Just when the war was in full swing, in the mainland of the Ant Alliance, in the territory on the south bank of the Qinghe River, in a nest close to the main nest, something strange happened...
This nest is very close, with only a few thousand ant colonies. Most of the main ant colonies are engaged in charcoal burning. The charcoal produced supplies the metallurgical industry of the main nest and other needs. The wood required for burning charcoal comes from a bush near the nest. Forest. The food required by the entire nest is almost completely dependent on the supply of the main nest and is not self-sufficient. Therefore, this nest can be regarded as a satellite city, not an independent nest.
Every day, in this small satellite city, a stream of dirty worker ant porters from all races, covered in charcoal ash, always flows between the satellite city and the main nest. But today, out of season, some male ants with bright carapace and even decorations and their followers were dotted among them.
In the ant flow, I saw a big-headed male ant hiding in disgust from the worker ants who dared to come up and groping with their tentacles. Even though he knew that this was a routine method used by ants to identify themselves, he couldn't bear it because of his mysophobia. .
Fortunately, several of his soldier ant followers knew his thoughts and tried hard to keep these worker ants out, but they were inevitably covered in charcoal dust.
The male ant was escorted upstream, passing by many worker ants and dung beetles carrying charcoal, and headed towards the satellite city.
And on the forehead of this male ant, near the single eye, is dotted with bright red hematite powder - in the Ant Alliance, this is a symbol of those who are punished.
The sinful color was also unbearable for the germ-obsessed male ant, but this time, he did not dare to wipe off the traces easily. Fortunately, although he was punished, his noble title and treatment were not revoked, and he did not lose his life.
With this thought in mind, the male ant continued to swim upstream...
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At the same time, in the satellite city, in a nest room farthest away from the hot charcoal kiln, the temperature was still hot.
A dozen male ants have already crowded into this small nest room, using it as a temporary conference room - this satellite city is too small and does not have a dedicated conference room with cobblestone floors.
Most of the male ants participating in the meeting had traces of red hematite powder smeared on their foreheads. Their tentacles were touching each other, and their compound eyes showed a dark color of seriousness and nervousness.
The largest male ant surrounded by the male ants did not have any paint on his head. He was covered with a brightly dyed ant silk cloak, which wrapped his strong body. His appearance and attire are all conspicuous, and his status is clearly highlighted by the stars.
He is "Jianiu II"!
The name "Jia Niu" first belonged to a male ant noble among the first generation of flying knights. This male ant was a confidant of the Divine Envoy King, and later became the commander of the army. He followed Zhu Jue to leave his homeland on a walnut boat, and together they established the Ant Alliance in this new world. Although he did not have the same illustrious achievements as "Gun" and "Rambo Fei", "Jia Niu" due to his longevity and luck, once became one of the three oldest elders of the Ant Alliance. Therefore, his The name is passed down.
After "Jia Niu" died in old age, his name was inherited by this younger generation of male ants. There is actually no direct blood relationship between the two ants. Ants don't care about blood relationships. The genes and blood relationships of the entire ant family are highly consistent. The same is true for this successor. "Jia Niu" himself doesn't know which males he has given birth to from the female ants he has mated with. Ant, but judging from his age, "Jia Niu II" is at least the great-grandson of "Jia Niu".
Being able to take over the title, "Jianiu II"'s conspicuous size helped a lot. Zhu Jue spotted him among the candidates at a glance and gave him this honor.
"Jianiu II" is different from "Jianiu" in that he has not entered the military world. His body that is obviously larger than other male ants does not mean that he is strong. On the contrary, his endurance is not as good as that of ordinary male ants, but his appetite is not. Like a glutton, it is really not suitable for military service.
Therefore, after the ceremonial "wedding flight", the adult "Jianiu II" entered the Ministry of Agriculture and was cared for by department officials who had good relations with his father. He was promoted smoothly all the way until the last incident. Things came to light!
The Divine Messenger King suddenly returned to his homeland and severely punished the nobles involved in the crow honey incident, and even executed some nobles. This was something "Jianiu II" did not expect.
"Jianiu II" has long been deeply involved in the crow honey incident, but his high sensitivity allowed him to hide himself deeply. Although he used his authority to secretly drink crow honey, he also helped other nobles obtain crow honey. supply, but he mostly came forward through subordinates or colleagues, and did not show up in person.
Therefore, in this trial, the ants involved did not testify against him, and Zhu Jue did not have the time to carefully check the files personally, otherwise he could still find clues pointing to this senior official in the Ministry of Agriculture.
The "Jianiu II" who escaped the disaster was frightened for a while, but he did not stop. The dependence on crow honey made him become manic and sensitive after a period of stop breathing, and he developed a very strong hatred for the God Envoy King. Great dissatisfaction, this emotion reached its peak after the war between the gods and the king.
"Jianiu II" is born with a big appetite, especially high-end food and crow honey. He could originally obtain crow honey through working relationships and seeking personal gain through influence, but now it was banned by the God Envoy King. As for the high-end food beyond the quota, in addition to redeeming it through meritorious service, "Jianiu II" originally mainly obtained it by exchanging crow honey obtained privately with other nobles. Of course, if he doesn't show up himself, it will be carried out by other ants.
Now that Zhu Jue issued the ban, "Jia Niu II" immediately lost his income. Although the daily quota could fill his stomach, it could no longer satisfy his enlarged desires. Especially the lack of crow honey completely distorted his mind.
This time, after the Crow Honey incident seemed to have subsided, "Jianiu II" came up with a plan to summon the nobles who were closely related to him and were involved in the Crow Honey incident in this satellite city that did not attract the attention of ants. Those who have been detected or those who escaped have escaped, let's discuss countermeasures together.
Although Zhu Jue repeatedly ordered, he even killed some noble ants. But the temptation of crow honey is enough to change the minds of those ants who have tasted it, making them take desperate risks.
A secret silent meeting was officially held with the arrival of the male ants. There was no sound, no waves carried by the cobblestone floor. Only the participants of these tentacles know the content of the meeting.
"Jia Niu II"'s compound eyes glowed fiercely as the meeting made decisions!
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