The action of the indigenous ant coalition on the south bank of the Qinghe River to besiege [Tianhuang City], with loud thunder and light rain, did not cause much damage to the ant alliance and [Tianhuang City]. On the contrary, the indigenous ants suffered some losses.
However, except for a few unlucky ones, most of these indigenous tribes escaped without breaking a muscle.
The Angel King's army originally planned to take advantage of the victory to sweep away the surrounding indigenous ant tribes in retaliation, but had to stop due to weather conditions.
Just two days after the battle of [Pioneer City], the Angel King's army had not yet prepared supplies for revenge, and the first cold wave of the year came.
The ants were sensitive to climate changes and hid in their nests one after another. Other creatures in the outside world are much more unlucky, and most of them can only resign themselves to their fate and wait for cold death to come.
On the north bank of Qinghe River, underground in [Xinyang City].
The protagonist walks with his back and back limbs coordinated, leaving his front two limbs free. This way of walking was learned by the protagonist after he first learned to walk on six limbs after he came to this world. Since you can have two hands free, the protagonist is more comfortable.
The Flying Knight also rides in this posture when riding, and this divine envoy king gait has also caused other ants to imitate.
Walking into the underground combustion chamber, there was no feeling of cold outside at all, but instead waves of heat came over me.
In the large combustion chamber, dozens of worker ants are struggling to drag fuel such as dry branches cut into sections to a place close to the furnace mouth, and then back again. Another team of worker ants use long wooden sticks to push the fuel into the furnace mouth.
The top of the long wooden stick was charred black, and every time it was inserted into the furnace, sparks would ignite, burning the tip into black coals bit by bit. It seems that the ants will have to replace a long wooden stick before long.
Just to the side, you can see dozens of these long wooden sticks piled up together. They are all spare parts. In the warehouse next door, there are tens of thousands of these long wooden sticks, collected throughout this year, enough to cover the wear and tear in the combustion chamber.
A worker ant responsible for carrying fuel had been in such a hot working environment for a while. Now he hurriedly left, and other worker ants immediately came to fill the gap.
The worker ants who left ran to a nest room outside the combustion chamber. There was a large earthen jar embedded in the ground, about the size of a broad bean, and it was filled with clean water.
The overheated worker ant hurriedly lay down next to the tank and drank a sip of water. Other worker ants on the side picked up the water drops and applied them to her body to help her cool down quickly.
This is a simple protective measure for the ants working in the combustion chamber to prevent them from dying of hyperthermia.
After inspecting the combustion chamber, the protagonist praised the great worker ants who managed the place and told her to ensure that the firepower was strong.
In other seasons, this long-term fire storage combustion chamber only maintains a low-level flame. It is responsible for providing fire for the ignition of the blast furnace and also serves as the sacred fire of the Ant Alliance.
And when winter comes, this sacred fire has a more practical meaning - to heat the entire [Xinyang City].
Due to the harsh underground environment, [Xinyang City] was forced to develop above ground, forming multiple ant mounds. These ant mounds exposed to the air are not as cold-proof as underground ant mounds, and must rely on the supply of heating in winter.
The heat generated by the combustion chamber passes through the complex and extending flue, and before being discharged into the air, it warms the passing ant nest to ensure a relatively comfortable temperature inside.
The first cold wave of the year has just arrived, and the protagonist clearly feels that the temperature in the ant mound has dropped a bit compared to usual, so he comes to inspect it.
Fortunately, the Ant Alliance is now in good operation. Although he acted on the spur of the moment, he couldn't help but feel relieved to see that the combustion chamber had increased the firepower without any additional orders from him, and the room temperature would not take long to rise again.
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After leaving the combustion chamber, the protagonist had breakfast, received a notification from a worker ant, and knew that the time was up, so he left the palace.
He walked slowly in the dark passage. Fluorescent bacteria appeared at intervals on both sides of the passage like street lamps.
The protagonist sees things in the darkness as if it were daytime, and walks to the venue of the joint conference of all ethnic groups with ease. He wants to have a meeting.
Along the way, worker ants and soldier ants kept meeting the protagonist in the opposite direction. They all noticed this great existence from the unique smell of the God Envoy King, and respectfully walked around to avoid passing by and blaspheming the leader.
Over the past few years, the protagonist's prestige as the King of Gods has far surpassed that of all ants, and he has become accustomed to being treated like this. Although he is lonely and seems to be incompatible with other ants, this is the norm in the ant world.
Working ants and noble ants are two classes with an insurmountable gap. In the Ant Alliance, there is also a gap between the God Envoy King and other noble ants. The God Envoy King is the only one who lives alone on the pyramid.
To enjoy the power at the top of the pyramid, you must endure the loneliness at the top of the pyramid. It is like climbing to the top of the Himalayas alone. As far as the eye can see, everyone in the world is at your feet. No one will climb up to accompany you, only the white snow, sunshine and the howling cold mountain wind will accompany you.
The protagonist doesn't know when he got used to the loneliness of such a high position, and no longer seeks emotional comfort, but he still remembers his original intention:
To live well in this ant world, you must lead your ant clan to survive and become stronger, and you must counterattack your homeland.
This has become the pillar of belief that supports him to survive after traveling through time, instead of going crazy alone.
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Compared with other simple ant nests, the conference room of the United Assembly of All Races is "magnificent". The fluorescent fungi shine inside like the brightness of the outdoors with a faint blue special effect. The beautifully decorated mosaic walls can hardly be seen from the soil. Ground floor.
The joint conference of each ant clan is held on the 15th of every month. For this purpose, the representatives have learned and used the divine calendar provided by the Divine Envoy King.
Today is the day of the meeting. Representatives of each ant clan will make presentations to the God Envoy King at the meeting on matters that need to be requested and reported.
The God Envoy King will decide on some matters on the spot, and will also let the representatives discuss some matters, and even continue this discussion for three or four meetings, and make a decision only half a year later.
The protagonist hopes that through this discussion, he can cultivate the abilities of conference representatives so that he can share some of his work in the future.
The order in which each ant clan reported during the meeting was based on the order in which they joined the Ant Alliance.
The first person to report was the big-headed ant clan. The spade elephant reported on behalf of the male class of big-headed ants. He mainly talked about the material reserves for winter. There are routines to follow in this regard, and there are no special circumstances that require decision-making.
"Secretary II" reported some work on behalf of the big worker ant class and the Scientific Research Department. The work of the Scientific Research Department this year was not ideal, and key research projects such as domestication and animal control were progressing slowly.
The protagonist discussed with the representatives and decided to allocate a group of new adult magic worker ants next year to enrich the scientific research team.
