6: Chapter 6 Animals and Plants, Basic Steel Body

The extra modification points made Zhao Feng extremely curious, unsure of what had happened, but fortunately, the System conscientiously provided a notification.

Opening the file, it was clearly noted in Chinese characters that the planet had naturally evolved new microorganisms!

Before this, apart from Zhao Feng's super microorganisms, this planet was completely a dead star. Unexpectedly, with the appearance of water, microorganisms had actually emerged.

In fact, this was not strange.

The planet's atmosphere was inherently rich in organic matter, which originated from meteorites and volcanic eruptions on the surface.

With the massive appearance of rainfall, organic matter gradually flowed into lakes.

It is very normal for simple life to appear in places where organic matter gathers.

By manipulating the 3D planet model and magnifying it several hundred million times, Zhao Feng discovered this new type of microorganism.

It was a small consumer with a simple cell structure.

Its cell wall was soft, allowing it to engulf organic particles into its cells. Under the action of sunlight, these formed a more complex organic substance, which provided it with the energy to grow and divide into new microorganisms.

Watching a dead, silent planet give birth to life was undoubtedly a very happy thing.

Unfortunately, the planet's surface could not support human survival; otherwise, Zhao Feng would have loved to go and see the real surface of the planet.

After the System learned of this new microorganism, it automatically captured its genetic information and prompted Zhao Feng to name it.

Thus, this microorganism, named "Consumer No. 1," officially entered the System Material Center, becoming a Materials that could be used to synthesize new life forms.

New missions had not appeared yet, and there was nothing Zhao Feng could do. Just then, he remembered the mysterious small wooden box, so he opened it to take a look.

"You have opened the small wooden box."

"You have obtained the mysterious ability — Steel Body (Elementary, evolvable). Note: Are you ready to be a Superman?"

"This is so awesome, it's actually Steel Body!" Zhao Feng was overjoyed.

Steel Body grants Superman formidable defense and recovery, as well as functions like flight, super vision, super hearing, and heat vision, and it can also absorb yellow sunlight to gain energy.

An Elementary Steel Body was certainly not that powerful, but it was undoubtedly a massive boost to Zhao Feng's strength.

Steel Body (Elementary): Ten times the limit of a normal person, Elementary solar radiation absorption, Elementary recovery ability, and Elementary flight ability.

One couldn't say this ability was bad; it was simply too formidable.

Zhao Feng was full of confidence in his home; so what if there were Aliens? Superman was an Alien too, wasn't he?

The System accelerated time intelligently.

Time flew by, countless days and nights passed, and this planet truly underwent sea-changing transformations.

Over these thousands of years, "Consumer No. 1" evolved once again.

With the proliferation of "Consumer No. 1," the organic matter from volcanoes and meteorites could no longer satisfy the massive number of "Consumer No. 1" without exception.

Consequently, a portion of them absorbed some characteristics of Energy-eating Bacteria, beginning to be able to absorb some thermal energy to gain energy, reducing their dependence on natural organic matter.

Only ten minutes of the half-hour time provided by the System had passed. Thinking that he still had 33 modification points, Zhao Feng had a sudden inspiration: why not do something?

In the history of Earth's planetary development, algae played a very important role.

"It is time for algae to appear; the appearance of lower plants will be a new beginning for the planet!"

"Extract Energy-eating Bacteria genes, extract 'Consumer No. 1' evolution genes, and construct Green Algae."

Zhao Feng operated quickly, directly consuming modification points to create the lower plant Green Algae.

Because it involved extracting some existing genes and the structure of Green Algae was not too complex, the consumption was still within his manageable range.

"Please name the new plant. This operation consumes 8 modification points, leaving 25 modification points."

Because "Consumer No. 1" had evolved, Zhao Feng had gained another 1 new modification point.

However, times were still tight; perhaps things would get better after a while.

"Name it Little Green Algae."

The first type of plant, named Little Green Algae, was placed into the planet by Zhao Feng. It would provide Zhao Feng's ocean with new organic matter and oxygen, providing nutrients for the upcoming explosion of life.

While waiting, two types of lower plants had already appeared in the ocean.

The Star Algae, which floated in the water, had evolved a certain reflective ability because it could not absorb too much light and heat, earning its name because it looked like stars in the water.

The Green Moss, which grew by gripping the ground in shallow water, earned its name because it was similar to the moss on Earth.

Relying on the abundant organic matter, two types of life possessing certain animal behaviors also appeared.

They were the Alpha Grass Worm and the Beta Meat Worm.

As the name suggests, the Alpha Grass Worm was the first type of life that could feed on the three lower plants.

It was not very large, only the size of a needle tip, but it reproduced quickly in the water.

Because the three plants had spread globally, the air was already rich in oxygen.

Through the action of lightning, an ozone layer had already formed in the planet's atmosphere.

The ultraviolet rays shining on the planet's surface were much reduced, which was crucial for the reproduction of life.

Unfortunately, the gratitude of the Alpha Grass Worm was just to eat the plants.

The Beta Meat Worm fed on the Alpha Grass Worm; it was about the size of a ladybug.

It had evolved mouthparts suitable for predation, and its ellipsoidal body had four tentacles that could propel its body forward quickly in the water.

Compared to the increasingly lively ocean, the land was still desolate.

Everywhere was a barren desert, with no signs of life.

Even the Green Moss that bravely climbed onto land was scorched to death on the beach by the cruel sun.

The remaining withered traces were like a big mouth, mocking the insignificance of life.

"Ding, the host has explored actively; the planet has undergone benign changes and can now initially support life. The host's stay duration on the planet has been increased to 1 hour."

"Ding! The host's Physique has evolved; the stay duration on the planet has been increased by half an hour."

"Ding, the System has further bound; the System is upgrading."

The sudden System notifications left Zhao Feng in no mood to observe the planet, which was gradually becoming mottled with color; he quickly put on his helmet and opened the System interface.

Perhaps it was because the gradual increase in life had turned a new page.

Silently, the System underwent a significant upgrade.

The screens in front of Zhao Feng merged into one, and the main interface appeared.

The interface was divided into upper and lower parts.

On the left side of the upper part was a continuously rotating planet, which still had mottled color patches on it.

In the bottom right corner of the planet, there were bar charts represented by various colors, representing temperature, air pressure, oxygen content, etc.

On the right side of the upper part, there was a row of text introductions: the Personal Bar and the Planet Bar.

Intern Host: Zhao Feng.

Owned Planets 1: Unnamed.

After clicking on the Host Bar, personal information popped up.

Host: Zhao Feng.

Strength: Mortal.

Ability: Elementary Steel Body (Awaiting development).

Divine Weapon: Spirit Blade Slash.

Mysterious Power: Mother of Planets (Immune to attacks from native life forms of the planet, communicate with native biological life of the planet).

After clicking on the Planet Bar, planet information popped up.

Planet: Unnamed.

Level: Grade D Life Planet.

Age: Youth Planet.

Plants: Little Green Algae, Star Algae, Green Moss.

Animals: Alpha Grass Worm, Beta Meat Worm.

Microorganisms: Unnamed Decomposer 1, others not included in statistics.

Intelligent Life: None.

Mysterious Power: None.

The lower part of the interface contained two sections: the Planet Editor and the Mission Board.

The new interface made the information much clearer, making it more convenient for Zhao Feng to control and manage.

Zhao Feng clicked on the unnamed section of the planet interface and discovered that he could name it.

After thinking about it, Zhao Feng named the planet — Taichu Star, meaning it was the first planet.

The appearance of plants and animals like Little Green Algae and Star Algae marked that Taichu Star had entered the eukaryotic era from the prokaryotic era.

The appearance of eukaryotes made genetic material more stable, and gradually, various multicellular organisms would also evolve.

Perhaps in just a few tens of thousands of years, Taichu Star would become completely lively.

This situation was exactly what Zhao Feng wanted.

On the desolate Taichu Star, Zhao Feng could not find any life to communicate with; although the System could speak, it could not communicate.

Furthermore, he needed to gain power from the process of modifying the planet to deal with the Aliens on Earth.

Holding a heart full of enthusiasm, Zhao Feng continued to devote himself to the great cause of transformation.