The first phase of the Ant Alliance's plan to colonize the south bank of Qinghe River went smoothly.
The 2nd Army quickly cleared away the secondary nest of leaf-cutter ants at the target location, effectively covering the construction of the stronghold.
By the evening of that day, the exhausted flying transport team could finally rest. They had transported an entire army and more than 4,000 worker ants across the river in one day, as well as a lot of supplies. They were really exhausted.
The first stronghold of the Ant Alliance on the south bank of the Qinghe River was named [Pioneer City]. It is currently just a simple and crowded small nest. At night, the warriors of the God's Envoy King have to crowd together with ordinary worker ants to eat, drink, and eat. It was very awkward, so I had to make do with spending the night in a small underground room.
At this time, there is only a small peanut-sized entrance and exit on the ground in [Pioneer City]. On the dark soil next to the entrance, there is a circle of light-colored gravel like a crater, which looks no different from the original ant's nest. It is simple and crude. Shabby.
But the ants living here are terrible.
The next day, July 19, the 2nd Legion left four teams to guard [Pioneering City], and other soldiers came out. Under the guidance of the Flying Knight, it only took half a day to kill the leaf-cutting ant tribe not far away. The main nest was bulldozed.
This leaf-cutting ant tribe was among the many ant tribes on the south bank of the Qinghe River. Even if the number of ant colonies and comprehensive national strength were not among the best, it was still at the forefront. As a result, it was wiped out without any resistance.
Most of the ant tribes on the south bank don't know that a river dragon has crossed the river!
Thousands of leaf-cutting ant eggs, pupae and young ants were brought back to [Pioneering City] as trophies by the warriors of the Angel King, and were dried on the ground to be used as food. Together with some captured fungi, they could reduce the burden on the flying transport team. Partial transport pressure.
After wiping out the leaf-cutter ant tribe, the Angel King Legion has not launched any further military operations against other ant tribes for the time being, but is only guarding the existing land with all its strength.
The Ant Alliance's flying transport team is constantly transporting more ant colonies and supplies to the south bank of the Qinghe River every day. The ground and underground parts of [Pioneer City] are growing at a rapid pace, like fresh and strong bamboo shoots. It grows wildly after the rain.
By the end of August, [Pioneer City] was already quite large, and from a distance it indeed looked like clusters of bamboo shoots gathered together. .
Because the terrain on the south bank of the river is lower than that on the north bank, places close to the river are in danger of being flooded. [Pioneer City] is twenty meters away from the river this season and is located on a high ground, which has not been flooded. signs.
There are no tall trees near [Pioneer City]. The land in the north that is often soaked by river water is rich in salt and alkali. Only some weeds and shrubs grow tenaciously. The plants in the south are more lush.
Today's [Pioneer City] is built according to the standards of the capital. Due to the vast development space, the ground buildings here look more majestic and spectacular than [Xinyang City] in terms of height and scale.
At the top center of the [Pioneer City] highland, a tall ant mound with a height of 5 meters and an area of about ten square meters rises from the ground.
In addition to the large entrance and exit at the bottom of this ant mound, there are also some smaller openings on the upper walls that can only accommodate two ants side by side. Those are ventilation openings.
There is a walnut-sized opening on the side of the top of the anthill, which is a passage for flying troops to enter and exit.
This highest ant mound is the residence of the big-headed ant clan in [Pioneering City] and is located in the center of the ant mound group.
Next to the central ant mound, there are seven smaller ant mounds that are less than 3 meters each. Except for being smaller in size and having no air entrances and exits, they are no different from the ant mounds of the big-headed ant family.
Between the small ant mounds, as well as between the small ant mounds and the large ant mounds, there are many rope bridges forming aerial overpasses.
These are the ant mounds of seven vassal ant tribes including the pavement ants. The Ant Alliance has reserved a place here for all its ant tribes.
Of course, most of the members of the subordinate ant clan are still staying in the main nest [Xinyang City] and have not moved, but the protagonist has made up his mind to slowly move most of the ant nests in [Xinyang City] [Pioneer City].
This is because [Xinyang City] is located on a peninsula, surrounded by Qinghe River on three sides, and now has a canal passing through it in the north, so the development space is very limited.
Moreover, the protagonist has been worried that the Red Fire Ant Congress will trigger the revenge of its overlord, the Pavement Ant Empire. If the Leafcutter Ant Army cannot resist it, the Angel King Army will have to rely on the canal as the last line of defense, and [New Yangcheng] will immediately become the front line.
In addition, the enemy that the Ant Alliance and the Civilized Ant Alliance will face in the future, the Destroyer, is also coming from the north. The protagonist has determined to fortify all the territory on the north shore.
[Xinyang City] is still the capital and will not be moved for the time being. It will still be the political center of the Ant Alliance in the future.
However, most of the ant colonies will be moved away, and only necessary ant colonies will remain in the city. In this way, the remaining representatives of the joint assembly of various tribes, the most senior ants of each subordinate ant tribe, are separated from the majority of the ants of their own tribe, and are easier to be controlled by the protagonist.
Since the iron ore is located in [Hematie City] on the north bank of the Qinghe River, the iron-making industry in [Xinyangcheng] will still be retained and continue to play the role of the only two metallurgical centers, but other industries will also be moved to the south bank. go.
This is the positioning of [New Yang City] and [Pioneering City] planned by the protagonist in order to deal with the Pavement Ant Empire and the Destroyer.
The former is the capital, political center, metallurgical center, and the command center and arms production center for the future military defense of the North Bank.
The latter and the south bank are the rear areas, responsible for the production of materials, the supply of soldiers, and... the retreat as a last resort.
The protagonist, who had experienced a failed battle against the Destroyer, had already begun to make arrangements for a rainy day when the Destroyer's tentacles were still far away!
[Pioneer City] In addition to 8 ant mounds, a circle of city walls and trenches were also built on the edge of the highlands. The trenches are currently not connected to water.
The area of the city walls and trenches is more than 200 square meters. In addition to the existing ant mounds, the open space area can also build two more dozens of ant mounds.
This is the space reserved by the protagonist for the future development of [Pioneering City].
When autumn begins in September, the agricultural industry in [Tuohuang City] is already quite large.
Ants all live in tall and strong ant mounds, leaving underground space for breeding farms and fungus plantations.
Big-headed ant workers raise mealworms and fly maggots underground, and leafcutter ants collect leaves from nearby woods to grow fungi.
On the ground, tree-dwelling ants such as Aphrodisiac ants and Red wood ants take on the task of caring for aphids and purple butterfly larvae.
[Pioneer City] On the fertile land in the south, the dense crop fields are maintained by burrowing ants and pavement ants. The weeds have been planted for more than a month. Under the proper light and moisture, they grow extremely fast.
[Pioneer City] has shown great vitality in a short period of time!
