It is not a simple matter to attack and capture such a large hive. Thinking about it gives the protagonist a headache.
Each hive has thousands of worker bees. These worker bees are no less powerful than the strongest ant warriors. They also have secret weapons such as stingers and venom, and are extremely determined to defend their homeland. Anyone who has been stung by a bee will definitely understand this.
The hive is also in a position that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. According to the protagonist's estimation, the difficulty of conquering it is higher than conquering a secondary nest where big-headed ants or pavement ants are seriously ill.
This time, only a legion of Mantis Tiger arrived on the battlefield, not the protagonist Tuoda. Today the protagonist is just preparing to launch a tentative attack.
In terms of fighting bees, neither the previously formed elite corps nor the newly formed legion had relevant experience.
Therefore, the protagonist mobilized the new legions to come. On the one hand, he used them as training, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to lose the elite veterans.
Before Mantis Tiger's legion arrived at "Dongyang City", the protagonist even personally rode Xiaoqing II, together with Centipede Python and other flying knight commanders, to conduct a close inspection of the hive.
——I am the dividing line——
Xiaoqing II is lying quietly on the leaves of a shrub. The protagonist is looking at the poplar tree not far away, accompanied by other flying knights.
Every time he sees this tall poplar tree, the protagonist can't help but feel filled with emotion.
There are very few tall trees near "Dongyang City". This poplar tree is like a world tree that towers over the sky, looking extremely majestic - if it weren't for its branches and leaves, it is not as lush as the legendary world tree. If the leaves are flourishing.
"Dongyang City" is located in an area prone to strong winds. The branches of this poplar tree are sparse but strong. Those young branches that have not been exposed to the wind and sun have long since withered. Only the very tenacious and lucky branches and leaves can survive. This shows how difficult it is for this poplar to grow to its current height, and how persevering life is.
Seen from a distance, this poplar tree looks like a tall and thin tree with very few horizontal branches.
The protagonist came back from time travel and was reborn. When he stepped onto the ground for the first time, all he saw was dim yellow and yellow sand, and the only thing in sight was this poplar tree.
At that time, he was still full of hope to find humans in this world. Although he didn't know what he could do as an ant and still be in danger after arriving in the human world. But at least he will have a sense of belonging to the group.
But now, he has given up. He feels that there will be no human beings in this world.
Countless times, he had fantasized that it was just because the place he was in was so remote that there were no traces of humans. Maybe there is a human settlement not far away.
But after a few years, he also knew that this conjecture might not work. After all, mankind's ability to transform nature is extremely powerful. As far as his previous world is concerned, there is no place that mankind has not set foot on.
Even in places that are not suitable for human habitation, humans can often be felt everywhere: plastic waste that is not easily degraded, aircraft flying in the sky, man-made materials floating in rivers, etc.
But the protagonist is never seen once.
The protagonist is finally able to paralyze himself because human beings still exist, but they are still in a very primitive stage and have no ability to transform the entire nature, so no trace of human existence can be seen.
But this is just a comforting guess. Are primitive humans still our own kind? It is simply impossible for them to have the technology and consciousness to turn their "special" ant back into a human.
Instead, as an ant, the protagonist gradually gains an identity. After getting used to seeing these ants with hard shells and strange faces, the protagonist no longer finds them ugly, but instead feels as friendly as seeing the different faces of human beings.
Without the protagonist of the same human race, he was extremely disappointed, disappointed, and hesitant, but his experiences and adventures in the ant world made him feel the warmth of the collective, the team, and the tribe.
He has settled down to be an ant, but the human consciousness deep inside still awakens from time to time, reminding him that he is by no means an ant. Humans and ants, two subconscious minds, are like angels and demons constantly competing for the belonging in his heart.
When facing countless ant subordinates, his mentality will naturally be occupied by the ant's subconscious. And when people are alone in the dead of night, the human subconscious mind becomes extremely powerful.
For example, now, his ambition is to unify this mountain basin and then leave here. It's not because of the natural tendency of ants to expand, nor is it to fulfill the promise of helping the survivors of the big-headed ants return to their hometown. He still wants to see the larger world to see if this world is the earth or not. In which era was the earth, and was there still a human earth?
——I am the dividing line——
The flying knights did not dare to interrupt the great divine envoy king's thoughts. In recent days, the power of the God Envoy King has grown stronger, and it has unknowingly changed the status system in which male ants are generally equal and based on seniority.
After the protagonist pondered for a long time, he signaled to set off, flicked the reins, and Xiao Qing II's rear limbs suddenly exerted force and plunged diagonally into the blue sky.
Today is a nice day with clear skies and most importantly not too strong wind. Due to the climate of "Dongyang City", strong winds are often raging. At that time, flies can only nest underground or fly at low altitudes to avoid being blown by the raging air currents.
Centipede Python and other flying knights followed closely behind, and the group flew around the beehive on the poplar tree several times, taking a general look at its appearance.
In the past, the ants in "Dongyang City" only knew that there was a hive here, but they knew little about it. Ants climbing up the poplar tree are driven away by patrolling bees when they are not far from the hive.
From the perspective of attaching great importance to protecting the nest, bees, like their close relatives ants, will most of the time refuse other creatures to enter the nest. This is also a common feature of eusocial insects.
Ground reconnaissance is not feasible, so naturally we can only rely on aerial reconnaissance.
In fact, bees will also expel insects in the air that are too close, but there are no bee patrols in the air. This kind of expulsion is just the subconscious behavior of worker bees that come in and out of the hive to forage for food.
The protagonist controls Xiaoqing II lightly, taking advantage of his field of vision to avoid the busy air passages where bees come and go, flying around the hive, and looking at his target from different angles.
The honeycomb is located in a tree hole in the middle of the poplar tree. The tree hole is long and narrow, less than one decimeter wide and four to five meters high. From the outside, you can already see the dense hexagonal nest inside.
The hive is about six or seven meters high from the ground. There is a remnant branch of a branch not far from the tree hole, which looks like a natural landing platform.
