Based on the information that the protagonist has mastered, the situation in the Pavement Ant Barbarian Kingdom is relatively complicated. The male ants think that they have complete control, but the queen ant still secretly maintains the inheritance and has her own power.
Is this the case in the big-headed ant kingdom?
Judging from the escape of the queen ants after the wedding flight ceremony, it seems that the situation is not as serious as that of the paving ant barbarians, but this does not deny this possibility.
Every year, a small number of big-headed ant queens still disappear. In addition, the protagonist has been here for a year, and he also knows that some remote sub-nests often disappear entirely. Within the male ant class, there is still a minority like the Lao Wang who sympathizes with the queen, and the Lao Wang has mysteriously disappeared.
These are all doubtful points. They all look normal individually, but when combined together, the protagonist feels that there is some connection between them.
The protagonist cannot completely guarantee whether there are any dissidents among the ant queens under his command.
Fortunately, "Dongyang City" is just a secondary nest. Before the arrival of the protagonist, it is not special. Unlike the main nest, which is rich in materials and has many queens, there is only one queen, so the probability of a queen successor should not be high. .
Therefore, the protagonist simply does not take any precautionary measures. Judging from the behavior of the inheritors among the pavement ant queens, they are relatively peaceful. They just maintain the inheritance in secret, and then hope that the new queen ants will run outside to stand on their own after the wedding ceremony, without resorting to force to resist. The path of the male ant class is not too harmful.
In this case, the protagonist does not need to worry too much for the time being. He still has to focus on the upcoming war with the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army on the north bank of the river.
The protagonist initially thought about sending a messenger to "Dongyang City" to make Lamboff fly more vigilant. But he finally gave up because he was afraid that there were so-called queen ant guards or sympathizers among the messengers...
Once this kind of thing is leaked, the harm will be even greater, so it is better to put it aside for now and wait until you have your hands free.
——I am the dividing line——
The captured pavement ant queen laid the first batch of pavement ant eggs according to the agreement with the protagonist. The protagonist also feeds her with good food and drink every day, and the cooperation agreement between the two parties is being fulfilled normally without any abnormalities.
A group of pavement ant workers who secretly trekked from "Dongyang City" have also arrived. They will start a new life in the "Bridgehead" and will no longer appear in the sight of the King's Meeting on the south bank of the river. To the outside world, they have been "executed" to pervert the requirements of the King's meeting.
These pavement ant workers and their kin that later hatched were unaware of the existence of a pavement ant queen in the closely guarded area inside the "Bridgehead".
The protagonist is busy with another thing. The Pavement Ant Barbarian Army should have discovered the existence of the "Bridgehead".
But now, not only did the Pavement Ant barbarian army not send out troops to attack the "bridgehead", but the number of scouts sent here began to decrease.
This move is unusual, and the protagonist considers it necessary to conduct a reconnaissance of enemy territory. Due to the visual limitations of other male ants, this strategic reconnaissance can only be undertaken by the protagonist.
The protagonist's previous experience of being attacked by wasps in the air made the protagonist pay attention to safety issues in the air. He decided not to set out alone this time, but dispatched ten flying knights to escort him, including Flying Eagle as the captain.
Considering that this investigation may take several days, the protagonist also needs to prepare enough supplies for himself and the flying knights.
Finally, after two days of preparation, the small reconnaissance team finally took action.
The reconnaissance team is composed of eleven knights. The protagonist rides Xiaoqing II and takes the lead, followed by Flying Eagle and nine other flying knights.
Since they are unable to command from the air, Flying Eagle and the others are ordered to follow the protagonist at all times.
On the mounts of the flying knights, in addition to the knights, there is also a package woven from ant silk, which contains a small piece of dried meat, enough for one knight to have a full meal. Taking into account the ants' ability to withstand hunger, this team can theoretically survive in the wild for a week without relying on additional supplies.
The flying knights did not come out empty-handed this time, they carried weapons specially designed and manufactured by the protagonist.
The previous aerial battle with the Wasp made the protagonist aware of the shortcomings of the flying knights' lack of combat capabilities in the air. After returning, he sent a messenger to "Dongyang City" and asked Xiao Mi's technical team to make some special weapons according to the plan provided by the protagonist.
The first type is a sling, which is similar to the sling used by the Archangel King's Army on land, but the sling is fixed on each round of ammunition, instead of the type where the sling and ammunition are separated like the army.
A total of four slings were hung on the left side of the mount. The flying knights could reach them with their hands. If they grasped the end of the rope and shook it, the rope would be thrown away. Flying Knights have been trained to fly through the air while spinning and throwing slings.
These slings may not be lethal enough, and can only cause damage when they hit vulnerable parts such as the target's compound eyes, wings, etc.
If the sling is not enough, when it touches the flying unit on the opposite side, it will spin and wrap around the target. If the position is right, it will even restrain the target and prevent it from flying normally.
The second weapon is a spear, which consists of a wooden handle and a sharp spearhead fixed with ant glue and ant wire.
The spearhead is made of flint, which is carefully polished from sharp flint collected by worker ants. It can be said that these spearheads require a lot of man-hours and are by no means cheap in terms of cost.
Expensive things generally have good results.
After experiments, the flying knights can pierce the snail shell with their spears after accelerating their sprint. In theory, the carapace of ordinary insects cannot prevent this puncture.
The catch is that the spear breaks after every successful thrust. This expensive weapon is a disposable item.
Since spears are difficult to carry, the protagonist specially designed a spear holster on the right side of the mount. Each flying knight can only carry one spear, otherwise the mount's flexibility will be significantly hindered.
In this way, the flying knights finally had their own weapons and got rid of the embarrassing situation of being bare-handed.
However, Flying Eagle and other flying knights also specially found the protagonist for this purpose. They believed that as a king, they should not personally enter the battle.
Then they were scolded back by the protagonist. These flying knights are becoming more and more tired as kings. First they were unwilling to be messengers, and now they are unwilling to be soldiers. Do you want the protagonist to support you in vain?
This time, the protagonist is more determined to reform the Flying Knights - a team that is troublesome, timid, disobeys orders and consumes a lot of supplies, must be thoroughly rectified.
Under the "powerful power" of the God Envoy King, these flying knights reluctantly carried their weapons and set off together as the protagonist's bodyguards.
