After a battle, the God Envoy King's army destroyed the two thousand red fire ant army, and not a single one escaped.
The protagonist also thought about leaving one or two male ant commanders behind to make some contacts and see if they could achieve their own goals through negotiations.
But in the end, all the red fire ants died in the battle. None of them escaped or gave up resistance. They all fought to the death in a fanatical state. Even the male ants were as aggressive as ordinary warriors and would fight until death.
In the end, the protagonist failed to communicate with the opponent's male ants, and such a fanatical enemy also made the protagonist deeply fearful - except for the Destroyer, this was the second time the protagonist saw a race that was not afraid of death to this extent.
After the war, the Angel King's Legion recovered the slings and other materials on the battlefield and counted the battle damage. Despite many advantages such as well-equipped equipment, ambushes, condescending raids, and enemy divisions, the God Envoy King's army still lost nearly a hundred soldiers.
The ferocity of red fire ants is evident. As long as they pierce the body of the warrior of the God Envoy King with their mandibles, it is enough to cause the injured to fall into death quickly, making it impossible to treat them.
After the battle started, the Belly Ant Clan finally discovered that the God Envoy King's Army had helped them fend off the pursuers. However, perhaps out of fear of the pursuers, or because they were not optimistic that the God Envoy King's Army would win, they still did not care. If you stay, continue to the direction of [Xinyangcheng].
The protagonist asked the warriors of the Divine Envoy King to take back the corpses of their own dead for burial, while the enemy's corpses were abandoned on the battlefield. Sooner or later, the fire ants will discover that this force has not returned. When they find the battlefield, the tragic state of these corpses will hopefully shake the enemy.
Ants have always been fearful of power but unethical!
The protagonist who led the army back to [Xinyang City] saw the last bloodline of the Belly Ant Clan outside the city who was prevented from approaching the city wall by sentries.
"Old Heart" crawls in front of the protagonist with the few remaining male ants and the only queen.
The protagonist tells "Old Heart" that all the red fire ant pursuers have been killed by his own troops.
"Old Heart"'s prostrate body visibly trembled, and he immediately expressed his desire for the entire clan to surrender, the deepest level of surrender.
He also knew that there were only so many ant colonies left in his clan, and the God Envoy King's army could easily destroy two thousand red fire ants, which was obviously much more powerful than he had previously estimated. It is unrealistic to think of becoming a vassal like before. "Old Heart" said that they are willing to become slaves.
A slave is a much lower existence than a vassal.
In this place, the vassal ants still retain a great deal of autonomy relative to the suzerain. Apart from the obligation to pay tribute and obey the suzerain in military and diplomacy, their internal affairs are completely independent.
But slaves are different. They have no independent power. Even their bodies belong to the suzerain and must obey any orders of the suzerain unconditionally. For example, the ants hatched from the ant eggs donated by the red imported fire ants every year are slaves in the country of red imported fire ants. They do not even think that the red fire ants are their kind, but regard themselves as a member of the red imported fire ants. Even if it is the most painful, tiring and dangerous work, I am still willing to do it.
Although the protagonist calls the several ant clans in the Divine Envoy King's legion, except for the big-headed ants, vassals, they actually do not have much independent power and are also "slaves" by nature. It's just that the protagonist gives them equal status with the big-headed ants in terms of respect and treatment.
The protagonist did not think too much and accepted "Old Heart" and the others, ordering them to temporarily settle in a location in the main city of [Xinyang City], and then move to [Nansen City] after the war.
Now is not the time to investigate the ant clan for attracting red fire ants to pursue them in advance. The protagonist also wants to understand that the red fire ants will come sooner or later. Although the more than 100 ants of "Lao Xin" don't provide much help, they may have the effect of "buying horse bones with a thousand gold" in the future.
The protagonist also considered merging the "Old Heart" clan with the Belly Ant clan headed by "Xin Xin" under the Divine Envoy King's own army, so that management would be more convenient.
However, although the two ant clans have the same bloodline, "Be careful" and their clan grew up under the support of the God Envoy King's legion, and many of their behaviors and habits are incompatible with the "Old Heart" clan. The protagonist thought about this and gave up the plan.
As a result, there are two vassal races of belly-lifting ants in the Divine Envoy King's army. To distinguish them, these two ant tribes are called the "old-hearted belly-lifting ant clan" and the "careful belly-lifting ant clan" respectively.
——I am the dividing line——
Winning the first battle bought time for the deployment and settlement of [New Yangcheng].
After a long night of hard work, the next day, March 22, the Divine Envoy King's army finally completed preparations for war.
At the same time, the flying knights discovered that the red fire ant scouts also discovered yesterday's battlefield and the corpses of their comrades.
Then, like a hornet's nest, the red fire ant army that had spent the night in the ant tree nest split off hundreds of scouts and searched the nearby area all over the world.
The protagonist knows that they are looking for the Angel King's Legion and the murderer who killed two thousand red fire ant soldiers yesterday.
With 100% hope, the protagonist sent a worker ant from the "Beware Ant Clan" as a messenger to contact the red fire ant scouts.
The protagonist thinks to himself that his clan has shown its strength and can eliminate two thousand fire ants in one battle. Even the "old heart" couldn't believe it after knowing the result. With such strength, the God Envoy King's Legion agreed to take the initiative to become the vassal of the red imported fire ants, and was also willing to fight for the red imported fire ants conditionally.
Such conditions are very generous! ?
The protagonist still hopes to avoid an all-out war with the red fire ants when the Angel King's army is weak, even if the Angel King's army is ready for a deadly battle.
But this time, the Divine Envoy King's army has no retreat. Unlike in the homeland period, they can still consider retreating into the swamp. The protagonist is unwilling to take the risk that the entire army of the God Envoy King may be annihilated.
Unfortunately, the opposite happened.
According to the flying knight's report, the messenger of the Angel King's Legion came into contact with the red fire ant scouts. The other party behaved very civilized. Even if there were no male ants present to restrain them, the scouts did not harm the belly-lifting ant messengers crawling in front of them. Instead, they It was brought before the commander.
But after the belly-lifting ant commander met the messenger's tentacles, he immediately sent his guards to execute the poor messenger. After just one sting, the messenger curled up and rolled in pain, and died within seconds.
This scene was all seen by the magical ant flying knight who had been following the messenger and was hovering at low altitude nearby.
Moreover, what surprised the Flying Knight was that after killing the messenger, the red fire ant commander looked up at the Flying Knight's position!
Maybe it's just a coincidence! The magic worker Yifei Knight did not bother the busy God Envoy King with this trivial matter.
The negotiations broke down, and the protagonist could only prepare for a deadly battle in "Cage City".
