Frost Stone.
That was what Lin called this creature. This was the first time Lin had seen a creature that didn't belong to any biological system that Lin had seen so far. This creature lived on top of what Lin called an Iceberg Type 1 Tumbler.
The reason why she gave this place this name was because Lin felt that the Iceberg Void might reach a similar place in the future.
As for this creature known as Frost Stone, the substance in its body was different from other creatures.
Lin still hadn't figured out what it was made of, but what she could confirm was that its internal structure was very similar to normal creatures. It had a solid rock-like shell on the outside and a large amount of liquid on the inside.
However, this liquid was able to maintain its state at a temperature far lower than the freezing temperature of water. Furthermore, there were quite a few microscopic structures inside the liquid, perhaps some of them were cell-like structures.
Sure enough, just as Lin had thought, there were creatures that were completely different from normal creatures in the Void.
Frost Stones were widely distributed in the underground caverns of the Iceberg Type 1 Tumbler. They moved very slowly and fed on the debris from the rocks here.
Lin hadn't been able to observe how they decomposed their food yet, as it was difficult to observe them in their low temperatures.
Most importantly … they couldn't eat them.
Lin's spheres couldn't obtain nutrients from these creatures, and the spheres on top of this Tumbler couldn't reproduce either …
This made it very difficult for Lin to continue observing them. This place was very cold, and there was no light. But in order for Lin's spheres to survive here, they needed to transform into a more 'primitive' form.
The spheres slowly transformed the cells inside their bodies, forming them into a very small form.
This transformation changed most of the structures inside their bodies. It also removed some of the cellular components. It turned them into a more primitive type of fungus.
Normally, when Lin couldn't obtain nutrients in the Void, she would seal them. They would be 'sealed' away, but there was no need for that at the moment, as Lin could already create a new type of 'Fungi'.
This type of fungus could survive in extremely low temperatures, and could also decompose rock debris to grow, but they couldn't form structures like eyes or observe their surroundings. Because their form was very simple, but they had a lot of endurance …
If there were those tiny crystal eyes, they might be able to observe them. But there were no such things here.
But their numbers would slowly increase here, as long as there were rocks and ice.
Lin had turned almost all of the spheres into this primitive type of fungus, leaving only one that was' sealed 'away, waiting for an opportunity to come.
Although she couldn't continue observing these creatures, Lin didn't feel that it was a pity.
Because … the Void Iceberg might go to even more places like this.
After arranging the troops on this Tumbler, Lin continued to pay attention to the Void Iceberg's internal activities.
Lin had a feeling that the Void Iceberg might be a completely new organism that Lin had never seen before. Although all she saw in its body so far were multicellular organisms, the Void Iceberg's behavior alone was very intriguing …
The caterpillars in the iceberg had created a second base, and they began to multiply in the tunnel full of eggs. Lin created many small soldiers to collect the surrounding eggs, but the 'sparks' floating around didn't seem to have any objections to this …
Lin thought the eggs must have been laid by some larger creature. Because she didn't know when they would return, after Lin collected the nutrients from the eggs, she quickly began to create more troops.
This time, Lin began to make some combat units.
This was a type of arachnid soldier, two meters long, with a pair of sharp blades on each of its legs, which could be used to cut targets. At the same time, its legs could also rotate at will, which could attack multiple opponents.
Lin called it the 'Scythe Dancer', and it was mainly used to cut tentacles.
After the first 'Scythe Dancer' was created, it quickly walked out of the cave full of eggs and came to the place where the caterpillars were eaten …
There were many red stones on the ground here, and there were many tentacles between the stones.
These tentacles were basically two meters long, of course, only the parts that were exposed. The parts buried in the ground should be dozens of meters long, but they wouldn't extend that far here.
The Scythe Dancer slowly approached these tentacles, and the tentacles seemed to have noticed the Scythe Dancer, and they all turned their heads to 'look' at it.
But this was a completely dark environment, so they definitely weren't using eyesight.
The Scythe Dancer approached the nearest tentacle, and this tentacle didn't hesitate like when it encountered the caterpillars, it instantly opened its mouth and tried to bite.
But the moment it tried to bite, the Scythe Dancer's forelimb slashed through its center.
The tentacle was instantly cut in two, and the broken part was still wriggling.
The severed tentacle instantly retracted into the ground, and the surrounding tentacles rushed over at the same time!
But the moment the Scythe Dancer began to move its limbs, all the tentacles were cut off in an instant …
Then, the Scythe Dancer rushed over and waved the blades around its body, cutting off all the tentacles in the area. The remaining tentacles seemed to have realized the danger and quickly retracted.
But Lin had already cut off dozens of tentacles.
Lin wanted to see if attacking these tentacles would cause any reaction from the Void Iceberg. Lin didn't know if these tentacles were the Void Iceberg's internal organs, but she knew that the tentacles were directly connected to the iceberg's waste disposal point.
So the tentacles were more likely to be internal organs …
Although Lin thought so, after the Scythe Dancer cut off these tentacles, nothing special happened.
Lin thought that there might be some immune creatures attacking her, but in fact, there was nothing. The Scythe Dancer collected some tentacles and digested them.
These tentacles were very ordinary, and they used their teeth to tear and devour the target, there didn't seem to be anything special. Their digestive system was buried underground, and these tentacles had a complex system inside them. Even if the tentacles here didn't hunt, the other tentacles in other places would pass on nutrients to them.
Lin thought that there were tentacles everywhere in the Void Iceberg, and they should be in a symbiotic relationship with the iceberg to hunt some creatures inside.
Lin used these tentacles as nutrients to the base, and after the Scythe Dancer left, some of the hidden tentacles stretched out again as if nothing had happened.
After a few days and nights, the tentacles that were cut off before grew new 'heads', and this time, they seemed to know the danger of the Scythe Dancer. Whenever the Scythe Dancer approached, they would hide.
It seemed that these tentacles were just some parasites? But how could they be connected to the Void Iceberg's ruins?
Regardless, after this, Lin used them as a 'shortcut' to escape.
By feeding these tentacles some small balls that they couldn't digest, they would send these balls to the Void Iceberg's waste dump, and after a certain period of time, the Void Iceberg would discharge these waste.
Lin noticed that the Void Iceberg seemed to be eating quite a bit, because the waste dump was often filled with a large amount of waste, but it wasn't excrement, it was just some gravel with almost no nutrients.
Lin slowly expanded her base inside the Void Iceberg. The base grew tubes on the walls of the cavern to transport nutrients. When there weren't enough eggs around the base to eat, she would switch to eating tentacles instead, as they would always grow back.
At the same time, Lin was building more and more troops, and the pipes of the base were slowly covering the cave where the tentacles were. The base stretched out tentacles from the pipes and tied up the tentacles in the cave, directly extracting nutrients from their bodies.
Even so, Lin didn't notice any attack on herself, at most, it was the tentacles' immune system that was resisting.
It seemed that these tentacles were fine no matter how they ate. Lin then crossed the tentacle cave and began to explore deeper.
At the same time, the small balls in the waste dump saw the ice wall rise again, and these small balls and a large amount of waste were sucked out by the strong airflow.
Another Tumbler appeared in Lin's field of vision …
As expected, the Void Iceberg had the ability to quickly find the next Tumbler, and this Tumbler was named 'Iceberg Type 2'.
Although these Tumblers weren't very big, Type 1's diameter was about 100 kilometers, Type 2's were only half the size, and they were also covered in rocks.
Just like before, the small balls that flew out landed on this Tumbler and began to explore.
But this time, Lin didn't encounter any frost stones or other creatures, there was nothing here.
And the Iceberg only stayed for a short while, it didn't leave behind a few tentacles like last time.
After that, more than ten days and nights passed …
The Void Iceberg reached the next Tumbler, the place Lin called 'Iceberg Type 3'.
This place seemed to be covered in ice, but it was only a few dozen kilometers, and wasn't very big. The Void Iceberg used its tentacles to eat some ice here, and then left.
Just like that, every time the small balls were sucked out from the waste dump, Lin would see a new Tumbler.
It seemed to be constantly finding new Tumblers, although they weren't very big, about 10 kilometers to 100 kilometers in size, and almost all of them had a rocky surface.
It would stay in some places for a while, and leave some places without stopping. Other than the Type 1, there were no other creatures on the other Tumblers so far.
But this was really interesting, it found more Tumblers in such a short period of time than Lin had seen in hundreds of years.
Not to mention the ones it found …
So, Lin needed to know how it found these places. (To be continued …)
PS: Thanks to ~ xiaotang246 ~ Tiny Mark ~ for the tip ~
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