Astral Ants

Chapter 18 Return to Zero, Rebirth

The cicadas sing passionately, echoing in the mountains and forests.

There is not a single cloud in the blue sky.

Not a breath of wind.

Under the scorching sun, the heat rises, and the jungle vegetation is sluggish.

The stream is almost dry.

It seems that since the last time I left, it hasn't rained for eight or nine days.

"Long Bai! It's not good!"

"I remembered! I encountered this situation the year before last!"

Mo Lan suddenly thought of it when she saw the life-planting plants in her territory.

"It's the hottest season in midsummer, but it doesn't rain. It needs to be watered!"

"My life seed!" Long Bai flew quickly, over the mountains, and returned to his territory to check.

The five cypress trees were not in good condition, especially the giant cypress seedlings sown in late spring, whose root system was too shallow and wilted.

There is a small stream nearby, and there is still a small mountain spring flowing.

The soldier ants who guard the territory are very thieves. They know to hide under the big tree to enjoy the shade, but they are stupid and don't know how to fetch water for irrigation.

The worker ants also hid in the ant nest and did not move, allowing the seed to suffer from drought.

Long Bai quickly led two specialized soldier ants down the mountain, intercepted three larger bamboo tubes, and took them to the stream to fetch water for irrigation.

Running back and forth until it was dark, I watered the five life-growing plants in one go.

Long Bai led the specialized chemical ants across the mountains, and then went to help in the territory of Molan in the north of the mountain.

Among the life-planting plants of Molan, there are 28 ramets of the God-given Seed of Guoxianglan alone, and the land area in urgent need of irrigation is quite large.

It was busy until the middle of the night.

The next day, it was still a sunny day with a scorching sun.

Mo Lan went down the mountain to hunt.

Long Bai instructed the worker ants to cut up shredded meat, dry the meat in the air, and pick kiwis, wild grapes and other fruits.

At dusk, I went to work in the fields, fetched water from bamboo tubes, and watered them.

Long Bai hurried down the mountain and intercepted two larger bamboo tubes.

Three consecutive days of scorching sun.

Irrigation for three consecutive days.

The life-planting plants have all recovered.

Long Bai and Mo Lan hurried back to the starship with the prepared food.

The 6 specialized chemical ants and 3 specialized soldier ants left behind were starving.

The Throne of Dominion has accumulated three-quarters of the Force.

Long Bai: "Mo Lan, someone must take care of the territory! I'll send you out, why don't you go back to the mountains first?"

Mo Lan: "That's the only way..."

Long Bai: "After 5 days, if I don't come back, you can come back. But don't rush in, just wait at the entrance of the cave, I will pick you up according to the time."

Mo Lan: "Understood!"

Long Bai and Mo Lan discussed briefly and made a decision.

Long Bai found his way and sent Mo Lan out of the starship, leaving him alone to wait.

Two days later, a message came from the ruling throne.

[The original force has been restored]

[Once the second treatment plan is implemented irreversibly, Azure Heart will lose all its pronuclear power. Do you want to continue? 】

Long Bai didn't hesitate much, and chose to continue.

The hemisphere on the top back of the ruling throne emits a beam of blue light, projecting the azure heart.

It should be a kind of force of the water system attribute, flowing like a river, quickly covering the entire heart of azure.

The blue light beam connects the ruling throne and the azure heart, and the original energy continues to output, gradually forming a spherical light cocoon, illuminating the empty room brightly, and the eyes are all blue.

It lasted about half a day,
A piece of information came from the throne of domination:
[The contract gene information has been eliminated]

There is always a beam of light connecting the Throne of Reign and the Heart of Azure.

In the next moment, it reversed abruptly, and the original energy began to flow from the heart of azure to the throne of domination.

Not long after, the entire ruling throne was covered with a layer of blue light.

Long Bai, who was lying on the cushion of the throne, got up in a jerk, scanned his mental power, found no abnormalities in the induction, and then lay down on the ground with peace of mind, waiting silently.

This seems like a long process...

Two days later, Long Bai left the room and walked out of the starship.

In the middle of the morning, Mo Lan arrived as scheduled.

"Mo Lan, is everything normal in the territory? Is my Giant Cypress Life Seed okay?"

"Of course. With my care, it grows well. But it hasn't rained, and the stream on the mountain has been cut off, so we can only get water from the big river in the south of the mountain."

"It's a drought."

"Yes. As far as I can remember, this is the third time."

Mo Lan is only six years old in total, and has had six midsummers and three droughts.

But it's not uncommon. In the Ten Thousand Nations Continent and the Ten Thousand Races Continent, similar situations often occur in summer.

Long Bai: "It's okay. Later, let's dig two large ponds to store water in the rainy season and use it in the dry season. It will be easy next year."

"Okay!" Mo Lan simply agreed, and asked, "How is Azure Heart?"

Long Bai: "There are changes. But I don't understand the specifics, I can't explain."

"Oh--"

"Go! Go down and see!"

Mo Lan asked, "Is there any food left?"

Long Bai: "Yes, it is sufficient."

Mo Lan: "When will it end?"

Long Bai: "I don't know."

Saying that, they walked through the soil channel on the hillside together, entered the starship, and flew on their way.

Familiar with the road, went straight to the first floor.

Mo Lan just looked at it as a novelty and didn't see any tricks.

Make an appointment for the next meeting and return to the mountains overnight.

Long Bai continued to stay behind.

Two days later, the rate at which the Azure Heart transmitted its original energy to the ruling throne dropped significantly.

Two days later, the cocoon of original energy covering the azure heart dissipated, and the sapphire blue lines on the surface disappeared.

The ruling throne returned to calm.

[Prokaryotic gene elimination completed]

[Azure Heart succeeded in reincarnation, is it a contract? 】

No need to think about it.

Long Bai chooses the contract.

The throne is backed by a hemisphere, and a ray of blue can be projected, covering the entire dragon cypress and sinking into the body through the carapace.

Then came the message:

【The contract is completed】

"Is that all right?"

"it is finally over!"

Long Bai breathed a sigh of relief, got up from the cushion, flapped his wings and flew around to the back of the ruling throne.

In the hexagonal honeycomb opening, there is a nut seed that is about the size of a yew seed and more heart-shaped.

The whole body is azure blue with sapphire veins.

Mo Lan's speculation earlier was completely correct, it really is a seed bestowed by God!
Long Bai landed on it, stretched out his claws to take out the seeds, landed on the ground, held them in his claws and looked through them carefully, scanning his mind to check.

The life opportunity of plants is full of vitality!

Probably because of the contract, Long Bai found that he had a very weak spiritual connection with Azure Heart, similar to the connection of Life Seed.

Confirmed again, the seed bestowed by the gods is undoubtedly, and the so-called "contract" of the ruling throne is similar to the "life sac breeding" of the Zerg.

"Creator civilization still has its strengths! Zerg needs a whole age to conceive a life-seeding, and it needs to go through a common 'transformation' to complete it. The ruling throne easily gives a 'contract' gone."

"But there are obvious differences between the 'contract' and the 'breeding life-seed'. Do I need to incubate the 'blue heart' with the life sac again?"

"First 'contract', then 'life sac breeding', will the bred life-seed be stronger?"

Long Bai was thinking, and turned his head to look at the super-giant seeds in the room that had lost the veins of original force.

It has lost all its original energy properties.

Long Bai understood the meaning of the 'rebirth from zero' of the ruling throne.

After calming down the excitement, he landed on the throne holding the newly born azure heart, checked the divine power communication, and still had a little reserve of force.

Thought manipulation, it shrinks rapidly and flies out of the room.

Simply pack up, leave the starship under control, and return to the mountains south.

　Judgment of Gratitude, Fat Cat and Dwarf Rabbit, Silent Chief, Persistence｜Victory, Movie Flash's reward.Thank you bosses.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)