Astral Ants

Chapter 181 I agree!
This year, only one god-given seed of Nanqian has matured fruit. However, there are quite a lot of life species on the mountain and down the mountain. Starting from autumn, they will be harvested one after another, and they need to be guarded by command ants and soldiers.

Cuibai guards the "Cuihua Hanlan God-given Seed" closely.

The giant cypress led the soldier ants, guarding the hillside where the purple kiwifruit life seeds took root.

The ruling throne slowly approached.

"Your Majesty—"

Giant cypress greets.

"Giant cypress."

Long Bai stopped the throne firmly, and asked in a dignified tone, "Is there not enough food on the mountain?"

Giant cypress: "Juniper said that in the hunting area you divided, there are fewer and fewer animals, and the hunting harvest is also getting less and less every time. The hunting has been particularly rare in the past half month, and everyone has begun to eat vegetarian."

Long Bai: "..."

Sure enough!

At present, the number of advanced specialized soldier ants in the ant nest has reached 600.

The number of advanced specialized chemical ants is about 200.

The number of advanced specialized blue ants reached 280.

There are also 100 specialized blue soldiers.

These big guys with a body length of more than one meter consume a lot of food every day.

Longbai has been expanding its hunting range following the growth of the Ant Country.

At present, Cypress has divided two hunting areas for Juniper, with the mountain range extending to the west of the divine power barrier as the boundary, dividing the north and the south, hunting in the south and north respectively, within a distance of no more than 20 kilometers, and only March along the river.

Long Bai never dared to greatly expand his hunting range, fearing that he would be discovered by the ant clan or bee clan from the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Continent.

Today, there is not enough food, which means that the scale of the ant country is large enough, and the strength of the ant country is not weak.

If so, then...

"understood."

Long Bai said: "Giant cypress, just arrange more soldiers to guard here. You and Juniper will go hunting with me in the mountains and forests to inspect the terrain."

"Your Majesty!" Xiang Bai rushed over surrounded by worker ants.

Long Bai turned his head and said, "Xiangbai, just now I told Juniper that there will be a banquet at night...the food for the ant nest is insufficient, so it will be postponed for a few days. I will take Juniper and giant cypress to go hunting first, so as to familiarize myself with the northern terrain."

……

Long Bai has been paying attention to the kingdom's food problem, knowing that there will be a food shortage, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

However, Long Bai had already planned a solution.

In the vast jungle, life flourishes.

Jungle hunting is still the main source of food for the Pandan Mountain Kingdom.

Animals in one area are hunted and killed, and animals from other areas will naturally migrate to fill the gap and prosper again.

But it takes time for animals to migrate and reproduce, and this time is usually measured in 'years'.

Food can severely limit the size of ant kingdoms.

This is a problem faced by all ant and bee kingdoms, and there is a law of balance.

The pure carnivorous ant tribe has strong individual combat power, but it is difficult to grow in number.

Omnivorous ants, individual soldiers are weak, but the same area of ​​territory can usually support more number of soldier ants, winning by numbers.

The giant head ant is a carnivorous omnivorous ant family. It is the most versatile ant species with the most differentiated types of soldier ants and worker ants. The specialized soldier ants have strong individual combat effectiveness.

Because of the ruling throne, Longbai's ant kingdom, food selection and ant type differentiation have been further expanded.

The worker ants and soldier ants who have inherited the talent of the dragon cypress power system obviously prefer meat. They also eat refined ant honey such as fruits, rice, lotus seeds, cypress seeds, pine nuts, etc., but they don't like it and eat less.

The blue ants and blue soldiers who have inherited the talents of the Longbai water system are slightly better. They are not so picky eaters, they can eat meat if they have meat, and they can be vegetarian for a long time without meat.

Long Bai thought of three ways to obtain food stably:
The first one is to fully open the divine power barrier area.Develop and build transit nests to the south and north, greatly expanding the hunting range.

The second is to cultivate fruit trees on a large scale to provide food for the ant colony in addition to satisfying the "Force Honey" trade, and to offset the demand for meat in an appropriate amount.

The third is fish farming and fishing in reservoirs and lakes.At present, I go to Heilian Lake to fish regularly every year. In the future, I can also consider going to Bailian Lake to fish regularly.

Every inch of land in Xianglan Mountain is precious, and it is impossible to build large reservoirs and raise too many fish.Fish farming in several reservoirs at present can only be used as an emergency supplement.

The carrying capacity of the ruling throne is limited, and the fish in the natural lakes are also limited. Expedition fishing can only be used as a supplement, and cannot become a main source of food.

The main source of food is hunting in forests and seas.

If you fully open the jungle hunting area close to the side of the divine power barrier, you have to worry about encountering ant tribes or bee tribes from the neighboring continent of the world.

However, Ant Country has continued to develop, and it is already a bit unbearable...

……

Long cypress greets juniper and giant cypress, leading 400 specialized soldier ants, 400 large soldier ants, 30 specialized chemical ants, 90 medium-sized worker ants, 50 large worker ants, and 100 fasting specialized blue ants. swing away.

Long Bai ran at the front of the team.

The giant cypress used to cower and hide in the middle of the team.

Juniper ran at the back of the line to hold the line.

Running on the road, marching close to the divine power barrier, all the way north, until you come to the entrance hill of the starship wreckage leading to the Ten Thousand Races Continent.

stop!
Long Bai waved his tentacles vigorously, giving instructions.

The Ant King's powerful ability to transmit information made the entire team stop in unison.

Feeling the strong original force that continued to overflow outward, Juniper and Giant Cypress both understood what this place was, and rushed forward.

"Your Majesty!"

"Go in and have a look?"

Junipers and giant cypresses look forward to the cypresses.

"Follow."

Long Bai took them through the dirt hole and stopped at the crack of the starship wreckage.

Juniper ran forward to compare and was immediately disappointed.

At present, the body length of Juniper has reached a little over 1.4 meters, and its head is so huge that it is completely difficult to pass through.

Jubai was smarter. When he saw the height of the crack, he gave up trying, lowered his body, and looked inside the starship curiously.

Long Bai: "Mo Lan and I searched the interior of the starship two or three times, and it was ransacked after tens of thousands of years, leaving only an empty shell."

Long Bai: "On the other side of the Ten Thousand Kingdoms Continent, except for the relatively high concentration of force in all places, everything else is similar to ours. Even most of the places are far less prosperous than our Xianglan Mountain."

Long Bai: "There are not many origin points in Yunji Continent, but there are not many, and the concentration of origin force in each point is at the upper-middle level. In the future, the strength of the ant country will be strong enough, so there is no need to worry about being attacked by the ants or bees next door." The tribe has invaded, I will take you around to play and increase your knowledge."

Long Bai: "However, right now, our Ant Country is still not strong enough, so we need to be cautious... With the development of the Ant Country and the increase in the number of ant colonies, we have to let go of the hunting area and hunt for food from farther away."

Jubai stood up and said, "Understood, Your Majesty."

Juniper asked: "Your Majesty, why did you bring us here..."

Long Bai: "Set up a branch nest here as a transit stop for transporting hunted animals. From now on, you can hunt here as far north as you can."

Long Bai warned: "Old rules. You can't come here in winter and spring. Hunt more in summer and autumn, and store enough food in the ant nest."

Junipers and giant cypresses nodded their antennae in understanding.

Long Cypress: "Every time you go hunting, Juniper and Giant Cypress must be together, and the total number of soldier ants you lead must not be less than 800. At present, the number of soldier ants in the kingdom is still insufficient, and I will continue to cultivate them until the total strength More than 2000 numbers."

Juniper and giant cypress looked at each other.

Giant cypress: "My lord, Juniper and I have left Mount Pandan? Such a long-distance hunting must have enough harvest every time, right? It may take three to five days, or even longer."

Juniper: "Who is responsible for the safety of Xianglan Mountain? The cypress? The cypress is also responsible for irrigation, killing pests in the orchard, and patrolling the security of the territory. Isn't it going to be exhausted?"

Long Bai led the way and walked out, while walking, he said: "I will breed another giant blue soldier!"

Juniper looked at Giant Cypress.

Giant cypress looked up, pretending not to notice Juniper looking at him.

Juniper bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty... if the God-given Seed is born again... 50% of the proceeds will be distributed to the heads of the 6 Commanding Ants... it is inseparable."

Long Bai: "That's 60% of the income. Mo Lan and I only get 40% of the income."

Juniper: "Okay! I agree!"

Long Bai turned his head violently, waving his tentacles and twitching wildly: I still need your consent to do things?
(End of this chapter)