A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 48 Bee Swarm: Confident in Its Creatures

Compared to the first generation, the biological structure of the second-generation scouts has undergone tremendous changes.

It is granular in shape, with a structure inspired by crystals and diamond, and is highly impact-resistant.

Because it references the structure of the basic unit of crystal, it also consists of a central core and a non-Newtonian fluid surrounding it. When not under force, it is in a soft state, but once subjected to external force, its structure changes and becomes closer to that of diamond.

However, since the second-generation scout is in space, where there is a problem of heat dissipation, and the second-generation scout itself has no heat source, it maintains a similar hard state as when under force, even when it is not under force while drifting away from the star.

Fortunately, the second-generation scouts, like the basic units of crystals, survive by consuming electricity, and can survive even at low temperatures.

Crystals typically generate electricity by consuming radioactive materials, using chemical energy, or through photosynthesis, ensuring that all their basic units remain active.

The second-generation scouts are the same size as the first generation. With such a microscopic structure, it is impossible for them to generate electricity using radiation or chemical energy. They can only maintain their life activities through photosynthesis.

Because the second-generation scouts are small enough and the universe is full of electromagnetic waves and photons, they actually have no shortage of food in the universe.

Absorbing cosmic microwave background radiation and efficiently converting it into a small amount of electrical energy to maintain the activity of the second-generation scouts using the photoelectric effect is a problem that can be easily solved.

At the same time, since the second-generation scouts feed by receiving photon impacts, the information carried by the photons will also be received by them.

A single second-generation scout does not possess visual capabilities, but when multiple scouts are connected via a psionic network, the received light information becomes meaningful.

The light information received by each scout is like a puzzle piece; when the puzzle pieces received by multiple scouts are put together, they form a picture.

By superimposing these paintings, a constantly changing, dynamic visual effect is created.

Lu Shang only needs to connect to the bee swarm network to see the area covered by scout creatures at a glance.

It is amazing to observe the environment from the perspective of a scout. Lu Shang sometimes has the illusion that he is God. He can see the front and back of an object at the same time, and can observe it from all angles of 360 degrees. He can also observe an object from a microscopic perspective while maintaining a macroscopic perspective.

The idea is that second-generation scout creatures will spread throughout the galaxy as the swarm's intelligence network, gathering a vast amount of information for the swarm.

Lu Shang could hardly imagine what it would feel like to view the entire river system from such a godlike perspective.

Having emerged from this wondrous visual state, the hives that had studied and developed the second-generation scouts couldn't wait to inquire about Lu Shang.

"How does it feel?"

Lu Shang raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and then replied, "It's very good, but I have a question."

"What's the problem?"

Lu Shang asked, "How do we solve the gravity problem? How do we ensure that the new scouts won't fall into the star?"

The hives explained, "With light sails."

"Apart from black holes, all celestial bodies above the stars in the universe release heat and light outward. Although this propulsion force is very small, it is enough to prevent scout creatures from falling into the stars."

Only after being reminded by the beehives did Lu Shang notice that these second-generation scout creatures all had a pair of small wings, roughly one-twentieth the size of a human fingernail.

These wings are foldable and can be adjusted in direction. Although the area is small and therefore the thrust provided is not great, the second-generation scout is also small and very light, so this thrust is sufficient for it.

After several tests, the second-generation scout creatures were taken away by the Behemoth behemoths under Lu Shang's orders...

Shortly after the second-generation scout creature test ended, Lu Shang received protests from other mainframes.

"Lu Shang, why do we have to engage in political negotiations with the Star River Alliance? The swarm doesn't need to do this at all." The mastermind, Carlo, had just finished a round of political negotiations with the Star River Alliance.

Lu Shang entrusted the task of negotiation to it, letting Kalogo represent the swarm and try to persuade the other civilizations of the Star River Alliance to surrender.

The result was self-evident; Kalog's mentality was almost destroyed by the Star Alliance.

They wished they could immediately dispatch planetary creatures to slaughter every civilization in the Star River Alliance.

In the current situation, the Babel beehive has an overwhelming advantage. The enemy has no means to break through the darkness of the planetary creatures and can only passively take the beating.

Kalog couldn't understand why the Swarm would need to negotiate with the Star Alliance.

Lu Shang didn't react strongly to Carlo's protest; he simply asked calmly, "So, according to you, what should the bee swarm do?"

"Of course, we should defeat the Star River Alliance," Carlo replied indignantly.

"And then?" Lu Shang asked.

Carlo was taken aback, and asked, puzzled, "And then?"

Lu Shang reiterated his question, "I'm asking you, what should we do after defeating the Star River Alliance?"

Having calmed down, Carlo thought it over carefully and answered matter-of-factly, "Of course, we should destroy them. They are a huge threat to the bee colony."

Lu Shang nodded, then asked, "If you can think of that, the Star River Alliance can definitely think of it too. Since they can think of it, they'll definitely run away after being defeated, right? How do you plan to stop them?"

"Well……"

Carlos was speechless for a moment.

Lu Shang retorted with dissatisfaction, "What 'uh'? I'm asking you, how do you plan to stop all the civilizations that flee after the Star River Alliance's defeat?"

After pondering for a while, Kalogo replied, "This problem can be solved as long as there are enough planetary life forms."

Lu Shang rolled his eyes. "What you're saying is the same as not saying anything at all. Do you think I don't know that if there are enough planetary life forms, we can stop all the fleeing civilizations of the Star River Alliance?"

"But the question is, how many planetary life forms would be enough? Enough to circle the entire galaxy? Or enough to circle it seventy or eighty times?"

"Let me ask you again, how big is the bee colony right now?"

Carlo: "..."

Ignoring Carlo, who had run out of things to say, Lu Shang stated his own plan: "If you don't nip the problem in the bud, the war will go on forever."

"The best course of action right now is to stabilize the Star River Alliance first. We can't rush things. We should wait until everything is ready before we take action."

Carlo asked with great concern, "But how long will the swarm take? What if the Star Alliance becomes stronger while we're waiting?"

Kalogo still vividly remembers how the Star Alliance went from being unable to even travel faster than light at the beginning, to later being able to travel faster than light and engage in interstellar warfare with the Swarm, and then unilaterally defeating the Swarm.

It didn't want to wait; it desperately wanted to destroy this terrifying enemy while it still had the advantage.

"What's the rush? We won't have to wait long," Lu Shang said.

Once the second-generation scout creatures have fully spread throughout the galaxy, the Star Alliance will have no chance to escape...

(End of this chapter)