Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The simulation was completed in a short time.

"this……"

Lu Yongchang's lips twitched slightly: "Witch?"

He had reason to believe that Zero had simply applied the model of the woodlice directly.

This rounded body, along with those tiny abdominal feet, involuntarily brought back childhood memories for Lü Yongchang.

These tiny insects, commonly known as pill bugs, often live in damp flower beds.

With a gentle flick of the finger, it will shrink into a perfectly round little ball.

These were his "toys" during his childhood.

"Professor, the current high-altitude exploration data can only confirm that it is an arthropod similar to a woodlice. More data is needed to simulate its specific appearance."

Listening to Zero's "explanation," Lü Yongchang raised his hand to his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.

This……

It's obviously impossible!

What alien creature looks exactly like an Earth creature?!

The image of that stick insect-like body clearly appeared in his mind.

It seems... there is a certain possibility?

Lu Yongchang asked with a somewhat strange expression, "The shape is uncertain, but what about the size?"

"What are the size measurements of these... um, woodlice-like creatures?"

The approximate data was labeled one by one in the holographic model.

"Holy crap...it's five meters long..."

Lu Yongchang's eyes widened suddenly.

This is...

With a body length of five meters, even if it really is a pill bug, it wouldn't be a small threat to humans!

I never imagined that insects on this lost planet could grow to this size...

It seems that the plan to land and explore the Lost Planet needs some modifications.

Just as Lü Yongchang was pondering the modifications to the exploration plan, Mao Zhengzhi looked thoughtfully at the holographic model and muttered to himself.

"strangeness……"

"What kind of creatures are they trying to protect themselves from by evolving such a sophisticated camouflage mechanism?"

Mao Zhengzhi's words immediately plunged the previously noisy laboratory back into dead silence!

……

There are too many suspicious points about Lost Star.

Those enormous trees that could absorb radiation energy, and those woodlice-like creatures that were five meters long...

Mao Zhengzhi's words served as a wake-up call for Lü Yongchang.

On the lost star, there may exist an extremely powerful predator!

It can prey on woodlice-like creatures that are up to five meters long, so you can imagine its size and threat level!

The plan to land and explore the lost planet had to be put on hold for the time being, with priority given to examining the samples collected by the robots.

If they don't have much practical value, perhaps Lü Yongchang will choose to abandon the exploration of this lost star.

……

Inside the biological laboratory.

The Type I research robot steadily and systematically completes each basic exploration project according to instructions.

First, there's the soil.

Mao Zhengzhi took great care of the soil that produced such plants.

But after some investigation, the results surprised him greatly.

The soil is extremely ordinary.

Aside from being relatively fertile, soft, and containing a lot of oxygen and moisture, there's almost nothing else to note about it!

As for some trace elements...

Apart from slight differences in proportions, it is almost identical to soil on Earth.

The only discovery that could be considered valuable was that the Type I research robot detected relatively high levels of radiation in these soils.

However, no corresponding radioactive materials, such as radioactive minerals like cobalt-60, were found in the soil.

Unable to find a solution, Mao Zhengzhi and his colleagues could only turn their attention to the other samples.

Leaf sample.

Like the trunk, these thick leaves are also quite resilient.

"Um?"

Lu Yongchang frowned as he watched the scientific research robot's movements in the holographic projection: "Something's not right."

"What's wrong?" Mao Zhengzhi, highly focused, hurriedly turned to ask, "Professor, have you noticed anything wrong?"

"...Take a look." Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment and pulled up an image. "This is a sample image just taken on the Lost Star."

After saying that, he pointed to the holographic image in front of him: "This is the current one."

In the video, the leaves and fungi in the laboratory are drooping on the lab table, and their surfaces no longer have their former luster.

"They..." Mao Zhengzhi's eyes flickered slightly, noticing something amiss, "They're listless?"

"That's way too fast!!"

"Could it be a problem with the atmospheric composition?"

"It shouldn't be." Lü Yongchang shook his head without hesitation. "The environmental adaptation work in the biological laboratory has been completed, and the atmospheric composition inside is now basically the same as that of the Lost Star."

He looked thoughtfully at the images of the lost planet transmitted back by the high-altitude probe: "The only difference."

"may be……"

"Radiation!" *2

Lü Yongchang and Mao Zhengzhi said in unison!

"Zero, prepare for testing!" Without any hesitation, Lü Yongchang issued the order directly, "Create some radiation in the lab!"

……

A few minutes later.

Several large machines were transported into the biological laboratory.

In the initial test, to prevent any accidents, under Lü Yongchang's orders, Ling simulated the radiation near the surface of the Lost Star as much as possible in terms of intensity and composition.

Time passed slowly.

After being given ample water, the plant samples, which had been exposed to radiation, gradually regained their vitality on the Lost Star!

This undoubtedly confirms the original conjecture of Lü Yongchang and others.

The plants on this planet feed on radiation!

"Take out a sample and increase the radiation intensity they receive."

Lu Yongchang's eyes flickered slightly, and he issued a new order.

The research robot perfectly executed Lü Yongchang's commands.

The radiation intensity gradually increased.

10%, 20%…

When the radiation intensity increased by 100%, the anomaly occurred.

"professor!"

Mao Zhengzhi exclaimed excitedly, "They're repairing themselves!"

Lu Yongchang stared blankly at the image projected on the screen, muttering, "I saw it..."

In the image, not only the leaves, but also the cut edges of the fungi and bark samples are growing slowly at a visible rate!

The growth lasted only a few minutes before disappearing.

"Nutrition deficiency".

Mao Zhengzhi said in a low voice, "After all, it's like a rootless duckweed; once its stored nutrients are used up, it can't be repaired."

A glint of light flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes.

"Even so, this characteristic is still unimaginable!"

"If we used this tree bark to make radiation shielding for starships, and provided them with sufficient nutrients..."

"Even if the radiation shielding layer is breached, under the influence of a large amount of radiation, it can even spontaneously complete the repair process!"

Lü Yongchang took a deep breath.

Putting everything else aside, just for this reason alone, this lost star absolutely cannot be given up easily!

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