The strength of a material is inversely proportional to its volume. The larger the volume, the less effective it is. On the scale of the human body, the strength of an insect's carapace is equivalent to that of cardboard. It can be cut with a not-so-sharp stone blade.

Can be cut open.

The giant structure they keep building up gradually shows signs of swaying.

However, all of this was already expected.

"Transportation team, move the materials over!"

Tens of millions of collectors formed a team that stretched for several miles between the hive and the giant structure construction site, delivering the substances wrapped in mucus to the bottom of the giant structure like an assembly line.

"Water, and water! Set up rhizomes!"

The rhizomes leading to the ocean first establish contact with the hive, filter salt and impurities through the hive, and then transport water from the hive to the giant structure.

When eternity receives a signal from the giant structure's life field, it immediately responds to the giant structure.

“Are there enough resources?”

"In this case, I allow you to proceed to the next stage."

The giant aggregate that received the answer gradually changed. Its outer wall began to peel off little by little, and signs of spiral dislocation were gradually revealed between the layers. The height was also reduced, and the overall cell density increased.

Three vertical spiral metal strips become more and more obvious on the outer wall of the giant structure. With this structure, the strength is further improved without changing the material.

Changes have also occurred within the giant structure, and those complex life support circuits have been directly overturned and transformed into a more direct and efficient nutrient supply circuit.

After the structure is stabilized, the height continues to rise. However, compared with before, due to the increase in density, the material required has doubled. If the material required for each rise of one meter before was 1 unit, then after the structure changes

, the material required for each rise of one meter is 10 units.

After this, similar structural changes will be carried out, and the required material units will increase from ten times to hundreds, then thousands, ten thousand...

In order to meet the demand for materials, the size of the gatherers and the area of ​​residence are also constantly expanding during the construction of the giant structure. Mountains will be flattened, mountains will be removed, and lakes will be drained and filled.

Unknowingly, the top of the giant structure penetrated deep into the dense atmospheric environment, and thick clouds completely enveloped the top.

Yongsheng knows that after reaching this height, the difficulty is not as simple as before. The progress of megastructure projects can only be obtained by relying on the life field channel. Moreover, thunder and lightning often appear in the clouds due to cloud friction, and metal triggers thunder.

, so during the uplift of giant structures, being struck by lightning is almost inevitable.

"Strong wind! Strong wind is coming!"

Suddenly, Yongsheng received such a piece of information from the life field.

Not only are the violent airflows coming out of nowhere, violently impacting the giant structures being built, but the environment in the Hadean stage was originally extremely harsh. Ordinary wind force is already equivalent to typhoons and other disastrous weather on the earth. But now

This kind of strong wind is even more powerful than this.

"Hold still! Hold still!"

In the strong wind, the giant structure swayed more and more violently, and it seemed that it might topple over at any time. In the design, Si Na did not consider such a strong wind, because it had never been seen on the planet, so there was no such thing.

Conduct a targeted structural stress analysis on this situation.

The giant structure wailed. Like the motherships in the interstellar battle some time ago, they all reached the stress limit they could withstand.

The destined result was that as the collapse progressed, the clouds were torn in half, and the air friction caused a thunderous scream. The giant structure collapsed suddenly, and the splashed sand and dust set off waves like liquid. There were dozens of people below it.

Tens of millions of collectors, as well as countless individual collectors who were part of the giant structure assembly, died in the roar of collapse.

Yongsu was stunned for a long time, suddenly thought of something, and showed an extremely aggressive and ferocious posture.

"Ming! You must have done it! Why did you do this?"

Yongsheng immediately thought of the biggest suspect. The person who could create this abnormal climate had no one other than the will of the planet under their feet.

【Failed.】

"What did you say?"

[Compared with the alien attack and this slightly strengthened wind, which one is stronger? 】

"..."

【Don’t you want to become stronger?】

【Is this your determination?】

"..."

[Huo Gu said that you have extraordinary potential. I was still looking forward to it, so the wind blew, but the result was just like this. 】

【It’s really far off.】

Ming's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Yongsuan's heart, and what was even more ironic was that he couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while.

"……I see."

"Ming, we will prove it to you."

A simple conversation, but with a solemn atmosphere, all because this exchange was based on the premise that thousands of collectors were injured or killed.

Continuously re-delivering information back to the thinking side, the current giant structures are simply not enough to fight against the master of the climate, they need more subtle designs.

Of course, there is also the exchange of information between Sustainability and Ming just now.

【Is this okay? 】

After playing the role of the bad guy and giving them a 'heavy punch', Ming established contact with Huo Gu again.

"Well, that's enough."

"I will trouble you more later."

[By the way, Huo Gu, you don’t actually need to force yourself like this. If the casualties of the collectors really make you feel uncomfortable, I will stop the action. 】

"No need, just come here, I don't mind."

It would be a lie to say that he didn't mind. Ming could feel Huogu's anxiety, even though he was trying hard to suppress it.

【……】

Feeling Ming's hesitant mood, Huogu, who was worried that Ming would betray him because of him, took the initiative to reply.

"They want themselves to become stronger, and I also want them to become stronger. No matter what happens, death is inevitable. It's time for them to 'grow up' and get used to it."

"...Or maybe I should get used to the fact that 'gatherers will die'."

"I'm sorry for dragging you into this matter. I won't blame you for it. Ming, I'm not qualified."

Huo Gu is a human being, he was before and he is now. As long as he is a human being, he will be bound by so-called emotions, and then he will make a series of irrational behaviors.

Originally, it could have taken a more rational and prudent approach when it came to the aliens, but it did not. Because the aliens massacred the gatherers, it felt angry, so it responded in the most extreme way, 'war'.

From an objective point of view, this is irrational and dangerous, so Huo Gu feels that perhaps the 'person' should be abandoned.

【Oh well.】

[So why don’t you play the ‘bad guy’ yourself? That’s too cunning. 】

Ming complained angrily. Indeed, from Ming's perspective, Huogu's actions seemed to benefit himself at the expense of others.
Chapter completed!