Chapter 167

From the crystalline lens.

Many crystalline filaments capable of making the body squirm appeared.

Through these crystalline filaments.

They could move their bodies freely to go elsewhere to forage.

The evolved crystalline filaments were also etched into their genes.

Through reproduction...

Their descendants all possessed this organ for movement.

The 2.2 billionth year.

After obtaining a large amount of food, the crystalline lenses reproduced continuously.

The population grew increasingly large as a result.

In the process of reproduction.

Organs such as limbs, brains, eyes, noses, and mouths appeared one after another.

Respiratory, motor, digestive, nervous, and circulatory systems were also gradually perfected.

And among the many systems...

The nervous system appeared particularly developed.

Silicon, as a substance, possesses extremely strong stability and extremely fast conduction speeds.

Therefore, the nervous system naturally evolved by the crystalline lenses was very advanced.

In terms of neural perception, it completely surpassed carbon-based life.

Moreover.

Silicon also possesses super-strong mechanical properties.

The crystalline lenses' motor reaction speed was also very fast.

Combined with the highly developed nervous system, it allowed them to quickly make the most accurate responses to the surrounding environment.

The 2.3 billionth year.

The crystalline lenses that had occupied Venus, because they had no natural predators...

Once again experienced free selection.

Their originally strong limbs began to degenerate.

While the always-developed nervous system...

Began to undergo continuous optimization.

All resources and energy supplies were transported entirely to the brain.

After 100 million years of evolution.

The brains of all crystalline lenses...

Became larger and larger.

Most of the neural structures gathered toward their brains.

Their brains became increasingly developed.

Gradually occupying 80% of their body weight.

Qin Mu saw the scene of their free selection.

He also exclaimed with some wonder: "As expected of silicon-based life, they abandoned physical strength, and all resources were supplied to the brain."

This direction of evolution...

Was destined to make the brain-region nerves of silicon-based life exceed those of carbon-based life by countless times.

With generations of optimization and reproduction, the final silicon-based life...

Would possess astonishing intelligence!

The 2.4 billionth year.

On Venus.

A brand-new, complete silicon-based life form appeared.

Their limbs were very slender.

Their bodies were thin and weak.

Their height was less than 1.3 meters.

The head...

However, was very large.

Occupying 80% of the body weight.

It was very disproportionate.

They usually fed on low-level silicon-based plants in nature.

The waste they excreted was silicon dioxide.

They lived in extremely hot, extremely cold, and high-pressure environments.

Their bodies' ability to resist heat, cold, and high pressure was very strong.

Their traces spread across the entire Venus.

At the same time.

They were very smart.

They knew the benefits of division of labor, cooperation, and living together.

Silicon-based life forms that lived near each other freely combined to form tribes.

Scattered across Venus, they formed thousands of tribes of various sizes.

"To think they started building houses and cultivating plants so quickly..."

Qin Mu looked down at the changes on Venus and couldn't help but let out a sigh.

These silicon-based life forms with slender limbs...

Were indeed self-taught.

Very intelligent.

Moreover.

Their lifespans were also very long.

Because their flesh and blood cells were all based on the silicon element.

Possessing super-strong stability.

Reactions like birth, aging, sickness, and death...

Were not obvious in them.

Although their bodies were also flesh and blood, they did not easily get sick.

And in terms of metabolism...

Because of the extreme stability of silicon, their metabolism was also very slow.

Their aging speed was far inferior to that of carbon-based life.

Qin Mu observed roughly.

In a normal state of birth, aging, sickness, and death.

The lifespan of each silicon-based life form was about 1,000 years.

And not long after the tribes appeared.

These silicon-based life forms created a language to communicate.

Facing the thousands of split tribes.

These silicon-based life forms...

Did not launch wars of invasion.

Instead, they actively sought unity.

Thousands of tribes jointly established a joint council.

According to the number of tribe members, they obtained corresponding voting rights.

Every time a conflict occurred...

They would discuss it together and make decisions collectively.

"The development of silicon-based life is indeed completely different from carbon-based life."

Qin Mu saw this.

Couldn't help but sigh again.

If it were on Blue Star, these tribes would have been fighting for territory...

And would have definitely been slaughtering each other long ago.

Only the strong had the qualifications to survive on this land.

But the silicon-based life forms were completely different.

They were always looking for survival methods that were mutually beneficial and could resolve contradictions and conflicts.

The 2.5 billionth year.

Time passed rapidly.

After 100 million years of survival and reproduction, the silicon-based life on Venus completed its final evolution.

In long-term division of labor and cooperation.

Their brains were used many times and became increasingly developed.

Their thin limbs and bodies also became incomparably flexible.

Their entire body surface was covered with a layer of transparent crystalline membrane.

Just looking at the appearance.

There was a clear difference from carbon-based organisms.

At the same time.

Over these 100 million years.

They gradually crossed from the primitive era into the agricultural era.

To meet food requirements, they developed planting on a large scale.

They found many silicon-based plants and cultivated them continuously.

These silicon-based plants contained a large amount of silicon-based fiber.

It was completely different from plant fiber composed of carbon elements, but it was an indispensable food for their survival and reproduction.

Only...

Lacking guidance, the silicon-based life forms had not yet embarked on a true path of technology.

At this point.

The fifth portion of origin was also completely consumed.

"It seems it's time for manual intervention."

Above Venus.

Qin Mu took a deep breath.

He summoned the system: "Start the simulation deduction function, deduce the person on Venus most suitable to become the leader of the civilization."

The system started responding quickly.

"Ding! The simulation deduction function has been started, currently collecting relevant parameters for Venus."

"Ding! Parameter collection complete, starting the deduction simulation!"

Immediately after.

The system light flickered, deducing rapidly.

One hour later.

The system voice sounded again.

"Ding! Screened a creature on Venus, simulated its future direction, and selected the optimal possibility."

Subsequently.

The system transmitted the information of a silicon-based life form on Venus into Qin Mu's consciousness.

Qin Mu's eyes lit up.

The information the system gave him was a little boy only seven years old.

Named Han.

Living in the northern part of Venus.

Located in extreme cold.

A member of a very weak tribe in the joint council.

Both parents died, and he was helpless.

The reason the system chose him was that among these 12.3 billion silicon-based life forms, he had a strong ambition for conquest.

Like Yan.

In his subconscious, he had curiosity and a desire for conquest toward all things in heaven and earth.

Moreover.

Because his parents died in a conflict with a neighboring tribe.

So deep in his heart.

He always wanted to destroy the neighboring tribe.

Most importantly...

His brain development level was the highest among the 12.3 billion silicon-based life forms.

After a brief thought.

Qin Mu decided to do the same as he did with Blue Star...

First, pass down the divine book and the divine artifact.

Venus.

Northern hemisphere.

In an ice field.

Surrounded by glaciers, the temperature was minus 400 degrees Celsius at every moment.

But these temperatures...

Had no effect on silicon-based life.

On the contrary, the conventional living environment easily caused their bodies to age and their silicon-based bodies to collapse.

Baihan Tribe.

On the glacier.

A little boy with a thin body, looking weak and frail, was holding an ice thorn, waving it continuously.

In his eyes, a light of hatred flickered.

A year ago.

His parents died in a conflict with the neighboring Bailan Tribe.

In his heart.

The seeds of hatred had sprouted.

But the Baihan Tribe he belonged to...

Had a small population, insufficient combat power, and was very weak.

Even if they filed a complaint with the joint council, the joint council ignored their demands.

"To get revenge, I can only rely on myself!"

Young Han firmed this thought in his heart.

So every day he would come to the glacier to practice ice thorn usage techniques.

This day.

He was practicing as usual, but suddenly saw a flash of golden light in the sky.

Two items fell from the sky.

Landing in front of him.

One was a book made of fibrous, bark-like material, and the other was a weapon glowing with white light all over.

Han was frightened by the sudden scene.