Tempest of the Stellar War - Chapter 914

Chapter 914

After resting for a day, everyone gathered except for Wang Zheng, Zhang Shan, and Lie Xin . Butcher had also brought two other students from Elite Academy X, a Gemini Star person called Luo Er, who majored in life composition and social relations… This surprised Wang Zheng and Zhang Shan . Who knew that such specializations existed at Elite Academy X? It sounded awesome, even the name sounded impressive .

The other was called Basais, from Lya Sphinx . He majored in energy mediums . It sounded quite unbelievable, like he was some spirit medium . He was also participating in this experiment .

“Wang Zheng, I’m your fan!” Luo Er immediately enthused . “Can you give me an autograph?”

Wang Zheng was surprised, and could only nod . Zhang Shan and Lie Xin held back their laughter, seeing Wang Zheng ill at ease in such situations . Wang Zheng still earnestly saw it as just a battle . Perhaps he was a little better, but the phrase “idol” was still a stranger to him . In truth, the Greatest King competition had earned him many fans .

Basais expressed agreement . “In recent years, Arbiter has been virtually undefeated in military competitions . For Saruman Snake Battle Team to beat Asura Battle Team is definitely a miracle . My peers back on Lya Sphinx would love to meet you too . ”

“Keke, please stop with the compliments . You’ll make me forget my name . ”

“You young’uns should stop with the circlejerking . If you’re that free, spend your flattery on me . You’ve got to respect your elders . ” Butcher joked . “Here, let me introduce you . Professor Beko, the leading research authority on the Zerg heredity . ”

Anyone that Butcher introduced so seriously must be of serious ability . They hastened to bow, and Beko smiled genially, propping up his spectacles . “Don’t listen to that old geezer brag . Here, I’ll bring you all in for a look . The last stage of this experiment needs your help . ”

Wang Zheng and the rest could sense that Professor Beko was someone immersed in the world of research . They had a good feeling about him .

They followed Beko to the second floor of the great hall . The lower floor was a sealed environment . Inside was a Zerg, in a very peaceful state .

Just by looking, this Zerg was undoubtedly the abyss type . Its color and heavy feel were all very formidable .

“This is one of our more successful creations, a low level abyss Zerg . A sickle Zerg; after numerous numerical and battle comparisons, it’s basically at around 95% similarity . ” Beko introduced, signaling to the workers to begin a demonstration .

A robot was released into the room, but the Zerg did not move . The robot began attacking the Zerg, which was clearly roused, but it made no movement .

“At present, we have two commands . Stop, attack . Because it’s an area command, there’s no way to specify the attack target . But if you release this into the Zerg battlefield as the point troop, it’s very useful . ”

Saying thus, Beko issued the attack command, and the Zerg promptly tore the robot to shreds . It was powerless against an abyss Zerg .

Butcher gasped in admiration as well . “Looks like your biological control system development has been extremely successful . ”

“The entire process has yielded many patents . But some are indeed very dangerous . ” Beko said .

Beko was a bit of a mad scientist, but not an oblivious one . The deeper the research went, the more he discovered that many of the technologies could not only be used on Zergs, but had more horrifying applications on humankind .

“Let’s not worry about those . Relax: the alliance will definitely keep them under strict control . What’s the next step?”

“Student Basais should begin . My only worry is the Zergs’ innate connection . This is the aspect we’re currently wrestling with . The communication between low rank Zergs is easy to explain, but how the mother Zerg executes long range commands is still a mystery . ” Beko said .

Basais was already raring to go . His Ability X was not easily explained, involving mental perception that excluded humans . But towards animals, especially plants, he had wonderful communicative abilities .

The Zerg was shut in a special room, encased in strengthened glass as a precaution . Although this Zerg was controlled, but there was still some natural fear when one went in .

Wang Zheng and the rest were less affected, but those who were not battle types were still a little worried . A cage rose from the ground to enclose the Zerg . Clearly the safety precautions were extremely thorough . After they filed in, the abyss Zerg was still very quiet .

Wang Zheng was scrutinizing this abyss Zerg . He was no stranger to the Zergs now . They had exchanged blows many times, even with higher ranked ones .

“Wang Zheng, what do you think?” Butcher asked . He was interested in Wang Zheng’s judgement .

“This Zerg has virtually no wildness or killing intent . I feel that this Zerg will never beat a wild one in a 1v1 . ” Wang Zheng said .

Beko chuckled . “We judged the same thing . But we will give it man-made equipment . In a battle, it will be equipped with heavy-duty explosives, which are definitely far superior to bomb Zerg . ”

They all nodded . This was impressive . Humanity’s intellect was clearly unlimited . Many times, fighting smart meant that they would never have to sustain a full-frontal .

Basais slowly approached the Zerg, which was still very peaceful . Basais’ courage grew, and looked at Beko . Beko nodded . “It’s now in the calm state . As you saw, even if it sustains attacks, it will not retaliate . ”

Basais placed a hand on the Zerg . This strange feeling was something he had never experienced before . All he had touched previously were corpses, and this one was alive .

Basais closed his eyes, and waves of Ability X energy pulsed . Every living thing had life pulses . If one could attune these waves, one could learn many things .

This was his specialty and forte . Even a rock had its own pulse . The more complex the life form, the more complex the pulse, and the more difficult it was to feel . Although the life force of this Zerg was considerable, but the pulse was very simple, especially for a low-rank Zerg .

The Zerg’s eyes moved, opening and swiveling towards Basais . Basais smiled in triumph . Got it!

Fine tuning his pulse, he could quickly understand the Zerg’s situation… Pitch black… empty… waiting…

Such a controlled Zerg was not really a living thing, but more like a Zerg-type biological robot . It did not have any complicated feedback .

Basais felt it was rather meaningless as well . He thought he might be able to feel something different this time round, perhaps a stronger pulse from a live abyss Zerg . The strongest life forms, especially, left a deep impression on his mind . But this abyss Zerg was not even as strong as a normal Zerg .

Just as Basais was about to break the connection, a whisper emerged, as though a spark streaking through the darkness, gone in a flash .

But when he searched for it again, it had disappeared . After a long while, nothing new happened .

“Basais, anything unusual?”

Basais shook his head . “I can’t tell . I could have sworn I felt something different for an instant, but it disappeared too quickly . Perhaps I’m tired from the long journey . I need to continue observing . ”

Beko smiled . “No rush . You all will be here for some time . ”

“Professor Beko, how many of such Zergs are there, and what is the highest rank achieved?” Wang Zheng asked .

Beko smiled . “That’s a secret, my boy . Let’s just focus on our respective tasks . ”

Wang Zheng shrugged grudgingly . From one side, Luo Er smiled . “To make a complete social structure, more than 100 Zergs are needed . At the same time, there must be some Zerg-commander level leaders, otherwise these Zergs will have no battle power to speak of . ”

Beko and Butcher looked at each other and laughed . These youngsters were not bad at all . But there were some things they could not speak of . Each organization had its own rules .

“Wang Zheng, Lie Xin, Zhang Shan, the three of you follow me . Luo Er, Basais, you two follow Professor Beko . This is a rare opportunity for practice . ”

“Yes, sir!”

This was definitely a rare chance to participate in such top-secret research . To Luo Er and Basais, the firsthand information was incomparably important .

Wang Zheng and the other two followed Butcher to the defense department of the research base . This place was in charge of the daily surveillance of the base . Of course, not far from the surface was stationed a squad of Gemini Star motorized unit . The squad was there to guarantee the safety of the experiment, especially since the Zergs belonged to a highly-dangerous classification .