Astral Ants

Chapter 86: Indoctrination from the King ([-])

(The release time is 12:[-] noon. Sorry, I made a mistake. First update a chapter for free, and update the rest at noon.)
On the left bank of the mountain stream,
30 large soldier ants, in groups of three and three, lined up in a row, searching downward, and once they found their prey, they immediately sent back a message.

Other soldier ants are divided into 5 major battle clusters,
The first, second, and third battle clusters are all composed of 30 specialized soldier ants, and a small group of 5 is responsible for besieging large prey.

The fourth and fifth battle groups are composed of 5 specialized soldier ants and 25 medium-sized soldier ants. The specialized soldier ants march with the medium-sized soldier ants and cooperate to kill small insects and small animals.

Giant cypress walked in the center of the ant colony, always receiving information from the scout ants ahead, and methodically assigned the combat team to attack.

Cypress with juniper, worker ants and blue ants, followed behind the ant colony.

"My lord, what are we doing with so many specialized chemical ants?" Juniper asked.

"I should ask you this question..."

Long Bai's tentacles flicked, and he angrily said, "Can't you understand such a simple question?"

"Understood... Let me think about it..."

Juniper felt that he was going to be beaten again, so he ran away.

He ran into the jungle, and after a while, he came back with a toothed mole in his mouth.

"Your Majesty, you eat meat!"

Long Bai understood that Juniper was useless in patient teaching and beating, so he sighed helplessly, persuaded him, and asked, "What if I can't finish the hunting food?"

Juniper: "We brought 20 specialized blue ants!"

Long Bai asked: "What should I do if the blue ants are too full to run?"

Juniper suddenly understood, and said: "My lord, I understand! The specialized chemical ants came here to dig the ant nest. Dig a temporary ant nest at the foot of the mountain, and the blue ants will refine food in the ant nest, rest and wait."

"correct!"

Long Bai said: "Juniper, remember a hunting route, and hunt along streams and small rivers in the future."

Juniper: "Remember..."

Long Bai asked again: "The specialized blue ants are full and can't run. How can they cross the vacuum area of ​​the force and bring food back to the ant nest in Xianglan Mountain?"

Juniper thought and thought, and asked tentatively: "My lord, let the specialized blue ants have less decoration? Or use medium-sized blue ants, so that the specialized soldier ants can carry them away."

It's a bit smarter.

Long Bai tapped his tentacles, and said, "Currently, the number of medium-sized blue ants in the ant nest is insufficient, so I only brought 20 out this time, and I will increase the number to 50 later."

"Every time you go hunting, you can also bring 20 to 50 specialized blue ants. Their stomachs only hold one-fifth of the food, which will not affect the running speed. If you hunt too much food, you can let the specialized blue ants temporarily Inhabit the ant nest here, and then make two more trips to transport it back."

"Understood! Your Majesty is so smart!"

Juniper praised it sincerely.

It turned out that there are so many problems that need to be paid attention to during the long-distance hunting, and I haven't considered them myself, but the king has considered all of them clearly before coming.

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The giant cypress commanded the ant colony to sweep down the stream, all the way to the foot of the mountain.

Long Bai observed the terrain and investigated the geology, chose a steep slope, and ordered the special chemical ants to dig.

The soldier ants brought over their prey, including earthworms that descended into the ground, young birds that climbed up the trees, as small as newly hatched locusts, as large as...

The character of the giant cypress is completely opposite to that of the juniper. It is a little too cautious, for fear of damage to the soldier ants participating in the battle, and the biggest prey is only the toothed mole.

The ant army crossed the border, looting all edible animals, and even the crabs hidden in the crevices of the rocks were turned out.

Large worker ants come forward to decompose the corpse, chew it up and feed it to the blue ants.

The blue ants began to refine food and store their abdomens.

"Jubai, come back!"

Cypress shakes its tentacles to call.

"stop--"

The giant cypress responded by shaking its tentacles, and at the same time ordered the large soldier ants that were scouting ahead to stop.

"Jubai, you are doing well! You rest."

"Juniper, go on, command the worker ants to continue along the river and sweep the jungle on the left bank. Remember my warning, don't provoke those large prey that may cause casualties to the soldier ants. Also, pay attention, the sweeping range should not If the spread is too wide, it is easy to cause medium-sized worker ants to stray away from the colony."

"Understood! Don't worry, Your Majesty!"

Juniper is full of confidence, full of vigor, and its tentacles are swaggering. It calls the soldiers and ants to gather, line up, and set off.

"Jubai, you did a great job."

Long Bai praised first, then changed the topic, and said: "If it's hunting in the wild, your command is very good. But if our territory is invaded, we can't be so conservative, and we can no longer care about the casualties of soldiers and ants. The territory Safety is above all else."

"I understand..." Jubai replied anxiously, the two tentacles had no place to rest, and they swayed up and down, left and right.

Long Bai: "..."

Long Bai's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Jubai, is Juniper threatening you?"

Jubai: "No..."

Long Bai: "If it dares to bully you, just tell me, and I'll kill it."

"No……"

The giant cypress was a little frightened, lowered his head and knocked his forehead on the ground, drooping his tentacles.

Seeing this, Long Bai sighed helplessly, waved his tentacles, and greeted: "Giant cypress, let's follow. I'll test you to see how well you know wild plants."

Longbai arranged for the blue ants to continue refining food and rest in place, and arranged for the specialized chemical ants to continue digging holes, and 20 large worker ants cooperated to carry the soil.

Lead the giant cypress, follow behind the army of soldiers and ants, and observe the command and hunting of juniper.

"Giant cypress, what kind of plant is this?"

Long Bai's tentacles tapped lightly, and he pointed casually.

Jubai was at a loss.Fear.

Long Bai: "Mu Zizhu."

Long Bai gave a brief introduction: "Most of the Zizhu family are shrubs and small trees, but Mu Zizhu is a big tree. However, its fruit is the same as other Zizhu, the particles are very small, edible but very difficult to eat."

Jubai: "Remember..."

Long Cypress: "I knew Juniper didn't teach you well, or it didn't learn well. Giant cypress, you have to study hard. Wild fruits in the mountains are also one of the important foods for our ant nests."

Long cypress flicked its tentacles, pointed to another bush, and asked, "Giant cypress, what about this one? Do you know it?"

Jubai summoned up his courage and said, "I don't know."

Longbai: "A certain kind of honeysuckle, very similar to honeysuckle. It blooms from late spring to early summer, with spherical berries and bright red fruits. It matures from late summer to early autumn. It can be collected for refined ant honey. The taste is relatively ordinary."

Long Bai and Mo Lan spent a lot of time researching the taste of various edible wild fruits in the forest after refining ant honey.

Pass it on to juniper, juniper, and giant cypress. When the season comes, they can also lead worker ants or soldier ants to collect, enrich the food category of the ant nest, and increase the food reserve of the ant nest.

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In the middle of the afternoon, the juniper led the ant colony to sweep to the junction of the mountain spring stream and the river.

"Juniper!"

"That's enough, bring the hunt back to the ant nest first."

Long Bai greeted by shaking its tentacles.

"Understood, Your Majesty."

Juniper shook its tentacles vigorously and gave instructions. The ant colony gathered, lined up neatly, held food in their mouths, held their heads high, and returned to the same way.

"My lord, how are you?" Juniper ran forward, asking for credit.

"not bad."

Long Bo paused, and said: "Last time, you and Junbai were right. Spring is the season for all things to reproduce, and excessive hunting is not suitable."

"Arrange the soldier ants to rest. I'll take you and the giant cypress to learn about various plants. We'll dig out the ants' nests here tomorrow, and we'll go back to the mountain."

"Finish the stored food first. In the late spring, I will bring you and the giant cypress over. Let's go down the river for a large-scale hunt."

"Understood! Your Majesty!" Juniper replied sonorously.

Jubai: "I also understand..."

Long Bai paused for a few seconds, and said solemnly: "Actually, I have been hesitant to come here to hunt, the main reason is..."

Long Bai raised his forefoot, pointed at the barrier of divine power in the distance, and said: "The opposite is the continent of ten thousand nations, a continent inhabited by fierce and warlike ant and bee tribes. What I am most worried about is that if there is any ant queen or bee queen, Pai The team came to us to search for rare plants or something, and then found our tracks..."

"Especially if they discover Xianglan Mountain, find that Xianglan Mountain is rich in original force, and has the seed bestowed by gods, it will be a disaster for our kingdom!"

"The next door to us is a kingdom of ferocious ants. It's called 'Su Li Ant King'. It's a lord. It only needs to send a single soldier ant to destroy our entire kingdom..."

Jubai was so frightened that his legs limp and trembled.

Juniper was also a little frightened, and asked nervously, "My lord, what should I do?"

Of course, Long Bai wouldn't tell it that the polymorphic ants don't have size differentiation, and the lord-level worker ants can't get through at all.

Long Bai was very satisfied with Juniper's reaction, although he was a bit reckless and dull, but he was not stupid, and he knew how to be afraid.

Long Bai reassured: "But there's no need to worry too much. The ant kings in the Wanguo Continent are usually very busy. They are busy planting seeds in spring, irrigating in summer, and harvesting and hoarding food for the winter in autumn. Only winter has leisure time. We may send worker ants to explore this side of Yunji Continent. We must ban hunting in winter to avoid encountering them."

Long Bai: "In case you encounter one, don't hesitate, just run. Don't run in the direction of Xianglan Mountain, lead to the south... keep going south, the end of the south is the sea. With our current marching speed, we probably have to run 15 to 20 days, run to the seaside, find a way to get rid of the tracking halfway, and when I turn back, I will drive the ruling throne to look for it and pick you up."

ps: Brothers, I'm sorry, I made a mistake, the release time is 12:[-] noon, and the first chapter is free.

(End of this chapter)