Chapter 46: Chapter 46
The construction of the base was basically complete. It was located at the top of the boulder and took up more than 90% of the entire space.
The outermost layer was a circle of long, flat tentacles called giant shield tentacles. They were covered in a carapace and could bend inward when necessary to protect the entire base.
The second circle was a circle of tentacles full of stinging cells. It was responsible for intercepting the single cells and defending the base.
Near the center was a food pouch for absorbing food, a 'refinery' for separating the crustaceans, and a storage room for storing fat cells. They were all oval-shaped organs, each half the size of an aircraft carrier.
At the very center was a 'breeding pod' that was responsible for producing cells and various troops. It was twice the size of an aircraft carrier, and its outer skin was covered in tough armor and giant tentacles. The entire structure was like a giant sphere, the core of the entire base.
Although it was called the core, it was the simplest structure. It was mainly responsible for constantly dividing the basic cells. Lin's main method of producing troops was to create basic cells, then let them combine into various cells, or combine them and mutate them. After the first combination, the cells would automatically complete the process.
The rest was the structure for cultivating the green cells. Lin called it the incubator umbrella. It was a wide circular platform supported by a cylindrical column made of carapace. The platform was filled with green cells, and this structure was very suitable for absorbing light. There were a total of three incubator umbrellas, which covered almost half of the base.
In the center of each incubator umbrella was a giant lantern. Lin found that the green cells could absorb not only the light of the day, but also its own light. Although the efficiency was lower, it allowed them to continue producing nutrients in the dark.
Small blood vessels covered the entire platform, connecting every tentacle and organ. Lin abandoned the idea of building a large heart in the center, and instead added many small hearts to the blood vessels. This way, they would not take up space and were more convenient.
In addition to these fixed structures, there were many roaming troops, mostly Gas Storages, Devourers, and the like. They were responsible for cleaning the base of parasites or going out to hunt.
After Lin created the shell, she discovered that many wild single-celled or small multicellular organisms liked to attach themselves to the shell. This behavior seemed to be called 'parasitism', but for Lin, it was nothing more than a 'meal'. This was because Lin wasn't like other organisms that only had a single body. Lin could create a combination of organisms of various sizes, from small viruses to large multicellular organisms, nothing could parasitize Lin's body.
There was a funny feeling in his heart.
The aircraft carrier was now floating above the base. Lin usually let it stay on top of the base and was responsible for producing troops. Occasionally, she would let it go out to hunt other large organisms, but this was usually done by the protectors.
The construction of the base had consumed a large amount of fat cells. Although the original storage of the aircraft carrier was quite large, to the point where it could be assembled into many aircraft carriers, it was almost depleted. However, Lin felt that it should be able to be replenished quickly.
Moreover, Lin wanted to form a new group, one that could travel to faraway places.
It must have powerful abilities, flexible movements, a large body to fit all kinds of organs, and a small army of its own.
...... Lin........
Indeed, it should be streamlined to be able to swim quickly in the water. Indeed, no matter how much he wanted a new design, performance was still the priority.
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. Maybe a disc-shaped one... Like a jellyfish, it had tentacles. It would be convenient for it to hunt or catch things, but it would be much slower.
But it was better than having no tentacles....
..... Lin.........,. is is is a wide disc. Its thickness is half that of an aircraft carrier. The diameter of the disc is about twice the length of the aircraft carrier. It is covered with a hard shell. This is the initial size. It will be increased gradually.
The edge of the disc was covered with a total of 30 movable water spouts. It could swim in any direction. In the center of the upper layer of the disc, there was a large suction port that could quickly suck in water and then squeeze it into the water spouts through the internal muscle tubes to achieve rapid swimming.
There were many exits on the upper layer. They were mainly used to release troops.
Then, six huge tentacles extended from the lower layer of the disc. Lin did not want to have thin and weak tentacles like a jellyfish. The tentacles were made of a large number of muscle cells. At the end of the tentacles was a mouth. The mouth was full of barbed teeth made of the strongest shell material. It was not only suitable for tearing prey of the same size, but also for pulling creatures like a severed shell out of the sand.
Then there was the basic cardiovascular structure, the refinery, the airbag, the eyes, the lantern, and so on.
As for its name...
Let's call it 'Leviathan'.
What does this word mean? Lin was not sure. It seemed to symbolize some kind of huge thing swimming in the sea.
If nothing happened to Lin's base, it would not change its position. It was basically in a stationary state. The 'Leviathan' would always travel. Lin would rely on it to get to know this boundless world of water.
If the Leviathan was killed, Lin would build a new one in the base. If the base was destroyed, the Leviathan would be responsible for building a new one.
Of course, Lin did not want that to happen.
The Leviathan did not bring its usual fleet of aircraft carriers. Instead, it brought its own gas reservoir. Lin planned to build a new fleet for the Leviathan to use, even though it was already very powerful.
The Leviathan's fleet would mainly contain various abilities that it did not have. It would also be responsible for transporting food to the Leviathan. Lin would not let the main body eat food directly.
Then, since there were not enough nutrients to build the Leviathan, it would be better to obtain nutrients first.
From the base on top of the boulder, Lin could easily survey the surrounding water. There were many familiar creatures here, such as flatworms, leaf worms, severed shells, jellyfish, starfish, tube worms, and so on. There were also a considerable number of single-celled creatures in the water.
In just one day, Lin would be able to build the Leviathan.
Let the hunt begin!
In this water, there were no creatures that could fight against Lin. They were easily turned into nutrients by Lin. The process of collecting nutrients was very easy.
There was one thing that Lin found strange. After coming out of the ice layer, Lin had not encountered any round shield worms. Were these creatures very rare? Or was there some other reason?
Lin did not continue to think about it. Instead, she focused her attention on hunting again.
Lin did not stop until night fell. This time, Lin could clearly see the changes between day and night. Most creatures would hide in the sand at night, while dark worms and some small arthropods would appear at this time.
Hunting at night was much more difficult than during the day. However, Lin still relied on the lantern in the center of the 'breeding umbrella' to illuminate the green cells to obtain nutrients.
The Leviathan was also in the process of assembling. Because it was too big, it did not assemble in the base's breeding pod. Instead, it was assembled directly in the water. To prevent it from sinking during the assembly process, Lin had deliberately made many air sacs to support its weight.
When the day came again … the Leviathan was almost done assembling. At this time, a strange creature appeared at the edge of Lin's base.
It must have climbed up the stone wall. At first glance, it looked like a round shield worm, but its body was about half the size. It had a semi-circular shield-shaped head like a round shield worm, but its body was different from the round shield worm's long spiral tail. Instead, it was almost as thick as its head and had a continuously protruding carapace. There were many segmented legs under its body, and at the end was a spike instead of a pincer.
"Trilobite."
The word appeared in Lin's mind when she saw the creature for the first time.
It seemed to be a very interesting creature. Although the name sounded strange, it did not feel like it was similar to the creature itself.
Then, let's use it as nutrients to celebrate the birth of the Leviathan!
The Leviathan was now done assembling. It activated the water jets around its body. Its huge body slowly floated up and swam towards the Trilobite that was swaying on the giant shield-shaped tentacles outside Lin's base.
When the Leviathan was close to its opponent, it suddenly spat out water and rushed towards the Trilobite. Two of its huge tentacles with mouths bit the Trilobite's head and tail, respectively, and grabbed it and floated to a higher place.
Then, the Leviathan's tentacles pulled in the opposite direction at the same time. The Trilobite's body was instantly torn apart. A large amount of blue liquid formed by cells and tissues gushed out from the broken part and scattered in the water.
Not bad, although the Trilobite's shell seemed to be a little brittle.
Lin was very satisfied with the Leviathan's ability. Now, let's go to the endless sea!
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