Faced with the ferocious outbreak of ant mites, the civilized ant alliance and the pavement ant imperial army unanimously chose the same prevention and control method-relocating their nests.
The outbreak of ant mites requires suitable temperature and humidity conditions. Temperature is not mentioned. In terms of humidity, the most suitable humidity conditions for ant mites are generally slightly higher than the normal humidity of ant nests, but not too high. Therefore, when there is continuous spring rain every year, Or after heavy rains in summer, it is the most likely time for ant mites to breed.
Because ant nests generally have a relatively complete drainage system, the humidity after rain can rise to the most comfortable stage for ant mites and remain there for a while, which is enough to cause a large-scale outbreak of ant mites with amazing fecundity.
If the humidity is too high, the ants and mites will not be able to bear it and will leave the ants' bodies to find a slightly dry place on their own.
The method passed down by ants for thousands of years is to take advantage of the mites' intolerance to high humidity. When the mites explode, they all move to a newly built place that intentionally maintains high humidity to drive away the mites.
The reason why ants do not repel mites in the nests where they live is by directly introducing rainwater. This is because once this is done, it is easy to destroy the temperature and humidity control system built with great effort by the nest, and it will be difficult to rebuild it.
It would be better to dig a new simple nest. There is no need to build a drainage system. The current humidity in the air is enough to meet the requirements.
So during the rain breaks, the Civilized Ant Alliance Army and the Pavement Ant Empire Army began to move in unison.
The Legion of the God's Envoy was the first to move. For this reason, they had some conflicts with other tribes. The other tribes felt that the Legion of the God's Envoy escaped first, but when the ant mites broke out, the coalition forces that did not leave immediately suffered disaster. Only the Legion of God's Envoy King was less affected by the mites.
The Divine Envoy King's Legion had already occupied a piece of land in the south to build a nest, and other tribes in the coalition had to build multiple new nests to repel mites in the east, north, and west directions of [Beisong City].
The Imperial Army of Pavement Ants moved north for half a day to set up a new camp. They moved the nest far away. It seemed that they were afraid that the coalition forces would take the opportunity to invade, but they thought too much - the coalition forces were also powerless at this time.
Only the red imported fire ant kingdom, which is trapped in [Beisong City] and has the worst mite infestation, has no way to move its nest. They are afraid that if they leave, the last nest after the restoration of the country will change owners. This is unacceptable.
The "Wisdom Elder" once tried to order his tribe as a dictator to abandon the undefensible [Beisong City] and go to the suzerain country in an attempt to make a comeback. They would have a chance to regain their country for the second time.
He has realized that the failure of the last joint attack plan and the explosion of mites have greatly damaged the strength of the fire ant army and it is no longer possible to hold on for a long time.
However, in the face of unanimous opposition from other young male ants, even as a dictator, the "wise elder" compromised. The new generation of male ants he watched grow up did not always support his decisions unconditionally as he had imagined before.
The younger generation of male ants still have the self-esteem of a powerful nation of red fire ants and refuse to flee without a fight. Even if they know they are losing, they still have to resist with the dignity of a warrior.
The "wise elder" doesn't want another massacre. He can kill all the opposing male ants again, but the current predicament of the red fire ant country cannot withstand another internal conflict.
Finally, the red fire ant country sent a group of male and female ants with the least disease. Under the protection of a few soldiers, they arrived at the army of the suzerain country while the coalition forces were far away from the mites, and prepared to go to the territory of the suzerain country.
They are the fire ant nation.
After retaining the fire, the dictator "Wisdom Elder" who was also infected with mites, together with the remaining male ants, were ready to coexist and die with [North Pine City]!
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The mite epidemic ended at the end of May, when the rainy season finally ended, and the hot summer began.
After the Pavement Ant Empire accepted the seeds of the Red Fire Ant Nation, they also learned about the determination of the top management of the Red Fire Ant Nation and felt that there was no need for rescue. As a result, the Pavement Ant Imperial Army hurriedly withdrew from the country before the extermination of the mites was completely finished.
The coalition forces have no spare power to pursue them. The mite situation has not subsided at this time, so it is easy to repeat the method of moving the nest to expel the mites, especially before the rainy season has passed.
At this time, the civilized ants began to forget their previous disagreements with the Black Fire Ant Nation, and began to try to invite troops from the Black Fire Ant Nation to join the coalition.
Because the Black Fire Ant Country has an insect repellent that can suppress mites very well!
Ant mites are almost impossible to completely eradicate; they are so common in nature that they tend to come back once the conditions are right. The Ant Alliance has rarely been troubled because the nests in the country are well sanitized and cooked food is popular, so it is not easy for ants and mites to breed due to food spoilage.
However, most of the other races do not have the same conditions. In this case, the mite repellent agent mastered by the Black Fire Ant Country is very useful and has always been a relatively popular product.
After some disputes at the re-convened Civilized Ant Tribe Conference, each tribe agreed to exchange food or honeydew for part of the mite repellent from the Black Fire Ant Nation. At the same time, the Black Fire Ant Nation also returned to the coalition forces in the Northern Expedition.
The conditions proposed by the Black Fire Ant Nation this time are actually very harsh. They additionally require that the remaining members of the Northern Expeditionary Army be included in the civilized ant tribe, and that the Ant Alliance Nation return the occupied [New Qingqiu City] as a bargaining chip for trade.
Previously, the Divine Envoy King's Army attacked [New Qingqiu City] in a retaliatory action. The remaining troops of the Northern Expedition Army ran very fast. Except for some supplies that could not be taken away, all the ant colonies had been transferred to the territory of the Black Fire Ant Kingdom and a building was built. New nest.
The Divine Envoy King's Legion only occupied [New Qingqiu City] and several nearby empty nests, but failed to eliminate the remaining members of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and it was impossible to pursue them to the territory of the Black Fire Ant Kingdom to cause another disturbance.
In the end, at the insistence of the protagonist, the Civilized Ant Tribe Conference rejected the proposal for the remaining members of the Northern Expeditionary Army to join, but the Ant Alliance returned the occupied territory to the remaining members of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and at the same time had to pay 36 snail shells of concentrated honeydew. , in exchange for mite repellent.
The price paid by the Ant United Nations was much higher than the cost of other trade transactions, but the protagonist still accepted it.
After getting the mite repellent, the first thing the protagonist did was to hand it over to the scientific research department for research in an attempt to crack the drug.
He won't pay so much in vain!
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After obtaining the mite repellent, the explosive mites in the coalition forces were finally controlled, and the mite infection dropped to a controllable level.
More than 6,000 black fire ant troops once again joined the coalition forces besieging [North Pine City]. With the help of mite repellent, this time the black fire ant army's voice in the coalition forces has greatly increased, even more than those with other parties due to the problem of avoiding mites. The Legion of the God Envoy King has conflicts among its clans.
On May 28, the civilized ant coalition forces that had been adjusted launched a general attack on [Beisong City].
The red fire ant country's defenders, who suffered the most damage from the explosive mites, could not resist this time. Just 2 days later, they were forced to retreat to the last line of defense!
