Now, the protagonist has dealt with some administrative matters on the south bank of the Qinghe River. Although there is a deputy nest meeting to manage the local area, many important matters often need to be reported to the north bank. This time the protagonist is stationed in Qinghe, and by the way, he has approved those matters that do not need to go through the ethnic assembly.
After finishing these tasks, the protagonist lamented how hard it is to be a leader, and then went out.
It is very prosperous now, and there is an endless stream of ants of all races coming and going outside.
It has the dual status of being the largest nest on the south bank of the Qinghe River and the local capital. It is developing very rapidly. The number of ant colonies here has exceeded 100,000. Although it is not as good as Henan, it is already much larger than most sub-nests.
Today, except for the iron smelting industry that has not yet been established due to raw material supply problems, other workshops and industries are already complete. The protagonist has just approved the construction of a spice processing center to take advantage of the cheap production of spices such as jellyfish and wild garlic.
In the next step, the protagonist also plans to establish this place as the capital of the ant alliance, establish a backup team for the joint conference of all races, and on the one hand, place those ants with outstanding achievements, especially the leaders of the vassal country. On the other hand, the north bank of Qinghe River is really raging. If something unexpected happens, there is a backup team to assist the protagonist, and the development of the south bank of Qinghe River will not be interrupted.
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The next day, the protagonist left and chose to walk across the pontoon to experience this new way of crossing the river.
This pontoon bridge is located half a day's distance to the west. There is a bridgehead sub-nest under construction at the head of the bridge. You can board the pontoon bridge from a huge tree tied to one end of the pontoon bridge.
The floating bridge was originally a rope-woven structure. The main rope under the feet was as thick as a mung bean and was made of a large amount of strong and corrosion-resistant hemp fiber and ant silk.
In this way, there are four main ropes, running parallel and vertically across the river, and a large number of smaller ropes intertwined with the main rope horizontally, like a spider web. With the climbing ability of ants, it is not easy to lose footing on any rope.
But when we were about to reach the river surface, the undulations under our feet began to become more obvious, and then the floor paved with wooden sticks appeared, and there was no longer a rope net with a large number of holes under our feet.
When I finally stepped onto the river, the wooden path under my feet was already undulating violently. Although it was not yet the rainy season, the normal waves on the river were enough to cause the pontoon to undulate up and down by nearly 2 decimeters. This pair of bodies was only a few meters long. For a millimeter-sized ant, this walk is undoubtedly like a roller coaster.
Fortunately, the wooden path underfoot is solid, and there are protective ropes and railings on both sides and above the head. The ant transport team that specializes in passing on it has adapted. They will move forward in the intervals of the waves, and when the peaks and troughs of the waves come, they will stick close to them. Lying on the ground, we passed the pontoon all the way.
When it took the protagonist an hour to walk across the pontoon cautiously, he couldn't help but admire the professional transport teams that pass through it all year round.
Anyway, he didn't want to walk on this floating bridge again. The regular ups and downs made this walk feel like hiking on a roller coaster track, and then riding a rocket plane or jumping off a building all the time. It was just looking for trouble.
And crossing the pontoon bridge is not without danger. Even if there is a bridge deck and guardrails, the protagonist has heard of ants accidentally falling into the water and being washed away, and of ants having their legs pinched off by small gaps between the wooden sticks on the bridge deck...
Arriving at the North Shore, the protagonist rested for a while to let his limp limbs recover, and then flew back on "Xiao Hei".
Here, he received routine reports from the northern expedition troops for the past two days.
According to the system, the troops on the expedition should report their current situation at least once a day through flying knights or messengers. If it is a wartime or emergency incident, they can report at any time as many times as they want. The protagonist went to Nan'an yesterday and did not receive a report.
These days, the Northern Expedition troops have moved to camp about half a day away from the coalition camp. There has been no fighting, except for the occasional red fire ant army scouts wandering nearby.
The God Envoy King's army on the expedition has already allocated part of the food reserves to be sent to the coalition garrison in accordance with the order previously conveyed by the protagonist to meet the urgent need. The transportation went smoothly this time and there were no enemy attacks on the road.
The Divine Envoy King's Legion itself was waiting for the supplies from the rear to be delivered while collecting food near the camp on its own. The Divine Envoy King's Army only dispatched less than 30,000 soldiers, so the food pressure was much smaller. It was also the fertile mid-spring season, and a lot was harvested at once.
The protagonist's routine replies allow the expedition to proceed as planned.
At this time, the protagonist is not particularly concerned about the battle situation in the north. In his opinion, without the threat of the powerful Pavement Ant Imperial Army, the pressure on the north has been greatly reduced. As long as sufficient supplies are provided to the coalition forces, there is no need for the Divine Envoy King's army to take action. The red fire ant country, which is currently in a corner, will not be able to survive for long.
After all, no matter how successful the tactics are, it cannot stop the absolute disadvantage in the strategy.
The protagonist's current focus is mainly on the interior of the civilized ant tribe. Since the last time he held a meeting, he successfully instigated the relationship between the Black Fire Ant Clan and other tribes, and even poured dirty water on them for "barbarism" and "collaboration with the enemy", he has been waiting for the latest reaction from the Black Fire Ant Clan.
With the character of the black fire ants and the instigation of the remaining members of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the "Flying Eagles" and other ants, they will definitely not give up. The protagonist is waiting for them to make a move, and then meet again to show off their moves. He has decided that through this attack on the black fire ant clan, he will enhance the prestige and voice of the Ant Alliance within the civilized ant clan.
According to "Little Flower"'s report, the Leafcutter Ant Nation informed that the permanent representative of the black fire ant clan stationed in an overseas vassal country received an urgent order from the country at noon yesterday and borrowed a Star Beetle from the Leafcutter Ant Nation to fly back. country.
It seems that the Black Fire Ant clan attaches great importance to the meeting of the past two days. They have called the representatives back for face-to-face questioning. It is estimated that they will respond soon.
Sure enough, in the evening of that day, a star beetle landed with the messenger of the leaf-cutter ant clan. After receiving an urgent report from the Flying Knight, the protagonist hurriedly flew over and met the leaf-cutting ant envoy locally.
The leaf-cutter ant messenger said: This matter is serious. The black fire ant clan has sent new representatives to declare the important matter. The leaf-cutter ant clan announced that a new meeting will be held the next day to discuss the matter. Representatives of all clans are hereby notified.
The protagonist offered honeydew as a bribe to the leaf-cutter ant envoy, and finally got some inside information:
The black fire ant clan has made it clear that it rejects the results of the last meeting, will not provide supplies to the coalition, and will withdraw the black fire ant troops in the coalition to overseas vassal countries.
Moreover, the old representative of Black Fire Ant was said to have been executed, and then a new representative was appointed...
