How are Zerg made?

Chapter 1: Prologue · Chapter 1: Prologue · “Today marks a historical turning point for human civilization.” · “At 15:46 today, the paleontological excavation team organized by NASA on Mars discovered a large number of neatly arranged humanoid fossilized remains within the foundation tunnels of a Mars Base.” · “To answer some of our questions, we have invited Professor Hogu, who is remotely directing the excavation operations from the International Aerospace Center.” · As the host finished speaking, the screen shifted. The host’s interface moved to a small window, and an elderly man with a refined, gentle demeanor appeared before the public eye. · “Hello, Professor Hogu,” the host said. · “Hello, Host,” Hogu replied. · “Professor Hogu, can you tell us about the latest research findings on the humanoid fossilized remains excavated on Mars? It is safe to say that the entire world is focused on this matter wherever there is internet access.” · “Certainly.” · Hogu nodded slightly. “To ensure the integrity of the fossil cluster while obtaining as much information as possible in a short time, we have focused our excavation efforts on a single humanoid fossil.” · “From this, we can conclude that we, humans, are not alone in the universe.” · “Because they are Martians?” the host asked. · Hogu shook his head. · “No. The owners of these humanoid remains are not native to Mars. They came from another planet, belonging to an ecosystem outside of the Martian one.” · The statement stunned everyone. The host’s eyes widened significantly. · With breath and tone becoming somewhat rushed, the host asked, “Then, may I ask which planet these humanoid remains came from? And what is the evidence for this conclusion?” · Hogu said, “Although there is a great variety of life on any planet, tracing back to the source reveals that they share common ancestors in their past evolutionary lines. Those of us studying ‘Martian biology’ call this species at the evolutionary root the ‘cornerstone species’.” · “This… could you explain that in simpler terms?” The host’s expression was slightly awkward. · “Let’s take Earth as an example. The early environment of Earth was transformed into an oxygen-based environment. Since then, the mainstream of the Earth’s biosphere has relied on consuming oxygen to maintain life activities.” · “The same logic applies to Mars. The mainstream of ancient Martian biology was based on an ‘exoskeleton’—bones wrapping around organs, supporting the skin and muscle tissues. Under this system, if Martians truly existed, they would be 1.5 times heavier than a normal human of the same size. But these humanoid fossilized remains are not like that; their bone structures are much closer to Earth’s organisms.” · “I see.” · The host nodded, looking dazed, unsure if he had truly understood. · “Then, were these Martian fossils intelligent life forms when they were alive?” the host asked. · “I can answer that affirmatively: yes,” Hogu replied. · “Every skeleton is arranged neatly, forming a massive rectangular fossil cluster, which is extremely similar to ‘burials’ here on Earth.” · “From this, we speculate that they were intelligent, and not at a low level—at least equivalent to the Stone Age.” · Suddenly, the host’s expression stiffened. He pressed an earpiece with one hand and listened intently for a moment before asking. · “Professor Hogu, there is a question on the internet that just received over a billion clicks in an instant and is still rising rapidly. May we ask you about this?” · “Of course,” Hogu answered with a smile. · “What is your take on ‘time travel’? Is it possible that these humanoid remains are actually human ancestors from the past who traveled to Mars?” · Hogu laughed and shook his head. · “No, that is impossible. I only said they were similar to Earth organisms; I did not say they were identical. The owners of these remains do not belong to the same biological system as life on Earth.” · As he spoke, an image appeared in the lower right corner of the screen. The skeleton was quite similar to that of a human, with the only notable difference being a hole in the forehead. · “As we can see, there is a hole in the center of the forehead. This was not caused by cranial damage. Based on our computer comparison of the intracranial structure, we found that this hole is structurally identical to the other two eye sockets. Thus, we conclude that this hole is an eye socket.” · “In other words, the owner of these remains was a humanoid being with three eyes.” · “Just as I mentioned regarding the ‘cornerstone species,’ not a single species of Earth life has had three eyes from its inception to the present day.” · “Furthermore, the excavation team on Mars performed a simple atomic decay cycle measurement. These fossilized remains have existed for over two hundred million years. Back then, it was dinosaurs that ruled the Earth.” · “But these remains look so much like humans. How do you explain that? Is this not too mind-boggling?” the host persisted. · “Bone similarity means little. If you look closely, you can easily find other differences besides the frontal eye socket. The skeletons of humans and chimpanzees are also quite similar, yet would you say humans and chimpanzees look so much alike that they are indistinguishable?” · Hogu hesitated for a moment, then added. · “Host, I do have some personal thoughts regarding ‘time travel’.” · “Please, go ahead.” · The host’s interest was instantly piqued, his gaze burning. · “Before that, let us assume for a moment that ‘time travel’ is a valid proposition.” · “We all know the universe is vast—incredibly vast. The currently observable universe alone has a diameter of 93 billion light-years, and our Milky Way is also enormous, containing about one hundred billion stars.” · “Then there is our solar system. If we take Neptune as the boundary, its average radius is over 30 astronomical units. That is to say, if I were the unit of measurement, you could fit about 450.4 billion of me inside.” · “Furthermore, the positions of celestial bodies are constantly changing. Our home planet orbits the Sun at a speed of 29.783 kilometers per second every single moment.” · “It is hard to imagine that something like time travel could happen on Earth by sheer coincidence, and even more coincidentally, that it would select humans among the many species on Earth as the subjects of this travel. To successfully travel and still ensure the maintenance of basic life activities—it is too coincidental to be anything but absurd.” · “Professor Hogu, you… do not believe in the existence of ‘time travel’, do you?” the host asked. · Hogu smiled noncommittally. · “How could I say that?” · “In terms of probability, the probability of an event that has not yet occurred is never zero. Perhaps, on some future day, there really will be such a person who, just like in the novels, travels through time.” · “What I mean to say is, if such a journey were to truly happen, I would be more inclined to believe it was an artificial event—one induced by the subjective actions of an unknown civilization in the universe, rather than by some accident…” · “Professor Hogu?” · The sudden turn of events caught the host off guard. It took him a while to react, and he leaned to the side, shouting without concern for his image. · “Call an ambulance!” · [END]