These chips that bestow intelligence upon squids are incredibly... magical.
The substrate of this chip is a polymer material that is extremely difficult to decompose. However, after treatment with a dilute hydrochloric acid solution, this polymer material can be broken down by several common digestive enzymes, making it extremely convenient.
For Earth creatures, the most common dilute hydrochloric acid solution is naturally "stomach acid." But now, with higher life forms on Earth rapidly going extinct, the remaining creatures that can produce stomach acid are generally not larger than this chip.
Logically speaking, this chip is also difficult to degrade in seawater, so even if a squid accidentally dies, it can be easily recycled.
Of course, the real key lies not just in this material.
Inside this substrate, there exists an independent genome.
Yes, within this chip, there is its own, independent genome.
