The messenger went to the main nest and returned the next day.
Following the order of the protagonist, this messenger quietly contacted the few kings who stayed in the main lair and had friendship with the protagonist, and obtained some information, but the news she brought back was not optimistic.
At this time, the protagonist knew why the main nest acted like this - the male ants were extremely hostile to him for killing a male ant in late autumn last year.
Only then did he realize that his act of executing the king of "Yancheng", although it seemed very relieving at the time, actually violated the taboos of the male ants. Even the kings and kings who had friendships with the protagonist and fought side by side in the Reconquest War were firmly opposed.
Because of this, the few male ants the messenger came into contact with this time did not give the protagonist a good look. They simply told him the reason and said that the main nest was studying how to counter the evil behavior of the Angel King.
This is really bad news for the protagonist. He is still thinking about how to capture "Malachite City" through the main nest, but now the hostility towards him in the main nest "Qingqiu City" is so serious , this idea obviously cannot be realized.
The protagonist knows that the King's Council will soon know that he has sent a messenger to inquire about the situation. After all, an ant with the smell of "Dongyang City" appears in the main nest "Qingqiu City", as eye-catching as a firefly in the dark night .
The kings and kings that the protagonist's messenger comes into contact with obviously have limited friendships. Although they will reveal some information, they will never cover themselves up.
Sure enough, within two days, the protagonist waited for a messenger from the main nest. The messenger from the main nest delivered the inquiry from the king's meeting to the protagonist in person.
The King's Council asked the messenger to come as a representative to question: Did the God's Messenger King obtain the divine decree by executing a king privately?
Obviously, the protagonist has abused the name of divine decree several times before, which has aroused the distrust of the kings. However, "divine decree" has the supreme status, and they must clarify this matter before they can decide on measures.
The protagonist thought for a while and said that this matter was not authorized by "divine decree".
The incident happened suddenly at that time, and it was in "Yancheng" far away from the "sacred channel" that could receive "divine decrees". It was really not easy for me to lie about getting the divine decrees.
Moreover, the protagonist also wants to see how far the King's Council can tolerate himself, rather than the "god" behind the Divine Envoy King.
The protagonist even thought that the worst outcome would be to completely fall out with "Qingqiu City". Now the God Envoy King's army is no longer as weak as it used to be. He occupies four nests and has more than 100,000 ants and tens of thousands of elites under his command. There are also external aids such as the ant queen's inheritance faction and the big-headed ant survivors. Even if we have to fight a civil war, we will not be left behind.
There are two reasons why the protagonist has such thoughts.
First, the Paidao Ant Barbarian Kingdom fell into a strange calm. They seemed to have encountered some trouble. They should not pose a threat to the Big-headed Ant Kingdom and themselves in the short term. The most elite Northern Expeditionary Army of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom was trapped on the north bank of the river due to a broken rope bridge, unable to support the mainland. This was the weakest period in the hinterland of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom.
Second, the previous series of practices in the King's Meeting have made the protagonist feel how troublesome it is to have a "superior" who can nominally govern him but conflicts with his own ideas. This state of affairs needs to be changed.
After receiving the protagonist's reply, the messenger quickly left "Dongyang City" and returned to the main nest to resume his life.
Next, the King's Council will probably have to quarrel for a while to discuss how to deal with the "domineering" God Envoy King in their eyes.
The protagonist was not idle either. Anticipating the worst, the protagonist began to call back the elite locust-killing troops near the "Transit Station". These troops had been baptized by the locust-killing war and had adapted to the new organization and weapons. The Beetle Legion also showed strong combat effectiveness. This military force is the protagonist's greatest reliance.
The flying knights began to shuttle around "Dongyang City", "Qingqiu City", "Southern City", "Bridgehead" and other places, giving orders to prepare for war.
Since the target of preparations for war was not stated, a strange phenomenon occurred: Big Banyan in "Bridgehead" thought that there was going to be another war with the Barbarian Kingdom of Paving Ants, while King Fuye in "Southern City" thought that the protagonist was going to attack the depths of the hilly area.
The protagonist has not yet fully communicated with his subordinates. After all, this is something that could turn into a civil war if he is not careful. Although he has great prestige, he has always neglected ideological construction. Now, is he more loyal to himself or more loyal to his officers? He does not yet have the confidence to be loyal to this big-headed ant kingdom, and he needs time to gather his loyalty.
In this regard, the main nest has a natural advantage. The ants have a very strong sense of group identity, and the male ants have a particularly strong sense of class identity. Before they could come up with a set of alternative ideas, even Lao Wang and the others The queen ant inheritance faction is also more ideologically cohesive than its subordinates. At least the male ant class has the interests and ideas to maintain its supreme status, and the queen ant inheritance faction also has a firm determination to restore the traditional queen ant rule.
The protagonist only begins to consider the ideological issues of his subordinates at this time. It is obviously a bit late, but the threat is imminent.
The protagonist chose a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, he brought all the commanders of the six field legions in the Angel King's legion, including the king as legion commander and the team commander, into the conference room, and held the meeting for two consecutive days. General Assembly.
At the meeting, the protagonist once again stated to his subordinates in the name of "God's will" that in order to spread the wisdom and gospel of "God" to this conflicting world, the "God's Messenger King" will serve as the only spokesperson of "God". Launch a "holy war" in this world, and all ants will eventually obey the command of the God Envoy King, that is, respond to the call of "god".
This is a temporary measure by the protagonist to strengthen the unity of thought by relying on the belief in "god" that the ants have always had. However, in the past, the ants' attitude towards "God" was to be very high-minded, and society could function as usual with or without "divine will". Although the protagonist has confidence in the power of religion, he is not sure whether religion can be used to unite in a short period of time. I still have doubts in my mind.
As the final trump card, the protagonist secretly sends his confidant Hua Mulan as a messenger to "Southern City" and asks King Fuye to expand the "Southern City" garrison composed of pavement ants as the main force into two, one of which will escort half of the pavement ants. The Taoist ant queen went to "Linshui City".
"Linshui City" is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you can't control the big-headed ant army under your command, you can rely on the natural moat of "Linshui City" and use the pavement ant army as your team to make plans.
Of course this is the worst case scenario.
