"Whoosh..."
The door to Experiment Module No. 1 opened quietly, and the scene inside the experimental module was presented to Lü Yongchang.
Dozens of giant, five-meter-long insects remained quietly inside a large, completely transparent isolation chamber.
Unlike its usual deep black body color, the lost giant worm now has a silvery-white metallic sheen.
Upon closer inspection, Lü Yongchang gasped again!
That silvery-white thing, damn it, is an exoskeleton armor!
Even Lü Yongchang couldn't help but curse in his mind at this moment!
"Mao Zhengzhi!"
Lu Yongchang stepped into the experimental chamber and shouted, "What the hell are you doing?!"
"Oh, Professor, you've arrived?"
A slightly younger voice came from the side: "Academician Mao is still discussing the modification plan of the exoskeleton armor with Academician Zhu Ziwen. Let me take you there."
Lü Yongchang's expression froze.
This thing has something to do with Zhu Ziwen?!
Indeed, such a "fitting" exoskeleton armor would have been impossible without Zhu Ziwen's involvement.
"...Lu Siyuan?"
Lü Yongchang sighed softly, "You guys really... gave me a pleasant surprise!"
Lu Siyuan chuckled and scratched his head, then led Lü Yongchang deeper into the experimental chamber.
When passing through the isolation chamber, Lü Yongchang took a close look at the dozens of giant worms that had been left behind inside.
Unlike ordinary lost giant insects, these lost giant insects have eyes that gleam with intelligence.
They even bowed slightly to Lü Yongchang when they saw him!
Upon witnessing this scene, Lü Yongchang felt a chill run down his spine.
"These...they recognize me?"
Imagine a normal person seeing a five-meter-long centipede, clad in sophisticated exoskeleton armor, bowing to them – they would probably question the meaning of life.
"Professor, this is normal."
Lu Siyuan smiled and explained to Lü Yongchang, "They are controlled by Nus. To be precise, Nus is greeting you now."
Lu Yongchang's lips twitched suddenly.
Is Nus involved here?
"You guys have really given me a wonderful surprise!"
He sighed heavily and repeated it again.
...
After passing several partitions, Lü Yongchang finally saw Mao Zhengzhi and heard his heated discussion with Zhu Ziwen.
"No, the power of the dark matter cannon is too great. The body strength of these lost giant insects is probably not enough to support a weapon of this power."
Mao Zhengzhi's voice came through.
Immediately following was Zhu Ziwen's voice.
"That's the problem you need to solve."
"Short-distance jump capability has been successfully incorporated into the new exoskeleton armor."
"For warships of advanced civilizations, dark matter cannons are the best option."
Mao Zhengzhi remained silent for a while.
"Well... I'll try again."
Lu Yongchang, who was standing to the side, was terrified.
It's only been a few years, and the biology lab has already come up with this kind of fancy trick?
A man-portable dark matter cannon?
You guys really dare to dream!
"Cough!" He coughed forcefully.
Mao Zhengzhi and Zhu Ziwen abruptly stopped speaking.
then……
"Professor! You've finally arrived!"
Mao Zhengzhi was the first to greet him: "Come, come, let me show you the latest research results from the biological laboratory."
Lü Yongchang: "..."
...
Ten minutes later.
"In the process of studying the Olcott civilization, we deciphered the mystery of swarm consciousness and integrated its genes into the lost giant worm."
"Given the low level of intelligence of the Lost Giant Worm, we modified Nus to a certain extent, making it the mother of the Lost Giant Worm."
“This is a very easy thing for Nus.”
Mao Zhengzhi excitedly swipes the holographic projection in front of him, explaining its secrets to Lü Yongchang beside him.
"Considering that the giant insects are too fragile, we have also made some modifications to their genes."
"But they are carbon-based life forms after all, and are not suitable for interstellar warfare."
"then……"
"You've fitted it with an exoskeleton armor, and it's even an exoskeleton armor with warp drive capabilities." Lü Yongchang nodded repeatedly, his face full of approval, and said, "It's indeed a good idea."
“That’s right!” Mao Zhengzhi became even more excited. “Professor, you can think about it.”
"The scene of these giant insects, clad in exoskeleton armor, using warp drive to rush into the enemy warship under Nuss's command!"
"They will be an indispensable main force on the battlefield in the future!"
"Unfortunately... due to the giant insect's physical limitations, high-powered weapons like dark matter cannons are still unusable." Mao Zhengzhi shook his head in frustration.
"They are, after all, carbon-based organisms, and the upper limit of genetic modification has been set."
Lü Yongchang chuckled: "Why should you be limited by carbon-based thinking?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mao Zhengzhi froze on the spot.
"You mean..." Mao Zhengzhi asked in disbelief.
“A semi-silicon-based life form.” Lü Yongchang cast his deep gaze toward the porthole beside him.
His gaze seemed to pierce through the barrier between the microcosm and the macrocosm, "looking" at the silicon ray swimming near the human fleet, and he said softly, "We can exchange knowledge about silicon-based technologies with the silicon ray."
"It probably won't refuse."
"In addition, I suggest adding a nanopod to each exoskeleton armor."
Lu Yongchang withdrew his gaze and began to write and draw on the holographic projection.
“Imitate the reproductive methods of the Olcott civilization and build large-scale breeding and modification production lines.”
“The breeding and modification materials are collected by each giant insect itself.”
"In that case..."
A glint flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes: "The role of these giant insects will no longer be limited to starship landing operations."
"They can even pose a threat to the main warships of advanced civilizations due to their numerical superiority!"
"From now on, they can also have a brand new name."
Facing the shocked gazes of Mao Zhengzhi and the others, Lü Yongchang spoke slowly and deliberately.
"The Lost Zerg!"
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