Astral Ants

Chapter 158 Rose Ring
For this year's autumn trade, Long Bai could only run alone, so there was no big problem.

Fei Guangshan left the green maple and red maple to accompany Sang for a while.

Let go of some worker ants and blue ants, and give Hei Ti another chance to let him lead the team, waiting for Sang's life to plant the fruit to ripen, pick and refine the ant honey.

Longbai stayed in Feiguang Mountain for a few days and picked it himself. He collected a large number of mangoes and wild fruits of various colors, and handed them to the blue ants for refining.

Counting the time to set off, first go to Jianlan Plain, spend a few days to search carefully, and confirm that there are no god-given seeds. After collecting a batch of wild fruits, go to Baifan Mountain for trading, and collect a large number of ordinary rice fruits on the way to refine them into ants honey.

Immediately afterwards, they rushed to the Ghost Fan Mountain and collected all the most important god-given ghost fans at once.

The most important deal of this year has been completed, and the time is approaching late autumn.

The seed bestowed by the azure blue god is also ripe this year!This is the output of the first batch of advanced ant queens, and the exact time is still uncertain.

Longbai returned straight.

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Pandan Mountain.

Azure Reservoir.

After a whole summer of growth, the height of the blue god-given seed has only increased by about 1 meter, the top broad leaf has only grown to a diameter of about 20 cm, and the first broad leaf at the bottom has hardly changed.

The growth rate plummeted.

Of course, compared to the god-given seeds of arbors in the natural god system, the growth rate of 1 meter per year is still very fast.

"Azure blue!"

Long Bai greeted, and the throne approached slowly, floating on the water.

"Longcypress—" Zhanlan responded, and it was directing the five blue soldiers arranged by Longcypress to carry worker ants and cooperate in harvesting lotus seeds.

Zhan Lan took the initiative and said, "Long Bai, after winter, dig up the dam of the reservoir and let some water out."

Long Bai: "Why?"

Zhan Lan: "Let's dig out the lotus roots and plant lotus seeds in the next spring."

Long Cypress: "Why re-seeding?"

Zhanlan: "Select robust flowers and plant seeds with full grains to grow better lotus flowers."

Long Bai: "..."

This is the most common method used by Zerg to cultivate good plants.

——Did I tell Zhanlan about this?

Long Bai thought back, in his memory, he didn't mention it.

However, Long Bai has long been accustomed to all kinds of weirdness of azure blue, so he doesn't get entangled, carefully checks the growth of azure blue fruit under the leaves, and at the same time agrees:

"Okay. Zhanlan. When the time comes, you can direct the worker ants to dig down the outlet of the embankment."

Long Bai asked again: "Zhan Lan, feel carefully, how long will your fruit be ripe?"

Zhan Lan was silent for a while, and said: "It can be a few days earlier, or it can be a few days later."

Long Bai: "???"

Can the seed bestowed by God be ripe like this?

Long Bai asked: "How many days earlier?"

Zhanlan: "Tonight."

Long Bai asked: "How many days later?"

Zhan Lan thought about it, and asked, "Next year?"

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai: "Don't delay, just tonight. I'll tell Xiang Bai to prepare!"

Long Bai hurried back to the mountain, notified Xiang Bai and Cui Bai to go to Zhanlan Reservoir to prepare, and informed Jun Bai to strengthen the territory patrol.

Long Bai was inside and outside the ant nest, inspecting up and down the mountain to make sure that everything in the territory was safe, and rushed to the side of the Zhanlan Reservoir to wait.

In the middle of the night, Zhanlan began to accelerate the absorption of the force.

Longbai controls the ruling throne to replenish it quickly, and easily passes through the stage of qualitative change of the original energy.

At dawn the next day, facing the morning light, the blue-green fruit began to change color, pure blue, dark blue, blue-black, and the fruit was ripe for picking.

Long Bai checked.

The quality of Shanzhu is still super!

A total of 570 pieces, one jar of honey marinated, was given to Bai Wei as a sales sample.

Both cedar and green cypress are water-type talents, and they have water-type abilities when awakened. Eat 5 pieces each to strengthen them slightly.

Longbai himself is willing to eat only one to taste the taste.

There are 550 whole pieces left, and the pulp is first refined to make azure blue ant king honey.The cores are stored in the sun and refined before being traded with merchants in the next spring.

This year's most important work of harvesting the blue fruit bestowed by the gods was over, and there was nothing else to worry about on the mountain. Long Bai took another group of worker ants and blue ants and set off to Molan Mountain.

Search for the god-given seeds and gather wild fruits.

After working alone for five or six days, I flew southeast to Hanlan Mountain.

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The ruling throne entered Hanlan Mountain, flew high in the sky, and went straight to the big mountain in the center.

In the deep and dense forest, Mo Lan sensed the fluctuation of the force, soared into the sky, rushed over, and landed on the top of the tree stump ant nest.

Without waiting for Long Bai to ask, Mo Lan raised her forefoot and shouted excitedly: "Long Bai, look quickly! You found something good!"

"This is—" Long Bai looked at it intently.

A silver-white metal ring hangs on the tip of Mo Lan's toe, with a diameter of just over 1 cm and a width of about 3 mm. It is inlaid with a gorgeous ruby, which blooms like a rose in the sun, bright and dazzling.

"Long Bai, do you know this? Is it worth money?" Mo Lan Xiji asked.

Long Bai: "...I don't know."

Mo Lan: "Don't know?"

On the contrary, Mo Lan was even happier, and a little bit proud, said: "Long Bai, you watch!"

After Mo Lan finished speaking, the original force was injected into the ring and gathered on the ruby. Immediately, a wave of original energy was fed back from the gem, forming a beautiful bright red rose-shaped original energy pattern, which spread rapidly along Mo Lan's right forefoot. Until it covers the whole body, the whole is like a bush of roses in full bloom.

"What is this? Defense?" Long Bai raised his forefoot and poked lightly.

Surprised to find that it is not a simple pattern, this kind of original energy is like substance, covering Mo Lan's whole body.

With a hard poke, the sharp toe pierced through it, retracted the claws, and instantly healed the damage.

It has a little protective ability, but it is not a defensive original energy barrier similar to the "hydrological shield", and it is not a creation of extraterrestrial civilization for combat.

Scanned mentally and was isolated.

——Is it simply used to isolate the detection of mental power?But this eye-catching color doesn't seem to be used to assist concealment and stealth.

— Disguising yourself as a bouquet of roses?Isn't this disguise too stupid?I can see through it with a single eye.

Long Bai was puzzled and couldn't understand.

"Longbai! Is it beautiful?" Mo Lan asked loudly.

"……pretty."

Long Bai replied perfunctorily, and asked, "Mo Lan, does this thing have other uses? For example, defense? Or other practical uses?"

"I haven't found it so far..." Mo Lan withdrew her original force, and the rosebush-shaped original energy covering her body collapsed. She loosened the tip of her front toe, and handed the ring to Long Bai, saying:

"Long Bai, come and try!"

Long Bai took it, and scanned with mental power, the original energy metal and original energy gem made by the extraterrestrial civilization.

Following Mo Lan's method, buckle the ring on the tip of the left front toe, trying to inject the original force.

Immediately, the original energy feedback, the rose pattern spread along the left forefoot, quickly covering the whole body.

Long Bai raised his leg and tried to walk a few steps, it was soft and would not hinder his movement.

The membranous wings are also covered with a layer, unfolding and flapping, setting off a bright red original energy light and shadow, which is gorgeous and gorgeous.

"It's beautiful! It's beautiful!" Mo Lan jumped and cheered.

"..."

What good is it to look good?Long Bai restrained his membrane wings, and stared at the ring for another while.

Increase the injection of force, and the excess force is stored in the red gem.

After stopping the injection of the original force, the original energy pattern covering the body did not disappear, but continued to be maintained by consuming the stored original force.

Similar to the throne of dominion, it can store up the original force and release it continuously at a constant speed.But compared to the Throne of Dominion, the storage capacity of this ring is dozens of grades worse, it can only be regarded as a small gadget, nothing compares to it.

Long Bai tested again and again, but found no other functions.

basically figured it out,

This ring is a creation of extraterrestrial civilization that covers the body with a layer of beautiful original energy patterns for decoration.

Practicality is zero.

Long Bai evaluated: "Although this thing does not help to improve combat effectiveness, it is beautiful and novel. There must be bugs willing to pay a lot of money to buy it."

"Not for sale!" Mo Lan quickly snatched the ring back, "We have no shortage of rough stones. Why should we sell them?"

There is indeed no shortage of this rough stone now.Keep playing if you like it.

Long Bai nodded his tentacles to express his agreement, took a length of spider silk rope, took the ring, passed it through the middle, tied a knot, and hung it around Mo Lan's neck.

This makes it easy to carry and not easy to lose.

"Mo Lan, where did you find it?"

"The ditch over there. I also found a large starship fragment, which can be built on top of the tree stump ant nest, so it won't be afraid of the sun in summer."

Large pieces?Useful than this rosette ring...

Long Bai: "Okay! Go and have a look."

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Long Bai is estimating that if Bai Wei's sales work goes smoothly as expected, it will need more 'Force Honey' in the coming year.

On the Xianglan Mountain side, it is necessary to prepare and store enough ant honey.

The workload of collecting wild fruits has increased greatly, but without Mo Lan, a capable helper, Long Bai is a bit overwhelmed.

When Long Bai came to Hanlan Mountain, he originally wanted to bring Mo Lan along.

But now that Mo Lan has found something good, and is on the move, Long Bai is not good enough to spoil Mo Lan's interest, so he stays in Hanlan Mountain for two days, controlling the ruling throne alone and going on the road.

About one-tenth of the "Southwest Region" divided by Longbai has not been explored yet. Let's take a walk along the way and try to find another place of force.

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The flying speed of the ruling throne is not too slow.

Most of the time is spent picking.In the vacuum of the force, the worker ants cannot move away from the throne for a long time, and Long Bai needs to do it himself.

Stop and go along the way, keep busy, exhausted an ant.

With the cooperation with Bai Wei, as long as there are no accidents, the sales of Force Honey will increase year by year, and the demand for various fruits will increase year by year.

It is not a long-term solution to fly around in the wild to collect wild fruits.

We need to speed up the construction of the orchard!
Moreover, the conditions for opening up wasteland beyond Xianglan Mountain are initially met.

In Longbai's plan, the first stop to open up wasteland: South Suanzao Mountain!

South Suanzao Mountain is mainly planted with twig vines, South Suanzao fruit trees, peach trees, pear trees, raspberries and so on.

Seedlings can be grown in Heilian Lake and Xianglan Mountain, and then transported there.

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30 days passed.

All maps of the Southwest region were lit up, and No.11 origin point was not found.

The 10 specialized blue ants led by this trip were all full, and another 17 large blue ants were full.

Long Bai took control of the throne and came to Feiguang Mountain.

The mature mulberry trees, lychees, longan, fragrant leaves and other life species in the mulberry territory have all been picked.

Heiti led the worker ants and blue ants to rest in the cave where Sang lived.

"Hei Ti, have the missions been successfully completed?" Long Bai asked.

"It's done." Hei Ti replied, shaking his tentacles.

Its ability to express is very limited, and at the same time it releases pheromones, mixed together, to express a vague message: I am not lazy!

Why are you panicking?Long Bai stepped forward to check the blue ant's abdomen, and it was not bad. All kinds of Force Ant honey were stored in the abdomen of each worker ant by category, without any mistakes.

Heiti can barely be used as a 'commander ant'.

Just didn't know it was born by accident?Or can it be specifically bred?
To open up wasteland in other places of force, the biggest problem lies in the lack of 'commander ants'.

If the "command-type specialized chemical ants" like Hei Ti can be stably bred, which do not need to consume force food, but can assist in commanding the work of the ant colony, then the command system of the ant kingdom will undergo subversive changes.

In the future, when going to other places of force to open up wasteland, there is no need to breed intelligent ants and giant ants, which can save a lot of resources.

How did Hei Ti come from?It is necessary to test, to figure it out.

There are 7 newly cultivated specialized chemical ant larvae in the stump ant nest.Cypress has begun to try to release a large amount of pheromone that stimulates the differentiation of specialized chemical ants, and at the same time release a small amount of pheromone that stimulates the differentiation of giant soldier ants and intelligent chemical ants.

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"Longcypress Ant King!"

The spiritual power of the call came from outside the cave.

Sensing the fluctuation of the force, Sang, who was working behind the mountain, rushed back with Qingfeng and Hongfeng.

"Longbai Ant King, we can evolve now!"

"This time it's my turn to evolve first!"

"Where's Molan?"

"Has Mo Lan found the treasure of the extraterrestrial civilization?"

"I must have found it! Molan is favored by the God of Nature."

"I must have found it! Mo Lan has the strongest force perception."

Sang also asked curiously: "Longbai Ant King, did Molan gain anything?"

Long Bai: "...a little bit."

Long Bai explained: "I found a creation of an extraterrestrial civilization. A very small ring, after injecting the original force, has a beautiful pattern of original energy covering the carapace. There is only such a function that does not have a practical use."

Qingfeng and Hongfeng were stunned, and looked at each other: did you really find it?

They all turned their heads in unison, and looked at Long Bai with fiery eyes: We also want to hunt for treasures!
Long Bai waved his tentacles to greet him, and said: "Sang, help me, first remove the mobile ant nest. The green maple will evolve first."

(End of this chapter)