Chapter 258: The Three Elements
As Lute had suspected, the technology aboard the Cat’s Ear Spaceship was, compared to its intrinsic value, no more than scrap metal for the Swarm.
The experiments commenced swiftly.
Luo Wen, with his extensive experience from countless tests conducted during the genesis of intelligent entities, approached this process with confidence.
The creation of intelligent entities relies on three essential elements: soil, seeds, and nutrients.
First comes the nutrients, intricately tied to the seeds in a symbiotic relationship.
The Riken civilization has a far more ancient history than the Ratfolk, making the latter appear as a newly emergent culture in comparison. From this perspective, wisdom nourished by such a venerable civilization was bound to meet the required standards.
And seeds cultivated by such wisdom would likely be exceptional as well.
So far, the highest-quality seed Luo Wen had encountered was the first-generation Ratfolk Empress, Sarah. Her spiritual essence was extraordinarily refined, and her capacity for reception exceeded all others. Most intelligent entities would enter a comatose state after the infusion of memories due to an adaptation process, but Sarah showed no such reaction.
Although this was the only advantage Luo Wen had discovered in her, he was certain there was more to uncover as his capabilities and familiarity with her deepened.