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Chapter 1428: The Crystal Azure Mechanisms' Bold Experiment
Chapter 1428: The Crystal Azure Mechanisms' Bold Experiment
"Spirit Energy?" Morningstar was puzzled.
Lady Seraph calmly explained, "You don't know the birth mechanism of Spirit Energy, do you?"
"Well..." Su Yu and Morningstar exchanged a glance, both clueless about this. They had never thought to delve into this aspect.
Lady Seraph elaborated, "Spirit Energy is the most peculiar energy in the universe, and its birth primarily relies on carbon-based lifeforms. The more carbon-based lifeforms on a planet, the richer the species, the higher the intelligence and strength of these lifeforms, the more abundant and superior the Spirit Energy produced on that planet."
"Oh, I see!" Su Yu and Morningstar understood, finally grasping the formation of Spirit Energy.
Lady Seraph added, "This is also a major drawback of the Mechanisms' civilization. Although the Mechanisms' civilization is highly advanced technologically and scientifically superior to carbon-based lifeforms, they have one significant flaw—they cannot produce Spirit Energy. Take this planet, Grella-13, as an example. Without carbon-based lifeforms, not a trace of Spirit Energy would be generated. This is why the main inhabitants of the Singer Supercluster are intelligent beings rather than Mechanisms. Without Spirit Energy, how can we carbon-based lifeforms compete with the Mechanisms?"
"Um, Lady Seraph..." Su Yu wanted to point out that Lady Seraph's original form wasn't a carbon-based lifeform! As a super AI, Lady Seraph was more akin to the Crystal Azure Mechanisms.
However, Su Yu refrained from voicing this thought. What if saying it aloud sparked some negative idea in Lady Seraph? The consequences would be dire!
After a brief pause, Su Yu looked down at the ground below, changing the subject, "No wonder Crystal Blue is raising so many intelligent beings. It's like a massive breeding farm!"
Suddenly, Su Yu realized that this colony planet resembled a large-scale breeding farm!
In the Southern Hemisphere, 1% of the Mechanisms were breeders, and the remaining 99% were livestock in the farm.
The breeding farms built by Blue Star humans were mainly for meat production, while the Mechanisms bred intelligent beings to generate Spirit Energy.
"It does resemble a large breeding farm," Morningstar agreed.
However, the fur on Morningstar's back stood on end as she realized the true nature of this planet, sending a chill down her spine.
What was even more terrifying was the thought that the intelligent beings on this planet might not be aware of the true nature of their world. Morningstar extended her cat paw and pointed to the nearest continent below, the richest in resources and the most densely populated by intelligent beings.
"But breeding intelligent beings is far more complex than raising livestock. Look, there are even peak Eighth Rank Cultivators on this continent! And not just one!"
"Indeed, not just one," Su Yu's psychic energy scanned the five continents, quickly concluding, "There are five peak Eighth Rank beings, and one of them is about to break through to the Stellarch level? Astonishing!
The number of Eighth Rank Cultivators is also impressive, nearly 200 in total! Unimaginable!"
"200? That's a huge number!" Morningstar exclaimed.
Never before, whether on Blue Star, in the game world, or on the Skrull planet, had there been so many Eighth Rank powerhouses!
But then, she reconsidered. Taking the Skrull race as an example, their population was smaller than Blue Star's, only around 5 billion, yet they had nine Eighth Rank Cultivators.
The number of intelligent beings on this planet was nearly 160 times that of the Skrulls, yet there were only 200 Eighth Rank individuals.
Considering that many of the indigenous beings on Grella-13 have inherently stronger bloodlines than Blue Star humans and Skrulls, 200 isn't a small number."
Lady Seraph's voice sounded in their ears, "The level of these intelligent beings primarily depends on the resources invested by Crystal Blue.
The more resources invested, the higher the average level. Fewer resources result in lower average levels."
"Grella-13 has received a substantial investment of resources.
And haven't you noticed? Crystal Blue Mechanisms are conducting a very bold experiment here."
"An experiment?" Morningstar and Su Yu were taken aback, not understanding Lady Seraph's meaning.
"Yes, an experiment," Lady Seraph's voice carried a hint of gravity. "You must have noticed the individual about to break through to the Stellarch level. He is the subject of this experiment.
The Crystal Azure Mechanisms seem to be nurturing this individual to reach the Stellarch level and researching the pros and cons of breeding a Stellarch-level being.
A Stellarch-level individual is a significant destabilizing factor, as their power is enough to shatter this colony planet.
However, the benefits of a Stellarch-level being are also immeasurable. The quality of Spirit Energy produced by a single Stellarch surpasses that of all other 'livestock' combined.
Crystal Blue Mechanisms are conducting such an experiment.
As for whether similar experiments are being carried out on other colony planets, I cannot say."
(End of Chapter)
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