Walking with Xiao Mi and Hua Mulan in the long sacred passage, the protagonist suddenly thought of the idea he had last night: since the floors of the classroom and the King's conference room are cobblestones, which can be used for group chats, then white pebbles Can walls also be used for communication? It's just that the cobblestone floor is a whole, but the cobblestone walls are small stones connected to each other.
When the protagonist first came here, he did an experiment and proved that he could indeed send messages to the wall. Then it can be understood that the so-called sacred channel accepts God's will. This sacred channel serves as a signal transmission, and the most old king is the receiving terminal.
"By the way, what did I say when I first came here?" The protagonist thought to himself: "I wonder if the oldest king heard it!" The protagonist was shocked because he was warned by the police at that time. Forgot what he said before.
This passage is as long as ever, and becomes more and more vertical toward the back. Fortunately, the cobblestones on the wall are uneven, so it is not difficult to climb based on the protagonist's current ability as an ant. Later, Xiao Mi and Hua Mulan were in more trouble. One of them was holding a grass seed as big as a soldier ant's head, and the other was holding a dried mushroom that was larger than their own bodies. They were both a little top-heavy in the first place, and now they are even more so. It's a climb and a stumble. There is no other way, in order to satisfy the protagonist's appetite, we can only sacrifice them as coolies!
Go all the way to the end of the passage, and when you turn the corner, you can see the orange fire inside the nest entrance. The protagonist had already seen the fire yesterday, and Xiao Mi and Hua Mulan had followed Lao Wang there a long time ago, so they didn't feel too much. The protagonist's hunger urges him to quickly lead them into the huge nest where the fire is.
At first, the protagonist was worried that the soldier ants responsible for tending the fire would arrest him for trespassing on the sacred passage. However, the ants at the fire were still busy with their own affairs and did not pay attention to the protagonist and his party. .
Worker ants kept coming in from the side entrance. They crawled to the fire with dry twigs and grass roots in their mouths, and tried their best to pass the fuel to the bottom of the fire. Several huge and strong soldier ants worked together to use longer twigs to push the fuel to the center of the fire, and then pulled some burned-out fuel remains to the side. These thin branches will be burned after being used a few times and become part of the fuel, but the soldier ants still have many spare branches around them. The worker ants who have delivered the fuel will pick and choose at the edge of the fire to find some less hot debris and char, and transport these wastes away from the exit to avoid accumulating too much ashes.
The protagonist did not affect the normal work of these ants, and the ants tending the fire ignored them. The protagonist asked Xiao Mi and Hua Mulan to wait aside, while he walked towards the fire with the dried mushrooms.
The ground near the fire was not paved with cobblestones, leaving a circular dirt floor. The dirt ground was slightly sunken and accumulated a lot of ashes. The fire was in the middle of this circular land. As he got closer and closer to the fire, the protagonist felt a blast of scorching air coming over him. Although the fire was small, it was enough to scorch an ant that climbed very close.
The protagonist feels that he can't go any further, and the soft and hard hairs all over his body are showing signs of drying up. But the flame temperature at this distance is not enough to complete the barbecue needs.
The protagonist first put down the mushrooms, then turned around and crawled to the soldier ants who were using slender branches to stir the fire, and dragged a long slender branch they had spared over.
He worked hard to lift the branch with his two forelimbs. Compared with ordinary ants who like to work with the large claws on their mouths, the protagonist still prefers to use his hands. Although there is only one finger-like hook on each joint, it relies on The flexible combination of the front two limbs or front limbs is enough to complete some actions that do not require such delicate operations.
The protagonist uses branches to push the dried mushrooms closer to the bottom of the fire. The distance should not be too far to achieve the purpose of barbecue, but not too close to ensure that the branches can be used to hook the food back. Generally speaking, the temperature at the bottom of the flame is low, and barbecue will place the ingredients above the smoldering flame. However, the protagonist does not have the physical conditions to utilize the space above the high-temperature flame, so he can only settle for the next best thing.
Following the same pattern, the protagonist pushed the grass seeds over again, and then all that was left was to use branches to turn the mushrooms and grass seeds from time to time to prevent the food from being half-cooked and half-burnt and inedible.
Soon, the dried mushrooms began to turn yellow, and the remaining moisture and oil inside the mushrooms foamed together, and a delicious burnt smell gradually drifted over. The protagonist felt that it was almost done, so he first used a branch to hook the mushroom back, and then gently swept away the dust particles on the surface.
Because the mushrooms are small, they are about the same size as a worker ant after roasting, and they dissipate heat very quickly. The protagonist quickly uses a big turtle to tear the mushrooms into three parts while it is hot, and each of Xiao Mi and Hua Mulan eats his own portion whole. .
"Comfortable!" The protagonist rubbed his forelimbs with satisfaction. Although no seasoning was added, the unique aroma given by the amino acids after the natural fungi were dried was released without reservation after baking, giving it a delicious feeling. Fills the mouth. The warm food taste makes the protagonist, who has never eaten hot food since time travel, extremely excited.
After eating the mushrooms, the grass seeds are almost roasted. When the grass seeds are roasted, the outer shell is not removed to avoid scorching the seeds inside. The outer shell is now burnt black, and the aroma that mixes the smell of roasted corn and popcorn is simply irresistible.
The protagonist took out the grass seeds again, peeled off the outer skin with hot hands and threw it aside. The seeds inside have been roasted until they have swelled up, and are larger than the head of a soldier ant. The protagonist ordered Xiao Mi and Hua Mulan to be welcome, and the three ants quickly devoured the sweet and soft roasted grass seeds in one bite.
After eating, the protagonist, who was satisfied with his meal, took Xiao Mi and Hua Mulan with him and decided to go home via the road where the worker ants carrying the ashes had gone. This way he would know one more road and would not have to climb the sacred passage every day in the future. The protagonist always feels that if he secretly walks through the sacred passage and is discovered by the kings, he will not get any good results.
