Deep Space Wandering Fleet

Chapter 377: 376: Technology is Absolutely Essential

Chapter 377: Chapter 376: Technology is Absolutely Essential

If humans encountered this situation, there were undoubtedly only a few things they could do.

First was to exterminate all the culprits—the World Tree.

A planet is indeed vast, but for the technological level of humans, it was only a matter of some extra effort; wanting to completely eradicate a species was not particularly difficult.

However, such massive plants, as an important link in the ecological chain, could even be described as a pillar-like existence. If completely eradicated, it would undoubtedly lead to a massive biological extinction, with countless animals and insects starving to death.

In this way, the end result seemed no different. Even because of human intervention, the massive biological extinction would occur earlier.

Yamamoto Ichiro explained, “If this happened on Earth, even if there’s a biological mass extinction, as long as humans can survive, this plan could be implemented. But on Riley Star, the Riley people and other life forms are equal; we don’t need to destroy the majority of lives to save the Riley people.”

Many in the audience nodded; this argument certainly made sense.

“Unless humans can create a plant that can replace the ‘World Tree,’ eliminating one World Tree and then planting a substitute, only then can the ecological balance be assured. However, this project would undoubtedly be much larger in scope.”

“Moreover, creating a new plant involves extremely complex content; it’s not something you can just create. This plant must fully replace the functions of the World Tree, including providing a large amount of food and habitats for various species, and so on.”

The second method was to cultivate microorganisms that could decompose the “tree heart,” addressing the problem at its root.

The molecular formula of this “tree heart” resembled human plastics; using genetic engineering to cultivate corresponding decomposers was not impossible.