Chapter Four: The Bombardier Beast

What should be done to enable the Empress to replenish her energy

It is truly delightful in Shambhala

I will not board it to fly erratically until the energy supply of Lifeboat No. 15 exceeds 50%

You have three options! First: the queen will simulate the appearance of the planet's plants from within her body, growing tendrils that can maximize the absorption of solar energy. Alternatively, she can invade the ground plants and modify them to enhance their efficiency in absorbing solar energy. The third...

The Lifeboat No. 15 is equipped with a rather sophisticated holographic scanning function. Although its range is limited to several hundred kilometers due to the terrain, it is sufficient for me to gain an understanding of this forest, serving as a living map that can provide me with significant assistance

The lifeboat No. 15 continued to respond to me in a very annoying voice: "The projectile beast can be considered a type of small semi-biological creature. It possesses only basic intelligence and executes a limited set of pre-programmed instructions. The bodily fluids secreted within it have the properties of an efficient liquid explosive, stored in six gas sacs, and can be shot up to fifty meters using high-density compressed air"

Hmph, as an important asset of mine, I allow you to immediately transfer the * map * book into the Empress's base.

The lifeboat No. 15 is parked right next to the main control console. It reported to me in a voice that made me want to kick it: "The Mother Queen has completed its evolution and has become a standard underground base. Currently, the Mother Queen possesses 3,185 energy points, and the speed of producing biochemical beasts is greatly constrained. The standard energy carrying capacity of the Mother Queen is only 5,000 points. After evolving and manufacturing the Tibetan Mastiff and beverage cow, it has already consumed 38%. If there is no energy absorption to replenish the consumption, it will soon fall into dormancy."

The rescue pod No. 15 said to me in that infuriating tone, slowly: "Our spaceship once conducted a year-and-a-half-long survey here. However, according to Earth time, our expedition last visited this planet approximately five to six hundred years ago, which means this data is quite outdated"

The first type

It is recommended that after the Mother Queen evolves to the second level, you produce a Bomb Beast, as carrying it with you will be safer

As I was preparing to depart, the lifeboat No. 15 gently inquired, "The Mother Queen can transition to the underground base in four hours. Would you like to transfer me into the Mother Queen's body first? I do not possess self-protection capabilities."

Which one absorbs energy the fastest? I interrupted the nonsense of Lifeboat No. 15 and asked directly

My mental fluctuations are locked with the Mother Empress, and I can issue commands to her at any time within 1.5 light-seconds. However, the Mother Empress's level is still low, and many functions have not yet evolved. I have to rely on the more fully developed Unit 15.

"Damn it! I know you scanned the terrain of this planet before landing, and the geographical data should be up to date. First, tell me where the nearest concentration of intelligent life is, and how I can contact them"

At this moment, the queen had completely burrowed underground, and on the surface, there was only a stump-like object, which was intentionally left as an entrance for me. I casually placed the prey on the ground and eagerly burrowed down, wanting to see what the interior of the queen had transformed into.

When the Empress ascends to level 3, there are also options to launch gas bombs, nerve paralysis bombs, rapid combustion bombs, and other types of projectile beasts to choose from

At the edge of the forest, approximately over 1,000 kilometers to the south, there is a small town, which is the closest inhabited point of intelligent life to the Mother Queen's base. However, I suggest you consider it a long-term goal, as my scanning records indicate the presence of formidable life forms equivalent to level 7 or above biochemical beasts, which would pose a considerable danger to you

The lifeboat No. 15 contains a wealth of invaluable information, which is of immeasurable benefit to me and serves as an indispensable aid that I cannot afford to lose. Naturally, I will not neglect it, as that would be an act of irresponsibility towards my own life

Descending approximately ten meters underground, the first thing I saw was the control room of the Mother Queen, a spacious circular hall of about two hundred square meters. In addition to a massive control platform in the center, large enough to serve as a bed, the walls of the control room were surrounded by biological screens formed from crystallized biological cells.

The spherical life pod, upon receiving my permission, immediately began to slowly float towards the Mother Queen. The life pod number 15 has a biochemical beast rating of up to level 16. However, most of its functions are primarily designed for cosmic escape, and the only conveniences it can currently provide are the advanced intelligent brain and its capability to serve as a short-range flying device.

Upon hearing what Lifeboat No. 15 said, I immediately regained my confidence in life. I took eight Tibetan mastiffs and searched around the nearby forest. One of the mastiffs killed a local wild beast that resembled both a rabbit and a wolf, and I returned triumphantly, satisfied.

Shell Beast

High-efficiency liquid explosives? They can be sprayed up to fifty meters! Isn't their power comparable to that of a shotgun?

However, in the intelligence system of Lifeboat No. 15, I am merely a temporary passenger with only level 5 access. As soon as I move more than 500 kilometers away, this contraption will refuse to provide service. Therefore, I have no concerns about the action of seeking prey; I just do not dare to stray too far from the base

Hunting with dogs on Earth is indeed a luxurious endeavor, with a hunting license costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Although I do not possess a shotgun, as the lifeboat No. 15 informed me, the nearest threat is still over five hundred miles away; I am not afraid of anything!

OK! I will not take risks

I issued new instructions to the Mother Queen, and seven hours later, a plant resembling a broadleaf poplar grew on the ground; it was the Mother Queen's solar energy-absorbing tendril. However, the creation of this solar energy-absorbing tendril consumed nearly 80 energy points. As the branches and leaves of the solar energy-absorbing tendril extended, the Mother Queen's energy finally ceased to decline and began to rise slowly

Then let's stop talking and begin with the first type of evolution

After leaving the Mother Empress, I have not forgotten to communicate with Lifeboat No. 15 through mental waves along the way. "What information do you have in your memory cells regarding this planet?"

Although the Lifeboat No. 15 consumed the majority of its energy during its descent from space to the planet, it is capable of replenishing 200 energy points daily through solar energy absorption. This energy can support it for approximately 40 minutes to an hour of flight, covering a distance of about 1,300 kilometers. At critical moments, it can serve as my trump card for escape, and I prefer not to waste the energy of Lifeboat No. 15 excessively during normal times.