Although they had already seen the landmark peak, they couldn't get over it because the direction indicated by the landmark was wrong. The protagonist and "Xiao Hei" searched for their way in the valley for another two days, constantly correcting their direction based on the landmarks, and finally got close to the destination. .
On August 3, before night falls, the protagonist has noticed that the surrounding terrain is very different from the previous few days.
A few days ago, I was in a narrow valley with mountains on both sides and many trees, which seemed very depressing.
But at this moment, the surroundings have become open, the mountains have receded far behind, and the nearby terrain has become flat. Large areas of thatch occupy most of the land, with only occasional rolling hills and patches of grass dotted among them. forest.
Before nightfall, the protagonist goes into a forest to rest. The leaf tent is indeed convenient and safe. The protagonist no longer has to search for tree holes and crevices every day.
At dusk, the rays of the setting sun shine on the landmark peaks in the southeast, and the exposed rocks on the west side of the small "Matterhorn" reflect a golden luster, which is very beautiful.
And this scene is exactly the same as what the protagonist saw in [Bun] City before. The destination is probably not far ahead. The protagonist even feels that he is sleeping in a leaf tent and can already smell the rotten smell of the water. I don't know if it's an illusion.
He was going to move on early tomorrow morning, and he no longer had to worry about food. Yesterday he happened to find a dozen insect eggs hidden on the back of leaves. Although he didn't know what kind of insect they were, the raw eggs could be stored for a long time. After being roasted, It also tastes good, just like dry food.
Isn't the protagonist afraid that insect eggs are poisonous? Just dare to eat whatever you want!
He is really not afraid. Except for some types of fish eggs that are poisonous, the eggs of other animals are non-toxic. After all, no one wants to poison their own offspring! Even the eggs of poisonous snakes and spiders are completely non-toxic! The protagonist has never seen insect eggs that are poisonous and cannot be eaten. Anyway, no matter what eggs they find, the ants will move them to the nest.
As for how the protagonist roasted the insect eggs, there is no need to worry about this problem, although he did not bring a mystery ball as a fire starter in his luggage - after all, a mystery ball can only be used once and takes up a lot of space.
The mysterious piece of equipment he had been waiting for was a fire starter—a primitive lighter.
It is said to be a lighter, but it is not actually a lighter or a fire sickle in the human world, but a simple tool that relies on the self-igniting mysterious liquid in the mysterious ball to start a fire.
The lighter carried by the protagonist is actually a small amount of mysterious liquid inside a mung bean-sized nut shell, with a layer of liquid grease on the surface to prevent the mysterious liquid from spontaneous combustion. Then, the cotton-like fibers obtained from the red imported fire ants through the central channel of the ants are rolled into fire strands.
Each time, you only need to use a fire to pierce the grease layer and get a little mysterious liquid, then take it out and shake it in the air twice to burn it, and use it to ignite the firewood pile.
In this way, the small amount of mysterious liquid in the lighter can be used multiple times, enough to be used dozens of times. In the past, such a small amount of liquid could only be poured out to ignite the fire, and the amount could only be used a few times, and it was easy to damage the protective layer of grease, resulting in The remaining liquid ignites spontaneously.
——I am the dividing line——
The smell last night was not an illusion. The protagonist finally saw the familiar swamp terrain at noon the next day.
After getting out of a large forest, a large continuous swamp suddenly opened up. Judging from the direction of the landmark peak, this is the protagonist's destination.
The swamp occupies a very large area. At first, the Divine Envoy King's army arrived at the swamp area from the west, but this time the protagonist came from the southeast. He has not seen the familiar ant mound yet, but he thinks it is not far away.
The protagonist is excited and has a state of "fear of being close to home".
Gun, Lambofei, Lambo Wan, these close comrades, as well as big worker ants like Xiao Mi II, and middle-level male ants like Shen Nong who have few contacts but important responsibilities. I wonder if they are all okay.
I wonder if the Scythe Hunter Ants under Kite and the Pavement Ants under King Floating Leaf were bullied too harshly by the Big-headed Ants? I hope not…
And are his two mounts: Xiaoqing II and Tempest okay? Especially Xiao Qing II, it is a green fly with a lifespan of only a few years. Now it is a bit old. It has changed to a familiar living environment. I don’t know if it can adapt to it and whether it can carry the protagonist around again. .
Tempest also likes to climb trees. There are really no trees in the swamp for it to move around! Will it feel suffocated if it is lively?
And those parasitic ants, do they threaten the newly arrived army?
Although he hasn't arrived yet, the protagonist already has a lot to worry about, but it doesn't matter, he is back. As long as he is here, any conflicts and problems don't matter!
The protagonist felt so ambitious that he drove "Xiao Hei" to speed up and rush through the swamp, looking for the location of the territory of the God Envoy King's legion.
There were many dragonflies and damselflies in the swamp. An ant and a fly that broke in suddenly attracted the attention of the predator, and soon two huge dragonflies followed behind.
"Xiao Hei" was obviously a little nervous. It started to speed up, but the weight on its back made it much slower than when flying alone.
But the huge dragonfly flew very fast, flapping its huge transparent membrane wings, and was approaching quickly. The huge compound eyes occupying more than half of the head and the ferocious mouthparts are clearly visible.
The protagonist was no longer panicked when faced with a fierce insect when he first arrived. He pulled out a spear on one side. When the dragonfly was already chasing him very close, he jerked back once and directly pierced the dragonfly's huge compound eye. .
The spear probably pierced the brain. The dragonfly spiraled down and landed on the water, floating.
The simple brain of the other dragonfly did not understand why its companion fell or where the danger lay, so it still chased. The protagonist stabbed out again with a spear stained with the dragonfly's blood and eye tissue fluid, seriously injuring the dragonfly.
Finally, one ant and one fly climbed to an altitude of six or seven meters, while dragonflies and damselflies like to fly at low altitudes near the water. Finally, no fierce insects bothered the protagonist anymore.
Fortunately, it was a sunny day and there was no strong wind, so "Xiaohei" could fly normally at such a height.
After searching for a while, the protagonist finally saw something and immediately drove "Xiao Hei" to lower the altitude.
On the land in the middle of the swamp, there is an ant mound, which is very eye-catching. There is also a net covering the ant mound - this is a typical nest of the Angel King's army in the swamp area.
The protagonist has never seen this nest before. It may have been built by the troops staying in the swamp, or it may have been built by the large troops after arriving in the swamp to accommodate the numerous ant colonies.
The protagonist quickly approached the nest, feeling like he was coming home, and his heart was full of excitement and excitement!
