[Holy Tree City], the Insect Beast Arena under the big ginkgo tree used to be very lively, but now it has been empty for a long time.
With the strong rise of the Ant Alliance, the revered civilized ant conferences went through a peak period of continuous convening, but the frequency of convening has dropped rapidly, and the binding force is not as good as before. The insect-beast gladiatorial contests that add to the excitement of the conference are rarely held. The last time they were held was two years ago, so the gladiatorial arenas were deserted.
But in the past few days, the large and medium-sized leaf cutter ants came here and used their blade-cutting skills to clear out all the weeds, leaving only a handful of tough tendons near the grass roots, which were overgrown with weeds. The arena suddenly became much more empty and tidy.
The worker ants also dismantled the wooden cages that were rotting and dilapidated in the wind and rain, and built a new wooden fence on the far periphery, enclosing an open-air flat area of about several square meters, and imitating the emerging fighting beasts of the Ant Alliance. It looks like a field, with stands built with dirt outside the fence.
The leaf-cutter ant clan has always been jealous of the revenue earned by the Ant Alliance through insect-beast fighting. In the past, the sacred insect-beast fighting was exclusive to the leaf-cutter ant clan, which brought great glory to the guardians of the sacred tree, as well as in civilization. A high status among the ants.
But the vulgar big-headed ants actually hold such gladiatorial battles every week, without paying any attention to the sanctity of the gladiatorial battles. They even allow countries to send soldiers or captured insect beasts to participate, and they can also use various materials to bet on winning or losing. It's really Disgraceful to the gods.
But other tribes are very fond of this trick. The Black Fire Ant Nation and the Maulin Ant Nation are regular visitors to the arena. Bullet Ant tribes and other tribes also often send envoys to visit. The representatives are authorized to bet on the excess materials of their tribes and pay compensation. It’s not a blessing if you get it, but it’s an unexpected blessing if you make it.
In particular, the Ant Alliance often uses its precious crow wine to participate in gambling. The nobles of each tribe who are restricted by trade quotas, if they want to obtain additional crow wine, always encourage their representatives to bet, even if there is only half a chance of winning. No matter what. After all, if you win, you will definitely get one or two drops of crow wine to each noble. If you lose, the entire ant clan will pay for supplies. Can it be the same! ?
Ant Alliance made a lot of money from it. Even without complex calculations such as multiplication rates, it was just a bet and a commission. Compared with the bets on the harvest, the crow wine paid was more worthwhile than direct trade. It's a pity that the game of gladiatorial gambling is only so big, and there is no way to infinitely improve it.
The leaf-cutting ants were unhappy about this, but they were also jealous. This time, a certain female leafcutter ant princess suddenly enlightened and suggested: We can also hold a gladiatorial contest!
As a result, the arena was hastily rebuilt, and the first gladiatorial performance will be held today.
At noon, representatives from all races arrived one after another. In addition to representatives from the nearby Black Fire Ant Nation and Ant Alliance Nation, even representatives from the distant Maolin Ant Nation and representatives from the Army Ant Nation, which was still at war, also arrived— —The charm of gladiatorial combat is evident.
What's more, today is not an ordinary gladiatorial fight, neither a duel between fierce insects, nor a performance in which ant captives are slaughtered by fierce insects, but a novel gladiatorial fight that attracts the compound eyes of the ants. Even representatives from the Ant Alliance were attracted to watch the battle to see what new ideas this potential competitor had.
Today's duel was between leaf-cutting ant warriors and pavement ant warriors. The duel was similar to a small-scale battle, which was indeed a novel aspect.
There were only 36 leafcutter ant warriors participating in the war, while there were as many as 216 pavement ant warriors who were captured from the war. The disparity in strength between the two sides was as high as 6 times.
After the representatives of each race took their seats, they received assurances from the leafcutter ant queen who was presiding over the gladiatorial battle, saying that all the Pavement Ant Imperial Army soldiers participating in the battle were in good health. Therefore, the representatives of black fire ants, hairy forest ants, and army ants all decisively bet on the victory of the pavement ants. The materials they bet on include coal, dried meat, herbs and other specialties!
These materials do not need to be transported here, it is just a verbal promise. Afterwards, the loser will find a way to deliver the bet to the winner and pay 10% to the organizer as a commission. Ant tribes in all civilizations are still honest, and no one has defaulted on their debts so far.
Only the leaf-cutter ants bet on themselves to win. The representatives of the Ant Alliance were only authorized to watch the battle and did not have the right to place bets. Seeing that there was no crow wine, a specialty of the Ant Alliance, for bets, the representatives of all ethnic groups even lost some interest.
But soon, the gladiatorial battle began, exciting the representatives of all races again! They raised their tentacles high and stared intently at the arena - not only did these representatives have to watch for pleasure, but they also had to take the information package back and share it with the nobles of their country. If the "photography" effect was not good, they would not be able to get this good job in the future. Got it!
The pavement ants entered the scene first, with 216 soldiers forming 6 combat teams, each commanded by a male ant commander. The highest-ranking one among them was a viscount, who served as the overall commander of the team.
These pavement ant warriors are just as promised by the leaf-cutter ant clan. They appear to be in good health, with no missing legs or antennae, but no equipment such as cicada skin armor. However, the military appearance is still solemn and he looks not to be trifled with.
They were all in high spirits. The six Viscounts and Barons of Pavement Ants had been promised that if they won the gladiatorial battle today, they would be released back to the country. Therefore, they were full of fighting spirit, which also aroused the fighting spirit of their subordinate soldiers. Of course, even if they win, these ordinary pavement ant warriors will not be released, but the nobles don't care about the life or death of these professional ants.
Judging from the size of the pavement ants and the huge disparity in military strength, it is no wonder that representatives from all races are betting on the side of the pavement ants. After all, if it were not for the support of the legion of the God Envoy King, the leaf-cutting ants would have faced a comparable number of pavement ants in the field. The Ant Empire Army's ground record is more defeats than wins. This is a good reference!
When the leaf-cutting ant warriors entered the scene, the atmosphere suddenly fell into silence...
Looking at the sturdy and specialized soldier ants of leaf-cutter ants, standing in front of the pavement ants, they were as different in size as bison and wild dogs. Representatives from all races felt that this family of leaf-cutter ants was too insidious this time!
It's a pity that the bets on the arena were abandoned. Even though the representatives of all races knew that they were going to lose today, they did not refuse to pay. Instead, they quickly adjusted their mentality and watched the battle with great interest. Since there was no crow honey, the bets were lost. If you lose it, you will be compensated. Are publicly owned materials considered materials?
The fight began and it was a one-sided massacre. The specialized soldier ants of leafcutter ants lined up in a row are like a wall rolling over them. The pavement ants cannot break the defense at all when attacking from the front, and will only be bitten one by one and cut into two pieces.
The pavement ant warriors who tried to take a roundabout way were also in vain, and the formation of specialized leaf-cutter ant soldier ants quickly formed a circle. The pavement ant warriors have no equipment, and without the cooperation of the vassal ants who have their own strengths, they have no power to resist in such a gladiatorial battle.
In less than half an hour, the battle was over, and all the Pavement Ants were wiped out. Several nobles who were lying on the ground begging for surrender were also killed, leaving corpses on the ground.
None of the leaf-cutting ant's specialized soldier ants died, and only some of the soldier's antennae and compound eyes were slightly injured.
