In the golden autumn season, another autumn rain comes from the north.
This autumn rain may not seem heavy, but it sounds a warning to all things that winter is coming. The crushing black clouds made all creatures in the world feel a strong sense of oppression.
Autumn rain is not as gentle as spring drizzle, not as unpredictable as summer thunderstorms, and not as manic as winter blizzards.
The autumn rain is like an unstoppable time. It comes as if it must be done, and it also carries with it a chill that gradually penetrates the bones, making all living things stiff with the rain. Then Qiu Yushi left again, just as unstoppable as when he came.
One autumn rain and one cold, one autumn rain after another are the vanguard of winter, the outpost of cold, the forerunner of snow, and the fellow travelers of death.
Many lives that are destined to be short-lived, such as annual herbaceous plants and insects that do not survive the next spring, gradually become as cold as the autumn rain in the autumn rain, bleakness and haze.
Most creatures are bound to be afraid of autumn rain, just like they are afraid of death. Behind the autumn rain is the shadow from the north and the call of death.
But there are also tenacious lives suffering, waiting for spring in a few months.
Borers burrow into the roots of plants to avoid the cold; thorn moth larvae spin out a thick cocoon to keep out the cold; debt moth larvae do not spin cocoons, but they make coir-like bags that can also keep out the cold; pine caterpillar larvae do not have cocoons and bags, they When it shrinks up, the thick down becomes a fur coat; the nymphal butterfly larvae turns into a pupa and will be reborn in spring; the ladybug, whether it is seven-star or twenty-eight-star, begins to eagerly crawl into the warm In the dirt.
Ants are also one of the few creatures that are not afraid of autumn rain.
The protagonist looked out from the ant mound of [Red Iron City]. The cold wind pouring in from the entrance and exit of the passage made him feel that it was not October, but almost December.
This autumn rain carries a lot of icy energy, and the whole world becomes bitingly cold overnight. Maybe the outdoor temperature is only a few degrees above zero at the moment.
Whether it was the Angel King Army, the Red Fire Ant Nation or the Leafcutter Ant Nation, all military and production activities were pressed at the same time. Qiu Yu was like the most powerful referee, decisively blowing the midfield whistle. .
During the three days of this sparse autumn rain, even if there were occasional breaks in the rain, the sunlight penetrated the clouds and shone on the earth, but it did not bring much warmth. All living beings were shivering and suffering.
When the autumn rain finally goes away, winter is approaching. Winter came too early this year, mid-to-late October, already felt like December.
During the day when the sun is strong, ants must overcome their fear of low temperatures and go out. This year's climate was abnormal, and many ants simply did not collect enough food for the winter.
At this moment, there are frozen corpses of insects everywhere outdoors, easily accessible within a few steps. The ants must seize the last opportunity to harvest before the cold wave arrives that even dominates the day.
Otherwise, the entire ant nest will have difficulty surviving the winter, and every year the hungry ant nest will turn into a hell on earth.
On the side of the Divine Envoy King's Legion, the canal project was also forced to be suspended, and the ants were also busy collecting food. However, the food supply of the Angel King Legion is not tight, and their farmland has been harvested; the underground breeding farms are still operating, and they have stored enough feed for mealworms and fly maggots to eat for a winter; the fungus garden attached to the leaf-cutter ants is also operating Good, but there is a lack of fresh leaves in winter and the mushroom garden begins to shrink in size.
Collecting food now is just a continuation of a habit, and no one would dislike having too much food, right?
The arrival of Qiu Yu also temporarily interrupted the communication between the Divine Envoy King's army and the Red Fire Ant Kingdom. Since the last big fight between the two sides, although the Angel King's army used some honeydew and crow honey to temporarily settle the conflict, there are always unwilling ordinary male ants in the border areas where the elders cannot see them. The Angel King's army is looking for trouble.
This also annoyed the protagonist a lot. Fortunately, these troublemakers have disappeared now.
In fact, the red fire ant country itself is facing trouble at the moment.
Although the red fire ant country is domineering in this area, it has conquered many vassals and considers itself the suzerain state.
But few ant forces know that the Red Fire Ant Nation is actually a vassal of another huge force... They also have to obey the instructions of their suzerain nation in name.
However, just like the God Envoy King's army was obedient to the red fire ant country, the red fire ant country was not subservient to its suzerain country. Perhaps it is because of this kind of relationship that the Red Fire Ant Nation feels more and more sympathetic to the rebelliousness of the God Envoy King's legion, and becomes even more dissatisfied and angry!
Today, the huge and advanced suzerain country in the north suddenly sent out couriers and escorts, and they actually passed through the cold temperature, crossed the vast and barren ant-free zone, traveled several kilometers, arrived at the border of the red imported fire ant country, and headed straight to [The Beehive] City] coming.
Although the red fire ant country has repeatedly rebelled against the suzerain country, the painful lessons in history also tell them that when the suzerain country gets serious, they must see the situation clearly.
In fact, if it were not for the natural barrier between the red fire ant country and the suzerain country, the red fire ant country felt that it would have been dealt with long ago.
Usually, the suzerain country seems to have little interest in the red fire ant country with its high mountains and long distances. After accepting a small amount of tribute every year, it allows the red fire ant country to dominate on the north bank of Qinghe River.
But this time, the overlord seemed to be serious again.
The Fire Ant Nation gave in again. Even though they had just won a great victory over their old enemy, the Leafcutter Ant Nation, they were rational and knew that their country's military strength was now at a low level and they had no ability to be unruly.
The elders of the red fire ant country all came outside despite the cold. In the bleak autumn wind, these elders, no matter how unwilling they were, fell to the ground to welcome the envoys from the sect's kingdom.
Soon, there were reports from scouts that the ambassador of the sovereign country would be arriving soon.
In the distance, a gorgeous snail-carpet took the lead, followed by several snail-carpets, and then hundreds of fully-armed ant infantrymen of the sovereign nation.
This group of ants from the red fire ant country's suzerain country, like the Angel King's army, can tame and control beetles, and is also equipped with armor and weapons.
No wonder the Red Fire Ant Nation wasn't too surprised when they saw the various weapons of the Envoy King before. It turned out that they had seen similar things before.
It’s no wonder that the Red Fire Ant Nation was full of hostility towards the God Envoy King’s Legion from the beginning. It’s true that the God’s Envoy King’s Legion can always arouse their hatred and fear of the suzerain country!
When the ambassador's gorgeous armored mount arrived in front of the crawling red fire ant elders, a silk curtain was pulled open in the sedan on the mount's back.
With the support of two worker ants, the ambassador slowly walked down the open folding ramp and down to the ground.
