The first Thought Spark produced by the Cave People was used on the Usurper Worms of the Evil Brain.

Zhou Yi asked, "Is this feasible?"

"It's feasible, Mr. Zhou."

The Cave People explained, "Our advantage is in microscopic technology. To the Usurper Worms, we are smaller insects, but with their intelligence, they cannot comprehend our actions. The advantage of being small is that we can enter their bodies and gradually take control of them."

"For us, they are just simpler, lower-intensity shelters. What we need to consider is how to deal with those same microscopic life forms inside their bodies."

"With our constant exchange and combination with local plankton, coupled with the acceleration from the Time Flow Device, our physiological strength is now on par within the same mass. We also possess excellent collaborative abilities, reproductive abilities, and group organization."

"Now that our greatest reproductive flaw has been compensated for, we have never been so strong."

"In terms of the survival domain, the Usurper Worms may have a significant advantage. However, in terms of tool usage, understanding everything, and utilizing all conditions, we are superior to them."

"They are creatures that can only rise in an era where we are absent."

The Cave People were extremely confident.

However, this statement made Zhou Yi think of the initial Cave People being killed by local plankton, throwing down their weapons and screaming about monsters... It always felt like a flag was being raised.

It added, "This new spark is produced by consuming the energy of 150 million of our kind. Currently, this is the only direction that is certain to be tested."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ask, "Are you saying... operating the Thought Spark requires the death of these operating Cave People?"

The Cave People were accustomed to this: "Mr. Zhou, our tools are almost all built on the corpses of our kind."

"To ignite the Thought Spark, the bodies of the Cave People need to connect, constructing enough paths. The body is the most precise carrier for all Cave People."

"This way, just one or a few generations of Cave People can concentrate their power to get answers that would take the outside world tens of thousands of generations to achieve. For eliminating incorrect choices, the Thought Spark is very useful."

The higher the difficulty of the spark to ignite, the more Cave People need to die for it. Their corpses become the information carriers.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but think that the extinction of the Cave People might not just be due to natural disasters, but also technical reasons.

The cornerstone of Cave People technology is using a large number of Cave People as computing units, continuously consuming many individuals. Whether calculating or storing, it all cannot be done without a large number of Cave People.

As reproductive abilities continue to decline, their path will consume all their kind...

"What you said makes sense, but it isn't so."

The Cave People explained, "This can also be simulated and calculated using tools like the Thought Spark. I think our predecessors would not have ignored this issue, as it is the foundation for our group's survival and development."

"There must have been more irresistible factors leading to the disappearance or extinction of the Cave People in a short period."

Zhou Yi felt that with the continuous updating and increase in number, the intelligence of the Cave People had significantly improved.

Now it was almost like other employees in the company. Originally, the Cave People often seemed not very smart, whether in expression or thinking, resembling a five or six-year-old child.

He brought the topic back: "Let's talk about the Usurper Worms. How do you plan to domesticate them?"

"Mr. Zhou, based on the simulations in the Thought Spark, there are two feasible methods."

"The first is to capture an Usurper Worm and test it to see what number of Cave People can effectively domesticate it. The risk with this method is that it might cause damage to the Evil Brain, so I would prefer the second method."

The Cave People said, "The second method is to send a small team of Cave People to infiltrate a target Usurper Worm."

"The number cannot be too large, as too many external entities will alert the Usurper Worms and activate defense mechanisms. So, this team will consist of about 1500 members. If successful, only one generation is needed to complete the collection."

Zhou Yi immediately said, "I'll let Big Buddha help you."

"Please don't."

The Cave People said, "This might trigger struggling from the Usurper Worm. You just need to keep the Evil Brain relatively stable and asleep. Leave the rest to us."

"Alright."

Mechanical Doctor Galen was extremely interested in the domestication experiment of the Usurper Worm, as anatomy and cell physiology were its areas of expertise.

It volunteered to assist the Cave People.

Although it couldn't directly intervene, Galen used an A-2 level high-power electron microscope to observe and record synchronously. This was a highly precise Light Imprint Skill device purchased from the Legal Front after re-establishing diplomatic relations.

The images captured by the microscope were projected in real-time onto the wall.

In the image, the semi-transparent Cave People, shaped like a grid, moved slowly inside the Usurper Worm, connecting with each other and continuously interacting with the spherical, rod-shaped, and forked cells inside the worm.

Once confirmed that there was no large-scale rejection, the Cave People stopped pretending and merged into a large network, pulling in the local cells as well.

The 1500 Cave People divided into 10 teams, began to roam around inside the Usurper Worm, capturing local cells, and exploring how to control this organism.

The process lasted 40 minutes, then suddenly Galen said, "There is a response, a response!"

"The Usurper Worm they entered is showing noticeable movement feedback."

Zhou Yi saw, in the image projected on the wall, the Usurper Worm, shaped like a tadpole monster, was moving its head from side to side.

Its movements were slight but very apparent among the surrounding Usurper Worms in deep sleep.

Galen was excited: "The biological tools in the cell realm are very precise! They are controlling the Usurper Worm, getting it to move!"

An hour later, another team of 1500 Cave People entered the Usurper Worm, collecting the bodies of their predecessors and continuing the domestication attempts based on prior experiences.

...

After 19 successive generations of Cave People teams.

This small Usurper Worm finally detached from the Evil Brain and swam into the surrounding solution.

Throughout the process, all instruments monitoring showed the Evil Brain was very stable.

This was enough to prove the natural detachment of the Usurper Worm did not affect the entire organ's operation.

Zhou Yi, who had been watching by the side, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Galen carefully caught the experimental Usurper Worm with a sticky clip and placed it into the prepared culture dish.

"Success!"

Everyone in the laboratory smiled.

Next, Zhou Yi followed the plan and extended his right arm, fully covered with an arm guard—this was also because the Light Core structure of the Corridor Palace was too conspicuous and needed to be slightly concealed.

Fingers touching the culture dish, the Shell Sanctuary connected directly with the Usurper Worm.

In a moment.

The Cave People reported back: "Mr. Zhou, our team has found a way to control the Usurper Worm. By arranging six specific cells inside it, we can guide its movement and trigger its basic feeding mechanism."

"Usurper Worms have strong survival abilities. They enter a deep sleep to delay individual death. If they connect with the recent brain, they can co-exist with it, becoming part of its tissue and having a longer life."

"There are currently two problems. One is we have not yet found the reproduction mechanism of the Usurper Worms. The second is that they instinctively resist entering this external space, seeming to have a form of instinctual fear."

Fear?

Are the Usurper Worms afraid of the natural environment of this Dead Sea?

Zhou Yi thought it was peculiar.

However, thinking further, the Cave People also feared the local plankton here and were almost exterminated. As successors of the same world, it's understandable if Usurper Worms face threats from life forms of the same ecological niche here.

Regardless of being a dragon from across the river, encountering local bullies in this world will still require bowing one's head...

"Mr. Zhou, I request the Cave People to domesticate all the Usurper Worms on the Evil Brain."

With Zhou Yi's permission, the Cave People immediately mobilized a large number of teams to enter the Evil Brain.

With the experience accumulated from the initial successful attempt, the next steps became quick and efficient.

The Cave People, controlling the previously captured Usurper Worm, returned to the Evil Brain, using it as a base to colonize and control all the worms one by one.

The entire process took only 6 hours to complete.

The Cave People proudly announced, "All 128 Usurper Worms in the Evil Brain have now been domesticated."

"During the process, we discovered that the Usurper Worms cannot rely on themselves to directly absorb external energy. They depend on the Guangna Organ properties of this brain to obtain energy from nature."

"For further growth and reproduction, they need a certain substance, which is missing here, leading to their stalled state."

"With Dr. Galen's help, we identified the necessary substance for the Usurper Worms' growth and reproduction. This substance comes from the Dead Sea Fruit and the Pan Tree."

"They showed extreme excitement and rapid feeding when faced with these two substances, triggering reproduction and splitting to create new Usurper Worms."

"They probably also need Pan Tree Element. So, since arriving here, they've remained dormant to sustain life."

"We have basically figured out the fundamental principles."

"For further in-depth domestication, as long as the Dead Sea Fruit supply is sufficient, the process will be relatively smooth. The Usurper Worms' population can be continuously cultivated and expanded."

"Moreover, we have achieved factual control over the Evil Brain through the Usurper Worms, able to directly turn it on and off and use it for consciousness capture."

"The task is complete. Please review, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Yi was pleased to hear this: "Great!"

This news made the two Mechanical Doctors laugh happily.

At this time, the laboratory door was pushed open. Book-eating Demon Chen Yin, wearing a white lab coat, arrived: "What happened, what happened? Did I come too late? I was just having a meal, did I miss anything..."

"What's the situation now?"

She looked curious.

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