies...

Qi Heng didn't have much hope at first, but he didn't expect that he actually had some. After thinking about it for a while, he knew why.

——The essence of mental power is that consciousness interferes with reality, and changes in the mental body can affect the physical body.

Before he could ask what to do, he heard A0 say, "But I don't recommend you use this method."

Qi Heng raised his eyebrows and waited for A0's explanation.

[Your Excellency, you don't know much about spiritual power, so you may not be very clear.]

He really didn't know much about this aspect, and if the settings in the game were not reflected in the Overlord, he probably wouldn't care.

[There are nine levels of spiritual power, from the lowest F to SSS.]

[Using your current total mental power as an example, 130 mental threads are E in the nine levels of mental power. To open the brain area mental power level, you must reach C level, which is equivalent to 10,000 mental threads.]

If you carefully distinguish the mental power, you will find that it is composed of extremely fine mental threads. Every time you meditate, one more strand will increase the strength of your mental power and mental body.

[According to what you said, I shouldn't be able to use this method.] Is it related to the Overlord again?

[Yes, generally speaking, the minimum mental strength required to open the brain area is C level.]

【But you are not among them. 】

[Your mental power is limited by the fusion and cannot be fully utilized. Your mental body, including the essence of your mental power, has already reached a higher level and undergone transformation. Therefore, it is not impossible for you to forcibly open your brain area now.]

[After the brain area is opened, your mental power will increase suddenly under the influence of the spiritual body, thereby promoting further integration with the body.]

[At the same time, since it is forced open, there will inevitably be certain side effects...]

Qi Heng listened to A0's advice without saying a word. He had expected that there would be side effects. After all, there is no free lunch in the world.

A0's meaning was simple and clear, he just didn't want to choose this method himself - between the Zerg and the Overlord, A0 chose him.

He didn't think it was a big deal. The side effects wouldn't kill him, but it would cause him some pain, which was a good deal for him.

What's more, he has no other choice except this one, unless he gives up rescuing the Zerg now, but he knows very well that is impossible.

[What should I do?] Qi Heng shut up A0's earnest persuasion with words.

In the game, both mental power and star power can be upgraded with one click, and Zerg males are born with C-level mental power, making them natural brain openers, and of course the Overlord is also one of them.

Therefore, he really didn't know how to find the brain area and open it.

"Master, you first need to establish a connection between your spirit body and the spirit body of your significant other, the Master. Then, follow this connection to find the brain space where the Master's spirit body resides, and finally, open it."

【I'm sorry I can't help you with this.】A0 was a little frustrated.

Qi Heng hadn't thought A0 could be of any help, so he simply said, "Give me some information related to the brain area."

He wanted to study carefully how to find the 'master's spirit body', the other half of his spirit body, and where to start.

...The most direct connection between himself and the 'Master' seemed to be the disturbing dreams that appeared every day and the emotions that would only be revealed when he was overly emotional. Qi Heng had some ideas.

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The sky was dim, and smoke-like clouds were floating in the air. The light penetrated through the clouds and fell down.

After 058 woke up, he found that he was not wearing a helmet. He stared at the ceiling with his eyes open, and his hand subconsciously touched his neck... The long bloody marks had already healed, leaving only dried and coagulated blood stains.

——It’s not a dream.

058 sat up, the expression on his face turning into ecstasy.

He slapped his face, and it took him a while to suppress his excitement and calm down. He picked up the computer beside the bed and turned on the surveillance system connected to the inside and outside of the house, hoping to find any clues about the mysterious black shadow last night.

Naturally, he found nothing unusual.

The monitoring screen has always been normal and there is no sign of any intrusion or modification.

If it weren't for the blood stains left on the healed wound on his neck, 058 would have suspected that it was all a dream.

When 058 was distracted, the computer suddenly made a "ding" sound to remind him.

"It's time to work." 058 sat up from the bed, took the work badge beside him and pinned it on his clothes.

All the unicorns look exactly the same. Unicorns who are familiar with each other will not mistake one another. The numbers are only for the convenience of the Ikar civilization in managing them.

058 walked out of the house, his mind still thinking about the adult who appeared last night.

As the lowest-ranking lone man in District 49, 058's job is to count, pack, and seal the collected materials before loading them onto container trucks. He is also responsible for recycling materials on Falling Star Day.

It's all physical work.

Only the most lowly unicorns would do this. When they have nothing to do, they are ordered around by the higher-level unicorns to do all kinds of errands, such as delivering things and passing messages to other areas.

The chaotic magnetic field on Tianyun Star prevents the use of wireless networks and satellite communications. In order to communicate over long distances, the only method available is human transmission, in addition to secretly buried lines.

It seems that the optical computer and virtual helmet used by 058, which are technological items that can communicate with the Internet in the outside world, can only be disconnected from the Internet or use the original wired connection on Tianyun.

There was a hidden small door at the back of the house responsible for processing insect wings and selecting female insect pups. 058 was waiting outside the door.

Yesterday's day was far from enough to complete the selection of full-moon female insect cubs in Area 49. According to past experience, it would take at least three days to complete.

"058, this box is fine."

Hearing this sound, 058 opened the door and went in. He bent down and took out a box full of insect wings and a box of selected insect larvae and placed them on the open space, and then moved in a new empty box on the side.

...box after box, until everything is finished and the final move is carried out.

This entire day, 058 was speculating about the identity of that adult.

If that adult was a Tianjia Zerg, he would not have turned a blind eye to all this, but if he was not an opponent of the Ikal civilization, he would certainly not have allowed the Ikal civilization to continue the subsequent transactions smoothly.

If I stay here, there will definitely be a place where I can be used. How can I show my usefulness in front of that adult and make him look at me differently?

058 has been thinking about this matter.

From the conversation last night, it can be seen that although the adult has a bad temper, as long as you don't offend him, your safety can be guaranteed.

The adult asked me to keep my usual appearance and not change at all, obviously not wanting to attract attention. But if that was all I did, I would be of no use to the adult.

I don’t know much about the situation in other districts, but after all, I have been in District 49 for so long, so I can find out some of the things in District 49 with just a little effort.

058 Thinking that the adults were very interested in the situation on Tianyun Star, he made a decision in his heart.

——As expected, I still need to take the initiative to obtain more information so that I can share the worries of the adults in the future.

The other side.

Qi Heng, who was concentrating on capturing the slight connection between him and the master, did not know that the tool he had just accepted had assigned a task to himself in a very motivated manner when he saw that there was no task.

Time passes, the sun sets and the moon rises, and then the sun rises again.

Dead egg pit.

Four underground floors.

Qi Heng had a smile on his face as he looked at the dug tunnel and the gray grid crawling in front of the fat worm. He finally succeeded.

The original Zerg's innate instinct prevented them from mistaking their commander, and Huige's behavior towards the fat worm was within his expectations.

At this moment, under Qi Heng's command, the mining worm engineers were transporting the obsidian crystal ore dug out of the tunnel and sending it to the commander.

Obsidian ore is not as good as energy crystal, but for the fat worm now, it is good to have something to eat, and it is not so picky as to refuse to eat it.

The fat worm, holding a large piece of obsidian crystal in its claws and devouring it, was so busy that he didn't even have time to talk to him, and he didn't stick to him and refuse to leave like before.

Qi Heng knew that it had been hungry for too long, so he didn't hesitate to give it any more. He waved his hand and asked the miners to bring over all the obsidian crystals found during the excavation of the entire tunnel.

The size of the tunnel was not dug according to the size of the miners. Judging from the height and width, it seemed that it was dug according to his body size.

This saves a lot of trouble, at least there is no need to widen it again, but the tunnel will inevitably become wider and wider with subsequent excavation.

I can go to the mining area through this tunnel in the future, and it will be more convenient to absorb the obsidian crystal ore. Qi Heng thought to himself and said, "My father needs you to breed some larvae. The energy for breeding larvae comes from the obsidian crystals you devour."

"There are one thousand mining worm larvae, one thousand fluorescent larvae, and ten blue-tailed butterflies."

"Also, we are making two hundred initial engineers, and let them be responsible for delivering obsidian crystals for you." The engineer worm is the initial worm, and its role in the original Zerg is like a brick, which can be moved wherever it is needed.

"I understand, father. No problem, father." The fat worm chewed the ore, still immersed in the bliss of eating.

"There will be a steady supply of ore delivered after this, so don't worry." Qi Heng felt helpless seeing the fat worm looking like a starving ghost.

This vein has a huge reserve of obsidian crystals. As long as enough mining worms are created to dig deeper, the amount of ore brought in will increase dramatically over time. It can be foreseen that the system's energy and the fat worms' food will come from here for a long time in the future.

The fourth floor at this moment is no longer as dark as it was two days ago. The dreamy fungal blanket is growing rapidly under the care of the fireflies. The characteristic of the fungal blanket is that it can attach to any material, so it only took two days for it to extend from the passage to the inner space of the fourth floor.

The fungal mat, which emits a bright white light, is not very strong because it is still in its larval stage, but it is enough to illuminate the dark space and bring some light.

In addition to the above characteristics, the Dream Fungal Mat can also curl up and migrate with its roots, and the more Fireflies that take care of them, the faster they grow.

Unlike ordinary plants, they can continue to grow and expand as long as they maintain sufficient energy intake. From covering a few meters to hundreds of meters, and finally from a few kilometers to hundreds or thousands of kilometers, as long as their growth is not inhibited, it is only a matter of time before they reach their goal.

The ten seeds from the last time grew into ten fungal mats. Qi Heng thought that the seeds were planted too densely when they were divided, so it was a good opportunity to redistribute the fungal mats at this time.

So he placed three plants in the passage dug by the Devourers, two plants in the tunnel dug by the Mining Bugs, and finally five plants on the top of the fourth floor.

Qi Heng kept the hundreds of star stones he brought this time as the energy needed for the growth of the fireflies, and exchanged them for ten seeds from the system and walked into the tunnel leading to the mining area.

The fruits produced by the fungal blanket will produce seeds after cracking, but it takes a year for a fungal blanket to grow from juvenile stage to adult stage, and I can't wait that long now.

Following him were the blue-tailed butterflies returning from their mission and a hundred fireflies following him closely. Every ten kilometers he advanced, he left behind a seed and ten fireflies to look after them.

The insects bred by the fat worms are all useful. The mining worms are responsible for mining, the engineer worms are responsible for transporting ore, the glowing worms are responsible for taking care of the dream fungal blanket to provide current lighting and future food, and the blue-tailed butterflies are responsible for building the basic biological communication matrix.

Ten blue-tailed butterflies are more than enough to handle communications within a radius of one hundred kilometers. They can directly connect with the commander to relay information.

Even if the mental power of a larval commander is greatly reduced, it is still not comparable to that of ordinary people. According to the nine-level classification of mental power made by interstellar civilization, the fat worm's current mental power is above C+, infinitely close to B.

Grade C equals 10,000 strands of mental power, and grade B equals 50,000. If it weren't for the fat worm's physical condition limiting its performance, linking ten blue-tailed butterflies over a hundred kilometers wouldn't put any pressure on it, even if there were a hundred times more.

The tunnel was dug very spaciously, and Qi Heng moved very quickly inside. Along the way, he could see many mining bugs lying on the rock wall, working hard to mine.

This time he was going to absorb the obsidian crystals he had dug out earlier, so he didn't let Huige follow him.

Qi Heng's task for Huige was to let it stay with the fat worm, and after the new mining worms were born, take the new mining worms to continue digging in the direction of the uninhabited part of the vein, and then stop digging the first mine tunnel and concentrate on digging the second one.

His idea is simple.

The first mine tunnel is located under the mining area managed by the unicorns. It is too close to the mine tunnels dug by other female insects. The longer the excavation time, the greater the risk of exposure.

Now that we have two thousand toolworms in hand, the best way is to dig in the uninhabited area in the opposite direction of the mining area.

In this way, he would not have to worry about a female insect digging through the mine tunnel one day, and seeing the mine tunnel full of holes dug by the mining insects and reporting it to attract the attention of the unicorn man.

The abandoned mine tunnel No. 1 is piled with obsidian crystals dug out by the remaining miners two days ago. Due to his orders, no miners have been digging new ores here in the past two days.

Qi Heng walked forward and absorbed all the obsidian crystals.

[A total of 42 tons of obsidian crystals were absorbed, converting 4200 points of energy. The remaining system energy is 5910.]

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The author has something to say: Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or provided me with nutrient solution between 2022-08-12 23:03:56 and 2022-08-13 23:45:58~

Thanks to the little angels who threw grenades: Jun Xiao 3;

Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Ye Shou 1;

Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: Hanhan 20 bottles for sleeping; Xichen 1 bottle;

Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!