After being busy dealing with the internal affairs of the Ant Alliance for half a month, and feeling that the country's operations have been further standardized, the protagonist finally has some free time.
So, he wanted to go out for a walk!
Now is a rare time of peace without war. Looking around, the leafcutter ant country and the black fire ant country are nominal allies of the civilized ant tribe, and even if there are occasional conflicts, they will not cause much trouble; the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army have been very quiet recently; the old enemy the red fire ant country has been destroyed and there is no threat anymore; powerful The Pavement Ant Empire has no time to look south at this time and does not pose a threat for the time being; if the indigenous ant tribes in other directions are not in a barren land that the Ant Alliance does not despise, they may not be able to protect themselves, let alone threaten the God Envoy King. Legion.
For a moment, the protagonist actually felt like he was losing his threat.
Fortunately, he immediately gave up this illusion rationally! ! !
Not to mention the grievances with the huge Pavement Ant Empire, when the Pavement Ant Empire comes back to its senses, it is estimated that it will still go south. It will be a fierce battle. It is impossible for the God Envoy King's army to be ambushed by mines every time. Or the chance of flooding the three armies!
As for the Black Fire Ant Nation and the Northern Expeditionary Army, the Ant Alliance Nation still has many unresolved conflicts, and it is far from time to relax. In this ant world where the weak eat the strong and wars are frequent, there may never be a chance to relax. To relax is to commit suicide!
And speaking of the heaviest and most frightening threat that always lingers in the protagonist's mind, there is also the figure of the Destroyer who once struck like a dark cloud.
Dark clouds are threatening to destroy the city! Back in his hometown, the protagonist and the soldiers of the God Envoy King's Army were in such a desperate state of mind when facing the Destroyer!
The protagonist asks himself - is the current strength of the Ant Alliance enough to fight against the Destroyer? ?
The protagonist is not sure. The current Ant Alliance is definitely much more powerful than the homeland, and its territory, ant population, technology, and equipment are all far beyond that.
But can the Destroyer, this enemy, be contained simply by relying on territorial area, ant colonies or technology?
This extremely terrifying threat is not only numerous in number, but also has ever-changing types of troops and unpredictable attacks.
It was so powerful that the protagonist had almost no hope of victory and could only flee.
Now, all the protagonist can do is to strengthen himself as quickly as possible and try to resist this world-destroying threat with stronger strength.
After finally getting rid of the fear of the Destroyer, the protagonist is glad that the Destroyer has not yet entered this area. Even if the civilized ant tribe already knows that the Destroyer is present in the northern area, it will take time for them to set foot here. Ant Alliance Nation There's still time!
In order to continue to strengthen himself, the protagonist has formulated the future development strategy of the Ant Alliance at the conference of various ethnic groups:
In the future, the Ant Alliance will continue to expand, mainly in the lower reaches of the Qinghe River, where there are still large areas of land on the north and south banks that have not been included in the Ant Alliance's rule.
Although these places are separated by some barren, desolate, and dangerous land on land from the hinterland of the Ant Alliance, it is still enough to pass along the banks of the Qing River, and in the future, the territory can be better communicated through the Antong Canal.
The reason why we chose this direction to expand is because the Ant Alliance's current territory is bounded by its two allies, the Leafcutter Ant Nation and the Black Fire Ant Nation, to the west, to the south by the rolling mountains and swamps that are difficult to set foot in, and to the north by the Leafcutter Ants. country territory, and further north is the Pavement Ant Empire, which is still powerful and difficult to provoke.
Only the east side and the lower reaches of Qinghe River still have room for expansion.
Taking advantage of the recent free time, the protagonist, who has been staying in the territory for a long time, suddenly became interested and wanted to fly to a distant place to take a look.
This time he had two destinations. One was to venture into the Black Fire Ant Country to see what they were digging with great fanfare. The other is to fly downstream along the Qinghe River for a day or two to inspect the climate of the future territory.
The protagonist does not plan to ride the fly mount "Xiao Hei" this time. "Xiao Hei" is now old. Although he can still fly, his physical strength has declined seriously and he will have to rest after he cannot fly for long. Short-distance transportation in China is fine, but long-distance transportation is fine. Exploration would literally kill it.
Fortunately, my subordinates have already found a new mount for the protagonist in advance - a honey bee worker.
After a beehive was discovered in Mujiangzi City on the south bank of the Qinghe River at the beginning of this year, the Divine Envoy King's Army was ordered to attack and plunder the beehive. They captured the queen ant and a large number of ant eggs with ease and sent them to a new building southeast of Pioneer City. The nest [honey city] is fed by ants.
The Angel King Legion also resumed the training of the Bee Flying Knights. Now the reconnaissance pilot still rides the fly, while the combat flying knight has gradually switched to the bee.
The Scientific Research Department has created brand new equipment for these bee mounts. In addition to the armor pieces tied with ant silk to strengthen the protection of important parts of the body, the bee's greater load-bearing flight capability allows the arsenal on both sides of the abdomen to carry more weapons, including: 2 lances, 12 fire bombs and stone throwing cable, 8 spider silk bombs.
The aerial scraper that performed poorly in actual combat has been cancelled. Although this scraper has acceptable lethality, it will significantly affect the mount's flight balance and landing stability. However, the scientific research department is studying a foldable scraper with a hole structure, and is re-experimenting, and may reinstall it in the future.
The bee flying knights have a new weapon, which is that the bee sting on their buttocks is covered with a slender iron sting, which can sting instead of the bee sting, preventing the mount from injuring itself because the bee sting brings out the internal organs. .
The protagonist's new mount is equipped with this full set of weapons and equipment. A squad of 48 combat flying knights preparing to protect the protagonist are all armed with bee mounts.
In addition to weapons, the rucksack on the back of the bee can also carry some additional food for easy preservation and water droplets sealed in wax shells. These water droplets can be chewed and sucked directly in the ants' mouths to replenish moisture. This is also a new invention of the scientific research department.
The day before departure, the protagonist went to visit his new mount in the underground beehive.
It has the standard yellow and black body color and fur of a bee. Recently, it has become familiar with the protagonist and can accept commands tamely. The protagonist has ridden it several times in the territory on the south bank of Qinghe River.
Stroking the mount's down, the tentacles intersecting to communicate emotions to enhance feelings, the protagonist laments that caring for a bee does not seem to be easier than caring for a precious thoroughbred horse.
Looking at the color of the new mount, the protagonist thought that it had not yet been named, and wanted to give it a name accordingly, because the name "Xiao Hei" had already been taken. After pondering for a long time, the protagonist decided:
Just call you "Ah Huang"!
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On July 2, the protagonist and escort flying knights who were well prepared flew into the blue sky under the auspices of some ant nobles and officials on the ground.
They carried three days' worth of food and water and flew west. The target is a mysterious site that is being excavated on a large scale in the Black Fire Ant Country!
