In his previous life, the protagonist was not a domineering character.
But not in this life. There are too many things that the protagonist needs to do personally. Even if he has tens of thousands of ant brothers, and some male ants like Rambo Fei have good IQs, the protagonist's burden is not any easier. .
If you just accept the reality, just like an ordinary male ant in this world, maybe the protagonist's life can be muddled.
However, the values established by people in the previous life made it impossible for the protagonist to accept the simple setting of being an ant in this life, or an ant with developed intelligence.
The protagonist wants to live well and live like a human being. And it is not that easy to live like a human being with the body of an ant.
What's more, after experiencing the initial reshaping of the world view, the protagonist discovers that the world of ants also has competition and politics, and it is not like a stand-alone game where the world is free to do whatever one wants.
The protagonist has no sense of belonging to this big-headed ant kingdom. He can only manage his own power to achieve his original goal.
It is impossible to be a hands-off boss when running a power similar to a country. The protagonist can only accept the reality that he is getting busier and busier. Often, the protagonist will reflect on the meaning of being so busy. Sometimes he feels that being busy itself has replaced the goal he originally strived for.
At least now, the protagonist has to solve the salt crisis.
So, the protagonist rested for the night and took a flight again. This time the destination was "Yancheng".
Rambo Fei has already told the protagonist the specific location of "Yancheng", so the protagonist found the destination smoothly.
This is also because "Yancheng" has a very conspicuous landmark-a small salt marsh.
This sparsely vegetated swamp stands out in the Great Plains, just like the strip of bare scalp in the midst of the dense sea of hair of the dean of middle school.
On the east side of the salt swamp, the protagonist found the entrance and exit of "Salt City". But the protagonist did not stop here, he flew directly to the edge of the salt marsh and landed.
It is said that it is a salt marsh, but it is actually composed of a series of large and small water pools. Some of these water pools are as big as several football fields. The water depth is bottomless, and some are just shallow puddles. Maybe the weather will dry out for a few days. The water here will be evaporated.
Water and soil, dryness and moisture, are constantly moving forward and backward on this salt marsh, shaping this terrain.
On land where salt water rises and falls repeatedly, natural sun-dried crystallized salt remains. Some workers of Big-headed ants collect these salt crystals and bring them back to their nests.
This method of collecting salt does not require the process of building a pond and exposing it to the sun or burning firewood and boiling it. It only requires looking for natural salt crystals around the salt marsh.
But this primitive collection method is also easily disturbed by the weather. When there is sufficient rain and the water level of the salt marsh rises, there will be basically no harvest.
In normal times, the salt stocks in various nests of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom can still last until the next time salt is harvested and transported in "Salt City", but now, with the factors of the war of recapture and the frequent activities of fierce insects combined, the protagonist can guess, There should be a salt shortage all over the Big-headed Ant Kingdom.
The protagonist doesn't have much thought about the life and death of other sub-nests, but the supply of salt in his own territory needs to be guaranteed.
Although the water level in the salt marsh is now high, there are still sufficient natural salt crystals in the marginal areas. The greater difficulty may be the lack of labor in "Salt City" and the frequent attacks on transportation teams.
After solving these two problems, the salt shortage in the protagonist's territory can be temporarily solved.
It is not difficult to solve these two problems. "Yan City" is less than two days' walk from "Dongyang City". The protagonist can organize a team to collect salt here and then escort it all the way back to "Dongyang City". city".
The large-scale ant army is not comparable to a salt transport team composed of ten or twenty ants. Even one or two powerful insects do not dare to raise their eyebrows.
But the protagonist has deeper issues to consider.
The salt shortage can be solved this time, but this salt mine is ultimately in the hands of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom. If the resources are not in your own hands, you will feel uneasy after all!
At this time, the protagonist can deeply understand the mood of the previous leaders of the country - the world's second largest economy and the largest oil consumer relies on imports for more than 90% of its oil. It is really hard to sleep well.
You must master your own salt mine, this is what the protagonist is currently thinking.
It’s good to have ideas, and many people have them. But whether the idea can be implemented, and whether the objective conditions allow the idea to be realized, are all very realistic matters.
There are not many natural salt mines, especially large-scale salt mines, but there are still many small-scale natural salt mines. Many animals can find suitable salt sources to maintain their survival needs.
Although most animals can replenish salt through the salt recovery mechanism of the circulatory system, they can also replenish salt by licking urine, feces and other body fluids. For example, monkeys can replenish salt through the crystallization of salt grains evaporated from sweat.
However, additional salt supplementation is also essential. For example, cattle and sheep lick salty stones or nitrate soil in the corners, parrots eat saline-alkali soil, some herbivores prefer to eat plants with high salt content, etc.
These salty stones, saline-alkali soil and plants are all natural small-scale salt mines. Perhaps with human consumption and mining capabilities, this little salt is not worth it unless absolutely necessary.
But ants are different. A small salt mine that has been neglected by humans may be able to meet the consumption of an ant nest for hundreds or thousands of years.
Therefore, after the protagonist returned to "Dongyang City", he immediately issued three instructions.
The first instruction is for the flying knights to follow him and bring back some salt from the salt marsh to make up for the urgent need.
Although the Flying Knights have always disdained any work other than what they consider "military affairs," salt, an important material that ants seem to have a relationship with God, can still barely drive the Flying Knights.
The second order is for the protagonist to ask Rambo Fei to organize a team of about half a legion to transport salt to the salt marsh.
Calculated, this round trip takes about four or five days, but the salt brought back is enough to meet the needs of the territory for a long time.
The last instruction is to mobilize the ants who go out to forage every day to pay close attention to whether there are any suspected salt mines around "Dongyang City".
The protagonist gave them clear requirements, focusing on some stones, exposed soil or plants with white frost on the surface.
Of course, salt mines are not everywhere. Whether you can find them or not is up to fate. If there is no salt mine in the territory, the protagonist has a backup plan.
That is to directly control "Yancheng".
