The hot volcanic planet is a T0-level planet with extremely high temperature and extremely low humidity. The "ocean" on the planet is composed of magma, and the "surface" is composed of magma rock and obsidian. Bao, who is a plant, cannot survive at all.
Green Light, who likes to transform the environment, basically doesn't care. The one who built the base on it is naturally Wataum who is keen on exploring the mysteries of the universe, or in other words, seeking death.
What they built here was not a military fortress, but a scientific research outpost. In order to withstand the harsh environment here, they continued to strengthen and expand it, forming something like a heavily guarded fortress.
Even an army of doomsday elements with a little bit of intelligence would not occupy such a place that has absolutely no strategic value. Wouldn't it be better to go around and attack prosperous galaxies with a larger population?
However, creatures like the Thorin swarm, which have no command and basically rely on instinct, naturally want to occupy all the galaxies along the way. They will evolve and adapt to the bad environment. They are so confident.
Then it was flooded by the raging magma.
When I received the message prompting my sister and jumped the "camera", I happened to see the scene of the magma "ebbing".
The fungus carpet was burned to the ground, all kinds of small bugs disappeared without a trace, and the large bugs turned into pieces of charcoal with no visible prototypes. There were still smoking transport bugs escaping in a hurry in the air.
There is no doubt that they have not investigated the environment of this planet at all and have copied the situation of ordinary planets.
Ordinary planets will form tides based on the number and quality of their satellites, and the period is basically based on the time it takes to orbit the planet, but the hot volcanic planet... is based on the frequency of earthquakes.
Earthquakes occur almost all the time on this planet, and earthquakes with a magnitude above a certain level will cause underground rock layers to fracture and magma to surge up. This upwelling can even exceed a thousand meters at its peak, so the scientific research base in Wotaum is not established
Being at a very high altitude means sealing yourself off tightly.
During the reconnaissance, the Thorin Swarm selected a scientific research base located in a low-lying plain, and directly dropped a batch of spore landing capsules around it in preparation for taking it down in one fell swoop.
Although it was not the "high tide period" at that time, the vibration of the landing of those sporangia brought it forward.
The result was that a group of bugs were showing off their power after landing, and when they gathered to launch an attack on the scientific research base, they were swept by huge waves of magma hundreds of meters high from all directions.
'Those who hear it are sad, those who see it shed tears.'
【You were obviously laughing! You never stopped!】
In short, this swarm army that attacked recklessly but was wiped out by the environment is the origin of the Queen of Blades, but I don’t seem to see where the Queen of Blades is?
Crack, click.
When I was about to check the escaped transport bug, the pile of charcoal turned by the large bug stirred for a moment, and then collapsed one after another, revealing a green cocoon inside. Then the cocoon burst from the middle? A man walked out from the inside.
Only about three meters tall? The lower body is like a spider, and the upper body is like a purple queen of a praying mantis.
Maybe other bugs protected it in some way, but judging from the severe burn marks on its body? It could only be considered that it barely saved its life.
It raised its head and hissed at the transport bug that was escaping hastily. But whether the transport bug was frightened or unable to receive the signal, it left the atmosphere and disappeared into the sky.
On the other side? A group of heavily armed Wataum driving heat-resistant vehicles rumbled towards this side.
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A few hours later? The Wataum scientific research base was flooded by magma.
A group of Wortaums were intensely discussing how to deal with the insect queen outside the airtight chamber where it was kept.
"It was a mistake for us to capture it!" Some researchers said excitedly: "After being contained, it has been sending psychic signals out? Our position may be exposed at any time, and we should kill it directly!"
"Calm down, don't let the magma outside affect your thinking. It is of great research value?" Another researcher was more calm: "Look outside? I don't think any living thing can withstand temperatures above a thousand degrees."
"But we can't be sure whether this bug is important to those monsters," some other researchers objected: "If it is some kind of high-level insect swarm, it will provoke the insect swarm to rescue it at all costs... We are civilians!"
"Let's not mention whether the insect swarm has a hierarchy? Just look at its experience and you will know that it is just lucky that it survived. The insect transport ship did not come to pick it up? Isn't it?"
"Look at the test results? I think there's something wrong with its signal generating organ? It can't communicate with other bugs."
"In this case, wouldn't it be able to attract insects at all? Then what is there to worry about?"
"Do you remember that we are engaged in geology?"
“A geologist who doesn’t understand biology is not a good chemist”
"you--"
A group of Vortaum squabbled while I parsed the possibility of this insect queen becoming the Queen of Blades.
First of all, it has indeed lost contact with the Thorin swarm.
The psychic signal it emits is not in the same frequency band as other Thorin swarms at all. The signal-generating organ must have been burned by the magma.
Then, it has a chance to evolve freely.
The original function of the "cocoon" that protected it was to allow the Thorin swarm to evolve, but at that time it was used to fully evolve the insulation layer to withstand the high temperature of the magma. At this time, it was "evolving" but "not yet completed."
"In this state, as long as there is enough biomass, you can wrap yourself in a cocoon and evolve at any time.
Finally, after coming out of the cocoon, its spiritual energy becomes extremely powerful, at least ten times that of an ordinary insect queen. If the signal generating organ can return to normal, it can at least grow into a "Queen" after returning to the Thorin insect swarm.
level.
Maybe this is the legendary "breaking out of a cocoon and becoming a butterfly"?
【But after being targeted by you, all future plans are empty talk.】
'Nonsense, if I don't transform it into the Queen of Blades, it will only be controlled by an "implant" in the future, and then become the commander of a special fleet, serving a certain civilization forever, even if the Thorin Swarm is destroyed.
Even if you are defeated, you will not be able to escape. You will serve forever.'
[It’s like becoming the Queen of Blades.]
'Of course it's different. Although I haven't thought about it yet, the Queen of Blades should be made into an identity, a position that can be stepped down and retired.'
[Being a ghost agent after get off work. Being the Queen of Blades at work? Isn’t this even worse? 】
‘Why are you having trouble with Kerrigan? If we follow an interstellar plot, Ariel Hanson can also become the Queen of Blades.’
"Shut up! Go and complete your mission!" In the end, Wortaum's scientific research director made the decision: "Contact the 'Galaxy Community' after the 'ebb' and hand over this trouble!"
There are specialties in the field, so choose wisely.
