Astral Ant Tribe

The worker ants don't like to move in winter.

Long Bai took Molan, Juniper, and Juniper to the throne and inspected the topography of the north of the mountain.

There are two streams near Molan's territory, which converge into a ditch at the foot of the mountain, winding around the valley and heading east.

"We can use stones and clay to build a dike about 50 meters long to block the entrance of the valley over there."

"There is a gap over there, and we need to dig and fill it."

"If you want to build a reservoir, build it bigger. In the future, this reservoir can also bear the task of dry season irrigation for the orchards in the north of the mountain. Therefore, we still need to dig an irrigation diversion canal to the west. The clay excavated from the canal is also a material for building dams. "

"Not only do we need to increase the number of specialized worker ants responsible for excavation work, but we also need at least 500 medium and large worker ants specifically responsible for transporting work. At present, a maximum of 200 ants can be mobilized from the ant nest, and about 300 more need to be added..."

Lying on the edge of the throne, Long Bai pointed with his tentacles and explained his plan. Finally, he controlled the throne and landed on the gentle slope to the north of the valley bottom.

"Mo Lan, in the spring of next year, I will first instruct the worker ants to dig a pond for you here with a side length of about 12 meters and a depth of about 1.5 meters. After you complete your evolution, you will first sow the seeds given by the Gorgon God in the pond."

"It is expected that in the year after next, the dam will be repaired and the reservoir will be filled with water."

Mo Lan worried: "Is 12 meters on a side too small? What if there is a drought..."

Long Bai pointed to the top of the slope and said: "Then dig another reservoir with a side length of 6 meters and a depth of 2 meters above, and store more."

"Okay." Mo Lan was a little reassured.

Long Bai switched the communication mode, shook his tentacles, and repeated his plan to Jue Bai beside him.

"I understand~" Jue Bai didn't understand a little bit and said:

"King Longbai Ant, if you add 100 more specialized worker ants and 300 large and medium-sized worker ants, the food problem will be serious! Correspondingly, the number of specialized blue ants needs to be increased to 200. In this way, you and Mo Lan can rest assured Traveling merchants.”

Long Bai: "Cultivate another giant soldier ant, specifically responsible for hiking and hunting. Go west, follow the divine barrier, south to north, there is endless food to hunt. Mo Lan and I have already given names. , it’s called Giant Cypress.”

Juniper listened to the conversation, its antennae trembled, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty! I have a suggestion! The giant cypress will protect the territory, and I will be responsible for leading the soldier ants to fight and hunt!"

"Juniper!"

Long Bai scolded, swung his tentacles, and slapped Juniper on the forehead. He thought about it for a while, but did not directly deny it and said: "We will wait until the giant cypress is born."

Long Bai turned to Junbai and said: "Mo Lan and I will not go out this winter. You command the worker ants to dig out the tunnels running through the north and south of the mountain as soon as possible and build separate nests in the north of the mountain."

"Mo Lan, we are not very afraid of the cold. We can dig the pond here slowly over the winter. If we have enough time, we can dig it a little bigger."

"Okay!" Mo Lan agreed.

…

If Longbai controls the throne of domination in winter and travels to find the place of the Force, he cannot produce ant eggs because the low temperature at night may freeze the ant eggs and larvae to death.

Stay in Xianglan Mountain and run the ant kingdom with peace of mind.

With sufficient Force food, the giant soldier ants ‘Jucypress’ began to breed.

Nowadays, the 5th instar ant king and the ruler of the throne produce 5 ant eggs every 4 days.

Let's start with 20 specialized blue ants to replenish our logistical reserves.

Next are the specialized worker ants, 100 of which need to be replenished.

This will take a winter.

Then there are the medium and large worker ants...the demand is quite large, and it is planned to be gradually completed in the spring, summer and autumn of the next year.

Soldier ants will definitely suffer battle damage when they travel far to hunt for food, and they need to be replenished along the way.

…

Quiet winter.

Molan and Longbai go out early and return late, digging a pond in the north of the mountain.

The vegetation was cleared, the loose soil was excavated, packed in bags sewn from sheepskin, and the throne was transported away.

It is weak and inefficient.

Cypress also needs to frequently enter the ant nest to release pheromones to stimulate the differentiation and development of the 'giant cypress' in the larval stage.

The larvae of specialized blue ants and soldier ants eat a lot. Every now and then, Long Bai and Mo Lan need to go into the forest together to hunt large animals and replenish food for the ant nest.

When the orchids on the mountain took out their flower spikes, only an outline of less than half a meter deep was dug out of the 12-meter-long pond.

Jue Bai directed the worker ants to dig a tunnel through the mountains, leading directly to Mo Lan's cave, and then opened another ant nest.

There is a small branch nest every 100 meters in the tunnel, where soldier ants or worker ants live all year round. If there is an emergency in the south or north of the mountain, the information can be quickly transmitted to the opposite side, and the soldier ants can be mobilized to rush to the rescue in time.

…

Time flies.

The orchids are blooming.

The return of spring. Busy season.

This year has been busier than ever.

The territory requires planting plants to loosen the soil and fertilize.

Sow seeds of new life.

When the cypress trees are in bloom, thin the flowers appropriately as usual.

The reclaimed wasteland was cleared, and cultivated torreya, large-fruited hemlock, and Kui chestnut seedlings were transplanted.

Sow cypress and juniper seeds to create new seedlings.

The two hills in the south and north of the mountain are planned to be used for planting cypress trees. The land reclaimed last year needs to be plowed, weeded and the soil matured.

The Shannan reservoir where the azure god-given seeds have taken root still needs to be sown with rice and sown with black lotus seeds and gorgon seeds.

The busiest thing is in the north of the mountain, where the pond for the God-given seeds of Molania to take root continues to be dug deeper, and the pond above specially used for water storage must also be excavated at the same time.

The slope here is located above the river ditch and cannot be diverted. It needs to be dug as early as possible to store water when it rains in spring.

The number of large and medium-sized worker ants responsible for transportation is insufficient, so Long Bai still needs to use the dominance throne to lift it.

Mo Lan is cleaning out the weak plants that were planted in previous years and transplanting the newly cultivated orchid seedlings. Clean the nursery and sow the 'hybrid orchid' studied last year.

Specialized soldier ants bred in winter are being produced one after another.

Mo Lan was also responsible for hunting for the ant colony, and was so busy that she didn't know what to do.

…

A bright spring noon.

The Shanbei excavation project is in full swing.

The downhill pond and the uphill pond were dug at the same time, and the cypress and juniper cypress respectively directed the worker ants to work.

A familiar and intense pheromone suddenly came from the distant hillside.

Two giant soldier ants rushed over, surrounded by hundreds of specialized soldier ants.

"Your Majesty, the giant cypress is born!"

Juniper rushed to Long Bai first, and hurriedly explained: "I didn't cause trouble! It broke out of the cocoon on its own, then wandered around, and came to the north of the mountain. It is looking for the king..."

You are just asking for it!

Long Bai waved his tentacles and whipped Juniper hard twice. He turned his head and shook his tentacles, calling for the giant cypress to come forward.

Check carefully.

The juniper is currently in its second instar and has evolved and grown once.

The giant cypress is slightly smaller than the juniper. It has well-developed jaws and six slender and powerful limbs. It is a normal cocoon.

The reason why it was born was that its carapace was not dark enough.

"Your Majesty..."

At the urging of the juniper, the giant cypress waved its tentacles to greet the dragon cypress.

"Jucypress!" Juniper stepped forward to greet him.

"Juniper..." Jucypress timidly retreated behind Juniper, and waved its tentacles to command the specialized soldier ants to protect itself.

Long Bai was dumbfounded: What happened to this giant soldier ant?

Introverted and shy?

Or are you born timid and cowardly?

The giant soldier ants have to lead the soldier ants in battle. If you are timid, you will be in trouble.

Long Bai thought for a while, shook his tentacles, and ordered: "Juniper, take Ju Bai to familiarize himself with the territory, and then explain some basic knowledge to it."