"But regarding Stars, I think you are too strict. In fact, if she is really malicious towards Hatchery. When she finds us, she will quickly leave and notify Astrologers' Association, then Hatchery will be in danger."
Thinking back to what happened at the beginning, Zhang Han was also a little scared. The combat power of the first-level Hatchery was quite weak. At that time, he was still incubating, and Hatchery's development relied on Chloe.
If Astrologers' Association really sends out all the mages to raid Hatchery, it's hard to say who will win.
However, they might not be able to come in time. The Death Forest is quite large. It would take a month or two to reach the insect nest deep in the Death Forest from the Highlanders' territory at human speed.
At that time, Hatchery had reached Level 2 and had passed the most dangerous period. After all, even Beast Tide had blocked it, so it was impossible to lose to a group of humans.
After Zhang Han's prompting, Isha also discovered that she was too strict with Stars. But she was very angry at the time. She was afraid that there would be external threats that would harm Overmind and Hatchery, so she was a little emotional.
Zhang Han also found that Isha is becoming more and more like an intelligent creature with feelings, instead of the somewhat dull artificial intelligence before.
As for Chloe, Zhang Han doesn't want to care about it. He promised to give her an empire and he will never go back on it.
Hatchery can help her with the challenges she faces, but until that step, Zhang Han will not interfere. For the current Hatchery, Astrologers' Association is just an ant, and it is just right to hand it over to Chloe.
He is very interested in the Astrologers' Association's creation, especially the one that allows Psionics's master to control Swarm.
Indeed, this thing is beyond the scientific scope of Hatchery. It is not an ordinary technical difficulty. The difficulty is still on Psionics.
It seems that Basic Psionics Theory is no longer enough.
Take a closer look at the current development of Swarm, first of all on Tabi Star. Thanks to the efforts of Stars and Harpies, the mining progress of Geothermal Energy is very gratifying, and about five percent of the Geothermal Energy energy has been utilized.
It seems that endless energy and minerals have been brought up little by little by a large number of Drone. Except for rare elements, High-energy Gas and High-energy Crystal have stored a lot of them. Isha will not use them without Overmind's command.
The development progress of Hatchery in space is also very fast. Giant Hatchery has begun to incubate Swarm battleships. The efficiency is not very high. Now only five hundred new Psionics Corruptor and one hundred Psionics Brood Lord have been hatched.
The base on the moon has been able to continuously provide supplies and minerals to Giant Hatchery, which can meet part of its needs.
In order to allow Hatchery to evolve and grow more quickly, the electromagnetic track on Tabi Star almost never stops and has been transporting materials.
Dyson Membrane is even faster, covering only half of the star's area, reducing the brightness of the star by one percent. Its energy can not only accelerate the growth of the remaining Dyson Membrane, but also provide most of it to Hatchery.
When Zhang Han was satisfied with observing the huge Dyson Membrane, an inconspicuous meteorite flew from a distance and hit Dyson Membrane, breaking the transparent membrane into a large hole dozens of kilometers long.
Hiss~ The feeling of distress arises spontaneously, Zhang Han is heartbroken. My Dyson Membrane, which is so good-looking and easy to use, is broken like this. This is worse than having the paint scratched on a new car that I just picked up.
I just wanted to tell Isha to put some defense facilities near Dyson Membrane to destroy all these meteorites.
Before the words were spoken, Zhang Han discovered small spider-like insects on the membrane. They used silk to repair the damaged membrane, just like a doctor suturing a wound.
In less than an hour, Dyson Membrane had grown on its own, and it was exactly the same as it was at the beginning.
"Isha, what are these little bugs?" Curiosity drove Zhang Han to ask. "I don't think they look like Swarm's creation."
"That is indeed not a creation of Swarm. They have no name. They are symbiotic Swarm, other species that were absorbed. Because they are beneficial to maintaining Dyson Membrane and forming a symbiotic relationship, Swarm accepted their genes."
"The name is Symbiotic Group No. 509. In the wild environment, they can grow very large. Other StarCraft civilizations call them Star Eater. They feed on Perseverance, and Dyson Membrane helps them purify their food. They maintain the integrity of Dyson Membrane and improve its efficiency."
After browsing the Swarm database, Isha briefly described it.
The existence of Swarm is really amazing. Zhang Han always thought that Swarm was independent. Unexpectedly, it was a collection of many species groups and formed an ecological chain of its own.
"Why don't such a powerful species use them to fight? These are powerful creatures that can Consume persevere." It was natural for Zhang Han to ask this question.
This time Isha did not explain carefully, but passed the information over.
It turns out that Star Eater is almost a pure energy life, and it needs to be hatched near the Perseverance Center. Its own temperature is too high, and it basically cannot carry combat organs.
The few killing methods are to use its own high temperature, or spray high-energy rays to kill the enemy. The combat effectiveness seems to be very strong, but the efficiency is extremely low, and the cultivation period is also very long, so it can be used occasionally.
Its best weaponized application is as a carrier for Light Particle Strike.
Speaking of light particles, Zhang Han is no longer sleepy! Who doesn't like the power of destroying stars? After checking the database, we found that when Hatchery is upgraded to level five, it will become the pinnacle of Tier Two Civilization.
Then you can use the light particles! Looking at the evolving Hatchery, Zhang Han is a little excited.
But before the excitement lasted long, the data poured cold water on Zhang Han. It was still an old problem, killing efficiency.
Light particles fly very fast, which is the speed of light. This is the source of its huge power. However, on the scale of the universe, light years are the unit of distance.
It takes years or decades to eliminate the target, which is really not very efficient.
That is to say, it is useful in long-term confrontations. In history, Swarm has faced off against the enemy for thousands of years, and then used light particles to blast the opposite stars.
The final result was that the indigenous civilization could no longer afford it and was dragged to death by Swarm.
Isha seemed to see the loss of Overmind, and she comforted, "We can use light particles to blow up several stars within ten light years near Tabi Star. There is no Hyperspace Route there, so it is more difficult to use."
"Blowing it up in advance can serve as an isolation zone so that no enemy dares to approach Tabi Star by any means other than Hyperspace for more than ten years."
These words did not comfort Zhang Han, but they made him think brightly. Without Hyperspace Route, it would be difficult to use, so you can use Warp Drive!
Based on the current development speed of Swarm as a whole, it will take at least ten years to evolve to the stage of Warp Drive, and it will take at least ten years to reach Tier III Civilization.
The previous Hive Mind spent a lot of energy and resources to build the body of Overmind. The most precious organ is the small Warp Drive. There are plug-ins!
It's no wonder that Hatchery was so weak back then, and all its output was eaten up by Zhang Han's Overmind body.