After pondering for a long time, Huogu finally made the choice - to create macroscopic life in the true sense!

The rhizome grows and spreads towards the channel leading to the ocean. This process is very slow compared to the spreading speed of rhizomes growing in other directions. The resistance caused by the influx of sea water is the biggest difficulty in growing upward. Each rhizome needs to grow a large amount of

The roots must penetrate deeply into the rock wall to ensure that they will not be washed back by the sea water.

Hard objects caught in the vortex are also obstacles to the spread of rhizomes, such as gravel, stones, glass fragments, lost titanium snails, etc. Under the acceleration provided by the vortex, they will hit the rock wall at a speed of fourteen kilometers per hour.

, the skin of the rhizome is like a hot knife to cheese, it has no defense against them.

For this reason, Hogu had to thicken and strengthen the rhizome.

On the other hand, Huogu began to construct a specific model framework for designing macroscopic life in his mind. First, he built the core, which is like the foundation of a high-rise building or the keel of a steel wheel. It is an absolutely indispensable component.

What is the core of macroscopic life?

It is the carrier of thinking, that is, the brain, the home of life, a phenomenon that feeds on entropy.

Of course, it cannot be the 1x10^30 calculations per second of the human brain, nor can it be able to store one hundred billion pieces of information. It is just the most primitive and simple organ that can independently respond to changes in the outside world.

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In fact, in essence, every cell and every microorganism has this self-feedback function. Although it does not have neurons, it can have the behavior of making subjective feedback to the outside world through ion channels composed of proteins in the cell.

Ion channels are also a key way for neurons to communicate and send signals. They allow information to be transmitted between nerve cells, which is a bit like electric charges passing through a wire. Every response made by the brain is based on this communication method.

In a sense, neurons are based on an upgraded version of this ion channel. They can transport electrons carrying information per unit distance and time, achieving an exponential improvement in order of magnitude, which is the feeling of upgrading ordinary broadband to fiber optic broadband.

What Huogu has to do is to enlarge the template in the cell, move the microstructure to the macroscopic level to become an organ, and improve its original performance. Apart from fine-tuning small details, this process is roughly the same.

But things are not that simple. Just like now, Hogu has encountered a problem that makes him helpless.

"Intelligent organs are indeed no problem, but...how should I make the designed macro-organisms understand the concept of 'I'?"

'I' is the basis of thinking. If the concept of 'I' is extended, emotions such as fear, hunger, anger, like, joy, etc. will appear, which is the beginning of understanding and thinking. Even the beasts that drink blood from their hair can also

No exception.

However, it is extremely difficult for Hogu to make the created macroscopic life realize the concept of 'I', because it has no knowledge in this area, and neither did the original human beings. The concept of 'I' consciousness is still in the

The research and exploration stage.

Obviously, this road will not work.

Huogu reorganized his thoughts and looked for a new design idea.

"Life is a phenomenon. In order for this phenomenon to be maintained, they will need to absorb entropy decreases from the outside world, so their internal entropy will be constant or change very little, while the external entropy increase will intensify..."

"This concept can be extended from the first rule, that is, 'life can do whatever it takes to survive.' This concept can explain why life is afraid of death. This is the root of the 'desire to survive.'"

"This desire is superior to any emotion other than the concept of 'I'. It is an instinct among instincts. It is precisely because of this that life on earth can be passed down from generation to generation for billions of years."

After sorting everything out, Huo Gu suddenly realized something, the driving force that drives life forward. Those two words quickly amplified in his mind - desire.

"...Perhaps, I don't necessarily have to make them realize 'me' first. It doesn't matter even if they can't even meet the most basic requirements of consuming hair and drinking blood. Fundamentally speaking, I need them to be able to take the initiative to work, rather than engage in activities."

The 'intelligence' of mental activity."

"So, I can use desire, the desire to survive..."

The idea gradually became clear, and Huogu began to incorporate this idea into the design.

"Yes, it's like a so-called symbiotic relationship that can weaken the stomachs of microbial collectors so that they can only digest certain types of amino acids. In this way, the collected organic materials are essentially useless to them.

thing."

"The production of this specific type of amino acid is handed over to the rhizome system. In this way, those collectors of organic materials must continue to provide organic materials to the rhizome system in order to survive."

"It is extremely feasible. There are many examples on earth. For example, bees will be contaminated with pollen when collecting nectar. They use this method to complete pollination between flowers."

As an individual collecting organic materials, Hogu chose the gourd as a template. The part where the brain existed was placed by Hogu in the area where the sensory cells originally existed. The other functional components remained the same, except that there was an extra stomach at the front of the water storage chamber.

, absorption by the inner cell membrane is also limited by screening.

The moment the design was completed, Huogu suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt. His behavior seemed very similar to the slave owners in the old feudal era...

Huo Gu quickly shook off this extremely bad thought.

"No, how could I be that kind of evil person?"

"At best, this is just a company's business model. You have to work to get paid. The boss is not a god who can make something out of nothing. At least the slave owner will not care about the slave's life and death, and will even use it for fun. I have medical insurance here. Among them,

If anyone is injured or sick, I will provide them with the best medical services. This kind of welfare is not even available in human society, how can it be the same?"

Even though he knew that only he could hear it, Huogu still defended himself like this.

The first collector's sample was extruded from the cone-shaped creature's flesh cavity.

The newly emerged gatherers were very small, about one-tenth the size of an adult's hand, and they were motionless, looking as if Hogu's design had failed.

Huo Gu was not in a hurry and put a little bit of special amino acids into the water. The collectors who sensed these amino acids immediately became active.

It clumsily swung its fins on both sides, and with great effort, it finally completed its first eating behavior in its life.
Chapter completed!