On this day, there was no war in "Linshui City".
In the past three days, the biting winter wind has been like a powerful giant hand. This hand pushed the thick black clouds from north to south. This hand swept countless fallen leaves in the forest from the branches to the ground. This hand turned the soft river water into a hard layer of ice. This hand also completely separated the two warring armies.
In this world, no creature can maintain its dignity under the power of the God of Winter. In this season, he can control your destiny, life and death at will.
Big banyan tree, this is a big banyan tree that should have lived in the warm south. I don't know why it took root in this cold area and grew so tall and strong.
However, its huge body does not mean that it has enough confidence, nor does it mean that it does not need to respect the authority of the God of Winter. In fact, when the first cold wave hits, when most deciduous trees are still trying to retain their When its leaves grow, this big banyan tree has surrendered to the master of winter. Countless leaves fell one after another, and soon the island and the river were covered. Now, all that was left of the big banyan tree was its bare trunk and branches, as bare as if it had little self-esteem left after surrendering.
In this world, the most advanced creatures are various insects. There are no reptiles and amphibious beasts, no birds, and no mammals. At least the protagonist has never seen more advanced life than insects. Precisely because there are no warm-blooded animals, no animals dare to go out and risk their lives during the day when there is no sunlight.
Most insects have short lives, and winter is their end. After autumn, they stop eating and hide in leeward places and crevices, trying to survive, as if this can make time go slower. But in the end, their ending is just to freeze quietly and then fall down, and then the life quietly slips away from the body.
But life never ends. These weak, dying insects have placed their eggs, symbolizing hope, in the relatively warm underground. Wait until next spring, and there will be countless butterflies, moths, beetles and worms active on every inch of the land.
Some insects choose to migrate long distances to the warm south, but these are insects with excellent flying abilities, such as large butterflies, moths, locusts, etc.
For example, the famous monarch butterfly is the only migratory butterfly on earth. The monarch butterfly, also known as the great birch butterfly, monarch butterfly or monarch butterfly, has conspicuous orange and black markings on its wings, and its wings are 8.9-10.2 cm wide.
They migrate every year. The monarch butterflies in North America will migrate south from August to the first frost, and return north in spring; in October, the group in the Rocky Mountains will migrate to Michoacán, Mexico. In the state's temple, Western colonies spend the winter in southern California, while in Australia, monarch butterflies also make limited short-distance migrations.
Monarch butterflies born in early summer live only two months, and they cannot migrate. Only those born in the last generation of summer will enter diapause and live longer than 7 months. During diapause, they migrate to one of their wintering sites. The first generation that spends the winter generally does not breed and will only breed when it leaves in February to March. Those that return to their original habitats in the United States and Canada are often the second, third or fourth generation of monarch butterflies.
When monarch butterflies arrive in the warmer south, they hang on branches in groups, so many that they bend the branches. The warmth here is relative, and the low temperature at night is still fatal. Monarch butterflies must gather together to hibernate, and any butterfly that falls from the tree will die. In order to prevent predators from killing them, hibernating monarch butterflies also contain highly toxic substances in their bodies.
It will not be until the beginning of the next spring that the hibernating monarch butterflies will wake up, and then fly back to their northern hometown in overwhelming numbers; the Rocky Mountain group will migrate north to Texas and Oklahoma in the spring.
Relatively speaking, a few insects such as ants are lucky. They have nests buried deep in the ground as shelters, and they can enjoy warm earth atmosphere and sufficient food reserves in the cold winter.
If there was no war, this winter would not seem so harsh.
——I am the dividing line——
For three days in a row, the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army was unable to launch an offensive because the weather did not improve.
This is good news for the defenders of "Linshui City". Except for the sentries who are on guard duty, most of the soldiers can enjoy a few days of relaxation. The room temperature in "Linshui City" is warm and the food is plentiful. As long as they don't go to the colder outside world, the ants' life is not much different from that in warm spring.
Especially for the defenders of the original "Linshui City", the protagonist provides them with a large amount of meat without discrimination. These are dried mealworm meat or dried maggot meat transported all the way from "Dongyang City", as well as a small amount of high-end food. Bacon cured in rock salt. These ants have never had so much meat to eat before.
Under the power of the Divine Messenger King and the temptation of meat, the protagonist easily gained the support and love of the original defenders.
The short rest period will soon pass. The protagonist has observed that the weather is getting better and the temperature does not continue to drop, but the clouds are still thick. When the sun comes out again, the halftime battle will begin again.
The protagonist doesn’t know what trouble the enemy will make when they attack next time after a few days of adjustment. The protagonist has no plan to change the defensive tactics yet. The current tactics are a better one in terms of both defense and killing effects. choose.
However, once it is discovered that the enemy's offensive has caused increased casualties to the defenders and "Linshui City" is in danger of being lost, the protagonist will not hesitate to activate a backup plan. After all, the protagonist has nowhere to escape in "Linshui City", so ensuring safety is the most important thing.
——I am the dividing line——
On the afternoon of the third day, when the protagonist climbed out of the cave again, he noticed heavy snow falling in the sky.
The heavy snow should have been going on for a while. The howling wind had stopped, and the snowflakes slowly fell to the ground in an almost straight line. Most of the areas within sight were covered in pale color, with only a few trees and boulders still exposed to the dark background.
The protagonist's jaws grew, and he stared blankly at the scene in front of him. This scene was so holy and beautiful, as if the misfortune and bloodshed in the world disappeared in an instant, leaving only the concept of "beauty" in the world.
This is the first snow this winter, and now, no one knows what the white snow will mean for the world.
The protagonist doesn’t know either!
