This strange fungus that can parasitize machinery seems a bit difficult to deal with.

During the first scan of the scientific research spacecraft, these fungi were not even found on the surface of the ring world, but the huge mycelium network of these fungi was discovered deeper underground.

Judging from the scale, it is very likely that they have covered this entire ring world.

If it weren't for the fact that the ring world connection structure is made of an extremely dense and powerful metal, these fungi may have spread to other ring world segments.

But even so, they also show dangerous abilities.

The scientific research spacecraft flies over the ring world, and the ground it faces is a "fungus city" covered with a sea of ​​bacteria.

Countless densely packed fungi cover the regular objects that once looked like buildings. As the scientific research spacecraft sweeps by, they will even move slightly towards the direction of the spacecraft, as if they are "looking" at the spacecraft.

As the scanning progressed, Li Wenyuan gradually discovered traces of "biological" activities on the surface of the world.

The reason why I need to add quotation marks is because those "creatures" should be a kind of robot.

More than half of their body surfaces are covered with fungi, and some of the fungi even grow out of their bodies, pushing open the robot's metal shell and exposing the infected wiring inside.

These robots look like they should never be used again, but under the parasitism of fungi, they are still performing some simple tasks on the surface as if they have been given life.

The passing of the spacecraft also attracted their attention, but after just one glance, these robots continued to lower their heads and do their things.

As the scanning progressed, Li Wenyuan discovered some special signals on a huge hemispherical building.

This building seems to be cast directly from a dense metal, so that fungal spores cannot parasitize in its gaps and break through the internal mechanical structure.

After translating those special signals, Li Wenyuan understood what this fungus was like.

[This is a radio station that records our history]

[Even if our civilization is about to be destroyed, we do not want to see our mission sink into this fungus. This radio station will be our last trace]

[I don’t know how long ago, after we were brought into this paradise by “God”, we swore not to shame “God”]

[We work hard and create our strong civilization with the help of the great achievements left by "gods"]

【But "God" didn't come to visit us, we think it's because we haven't met His expectations yet】

[So we pursued it even more crazily and successfully cultivated this fungal life that we call "iron-eating fungi"]

[We initially hoped to extend our lifespan with the help of this fungus, so that everyone can see the return of "God"]

[But we made a mistake, our machinery, our weapons, our cities and even our civilization were infected by them]

[We still shamed "God". We failed to eliminate this group of fungi, and even ourselves were destroyed by them]

[But to some extent we may not have shamed "God" because we have created a threat that even we ourselves cannot solve]

[We used a crazy plan to make these fungi give birth to intelligence. They will destroy us, but they will also replace us and continue the gifts of "God"]

["God"! Your humble believers will always be here! Protect this land for you!]

This particular fungus appears to have been created by an indigenous civilization that was adopted by humans.

They have such fervent belief in humans that they regard "human beings" as gods.

It's a pity that humans didn't want to be their "gods". This group of indigenous people may have been forgotten by humans after they were brought and resettled.

But even so, this indigenous civilization is still trying to leave some traces and let humans see their piety.

"...amazing faith, but it's a pity that your 'god' has disappeared." Li Wenyuan shook his head and recorded the information of this radio station into the database.

He is already preparing to clean up the fungi in this ring world. After all, these things seem to have threatened the normal operation of this ring world.

So the Colossus equipped with Star Destroyer weapons slowly came to the sky above this ring world.

After knowing that the nanorobots will not be infected, it is also a good choice to use a huge nano torrent to clean up these fungi.

The giant battleship in the sky began to slowly deform, and its muzzle representing "purification" was aimed at the earth below.

Perhaps in the near future, these fungi will all be eliminated.

However, at this moment, Gray Feng, who was staying near the scientific research spacecraft, discovered something and pointed it out to Li Wenyuan:

"Look, those robots...what are they doing?"

Looking in the direction Hui Feng pointed, Li Wenyuan was stunned by the scene that was happening.

The robots infected by the fungus were all kneeling on the ground at this moment. They did not run away or ignore the giant statue in the sky, but made movements like praying.

The fungi that were originally buried deep under the soil suddenly struggled to grow, emerging from the ground one after another, dyeing the surface of the world into a vast whiteness.

It looks like there are countless white flowers blooming on the ground.

The fungi covering the building were also swaying slightly, not feeling instinctive fear of impending destruction, but seemed to be... happy?

This strange sight made Li Wenyuan stop preparing for the attack of the colossus, but frowned and looked at these "fungus flowers" scattered all over the earth.

After a moment of silence, he called up the "brainwave translator" which he had not used for a long time.

The brain wave index that should have been calm now actually produced many weak fluctuations, all of which came from the fungus below.

Looking at the content on the "Brainwave Translator", Li Wenyuan finally sighed: "...It's sad..."

The series of weak fluctuations finally formed a short sentence:

"...God...have you come to see us..."

The civilization that was destroyed at the hands of this fungus seemed to have used some method to allow these fungi to inherit part of their memory.

At least the devotion to mankind has not dissipated even after such a long time.

Li Wenyuan now understood what the previous radio station meant by "They destroyed us, but they also replaced us."

These fungi may not be conscious at first, but only know how to expand infinitely.

But due to some crazy behavior of this civilization, they successfully allowed the fungi to gain command and made these fungi "think" that they were the civilization adopted by humans.

Humans may have never asked for anything from them, but they still want to give something in return.

Indeed, as they said, they will always stay in this ring world and protect this land for mankind.
Chapter completed!