chapter 4
4 Tues-Endless Expansion(1)
[Cave Snake: 1c1601]
[Single-Eyed Spider: 1d0080]
Even after the corps went upstairs, they ate and devastated everything in sight.
The gene pool being acquired has also increased.
Fortunately, the mushrooms and moss colonies that felt a little bit of life were swept away.
[As you no longer put energy in, the corps, which had been emitting energy to its heart’s content, gradually became concerned about the energy efficiency problem]
“I should have done it beforehand.”
[If you put efficiency first, your fighting power will inevitably decrease. The number of soldiers decreases, the expansion slows]
“It’s not that I don’t have enough time.”
I don’t know if I don’t notice and take pictures at a mart or something and feed them what’s there.
If they can’t do that, they’ll have to find the answer on their own.
Fortunately, these guys were pretty smart about subjects that didn’t even have proper brain tissue.
[Of course. Because the size of our colony itself is our brain]
“Why are you sulking?”
I lay blankly on the bed.
Today is a public lecture. I should study, but I can’t concentrate.
“What race did other players choose? Wolves? Rabbit or something?”
[They are very diverse. For one thing, there are intelligent bodies.]
“…What?”
I asked a trivial question, but I got a pretty shocking answer.
You’re an intelligent person, wasn’t it all about raising animals together?
[I said various things. literally]
“No, then isn’t it too unfair?”
Some people are growing cells now, but some are raising civilizations.
[That, no one can determine]
But the guy was adamant.
I honestly couldn’t understand, but I just kept my mouth shut.
No matter how much I whine, nothing changes.
I ended up giving up thinking about other players neatly.
[The Legion redefines efficiency]
Constantly thinking and experimenting.
For the problems they are currently facing, they have established a new course.
this is right I wanted them to be as self-sufficient as possible.
[While adjusting the number of soldiers, instead of increasing the combat power per individual, find the optimal number. Some nests that have already grown have devised a way to save energy by going into a dormant state]
They were armed with new, self-discovered methods.
Of course, conquest and predation do not stop.
This second stairway almost fell into our hands.
Our area was also increasing in the updated map.
[Third tier, where the mainstream is now vertebrates. We also needed strong soldiers to hunt them down.]
I brought cola and sweets to watch.
If this is the case, I think it would be okay to call it a documentary rather than a game.
Suddenly, I remembered the fun of ant breeding when I was a kid.
[You cannot create results beyond the obtained data, but it is possible to combine and manipulate them]
The scariest thing is that this is a legion compared to an opponent who is only a beast.
A colony that has only one purpose and moves as a group has created soldiers for ‘war’ beyond hunting.
In addition to that, there are military types that are suitable for each role, so no matter how much we reduce the number, I did not think that we would lose, as long as we did not press down with an overwhelming physical like a bear breaking a beehive.
It moves through thorough reconnaissance anyway.
The next stairway was a place where all the goofy children lived, so it was the best condition to gradually increase the size.
[Once again, it is time for hunting]
After a short overhaul.
The corps again entered the upper stairwell.
The poor native creatures were devoured at a tremendous rate and were only hunted unilaterally, unable to stop them from evolving.
“Isn’t it okay to over-size a single object?”
As I forgot the cookie, I muttered a sudden thought.
Now we are rolling a lot of soldiers in a small size.
Wouldn’t it be better to increase the size and make a thug in one weight class?
[efficiency]
He closed my mouth with a single word.
It was a very versatile word.
[And above all, we are still inexperienced. I don’t know what you’re watching, but change your perspective and think about it. Now our world is all about the pupils of this cave]
“…I see what you mean.”
[These are people who do not know what a human is. Very little information has been obtained so far. Although they have enormous hardware, there is no race with advanced brains in the information they have taken so far. That means there is no software to run the hardware.]
“If we keep going up this cave, will we ever meet another intelligent being?”
Just like the kids who are growing hard right now, I suddenly became curious.
Where the hell is the end of this cave?
Is this cave the whole world?
Beyond this cave, maybe the real world.
[…that’s exactly what you need to keep an eye on and tell the kids. Human curiosity and interest]
I haven’t figured it out yet, but it’s definitely possible.
We got here in just three days from a single cell mass.
“I bought bread.”
“…”
“I won’t take it this time…”
The door swung open.
Then he snatched all the bread bags I was holding, went into the room, and closed the door again.
[Quality Nutrients…]
“Don’t be ridiculous. There’s no message going on anymore.”
He sighed and went back into the room.
I was looking at my phone all day today.
Well, life, soul, game, it was fun to watch.
“There’s nothing wrong with the third floor, we can keep going like this.”
Compared to the lowest floor, where there were only a few mushrooms and moss, the number on the third floor was slightly higher.
Plants growing in flowing water and caves were additionally discovered, and the types of small animals that were active there also increased.
And we ate it all.
“Nong… can’t you teach me the concept of farming? What if I just eat everything that catches my eye?”
[Farming is a luxury for us now]
Well, I spit it out, but it wasn’t a very good idea.
What was farming in this cave in the first place?
Most of all, farming is to replace the energy I cannot use with fruits or grains using plants and consume them.
Without having to go through farming, our people can produce energy right away by imitating the method of the devoured fungi that act as the producers here.
What was important was just the absolute amount of energy.
And there was no way to increase the amount of energy unless it preyed on the opponent or put it in from the outside.
“Where are you going?”
“Uh.. let’s go exercise.”
In the end, I left the house again now that the sun has gone down.
I was thinking of finding a way.
Self-sufficiency is also essential, but I thought it would be better for me to fill in the physically impossible parts.
[Did you find a way?]
“I’ve changed my mind a bit. Food isn’t the only food made by humans. Look, some animals eat these big trees to get energy.”
[Our people do not have the ability to digest wood]
“What’s the matter. You can send such a creature.”
I decided to use the fact that I could intervene a little more actively.
There is one guy in my house who is very fussy, so I can’t see a single cockroach, but this mountain behind me is different.
I picked up the camera.
I had a feeling that if I filmed like crazy, anything would happen.
After all, it seemed like we could eat any insect that fell.
[Wait, that method is not good]
“ok?”
[Don’t be reckless]
Just before pressing the shutter, I was tackled.
[Your account is still at level 1. That is, there is a limit to the use of abilities]
“I haven’t heard of that.”
[Because I didn’t have to say it]
…this bastard?
But it was an acceptable constraint.
If I am a powerful person from a very wealthy family, ignoring morality, law, and naval, and abusing my abilities, it is a scam.
What would happen if you immediately spend money to buy meat in a warehouse unit and send it out?
“Tell me about that in advance. So what can I do now?”
[Level 1 can provide a total of 10 specimens, and can provide up to 20 kg of food per day]
“…I think I can see why you keep pursuing high efficiency.”
It was a pretty realistic constraint.
If so, I think I can see why I hated Mum so much.
It was right to exclude things that can be obtained locally, such as moisture, as much as possible.
“Okay. So far, ants, fruit flies, spiders, bees, scarabs… butterflies and pigeons…”
[3 chances left]
“under.”
It’s hard to take a picture.
I turned on the flashlight and approached the hillside behind the fallen tree.
Amidst many people taking night walks along the Dulle-gil because it is a garden level, I used a flashlight to examine the surface of the trees in detail.
All I wanted was termites. Insects that feed on wood.
When I saw you tube, I just went to the mountain and caught it.
“What. Why?”
[Find termites later, I think it’s better to look now]
The alarm went off.
I didn’t take it lightly, but it was something I couldn’t take lightly.
[On the fourth floor, which we set as our target, there was another corps. They were the ones that couldn’t be found by conventional reconnaissance that scanned the air once. These were mainly underground and land dwellers.
“Ants?”
Hearing the description, it was an ant.
On the screen that was shown, we saw those who had their jaws clenched on the ground and confronted our scouts based on the long-lived wasp.
Although large in size, the overall shape of the head, chest and abdomen was similar to that of an ant.
“…?”
[Don’t look down on them. Their legions are the rulers of the fourth floor]
The white ants that were facing each other spread their jaws wide, and suddenly they spit out some kind of liquid like an anti-aircraft gun.
The liquid hit the scout.
I was speechless as I watched the parts I touched melt helplessly with smoke.