Chapter 144 Occupying the planet
In the laboratory of the coalition government, scientists are dissecting the pioneers, analyzing the body structure of the pioneers, and understanding the life evolution of the pioneer race over hundreds of millions of years.
They discovered that the pioneers had not failed to transform themselves.
They found clear traces of gene editing in the pioneer's genes.
The pioneers not only transformed themselves, but also transformed them in a drastic way. They added biological tissues that could filter the air, and also created multiple organs in the body specifically to degrade toxins.
“Pioneers are so interesting.”
A scientist pulled out a section of intestine from the stomach of the dissected pioneer. As he pulled out the intestine, he said: "They would rather add a few more organs for degrading toxins than change their lifestyle."
According to the original book of "Pacific Rim", the way of life of the pioneers was to fish from the marsh.
They destroyed their home planet into a mess, causing the entire civilization to fall on the brink of danger. In order to continue their civilization, they began to continuously explore the stars and look for other habitable planets.
Once found, colonize the interstellar space.
But after the colonization was successful, they did not reflect on why their home planet had become so bad in order to develop on this planet for a long time.
Instead, they maintained their original way of life and continued to destroy the environment of the new planet, making the new planet uninhabitable in a very short period of time, and then they moved to another planet.
Over and over again, the cycle continues.
For hundreds of millions of years, pioneer civilizations have learned nothing from their experiences or lessons.
Perhaps for them, interstellar colonization is too easy, and they have never encountered any comparable opponents, leading them to think that they are the overlords of the universe.
They feel like they always have a new planet to work with, so they don't need to change themselves.
If they are really the overlords of the universe, this idea is certainly correct, but unfortunately they are not. The reason why they have been able to have smooth sailing is entirely because of good luck.
Just like the Earth in the "Three Body" universe.
There are so many disasters in the universe that can prevent the emergence of civilization, and there are so many "hunters with guns" wandering in the starry sky, but the earth has never encountered them once, and has successfully entered the era of nuclear civilization.
Unlike the Trisolaran civilization, because we stay in an unlucky world with three stars, we don't even know how many times our civilization has been restarted.
Even after entering the interstellar age with trepidation, they were worried about the future of their civilization all the time, and tried every means to escape from their home star and find a beautiful new home for themselves.
In this respect, the pioneer civilization is very similar to the Earth in the "Three-Body" universe.
The difference is that they are luckier than Earth. They have developed in the universe for hundreds of millions of years without encountering hunters or farmers.
But it is also a misfortune.
Due to the success of the past hundreds of millions of years, they have regarded success as a natural law, and they think that they should be successful as a matter of course.
This laid the root of their demise - arrogance.
The Star of Noha is the price of arrogance.
The pioneer lying on the operating table being dissected at this moment is also a price. Because the medical equipment of the coalition government is too advanced, he is even alive and his brain is still awake, but he can't speak or scream.
Although the coalition government gave him anesthesia, he watched helplessly as his internal organs were taken out, and he knew that the person who removed the internal organs had no intention of putting them back in for him.
Who knows this feeling? family!
"The anatomy is almost done. There is nothing in the belly of this pioneer." The scientist whispered. "They are both pioneers, but their body structures can be completely different. It is really interesting."
Pioneer civilizations have a tradition of self-reinvention.
For them, adding and subtracting organs is simpler than cutting double eyelids for people on earth. Since each pioneer has different aesthetics and understanding, the internal structure of the pioneers is different.
The pioneers of the lowest class are generally similar, but there are differences in the number, and the types are basically the same.
But the pioneers who reach the level of Cardinal are quite different. According to Sophon's investigation, creating unique biological organs is a necessary condition for promotion to Cardinal, so each Cardinal-level pioneer has his own unique organ.
This creates great difficulties for coalition government research.
But again, materials limit the progress of science.
The materials that cardinal-level pioneers have access to are basically the same. Based on the imagination born from these materials, there is always a limit no matter how unimaginative it is.
Through hundreds of millions of years of practice and verification, pioneers have understood what kind of organs they need, and they will not install extra organs for themselves, which makes the general types of their organs basically determined.
What the coalition government has to do now is to learn from the Cardinal's ideas from those weird but identical organs in the Cardinal's body, and gain experience in human prosthetics and organ implantation.
Although the coalition government has mastered superb medical skills, it has not yet entered the field of regeneration of severed limbs.
In addition, if we want to further extend human lifespan, enhance human physique, and improve human tolerance to various extreme environments, body modification at the genetic level is essential.
The pioneer civilization can bring a lot of inspiration to the scientists of the coalition government in this regard.
"Take this down and cremate it."
"Bring the next one in."
A scientist speculated: "It is estimated that by dissecting a few hundred more cardinals, we can almost understand the internal structure of the pioneers at this level."
The scientist's voice was calm, but there was a hint of terrifying madness.
To him, pioneers with the same level of intelligence as humans seemed to be guinea pigs in a laboratory. He could dissect hundreds of them with just opening their mouths, and they were hundreds of cardinal-level pioneers with a certain status.
Other scientists not only did not refute, but also showed expressions of approval.
If this scene were spread to the prison cell where the coalition government held pioneers, I am afraid that all the pioneers would doubt Xusheng and wonder what kind of devil they had provoked.
"Don't put it so bluntly." Another scientist emphasized, "They are called sacrificing themselves for medicine, which is very noble. We must respect them!"
The coalition government has captured so many Harbingers on the Star of Noha that they are being imprisoned on the spot.
It's just too much.
This is because the pioneer civilization adopted a strict pyramid system.
The top layer is the bishop-level pioneers of the Senate, the middle layer is the bishop-level pioneers who have not joined the Senate, the bottom layer is the cardinal-level pioneers, and the lower layer is the ordinary messenger-level pioneers-it can only be regarded as the foundation at best.
There are so many lower-level pioneers who serve as the foundation. In areas with dense pioneer populations, they can be said to be everywhere.
The coalition government initially caught him, but then simply ignored him.
As soon as the tearing insect army arrived, those who didn't run away immediately restarted.
It feels a little cruel, but Earth's civilization has never been a bloodthirsty civilization. The reason for this is that the pioneer civilization is a civilization that focuses on interstellar warfare, and almost all members of the clan are soldiers.
Every pioneer who can breathe has received brainwashing education since childhood. When he grew up, he directly joined the army and worked in various departments in the military field.
This is especially true on a military planet like Noha Star.
The pioneers that the coalition government sees are either small pioneers who have not yet had time to join the army, large pioneers who have joined the army, or old pioneers who have retired from the army.
There is nothing that has nothing to do with the military.
The contradiction between Pioneer Civilization and Earth Civilization cannot be bridged, and the coalition government is too lazy to implement a tolerant policy on Noha, a shabby planet that will soon become the main battlefield between Earth Civilization and Pioneer Civilization.
Therefore, the order issued by the coalition government to MOSS is to strangle the enemy's effective forces as much as possible and ensure the continuation of earth's civilization.
MOSS completely understands.
Under its control, no pioneer can escape the attack range of the Ripper Bug alive.
Unless it's a Cardinal-level pioneer.
MOSS will spare their lives.
But their next fate is to be sent to Antarctica for dissection. In a sense, it may be worse than being torn apart by tearing insects on the spot.
As time went by, the flag of the coalition government gradually covered the entire Noha star.
The pioneers can only survive in hiding corners, just like the former owners of this planet.
But their situation is far worse than that of the former owners of this planet, because the Rippers search their gathering place pervasively. Once discovered, what awaits them is a flood of Rippers coming from all directions.
There was no possibility of escape.
Meanwhile, the Senate held its monthly meetings.
The high-ranking elders finally decided to discuss the issue of the attack on Noha's Star, but they suddenly discovered that Noha's Star had lost contact.
The veteran on duty hurriedly pulled out the message from Nuohai Star.
"We can't hold on anymore! Please help!"
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"The enemy has a strange weapon that can turn at an acute angle at eight percent the speed of light. It's a technology we can't understand!"
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"Great veteran on duty, please convene a regular meeting in advance!"
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"Help! Help!"
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"Reporting to the Senate, this may be our last report. We have tried all possible means, but none of them can curb the enemy's expansion on the planet Noha. Now there is a torrent of metal everywhere. We can't even escape to space." There was no chance, we failed to save this planet."
As the message recording played, the faces of the elders became worse and worse, and the elder on duty was even more trembling.
"Ansula, as the elder on duty, why are you reporting such important news now?"
Other elders questioned the elder on duty.
According to the procedure, when the senators on duty receive such important news, they should immediately hold a meeting to discuss it. If the Senate sends reinforcements early, the Star of Noha will not fall into the hands of the enemy.
The elder on duty, known as Ansula, had a pale face. He wanted to quibble, but he didn't get the chance.
"Deprive Ansula of his status as a senator!"
"Send him back to retire!"
"Now we will discuss this enemy who has occupied the Star of Noha, decide our great strategy, and make them regret their foolish actions!"