Astral Ants

Chapter 510: Exploration of the Western Sea: Water Ant Country?

Long Bai always lived in the Purple Lime Worm Country and began to cultivate lord-level specialized blue soldiers. He used his prosperity and tranquility abilities several times to help the Purple Sophora grow. In autumn, the God-given seeds were harvested smoothly.

……

Long Bai and Mo Lan finished handling the affairs on the Yunji Continent and set off on time in early winter to sneak into Wanglan Continent.

Following the advice of the Quandong Sacred Tree, the ruling throne shrank, hid it in his mouth, flapped its wings and flew away.

Take a long way around to avoid Xiangsi Island.

Approach cautiously, land on Shake Leaf Island, check the growth status of the God-given seed of Shake Leaf Iron Heart Tree, cut off the fruits on the tree, and continue to stop flowering and fruiting.

Molan searched the island but found nothing.

Then set off,

Quietly approaching the Thousand Reef Islands.

Still hiding in the deep sea during the day and operating at night, starting from an island covering an area of ​​400 square kilometers.

Melanden Island search.

The dragon cypress hides on the shore and waits.

It took two nights to quickly complete the search for the largest island, but nothing was gained.

Then there is the large island with an area of ​​150 square kilometers, and then there are a large number of nearby small islands with an area of ​​more than 10 square kilometers...

I was lucky this year and did not encounter any accidents. It took 13 days to quickly complete the jungle search of the Thousand Reef Islands with a total area of ​​about 2500 square kilometers.

Bad luck and got nothing.

Unwilling to be reconciled, he went to the northeastern sea and searched for four small islands offshore.

Similarly to no avail.

……

The vast deep sea, isolated islands and reefs.

Long Bai caught fish from the sea, and together with Mo Lan, they crowded on the rocks and simply sliced ​​and ate them.

"Long Bai, what should I do?"

"What do you mean?"

"Where are we going now? We have searched all the relatively safe islands. Are we going back to Yunji Continent?"

"Go back. You go back to Xianglan Mountain to rest. I'll go to the Purple Lime Worm Country, seize the time to cultivate specialized blue soldiers, and complete the iteration of the soldier ant army as soon as possible."

"Where is the northwest sea? Why don't you go look for it?"

"We won't go there for now. At present, the total area of ​​territory we control has exceeded 3000 square kilometers. Unless we find an excellent place like the Thousand Reef Islands, offshore islands will not improve us much."

Long Bai added heavily: "It's not a big improvement, and you still have to take unknown risks. It's not worth it."

"Yeah~"

Mo Lan was still unwilling and suggested:
"Long Bai, we can fly at high altitude and go around the sea to the west of the main continent to see if there are any large-scale islands like the Thousand Reef Islands in the sea."

Mo Lan also added: "Stay away from the main continent! Search in the sea more than 500 kilometers away from the main continent."

Long Bai shook his tentacles and vetoed decisively: "No!"

Mo Lan: "Let's look for it in the sea area 1000 kilometers away from the main continent."

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai was silent for a long time and said: "Judging from the map left by the Flame Spider Kingdom in the cave, the sea area on the west side of Wanglan Continent gradually narrows from north to south. The width of the temperate tropical zone in the north is about 2000 to 3000 kilometers. For safety reasons , it can be found in the sea 1500 kilometers away from the main continent, from north to south, in a zigzag line."

"1500 kilometers? How much sea area is left for us to search?"

Mo Lan was speechless and said, "Long Bai, are you being too cautious?"

"It's definitely right to be cautious."

Long Bai waved his tentacles and said, "Are you going? If not, I'll go back."

Mo Lan: "Go!"

Long Bai: "Hurry up and eat your fill."

Mo Lan: "I'm full."

Long Bai: "Have enough food and rest, and go on your way in the evening."

……

Flying through the night, it took two nights to cross the vast sea and arrive under the divine barrier at the western end of the continent.

Adjust your schedule, fly at high altitude during the day, break the line at a 45-degree angle, and search southward in a zigzag direction.

At night, dive into the shallow sea to rest.

……

Far away from the main continent, in the vast deep sea, islands become extremely rare. Occasionally, they are small reefs or small islands.

I came across a few buildings with an area of ​​10 square kilometers, but they were too far away and not worth traveling so far to search for.

After seven or eight consecutive days of flying, it can be said that nothing was achieved.

The further south you go, the narrower the sea becomes.

Long Bai guessed that he was about to enter the cold temperate zone, and his heart began to swirl around to give up and turn around early to return to Yunji Continent, but Mo Lan...

"Long Bai!"

"Strange force fluctuations!"

Mo Lan, who was flying in front, suddenly flipped and rolled in the air, turned around and headed north, accelerated in a flash, and ran straight back.

Long Bai was startled, turned around, flapped his wings desperately, and sped away.

"It's not a Zerg warrior, Long Bai, don't panic." "???"

"Force fluctuations on land."

"land?"

"There are subtle differences in the force fluctuations of continents and oceans. Moving forward, it may be land, or it may be a particularly large island."

Can this also be discerned through Force fluctuations?
Long Bai: "Ah—"

Long Bai: "Speak clearly next time! You almost scared me to death."

Mo Lan said calmly: "You are too cowardly. I will warn you if there is danger."

Long Bai: "Those who are bold usually die simply."

"Cowardly ant."

Mo Lan muttered, speeding up again.

After flying hundreds of kilometers in one breath, he lowered his head and landed on the sea.

Mo Lan: "Long Bai, do you want to get closer to check the situation?"

Long Bai: "The map left by the Flame Spider Kingdom shows that this location is definitely not a continent. There is no land all the way south until the extremely cold Antarctic."

Mo Lan: "Is that a super big island?"

Long Bai: "There is no island marked on the map."

Mo Lan said firmly: "A very large island with an area of ​​more than 3000 square kilometers! It is larger than the Thousand Reef Islands!"

Long Bai: "The maps left by the Flame Spider Kingdom do not have any labels on the islands, including the Thousand Reef Islands and the Fire Wheel Islands."

Molan: "Islands?"

Long Bai: "I don't know."

Mo Lan: "How far is it from the main continent?"

Long Bai: "Only 1200 kilometers."

仅？
Mo Lan: "Then you should consider taking a closer look. The climate and temperature here are just right for the growth of our species. In the future, this may be a better choice than the Thousand Reef Islands for relocation."

Long Bai pondered for a moment, clicked on his tentacles, opened his mouth and spit out the throne of control, controlled the zoom, jumped up, called Mo Lan to join him, dived into the sea, and lurked.

……

Operation at dusk, deep sea stealth departure.

Late at night, I came across an island.

Long Bai activated his soul-fixing ability, sensed it quickly, and immediately stopped the ability.

Mo Lan currently only has a lord-level soul, and the sensing range is limited. Long Bai reported the situation:
"Ants! Within the sensing range, there are three separate nests of ant tribes. There is a lord-level assistant king, who is suspected to have water talent? The ant colonies have three body types: large, medium and small. There is no clear distinction between soldier ants and worker ants."

"The island is quite large, with a length of more than 30 kilometers, and the width is difficult to determine."

Long Bai controlled the throne to dive 200 meters deep, along the coast, and slowly circled the island.

Gradually the situation became clearer.

"A curved, narrow, irregularly shaped island with a width of no more than 10 kilometers and a large area of ​​more than 300 square kilometers."

"Occupied by an unknown ant tribe, there are three separate nests, with a total number of ant colonies of more than 5000."

"Judging from the number and size differentiation, most of them are omnivorous or vegetarian ants."

Long Bai shared his survey results and speculations with Mo Lan.

Mo Lan raised her paw, pointed to the southeast, and said: "It should be an archipelago. This one is just a small island on the edge. The largest island is over there."

Long Bai: "Isn't it far away?"

Mo Lan: "It's more than 100 kilometers. Judging from the fluctuations in the force, there are many small islands scattered in the middle."

"That's a very large archipelago!"

Long Bai thought for a moment, then controlled the throne to sneak, bypassing the small island and approaching the largest island directly.

I selected a location near the shore with sufficient water depth, and used my soul-fixing ability to fully activate the induction, but no ant nest was found.

Sneak along the coast for 30 kilometers, and then activate the soul-fixing ability induction. If you make a discovery, report it to Mo Lan as soon as possible:

"About 30 kilometers offshore, a large-scale ant colony was found. The total number of ant colonies exceeds 3. King-level, lord-level, and mountain-lord-level ant colonies live in a mixed manner. There are 4 kings and lords, and a mountain lord. The main level ant king.”

"100% confirmed, this ant tribe, the entire tribe has mutated, they have water-type talents! It should be the water-type divine product that gives elemental talents!"

Mo Lan became more energetic, "Water type? Divine quality? I need it very much!"

"Don't get excited, it's weird..."

Long Bai hesitated and analyzed: "General ants, even if they are of the same clan, have different pheromones under the command of different ant kings, so it is difficult for them to share the same nest. The ant clan on the island is quite special, and the compatibility between them is very strong within the clan. "

Mo Lan: "Oh——"

Mo Lan: "That means that this is a huge kingdom composed of many ant kings."

Long Bai: "Yes."

Long Bai: "Sneak along the coast and find out the size of this island first."

After saying that, take control of the throne and set off.

……

The faint light from the eastern sky shines through the sea water and reaches the bottom of the sea.

After diving for more than 100 kilometers, the coast has not turned in an obvious direction.

Long Bai and Mo Lan were surprised and quietly stayed away, lurking and waiting.

(End of this chapter)