"I want to kill some ants!"
The protagonist has a determined look in his eyes. This is indeed his most real and naked thought. Even in a dream, his anger and murderous intent are still uncontrollable.
"Why?"
Ant was not affected by the protagonist's emotions. Although he was himself and the protagonist knew and understood everything he was thinking, he still raised this question.
"Why!?"
The protagonist murmured to himself, and he was also a little confused as to why he had such a strong murderous intention.
It's because those male ants killed the pavement ants. This is only the most obvious reason.
"Because they killed people!" The protagonist uses the word "people", as if this can reflect the justice of his thoughts.
"They broke the law..."
The protagonist himself feels more and more ridiculous the more he talks about it.
The ant's sarcastic voice sounded: "Law!? Have you ever made a law? Does the Big-headed Ant Kingdom have laws? Or do you just follow the law and follow the law?"
The protagonist couldn't answer, and he also knew that what he said was just an excuse, a poor excuse intended to kill the other party.
There is no law in the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, and all races, nations, and tribes on both sides of the river have no laws. Even the more advanced Big-headed Ant survivors seem to have no laws. Not only statutory law, but even customary law seems to exist. All ants act strictly in accordance with instinct and instinct-based rules. If we must say that these rules are "customary law", it is very far-fetched, because there is no real trial and punishment in the ant world.
Therefore, according to the rules of conduct of ants, if male ants kill worker ants, it is not "illegal"!
The protagonist knows that in fact, what he is really worried about and afraid of, and what makes him angry, is the stubbornness, conservatism, rock solidity and invulnerability of the male ant class.
Even though he is the king of gods, the spokesperson of gods, victorious in every battle, extremely intelligent, and has great prestige, he is unable to shake the unity of this class. You can act within the rules they recognize, but once you violate the rules, you may be backlashed by this class.
Even Gun and Rambo Fei, who can be said to be "blood brothers" with the protagonist, are respectful and loyal now. But the protagonist cannot guarantee that one day they will rush up with their soldier ants and cut off their heads with their jaws.
As a "dictator" who intends to implement his own will and only hopes to have his own will, and the primitive and simple democratic ruling class such as the male ant class, there is bound to be a conflict in terms of power.
Therefore, the protagonist consciously cultivates the power of pavement ants and sickle-hunting ants as a check and restriction on the male big-headed ants.
The protagonist does not think that what he did was wrong, even though he destroyed the tradition of ants and became an alien in the eyes of many male ants. But tradition is meant for breakthroughs. As a reborn person, I have mastered technologies, systems, and ideas that are far beyond the level of this world. Why should I be willing to be an ordinary ant?
The God of time-travel brought me to this world to change it. Just like countless time-travelers from the beginning, time-travelers are destined to be extraordinary and subvert the world.
However, the protagonist cannot make this naked, utilitarian, and bloody idea public. He needs a face to explain his proposition, not only to convince others, but also to convince himself.
"Because, these male ants killing their companions may not violate the laws and morals of ants. However, in my opinion, these ants are all equal, equal in soul and equal in body. Under my command , I cannot tolerate such murders, they need to pay the price, and warn other ants to let them know what civilization is and what prohibition is!"
The protagonist made a long speech to convince himself and other ants to prepare for the upcoming conference.
The ant still had that mocking expression, and the hard carapace and missing facial features couldn't stop it.
He said slowly: "Let me tell you a story."
“In September 1893, the British South Africa Company sent an army, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Adams, and began to march towards Bulawayo, the capital of the Kingdom of Matabele, with the intention of conquering this indigenous country.
There were three troops cooperating with the operation, including the Victoria Column and the Salisbury Column.
The last unit was the regiment led by Henry Lauck, including 60 infantry, a 224-person border police regiment (equipped with 12 officers and 212 soldiers), 215 horses, 4 Maxim machine guns, 2 seven-gun Pound gun; a 225-man South African police regiment with 191 horses, 1 Maxim, and 10 ox carts. Acting with them were 250 Boers and at least 1,000 indigenous Botswana warriors.
The Matabele army blocked the army led by Henry Lauke. The first ambush of 6,000 Matabele warriors in the Somabra Forest was interrupted due to thick fog.
On October 25, the Shangani River Blockade broke out. The Matabele soldiers launched an attack on the enemy's position, but were fired upon by machine guns. The Matabele soldiers, who saw the power of the Maxim machine gun for the first time, fell into panic. 600 Men were killed and the regiment was forced to retreat.
But they were not intimidated by the enemy's superior force. After reorganization, they conducted a more tragic blocking battle on the banks of the Benbeqi River on November 1. This time they gathered their entire army of 5,000 soldiers of the same age to attack.
The British colonial troops had their backs to the Benbezi River and formed a circular position with ox-carts. Matabele warriors launched a fierce attack on the colonial position from three sides. In the past, when facing the Boers' ox-cart formation, they relied on the warriors' bravery and flexibility to The Matabele warriors had repeatedly breached the enemy's positions, but in the face of the firepower of the epoch-making Maxim machine gun, the bravery of the Matabele warriors only caused them to suffer greater casualties. Under the fire net of machine guns and artillery, the Matabele people launched wave after wave of attacks, which looked like black waves in the sunset. The waves kept beating on the rocks and turned into red powder. Finally, when the number of dead reached 2,400, the Matabele people were exhausted and had to give up the attack.
In view of the overhang in weapons and military technology between the two warring parties, Matabele's army burned the capital and retreated northwest. In 1895, their territory came under the rule of the British South Africa Company and was renamed Rhodesia.
In later generations, this war was interpreted as: Henry Lauck commanded 48 British infantrymen, using 4 Maxim machine guns to repel the attack of 6,000 Zulu people, killing 3,000 people, and achieving Maxim's victory. myth.
Forget it that the Matabele people were mistaken for Zulus, that the 1,000 indigenous African warriors on the victor's side did not leave their names, and that the remaining 709 whites were also ignored.
Do you know what I want to express? "
