Chapter 59: Chapter 59
The joy of victory …
Watching the ice monster sinking into the darkness, Lin's mind was filled with this wonderful feeling.
Lin finally understood that this feeling could only be felt after defeating such a powerful opponent.
During this battle, the Leviathan had suffered great losses. All of its biting tentacles were killed by the ultraviolet rays, even its body itself was heavily damaged. Only by winning under such circumstances could one feel joy and joy.
Although she was happy, Lin hoped that this battle wasn't in vain. She hoped that this crystal-like monster would be able to bring her something interesting.
The Leviathan removed the dead tentacles and released the Collectors to consume them without leaving a single bit of nutrients behind. Lin would soon be able to regrow new tentacles.
After collecting them, the Leviathan swam towards the ice monster's sinking location.
Due to the thick layer of ice in this area, even in the middle of the day, the light in the water was no different from night, so Lin had to light up a lantern to see her surroundings.
Got it.
At the bottom of the dark sea was a white beach. The ice monster was silently lying in a sand pit, the crystal-like armor covering its gigantic body was still shining brightly, but it was no longer alive.
The explosive orb that crawled into its wound had probably exploded its brain, which was why it died so quickly. Lin was looking forward to seeing its struggling expression.
The Leviathan swam close to the ice monster's body and released a large number of microscopic eyeballs used for exploration. They drilled into every crevice of the ice monster's body to observe this creature's mysteries.
During this time, Lin was slowly regrowing the Leviathan's tentacles.
The ice monster's internal organs were very similar to most other arthropod creatures, but there were also quite a few unique features.
For example, its last two arthropods had the ability to both absorb and spray water, allowing it to move at high speed and perform ramming attacks. Furthermore, Lin couldn't find any gills, so how exactly did this creature absorb oxygen?
The most important thing was its brain. The ice monster's brain was the largest brain Lin had ever seen. Even in terms of proportion, it was larger than any other creature's brain, not even the flatfish's brain could compare to it.
Lin had already understood that the main function of a creature's brain was to command its own cells. By removing the part that commanded its own cells, only the remaining part could be used to think for itself. Only when this' self-thinking 'part was larger would the creature become smarter.
That was why the Ice Monster had thought of that strange tactic of knocking other creatures onto the ice.
The Ice Monster's shell was also quite unique. Lin noticed that it wasn't made of any kind of crustaceous substance that she knew of, but rather a crystal-like substance. The Ice Monster's shell had a large number of special glandular cells that looked like small ice crystals that could secrete this substance.
Lin had seen such cells a long time ago …
That's right, this was … a Crystal Fungus! A long time ago, when they were still single cells, Lin fought a war with them.
Why were they mixed in the Ice Crystal Monster's body? Or could it be that the Ice Crystal Monster was a combination of them? But in that case, they should be the basic cells, not the glandular cells in the cortex …
Lin also noticed that the ice monsters' brains were not connected to the crystal fungi. Could it be that they were not controlled by their brains? How peculiar.
In addition, the hardness of this crystal shell was close to the toughest crustaceous substance that Lin could create at the moment. Although it was still a little lacking, it was much lighter, which was why the Ice Crystal Monster was so agile.
The Ice Crystal Shell was divided into three layers. The outermost layer was the thickest and was transparent. The middle layer was the middle layer, but it was white. This layer was probably used to block ultraviolet rays. The innermost layer was very thin, almost like nothing. There were many cracks and small holes on it, and the crystal fungi were basically squeezed into these places.
Its appendages were also made of this kind of crystal shell, especially the curved blades on its forelimbs, which were quite sharp. They could easily cut a crack in the Leviathan's armor.
It felt like a very good shell, but there was a flaw. It didn't have an anti-corrosive coating, so Lin's bombs could easily corrode it.
Overall, this was a very intelligent creature that could move on land and water at the same time, and it also had this strange armor.
Lin wanted to make a set of crystal armor, but the Ice Crystal Monster was too big. Lin needed to increase the size of the Leviathan first.
If the Leviathan wanted to increase its size, it needed to dissolve its outer shell from the inside. Lin noticed that other creatures would first remove their outer shell, then discard the old one and replace it with a new one.
That method felt wasteful and time-consuming, while Lin's method could preserve the crustaceous substance. Although it required a solution, the crustaceous substance was much harder to obtain.
But no matter what method it was, it would take a long time, so let's take it slow.
While melting the shell, Lin had the Leviathan slowly grow in size and modify some of its internal structures. At the same time, it also grew tentacles and released collectors to eat the Ice Crystal Monster.
This was a slow and boring process, but as the collectors chewed on the Ice Crystal Monster's brain, Lin noticed something interesting.
Most of the Ice Crystal Monster's brain cells had died, but Lin noticed a small tentacle-like structure at the back of its brain. Furthermore, this structure was still alive and was slowly moving.
There was a small black stone embedded at the end of this tentacle-like structure. Lin was only curious at first and didn't think too much about it, but when she had the collectors drag it out, she noticed that the end of the tentacle-like structure was constantly pointing in one direction. Even when Lin tried to twist it, it would still turn back.
Why was this thing like that?
Lin still didn't know, but she would definitely head towards the direction it was pointing in. Perhaps she would be able to find the Ice Crystal Monster's nest or something.
I need to finish this as soon as possible.
… … …
The day slowly passed, followed by night. The Leviathan finally completed its transformation. Its appearance didn't change much, but Lin now had 10 biting tentacles, and its body was 200% larger than before. It was now about the same length as the Ice Crystal Monster, but it was much wider than the Ice Crystal Monster. Its corpse had also been completely decomposed and stored away.
Lin tried to reassemble the Ice Crystal Monster's shell. It could also be dissolved by the cells inside its body and then reassembled. However, this kind of material couldn't be found in normal food or common environments. If she wanted to obtain it, she would have to find more creatures with these crystalline shells, or directly find the place where these crystals originated.
Perhaps the crystals that Lin had seen before could also be used to make these shells, but Lin didn't think of it at the time.
Then, it's time to go take a look … where exactly was that small stone pointing?
The Leviathan released some eyeballs and lanterns, then swam towards its target.
That is …
A flickering luster appeared in front of the Leviathan.
Crystals?
In the dark waters, these were the only things that could respond to the light of the lanterns. But this is …
… too much, isn't it?
Lin spread the lanterns out. Wherever their light reached, it was filled with densely packed crystal fragments. Occasionally, one or two larger crystals could be seen standing among them. These crystals were very similar to the Ice Crystal Monster's shell. It seemed that this was indeed the Ice Crystal Monster's nest.
There were also a lot of single-celled creatures on the crystals. Without exception, they were all Crystal Fungi.
There didn't seem to be any other food here. Were the Crystal Fungi eating the crystals?
How strange …
In any case, she had to place a Seed Base here. If she collected the crystals here, she would be able to produce this shiny and powerful army.
At this time, Lin also noticed that the small stone in the Ice Crystal Monster's brain didn't seem to be pointing in the same direction. It was pointing in a further direction …
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