7: Chapter 7 Evolvable Microorganisms, The First Battle of the Steel Body

One situation that is currently very obvious is that the biosphere of Taichu Star is still not very stable.

The scarcity of biological types makes the biosphere extremely fragile; once one of these organisms encounters a problem, it will inevitably cause the extinction of other species.

For example, if the Alpha Grass Worm were to disappear, the Beta Meat Worm would certainly lack food and subsequently starve to death.

Lacking Alpha Grass Worms, the rapidly reproducing surface plants, Little Green Algae and Star Algae, would cover the water surface, causing the Green Moss at the bottom of the water to die.

This is a very complex food chain relationship; these food chains form a biosphere as precise as an instrument. According to the theory of evolution, life will always find a way.

But that would require hundreds of millions of years to achieve biological diversity through survival of the fittest. Furthermore, there is a possibility of encountering countless mass extinctions due to an unstable biosphere. Zhao Feng cannot afford to wait; he is in desperate need of a creature he can communicate with.

Fortunately, he possesses the Planet Editor, which allows him to actively modify organisms. Clicking on the task interface at the bottom of the screen, Zhao Feng discovered a quietly arrived task.

Task Four: Stable Biosphere

Task Description: Your Taichu Star currently only possesses 3 producers, 1 primary consumer, 1 secondary consumer, and 1 decomposer. The scarce biological types make your planet's biosphere too fragile; only a sufficiently stable biosphere can develop into a colorful planet of life.

Task Objective: Possess 30 producers, 10 primary consumers, 3 secondary consumers, 1 apex consumer, and 30 decomposers.

Task Reward: 100 Modification Points, a mysterious small iron box.

The reward for the task is very generous, an unprecedented 100 points, as well as a small iron box of a clearly higher Rank.

Completing the task should not be too difficult.

"Game rules; the beginner phase is never too difficult, otherwise it would be very discouraging," Zhao Feng muttered to himself.

A life form existing somewhere grinned coldly, "Discouraging? Try quitting and see!"

According to Earth's knowledge, organisms will evolve autonomously. The System's intelligent time acceleration can make tens of thousands of years pass as if they were mere seconds; Zhao Feng could simply wait for the organisms to evolve on their own.

Of course, this is a gamble.

Yes, with a sufficient external environment, Taichu Star would, barring any accidents, eventually be able to evolve colorful life, but that might be the result of life trying countless times.

But Zhao Feng is currently very afraid of accidents; Earth is still in dire straits. The Aliens are, for unknown reasons, capturing humans on a large scale, and his relatives and friends are still under the threat of the Aliens.

He opened the Material Center and began to browse.

The new Material Center has more refined classifications. First, it is divided into two major categories: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotes include Rock-eating Bacteria, Energy-eating Bacteria, Unnamed, Unnamed...

A large batch of the "Unnamed" are prokaryotes that evolved on Taichu Star itself. Because the System does not include them in the statistics, Zhao Feng is too lazy to name them.

Within eukaryotes, they are further refined into plants and animals.

Among plants, there are algae like Little Green Algae and Star Algae, and bryophytes like Green Moss; among animals, there are herbivores like Alpha Grass Worms and carnivores like Beta Meat Worms. For every organism, one can click after its name to see its biological characteristics.

If there are materials, one can directly use them for synthesis without needing to construct skills or organisms, which saves Creation Points, only adding an extra synthesis cost of 1 Modification Point.

It seems that the previous modifications did not charge a synthesis fee because skill points were created, so the System kindly waived the synthesis fee.

One point is one point, he can afford it.

If one were to construct a non-existent skill, it would cost a large amount of Modification Points, so Zhao Feng's principle is to save wherever possible.

Little Green Algae has heat-resistant but cold-intolerant properties, so the water surface at high latitudes, which is near the poles, is basically empty, with only a few scattered Star Algae.

Zhao Feng intends to synthesize a cold-resistant plant here, which can not only increase oxygen production but also enrich the biosphere.

The vast majority of prokaryotes are adapted to various extreme environments. Some can survive in boiling water, some live in polar glaciers, and some live in the deep sea...

Zhao Feng easily found an unnamed prokaryote, put on the virtual helmet, extracted the cold-resistant gene fragment from it, and then pasted it into the genes of the Little Green Algae.

After consuming 1 Modification Point, the transcription and translation of the genes were completed perfectly. According to the System's simulation test, this is a very successful organism and can be fully introduced into Taichu Star for reproduction.

Ice Algae: strong cold resistance, spore reproduction, fast reproduction speed. Note: This is a type of lower plant that can live in cold environments.

...

Time passed quickly during Zhao Feng's modifications, and a large number of organisms were imported into the planet. Unknowingly, an hour and a half had passed.

"The host cannot continue to survive on the planet; the host will return immediately."

It was that familiar feeling again, and Zhao Feng returned to the dormitory once more.

It was morning, and the sun had come out for a while; the warm sunlight shone on Zhao Feng's bare body, making him feel incredibly comfortable.

The cells all over his body were groaning; the feeling of being filled with energy, is this the ability of the Steel Body?

How powerful must Superman's complete Steel Body be!

Zhao Feng picked up a thermos cup on the bedside table, and with a slight exertion of force, the alloy thermos cup caved in.

He could feel his strength gradually increasing, and his skin's toughness becoming stronger and stronger; even his hungry stomach was filled with a sense of satiety. It seems he can even save on meals.

Finally, after about five minutes, the sensation of energy intake disappeared; it seems his body was full.

Zhao Feng regretfully put on his clothes; the shorter the time of energy absorption, the smaller the effect of this Steel Body.

But even so, it is currently his greatest reliance.

Opening the personal interface, the ability column had changed.

Ability: Primary Steel Body (0.01%)

It seems that after basking in the sun like this ten thousand times, this Steel Body will be maxed out. At that time, the Steel Body will likely advance to the next level.

Without a watch, Zhao Feng did not know how many days had passed.

"So many Aliens died; it's impossible that there's no reaction!" Zhao Feng, carrying his blade aura, stepped out of the door on tiptoes.

Fortunately, the strength increased by the Steel Body did not surge too much all at once, allowing him to still control his own power, and he did not end up in the awkward situation of crashing into the door.

Although the Tian Boguang trial card had disappeared, when he raised the blade aura, the Moves and force application of the Gale Quick Blade were still exceptionally familiar.

It is a pity that there is no memory at all of the light-body skills and Internal Energy.

It seems that the blade aura has the ability to retain memory for the blade series.

"Zzz!"

A sense of alarm arose in Zhao Feng's heart, and he rolled his body; the iron dormitory door behind him was severed by a slender blue light.

While rolling, Zhao Feng saw a huge disc-shaped spaceship hovering silently in the sky.

"Damn! The good doesn't come, but the bad does."

Fortunately, the speed bestowed by the Steel Body has already become his instinct; although it cannot compare to the speed of light-body skills, his maneuvering within a small space is even more flexible.

After rolling to dodge, Zhao Feng used both hands and feet, flashed out of the small courtyard, and arrived at the entrance of the cafeteria.

The spaceship's laser beam does not have strong penetration against walls; Zhao Feng intends to hide for a while and find a place to escape.

Rustle, rustle, rustle...

The reflection of metal made Zhao Feng vigilant; the spaceship above did not Move, seemingly having sent out some ground troops.

"Hum, hum, hum..."

Inside the disc-shaped spaceship, several insects were discussing. Actually, this was not their language, but some organ vibrating; they were using an unknown method of communication, which translates into Chinese as:

"It is this strange human; we need to study his strange abilities. His individual strength far exceeds that of other members of his kind. Looking at his behavior, it is a bit like the Wuxia from Earth novels."

"Send out the soldier ants, capture him, and try not to kill him."

The insect pressed a button, and the disc-shaped spaceship soon took action.