Chapter 830 The Function of the Zerg

Just like the Ice Witch described in the report, it looks like a hairless spider and an ant with a big belly; the upper body is slender and segmented, and the lower body is high and bulging. About the size of an adult torso.

Obviously, this is not the limit of the worm's expansion. If it wants to completely envelop the madman, its abdomen must expand to at least two or three times its normal size. According to the "photos" sent back from the scene, when it was in containment, its head would be buried in the ground, leaving only its bulging belly exposed. At first glance, it looked like a huge mature insect egg.

"You killed it?" Phyllis asked.

"This is more convenient. Although it is not aggressive, it can run away quickly," Agatha then made the ice condense into a slender sharp blade and cut into the insect's belly.

Suddenly, a milky white liquid with a slightly fishy smell flowed out.

"This kind of mucus has a certain antiseptic effect, and it can flow freely under normal circumstances. After a long time, it will slowly solidify and become a substance like egg white." She explained.

"Then... for eating?" Falti couldn't help but frowned.

"Although I haven't eaten it, it probably won't taste too delicious," Agatha shook her head, "The key lies in another body fluid in it."

This time, she worked hard for half an hour before peeling off all the skin on the bug's back, and took out a sticky green viscera from it.

"It looks a bit like a gallbladder," Phyllis poked her head excitedly.

"But it's not filled with bile," Agatha carefully cut a small opening in it, squeezed out two drops of dark green juice into the pool of mucus on the ground, and then summoned two ice picks again, stirring quickly Slime came, "The next thing is the point."

Roland held his breath and carefully watched the changes in the "preservation fluid".

Not long after, the liquid began to become viscous, and the stirring speed of the ice witch became slower and slower. After about two or three minutes, the ice cone submerged in it could no longer be separated, as if it was firmly fixed on the surface by something. together.

He stretched out his finger, pressed the surface of the mucus, and found that it had transformed into a jelly, the surface was relatively soft, but it was difficult to take a step closer after pressing down a few millimeters.

"This is..." Phyllis was surprised.

"Biological rubber," Roland said with a touch of excitement, "it's this thing that makes Fran unable to move."

From the first report sent by Agatha, he noticed the peculiar properties of the relic reptiles. At first he thought it was the ability to spin silk similar to spiders, but after the follow-up reports were delivered, he found that the reptiles after solidification The slime has excellent elasticity and toughness, and it is not much less than rubber. Not only can it be glued to the surface of objects, but it can also be shaped arbitrarily before it solidifies. These two points alone have already given it practical value.

Roland had been sending people to look for gum plants before, and he believed that as long as he found a sample, the leaves could be transformed into high-yielding crops that could be grown on a large scale. However, neither the rubber tree nor the rubber grass has been able to get definite information. Even in the Dawn Kingdom, which is rich in species, no one has heard of such plants. Therefore, wherever elastic materials are needed, they can only be handed over to Soraya. solve.

This is undoubtedly tantamount to limiting the production capacity of Neverwinter.

When a new batch of machine tools has been put into use one after another, and the production efficiency and processing level of the factory have been significantly improved, rubber has become the most obvious shortcoming. Although he knew in his heart that rubber was just a general term for elastic materials, which could be artificially synthesized in addition to natural production, but he didn't know anything about how to operate it.

Just when Roland suspected that there were no gelatinous plants in this corner of the land, the exploration report of the snow mountain ruins gave him an unexpected surprise.

Because of this, he decided to take this risk and try to breed this alien creature brought by the deep sea monster.

Now that he saw the real thing with his own eyes, he finally confirmed his judgment.

Regardless of the durability of the cured mucus, as long as it can seal the moving parts, it can be classified into the rubber category as long as it is well deserved.

"According to Asha's backtracking, we discovered that it was these reptiles that restrained Fran," Agatha said slowly, "They sprayed out streams of mucus from their tails, binding her tightly like a net. However, relying on the liquid in the stomach alone is useless, it must be mixed with the juice in the viscera on the back to achieve a rapid solidification effect - if it weren't for Sylvie's magic eye, we might have to grope for ten and a half days months."

"I see," Pasha nodded, "This is a good material for making fishing nets and ropes."

"The former is okay, but the latter is not too soft," Elsa commented unceremoniously, "No one likes to use a rope that gets longer and longer. Besides, I think this well-informed A mortal king should not bring these bugs of unknown origin back to Neverwinter just to eat more salted fish." She paused, then turned her gaze to Roland, "No matter how crazy experiments you want to do, don't Forget, now you represent more than just the Graycastle side."

These words stunned Roland for a moment. He didn't expect that Elsa, who had been obsessed with being the only leader of the united front, would understand his intentions, and he didn't expect that she would say that this speech had a certain meaning. Speaking up has acknowledged the essence of his leadership.

"Of course." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, "If everything goes well, it won't be long before you can see its wide range of uses."

"However, without the monster that controls them, how can we make the reptiles spray out the slime?" Pasha asked, "I can't just kill them first and then take them every time, right?"

"This is the direction of future research," Agatha wiped her hands after putting the organs into a leather bag, "If it doesn't work, the only solution is to rely on mass cultivation."

In addition to the "rubber worm", Roland then checked other fresh species brought back from the ruins, such as fruit plants that can emit luminescence by themselves, and small transparent boneless fish that live in dark rivers. But these new discoveries pale in comparison to xenomorphs.

The former is just a symbiotic phenomenon - a large group of glowing beetles gather in the fruit, and after eating the pulp, they will scatter away, spreading the seeds by the way, completely unable to play the role of street lamp plants; while the latter is almost invisible The light can only live in the underground water veins. Although the meat is delicious, it is destined not to be raised on a large scale, and it can only be served as a rare game on the table of a very small number of people.

Of course, Roland didn't expect every newly discovered species to bring him surprises like "rubber worms". He was already satisfied with the rewards of snow mountain exploration.

Before leaving the Third Border City, Pasha brought two God's Punishment Witches who had never seen before before him.

"Your Majesty, they voluntarily accept the soul transfer and become new devouring worms. But before that, can you let them go to your dream and experience that incredible and beautiful world?"