The protagonist landed with the flying knight, and under the guidance of the leaf-cutter ants on the ground, tied the mount to a thin wooden stake.
After leaving most of the flying knights to look after their mounts, the protagonist led 12 guards on foot and headed towards the ground entrance of [Holy Tree City].
At this time, the protagonist looked back and saw "Little Black" and other fly mounts. They looked extremely small and inconspicuous against the tall beetles and even taller giant dragonflies.
The protagonist covets the star beetle that can be used as a means of crossing the river, and the giant dragonfly that is more suitable.
Not only are the big mounts enviable, but the wasp mounts close to the fly pegs are very cold in black and yellow. "Little Black" next to them is as low-key as five diamonds parked next to a supercar. .
There was a wasp that seemed a little interested in flies. After all, they eat meat. When the wasp turned around, the flies next to it were so frightened that they quickly flew up. However, they were restrained by the reins and could not fly far, so they could only hide as far away as possible. The place was trembling.
Fortunately, there are leafcutter ants and the original riders of various races guarding the place. Several yellow-brown ants with slender bodies, long antennae and joints use pointed wooden sticks to pierce the anus, abdomen and mouthparts of the stinging wasp from different angles. , forcing them away from those poor flies.
This makes the protagonist breathe a sigh of relief. If he loses his mount before the conference and becomes enemies with certain forces, it will be troublesome.
He learned from the female leafcutter ants who led the way that those who controlled the wasps just now were accompanied by messengers from the thin-legged ant clan. They came from the male ant country inherited by the wind god.
At this time, another group of messengers flew in the air. The leader of these messengers' mounts was a large butterfly with blue-purple wings, followed by several white butterflies and flower butterflies, and more than a dozen butterflies flew to the ground. It doesn't look like its combat effectiveness in the air is strong, but it's strong enough.
The entire [Holy Tree City] place where mounts are parked in the open has turned into a big stage for mount display.
The protagonist shook his head. For the first time, he felt that the dark "Xiao Hei" was a bit unattractive. If it were the previous "Xiao Qing" and "Xiao Qing II", they would still have bright green metallic carapace to show off, unlike The current lineage flies are so low-key.
He entered [Holy Tree City] while thinking.
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Rested overnight in the leafcutter ant country and ate some local fungal food.
The drink provided by the Leafcutter Ant Nation turned out to be diluted crow honey, which was obviously obtained from trade with the Angel King's Legion. It was also probably the stock before the conflict with the Angel King's Legion last year. It was not expired.
The crow honey and honeydew that the Divine Envoy King's Army had just delivered two days ago were not just for the Leafcutter Ant Nation family. They had already stated that they would not be used until after the meeting. I believe that the Leafcutter Ant Nation will not mess around for these gifts.
The protagonist doesn't want to drink this addictive thing, and gives it to the female leaf-cutting ant who has been accompanying him.
This female ant is very happy. She tells the protagonist that the crow honey stored in [Holy Tree City] has bottomed out. This is the last bit left, and she took it out to entertain the distinguished guests from afar. Now even the queen ants can only drink honeydew that has been stored for a long time, while the female ants drink nectar water.
The protagonist is very happy because he did not drink last year's expired drink, and the female leafcutter ant who got the crow nectar is also happy.
That night, the protagonist rested in a nest room with the flying knight guards. The other flying knights huddled together in a nest room to rest, and had to take turns taking care of their mounts outside.
The food they get is also fungi, and the drink they get is nectar water with a very weak taste.
Many of the mounts were unable to enter the house, so the leaf-cutting ants built a temporary shelter with leaves outdoors to protect themselves from the wind. The different mounts gathered together to stay warm and spend the night.
Early the next morning, ants from all races have arrived, and the protagonist is introduced to the venue by the female leafcutter ant as a guide to prepare for the meeting.
The venue of the Ancient God Heritage Conference is inside [Holy Tree City]. Passing through the aisles with leaf-cutting ant tree god inheritance symbols painted everywhere along the way, entering this huge nest room, the protagonist feels as if he has arrived at a large conference of humans. Room - This is large enough to accommodate a gathering of thousands of ants, far larger than any conference room the protagonist has ever seen.
The floor of the conference room is paved with white pebbles, consistent with the habits of the Big-headed Ant family. Traces of the xylem underneath and some white-gray glue can be seen in the cracks on the ground. It is obviously white pebbles spread on the wooden base of the trunk, using an unknown glue as an adhesive.
Considering that so many white pebbles are used here, and their origins are far away from [Holy Tree City], and are not even within the territory of leaf-cutting ants, the leaf-cutting ant country must have spent a lot of money to build this large conference room.
The large conference room has natural lighting, and a window that leads to the outdoors is woven with wooden sticks and ant silk to prevent flying insects and fallen leaves from drifting in.
Except for the cobblestone floor, nothing is different from the conference room of the Big-headed Ant clan. There are many delicate and soft mats made of ant silk placed on the ground here.
I saw some of the ant messengers who had arrived, all lying comfortably on the mats. The height of the mats was very suitable for medium-sized ants to lie down, and their tentacles could hang naturally on the cobblestone ground, so that they would not be tired after a long meeting.
At this time, there are several other ant tribes in the conference room, none of which are the races that the protagonist has seen before. They are obviously other participating ant tribes.
Fortunately, there were female leaf-cutter ants who introduced them to him one by one.
In addition to the thin-legged ants inherited from Fengshen that I met yesterday, among the races that have arrived, there is a small sharp-tailed ant. They are yellow in color and have no obvious features except their small size.
These sharp-tailed ants are a race inherited from the insect god. It is said that they are good at domesticating several types of insects and can even control termites. Unlike other ant tribes, the domesticated species are generally limited.
They are a country ruled by queen ants, and the flying mount is a sedan pulled by many large winged termites. The protagonist did not see it yesterday.
The other is a yellow-brown mimic honeypot ant, which looks very similar to the hairy forest ants next to it. Mimic honeypot ants are the ant clan inherited by the Flower God, and yesterday's butterfly mount belonged to them. They are also queen ants.
In the past, the sweet drinks of the Leaf Cutter Ant Nation mainly relied on the nectar provided by the Honeypot Ant Nation, but the quality was not as good as the honeydew sold by the God Envoy King Legion, and the supply was unstable. The Leaf Cutter Ant Nation no longer liked this drink very much.
The Hairy Forest Ant is right next to the Mimic Honeypot Ant. It is about the same size and has a mixed body color of yellow, red and brown. But they are a nation dominated by male ants, and their mounts are even more fierce, those giant dragonflies.
Hairy forest ants live in woods near water and mainly use dragonflies to hunt many insects flying on the water to obtain food. They will also block some waterways with wood and other materials to build reservoirs for ant workers, attracting more prey. Therefore, the hairy forest ants claim to be the descendant race of the water god.
