I Created the Myth of the Old Ruler

"We belong to Utopia."

At night, beside the campfire, the singer said, she was explaining to Setsuna.

"Utopia, I know, is a big city-state."

In an instant, his face shone with firelight. In fact, he was not that old. He was probably about the same age as Lu Tan, but his travels had made him more mature.

"Yes, we are a big city-state. We follow a democratic parliamentary system. Do you know democracy? In the old days, this was the best political system. Whenever there was a problem in the city-state, we would convene a parliament and everyone would vote."

The singer said while recalling, she was beaming and excited.

Lu Tan thought for a while and felt that he was probably from Shuang Xin's side, so theoretically he should know about Utopia, so he didn't interrupt and just nodded from the side.

"There are not many people in our village, so everyone listens to the village chief."

Setsuna said that he was not very interested in democracy or parliament. In the wilderness, small villages would often be destroyed by a sudden sandstorm or the passing of some insect swarms. Most of the villagers were people who lived day by day.

"You can also try. The village chief's judgment alone will inevitably lead to problems. Only by discussing it together can we come up with the best plan."

The singer is sincere and good at enticing people.

But Setsuna just shook his head.

"Stop talking about this. Not all city-states follow this system."

Shuangxin said.

"What other kind?"

Lu Tan couldn't help but ask.

"Well, some city-states are led by the strongest saint. He alone can decide the fate of the entire city. Some city-states are governed by several saints. The city-states that can survive to this day have their own unique things. .”

Shuangxin explained with a smile that the food cooked in the campfire also gave off the fragrance.

Lu Tan just wanted to eat.

He got his wish and got a bowl.

This kind of food is made by boiling something hard with water until soft. It's like soup, but thicker. At least it smells like food, but it doesn't look oily.

Lu Tan picked up the spoon and took a mouthful.

It tastes like boiled meat. There is no saltiness or sweetness. Of course, there is no fishy smell. This is what boiled chicken breast tastes like. To be honest, it doesn't taste good.

But at least it's better than bug meat.

Lu Tan was not that fussy. He was more focused on cooking and finished the food in the bowl quickly.

"This food is delicious. Is this what people in your big city-state eat?"

Setsuna ate just a little slower than Lu Tan. After finishing the meal, he wiped his mouth to reflect.

"These are things that are easy to store. They are made from dried insects and then added with flour. Fortunately, we can still grow them there, and the ones we eat in the city will go through more delicate preparations."

the singer explains.

"vomit"

Lu Tiao subconsciously wanted to spit it out, but he still swallowed the thing that came up in his throat.

"What, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

The singer patted Lu Jian's back.

"No, I was choked."

Lu Tan lied against his will.

"Eat slowly, it's not like you haven't eaten before."

The singer joked.

"We also eat insect meat, but it's always grilled."

Setsuna looked at the bonfire.

Only then did Lu Jian realize that bugs and insect swarms were not the same concepts.

To be precise, most of the creatures living in the wasteland are bugs.

Some of these bugs have soft shells, like giant cabbage caterpillars, some have shells as hard as steel and have wings. There are bugs that swim in the desert and bugs that fly in the sky.

All in all, they are bugs.

The camel-like creature that Lu Jian and the others rode was actually a kind of insect.

The whole world has been alienated in the direction of insects.

Insect swarms are a completely different concept from bugs. Although they look like bugs, these creatures live honestly in their own ecological niches. Relying on these bugs and the desert, humans can form a A complete and self-consistent biosphere can continue to develop.

But the insect swarm is the destroyer of everything.

They devour everything they see, eating up all the organic matter and producing endless gravel, turning this foreign land from the original wilderness into the desert it is now.

These swarms of insects are like monsters created by some gods with the greatest malice, and exist only to exterminate all living things in the world, raging in the wilderness.

The people in Utopia want to find the weaknesses of these insect swarms.

"We regularly send a group of scholars, just like us, to search for insect swarms and the insect nests where these insects were born. According to our research, the insect swarm will definitely have a insect nest, and the queen in it will be the initiator of everything. As long as Once we deal with the insect queen, we can eliminate this swarm of insects.”

Late at night, Shuang Xin and Lu Jian were in charge of the night watch. She was sitting by the bonfire, and the firelight reflected her side face, giving her a strange look.

When she mentioned the swarm of insects, she was very excited and excited, as if she was talking to an otaku in her own professional field, talking about everything she knew.

"But maybe there is more than one insect queen, or are these insect swarms originally one?"

Lu Tan realized that their research was not as rich as the information given by Feng Yu, so he reminded them.

"More than one? No, it's impossible. A swarm can only have one queen, but as a pair, these swarms must have some special way of transmitting information when they act collectively. I originally thought it was pheromones or smells. Things are originally one, this idea is very interesting.”

Shuangxin quickly fell into thinking.

"You like bugs?"

Lu Tiao asked.

"No, I hate bugs the most. My friends and family all died because of bugs. I hate these creatures the most."

Shuangxin clenched her fists.

"That's why I want to study bugs and how to completely drive these things out of our world."

“It’s a long way to go.”

Lu Tan commented.

There may not be a few people in the wasteland who have such a wish as Shuangxin. These people may be like those who believe that Hejima can still be saved and those who are willing to resist the demonic tide. In this desperate world, they still hold on to hope.

Perhaps the next development will dash their hopes, turn the remaining prayers into naught, and completely destroy their sanity in the most profound way.

But such people still exist.

"We have discovered a ruins nearly a hundred kilometers north-east of here. This ruins may be the location of the insect swarm's nest. Our goal this time is to investigate the surrounding ecology and, if possible, capture some stray insects. Bugs outside to investigate.”

Shuangxin said again.

"Insects wandering outside"

If the insect swarm is really a whole, then those bugs on the edge of the insect swarm are not just stray bugs, but the tentacles of that huge beast, which are the most sensitive sensory organs.

If it comes into contact, wouldn't it be possible to attract a large wave of insects in a matter of minutes?

Lu Tan felt that he needed to persuade them.

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