I silently observed the relocation actions of the tribe on the opposite side, and did not leave until I could no longer detect any new information.
At this time, I had no intention of looking for salt and food. I quickly passed through the territory in a straight line and headed straight towards the nest.
Back at the nest, the young queen is no longer where she was and seems to have returned underground.
I quickly got into the nest, went straight to the oldest queen ant, and reported what I had seen to her.
After listening to my report, the eldest queen ant expressed a solemn emotion. She immediately summoned the queen ants, old male ants and outstanding warriors who were still in the nest to discuss it.
Soon, the young queen ant, Broken Leg, Huang, etc., as well as the oldest male ant who always hides in the nest, all arrived. There were still some soldiers who were away from home and were not notified.
When everyone is gathered, everyone forms a circle with their tentacles draped over each other to form a meeting formation.
I shared the information package I just shared with everyone, and everyone read it quickly.
The queen ants spoke first, then the warriors, and finally the older males. Everyone has the same opinion, that is, they think that the opposite tribe's move seems unkind and very aggressive.
Their nests are so close to the border that they can easily be poached across the border. But our tribe is far away, so it will be difficult to effectively control this border.
If nothing else, let’s just talk about the morning and evening time periods. Because we have to go back to our nest for the night, our patrol team cannot effectively maintain patrols of the border.
However, we have no way to negotiate with the other tribe. Although the nest they chose does not comply with the convention, it is within the opponent's territory and we have no right to interfere.
Broken Leg looked very angry. This conflict could not be resolved through a duel, making her not sure what to do.
Although Huang's prestige fell sharply after the last duel, her mind is still relatively flexible. Just when everyone was at their wits' end, Huang suggested that we also move, and to a place across the ditch from the other tribe's new lair.
I have to say that her proposal was very convincing. In this way, we were worried about the other tribe sneaking across the border and encroaching on our prey. The lairs of both sides are within each other's sight and can monitor each other. So some queens and warriors immediately agreed.
But the old male ants and I objected.
I didn't expect the old male ants to agree with me. I don't like these male ants very much. But I won’t let my likes and dislikes affect my judgment.
I don't want to move because it's too obvious. Although the other tribe does it first, if both sides do it and the nests confront each other, it will easily lead to stalemates and conflicts on the border in the future. I think there is no need for us to conflict with our own race. Outsiders and degenerates are the enemies of our race.
In addition, the destruction of the neighboring tribes, the original owners of the valley, is still a mystery. We must be vigilant about their miserable end. This kind of ending cannot happen to our tribe. Relatively speaking, hills are safer.
But others couldn't listen to my suggestions. In the end, the meeting combined everyone's opinions and decided to move. This ended the meeting.
——I am the dividing line——
In the next few days, our tribe was busy moving.
Moving is not a simple matter. Although our tribe does not have many ants and belongings, there are still many things that need to be prepared in advance.
The most important thing, of course, is to choose the address of the new nest.
Since we need to monitor the new nest of the opposite tribe, our new nest must be located on the west side of the dry river ditch, not far from the opponent's nest.
The opponent's nest is built in a tree using tree holes. We also want to find a suitable tree for nesting.
Originally our nest was on a hill, so we didn’t have to worry about rainwater flooding back, so we could build our nest underground. But in low-lying valleys, once it rains heavily, dry streams can turn into terrifying torrents in an instant.
I have never experienced that kind of scene and cannot imagine its terrifying power, but the eldest ant queen has seen floods. I deeply remember the unstoppable power of floods in the message she conveyed, and I feel deeply connected with her. of fear and terror.
At this time, a nest in a tree is very necessary. A healthy and strong tree can block the flood and shelter the tribe living on it until the flood recedes and life goes back to normal.
In the past few days, Broken Leg, Huang, and I, along with a few soldiers, were monitoring the actions of the opposite tribe near the border while looking for the address of a new lair.
The tribe on the opposite side has also noticed our presence. A team of this size cannot avoid the eyes of the keen warriors like me alone.
They continued to build new nests without a care, and from time to time they dropped the fine wood chips they took out of the tree trunks from the branches, deliberately throwing them into our territory.
They are provoking.
Although the boundaries determined by the Holy Duel have high authority, most of them are unconvinced.
Now, they should have realized it. If Huang hadn't taken the initiative to challenge me at that time, the giant should have defeated me in that duel. A tall man could also defeat a broken leg with limited limbs. A warrior defeated by a broken leg would not have defeated Huang. What problem.
In that case, the opposing tribe that had won all three battles could gain a larger territory, but now it could only place its nest on the border.
Maybe they thought it was a trick on our part to let Huang go into battle first, and that it was a blasphemy against the duel.
We ignored this provocation and ignored it as long as the other party did not blatantly want to violate the border. Now, finding the new nest address is the top priority.
There are many trees on both sides of the river ditch, many of which are towering trees, making the sunlight on the ground appear dim. There are only a few shrubs, weeds and ferns on the surface.
But there aren’t many trees to choose from. Some fir trees are too tall and straight, with no branches or holes in the lower parts; pine trees have an unpleasant smell; beech trees are too hard and we cannot dig out the xylem inside.
All in all, the Fatong tree chosen by the opposite tribe is really a good tree species. It has a thick trunk, many branches, loose wood, and many natural tree holes.
Finally, we chose a jujube tree. The ends of the branches of this jujube tree were strangely twisted, like maggots.
But aside from the strange branches, this jujube tree meets all the requirements:
It is about five meters away from the Fatong tree on the opposite side of the tribe. Some branches are even closer and almost intersect with the Fatong tree branches, making it easy for sentries to observe.
The trunks are tall and thick, so they are not afraid of floods.
There are natural tree holes available.
The fruit of the date tree can attract many prey, and we can hunt without going far from the nest.
There are so many benefits.
After initial confirmation, we immediately went back to report the discovery to the nest.
