Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 602 Unfulfilled Ambition
Maria Hospital.

The research department building was brightly lit all night during this period.

Due to the recent acquisition of a large number of demonic brain samples, the laboratory has been repeatedly expanded, with nearly half of the building now used as a storage and testing ground for demonic brains.

The electromechanical doctors moved back and forth between the rooms, all the screens inside were lit up, and each experimental instrument was continuously observing the real-time condition of the samples.

Zhou Yi was listening to a report in the main laboratory at that time.

The room was neatly arranged with special petri dishes supported by gemstones, each containing a demonic brain. These demonic brains all originated from the trenches beneath the Forbidden Continent and were transported and stored here by Haf.

Da Vinci said from the side, "Chairman, the main body of the evil brain group in the Forbidden Continent Trench, consisting of 171 cells, has been contained. The remaining cells are still being carefully searched and cleaned to ensure that nothing is missed."

“That’s quite a lot.”

Zhou Yi couldn't help but think: "So, the shape of the Brain Ark is not accidental, but a planned behavior of the swarm of usurpers deciding to enter this place."

"Yes."

The medical minister said, "After preliminary data analysis and comparison, we found that these evil brains are very intact, with almost no damage, just like the evil brains we initially obtained. Therefore, we infer that the swarm has mastered some method of crossing the dimensional rift, and it was not an accidental act of randomly entering this place."

“A biological brain that only reaches Grade A is inherently fragile and, according to the laws of nature, cannot pass through space on the material side. Unless it is a light core, it will inevitably be squeezed and damaged to some extent when entering the space channel, and it is impossible to be completely undamaged.”

"Therefore, we believe that the swarm's method of passing through the space hole is not by using its brain itself, but by using other tools."

Zhou Yi frowned upon hearing this.

This is a bit troublesome.

If the swarm of usurpers gains the ability to transport across space, they can invade Earth at any time. The Mud Tree People can't stop them, and neither can the Light Nano Species and humans here. From a purely mechanistic perspective, only electromechanical life forms can remain unaffected by them.

But this sounds a bit surreal.

Because the Cavemen, whose core competitiveness lies in technology, have never mastered a stable means of traversing space... On the contrary, it was the Usurper Worms, who used the path of reproduction and expansion, who lit up this technological tree?
Da Vinci continued, "We investigated a total of 171 samples of evil brains, analyzed the treacherous insects as the basic units, and made several discoveries."

"First of all, the treacherous insects have a clear division of labor, and the evil brain is a carrier of a small group."

"The brain is the basic organizational unit of worms, just as the family is the basic organization of humans. Within the same brain, there is the same direct lineage of worms, among which there is an earliest mother. However, worms do not have male or female sexes, but instead reproduce by fission. However, this fission process stops once they enter Earth."

"But only the area beneath the Forbidden Continent, or rather, the space of the Forbidden Continent, can restore their reproductive ability. That's why the usurpers live there in groups."

"Through cell section experiments and control groups, we found that the key is high-energy pressure. Without sufficient high-energy pressure, the worms cannot divide. For them, too low pressure will cause them to fall into a state of dormancy, a physiologically forced hibernation."

"This is also because Jupiter has an extremely high energy density and an astonishingly high pressure in its local circular currents. When they came to Earth, the natural environment put the worms into a deep sleep, just like humans came to a super plateau with extremely thin air, where even moving was difficult."

Zhou Yi suddenly realized: "So it's the space beneath the Forbidden Continent, which is actually similar to the energy pressure on Jupiter?"

"Yes."

The waveform on the da Vinci monitor remained stable.

"Furthermore, there is the issue of quantity. We discovered that among these evil brains, only one is the same as the evil brains previously purchased by the company, which is the brain of the Mud Tree Man. The other evil brains are the brains of the local Light Nash species. The most common type is the Sea Man brain, with 167 cases, followed by 2 cases of the Giraffe brain, and 1 case of the Gray Whale brain."

"The source is that one Mud Tree Man evil brain. After it came to this environment, it split and reproduced new usurpers, and captured the Light Nano species that were passing by. It then modified their brains to use them as carriers for the swarm."

Zhou Yi's heart sank: "Are they expanding outwards?"

"According to the cave dwellers' investigation, the insect swarm does not currently exhibit such behavior or desire."

Da Vinci said, "It's still due to environmental influences. Once they enter areas outside of here, the insect swarms fall into a dormant, semi-dormant state, unable to reproduce, as the outside world is not conducive to their survival."

"However, if the swarm size exceeds a certain threshold, this situation may change."

"Large groups need to resolve resource competition and social conflicts, which may lead to the development of more complex social rules and require stronger memory and recognition capabilities. As the entire swarm becomes more socialized and advanced, the ultimate goal of resolving resource and conflict issues will inevitably be to expand outwards."

"There is still a considerable amount of room for growth before we reach that scale."

Zhou Yi felt a little relieved.

That's fine.

At least there is no urgent insect infestation problem.

The electromechanical doctor further explained, "The treacherous insects choose local brains from species with high levels of intelligence. Once these organisms are controlled by them, they will supply all the nutrients and energy of their bodies to the brain, leaving only this one organ."

"After attaching to the trench, these evil brains have formed connections with each other. You probably can't guess what they use to achieve these connections between brains."

Zhou Yi said, "Are you suggesting we use brain marrow?"

"It's the brain of a light squid, please take a look..."

Leonardo da Vinci projected an image onto the wall.

That was what the evil brains looked like before they were cleared from the ground. They were fixed to the seabed like barnacles, and they were soft brains that expanded and contracted like a heart. It looked a bit like mental pollution.

Zooming in reveals ring-shaped structures within the evil brain.

These rings are also sticky, translucent biological tissues that connect different brains, forming a vast biological brain network.

Looking at the video feed, Zhou Yi said, "I remember, the evil brain that the Lord of War modified also controlled several light squids that were surrounding it. They seemed to like these creatures, so why not just use their brains?"

"Chairman, because squid have a relatively weak brain."

Leonardo da Vinci said: "Although the light squid is a light-evolving species, its evolutionary direction is not towards the brain. They have about 5 million neurons, which is comparable to that of a domestic cat, and they do not have social learning."

"Humans and marine animals have approximately 860 billion neurons in their brains, far exceeding the number in squid. However, squid's need for rapid hunting and camouflage drives distributed neural control, while humans' social interactions and tool use promote a highly centralized brain."

"The swarm of treacherous insects organically combines the two to supplement the transmission and exchange between the main brains. The squid's ring-shaped brain is more sensitive to external changes..." Zhou Yi sorted it out after listening to its description and conclusion.

simply put.

The worm uses the brain of the light squid as a transmission cable and observes the external environment.

The core brain, primarily composed of the marine human brain, is the intellectual core that the usurpers truly rely on, helping them solve complex problems and even use tools.

Clearly, on the wasteland Earth, the treacherous insects have already figured out a path.

Give them some more time, and they might complete their initial accumulation and begin large-scale expansion into the outside world.

pity.

They encountered themselves.

Unable to fulfill their ambitions, they became laboratory specimens.

Zhou Yi's thoughts wandered further: "Da Vinci, I have an idea. Since the Forbidden Continent has a natural Jupiter-like environment, how about we modify these usurpers and cultivate them there?"

"Chairman, no problem at all."

Da Vinci said, "I was just about to suggest this to you. The laboratory environment has been simulated extensively, but the usurpers have never been able to reproduce. Since the existing site is usable, it can certainly be put to good use."

"In this way, we can curb the potential for the worms to get out of control at the source and turn them into medical biological units. Under the guidance of the cave people, the worms can play a more positive role and coexist with more life in this world for a long time."

"Then let's do it this way. I'll leave the details to you."

Zhou Yi immediately spoke.

If you don't occupy the position, someone else will.

If the company takes over that area, it can at least ensure that there won't be a swarm disaster there.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Chairman."

Zhou Yi turned around and saw that it was Canghai Jun.

He nodded: "Let's talk outside."

We arrived at the end of the corridor.

Zhou Yi asked it, "How did the talks go?"

"Mr. Ephemeral has understood our position. In its eyes, the company's actions are insane."

Canghai Jun said softly, "However, Fuyou Jun also made it clear that if the company needs it, the Dream Demons will also provide resources and information, but they will not come forward and will cooperate privately... In fact, they have recently been discussing investing in Mars."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Alright. Let them investigate Number Seven, who is acting as Verne. The more complete the information, the better."

"Yes."

Canghai Jun said, "I'll go and talk to him right away."

"Ah."

Lord Canghai departed.

Zhou Yi then looked at his right arm. The Lang Palace had now been fitted to his arm, turning into a light core arm armor, with the Cave Clan and the Shell Sanctuary inside.

He thought to himself, "Didn't you say before that you wanted more usurpers? Now we have them."

"Congratulations! So that's where they were hiding."

Dong's tone was cheerful.

Zhou Yi then asked, "Has there been any response from the cave people who were sent to Jupiter yet?"

Dong said, "Mr. Zhou, because we need to reactivate what the Dong people left behind, we need to explore and try, and I don't know how to do it. So let's scatter them and first find the places where they were recorded."

"Most of the locations recorded are deep in the Dead Sea, where there is a lack of vehicles, so progress has been somewhat slow..."

"But this time we found a large number of evil brains, so I thought, could we supply some of the evil brains to the cave people as vehicles? This would not only solve the cave people's safety problem, but also speed up the exploration process and help them excavate cave people's tools and record sites."

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Reverse deployment of the Brain Ark is a good idea.

How many evil brains are needed?

"Theoretically, the more the better, but even one is good."

Dong's statement is conservative.

Zhou Yi consulted Leonardo da Vinci.

"If we send them to Jupiter, we have 30 confirmed evil brains that are intact and usable. However, due to the high-energy and high-pressure environment on Jupiter, some protective modifications will be needed."

"Then let's get to work and help the Cave People complete the deployment of the brain delivery vehicle as soon as possible."

"Yes, Chairman."

(End of this chapter)