Chapter 477 Silicon-Based Villain
“Quite interesting.
"The little guy here is an alien? His appearance is quite unique."
Shen Guang looked at the screen. The living creatures he saw at this time were obviously very different from humans. They had a crystal clear appearance. The density of the brain was particularly high and the structure was complex. It looked like a super-highly integrated degree chip.
And inside the crystal clear crystals, the blood flowing through them is like electric current and magnetic field, which will emit bright light from time to time.
As for their muscles and bones, it seems that they are obviously made of another higher-density material, possibly metal or something harder.
At this time, the environment in which these beings live seems quite magical.
This doesn't seem to be on the surface, but more like it's in a cave.
However, there is also light in the cave. Various colorful and luminous stones are piled up in various places, providing a fairly good lighting effect for this space.
In this case, the piles of silicon-based villains, or silicon-based animals, began to move.
Wei Qicheng promptly began to explain the background of the game, replacing the original opening CG and background introduction functions in the game.
"Mr. Shen, Mr. Qiu, as you can see, the protagonist of this story is not human beings, but silicon-based life on a distant planet.
"This planet can be said to be an asteroid or a comet. In short, it revolves in an elliptical orbit around the star.
"Of course, from the current scientific point of view, it is almost impossible for life to be born on comets and asteroids because the space is too small; and there is currently huge controversy as to whether silicon-based life can really appear.
"In addition, there are two terms for the birth environment of silicon-based life: 'extremely cold' and 'extremely hot'. Here we set that the silicon-based life in the game was born in the range of about -70 degrees to -40 degrees. .
"It's just that on this planet, such a temperature range will not always exist, so silicon-based life must quickly transform its life form and develop relevant technologies to adapt to the rapidly changing natural environment.
"In short, many basic settings in the game don't actually stand up to scrutiny, but this is a science fiction work after all, so we don't have to worry about those scientific principles for the time being.
"Just assume this is the miracle of life in the universe!
"It may be that a certain planet shattered after a collision to form a comet, and this comet happened to have life that had been formed before; or it may be that an extremely advanced alien civilization is conducting some kind of experiment, so a specific The life forms were dropped onto the comet
"In short, the Star Project has begun.
"Mr. Shen, Mr. Qiu, you may have some questions during the game, such as the living environment, technology tree, evolutionary tree, etc. I won't answer these for the time being. After all, these are puzzle elements and are part of the game itself. part.”
It was Shen Guang who played the role of the consul and was responsible for the specific operations. He first tried to select the silicon-based villains on the screen, but there was no response.
Obviously, the operation method of "Star Project" is different from ordinary RTS games, and the control cannot be accurate to every civilian unit.
Shen Guang quickly determined the specific operation method:
The "First Archon" is the only controllable unit in the game, and the First Archon's body can also be upgraded, and can even be turned into a structure similar to a single-soldier mecha.
It looks larger than other silicon-based villains and naturally has more resources.
Shen Guang can issue orders to all nearby silicon-based villains through the First Archon.
In addition, there is also a corresponding operation panel in the game.
Select a building from the operation panel and place its architectural drawings at a specific location.
Then these silicon-based villains began to perform their duties and start construction.
One of the silicon-based villains directly becomes the building itself, which is a bit like the way the Zerg is built in some games.
The other silicon-based villains collect suitable materials from nearby and build on this basis.
The first structure Shen Guang built was a mining site.
There are some specific minerals on the map. The initial minerals are basically divided into three categories: energy, building materials, and survival resources.
As silicon-based life forms, they do not survive by hunting animals or collecting plants, but by ingesting specific minerals.
After the mining field was built, Shen Guang began to build conveyor belts and warehouses to continuously store these minerals.
"Ahem!
"Mr. Shen, here I am..." Qiu Qinghong said tentatively.
Only then did Shen Guang realize that there was another person in the game and asked: "Mr. Qiu, what's the situation over there?"
Qiu Qinghong said: "I can see all your operations, Mr. Shen.
“But some specific data are not clear, such as how many minerals are currently stored in each warehouse, etc.
“But I can set some specific development goals here.
"For example, the next node is 'Ten Thousand Comet Hours'.
"As for the specific date and the comet's orbit, we haven't unlocked it yet. It seems that we need to develop 'elementary astronomy' before we can do it."
Obviously, the environment on this comet is completely different from the environment on the earth, so the rules of life bred here are also very different.
Since the date cannot be distinguished by rotation and day and night, the hours can only be calculated using silicon-based life.
In any case, 10,000 comet hours seems like a short-term goal that is not too long.
For this time period, the head of state can formulate specific development indicators.
For example, the output of certain resources reaches XX/hour, the total storage volume of certain resources reaches XXXX, or the population reaches a specific value, technology advances to a specific technological point, etc. There is no suggested indicator in the game as to how to formulate it, it is entirely up to the head of state himself.
"Mr. Shen, what do you think is the appropriate target for me to set?" Qiu Qinghong asked cautiously.
Shen Guang was a little helpless: "Mr. Qiu, now you are the head of state, you have the final say.
"Don't think too much about other factors when playing games. Play seriously and play your role well."
"Okay." Since Shen Guang said so, Qiu Qinghong has nothing to worry about.
He began to drag the progress bars of various data indicators and check the technologies that needed to be focused on breakthroughs at this stage.
Although it is only the early stage of the technology tree, there are actually many options to choose from.
For example, fuel utilization and new fuels are a technology tree;
Each material is a technology tree;
Mechanized manufacturing is a technology tree;
Artificial breeding is another technology tree...
These technology trees have a certain relationship with each other, and some technologies are prerequisites for other technologies.
There are also many technology trees whose prerequisites are unknown and must be obtained accidentally during the process of breaking through other technology trees.
There is even a technology tree that evolves and transforms silicon-based life forms to make them more tolerant of severe cold or heat.
This will directly change the life form of silicon-based life.
But this kind of transformation can only focus on one end. For example, silicon-based life that can adapt to minus 70 degrees can be transformed into silicon-based life that can withstand high temperatures of thousands of degrees. It can also be transformed into silicon-based life that can withstand hundreds of degrees below zero. .
However, this kind of transformation is a one-time change and cannot be achieved both ways, and if you want to change it back, it will consume a huge amount of resources.
Qiu Qinghong obviously didn't want to bother with these contents.
"Okay, let's do it..."
Qiu Qinghong first set the output and stock indicators of three resources, namely fuel, energy storage ore, and metal.
Energy storage minerals can be considered as food reserves for these silicon-based life forms.
Then, he selected two more important technology trees, namely fuel utilization efficiency and artificial breeding.
The moment Qiu Qinghong clicked the OK button, the information was sent to Shen Guang.
"...This indicator is too high!"
Shen Guang was shocked. Obviously, compared with the current actual situation, these values are simply astronomical figures.
It’s hard to imagine producing so much even if the production line is smoking!
Qiu Qinghong hurriedly explained: "It's okay, Mr. Shen, this game doesn't say it must reach the standard. It's just a goal. Let's just do our best."
Shen Guang nodded, but quickly raised a new question.
"But why did you choose these two technologies?
"Especially this artificial breeding, what the hell is this."
Qiu Qinghong continued to explain: "Mr. Shen, this is what I think about.
"Since this is a comet, it means that we spend most of our time in extremely cold conditions, and only a very small amount of time in extremely hot conditions.
"In extremely cold conditions, we have to consider how these silicon-based life forms can avoid freezing to death.
"Although it is feasible to directly transform life forms, too many resources are invested, and when the comet moves to near perihelion, it has to be changed back again, which is too expensive.
“So the most economical way is definitely to develop energy and fuel technology.
"It doesn't matter if it gets cold then, we will just burn fuel to keep warm.
"When it gets hotter, we will think of ways to transform life forms.
"As for artificial breeding, I think this is also a very economical technology.
"Mr. Shen, we need to accelerate development and construction, but in the final analysis, individuals must implement it.
"Have you not noticed that whether it is pulling a conveyor belt or building a warehouse, it is actually completed by these silicon-based life villains. If the number of villains is not enough, the construction speed will be affected.
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"Mechanized manufacturing looks very good and is in line with the development direction of silicon-based life, but I think this technology uses too many resources and is not cost-effective in the early stage.
"Artificial breeding of silicon-based life can still achieve this effect in the early stages, and it is cheap."
Shen Guang nodded slightly: "Oh, is that so?"
As a consul, he cannot see the specific indicator setting interface of the head of state, so he cannot have a thorough understanding of these data.
But based on common sense, there should be nothing wrong with what Qiu Qinghong said.
This is a bit like the two lines of "production line" and "cattle and horse workers" in real life.
(End of chapter)