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Episode 2: Dune Demon Sea Chapter 18: Anatomy

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    Chapter 18: Anatomy

    At about three o'clock in the afternoon Earth time, the Hope discovered the plant of the desert planet (official tentative name). It is an algae-like underground plant, green in shape, with small particles, and tiny particles protrude from the inside of the green algae cells.  Tentacles, these tentacles have the special ability to absorb energy, and can also decompose metal in unknown ways. The premise is that only after all the energy is absorbed, the metal structure will begin to be decomposed.

    At the same time, at around 3:05 pm Earth time, at the geological exploration team camp, the energy of several underground drills was sucked out, and then the underground drills were completely absorbed by the plant, leaving a large  Sand particles formed by piles of impurities.

    At around 3:08 pm Earth time, the geological exploration team camp was attacked by alien creatures. In the first wave of attacks, flat alien creatures and sea urchin-shaped alien creatures appeared. Seventy-three people died, and the remaining personnel  Hiding in the fortifications of the camp, at the same time, the large team of the geological exploration team, a total of more than 2,400 people, had received the order from the Hope and immediately turned back from the road to the Hope, but according to a large number of them  According to visual inspection, personnel have found traces of alien creatures around it, but they don¡¯t know when they will be attacked

    When Yao Yuan led the rescue team back to the Hope, he faced such a harsh situation. It was now 3:11 pm Earth time, and the casualties in the geological exploration team camp had risen to 107. They  The reply was that the area was surrounded by various alien creatures, and even the alien creatures themselves were killing each other. They did not dare to dump drinking water in the camp at will. In fact, during the first wave of attacks, seventy  After the three people died, when everyone retreated deep into the camp, the monsters were wandering around like headless flies.

    Until one of the soldiers was ordered to dump the drinking water, the monsters showed an unimaginable madness. Not only did they suck up the entire land where the drinking water was dumped, they even sucked up the people who dumped the drinking water.  They didn't even let go and were torn into pieces. From this, we also came to the conclusion that these alien creatures not only have the ability to detect water molecules, they should also have other abilities to detect the outside world. They just usually have the ability to detect the outside world.  When they don't smell the presence of water molecules, they are not so ferocious and crazy.

    Moreover, information was also sent back from the large force of the geological exploration team. The large team of more than 2,400 people were already rushing back to the Hope, but more and more alien creatures were following them. Even if they did not open the  The aerospace helmet did not leak any traces of drinking water, but the alien creatures were getting closer and closer to them, and they were becoming more and more ferocious. Attacks could break out at any time. This also proved that these alien creatures, in addition to  In addition to possessing biological instincts, they also obviously have the ability to learn. Some of them may have more or less understood that the life forms in these space suits have a lot of water

    This is the situation Yao Yuan is currently facing. The two teams need to be rescued immediately, otherwise they may never return to the Hope, and the energy of the Hope is still being sucked away. From the scanning results of the Hope,  Judging from the self-inspection results, more and more green plants have appeared below the Hope, because more and more energy has been absorbed per unit time. If this acceleration continues, even if the Hope has three nuclear reactors  , it can only last for about six hours at most. After that, the nuclear energy of the Hope will be exhausted. At that time, the Hope will become a coffin, a metal cosmic coffin!

    There is not much time left for Yao Yuan

    "I understand, are there still six hours?" After Yao Yuan listened carefully to all the reports, he immediately summoned biology-related scientists and handed over the alien body in his hand to them.

    "This is the only almost complete body of an alien creature that has been obtained so far. I hope you can dissect it immediately. By the way, have the specimens of the alien plants that are currently absorbing the energy of the spacecraft been obtained?  data?"

    Yao Yuan asked the relevant scientists, including scientists from biology, chemistry, genetics and other subjects. Nearly a hundred people gathered in this small conference hall. The faces of these people were full of anxiety. Obviously, they were worried about the current situation.  We know very well the situation that the Hope is in, and it is about to capsize in a matter of seconds.

    One of the scientists said: "Yes, we tried to collect a few of these alien plants, but this plant can swallow anything. After absorbing its metal substances, the impurities turned into sand particles, metals, plastics,  Glass, porcelain, everything cannot contain it, except energy. In the presence of energy, it will not decompose any matter, but the energy will cause the plant to divide and reproduce on its own. When the absorption is completed, more  Plants will break down more material.¡±

    "acid!  Yao Yuan suddenly said: "Extremely strong acid, whether it is aqua regia or something else, only extremely strong acid can suppress the growth and phagocytosis function of this plant."  "

    "Acid?" Many scientists were very puzzled. They couldn't figure out the connection between the plant and acid. However, since Yao Yuan provided a direction, some scientists ran out of the conference room and began to conduct experiments in this area.  went, and the remaining scientists also left one after another after getting the bodies of alien creatures provided by Yao Yuan. Only a few biologists were left behind by Yao Yuan.

    "Everyone, I'm here to ask you one thing Do you think plants can be conscious?" Yao Yuan thought about his words, and then he asked a few biologists.

    These biologists are all world-famous scholars and experts over fifty years old. They are not comparable to those who were called beasts by experts in a certain country in the past. These biologists only hesitated for a moment, and one of the old men said directly:  "Major, we can tell you with great certainty that plants have consciousness. This can be concluded from many classic experiments. For example, plants can change the distribution of their body fluids according to the burning of flames, and at the same time produce biological-like responses.  Measures, and some plants will achieve the principle of communication with other plants through the volatilization and production of certain chemicals, perhaps from the roots"

    Yao Yuan immediately interrupted the scientist's big topic. He immediately asked: "I mean, can plants have the same consciousness as humans? For example, setting traps, waiting for prey to take the bait, and then swallowing the prey in one bite,  Do plants have such a concept?"

    Several scientists immediately looked at each other. They didn't understand what Yao Yuan wanted to express. One of the scientists said: "I'm afraid this is impossible, even based on some special plants that already exist on the earth, such as  The Venus flytrap does catch insects, but its response is nothing more than an emergency change of the plant. That is to say, the insect just lands on its leaves, and then its force causes the liquid in the plant stem to flow, thus producing its  The phenomenon of leaf opening and closing is the same as that of mimosa. This does not mean that plants have a concept of "I" eat "food". Plants do not have nerve circuits or nerves like animals.  It is impossible for a collection, such as a brain, to have such a concept"

    When Yao Yuan heard this, he thought about his expression carefully, and then said after a long time: "Everyone, I am just making a metaphor. Just listen, is it impossible that such a situation will happen? A certain plant will grow in a long time."  In the evolution of life, a collective consciousness suddenly emerged, just like the collective consciousness of ants and bees. One plant or a bunch of plants is nothing, but when a large number of such plants are gathered together, each of them individually  Each individual is like a brain cell, and together they become a complete collection of consciousness.¡±

    "I don't know how to express this concept. Everyone, please let your thoughts fly. This is the big universe. This is no longer the earth. Not only have we encountered alien creatures, but we have also encountered this kind of energy and metal-absorbing creature.  Alien plants, so let go of the constraints of common sense on earth before. Please think carefully, is it possible that plants will evolve to such a possibility? A huge collection of consciousness, and this collection of consciousness has  Simple intelligences, they long for energy and metal, and they even control all living things, even absorbing everything on this planet and turning it into a desert like this. Not only that, because of its  A huge number, so its consciousness is very large and terrifying. When there are living beings in the universe approaching in a spaceship, it can feel the presence of energy and metal, thus exerting an attraction to these living beings similar to that of a Venus flytrap.  Or the ability to deceive, let these life forms come closer subconsciously, is it possible for this to happen?"

    Several scientists were already stunned. They didn't know how to answer. What they had learned and known for a long time was almost completely contradictory to what Yao Yuan said. After an unknown period of time, one of the scientists finally answered.  Suddenly said: "Okay, Major, let us put aside the shackles of the earth's thoughts, and let's have a fantasy like a fanatic. What you mean is that a certain kind of plant has undergone mutational evolution, or it, or they have gathered together.  Know how to think But that's wrong. If it and they know how to think, they will gradually develop civilization. Although it is incredible, a civilization developed from plants is not unimaginable, so why are they still there?  Do you want to destroy your own planet? Turn this planet into a barren land?"

    Yao Yuan no longer knew what to say. He tried hard to say: "No, maybe you have misunderstood my words. What I mean is that this plant has produced a collective consciousness, but this consciousness is very uh  , childish, such as?The consciousness of ants or bees can only simply pursue reproduction, food, avoid natural enemies, etc., without generating concepts such as 'I', 'you' and 'other'. Is such a situation possible?  "

    Several scientists still had incredible expressions, but at this moment, several scientists suddenly ran in from outside the door. They all shouted with excitement: "Major, the autopsy of alien creatures is done."  It has already begun. We have discovered a large number of green plants in this alien organism. No, they should be the larvae of this plant, or they exist like spores. They only need a small amount of water to grow to maturity quickly.  , by the way, it is the kind of mature plant that absorbs energy and metals. We soaked it with powerful acid, and all its life activities were indeed suppressed to the limit. It no longer absorbs energy and swallows metal, but it is still alive.  , the vitality of this plant is too terrifying!¡±

    "We can prove that plants are controlling the life of this planet!"
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