The rocket launcher's deterrent fire worked to good effect.
On the one hand, after some chaos, the parasitic army recovered and retreated to camp again. They were originally menacing, but after repeated attacks, their sharp minions had no choice but to hide in the civilized ant coalition on the other side of the Black Creek. Their momentum now looked very decadent. .
The long-lost parasitic flying insects launched a counterattack and were neatly defeated by the flying knights who were waiting for them. The three ant kings of the Stone Desert Campoback Ant Empire witnessed this aerial battle with their own eyes and fell into deep thought again.
On the other hand, the three ant kings of the Stone Desert Archback Ant Empire had a much better attitude towards Zhu Jue. Ants are creatures that fear and worship powerful power, although "baboon", "lion" and "狋" still don't think so in their hearts. The Ant Alliance can be compared to the Stone Desert Archback Ant Empire, but at least the two sides can talk calmly.
The reinforcements from the Stone Desert Campoback Ant Empire completely gave up their plan to claim the territory of the Ant Alliance. Zhu Jue resigned and promised that after the war, a large area would be set aside for the native ants that had been looted by the parasitic organisms. They were colonies.
So the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves!
After the reinforcements win, they no longer return to the homeland, but establish a colony on the spot. After a long time, they gradually become a new local country. This seems to be the common practice of many civilized ant tribes.
This is how the Bullet Ant clan, inherited by the Poison God and Jaw God in this region, came from back then.
With Jie Ao's reinforcements secured, Zhu Jue could finally continue to prepare for the Northern Expedition after the flood season with peace of mind.
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At this time, the time has entered summer. On the north and south banks of Black Creek, the two sides facing each other across the torrent are adapting to this year's heavier rain than usual.
Most of the time, the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly. The heat of the sun shines on the earth without reservation. It is said that in the temporary colony of the Stone Desert Campoback Ant Empire, at noon at this time, the three ant kings will personally come out. The nest worships the sun.
As time went by, tiny newborn worker ants began to appear around them to accompany the sacrifices. That was the hatching of more than 10 ant pupae they brought with them.
And sometimes, suddenly dark clouds will come unexpectedly accompanied by rumbling thunder. In an instant, the clouds will become dense, and the wind will rise suddenly. The wind and rain will intertwine, cleaning the world, destroying all obstacles and washing away all dust.
Thunderstorms frequently hit the earth from time to time. Every time they notice a drastic change in air pressure, the ants must return to their shelter as soon as possible.
The parasitic army expanded the camp and built underground shelters for all the parasitic creatures. Some creatures that did not like to stay underground hid behind leaves and grass blades and withstood the cold wind and rain again and again.
The civilized ant coalition spent most of their time operating around the three fortress groups, and built a series of smaller camps on higher ground along the Black Creek to facilitate the ants working outside to take shelter from the rain at any time.
This year's thunderstorm season was later than in previous years. It lasted longer and the rainfall was heavier, which brought inconvenience to all ant forces.
The air transport fleet that maintains "international trade" among civilized ant tribes has been the most affected. Not only are normal flight times delayed due to thunderstorms every now and then, but some flying caravans who have no time to take shelter from the rain on long-distance flights also encounter beast control and Loss of goods.
In particular, the export of crow wine from the Ant United States was greatly affected by this.
Also greatly affected are the canals. Within the territory of the Ant Alliance, the water source of the canal and river network that has begun to take shape is also natural streams. It is the flood season at this time, and the canals are often rough and cannot sail, which often leads to the interruption of canal transportation. We can only wait until the flood peak passes again and again. , the water flow slows down.
The technology of the Ant Alliance was not advanced enough to install a sluice to control the water flow at the mouth of the canal. This required too high materials and power. Zhu Jue gave up the plan after inspecting it. However, he plans to build some floodways at the canal inlet after the flood season, so that once a flood occurs in the water source area, most of the floodwater will be drained away by the lower floodways without flooding into the canal and affecting shipping.
This is something to say later. At least for now, the thunderstorm season has had a great negative impact on production and transportation in the Ant Alliance. It has also interfered with Zhu Jue's progress in hoarding supplies needed for the Northern Expedition on the south bank of Black Creek.
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The flood season has not passed yet, and after continuing to sit on the defense line on the south bank of Black Creek for a week, Zhu Jue left "Gun II" to command the army in his place, and he returned to [Xinyang City].
Previously, many high-ranking commanders in the civilized ant alliance had returned to their home countries. Due to the scarcity of ants in the Black Fire Ant Nation after moving south, they even applied for the entire army to return to the country to participate in production, and Zhu Jue also agreed.
After returning to the mainland of the Ant Alliance, Zhu Jue began to direct the territories on the north and south banks of the Qinghe River to jointly fight against the floods that often occur during thunderstorm seasons and carry out large-scale reconstruction and production.
With the power of the Ant Alliance, they are currently supporting a large number of troops on the front lines who are not engaged in production, as well as a large number of allied forces. Although the national power will not be exhausted, the pressure, especially the food pressure, is relatively high.
At this time, there was a rainstorm, which made it difficult to transport materials, and there were often losses during transportation, which made the situation worse.
On the one hand, Zhu Jue has asked "Gun II" to organize the Allied Forces of the God Envoy King and other civilized ant tribes to raise food on the front line, and on the other hand, he has also strengthened local food production.
Although there are many rain disasters during the thunderstorm season, it is not without its advantages. Sufficient rainfall in July and bright sunshine most of the time allow plants and animals to grow rapidly.
The farmland of the Ant Alliance has ushered in a bumper harvest. After a large amount of grass seeds dried in the intermittent thunderstorms, they began to fill the empty underground granaries. The four walls, ceilings and floors of these granaries are coated with plant fiber and ant concrete, which is enough to prevent moisture.
The food collected in the wild and the prey hunted have also greatly increased. After every thunderstorm, you can pick up a lot of food that has been knocked down, and it is almost effortless to get it.
Just like the coalition forces on the south bank of Black Creek, every time the water level of the flooded Black Creek recedes slightly, snails of all sizes and shapes can be found in the tidal flats, and you can reach them with your jaws.
Most of these snails are delicious, whether eaten raw or cooked. Some snails are also dried in the sun and sent to the mainland of the Ant Alliance as seasonal delicacies for male ants, queen ants, magic soldier ants, magic worker ants and other classes, which can be regarded as an additional harvest during the rainy season.
But in Zhu Jue's mind, the biggest gain still occurred in the Ant United Kingdom.
On this day, among the golden ant eggs that Zhu Jue has been paying attention to, a small, fat, golden ant larva, twisting its cute body, is being moved away by the nurse ants!
The nurse ant walks all the way to the depths of the nest. Her destination is the nursery dedicated to raising the queen ant.
