Although the request made by King Ukiye is ridiculous, it does not position himself at all. He also wants to use words such as sacred to modify his country, as if this will shake the tiger's body, overflow with domineering aura, and make the protagonist feel relieved. As if to worship.
However, the protagonist carefully analyzed the other party's proposal and had to admit that the truce was still attractive.
Of course, this appeal is only a little bit.
Being able to have a truce with the Pavement Ant Kingdom is naturally good news for the Big-headed Ant Kingdom. It can also prevent the protagonist from spending a lot of resources on the military and gain time for development.
But if you look deeper, you will see that the Pavement Ant Nation has lost the threat from the south and will naturally shift its focus to the north.
But where will the expansion of the big-headed ant kingdom turn?
At present, in addition to some insurmountable terrain, the borders of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom are only surrounded by some underdeveloped and weak neighbors, who are unable to resist the expansion of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom.
However, what if the Big-headed Ant Kingdom suddenly feels dissatisfied with the forces under the protagonist after discovering that it is invincible everywhere?
This is not impossible. Due to the protagonist's neglect, the information about the "Dongyang City" base area was clearly discovered by some kings with ulterior motives in the main nest. As a result, the protagonist fell into a passive position at the King's Meeting after the spring of this year.
Afterwards, although the protagonist made amends, he strengthened his control over the territory and shielded himself from outside prying eyes. But there is already a powerful force in the King's Conference. Their common interest is that they can't stand the protagonist's series of reform measures. They feel that this harms the interests of the male ant class, and more importantly - they covet the protagonist's rich resources. .
The protagonist also spent a lot of resources to temporarily quell the dissatisfaction of the main nest king meeting. In addition, this year has been eventful, with a poor harvest and a war with the paving ant army, so the King's Council temporarily let the protagonist go.
But if a truce is really reached between the Big-headed Ant Kingdom and the Pavement Ant Kingdom, the protagonist is really worried that he will become a good bow and lackey with no use value. The protagonist has no sense of belonging to the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, and the King’s Conference will not treat the protagonist and his forces. Considered an alien.
Instead, it is the best choice to let the two countries continue to fight directly and quietly develop their own power, which is also the strategy formulated by the previous protagonist.
Now that the first encirclement and suppression has been broken, as long as the enemy's second encirclement and suppression can be delayed and the Big-headed Ant Expeditionary Force destroys the pavement ant army on the south bank of the river and moves north, he will not have to face the military threat of the pavement ant country.
Therefore, the protagonist does not plan to let King Fuye return to their main nest, but plans to detain him.
King Fuye is very familiar with the inside story of Paidao Ant Kingdom, which just makes up for the shortcomings of the God Envoy King's army in intelligence.
No matter how powerful the Flying Knight's aerial reconnaissance is, he still can't figure out the secrets inside the Pavement Ant Kingdom and the grudges between the kings.
Due to the unique social structure of the ant world, the protagonist cannot even send spies to the enemy country. The differences between the two different races of ants are so great that it is impossible to give the alien race a chance to lurk.
After subduing a pavement ant queen this year, the protagonist once again ignited the idea of sending spies. However, the pavement ants hatched and raised in the "Bridgehead" also have the smell of the Angel King's army, and they cannot hide it from others. Sneak into the enemy country.
The information mastered by King Fuye has almost become the only source of information about the country of Paidao Ant.
In addition, the protagonist is also full of curiosity about this special floating leaf king. He really doesn't behave like an ant. He doesn't have the straightforward or heartless temperament of an ant. Instead, he behaves cunning, cruel, and dark.
But it is this kind of character that gives the protagonist a sense of familiarity, just like in the human world, no matter how honest a person is, he will still show a cunning or witty, smooth or thief side.
This quality, which is lacking in the ant world, is very familiar to the protagonist. And this quality also means wisdom.
The protagonist does not think that King Fuye's tricks can deceive him, but he can make the other party's wisdom and philosophy of life serve him better.
Therefore, the protagonist rejected King Ukiye's request, but did not directly execute him and report him as a military exploit as the ashen-faced opponent imagined.
The protagonist ordered that King Fuye be imprisoned in a separate cell and leave him idle for two days to temper his temper.
——I am the dividing line——
Just after the victory of "Bridgehead"'s first counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, the flying knight messenger from "Dongyang City" arrived and reported to the protagonist:
The salt transport team returning from "Yancheng" has returned to "Dongyang City". "Dongyang City" then organized a group of salt transport teams to go north to "Linshui City" and "Bridgehead" to provide salt for the two protagonists' territories. , the salt crisis in the protagonist’s territory has temporarily eased.
There is also bad news. The search for salt mines in "Dongyang City", "Linshui City" and "Qiaotou" has yielded no results. The protagonist's idea of directly controlling a salt mine in the territory has failed.
The protagonist has to consider the preparation plan to directly control "Salt City".
According to intelligence, the Big-headed Ant Expeditionary Army laid siege to the last stronghold of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army on the south bank of the river. After entering the stage of fighting for the underground nest, it once again fell into a tug of war of attrition. Although the enemy will fail sooner or later, it still involves too much labor and resources from the Big-headed Ant Kingdom.
Nowadays, salt shortages occur frequently in various parts of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, and they are becoming more and more serious.
It would be a good opportunity to propose to the main nest at this time that the actual control of "Salt City" be exchanged for a stable supply of salt.
It seems that it is necessary to go to the main nest again.
However, before going to the main nest, the protagonist first went to "Linshui City" to inspect the farmland.
As summer gets longer and the temperature gets higher, the farmland newly cultivated and sown in Linshui City this year is growing well, and it is already the time for the first harvest.
The protagonist is now riding "Tempest", walking in the farmland like a forest of towering ancient trees, looking at the prosperity of the farmland.
The leaves of the goosegrass were crawling on the ground, occupying a large space. Several heavy clusters of green grains on one grass stem bent the stem.
Crabgrass looks very similar to goosegrass, but the grass seeds are more slender, but the stems and leaves of crabgrass are more popular feed for mealworms.
Setaria and tiger's tail each occupy a piece of farmland. These plants, which are regarded as weeds by humans, are crops cultivated and cared for by ants. Their grass seeds will provide valuable food for the Angel King's army in this year of famine.
Looking at the farmland where the harvest is about to come, and the large quantities of grass seeds and forage that are about to be harvested, the protagonist's heart is filled with the joy of the harvest just like the farmer uncle.
