In the quiet woods, the light is dim, and the dense canopy of the trees intercepts most of the sunlight. Only a small amount of sunlight can pass through the gaps between the leaves, and is projected on the ground in the form of light beams, illuminating the layers of dead branches and leaves that have been aged for many years. Mottled light spots appear, which is the Tyndall Woods phenomenon.
On the ground, where the sun barely shines for a short period of time, weeds and shrubs are struggling to survive. The woods are a world of trees, but shrubs and herbs have also taken root here.
Every year, the weeds die, but the seeds of hope remain. Shrubs grow year after year, and some varieties will eventually rise above the brutal competition and become members of the trees.
Some vines are killing the trees mercilessly. Together with lightning, wildfire, and borers, they are the gods of death for the trees, but they also allow the plants in the forest to continue to cycle.
The woods are quiet, and there are no large animals moving among the tall tree trunks. From a distance, you can only see the branches swaying and hear the leaves rustling.
The woods are lively again. In every tree trunk, there are borers munching on the wood. There are caterpillars on the leaves, and there are active beetles and beetles on the trunks.
The most lively thing is under the dead branches and leaves, which is a paradise for countless bugs cowering in the darkness.
Today, in a small corner of the woods, a strange pair appeared: an ant riding a fly tiger.
The pair marched majestically on the most obvious and smoothest route, seemingly unconcerned about the dangers they might encounter.
This is of course the protagonist and the poor fly tiger who has been reduced to a mount.
By controlling the juicy snail meat in his hand, the protagonist can control the direction of the fly tiger now named "Tempest".
The reason why the protagonist walks so boldly on an unobstructed route is that he relies on his own strength, coupled with his "Tempest" speed.
"Tempest", on the other hand, was completely immersed in the delicious food not far away in front of it. It had never eaten snail meat before and after the protagonist gave it a taste, it was inevitably addicted.
It’s no wonder that even in the human world, snails are the ultimate delicacy in some cuisines.
Humans have been eating snail meat for more than 2,000 years. Snail meat is rich in nutrients and delicious. It is a high-protein, low-fat, low-cholesterol health food. It is rich in more than 20 kinds of amino acids and rich in snail enzymes, SOD, etc. It is edible. , medicinal and health care value are very high.
Baked snails are a famous dish in French cuisine. They are fragrant, tender and leave you with endless aftertaste after eating. The general method is: first cut the pre-processed snail meat into cubes, and then cut the mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms and ham into cubes. Then beat the eggs into a batter and set aside. Pour cooking oil into a hot pan, add the diced ingredients, fry until cooked, put into snail shells, seal with egg paste, steam for about one minute, take out and put on a plate.
In recent years, Chinese food has also developed spicy snails, spiced snails, curry snails and other ways to eat them, which are no worse than Ma Xiao.
Although "Tempest" ate raw snail meat, he was instantly conquered. The way he devoured it made the protagonist feel itchy and wanted to go back to "Linshui City" and get a piece of cooked snail meat to try.
After coming to this world, the protagonist has basically never been hungry. He has gradually adapted to the common food of ants (just cooked and eaten), and has almost forgotten this kind of delicacy that can be seen everywhere.
The carapace that snails are proud of is a difficult obstacle for other insects to overcome, but for the protagonist, it is no different than being defenseless.
Riding "Tempest", the protagonist's movement speed is greatly increased. The ants and the spiders moved quickly towards the south. Along the way, no other blind insects came to bother them.
It will be dark soon. Before that, the protagonist can already hear the sound of flowing water, and soon he sees the river.
The protagonist took "Tempest" to find a sheltered gap at the root of a tree by the river, and got in together to spend the night.
"Tempest" finally ate the piece of snail meat that had seduced it for most of the day. Although the mucus on the snail meat had been completely dried and it lacked the juicy and tender taste, it had a different flavor.
At this time, "Tempest" no longer wants to take the opportunity to escape, as long as the protagonist can provide it with these snail meat every day, no, every other time. The little fly tiger knew that he couldn't eat this delicious food on his own.
The space in the gap was limited, so the ant and the spider spent the night cuddling closely together, hugging Tempest's furry body. Although it was a little prickly, it was very comfortable.
"Tempest" also leaned against the protagonist comfortably in his sleep. In the cold night, the protagonist with a warm body did not lose his body temperature as quickly as other insects. Instead, he continued to emit heat, making the little fly tiger unconsciously lean against it. he.
The next day, the ant and the spider continue on their way. At this time, the protagonist does not even need to hang a piece of meat. The completely tamed "Tempest" will follow the guidance of the wooden stick in the protagonist's hand. This IQ is much better than the flies the protagonist had tamed before.
In order to praise "Tempest" for his cleverness, the protagonist caught another unlucky snail at noon and fed it meat. When the protagonist cracks open the snail shell, "Tempest" waits obediently on the side, with a pair of big eyes shining, but its eight legs are scratching anxiously, quite like a dog waiting for a bone from its owner.
The protagonist was hungry again. He only found one nightshade plant along the way and ate a black nightshade fruit that tasted like a tomato, which quenched his thirst but did not make him hungry.
But the hard days finally came to an end. This afternoon, the protagonist saw the tree where the "Bridgehead" was located from a distance. It was now certain that it was a linden tree.
Calculating the distance traveled in the past few days, Xiaoqing II really flew a long distance with him at that time.
Back at the "Bridgehead", Lambert immediately greeted him. In the past few days, the protagonist has disappeared, but everyone thought that the protagonist went to the main nest to attend the king's meeting, so it did not cause any bad impact.
The protagonist asked, Xiaoqing II did not fly back to "Linshui City" and "Bridgehead", otherwise the defenders would have discovered something was wrong. It seems that Xiaoqing II flew back to "Dongyang City"...
In the past few days, "Linshui City" and "Bridgehead" have been developing step by step according to the plan left by the protagonist. Recently, the pavement ants may be busy with the wedding ceremony, but there has not been a large-scale siege on "Bridgehead" as they were worried about. .
The protagonist sends a messenger to "Linshui City" and asks a flying knight to fly back to "Dongyang City" to bring Xiao Qing II back as soon as possible. He still needs to ride it to the main nest.
After all, after so many days of delay, it is estimated that the protagonist has missed the wedding flight ceremony, and now can only rush to attend the preparation meeting before the war!
